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Report of a level crossing incident on the North Norfolk Railway this afternoon (17/11) Link: https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2018-11-17/car-and-train-collide-on-level-crossing/

Buncefield fuel depot blew up link Despite being relatively close, I didn't hear a thing being fast asleep at that time in the morning and with the Chiltern Hills between our house and the site. Good job I wasn't working nights as my colleague who finished work in London about the time the...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-25038520

OHL down on the Slow Lines between the tunnel and Watford Junction station, at least one train trapped; its going to be a fun morning (not!)

See here , occurred to me after reading the listed signal box thread that turning a signal box into somewhere to live might be an option!

Days one and two of our recent trip to Lithuania http://jandjcottrell.zenfolio.com/p461875925. Currently experimenting with a light coloured background rather than the previous black and have left one gallery (http://jandjcottrell.zenfolio.com/p716231591) with a black background for...

Couple of new galleries added, Trip to High Marnham mostly signalboxes and signals whilst on UK Railtours trip to there and Tinsley but also includes the remains of the derailment at Barrow upon Soar and a couple of 66s at Toton. Bletchley and Lillie Bridge photos of Bletchley post...

It will be all over this time next week so I though it's time to wish everybody a very Happy Christmas :D (Steinbach on the Pressnitztalbahn, Germany)

30th November & 1st December including a few photos at Wunstorf (nr. Hannover), 219 084 at Erfurt , and a visit to Großkorbetha . 2nd & 3rd December which includes a visit to the MEM at Minden , a refugee from Luxembourg and a blast from the past in Brandenburg.

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20375395.

To Davos, Switzerland ; someones holiday turned out to be a bit more expensive than they had bargained for :roll:

Two final uploads before I change countries :) June 2012 which includes The Swanage Belle and the Swanage Railway ; 66850 on new Pendo coaches , the Titfield Thunderbolt tour and 47580 on a tour. A visit to South Wales , for the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway and Brecon Mountain...

Scotland the purpose of the visit being to do an SRPS trip to Kyle and there are a few photos taken at Stranraer Harbour as well. Railfest what was there and photographable on the 4th June. The 3-2-C railtour a few snaps taken whilst on this trip to Parkandillack in Cornwall and...

North Eastern signalboxes on the York to Scarborough and Harrogate / Leeds line including Rigton which is down for closure later this year and a bonus appearance of the track assessment unit . May 2012 general gallery including Tonbridge Yard , Crewe Basford Hall and a spot of...

Still playing catch-up from last month I'm afraid, here are some pictures taken at the Appleby Frodingham diesel day on 13th May which was followed by a dash to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway .

Day 5 , with a Russian-built 2TE10U and a visit to Daugavpils depot to finish the day. Day 6 another day with a TE10 ( TE10M this time ) and a trip through Lithuania which will hopefully act as a taster for next year.

Day 5 with a different loco(s) to two border stations and a depot visit at Daugavpils. Day 6 which includes an incursion into Lithuania.

Ventspils to Liepāja from the Baltic coast, inland and back to the same coast. Liepāja to Daugavpils , mega miles with M62 1198 - but there was a lot more to the trip than racking up the miles behind one loco.

Day 3 From Ventspils on the Baltic coast then inland and back to Liepāja, also on the coast with M62 1198 (again!) Day 4 Liepāja right across the country to Daugavpils with M62 1198 (aaargh! LDZ havn't "got it" when it comes to scratching locos :lol:) just to prove that it is not the only...

Click here , more narrow gauge fun and games but the only fire this time was in the steam loco!