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I've spent the past few days in Norway on a press trip with Siemens, looking at their ERTMS installation. Here's a the relevant blogs and links to pictures. https://paulbigland.blog/2025/02/25/free-time-in-oslo/...

Today's blog. An interesting time to be travelling back North via the WCML. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/12/28/rolling-blog-northbound-again/

Today's blog. Yesterday's travels on the West Coast mainline. Station bars old and new, restored canopies at #Lancaster - and details of tomorrow's annual railway carol service in #London. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/12/18/17th-december-pictures-of-the-day/ #photography #railways

Today's blog. Another day with Furrer and Frey at the amazing GCRE site in South Wales - and the journey home. How's this for a trainset? https://paulbigland.blog/2024/12/11/rolling-ish-blog-welsh-wandering-part-3-and-home/

Today's blog. I end up in some of the strangest places, an old Welsh opencast mine that's becoming a rail centre's one of them. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/12/10/welsh-wandering-part-2/ #railways #photography

I didn't expect to be doing a rolling blog today, but then I didn't expect to be travelling by rail from West Yorkshire to Cardiff this evening - in the aftermath of a storm. It's 'interesting'. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/12/09/rolling-blog-more-wels-wandering/

Today's blog. Out and about with the camera around Lancashire, beer - and problems at Manchester Victoria. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/11/26/rolling-blog-out-and-about-with-the-camera/

Todays (quick) blog with pictures of railways in the snow from the Calder and Hope valleys. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/11/19/chasing-the-weather/ #photography

Today's blog. Sunlight, autumn colours, trains, canals and beer... https://paulbigland.blog/2024/11/14/let-there-be-light/

Today's blog. A visit to the Burton Green HS2 tunnel and the fun and games of getting to and from West Yorkshire to Berkswell by train today. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/11/12/rolling-block-tunnel-travels/

Today's blog. GB Railfreight name one of their engines after former RAIL magazine Editor and now green signals co-host Nigel Harris at Kings Cross earlier. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/11/04/rolling-blog-name-dropping/…

Today's blog on HS2 and Euston https://paulbigland.blog/2024/11/01/hs2-will-go-to-euston/

Yesterday's blog. A day at NRs Swindon training centre for the PWI's 2024 electrification challenge, then a trip back home to West Yorkshire. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/10/23/rolling-blog-a-day-with-the-pwi/

Today's blog. GWR at Milton Keynes. 150s on the Bedford- Bletchley and an evening in Swindon with the PWI. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/10/22/rolling-blog-swindon-the-long-way-round/

Today's blog updated with pictures from the official opening of #Siemens rail village in Goole, plus a few bits from Hull. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/10/03/rolling-blog-going-to-goole-2/ #railways #photography

Indeed. I hope to get out and about again to have a look at some other locations - if it ever stops raining!

True, it's hardly fresh this week, but it is the first track. I think there's a lot more muck to be moved before any more can be laid. I have noticed ballasted track in the Huddersfield compound but that's not connected to anything yet either.

Some pictures of today's Class 323 farewell railtour in Liverpool. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/09/29/rolling-blog-liverpool-loitering/

The first new track on the TRU route upgrade has been laid at Deighton. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/09/27/27th-september-picture-of-the-day-3/

The first new track on the TRU route upgrade has been laid at Deighton. https://paulbigland.blog/2024/09/27/27th-september-picture-of-the-day-3/