Old Luggage Van

Train spotting feed of @Railholiday. The OLV and our TPO both have fine trackside views of Cornish mainline. £25 off any Railholiday if you come by train.

[Old Luggage Van @LuggageVan]

Yesterday’s #steam #train

[Darren...JB @Rail_Photter]

47703 with the slight remains of its Fragonset livery outside Wabtec works at Doncaster. 29/12/19

[Old Luggage Van @LuggageVan]

Sounds like there’ll be mainline steam again next year. Here’s one I saw earlier...

[Chris Sykes @N_Amberfield]

Unusual for a 50 to have such a short train including a buffet car as well. Does anyone know where this is and what train? Headcode is 1S78 but that could be incorrect.

📷 Kerry Parker

[Old Luggage Van @LuggageVan]

Soon to be a thing of the past; an HST GTi with slam doors at St Germans station this morning #InterCity125

[Old Luggage Van @LuggageVan]

Seagull chat. “Nice nest. Do the trains bother you?”

[Mark Turner @MarkTur05071887]

Unidentified class 37 awaits departure from Perth station with a southbound enterprise service which started at Inverness .
photo taken in 1990

[Thomas Pye @Thomas43299]

LNER blunt end 91122 arriving at Newcastle to form the 1420 to London Kings Cross

[Old Luggage Van @LuggageVan]

And quite a few are in our ten acres of woodland. :)

[Tim Dunn @MrTimDunn]

Today I learned that up to 50% of the world’s bluebells are estimated to be in Britain.

[Tim Dunn @MrTimDunn]

The first new @Vivarail train - cleverly built using many recycled ex London Underground train parts - has gone into public service this morning. According to @WestMidRailway, the Class 230 D Train is now running on the Marston Vale Line between Bletchley and Bedford. ♻️👍

[Tim Dunn @MrTimDunn]

I have been asked an interesting question. Why does London’s Moorgate tube station have a mix of “traditional” bar-and-Circle roundels... and weird diamonds? Well... (1/6)

[Chris Sykes @N_Amberfield]

8086 (Later 20086) hauls an ex works class 06 no. 2440 from St. Rollox Works in Glasgow to Dundee, passing Bonnymuir. 14th July 1971.

📷 Jim Binnie.

[Pip Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @pipdunn]

Today’s the 18th anniversary of the Hatfield derailment, possibly the most significant day on the railways in recent times? It brought down Railtrack and changed the railways for ever. I’d popped home for lunch, was watching TV when the news broke. T'was then a busy afternoon...

[Chris Sykes @N_Amberfield]

Brush type 4 no. D1831, later 47350, with 40 brand new 24 1/2 ton vacuum braked coal hoppers at Burton on Trent, 20th September 1965.

Photo by Bill Wright.

[Luke Williams @luke_1290]

Lucky to see Flying Scotsman’s first visit to Cornwall at St Germans @Railholiday @LuggageVan

[Luke Williams @luke_1290]

@Railholiday @LuggageVan Yes it was great weather! 😀 there was crowds of people here

[Old Luggage Van @LuggageVan]

This Saturday’s steam times. Note the Flying Scotsman will be only steaming on the down & will be at the back on the up. It’s a double header.

[Railholiday @Railholiday]

Wanting to see the Flying Scotsman this weekend? It's due through St Germans on Saturday at: 9.17 (down) 15.10 (up) 17.17 (down) and 18.45 (up). Here’s a gratuitous photo of a different engine... #steam #trains

[Gareth Davies @garethpig]

A busy day for heritage traction at shrewsbury today. All pics by signalman Baker

[Darren...JB @Rail_Photter]

4 days of unadulterated fun comes to an end at London Paddington. Massive thanks to @GBRailfreight for putting on a fantastic tour.