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[Trainiac Videos (Niki) @TrainiacV41582]

43301 & 43303 leave Crewe 30 Dec 2025

[Friends of the West Highland Lines @FWHLines]

'Rannoch's Mystery Carriage'

Since the 1950's a familiar sight at Rannoch station has been this carriage on an isolated section of track.

This is supposedly moved here by St Rollox workers, Glasgow.

Read more - Railway Correspondence & Travel Society https://t.co/xoISsgxVSH

[Shawn Collier @LeicRailAle170]

#WagonWednesday BR created BRT to commercialize its network, managing voice, data, and radio for operations and selling spare capacity. Eventually sold in parts. 9.7.96 sees 37108 hauling 977166 and ZDAs at North Staffs Junction .

[NSE Friends @NSEFriends]

Make do and mend BR style
With Iris test equipment working ok but a Drive problem preventing it from moving, a withdrawn 101 was summoned to help carry out the tests. L842 sandwiches 79900 on a test run. © Darren Ford.
#NetworkSoutheast #Iris #BritishRail

[Wyver Lane @WyverLane]

One of my fav workings, with one of my fav locos! Colas 37057 “Barbara Arbon” crawls into the bay platform 3 at Paddock Wood last night on 3Q77 1944 Hither Green P.A.D. and back… 🚜 #SplitBoxTractor

[Wyver Lane @WyverLane]

37423 looking rather splendid in its revised Europhoenix Rail livery at Tonbridge on Wednesday evening… 😍

[departmentals @departmentals]

@Invermuir @richard12296523 Definitely Wigan

[Wyver Lane @WyverLane]

37423 thrashes out of platform 1 at Tonbridge this evening and heads into the West Yard having just arrived from Derby– it was very nice to see this tractor for the first time and in it’s new livery too!! 😍👌

[Stephen Menzies ACIRO @stephen37292ML]

Class 303 at Glasgow central with their future replacement prototype test unit that would form into the shape of the Class 314’s

[Stephen Menzies ACIRO @stephen37292ML]

Our NR MPV ( Multi Purpose Vehicle ) In the railhead treatment mode blasting a water jet onto the railhead applying a sandite solution at the rear.
Sandite is a sandy glue consistency that aids traction grip when bedded in.
MPV jetting through Hairmyres station

[HiPa @HiPa125]

Colas Rail Freight #Class37 37116 stands ready at P3 Derby to power, Network Rail infrastructure monitoring train, 3Q92 2130 Carlisle > Derby Rail Technical Centre, back to base…

[john sparrow @wallygridboy]

#classictraction 37405 at Derby on 3Z08 1600 Derby RTC-Hither Green with 37219 on rear.

[Signal of the Day 🚦🚥🚂 @SignaloftheDay]

HST STOP feat: HST (Submitted by Flick)
#SignalOfTheDay #Stoptober

[Wyver Lane @WyverLane]

Just 6 mins later, and in slightly heavier rain! 73963 “Janice” & 73964 “Jeanette” pass working 1Z74 0931 Woking Up Yard Sidings and back via Ashford and Wimbledon, completing the route they didn’t quite manage yesterday…

[departmentals @departmentals]

99002 leads 99001 with 66302 on the rear. 4Q68 Pengam - Wellingborough.

[john sparrow @wallygridboy]

#classictraction Still flying the flag (just) for DRS Class 37 action,37407 'Blackpool Tower' takes Snowplough ADB 965580 for a run out of Doncaster West Yard.

[john sparrow @wallygridboy]

#classictraction 37116 departs Crewe on 3Q92 0650 Derby RTC-Chester Middle Yard.

[Trainiac Videos (Niki) @TrainiacV41582]

153379 & 153311 at Crewe this last month.

[T.S. @TSOUFC1988]

37423 passing East Goscote with 5L23 Loughborough Brush to Ely MLF Papworth Sidings

https://t.co/ahTmtqU8nG

[Joshua 🏳️‍🌈 @JoshuaGrid56098]

950001 heads into the Rail Technical Centre after completing its duties for the day while 43062 approaches Derby station ready to begin a diagram. (03/09/25)