#TamperTuesday #TrackMachineTuesday with @ColasRailUK DR75016 and DR75017 awaiting the road into the Transfer Yard at Swindon. 6Q75 Westbury to Swindon Transfer
January 13, 2026 at 10:27 AM
#TamperTuesday #TrackMachineTuesday with @ColasRailUK DR75016 and DR75017 awaiting the road into the Transfer Yard at Swindon. 6Q75 Westbury to Swindon Transfer
Nice to see some #HST action on @GWRHelp metals again!! @ColasRailUK 43274 and 43257 seen at Swindon with 1Q22 Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail) to Bristol Kingsland Road
December 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Nice to see some #HST action on @GWRHelp metals again!! @ColasRailUK 43274 and 43257 seen at Swindon with 1Q22 Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail) to Bristol Kingsland Road
#FuglyFriday @ColasRailUK #class70 70012 seen at Swindon during a brief respite from shopping with Mrs K! 6M40 Westbury Down T.C. to Cliffe Hill Stud Fm Colas (📷20/11)
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#FuglyFriday @ColasRailUK #class70 70012 seen at Swindon during a brief respite from shopping with Mrs K! 6M40 Westbury Down T.C. to Cliffe Hill Stud Fm Colas (📷20/11)
#FiftySixFriday a close up of @ColasRailUK 56105 at Kettering. A handsome old brute I think we must all agree. @C56G2
November 29, 2024 at 1:23 PM
#FiftySixFriday a close up of @ColasRailUK 56105 at Kettering. A handsome old brute I think we must all agree. @C56G2
#SeventySunday @ColasRailUK 70809 brings up the rear of an engineers working heading back to Toton through Kettering.
#FuglyWatch
#FuglyWatch
November 24, 2024 at 9:45 AM
#SeventySunday @ColasRailUK 70809 brings up the rear of an engineers working heading back to Toton through Kettering.
#FuglyWatch
#FuglyWatch
#SideOnSunday @ColasRailUK 56049 "Robin of Templecombe" comes flying through Tallington Level.crossing on a return engineers working. Could hear the grid a good minute before I could see it. Brilliant!
@C56G2
@C56G2
January 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#SideOnSunday @ColasRailUK 56049 "Robin of Templecombe" comes flying through Tallington Level.crossing on a return engineers working. Could hear the grid a good minute before I could see it. Brilliant!
@C56G2
@C56G2
67027 through Poole this morning heading to Swanage, having travelled down from Westbury
#colasrailuk #class67 #swanagerailway @railmag.bsky.social @trainstramstracks.bsky.social #trainspotting #Poole
#colasrailuk #class67 #swanagerailway @railmag.bsky.social @trainstramstracks.bsky.social #trainspotting #Poole
February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
67027 through Poole this morning heading to Swanage, having travelled down from Westbury
#colasrailuk #class67 #swanagerailway @railmag.bsky.social @trainstramstracks.bsky.social #trainspotting #Poole
#colasrailuk #class67 #swanagerailway @railmag.bsky.social @trainstramstracks.bsky.social #trainspotting #Poole
Today's 1Q86 March R.S. to Derby R.T.C. via the joint is #ColasRailUK 37254 "Cardiff Canton" and #LocomotiveServicesGroup D6817 (37521), seen here arriving into Doncaster this afternoon. #Class37
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Today's 1Q86 March R.S. to Derby R.T.C. via the joint is #ColasRailUK 37254 "Cardiff Canton" and #LocomotiveServicesGroup D6817 (37521), seen here arriving into Doncaster this afternoon. #Class37
#SkipSaturday and a view of this years’ Swindon based #RHTT operations by @ColasRailUK . 67027 leads 023 back to base , passing 66792 (with 791).
November 30, 2024 at 8:03 AM
#SkipSaturday and a view of this years’ Swindon based #RHTT operations by @ColasRailUK . 67027 leads 023 back to base , passing 66792 (with 791).
#SideOnSaturday 37254 "Cardiff Canton" in its orange and yellow @ColasRailUK livery awaits the road inside York station.
@TheGrowlerGroup
@TheGrowlerGroup
October 19, 2024 at 9:57 AM
#SideOnSaturday 37254 "Cardiff Canton" in its orange and yellow @ColasRailUK livery awaits the road inside York station.
@TheGrowlerGroup
@TheGrowlerGroup
#TestTrainTuesday last week there was a smorgasbord of Colas HST power cars around in various liveries. Seen here at Glinton Junctio and Nortoft Lane. #ColasRailUK
43303, 43274, 43251 & 43272
43303, 43274, 43251 & 43272
January 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#TestTrainTuesday last week there was a smorgasbord of Colas HST power cars around in various liveries. Seen here at Glinton Junctio and Nortoft Lane. #ColasRailUK
43303, 43274, 43251 & 43272
43303, 43274, 43251 & 43272
#TractorThursday @ColasRailUK 37421 brings up the rear of a test train on its way to Spalding. Seen here at the footbridge near Glinton Junction.
@TheGrowlerGroup
@TheGrowlerGroup
December 19, 2024 at 9:46 AM
#TractorThursday @ColasRailUK 37421 brings up the rear of a test train on its way to Spalding. Seen here at the footbridge near Glinton Junction.
@TheGrowlerGroup
@TheGrowlerGroup
#FiftySixFriday a rare treat through Kettering a @ColasRailUK class 56!
56105 on a lengthy rake of autoballasters and a 70 on the rear crawls through Kettering station after a signal check. @C56G2
56105 on a lengthy rake of autoballasters and a 70 on the rear crawls through Kettering station after a signal check. @C56G2
November 15, 2024 at 9:51 AM
#FiftySixFriday a rare treat through Kettering a @ColasRailUK class 56!
56105 on a lengthy rake of autoballasters and a 70 on the rear crawls through Kettering station after a signal check. @C56G2
56105 on a lengthy rake of autoballasters and a 70 on the rear crawls through Kettering station after a signal check. @C56G2
#FiftySixFriday @ColasRailUK 56051 ‘Survival’ seen stabled at Swindon Transfer yard presumably as a standby for the #RHTT workings out of here.
October 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
#FiftySixFriday @ColasRailUK 56051 ‘Survival’ seen stabled at Swindon Transfer yard presumably as a standby for the #RHTT workings out of here.
#SkipSaturday with added #Class56 , @ColasRailUK 56049 the latest loco to turn up on the #RHTT workings out of Swindon this year joined by 67023 3S32 Cheltenham Lansdown Loop to Swindon Transfer
October 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
#SkipSaturday with added #Class56 , @ColasRailUK 56049 the latest loco to turn up on the #RHTT workings out of Swindon this year joined by 67023 3S32 Cheltenham Lansdown Loop to Swindon Transfer
Sideways Rain Saturday 😵💫
#ColasRailUK #Class66 locos 66849 "Wylam Dilly" and 66847 "Terry Baker" (for the third year in a row, can we have some different sheds please) on today's 3S13/3S14 RHTT runs.
#shedwatch #shedsonsaturday
#ColasRailUK #Class66 locos 66849 "Wylam Dilly" and 66847 "Terry Baker" (for the third year in a row, can we have some different sheds please) on today's 3S13/3S14 RHTT runs.
#shedwatch #shedsonsaturday
October 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Sideways Rain Saturday 😵💫
#ColasRailUK #Class66 locos 66849 "Wylam Dilly" and 66847 "Terry Baker" (for the third year in a row, can we have some different sheds please) on today's 3S13/3S14 RHTT runs.
#shedwatch #shedsonsaturday
#ColasRailUK #Class66 locos 66849 "Wylam Dilly" and 66847 "Terry Baker" (for the third year in a row, can we have some different sheds please) on today's 3S13/3S14 RHTT runs.
#shedwatch #shedsonsaturday
#FiftySixFriday another view of @ColasRailUK 56049 Robin of Templecombe waiting to run into the Transfer yard at Swindon 📷18/10
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
#FiftySixFriday another view of @ColasRailUK 56049 Robin of Templecombe waiting to run into the Transfer yard at Swindon 📷18/10
Today's #LeafBustersExpress at Thorne North is hauled by #ColasRailUK #Class37s 37175 and 37254 "Cardiff Canton".
Sure, it's a great time of year for us enthusiasts, but I feel for all the train crews who have to put up with this time of year...
Sure, it's a great time of year for us enthusiasts, but I feel for all the train crews who have to put up with this time of year...
October 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Today's #LeafBustersExpress at Thorne North is hauled by #ColasRailUK #Class37s 37175 and 37254 "Cardiff Canton".
Sure, it's a great time of year for us enthusiasts, but I feel for all the train crews who have to put up with this time of year...
Sure, it's a great time of year for us enthusiasts, but I feel for all the train crews who have to put up with this time of year...
Today's 3S14 Grimsby Town to York Thrall Europa is once again South Yorkshire's favourite sheds, #ColasRailUK 66847 "Terry Baker" and 66849 "Wylam Dilly", seen coming to a halt at Hatfield and Stainforth this afternoon.
#Northern 158904 is seen approaching in the distance.
#Northern 158904 is seen approaching in the distance.
November 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Today's 3S14 Grimsby Town to York Thrall Europa is once again South Yorkshire's favourite sheds, #ColasRailUK 66847 "Terry Baker" and 66849 "Wylam Dilly", seen coming to a halt at Hatfield and Stainforth this afternoon.
#Northern 158904 is seen approaching in the distance.
#Northern 158904 is seen approaching in the distance.
#TypeFiveFriday @ColasRailUK 56113 at the fantastic looking station at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway during day 2 of the spring diesel gala. We took this to Kidderminster, right behind the loco which sounded excellent particularly after Bewdley. #SVRGala25 #Colas @C56G2 16/5/25
May 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
#TypeFiveFriday @ColasRailUK 56113 at the fantastic looking station at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway during day 2 of the spring diesel gala. We took this to Kidderminster, right behind the loco which sounded excellent particularly after Bewdley. #SVRGala25 #Colas @C56G2 16/5/25
#SkipSaturday @ColasRailUK 67023 ‘Stella’ and 67027 await the road to Kemble at Swindon station for a night of #RHTT action ! 3S31 Swindon Transfer to Worcester T.C. 📷01/10/25.
October 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#SkipSaturday @ColasRailUK 67023 ‘Stella’ and 67027 await the road to Kemble at Swindon station for a night of #RHTT action ! 3S31 Swindon Transfer to Worcester T.C. 📷01/10/25.
#TractorTuesday finally a chance of a shot of 37057! As a fully fledged member of the #SBAS I have been hankering for shot of it for some time. Here she leads a test train under the footbridge at Glinton Junction.
@ColasRailUK @TheGrowlerGroup
@ColasRailUK @TheGrowlerGroup
November 12, 2024 at 11:11 AM
#TractorTuesday finally a chance of a shot of 37057! As a fully fledged member of the #SBAS I have been hankering for shot of it for some time. Here she leads a test train under the footbridge at Glinton Junction.
@ColasRailUK @TheGrowlerGroup
@ColasRailUK @TheGrowlerGroup
#TractorTuesday #TestTrainTuesday Frustrating that this didn’t stop as advertised to enable some better fots. Good to see these beast and they sounded good though. @ColasRailUK 37254 tnt 37607 at Swindon with 3Z01 Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail) to Canton Taff Vale Sidings.
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
#TractorTuesday #TestTrainTuesday Frustrating that this didn’t stop as advertised to enable some better fots. Good to see these beast and they sounded good though. @ColasRailUK 37254 tnt 37607 at Swindon with 3Z01 Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail) to Canton Taff Vale Sidings.
An unusual sleepover took place at Headbolt Lane last night, ColasRailUK 70811 stayed overnight on Platform 3.
Not sure what the rear unit number is as I couldn't go further down the platform.
Not sure what the rear unit number is as I couldn't go further down the platform.
November 19, 2024 at 5:43 PM
An unusual sleepover took place at Headbolt Lane last night, ColasRailUK 70811 stayed overnight on Platform 3.
Not sure what the rear unit number is as I couldn't go further down the platform.
Not sure what the rear unit number is as I couldn't go further down the platform.