MK Tom's Rail Photos 2025

[MK Tom]

My January 2025 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2025/January-2025/UK-Rail-January-2025

This includes:

Saturday 11 January - A Marston Vale service calls at Woburn Sands.
Saturday 18 January - A Class 395 on HS1 passing Maidstone.
Sunday 19 January - A works train on the West London Line at Kensington Olympia.
Saturday 25 January - A day in Leicester, including a platform-ticket visit to the GCR Leicester North station to see Betton Grange plus locomotives at the UK Rail Leasing depot at Leicester.

I also started the year in the United States, where I visited Wisconsin and Southern California. Photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2025/January-2025/Overseas-December-2024-January-2025-USA

Some video of Amtrak's Borealis departing Wisconsin Dells during this trip is here:

Enjoy!

 

[MK Tom]

My February 2025 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2025/February-2025/UK-Rail-February-2025

This includes:

Tuesday 4 February - My journey home from Luton Airport via Bedford after my Poland/Ukraine trip.
Saturday 15 February - A visit to the Severn Valley Railway to help boost their takings as they recover from the recent landslip.
Monday 24 February - An Avanti Holyhead service starting from Milton Keynes Central.
Tuesday 25 February - Class 196 testing underway on East West Rail.
Thursday 27 February - A Network Rail Class 153 on East West Rail.

Some video of 46045 and 50035 in action at the Severn Valley Railway is here:

The month started with a work trip to Ukraine, which required travelling via Poland. I was able to see some trams in Krakow, Lviv, Kyiv, and Katowice, and also took an overnight train between Lviv and Kyiv in both directions. Photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2025/February-2025/Overseas-January-February-2025-Poland-Ukraine

 

[MK Tom]

My March 2025 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2025/March-2025/UK-Rail-March-2025

This includes:

Saturday 1 March - A ride on the Bluebell Railway between Horsted Keynes and East Grinstead, plus a journey from Brighton to Newhaven in the evening.
Sunday 2 March - A visit to the East Cliff Lift and the miniature railway in Hastings followed by a stop at the Rother Valley Railway at Robertsbridge.
Sunday 9 March - A visit to the Northampton and Lamport Railway.
Saturday 15 March - A light Class 60 passing through Aylesbury.

I also spent four days in Romania, where I visited Bucharest, Galati, Braila, Buzau, and Ploiesti, taking in four tram systems. Photos from the trip are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2025/March-2025/Overseas-March-2025

Some video of trams in Bucharest and Galati is here:

 

[MK Tom]

My April 2025 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2025/April-2025/UK-Rail-April-2025

This consists of a visit to the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Diesel Gala, also including photos of the Snowdonian railtour passing Milton Keynes and the East West DEMU railtour running over East West Rail in both directions.

I spent most of April travelling around Europe, visiting Bulgaria, Greece, Austria, and Czechia. Photos from that trip are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2025/April-2025/Overseas-April-2025

Videos of trams in Sofia and Liberec during this trip are below: