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Mod Note: Posts #1 - #43 originally in this thread. Bonus mileage for the Edinburgh punters who have been given an hours tour of Abbeyhill Jn after it didn’t/couldn’t stop at Waverley.

Recent visit to Israel which must now be the nearest place to the UK which has an intensive diesel-hauled service. 86 locos across three classes are in the passenger pool all powered by GM 710 power units, the majority being basically straight 67 clones and the others being a 68-style body but...

WCRC operating Windermere branch from this afternoon. Test trips cancelled and running as passenger due to a lack of buses provided.

Most will be aware that a fleet of 87s now shines the rails of Bulgaria, but they have also managed to break even further ground for the class with workings into surrounding countries despite until recently there being no electrified link between Bulgaria and other countries core networks...

Taken about a fortnight, but I've finally upoladed all parts from a week in Bulgaria at the start of June. We worked from East to West taking in some of what this superb country has to offer both on and off the rails. Naturally high on the list was checking the sitution with the 21 Class 87s now...

Again, a rough html to forum code copy of what will be found on my website a bit more in-line! www.87015aewn.wordpress.com Does anyone know a way to do it (from wordpress editor ideally) that doesn't fail to do the photos corectly on forum? Hopefully those of you who don't sign Slovakia or...

This is a slightly abridged version of the page that will shortly found on the Bulgarian class 87 section of my website, www.87015aewn.wordpress.com and is roughly converted from HTML to forum code, so apologies that a few bits are slightly out of sync. A rough and ready write up of what remains...

After some years of not running, it appears agreement has been reached for the previously popular steam operated service trains in Poland to resume from 1st May. The kettle will do two round trips Wolstyn to Lezno (not Poznan) Mon-Sats. http://www.thewolsztynexperience.org/

Shooting Traxx in a barrel! Just a Saturday / Sunday trip to throw a few lines in my very empty NS book, looking at the 17 turns and then doing the newly expanded 186 diagrams on IC turns to the south. Good weather and NS actually managing to run something like the advertised timetable...

Rail Division closing, c2c sold to Italians...

Norwegian Charter Train trip from early October Copied from, rather than a straight link, my euro-nedding site where bigger versions of the photos can be found. I can't be bothered to link them individually on here... Another quick weekend trip and for a change heading more north than...

This weeks first riot to follow on from last week on the East Coast, GTR have derailed 313055 (paired with 050) with two coaches well off the road at Welwyn on the upside just south of the station. early reports suggest run through trap points coming out of headshunt. Up Flyover blocked so...

This seems to be being kept very quiet. Priv Oysters for non-safeguarded staff (rail services only not LT) available from end of next week. Quarter of the usual oyster fare makes a fair difference to some journies. Desribed as "pay as you go area" so presumably includes Watford, Shenfield...

This is a slightly enhanced version of what appears on my website, which features the phots a shade larger (as my ability to do the links in here properly is somewhat low) https://87015aewn.wordpress.com/2016/06/08/a-serb-sortie-may-2016/ To general surprise, the 2016 timetable has seen the...

Annual pilgrimage to catch up with some old friends the other week, Britannia, Winston Churchill, Thame of Fife et al. Despite a bit of a balls up by picking a week when the main traffic generator, Pirdop Copper Works, was closed we managed a pretty successful 'seven hunt' as well as travelling...

Camped out at Campahna, Apr 2016 This is a slightly enlarged version of the trip on my website which contains a few more phots. All the photos here are linked to the home page as I'm too lazy to do individual links. Sos. A couple of days in the other land of former Orange locos, Portugal...

All to cease for 2017 timetable, no great shock I wouldn't think to many. Some ICE and bus 'replacments' perhaps...enjoy. http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/db-to-withdraw-all-remaining-sleeper-trains.html?channel=524

Whilst some deluded fools continue to chase 67s powered by GM710 rubbish, far better diesels in the number series can be found just across the channel... Long(ish) trains of high quality stock, classic formations, decent linespeeds and aggressive driving make for a great day up and down the...

Took the annual pilgrimage to Bulgaria earlier this month, so if anyone is wandering what most of the premier WCML electric fleet is now up to there are a dozen or so phots here of a selection of BZK and all four Bulmarket machines. Shiny (ex-works this year) NSE 87012 managed to turn up a...

I was going to do a write up on my latest Euro adventure, but somehow I found it easier to go back a bit instead... Cover certain trains on a regular basis and the headcodes will soon be seared into your memory. To most, 1G21 & 1B05 mean nothing, but to a few of us they will not be...