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Having just returned from a 12 country tour of Europe I'm gradually getting all the pictures edited and onto my Zenfolio website. Here's the most recent new or updated galleries, with more to follow. France https://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p992656470 Belgium...

Today's grand tour blog. The last day of Innotrans and a look at the new luxurious train for the Nordics. https://paulbigland.blog/2026/09/25/the-grand-tour-day-18-innotrans-wraps-up/

My latest picture blog showcasing the first full day of the Innotrans rail fair in Berlin. I'm here again for day 3 (or two if you weren't here for the press opening). https://paulbigland.blog/2026/09/23/the-grand-tour-day-16-innotrans-day-3/

Here's the start of a look at day 2 of Innotrans https://paulbigland.blog/2026/09/22/the-grand-tour-day-15-innotrans-day-2/

Here's my first few pictures from Innotrans 2026 in Berlin. It's organised chaos at the moment as an army of people try to get the 1000s of stands ready for tomorrows opening. There's some interesting stuff on display, like the Chinese ''goldfish bowl" train and the world's first hydrogen...

it's day 7 of my 'grand tour' of Europe. Having travelled by rail from Calais all the way to Stockholm, Sweden, I caught a ferry to Estonia. I'm now making my way South through the Baltic states to Poland and back To Germany in time for Innotrans...

Here's a new picture blog looking at the construction of the HS2 Duddeston Junction viaduct in Birmingham. https://paulbigland.blog/2026/08/22/a-visit-to-the-hs2-duddeston-viaduct/

Here are two new picture blogs looking at progress on the Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade (TRU). Batley and Dewsbury station progress; https://paulbigland.blog/2026/08/10/tru-update-batley-and-dewsbury-stations/ Deighton, Bradley Junction and Huddersfield...

Here's a recent blog looking at work on the Trans-Pennine Route upgrade (TRU) around Huddersfield, Mirfield and Ravensthorpe. There's some significant progress being made. https://paulbigland.blog/2026/04/13/another-tru-update/

Cheers!

Do any anyone know what was hauling 4M82, the 1208 Walsall to Dowlow Quarry on Thursday 8th? Ta.

No. I was told this happened several years ago. It's not part of the refurb which doesn't touch anything below the solebar.

The rooftop HVAC system has taken over.

New blog. Alstom at Derby builds new trains for London's 'Lizzie line'. Here's a look at the 1st train on the production line. https://paulbigland.blog/2026/02/12/derby-builds-new-trains-for-the-elizabeth-line/

Here's pictures from the launch of the =AZbyaft-TINbltyDbH2PafJilXpSZuSWWPng-ms7ivDYeMVotKtmCARO6qVt9MWuArdXokptFc-T-mg8_OAD0Ra80lkDKhZmIAeaTWayKLdTRCZJ3P4jZedoOFw1g4DNYSE&__tn__=*NK-R']CrossCountry refurbished Voyager fleet and a look inside the first train...