November 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Colas Rail Freight # Class43 43357 leads Network Rail infrastructure monitoring service, 1Q55 1311 Derby Rail Technical Centre > Shrewsbury, through Sunnyhill
October 30, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Colas Rail Freight # Class43 43357 leads Network Rail infrastructure monitoring service, 1Q55 1311 Derby Rail Technical Centre > Shrewsbury, through Sunnyhill
RailAdventure #Class43 43468+43484 & 43465+43480 top 'n' tailing Bombardier #SuperVoyager 221102, on 5Z24 1540 Central Rivers Maintenance Depot > Derby Alstom Litchurch Lane, towards London Road Jn
October 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM
RailAdventure #Class43 43468+43484 & 43465+43480 top 'n' tailing Bombardier #SuperVoyager 221102, on 5Z24 1540 Central Rivers Maintenance Depot > Derby Alstom Litchurch Lane, towards London Road Jn
RailAdventure #Class43 43468+43484 & 43465+43480 top 'n' tailing Bombardier #SuperVoyager 221102, on 5Z24 1540 Central Rivers Maintenance Depot > Derby Alstom Litchurch Lane, towards London Road Jn
October 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
RailAdventure #Class43 43468+43484 & 43465+43480 top 'n' tailing Bombardier #SuperVoyager 221102, on 5Z24 1540 Central Rivers Maintenance Depot > Derby Alstom Litchurch Lane, towards London Road Jn
43025 'Exeter' leads 43159 approaching #Dronfield looking absolutely stunning this afternoon 4/10/26 working 1Z49 St Pancras International to Manchester Piccadilly #class43 #HST #trains #125Group
October 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
43025 'Exeter' leads 43159 approaching #Dronfield looking absolutely stunning this afternoon 4/10/26 working 1Z49 St Pancras International to Manchester Piccadilly #class43 #HST #trains #125Group
43025 'Exeter' leads 43159 approaching #Dronfield looking absolutely stunning this afternoon 4/10/26 working 1Z49 St Pancras International to Manchester Piccadilly #class43 #HST #trains #125group
October 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
43025 'Exeter' leads 43159 approaching #Dronfield looking absolutely stunning this afternoon 4/10/26 working 1Z49 St Pancras International to Manchester Piccadilly #class43 #HST #trains #125group
On This Day 50 years ago.
An icon of the railways, a mere stopgap, entered service, and then continued to carry passengers for 50 years and more.
(Photo dated 21/12/2019)
#Intercity125 #Class43 #HighSpeedTrain #HST50
An icon of the railways, a mere stopgap, entered service, and then continued to carry passengers for 50 years and more.
(Photo dated 21/12/2019)
#Intercity125 #Class43 #HighSpeedTrain #HST50
October 4, 2026 at 6:40 AM
On This Day 50 years ago.
An icon of the railways, a mere stopgap, entered service, and then continued to carry passengers for 50 years and more.
(Photo dated 21/12/2019)
#Intercity125 #Class43 #HighSpeedTrain #HST50
An icon of the railways, a mere stopgap, entered service, and then continued to carry passengers for 50 years and more.
(Photo dated 21/12/2019)
#Intercity125 #Class43 #HighSpeedTrain #HST50
This mornings #125Group fresh out the paint box move with 43159 in its new Exec. Livery & 43060 here passing through #BoltonuponDearne working 0Z43 Loughborough Brush to Castleton Hopwood GF #class43 #HST #trains
October 1, 2026 at 12:26 PM
This mornings #125Group fresh out the paint box move with 43159 in its new Exec. Livery & 43060 here passing through #BoltonuponDearne working 0Z43 Loughborough Brush to Castleton Hopwood GF #class43 #HST #trains
Colas Rail Freight #Class43 43251 leads, Network Rail infrastructure monitoring train, 1Q60 0901 Derby Rail Technical Centre > Gascoigne Wood Down Loop, along the Derby Pilot Line
September 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Colas Rail Freight #Class43 43251 leads, Network Rail infrastructure monitoring train, 1Q60 0901 Derby Rail Technical Centre > Gascoigne Wood Down Loop, along the Derby Pilot Line
Things I was scared of as a child
Mr Blobby
The Casualty theme song
The air raid siren at the end of the Dad's Army credits
My then neighbour, Fred
Ms Parnell, the teacher who only took the job because when she started her career she could still legally beat kids
Class43 HST's with Valenta engines
Mr Blobby
The Casualty theme song
The air raid siren at the end of the Dad's Army credits
My then neighbour, Fred
Ms Parnell, the teacher who only took the job because when she started her career she could still legally beat kids
Class43 HST's with Valenta engines
Things I was scared of as a child
Public information films (all of them)
The news at 10 theme music (the one at the end of the episode specifically.. for some reason)
Worzel gummidge
The chocolate orange ad with the guy getting chased by a boulder
The BBC home video ident
🤷 idk i was odd lmao
Public information films (all of them)
The news at 10 theme music (the one at the end of the episode specifically.. for some reason)
Worzel gummidge
The chocolate orange ad with the guy getting chased by a boulder
The BBC home video ident
🤷 idk i was odd lmao
Things I was scared of as a child:
Rabies (yes I'm that generation)
Quicksand (ditto)
Black Shuck
The werewolf from the spoof Halloween report on Nationwide
Wasps
My recurring nightmare of being suspended in a tiny silver cup on a long thread between two vast, slowly converging walls of machinery
Rabies (yes I'm that generation)
Quicksand (ditto)
Black Shuck
The werewolf from the spoof Halloween report on Nationwide
Wasps
My recurring nightmare of being suspended in a tiny silver cup on a long thread between two vast, slowly converging walls of machinery
September 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Things I was scared of as a child
Mr Blobby
The Casualty theme song
The air raid siren at the end of the Dad's Army credits
My then neighbour, Fred
Ms Parnell, the teacher who only took the job because when she started her career she could still legally beat kids
Class43 HST's with Valenta engines
Mr Blobby
The Casualty theme song
The air raid siren at the end of the Dad's Army credits
My then neighbour, Fred
Ms Parnell, the teacher who only took the job because when she started her career she could still legally beat kids
Class43 HST's with Valenta engines
A late night Network Rail UTU Test Train, being operated by a pair of Colas Class 43 HST Power Cars.
#train #trainspotting #networkrail #testtrain #colas #colasrail #class43 #hst #powercars #rare #passing #arrival #arriving #evening #latenight #night #nighttime #nightsky #dark
#train #trainspotting #networkrail #testtrain #colas #colasrail #class43 #hst #powercars #rare #passing #arrival #arriving #evening #latenight #night #nighttime #nightsky #dark
September 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM
A late night Network Rail UTU Test Train, being operated by a pair of Colas Class 43 HST Power Cars.
#train #trainspotting #networkrail #testtrain #colas #colasrail #class43 #hst #powercars #rare #passing #arrival #arriving #evening #latenight #night #nighttime #nightsky #dark
#train #trainspotting #networkrail #testtrain #colas #colasrail #class43 #hst #powercars #rare #passing #arrival #arriving #evening #latenight #night #nighttime #nightsky #dark
221110 seen departing #Sheffoeld on the 16.21 to #GlasgowCentral and 43272 and 251 waiting for the signal to change #class221 #class43 09/09/26
September 10, 2026 at 5:56 PM
221110 seen departing #Sheffoeld on the 16.21 to #GlasgowCentral and 43272 and 251 waiting for the signal to change #class221 #class43 09/09/26
September 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Here are also some images from covering today's Test Train.
#train #trainspotting #dorchester #west #colas #colasrail #class43 #hst #crosscountry #testtrain #gwr #greatwesternrailway #class165 #class166 #networkerturbo #arrival #departure #passing #thrash #horn #cloudy #overcast #rainy #wetweather
#train #trainspotting #dorchester #west #colas #colasrail #class43 #hst #crosscountry #testtrain #gwr #greatwesternrailway #class165 #class166 #networkerturbo #arrival #departure #passing #thrash #horn #cloudy #overcast #rainy #wetweather
September 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Here are also some images from covering today's Test Train.
#train #trainspotting #dorchester #west #colas #colasrail #class43 #hst #crosscountry #testtrain #gwr #greatwesternrailway #class165 #class166 #networkerturbo #arrival #departure #passing #thrash #horn #cloudy #overcast #rainy #wetweather
#train #trainspotting #dorchester #west #colas #colasrail #class43 #hst #crosscountry #testtrain #gwr #greatwesternrailway #class165 #class166 #networkerturbo #arrival #departure #passing #thrash #horn #cloudy #overcast #rainy #wetweather
Here is the final video, which also includes the Colas HST PLPR Test Train.
#railtourseason #dorsetcoaststatesman #diesel #railtour #train #trainspotting #class47 #ladydianaspencer #intercity #scotrail #class57 #railfreight #dorchesterwest #colasrail #class43 #hst #crosscountry #testtrain #thrash
#railtourseason #dorsetcoaststatesman #diesel #railtour #train #trainspotting #class47 #ladydianaspencer #intercity #scotrail #class57 #railfreight #dorchesterwest #colasrail #class43 #hst #crosscountry #testtrain #thrash
September 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Here is the final video, which also includes the Colas HST PLPR Test Train.
#railtourseason #dorsetcoaststatesman #diesel #railtour #train #trainspotting #class47 #ladydianaspencer #intercity #scotrail #class57 #railfreight #dorchesterwest #colasrail #class43 #hst #crosscountry #testtrain #thrash
#railtourseason #dorsetcoaststatesman #diesel #railtour #train #trainspotting #class47 #ladydianaspencer #intercity #scotrail #class57 #railfreight #dorchesterwest #colasrail #class43 #hst #crosscountry #testtrain #thrash
Colas Rail Freight #Class43 43301 stands ready, at P4 Derby, to lead Network Rail infrastructure train, 3Q27 2200 Derby Rail Technical Centre > Rugby Depot Access Line
August 27, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Colas Rail Freight #Class43 43301 stands ready, at P4 Derby, to lead Network Rail infrastructure train, 3Q27 2200 Derby Rail Technical Centre > Rugby Depot Access Line
The Network Rail 'Flying Banana' flies through Sherborne Station non-stop.
#networkrail #new #measurement #train #trainspotting #testtrain #doctoryellow #flying #banana #railwaystation #railway #class43 #hst #buffers #dorset #passing #through #flying #nonstop #highspeedtrain #bluesky #cloudy #rainy
#networkrail #new #measurement #train #trainspotting #testtrain #doctoryellow #flying #banana #railwaystation #railway #class43 #hst #buffers #dorset #passing #through #flying #nonstop #highspeedtrain #bluesky #cloudy #rainy
August 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The Network Rail 'Flying Banana' flies through Sherborne Station non-stop.
#networkrail #new #measurement #train #trainspotting #testtrain #doctoryellow #flying #banana #railwaystation #railway #class43 #hst #buffers #dorset #passing #through #flying #nonstop #highspeedtrain #bluesky #cloudy #rainy
#networkrail #new #measurement #train #trainspotting #testtrain #doctoryellow #flying #banana #railwaystation #railway #class43 #hst #buffers #dorset #passing #through #flying #nonstop #highspeedtrain #bluesky #cloudy #rainy