Simon

Lifelong railway enthusiast.

[David allen @Davidal20103984]

Just @chilternrailway #class68 doing what they do every day on a sunny day through the glorious Chilterns.

[Simon @simon_68025]

@holtona72 @RailOpsGroup @Bennybizzle1 @Andym13 @MrDeltic15 @thesatnav89 @WilsonBone @LeicRailAle170 @kingy69beard Yes agreed about seeing them in service, on passenger trains would be nice too!

[Simon @simon_68025]

68010 ‘Oxford Flyer’ arriving at its destination with 1R21 1002 London Marylebone-Birmingham Moor Street on 20.08.2024

[Simon @simon_68025]

@BrianNe08342467 Tremendous video, what a great sound. It’s a sound that I remember hearing from home, even when I lived on the opposite side of York to the station!

[Brian Newton @BrianNe08342467]

Good morning everyone. A little Ruston V16 music to brighten your day. 56302 leaves Accrington with the empties from Preston Docks to Haverton. Apologies for the wind noise (again) but volume up! Have a good day all 😉👍

[Brian Newton @BrianNe08342467]

Good morning everyone. Another happy memory from my Dad's archives, this time from Leeds in the late 1980s. Unfortunately there was no set number or power car number recorded, but otherwise, there are no words really necessary to describe this scene! Have a great Friday all 😉👍

[Simon @simon_68025]

@BrianNe08342467 Excellent image and a reminder that at industrial locations the railhead conditions would certainly test the locos!

[Brian Newton @BrianNe08342467]

Good morning everyone. It's 12th September 1992, and 60086 "Schiehallion" has just arrived at Redmire. The train of empty hoppers in tow will be split and shunted into the sidings behind me, whilst the loaded hoppers visible here will make up the return working to Lackenby 😉👍

[Simon @simon_68025]

@BrianNe08342467 Excellent image, Brian, a scene very reminiscent of ‘back in the day’.

[Brian Newton @BrianNe08342467]

Good morning everyone. Apologies for the lack of content at the moment, but life seems to be getting in the way somewhat! Just to be going on with, here's Barrow Hill's 03 inside the roundhouse in 2009. Go, go, go,tiny shunter! 😊 Have a good day all 😉👍

[Simon @simon_68025]

@miles_chains Excellent coverage of the Spa, what a video.

[Miles and Chains @miles_chains]

A little bit of yesterdays Scarborough Spa Express. Stills are on Scarborough Bridge, whilst the video was from a passing train at Colton Jn. Just a shame it got checked at the junction and was going a little too slowly!
#Tangmere #WestCoastRailways #ScarboroughSpaExpress #York

[Simon @simon_68025]

@miles_chains Excellent images, I particularly like the one with the Dalek building in the background, how things have changed since the loco was originally built!

[Miles and Chains @miles_chains]

Can’t seem to shake these two body snatchers recently! 57313 ‘Scarborough Castle’ and 57315 pictured in Leeds with 1Z85, the Huddersfield to Edinburgh charter on 24/08/24.
#Class57 #BodySnatchers #WestCoastRailways #LeedsCityStation #Trainspotting

[Simon @simon_68025]

@miles_chains Excellent image, the Class 70s always make a fine sight. 6S31 looks well loaded there.

[Simon @simon_68025]

@holtona72 @Andym13 @EurophoenixLtd @RailOpsGroup @TheGrowlerGroup @Bennybizzle1 @MrDeltic15 @thesatnav89 @WilsonBone @LeicRailAle170 @kingy69beard Excellent images Andy, quite a contrast between the locos!

[Andy H @holtona72]

Attracting quite a lot of attention this morning.. @Andym13 arrives in style at Melton Mowbray driving @EurophoenixLtd 37218 as 5Q58 Castle Donington to Old Dalby, delivering new @RailOpsGroup locos 93001, 93002 & a set of mk3s for testing. #ROG #Class93 @TheGrowlerGroup 31/8/24

[Andy H @holtona72]

#StadlerSaturday A trip to Melton Mowbray this morning to see the first 2 @RailOpsGroup new #Class93 locos heading to the Old Dalby test track. 5Q58 from Castle Donington is seen departing past the box after running round in the loop at Melton with 93001 on the rear #ROG 31/8/24

[Simon @simon_68025]

@holtona72 @GBRailfreight @LNER @ben1987 @C56G2 @Bennybizzle1 @Andym13 @MrDeltic15 @thesatnav89 @WilsonBone @LeicRailAle170 @kingy69beard Fabulous image, Andy, what a great catch. Azumas would be a lot more interesting if they all had a large logo grid bolted on the front!