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Hi folks, this is going to be a slightly live journal of my wife's surprise birthday trip to European Christmas markets across a long weekend. Currently at Leeds awaiting the 1945 London train. Plan then is early morning ES to Paris and TGV to Zurich. OEBB sleeper to Vienna. Full day...

A fun Saturday spent riding along the ELR on 60007, 60009 and various house locomotives including the beautifully turned out Crab. Only disappointment was that I missed the final double-headed A4s, it was too dark, I didn't have a tripod or remote release with me and after waiting for an hour...

A somewhat over extensive gallery of photos from a full day at Doncaster, completing my East Coast Mk4 DVTs, all but finishing off the 43 powercars and getting a nice double-header 47 into the bargain. Plus photographing the entire Sky HD rake. A few highlights below - see the full gallery at...

Hi folks, Really silly question, but I still have not gotten to grips yet with how rail fares really work despite travelling by train all the time. I am planning to go to Thirsk tomorrow, to stand on the station for a considerable amount of time, then come home again (as people do... )...

Hi folks, While awaiting the Humber Bosun at Peterborough yesterday, I was rather surprised to see a 91 hauling 1S11 Kings Cross to Aberdeen. http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/G35395/2014/07/13/advanced The train did continue to the north apparently, but with a 30 minute delay. Were...

A day out to enjoy the sun meant a trip to Morecambe on a sunny Sunday in June and a chance to finally visit Heysham Port station. Having seen the trains running from Leeds quite frequently I wanted to finally see what the station offered. On the return via Lancaster, a couple of carefully timed...

Popped up to Leeds after work on the Saturday and managed to get shots of all three sets in use that day. The full set - Tour de France trains 57308 at Leeds with a Harrogate train by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr Loco haulage returns to Leeds by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr DRS run Mark 2 6122...

On a 142 Leeds to Skipton. Hard emergency stop in Thackley tunnel. Sounds like wires down. Not moving. Pulled out of tunnel, might need some new wheels I think these are square now!

So I made the pilgrimage to the least used station in Great Britain. Boasting a whopping 8 passengers last year it serves a declining airport without a shuttle bus leaving prospective passengers with a nearly mile long walk to the terminal. Never intended for general access, the station has no...

So I went to the West Coast with the intention of bagging Heysham Port station, but ended up staying at Carnforth all day as there were a few interesting movements I didn't want to miss. A few highlights below in the very variable weather, the full set is up at - Carnforth railway gallery -...

I spent a nice sunny Saturday morning up at Scout Green at the end of may, catching two excursions, a nuclear train, a handful of freight and plenty of VT and TPE action. A few highlights below or the whole Scout Green album. 350401 on Manchester to Edinburgh by Tim R-T-C, on Flickr...

Hi folks, Just a quick question, I am trying to find a good book or listing of all the wagon types in current UK service. Not particularly concerned with the numbers, but would be useful to have a listing of their use and perhaps which services they are used on. Any recommendations?

I took my first ranger day trip of the year back at the beginning of April. My aim for this year is to clear the Northern multiple unit fleet so a trip on this ranger ticket over to Manchester and then south to Sheffield seemed like a good chance to scratch off a lot of stock. The complete...

Hi folks, I'm off to the US at the end of the month and getting a little Amtrak mileage in as well as hopefully a little time trackside. I was just wondering if there was an equivalent to the Platform 5 loco guides for the US, my main aim to be to help identifying locomotive types and...

Hi folks, I am trying to clear the Northern multiple units this year (which for me means getting photographs of the lot of them) and while obviously the EMUs are currently locked to the Manchester commuter and Skipton - Doncaster routes, I was just wondering if any of the diesel units are...

Hi folks, I spend a lot of time these days browsing through RTT and I've noticed that there seem to be a lot of quite regular freight workings that always use a STP or even VSPT, while at the same time a number of workings that are listed as WTT and in for every weekday seem to be rarely if...

Hi folks, Got me a day off on Thursday so planning to go unit hunting over in Manchester but I spotted this movement as an STP - it is listed for 75mph diesel, so presumably not the NMT, might it be the NR Class 31s, I have not gotten a shot of these yet...

Hi folks, I am labelling some photos taken in March last year and since I didn't make very good notes and digital destination displays never show up on camera, I could use some timetables to help identify workings. Is there a good online source for old timetables or does anyone here...

Popped by Toton Depot on the way south today, exactly a year after my last trip there. Most of the sorry looking 60s are in the same place and if you want photos of these, see my previous gallery, but I did get to see two active 60s and a DB liveried 66. Full gallery - Toton Depot 180314 and...

A rather nice turn of weather meant a trip to Haworth yesterday. Along with visiting Great Marquess, the first time in steam for over two decades for City of Wells and first time out for Big Jim in some 20 years too, although I prefer the original USTA colours. The Haworth depot by Tim...