222017 at Loughborough back in March 2014.

450094 & 450012 at Portsmouth Harbour, they’re my units right through until 2315 tonight.

That’s 450016 safely deposited at Southampton Central and the end of my work for the day.

After a very pleasant week off it’s time to start paying bills again, off to Waterloo with 450083 & 450014 first.

The hotel view is better than last time.😀

Day three of three starts with 158748 & 158750 in the low level platforms at Southsea.

Off to London next with 444019 from Bournemouth.

Today starts with 450022 over to Southampton from Southsea.

377460 stands under the light of the Spinnaker Tower on this damp night in Portsmouth.

Starting the day by passing to Guildford then working the same train to London.

158750 & 158766 in Southsea with a Cardiff service this morning.

508120 arriving at Town Green on December 5th 2022 with a service to Hunts Cross.

G-VATL pictured arriving in Hong Kong back in February 2005 ready to take me to Sydney for a few days.

Autumn colours in full effect this month.

450078 & 450016 from Fratton to the harbour and is all I’m doing today on my spare shift, seen here at Portsmouth Harbour adjacent to 450063 on the 1739 to Havant.

Eight years ago in the last half hour of the long flight from Bangkok and we were flying over @barryh71.bsky.social country with Felixstowe and Harwich down below.

321320 & 321425 side by side at Liverpool Street in August 2017.

Back to Portsmouth with 450067 to finish my day.

Costa Coffee looks to be on fire here in Southsea.😔

And now for a trip to Southampton with 450031.

Starting the day with a couple of Havant shuttles, 450086 & 450007 are my chariots.

Day two of seven is a wet one, 444013 stands in the rain at Fratton.

Vietnam Airlines A350 VN-A892 arriving into Heathrow earlier this month, another visit to the airport is booked in for next month!

207017 wits in platform six at Salisbury on Valentine Day in 1989 ready to work a service to Portsmouth Harbour calling at all stations.

458535 leaving Waterloo earlier this month.

Some pictures from last week's day out in London. A pair of 455s at Clapham, 465925 at Petts Wood, 700052 at Elephant & Castle and 707006 at Waterloo East.

Today’s patriot protest in Portsmouth is well attended, by the pigeons at least.

Anyone for a wet Micra? Still an hour to go before high tide here in Portsmouth!

Spotted in London today…..

Another pleasant day of pottering about in London today including a very underwhelming visit to Battersea Power Station.

Clearly a 4x4 is needed for the mean streets of Ilford.🙄

Network Southeast livery at Orpington this morning.

The golden hour at Portsmouth & Southsea this morning.

Lunchtime already?😂

Off to Corby next from Luton Airport with a pair of 360s.

After a troubling summer it feels good to be out on an adventure again.😀

The hair is thinner and grey and the wedding ring wears a little tighter these days but after seventeen years I wouldn't change a thing!

A quick shot on my way home last night of 70802 with some JNA wagons and a team of Network Rail track workers helping to unload ballast by the old Portsmouth & Southsea signal box.

Dinner time on the international side tonight.😀

Had a day out along the coast yesterday to Hastings stopping at the pleasant Eastbourne station along the way.

Here’s a seagull in Southampton earlier on strutting around on top of 387119!

Thirty one years in and still enjoying it.😀

Rest day shenanigans.😀

Something different from my archive today, some wildlife images from Arundel Wetlands, Singapore Zoo, Sydney Zoo and Edinburgh Zoo.

You wait for one bus then four turn up at once.😂

On September 8th 2022 I caught 377132 on the 1829 Wandsworth Common to Clapham. When I board the national anthem was 'God Save The Queen' but when I got off it was 'God Save The King'.

M for Monday so here's some lesser spotted 'M' stations. Maghull, Mauldeth Road, Monks Risborough and Moreton (Dorset).

Singapore Changi in June 2004 and a Cathay Pacific 747 is the passing interest at one of the viewing areas.

Your periodic reminder that most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island separated from the mainland by Portcreek, pictured here!

Sunset over the River Itchen tonight.