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Looks like the newly-overhauled K1 62005 was failed at Beattock yesterday on its way up to Fort William with the Jacobite ECS. Had to return to Carnforth for repairs as a knock had developed. Jacobite due to start running on Monday. K4 61994 due to go to Fort William after doing the...

Slightly burnt out but hey. Cumbrian Mountain and Coast Statesman passing through Grange-over-Sands this afternoon.

Just seen there are a few Sleeper diversions coming up over the next couple of months, as follows: Sun 8 April: all four Sleepers diverted via East Coast Sun 22 - Thurs 26 April: up Lowland diverted via Northampton Sun 6 May: all four Sleepers diverted via East Coast Mon 14 May: up...

Here's one of today's outing over the Settle & Carlisle with Oliver Cromwell passing Smardale, north of Kirkby Stephen, in lovely sunshine!

Having just bought RAIL magazine to read Peter's Sleeper article, I noticed a report on page 29 that says West Coast's 47 826 hauled its first passenger train in two years on 3rd March (Statesman Rail to Fort William), its last passenger working being on 10/4/10 with a Sheffield to Glasgow...

On a trip between Oxenholme and Carlisle today I saw a single Caledonian Sleeper coach in a siding just south of Shap Summit. I thought all the Sleepers were in regular use. Can anyone shed any light as to why it's there?

Two shots at Birkett - one of 0702 Killoch Colliery to Hunslett Yard coal train, then the Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express passing 55 minutes later in a freezing snow shower!

Couple of shots of today's double-header over the Settle & Carlisle. Locations south of Appleby were obliterated by mist until the last minute, so we had to settle for a station shot at Kirkby Stephen. Locos are 44871 piloting 45407. Headboard reads The Waverley.

Just seen that uksteam now has a section showing the current location of operational mainline steam locos. (Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere - haven't seen it though!) http://www.uksteam.info/tours/lem11.htm#loc

Tried out a new technique - merging photos together. This is a composite of 6 photos taken yesterday at Lochan na Bi near Tyndrum. It shows the Deltic on the return leg of the Crewe to Oban tour.

Following on from the other thread on trespassing, imagine my horror when I saw this couple out for a stroll over Rannoch Viaduct last year. They appeared off the moor at the north end of the viaduct, walked its full length then continued along the embankment to the station. I was set up with...

Is the NXEA "proper" breakfast still being served in First Class on the 1000 London Liverpool Street to Norwich? It's not advertised very well, if it is! Has anyone sampled it recently? I'm looking to return from London at 0930 but will hang around till 1000 if the breakfast's on offer.

Last night I was collecting pre-bought tickets from a TVM machine. Whilst they were printing the machine flashed up a message, something like "out of use, use next machine". After a few seconds it returned to normal. I checked my tickets and fortunately they had all printed except for the...

Does anyone else find the Google ads slowing their system down? They seem to be getting more and more complex and taking longer to load. They've caused my computer to hang up on several occasions and it's a fast machine with a lot of memory. It's not just on this site, it's on Yahoo email as...

Just noticed that The Easterling trip from London to Norwich on 16th July, which was due to return via Lowestoft, is now going via Great Yarmouth. This must be a rare one!

Shots from the West Highlands, taken over the last three days. 1 - 61994 The Great Marquess climbs round Loch Dubh 2 - Sleeper in the evening sunlight on Rannoch Moor 3 - 61994 at Loch Dubh 4 - 61994 at Loch nan Uamh in tropical conditions 5 - 61994 at the 'Wetlands' near Glenfinnan 6 -...

I am about to book a journey in 1st Class from Euston to Preston so decided to compare Virgin and East Coast web sites to see if the fares match. Lo and behold, they don't. For example: Tuesday 26 July: 0730 and 0830 departures, and all departures from 1630 to 1930, best advance prices...

... aren't what they used to be, especially when the drags are cancelled. Instead I had to make do with a '170' replacement (Reedham branch) and a '156' (Acle branch).

Just spotted this - tomorrow's 1513 departure from Fort William aluminium works to Lynemouth (empty tanks) is due to be hauled by 55 022 Royal Scots Grey as far as Mossend Yard. There's also going to be a feature on the loco on BBC Breakfast tomorrow, 3 minutes at 6.50, 7.50 and 8.50. Link...

I'm going to sound like a grumpy old git but Graham Norton has just had 5 guests on and not one of them I'd heard of before. Does anyone else agree with me that his guest list is usually a bit rubbish? (The red chair is the only bit worth watching)