Recent content by Southernrover

Hi all, Please have a look at this video. Its comprised of pictures taken 21 years apart/ Thanks, Rick

It did. I drove it from Hammersmith to Aldgate East where we picked up a pilotman for the ELL. The Millwall fans were detrained at Surrey Quays (May have been Surrey Docks back then) and the train was reversed in New Cross Depot. It was a long time ago now (the 90s) but I do remember there...

Don’t know what happens after the ticket office closes. Presumably it goes through to some sort of centralised security control or possibly route control. Unless the harsh message scares anyone away I very much doubt that Police BTP/Kent would arrive in time to prevent any trespass. There are...

Hi all, not sure if this is common knowledge but Southeastern have started fitting cameras towards the platform ends that trigger an alarm if you stray near the end barriers. At present I only know that Deal has them as I inadvertently triggered them whilst photographing the semaphores. A very...

Hi all, Hers some footage of the above named tour arriving and shunting at Canterbury West and on the return leg at Minster taking the single line towards Sandwich. The weather was pretty awful for the Canterbury section of the video but enjoy nonetheless.

Hi all, Enjoy the class 50s on the “Kent Conundrum” railtour this Summer plus Clan Line and the Belmont British Pullman. Take a look at this video. Southeastern Summer Specials 2025

Had a look at the Status page of Desktop departure boards and apart from a glitch in the West Midlands transport feed all seems to be in the green??

Hi all, have uploaded the most recent video of the Hastings to Tonbridge line. Shot entirely on an I phone (something I may not do again) it looks briefly at each Station along the line.

A look at the remaining HST Castle sets at work in Cornwall.

Whilst working as a Guard on the Northern Line many many years ago… pull into Bank Station, chap standing on the platform asks if the train goes to Bank. I gently turn him around so he is facing the large wall mounted platform sign saying BANK. I got back on the train closed the doors and...

I see the Hastings line has been in “trouble” all day today. First this morning there was no service from Tonbridge to Robertsbridge due to no signalling staff. Presumably the Tonbridge PSB signaller wasn’t available as they control High Brooms to Frant. Then since lunchtime the Hastings to...

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Does anyone know what is happening with the Castle class HSTs? All their work bar 1trip to Exeter St David’s is between Plymouth and Penzance. The rumours were they would finish this December but with nothing to replace them will they really finish (and GWR sweat their class 8XX/150) or do they...

Jubilee line went opo with 72mk2 and 83 stocks. The mk 2s were opo converted by then.

Saw a SWR Class 159 running to Exeter St David’s TMD Monday this week about 11:45. Is this a usual thing? In quite a few days/hours spent at EXD I’ve never known SWR/SWT 159/158 to run to the Westerns depot. Certainly not since SWT stopped running to Plymouth & Penzance. It was being driven...