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For me, its Oakham. So the far end east is Standsted Airport that's about 2 hours give and take. The end west terminal is Birmingham New Street (or the cave) as I call it as it was dark and gloomy when I left passed through there as the platforms are underground mainly. On the plus...

No worries mate. Just feel free to watch my videos when you can :). I have just managed to upload the final video which was Leicester today. As they are about 3-5GB each, they take a while to render in Sony Vegas as I use that to compile my footage into the final video :). Here is the Leicester...

Thanks for the kind words folks :). I am not a professional but I put it down to luck being on my side when I use my DSLR. If you wanted to stop over at Barnetby for the freight. There is the popular guest house called the "Whistle and Flute" that is right outside the station. That makes it...

I am pleased that I have inspired others to grab a rover and enjoy it like I have. Anyway I think I should be kind enough to share photos of some of the gems that I bagged on my trips as I surely had a great time ;). Leicester Class 60, Colas Rail 60096 by BritishRail60062, on Flickr...

Hello folks. Due to my oversleeping. I changed my plans around today and I went to Leicester and luck was on my side. As I bagged a Colas 60 on an oil train this evening which was 60096 that I assume would be going towards Lindsey Oil Refinery. The 6E45 from Bedworth sidings was pulled but I...

I am determined to get a Colas Class 60 at some point. I went to Newark Castle station yesterday (11th of August) and I pressed my luck to see if I could bag a Colas 60 there. But I found out that there is a daily Colas 60 that runs through Loughborough. So I might try that. The clouds were...

I really did enjoy myself there. As I am keeping my expectations realistic as I was well pleased when I bagged 60100 on Monday at Barnetby and a Colas Rail Class 56 at Tamworth was a pleasant trip down memory lane for me as that trademark screechy scream they make with the wraith of the power it...

Thanks all. For those that want to see my photos. I have finally got them up on my Flickr. Also I have got some videos with three more pending to go up on my channel tonight which is a couple of train rides and a random Class 156 video. I am doing Barnetby and Doncaster tomorrow as the...

I had an incident Friday when I was catching the bus. The bus pulled in but no-one got up to board it. Then when I boarded the bus thinking that I was the only one that wanted it and assumed that the others were waiting for the other service (I think it was a 56 or something). I had my Fish and...

Thanks for that mate. I will do it in the week as I will perhaps just focus on passenger trains just for tomorrow as I think freight is pretty much dead at weekends? So perhaps Toton and Nottingham tomorrow would be a better bet? :). --- old post above --- --- new post below --- My haulage...

Right here is the plan as I have had to shift things around as I have been called away for Friday to do other things. So the week adventure commences starting Saturday and the 7 day ticket gives more value as I am getting at least a couple of days free travel with that pass. For Saturday...

Hi folks, All duly noted and logged for further reference. I quite like the idea of going to Toton by tram from Nottingham as I like to try new stuff and also riding the Nottingham tram sounds good :). So that's booked for Friday and if the weather is like anything I have had today at...

Hello folks, Many thanks for the information. I am currently scoping out my plan for the use of the rover. So I will do the following. Trip 1: Oakham-Peterborough (170), Peterborough-Grantham (HST/225), Grantham-Doncaster (180), Doncaster-Barnetby (185) Film and Photo at Barnetby for a...

Hello Everyone. Its been a while since I have covered trains but I am making a full comeback into the hobby and I want to kickstart my long-loved hobby with style. I plan to get myself one of those East Midlands 3 in 7 day Rover cards as I intend to do a lot of train-riding and filming at...