After arriving into Maritime from Nuneaton, all I had to do was work one to Eastleigh and finish. Well I got to Eastleigh just fine... early in fact! However, the powers that be decided I needed to take the train to Winchester due to disruptions causing delays to my relief.

66523 at Banbury with a service for Southampton Maritime, waiting for a late running Cross Country to pass.

A photo from yesterday. 66540 "Ruby" waits to depart with 4E65, 66505 atill sporting the older name tags was ahead of my train as far as Eastleigh and in the distance is 66511 waiting to work 4S59

Some photos of yesterday's trip from Wentloog to Southampton. DRS 68008 'Avenger' next to my loco 66517 inside Wentloog terminal. 66517 then seen at Lawrence Hill and Bradford On Avon stations Also, I wasn't expecting to drive through torrential rain and a thunderstorm in the Bristol/Bath area ⛈️⛈️

Bit of running around today. 26207 Portsmouth - Guildford 27651 Guildford - Chichester 26208/09 Chichester - Guildford 27650 & 828 Guildford- Winchester 27568 Winchester - Chichester 11231 Chichester - Winchester 26208 & 27828 were driven by another driver.

This morning’s theme was orange and red. There’s definitely something special about being out on the rails watching the sun rise ahead. Makes the 01:30 alarm worth it! (Picture taken from outside cab, while train secured, etc. etc.)

66513 is the loco on my train north this evening (seen here at Maritime before departure). I will hand over at Nuneaton before bringing one back to Eastleigh in the early hours.

The beginning of another long night.

66507 waiting to depart from Southampton Maritime last night. I would take it through to Nuneaton before returning in the early hours with 66509.

66509 'Freightliner Retirement Association' at Nuneaton in the early hours this morning. Leading my train back south to Eastleigh, having already worked a train up to Nuneaton with 66507 late last night.

Good lord 😍😍😍 HHR's 70006 putting on a mega display at Chesterfield with 4M88! God I love 70s... #Class70 #MidweekMidlandMainLine #SteelCityDoggoPhotography

Bit of time in Basingstoke this morning after coming back from Cardiff and finally managed to get 18503. Seen arriving outside of Basingstoke Railway station. @alitrains114.bsky.social @anthonyf2024.bsky.social

😍😍😍 I cannot wait!!! 😍😍😍 youtube.com/watch?v=iRqF...

Looking back through some old photos (albeit rather poorly taken ones). Some of the Volvo Olympians I had the pleasure of driving, the only one I didn't get a photo of was 16745 😭 16269 - Sept 14 16292 - June 14 16747 - July 13 16787 - June 14 @alitrains114.bsky.social @anthonyf2024.bsky.social

A couple more photos from Ramsgate depot today. 19135, 36505 & 19405 and an unidentified open top. Training e200 36311, 19248, 15403 & 19406. 19251 & 26239 parked outside the depot as I leave for the railway station to get a train back home.

Delivered safe and sound to Ramsgate depot, even if a little wet. Sunny all the way until I joined the M2, with a flash of lightning and a crash of thunder, the heavens opened up ⛈️🌧⛈️

Today's mission (because I accepted it) is go topless! Returning 17529 from Portsmouth to Ramsgate today. Currently having a quick break at Cobham services. Lunch on the top deck with a good view for some spotting 👀 even if it is 701s 🙄🤢

Something is missing from the top of my bus today 🤔🤔

Some photos of some buses I seen or went on today. I wonder if @anthonyf2024.bsky.social and @teamgreen70020.bsky.social will approve of the last one?

Now that's more like it! The cement is one thing, but it's the empties. This is fully laden going uphill. 😍 Heavy Haul Rail 70006 lifts somewhere north of 1600 tonnes out of Heeley Up Loop on 6M06 Matlby Colliery to Hope Earles Sidings. #Class70 #SteelCityDoggoPhotography

NS 320 rolls south through the town of Littleville, AL, on 3-14-26. Finally getting around to getting my photos edited, lol. Always love the old Southern Railway signals of the NS NA/West End District though! #trains #railway #railroad #railfanning #railfan #norfolksouthern #photography #alabama

Taken a year ago today. #Team70 70020 leading 70014 powering up as they depart Eastleigh for Southampton Maritime.

Found an old photo of mine, involving ALX400 18521 in her old special livery at Winchester Bus Station back in 2019. I wonder if @anthonyf2024.bsky.social & @teamgreen70020.bsky.social will approve of this?

A bus-y kind of morning for me today. At Portsmouth Farlington depot doing some vehicle familiarisation 😁 the older buses I can remember, but the MMCs took some getting used to. 36838, 26148, 27878, 10772 & 10001. I'd driven 27878 when it was brand new back in 2013 in my old life as a driver

My sweat box for the journey from Maritime to Eastleigh (1 of 3 today). 66568 basking under the cloudless sky in Redbridge sidings, shortly before departing. I don't envy my colleague who has to take this forward from Eastleigh 🥵☀️🌡

The sound of these lives rent free in my head..... and the many videos I'd taken 😁😁

You could hear her coming 😍 #HeavyHaulRail #Class70 70008 screams through sunny suburban Sheffield on today's 6M89. That noise... Ooft!!! 😍🎶🎶🎶 #SteelCityDoggoPhotography

66568 leads the 3rd of 6 trains I'm working between Southampton and Eastleigh today. So far today I've had 66507, 517, 568 & 533. My next two locos are expected to be 592 & 528 to finish off with.

Taken a year ago today 😢 freshly repainted 70020 at Romsey just after a crew change.

66509 "Freightliner Retirement Association" waiting time in Aynho Up Goods loop yesterday evening with a service from Trafford Park FLT to Southampton Maritime. With me at the controls from Nuneaton to Eastleigh 😎

66593 "3MG Mersey Multimodal Gateway" waiting in Aynho Up Goods loop yesterday evening with a service from Trafford Park FLT to Southampton MCT.

Heavy Haul Rail 59004 "Paul A Hammond" passing through Eastleigh working 6V62 Southampton UP Yard to Westbury.

Not quite sure how I feel about XC new livery 🤔 it may come to grow on me 🤷🏻‍♂️ either way, 220001 passing me at Wallers Ash Goods Loop and 220023 at Basingstoke in the new claret and graphite colours.

First day time drive in what feels like a life time 😅 66511 safely into Southampton Maritime with a service from Birmingham, although I relieved it at Eastleigh for the last 7½miles of the journey 😆

08785 sat outside the wagon shed at Maritime in the early hours of Saturday morning.

66517 waiting in platform 2 at Southampton Central last night with a service to Leeds, with me as far as Eastleigh 😅🙄 3rd night back at work and I've done 9 trips between Eastleigh and Southampton 😂😵‍💫

Quick trip out to Chichester today to get Stagecoach South 18515 working Route 53 between Chichester and the Witterings. Even jumped on for a trip and then got a photo from the footbridge shortly before getting my train back home. @alitrains114.bsky.social @anthonyf2024.bsky.social

Managed to get a ride on Guildford based ALX400 18510. Wonderful bus! I wonder if @anthonyf2024.bsky.social & @teamgreen70020.bsky.social approves of this?

One last journey for 18519 today (24/04/2026), seen being picked up at Winchester depot by T.I. Recovery Volvo FH16 wrecker.

3x of Winchesters finest Tridents. 19079, 19158 and 18520, All parked up in the depot today. Even got to drive 18520 around Winchester for a bit 😍😍

A collection of training buses parked at Winchester Depot yesterday. 27561/62/67 all of which I used to drive daily on the 23 in Portsmouth. Oddball 33189, a Dennis Dart with East Lancs Mylennium body and finally tucked away was Dennis Dart SLF 34638.

Another vehicle that runs on track, but of a different kind. Tiger day at Bovington Tank Museum today, one of just a couple times a year where they get their celebrity tank up and running 😻

08/04/26. Due to a colleague error, I had no relief at Nuneaton. So I had to wait for my return train to arrive so that driver could work the other one forward. This gave me the opportunity to photo both of my trains in the station at the same moment 😅

Day 3 of groundhog day 😂 up with 66780 to Nuneaton and return to Eastleigh with 66503 😁

2 days running now 🤩 I can obviously be trusted with it, it seems 🤣🤣 66780 "athe Cemex Express" before leaving Eastleigh for Trafford Park, with me as far as Nuneaton. Hopefully tomorrow will be the 3rd day in row 🤞🏻

Red pen!! 🖍🖍 GBRf 66780 "The Cemex Express" on hire to Freightliner, working a service to Trafford Park with me as far as Nuneaton 🤩🤩

It would appear that we have GBRf 66780 on loan (don't know for how long) but it's currently working our 4o29 Trafford Park FLT to Southampton Maritime tonight.

A stop off at Swindon on my way back from Cardiff this morning. Only expected to get 18420 & 421. But 422 and 447 showed up aswell.

After 3 weeks of route learning, I completed my first solo drive to Wentloog this morning 😬😅

29th September 2017. Wright bus Streetdeck demonstrator SN64CTU. On loan to First, It never received a fleet number, (nor, I believe) was it ever used in normal public service. I think, I'm the only one to drive it in service (as seen working shuttles for Ageas Bowl). It left the fleet shortly after