The Fat Controller has made some ridiculous decisions in Thomas the Tank engine but his biggest mistake is not standardising the fleet. The chaps at the depot could save plenty of confusion and delay by having a standard fleet of locomotives.

“When a train passes a signal box, the signal man sends an electric bell message to the next cabin. This means the “train has passed my section of line!” (In the Train, 1955) Artist: WC Watson

Doncaster, 1986 The SYPTE liveried DMU Class 114 departs Doncaster with a Sheffield stopper. Looks a bit like the long retired Doncaster driver Colin Bray at the controls. #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 R Thomas

Carlisle, 1989 A ‘Royal Mail Letters’ liveried DMU Class 114 parcel train takes rest whilst waiting for its next duties. 📷 M Kaye

Darlington, 1976 BR Class 101s at the DMU depot north of Darlington station. By the mid 80s the depot was redundant as all the NE’s DMU allocation had been moved to Heaton. 📷 G Phillips

Hull, 1983 A TPE Class 124 waits to depart Hull Paragon with a Manchester Piccadilly service #Hull #Yorkshire 📷 P Richards

Hull Paragon, 1975 & 2021 A Class 101 and a TPE Class 124 in 1975: and the same view in 2021 with a Class 155 and a TPE Class 185. #Hull #Yorkshire #DMU 📷 1975 J Turner 📷 2021 B Elwick

Rétro cars voiture 🚘 la 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 Dauphine Gordini

Doncaster, 1984 DMUs in the downside bay. In platform 6 a Class 111 on the stopper to York, and in platform 7 a 141 with the stopper to Leeds. #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 G Phillips

Sheffield, 2021 A 195 in the Down Station Sidings listens on as 153330 passes on advice to the new starter. 153330 was retired shortly after and now resides at the old DMUs home… #Sheffield #Yorkshire

Leeds, 1984 DMUs at Leeds Station. Old hands and young pretender. The station has been much remodelled since 1984. The 141 is standing in what is now platform 6 #Leeds #Yorkshire 📷 D Vickers

Stirling, 1966 When the UK motorway network was new and incomplete, British Railways ran Motorail services, this one being from Newton-le-Willows in Lancashire to Stirling in Scotland, hauled here by a pre TOPS Class 47 038. Morris 1800? 📷 Uknown

Doncaster, 1980 Engines on parade at BREL Doncaster. #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 A Walker

Sunlight streams into the otherwise dark interior of London Liverpool Street railway station illuminating a WPC, 1953. 📷 Harry Todd.

Edinburgh, 1963 A Morris Minor is driven out of a two tier transporter carriage on the Anglo-Scottish car-carrier service on its arrival in Edinburgh. 📷 Harry Todd

Just made it back to the car then a massive crack of thunder and the heavens opened! 🌧️⛈️⚡️⛈️🌧️ #Doncaster #Yorkshire

That’s the first half done. Time for breakfast…

So tired of news outlets trying to write the news rather than report it…

London, 1936 Roof painters, Cannon Street railway station. 📷 Harry Todd

You there. Bring me a large coffee.

Doncaster, 1983 Anyone order a Renault 5? It’s just arriving on platform 3 now… #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 D Vickers

Le passage de ce => #TEE => #Capitole Grand-Confort et => #nezcassé => #CC6500 première génération a de quoi nous sortir de la torpeur d'un dimanche matin printanier. Juin 73. Pas de localisation. 📷Yves Broncard, source : le FB "Trains français et étrangers".

St Pancras and Euston Rd, 2021 I was somewhat drunk when I took this photo, having just been on an epic sesh around London with some old pals. Happy days! 🍻 📷 Me

Soldiers at St Pancras, 1943 📷 Harry Todd

London St Pancras, 1965 📷 Uknown

66540 and 66518 in the yard at Doncaster this morning. Where did summer go, Ruby? #Doncaster #Yorkshire

Doncaster, 1976 Diesel Multiple Units in the downside bay 📷 G Phillips

Doncaster, 1979 55011 'The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers' waits with the King's Cross to Aberdeen service Shakespeare Dock is full of Doncaster built International Harvesters tractors ready for delivery Not sure about the positioning of the train, but I'm sure it was all squared up… 📷 A Walker

It’s May. Why am I scraping ice off my windscreen this morning? ❄️❄️❄️

A Southampton based FLA wagon in the yard at Doncaster, still showing the old Freightliner logo, and under that the old BR Railfreight Distribution logo. Many years service and millions of miles! #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 Me

Doncaster, 1978 Under starters orders. Deltic 55003 ‘Meld’ and 40044 head south on a sunny day in May, 48 years ago. 55003 was withdrawn 2 years later and scrapped at Doncaster in 1981. 40044 lasted a bit longer, being scrapped at Crewe in 1988. #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 J Whiteley

Doncaster, 2021 37800 in the West Yard #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 Me

The breakfast of kings! #Winning

Milepost 160 miles to St Pancras via Treeton, Toton and Leicester Well, it was. You can’t get out of the East End these days… #Tinsley #Sheffield #Rotherham

It’s a beautiful morning on Sheffield mountain! And as soon as I’ve done this run round with 66512, it’ll be time for coffee ☕️ ☕️ ☕️ #Tinsley #Sheffield #Rotherham

Early stroll. The rising sun seems to hang in a tree. Twists of orange peel. A disposable mask, disposed of. A broken bike transformed into two unicycles. That magpie like a flying barcode.

Early doors…

Ilkley Moor from Keighley Gate, painting by Kate Johnson, Bingley-based sculptor and artist.

Doncaster, 1980 Doncaster Railway Works - The Plant. #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 Unknown

Doncaster, 1995 Pacer vehicles at Doncaster Works. Half of 143610 in Regional Railways livery, a 142 in GMPTE grey, red and white, and a 142 in Provincial Services blue. #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 Unknown

Doncaster, 1983 58004 and 58005 under construction at the BREL Doncaster Works. #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 D Vickers

Doncaster, 1980 Sunday workings Deltic 55012 “Crepello” departs Doncaster for King's Cross on grim and gloomy Sunday afternoon in 1980 This loco was withdrawn a year later and cut up at BREL Doncaster in Sept 1981 #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 A Walker

Easy like Sunday morrr-orrr-or-or-innn Well, afternoon now…

Doncaster, 1980 Sunday workings Deltic 55012 “Crepello” departs Doncaster for King's Cross on grim and gloomy Sunday afternoon in 1980 This loco was withdrawn a year later and cut up at BREL Doncaster in Sept 1981 #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 A Walker

Un => #RTG Nantes - Lyon quitte #Roanne (42) vers la bifurcation du Coteau en direction des Sauvages en 08-96. 📷Pascal Dumont, source : d'après le Flickr flic.kr/p/2oY811D sur le FB "Trains d'autrefois".

Neighbours, Glasgow, 1993, watercolour by Avril Paton, Scottish artist.

Doncaster, 1980 46 years ago, Deltic 55008 ‘The Green Howards’ departs Platform 1 on a sunny Saturday in Doncaster. A DMU for Peterborough waits its turn in Platform 2. #Doncaster #Yorkshire 📷 A Walker

SNCF LA VIE DU RAIL Gare de Paris-Austerlitz Voie 20, le 10 juillet 1984, la BB 9288 attend le départ en tête du train 4069 à destination de Tours. © Jacques Defrance📷 Tiré de "Arrêt sur images 1950-1980" : www.boutiquedelaviedurail.com/r/vOt

Signaller: Good morning Driver. We’ve had reports that you’re not showing a tail light. We’d like you to check it and report back please. Driver: *sobbing quietly*

I’m back to being a Donny driver again today, after my efforts at Leeds this week. I’ll be driving Doncaster to Peterborough via the GN&GE Joint, a route I enjoy working very much. Here’s my train passing the River Trent at Gainsborough… 😉 #Doncaster #Lincoln #Peterborough