New video - Buses at Edmonton Green BYD BD11s now in service on Metroline route W8, plus temporary changes to stopping locations due to the north-eastern exit of the bus station being closed for works youtu.be/MHnDjNcCYtE

The @125Group have unveiled three power cars in retro liveries. 43080 in GNER, 43025 in InterCity and 43048 in Midlane Mainline. They will be seen at heritage railways and railtours during the year. Three trailers repainted too More in @railexpress issue 358.

I can smell this 1966 & 1972 combo video of takeoffs and landings at Heathrow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XybB...

New video - 2024 tube stock at Chiswick Park Unit 38004 on a Hammersmith - Northfields test run on Saturday. This is one of three units currently in London, all of which were used for testing during the weekend's line closure youtu.be/vktGUMFfqiU

The Superloop SL11 launches on 24 January, running Abbey Wood–North Greenwich via Thamesmead and Woolwich. Limited-stop journeys are faster than the 472, with free pay-as-you-go travel in the first week. The route supports Thamesmead regeneration, the DLR extension, and better local connections.

Noticed a couple of old Underground service update boards yesterday, listing the East London line (and also with the red "on" in Mayor of London) I suppose there's more still about but usually covered by paper posters, as with the other side of this example?

New video - Buses in Edgware Uno operating route 292 - with diesel MMC 1479, an ex-RATP classic Enviro400 and ex-BYD demonstrator BD11 seen - plus various Metroline and First London buses, and Arriva's Gemini 3s on the 221 youtu.be/h2liDAdDFFw

New video - Buses in Orpington Includes Enviro100EVs from both Go-Ahead and Stagecoach, also one of the Enviro200s in the new Kent Country livery for route 477 youtu.be/GIF5QdNZQUc

New video - Buses in Reading Includes several of the Enviro400 City diesels new to Reading Buses in 2025, as well as one of Thames Travel's B8L / EvoSeti tri-axles youtu.be/JOtlDTIj5rU

Unforgivable. Mixing basic passenger information with advertising to the confusion of the former. Brand prostitution. flic.kr/p/2rRd5mF

New video - Buses in Putney Transport UK StreetDeck Electroliners on the 270, from a batch introduced last summer, along with Go-Ahead and First buses around Putney Bridge and Putney Hill youtu.be/4rWf3wS6fZs

Doncaster, 1987 HSTs on platforms 4 and 3b wait to depart north whilst a p-way gang clear snow from the points on the Sheffield ladder using a tea pot from the mess room on platform 3a! #Doncaster #Yorkshire #UKSnow 📷 R Varley

New video 2 of 2: Buses in Tottenham Court Road Routes 19 and 38 on diversion via Euston Road, and the 29 terminating at TCR station, due to road closures around Trafalgar Square and Holborn youtu.be/P-2TAa5mHhs

Forgot to post this here yesterday, so: New video 1 of 2 - Buses & trams in Croydon Addiscombe Road and East Croydon station, with Tramlink 2537 in its TfL 25th anniversary wrap while buses include several Arriva DWs, soon to be replaced by BYD electrics youtu.be/wERiV1WsZSg

Happy New Year!!

2025 roundup / highlights thread time! I visited Manchester and Liverpool for the first time, obviously so much to see in both cities and the surrounding area so couldn't get to everything, but both were very enjoyable days

New video - Bus Miscellany 2025 Locations this year include Rickmansworth, Godstone, East Grinstead on two occasions (with rail replacement services), Chesham and also Wednesbury, along with plenty from around London youtu.be/a9SpfD0beO0

Arriva New Routemaster LT1 in Enfield yesterday Was considering taking a journey on one of the pre-production batch again while there, but only three of the six were out and (after I filmed this one pass) none were due eastbound for some time

New video - Buses at Aldwych Electric double deck variety including the 188's BD11s, a BZL on route 26, one of Transport UK's BYD / Enviro400EVs passing through, First MetroDeckers and Arriva StreetDeck Electroliners. Also many New Routemasters and other hybrids youtu.be/9yoX9GD5B6M

New video - Buses in Epsom and Kingston Filmed back in early June, with Falcon and White Bus services alongside the TfL network in the towns youtu.be/guBv_OlDSco

This year's gingerbread station is... Kennington!!

Merry Christmas!! 🎄

New video - Buses in Woolwich Includes a couple of new Go-Ahead DELs on route 99, but also many 1st generation Enviro400s still making up a large proportion of the buses in this area youtu.be/EZGaDL7lAlI

22 December 2007 & it's the last day of London Underground service at New Cross station on the then East London line prior to closure for conversion as part of the London Overground network. @joebrownlondon.bsky.social & yes, I know the two photographers lurking just out of shot! #london #railways

New video - Buses in Crawley Many of the vehicles on loan to Metrobus seen around the bus station, including Bluestar B7TL / Geminis and Scania N94UDs, Go-Ahead London StreetDecks, and Enviros from various operators such as Go-Coach, Chaseside and Brighton & Hove youtu.be/LwopJonJWVk

New video - Buses around Bank and Moorgate Filmed in late October, with some of Arriva's new BD11s in service on the 141 alongside B5LHs youtu.be/1DQ-y7OxLAY

New video - Reading Runabout The Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust's running day in Reading Town Centre last month, with a small but varied group of buses including AECs, Bristols, an Optare Spectra, Leyland TD1 and Scania N94UD youtu.be/VMbvH65IGYU

I think I topped up my Oyster Card too much!

Some of the buses on loan to Metrobus while their GB Kite Hydroliners are off the road, around Crawley Bus Station last Thursday

New video - Buses at Mornington Crescent Includes a BYD / Enviro400 City and various Volvo B5LHs on the 134, covering for that route's MetroDeckers youtu.be/oluVEnjvnvo

New video - Buses in Greenford Transport UK, Metroline and First London services at the junction of The Broadway and Greenford Road in September youtu.be/44vXTrEYLVQ

It’s the final countdown… Final day of HST trains in England!

Valid only via Kensington Olympia

Travelled on two class 455s yesterday afternoon - possibly my last trips on these First was 455734 (with 455870 leading, as the 1503 Waterloo - Guildford) from Clapham to Wimbledon Was going to stay on to Surbiton but would've meant just missing the other set

London route 383-branded Uno StreetLite WS46 in Watford High Street on Wednesday The main 383 allocation is Enviro200s, this being a spare

This is the view from the other Bakerloo line platform at Piccadilly Circus. You can see both trains from this vantage point.

New video - Buses at Vauxhall Includes two of the BD11s allocated to the 188 - one on route 185, the other running empty to Victoria also to start a journey on that service - as well as a new GB Kite on the 360 youtu.be/Yb_fxcG4g80

On this day in 2005, the last Routemaster buses in normal service ran on route 159. I went out with my camera to record the event. #London

Currently recreating The Shires ~late 1997 route network and fleet (as far as possible with available mods) in City Bus Manager

Tomorrow the new blue, red & white GBR livery & brand will be launched. The new design will be displayed on digital displays at a number of major stations. The DfT says the livery will appear across already publicly owned train operators from spring 2026, with the roll-out being gradual. 📷DfT

When I first glanced at this just now, I thought it *was* the Amtrak livery Probably didn't help that the post immediately above on my timeline was of a US train

New video - Buses in Chelmsford First Essex variety including several buses repainted in purple / grey livery, an ex-Ipswich Park & Ride Enviro300 and Badgerline StreetDeck, and new Yutong U11DDs on the 300 from Basildon youtu.be/5V0TANjmlwI

Aurora Arrival 🌆 #EastMidlandsRailway Class 810 'Aurora' 810010 stands at Sheffield, ready to take another train load of punters to London. The 3rd of December was the first one's entry into traffic and carrying passengers on the MML. 📝 1400 1C59 Sheffield to London St Pancras International.

New video - Buses at Hayes & Harlington First, Metroline and Transport UK buses passing the station in late September, including a couple of then recently-refurbished LTs on the H98 youtu.be/_evHDR3xhWQ

It's a tad frosty in the land of the third rail rail this morning. This is the fireworks show provided by an icy conductor rail when you are the first train of the day along the line.

Transport for London (TfL) has formally applied to take over the mainline railway out of Moorgate station north to Welwyn Garden City and to Stevenage via Hertford North. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tfl...

New video - Buses in Muswell Hill Modern and vintage buses seen during a small running day early last month. Go-Ahead now operates the 144 using B5LHs while heritage vehicles included the LT Museum's AEC Merlin www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-rw...

New video - Buses on London Bridge TfL and sightseeing buses, plus a National Express coach, in late June. Includes a couple of Enviro400 hybrids covering for StreetDecks on route 133 youtu.be/eefHd4PbwuQ

New video - Buses in Wimbledon Includes a few DELs working route 200 alongside the MetroDeckers, plus various other Go-Ahead vehicles and Transport UK Enviro400Hs around the town centre youtu.be/tnSP2nPNRxM