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Friday 10th May 2024 Bluebell Railway GWR Pannier Tank 1369 BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T 80100 (Disclaimer it was really 80151 disguised as it's yet to be restored classmate at the same railway)

13/04/2024 Kent and East Sussex Railway 20087

A few odds and ends 19/03/24 507003/015 (will be the last scored of this class taking me to 30/33) 21/03/24 KWVR GWR 4079 Pendennis Castle 6990 Witherslack Hall LYR Class 25 Ironclad 52044 27/03/24 701037...

06/03/24 Glenrothes with Thornton - Thornton North Junction (was on 0830 Edinburgh-Aberdeen diverted via Dunfermline due to a bridge bash on the line via Kirkcaldy) Subway - both inner and outer circuits covered throughout. 21/03/24 Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Victoria via the new chord...

A big update for March 2024 04/03/24 Dunbar, Longniddry 05/03/24 Barrhead, Bridge of Allan, Camelon, Markinch, Ladybank, Cupar, Edinburgh Gateway 06/03/24 Helensburgh Upper, Carntyne, Charing Cross (Glasgow), Shettleston 06/03/24 (SUBWAY) Bridge Street, West Street 07/03/24 Cambridge North...

Think the combined volumes came out slightly later than the individual books on locos/DMUs/EMUs/Coaches so probably February, at the absolute latest March, but certainly before the May timetable changes. Agreed that the use of 7873-7879 from Brighton is unusual. I'd long associated the high...

I think the xx30 started calling at Staplehurst in May 1988. It had been fast Paddock Wood - Ashford for many years, probably since electrification! 1706574513 Agree that London Bridge was pretty unimportant as an interchange back then as there was no Thameslink until 1988 and no Jubilee line...

I remember the SED had some 77xx in the early 1980s but by 1986 had lost these and acquired several units from 7830ish upwards. Visited Chart Leacon depot open day on 7th June 1986, travelled in on 7845 with help from 73134. This was a few days before the launch of Network SouthEast. Think 7850...

I remember the basic off-peak service as follows (worked at Tonbridge 1988-1990). xx00 fast London Bridge - Orpington (Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, all stations to Ashford) xx15 fast London Bridge - Petts Wood (all Stations to Tunbridge Wells) xx30 fast Waterloo East - Orpington (Sevenoaks, Tonbridge...

A few days in Scotland (and the trip home) gave me the following - 27/11/2023 - Gleneagles 28/11/2023 - Polmont, Coatbridge Sunnyside, Linlithgow, Edinburgh Park 30/11/2023 - Bromsgrove, Alvechurch

Friday 25th November 2011 - visited Bletchley Park before the Freightliner 90 came out to play 350267 1113 Euston - Bletchley 350254 1616 Bletchley - M Keynes 390017 1647 M Keynes - Euston 90046 1843 Euston - M Keynes 390048 1932 M Keynes - Euston

19/11/2023 East Lancashire Railway Heywood - Hopwood ground frame

19/11/2023 East Lancashire Railway - Summerseat

18/11/2023 East Lancashire Railway 25279 40012 Class 105 DMU 51485+56121 19/11/23 East Lancashire Railway Class 144 DMU 144009

Friday 16th November 2012 90001 1300 Liverpool St - Norwich 90005 1500 Norwich - Colchester 321365+321441+321302 1612 Colchester - Stratford 378225 1720 Stratford - Willesden Jn 378228 1810 Willesden Jn - Euston 90045 1843 Euston - Wolverhampton 390044 2047 Wolverhampton - Euston

Forgot these from a couple of days ago! Friday 9th November 2012 360103 1305 Stratford - Liverpool St 90005 1330 Liverpool St - Ipswich 90007 1509 Ipswich - Colchester 90001 1603 Colchester - Stratford 321323+321365+321306 1719 Stratford - Liverpool St 90003 1810 Liverpool St - Colchester...

Monday 7th November 2011 90009 1138 Stratford - Ipswich 90011 1309 Ipswich - Liverpool St 90008 1430 Liverpool St - Ipswich 321318+321359+321343 1552 Ipswich - Stratford 360110+360109+360103 1736 Stratford - Liverpool St 90026 1810 Liverpool St - Colchester 321357+321310+321350 1912 Colchester...

A few days in Manchester gave me the following Monday 23rd October 2023 Headbolt Lane Tuesday 24th October 2023 Hindley Westhoughton Bache (Merseyrail stations all done) Wednesday 25th October 2023 East Lancashire Railway Irwell Vale Greater Manchester Metrolink Kingsway Business Park...

A few days in Manchester gave me the following Monday 23rd October 2023 Kirkby - Headbolt Lane Tuesday 24th October 2023 Wigan Wallgate - Headbolt Lane Thursday 26th October 2023 Ashburys East Jn - Romiley via Bredbury Romiley - New Mills South Jn via Marple

Saturday 27th October 2012 321314+321424 1409 Stratford - Wickford 90004 1536 Witham - Norwich 90015 1700 Norwich - Witham 321339+321356 1858 Wickford - Liverpool St 321356+321339+321352 1948 Liverpool St - Stratford Due to engineering works, bus from Wickford - Witham and back