Tonight's test train offering Lowestoft and Beccles #class37 #colasrail #networkrail

Gooooood morning from the end of the known world! DR98220 sits under the big sky in the tamper siding at Lowestoft. #trackmachine

The Retro Broadsman tour, returning from Great Yarmouth to Wakefield, approaches Reedham with HST powercars 43200 & 43159. @gerbil1978.bsky.social @jedkendray.bsky.social @rangercaps66.bsky.social @pickgs.bsky.social @unitedbyrail.bsky.social @thattallbloke.bsky.social @suffolkraider.bsky.social

2Q08 7.56AM STOWMARKET D.G.L TO NORWICH GOODS YARD network rail 950001 track recording unit passes through cremorne lane crossing on 29/8/2025

A sight for Soar eyes - two freight services pass over the Leicester-Burton bridge at Freemen's Meadow Lock, near the King Power stadium yesterday. @gerbil1978.bsky.social @jedkendray.bsky.social @suffolkraider.bsky.social @pickgs.bsky.social @rangercaps66.bsky.social @thattallbloke.bsky.social

#TamperThursday DR77802 Volker Rail pays a visit to Lowestoft Long Siding for a quick coffee stop.

Freight expectations - a variety of impressive #gbrf traction in and around Leicester today. @jedkendray.bsky.social @gerbil1978.bsky.social @suffolkraider.bsky.social @rangercaps66.bsky.social @unitedbyrail.bsky.social @thattallbloke.bsky.social

Had a few hours out for Wherry Lines CRP. Got some tonezz in lol

Whistling to the seaside - 40013/D213 Andania is followed by 66714 Cromer Lifeboat and 69010, with its covered nameplate, on their way to the North Norfolk Railway gala at Sheringham. @gerbil1978.bsky.social @trainboijack.bsky.social @suffolkraider.bsky.social @rangercaps66.bsky.social

DB Cargo UK 66111 with a rake of MMA wagons on the dowlow briggs to norwich stone train seen passing thorpe junction on 11/6/2025 youtu.be/glqimD2DB44?...

1Z43 7.28AM NORWICH TO CLAYDON GREAT BRITAIN XVII RAILTOUR Westcoast railways 47832 leads with WCR coaches with black 5 45212 on the rear seen passing through cremorne lane crossing on 4/5/2025

My dodgy editing of the phone footage sorry. Beccles again with some proper traction I was told lol. @thattallbloke.bsky.social @suffolksnaps.bsky.social @unitedbyrail.bsky.social

My bit for the Black 5 event on the East Suffolk. A rare sight indeed. The fireman was waving to his Nan👍👍 @suffolksnaps.bsky.social @unitedbyrail.bsky.social

Steamy Sunday on @eastsuffolklines.co.uk - Black 5 45212, the last steam loco to haul a service train in 1968, on the GB XVII through Bramfield. @suffolkraider.bsky.social @gerbil1978.bsky.social @rangercaps66.bsky.social @unitedbyrail.bsky.social @jedkendray.bsky.social @thattallbloke.bsky.social

Video of steamy Sunday on @eastsuffolklines.co.uk - Black 5 45212 on the GB XVII through Bramfield. @suffolkraider.bsky.social @gerbil1978.bsky.social @rangercaps66.bsky.social @unitedbyrail.bsky.social @jedkendray.bsky.social @thattallbloke.bsky.social

Black 5 45212 leaving Lowestoft on the XVII Railtour @jedkendray.bsky.social @stockporttrains.bsky.social @suffolksnaps.bsky.social @suffolkraider.bsky.social @jedkendray.bsky.social @thattallbloke.bsky.social @barryh71.bsky.social @richardclinnick.bsky.social

1Z32 6.56PM IPSWICH TO GREAT YARMOUTH SALE OF THE CENTURY RAILTOUR GBRf 57303 leads with a rake of ERS MK2 coaches with 69010 on the rear seen passing through cremorne lane crossing at 10.21PM on 3/5/2025

1Z30 8.28AM GREAT YARMOUTH TO NEWARK NORTH GATE SIDINGS SALE OF THE CENTURY RAILTOUR GBRf 66311 leads with a rake of ERS MK2 coaches with 57303 on the rear seen passing through cremorne lane crossing on 3/5/2025 youtu.be/yWxlhmqtU9Y?...

Today's dawn chorus from Lowestoft: 37099 and 37175 depart on the 8.49pm test train from Norwich Goods Yard. @eastsuffolklines.co.uk @suffolkraider.bsky.social @rangercaps66.bsky.social @gerbil1978.bsky.social @unitedbyrail.bsky.social

Half way between Lieston and Sax @suffolksnaps.bsky.social @eastsuffolklines.co.uk @suffolkraider.bsky.social

Blasting through Bramfield @eastsuffolklines.co.uk - 20007, 20205 & 37403 on the Easter Anglian Freighter tour from Stratford. @suffolkraider.bsky.social @thattallbloke.bsky.social @gerbil1978.bsky.social @rangercaps66.bsky.social

Emergency service test train! 37402/37425 passing Oulton Broad with its overhead test light on

A feast of tasty traction at the self-styled rural capital of food, Melton Mowbray, this morning.

The latest in Leiston - 68001 and 016 on the 3.39pm Sizewell to Crewe nuclear flask train, plus a sign of progress at the old Leiston Works railway branch, nearby.

0L42 7.10AM PETERBORO MAINT SHED GBRF TO NORTH WALSHAM GBRF GBRf 66304 passes through cremorne lane crossing light locomotive on 3/4/2025

@suffolksnaps.bsky.social wish I could attach pics to dm's lol. Me in full geek mode apparently on the Tyne metro

0Z59 5.32AM PETERBORO MAINT SHED GBRF TO YARMOUTH C.H.S. GBRf 57310 passes through cremorne lane crossing light locomotive on 17/3/2025

Finally !!! @thattallbloke.bsky.social Had to wait till Ipswich lol

Spectacular Suffolk moon tonight, seen near Halesworth.

Ladies and gentlemen - the Rollright Stones. #fingerpostfriday

I looked but no Ant and/or Dec....

Hello Newcastle 👋

@thattallbloke.bsky.social I spy......there was a queue a mile long 🤣🤣

Off on an adventure! Starting with 755424 from Beccles to Ipswich then that London! Hopefully meet the rest of the crew on the London train #firstclass

1Q98 2.22 CAMBRIDGE RECP 1&2 TO CAMBRIDGE RECP 1&2 SWIETELSKY 37607 on hire to colas railfreight leads the network rail test train with colas railfreight 37099"Merl Evans" on the rear heard thundering through cremorne lane crossing on 27/2/2025

37901 starting up at Great Yarmouth yesterday. Sound is something else. @thattallbloke.bsky.social @gerbil1978.bsky.social @suffolksnaps.bsky.social @suffolkraider.bsky.social @georgebeany.bsky.social

@suffolksnaps.bsky.social blink and you'll miss it....

5E46 6.39AM YARMOUTH C.H.S TO ELY MLF PAPWORTH SIDINGS Europhoenix 37901"Mirrlees Pioneer" with three MK2 coaches passes through cremorne lane crossing on 12/2/2025

Don't think Bob is here but should be good #MarinaLowestoft

Acceptable in the '80s - and the 2020s. Crewe-built class 91 locos 130, 109 and 101 and their Inter City 225 sets continue to perform for @lner.co.uk at Leeds today.

Night falls on Liverpool's waterfront.

Lovely light in Lowestoft for #fingerpostfriday.

Beccles late night tamper 29/1/25 on P1 in de Loop. DR73919 awaits the boat train so it can follow back to Lowestoft

Walking along the Suffolk lanes, south of Halesworth.

🧵 THREAD 🧵 5Z02 11.35AM YARMOUTH C.H.S. TO BISHOPS LYDEARD Europhoenix Ltd 37423 with a variety of coaching stock passes through cremorne lane crossing on 6/1/2025

3Q71 10.54PM LONDON KINGS CROSS TO NORWICH GOODS YARD DBSO 9702 leads network rail test train with HNRail 37607 on the rear seen passing through thorpe junction on 19/12/2024

Full up at the end of the known world 👍👍👍👍

It's Bob!!! Now with new nameplates and looking v clean. Also still as craggy...coff..coff!!! 1Q98 at Beccles 5/12/24

I'd squirrelled this one away for #fingerpostfriday... A fine sign near Coggeshall, Essex.

Nearest I'll ever get to royalty 🤣