East Coast Mainline engineering upgrade weekend between Newcastle & York All weekends in March 7th / 8th 14th / 15th 21st / 22nd 28th / 29th Buses replace most trains Hourly LNER service between Newcastle & York via the Durham coast line

Unfortunately my trips planned over the next few days I’ve had to cancel and I’ll be heading down to Leicester for a few days to sort some family stuff out, got an extra day spare so might have a couple of trips out down there if I have time

LNER You Belong livery Azuma 800106 ready to depart Newcastle on the 1E13 0755 Inverness to London Kings Cross service

Disused tracks at Thornaby

I’m passing though a train station It’s a dark place even in daytime The concourse is largely empty What station is it?

Pictures and information about LNER’s new class 897 Serenza trains www.lner.co.uk/news/the-nex...

Varamis Rail units at Carlisle station sidings

9M56 1251 Edinburgh to London Euston Avanti West Coast departing Carlisle 390119 Pride livery

New route video out at 3pm today York to Newcastle ECML youtu.be/8MDmtTn-Nss

Good morning, Welcome to February Can you guess where I’m off to today

Inspiration Train The train will be at the following station over the next week Cambridge 31/1 - 1/2 Colchester 3/2 - 4/2 Clacton On Sea 5/2 - 6/2 Hertford East 7/2 - 8/2 Opening times are 10am till 5pm all stations More details and to book www.greateranglia.co.uk/rail200/exhi...

Had some good news which really does take the pressure off

I’ve had a lot of people asking me where I stopped in London and what the value was like It was the Premier Inn at Newbury Park and is really good value for money and only a short walk to the underground station Really nice food as well in the restaurant

Southbound track leaving Darlington

Darlington new platform sign

I did go to take some photos of the HST at Darlington but unfortunately I didn’t get any decent pictures, always a next time

LNER Azuma arriving into Newcastle with a Edinburgh service

Northern 156489 waiting to form its next service

GWR class 230s Battery Train are now in passenger service between West Ealing and Greenford Wonder how many people are asking how many exemptions GWR has had to get for these trains to put them into service

Darlington Station

Didn’t know ScotRail sent there HSTs upto Elgin 1H60 1330 Inverness to Elgin www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-n...

What could I possibly be waiting for?

I’m tempted to do the full route of LNER night service at some point 1E30 2020 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-n... Departs Edinburgh at 2020 Arrives London King’s Cross 0140

Have you enjoyed this week’s content I’ve done? Would you like me to do this again?

Rail Adventure HST charter service Sat 31st Jan 1Z43 0719 Derby to North Road www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-n... 1Z44 1317 North Road to Shildon www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-n... 1Z47 1650 Shildon to Derby www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-n...

Met up with yesterday @rikufryderyk.bsky.social who Took these stunning pictures These are unedited

Gants Hill Tube Station

After the news I received this morning about a family member passing away, I just wanted to say thank you so much for all the lovely messages I’ve received, I really do appreciate all the kindness

Unfortunately I’ve received some bad news this morning about a family member passing away This account will lay silent until further notice

Renationalise Train Companies The next 2 train operators will be West Midlands Railway (WMR) London NorthWestern Railway (LNWR) They will transfer over this Sunday 1st February 2026

Where am I?

Something new for me this morning London overground

London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness with c2c youtu.be/RqvX9rZnVPU

Beaulieu Park

Beaulieu Park

As a trains enthusiast I think one of the best kept secrets is the C2C Route It’s nothing glamorous however the routes got plenty of character along the way everyone gets to sit in luxury and the fares are cheap If you haven’t tried the c2c service give it go

I’m off on my next adventure This one ticks a lot of boxes 1st time to Fenchurch Street 1st time travelling with C2C 1st time to Shoeburyness 1st time on a class 357

Managed to get this photo whilst the train was moving at speed

I’m at the newest train station in the uk

I’m at London Liverpool Street station, where am I going?

Lots of new videos going up this week youtube.com/@railways_ex...

GWR bench at Leamington Spa

Chiltern Explorer Services Diagram (class 68 +Mk5a) sets 1H25 0815 Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone 1R25 1102 London Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street 1H48 1345 Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone 1J47 1637 London Marylebone to Stourbridge Junction

Birmingham Moor Street disused platform 5

Birmingham Moor Street

Solihull disused platform

Nice to see that Chiltern Railways has organised goodie bags and that every station that we are calling at station staff has a load in there hands ready to hand out to passengers

Chiltern Railways The new Chiltern mk5a’s with class 68s are a named services now Chiltern Explorer

I shall be catching a train from London to Birmingham and back can anyone guess which trains I shall be catching?

Rare sight on London Underground, Central Line at just before 9am heading towards central London