DB 66168 provided the traction for 6M16, Wilton to Knowsley on Tuesday 23rd June. Still glowing a bit in its shiny new colour. #Class66 #Shed #York #DB

Rail Operations Group 37510 ‘Orion’ and 37884 ‘Cepheus’ pictured working through Leeds yesterday with the Holbeck to Neville Hill class 333 shunt move. #Class37 #Tractor #ROG #LeedsCityStation

LNER 801228 ‘Gresley 150’ rolls into York with a service for Newcastle. Thankfully the set was the wrong way round on its way north which allowed this shot! #LNER #Gresley #York

43122 Leads Rail Adventures 1Z20 into York with the Bishop Auckland to Stratford-upon-Avon charter. Somewhat fortuitously, 801207 ‘Darlington’ is just leaving! #Class43 #HST #PowerCar #York #RailAdventure #Azuma #Darlington

Thoughts today only with those affected by yesterday’s events near Bedford.

37239 ‘The Coal Merchants Association of Scotland’ sporting its rather fetching Railfreight Coal livery, takes centre stage along with three BRCW class 26s at Inverness Depot. #Class37 #RailfreightCoal #Inverness #Trainspotting

This weeks 8Q17, Holbeck to Neville Hill working. 37501 ‘Teeside Steelmaster’ and 37510 ‘Orion’ providing the traction. I really do like 501, turned out so well, and so close to the original. #Class37 #Tractor #Northern #EPR #LeedsCityStation

Heavy Haul 66415 ‘You are never alone’ passes through York with 4D87, Tees Dock to Doncaster Europort. #Class66 #Shed #York #HeavyHaul

37088 ‘Clydesdale’ passes through Attadale as it heads for Kyle of Lochalsh. This was the outbound Hebridean service with the former class 101 observation car at the rear of the set. #Class37 #Tractor #Scotrail #KyleOfLocalsh #Attadale

Freightliner liveried 66539 passes through York with 4D87, Tees Dock to Doncaster Europort. #Class66 #Shed #Freightliner #York

Morning all. 1Z43 Newcastle to Birmingham New Street, the Cathedral’s Express pauses in York on a lovely June evening. Steam upfront, but 37240 on the back! Hope you all have a great day, whatever you’re up to. 🙂 #Class37 #Tractor #York #Transrail #VintageTrains

A few photographs of 8Q17, Holbeck to Neville Hill class 333 move from yesterday. Always good to see, hear, and smell a couple of tractors in the station! 37510 ‘Orion’ and 37512 ‘Thornaby Demon’ doing the honours. #Class37 #Tractor #RailOperationsGroup #ROG

The Northern service from York to Bridlington arrives at Selby, operated by Leyland built 155341 and 155342. #Class155 #Leyland #Selby #Northern

91106 Prepares for departure from Leeds with an evening service to London Kings Cross. #Class91 #Electra #LNER #LeedsCityStation

The afternoon sun shines through into the wonderful curved train shed that is York station. LNER 801222 arrives with a service bound for London Kings Cross. #York #LNER #Class801

A recent trip to Holyhead got me thinking about the better days! The location hasn’t changed much, but the trains definitely have! Oh, and the ferry’s don’t come in this far anymore either! #Class805 #Class37 #Tractor #Holyhead #AvantiWestCoast #RegionalRailways

There was always something a bit special about Inverness based locomotives. 37175 Stands at Eastfield in the best livery they ever carried, in my opinion. The loco can still be seen out and about as part of the Colas fleet. #Class37 #Tractor #Eastfield #HighlandRail

Inside the darkness of Eastfield, 37423 ‘Sir Murray Morrison’ receives a bit of TLC. A stalwart of the West Highland Line from the mid 80s through to the mid 90s, a great loco, which thankfully still survives today. #Class37 #Tractor #EastfieldTMD #BritishRail

So which one are you going to jump on? 37407 ‘Loch Long’ and 37423 ‘Sir Murray Morrison’ stand at Glasgow Queen Street waiting for the off. What a choice to have to make! #Class37 #Tractor #Eastfield #GlasgowQueenStreet #Scotrail

Liverpool Lime Street, and 47541 ‘The Queen Mother’ awaits to depart with a TransPennine service. I believe it was no longer an Inverness based loco at this point, despite retaining its Scotrail branding and Highland Rail emblem. #Class47 #Duff #LiverpoolLimeStreet #BritishRail

Railfreight Coal sector liveried 26008 and 26002 await their next duty at Eastfield TMD. I always liked these type 2s, the plucky little underdog! #Class26 #EastfieldTMD #RailfreightCoal #Scotrail

A Sunday morning in Rugby, and rail blue 31434 stands in the sidings. A loco that survived until 1998, subsequently being cut up at Booth’s in Rotherham in 2003. #Class31 #Ped #BritishRail #Rugby

Achnasheen on a dull and wet summer afternoon! 37408 ‘Loch Rannoch’ awaits the token and prepares for departure to Inverness, as a 156 departs for Kyle of Lochalsh. #Class37 #Tractor #HighlandRail #Scotrail

Morning all, so here we go with week of oldies! To start with, a classic Eastfield based Duff. 47562 ‘Sir William Burrell’ stands in the sidings at Carlisle with another member of the 47 family. #Class47 #Duff #Eastfield #Carlisle #BritishRail

Colas Rail 43277 ‘Safety Task Force’ stands in Holgate sidings at York with the PLPR test train. A MML power car for many years prior to conversion in 2008, when it received its MTU power unit. 50 Years of service and counting! #HST #PowerCar #Class43 #ColasRail #York

As the TransPennine Route Upgrade continues apace, it provides a constantly changing landscape. This is the view from the newly opened footbridge at Huddersfield as a class 185 arrives with a service for Manchester Piccadilly. #Class185 #Huddersfield #TranspennineRouteUpgrade

91105 ‘National Railway Museum 50 Years 1975 - 2025’ awaits the signal at Leeds with an ECS working to Neville Hill. #Class91 #Electra #LNER #NRM #Leeds

37501 ‘Teeside Steelmaster’ rolls into Leeds with 8Q18, Neville Hill to Holbeck class 333 move. Always a pleasure to see these veterans in the city, with 37512 ‘Thornaby Demon’ on the rear. #RailOperationsGroup #Class37 #Tractor #LeedsCityStation

Double trouble! The proliferation of DB red continues. 66057 & 66244 approach York station with 6D37, Lackenby to Scunthorpe steel empties. #Class66 #Shed #DB #York

A welcome arrival at York on Bank Holiday Monday. 1Z66 West Coast Railways service from Carlisle. 34067 ‘Tangmere’ up front, with ploughed up 47813 at the rear. Some rather nice blue and grey coaches in the mix too! #Class47 #Duff #WestCoastRailways #Tangmere

Thomas Prosser and William Peachey left us with this marvel of a station, officially opened in 1877. Substantive repairs were completed in 1947 following damage sustained during World War II, and here is what we are left with. (Apologies for the Azuma!) #YorkRailwayStation

37901 ‘Mirrlees Pioneer’ caught in the dock at Manchester Piccadilly. I remember seeing this loco paired with another 37/9 in South Wales on the Llanwern Iron Ore. I did prefer it in red stripe railfreight, though it still looks mighty! #Class37 #ManchesterPiccadilly

484003 Passes the Hoverport at Ryde Esplanade with a service bound for the Pier. Great to finally see these Island Line trains running up and down. Enjoy the sun everyone! ☀️ #Class484 #IslandLine #SouthWestTrains #IsleOfWight

66725 ‘Sunderland’ powers 6H12, the Tyne coal terminal to Drax into platform 3 at York. This used to be a regular class 60 turn before they were put in store! #Class66 #Shed #GBRf #York

1N07 Continues to draw interest in York, and rightly so! 91101 ‘Flying Scotsman’ arrives at York whilst in charge of the service on a sunny May afternoon. #Class91 #Electra #LNER #FlyingScotsman

BRC&W built class 26, No. 26040 stands in the yard at Eastfield depot in Glasgow. That Sulzer 6LDA28A power unit providing the iconic chugging soundtrack. A loco that still survives today in preservation. #Class26 #Sulzer #RedStripeRailfreight #Eastfield

The NMT passes through platform 5 at York with 1Q35, Hull to Newcastle. Always nice to both see and hear an HST in York, albeit MTU engined! And when did they fit those awful rectangular buffers?! #Class43 #PowerCar #HST #NMT #NetworkRail #York

The open access operators Grand Central and Lumo caught ganging up on LNER at York! Route disruption near Durham causing the 803 to terminate and use platform 1. #Class803 #Class180 #LNER #Lumo #GrandCentral #York

A wonderful example of a 1965 vintage type 3 stabled outside the shed at Motherwell. Unfortunately 37298 was never selected for refurbishment, but soldiered on until 2000, finally being cut up at Booths in Rotherham in 2006. #Class37 #Tractor #BritishRail #Motherwell #BRBlue

GBRf 66778 ‘Cambois Depot 25 Years’ eases through platform 8 at Leeds with 6D37, Arcow Quarry to Hunslet. #Class66 #Shed #GBRf #LeedsCityStation

One of my favourite Inverness based 47s was this one…47541 ‘The Queen Mother’. Large logo, black headcode boxes, miniature snowploughs, and the all important Highland Rail emblem! Caught here at Edinburgh Waverley in the mid 80s. #Class47 #Duff #HighlandRail #Scotrail #Edinburgh

A TransPennine Express class 802 arrives at Leeds with a service heading for Newcastle Central. #Class802 #Hitachi #TPE #LeedsCityStation

Glasgow Queen Street in the late 80s, where the English Electric type 3 was a common sight working to and from the West Highlands. First of the ETH sub class, 37401 ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ awaits a shunt. #Class37 #Tractor #GlasgowQueenStreet #Scotrail

91124 Drags 91101 ‘Flying Scotsman’ through Leeds with 0Z24, Doncaster to Neville Hill. #Class91 #Electra #LeedsCityStation #LNER

LSL Pullman power car 43059 stands at York with a train full of customers heading for the highlands. A bit of a layover ensued due to technical issues, but hey, they’re getting a bit and have some mileage on the clock! #Pullman #York #HST #PowerCar

Freightliner liveried 66588 departs York with 4N54, Gascoigne Wood to Tees Dock. #York #Freightliner #Class66 #Shed

The sun shines through the glass roof of York station, as EMR 019 passes through with 5Q59, Merchant Park to Derby Etches Park. Getting more mileage in on the East Coast than the Midland Mainline. #Class810 #Aurora #York

Rail Operations Group 37510 ‘Orion’ arrives in Leeds with 8Q17, Holbeck to Neville Hill. 37884 ‘Cepheus’ was attached to the back of the class 333 sandwiched in the middle. #Class37 #Tractor #RailOperationsGroup #LeedsCityStation

Just how good does this 47 look?! 47270 Occupies the Postal siding at York looking absolutely stunning! All over corporate rail blue with glass domino head code boxes. Understated beauty! #Class47 #Duff #BritishRail #York

I just have to get myself a ride on this up to Newcastle and back soon! 91124 Stands in York with 1N07 on a wonderful spring afternoon. #Class91 #Electra #Mk4 #LNER #IC225