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First weeks test trains with 37s and 57s https://youtu.be/qnwsR5fXDKA Second weeks test trains https://youtu.be/7GP4tyxzdbw First week of scheduled passenger working concentrating mainly on the first Saturday. https://youtu.be/_vFxWqLX5jY seen at Green Road with the fells as a...

This is the last week of the trial and it will not be running next week. make the most of it while you can. And yes it is 37 423 on it today KEV

The ECS working Barrow to Sellafield reverted to 10.15 departure off Barrow today after two days of 15.39 departure KEV

just showing my age! The Annesley Dido was a famous works train in Nottinghamshire in the old days much chased by photographers back then KEV BTW gave up on it this afternoon the weather was just awful and I got fed up of drying out the camcorders

37 423 on the 'dido' this morning. looks like 5T21 retimed back to 15.39 departure off Barrow

I'm in the middle of scanning in all of my E6 and Kodachrome from the early and middle 1990s as some of it is starting to deteriorate. having completed the epic task of doing class 58s and 60s I contemplated doing the 47s and 37s but its a huge job so I started on the A.C electrics. What I...

In a wide variety of weather this week I videoed 37 409 blasting up and down the southern end of the Cumbrian Coast line with Direct Rail Services experimental passenger train serving the Sellafield nuclear plant. Even ruthlessly edited down its still over 14 minutes long but takes in Askam...

Hi Kev. Hope you've thawed out now! I'll put all this weeks video together and post youtube on Friday Kev Smith

Not the official title, which I think is the 'Sellafield special', but this week saw the start of the trial trains to encourage the workers at the Sellafield Nuclear plant to leave their cars at home and travel on a dedicated passenger train from Carlisle to Sellafield calling at the...

It seems to be only yesterday but when I started to scan in my E6 and Kodachrome from 1997 and also started converting my 8mm camcorder footage to digital I realised that it is now 14 years since me and the mates were sat in 'The Mallard' real ale pub on Worksop station. Little did we realise...

I've been using a 35mm Prime Film 3600, which I got from Jessops about 2 years ago, and it works very well. Black and white negs come out a bit flat but this is easliy sorted out in Photoshop. At the high resolutions I am scanning in at, 3600 dpi the thing runs a bit slow but it copes quite...

I have started scanning in a load of my old black and white negs that I never got around to printing when I had a darkroom (about 230 rolls which I make about 8,000 images !) However I have found some mystery vehicles I shot at Peak rail's Buxton site before it closed down and wonder if anybody...

This years annual show for all things Zed will once again be held at Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor village hall on Sunday 10th of October. Now established as the best opportunity for Z gauge modellers to meet up this years show will feature 19 layouts in both Z and Nm along with demonstration...

After the disappointment of a couple of weeks ago when the Black V failed on the return leg of the Lakelander excursion it was a nice return to form when old favourite LMS 8F 48151 charged though Lindal in Furness and Askam in Furness northbound under heavy skies. The weather cleared nicely for...

The Black V was in fine form on the outward leg of the Lakelander 17th July 2010 Seen here at Lindal in Furness and Askam in Furness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyUfdQc-APA The loco was turned and watered at Sellafield but subsequently failed prior to the return. The stock came back...