Recently I was up in Scotland to take a look at the UK's last HST sets in regular passenger operations! I made a video on it which you can watch here;

I recently went up to Scotland, specifically Glasgow, and had a little look at what are the oldest diagrammed electric passenger trains in operation on the national rail network; the class 318s and 320s. Video is out now; youtu.be/rPTwnVvmmHI

A few weeks ago now Chiltern Railways introduced their new Mk5as, formerly of Transpennine Express. I made a video expaining how the new trains might benefit Chiltern; youtu.be/zKVPqUdABg8

A week ago I decided to go and attempt to travel on the ENTIRE Chiltern Railways network in one day... here's how I did! youtu.be/UgUU15L5QDU

Good morning from your new Chiltern Railways "Explorer" Mk5a train! A real party atmosphere here today with 13 5 carriage Mk5as being rolled out for the December timetable change! Today was the official launch although a set did run yesterday!

I recently ventured out with GWR on the Great Western Mainline between Reading and Didcot, a line which I think deserves more attention! So much so I made a video on it! You can check it out here;

Recently I randomly decided to go out in Manchester and try and go on every single mode of transport (all the train companies, the Bee Network and Metrolink) in Manchester in the quickest time possible! How long does it take for me? Find out here; youtu.be/f1aTOJFEwOo

Hey all! Recently went on what is quite an under appreciated line - the Elephant and Bear line between Leamington Spa & Nuneaton via Coventry! I went to all the intermediate stations, 4 of which are under 40 years old! Check out the video now youtu.be/MNJw61moQLY

9,000 Subscribers! Super happy to hit this milestone, one step closer to 10,000!!! Thanks to anyone who's subscribed over the years, and if you haven't done so yet - what are you waiting for!!!!

For those of us not in the cult, this is what we hear when anyone from the Trump administration speaks. For the people in the back, this is satire and so well done…

The TFW class 230s have been widely regarded as unreliable trains, but just how unreliable are they? That's what I'm looking at in my latest video! youtu.be/euCmfptJZkY

A few days ago the last scheduled class 455 diagram ran, so on the 20th Dec I decided to have one last ride on these iconic trains! I made a video and you can watch it now; youtu.be/O8meqsNYLJ4

Hey all! A lot of the talk regarding this years December Timetable Change has been regarding the ECML and LNER, but Avanti's new service which calls at Liverpool South Parkway (for the first time), has been slightly overlooked! I made a video on it which you can watch now! youtu.be/1qnd8qflCmg

Recently Metrolink released the stats for passenger usage of it's tram stops for 2024, with a new least used stop taking the crown off of Panoma - but what is that stop? Find out in my video! youtu.be/WpsJVmQSqt0

I recently visited every Metrolink stop on the Altrincham line, looking at every stop and the facts which you may not have known about! Watch it here; youtu.be/XBOJOWIsdw0

Hey all! In this week's video I look in-depth at the class 769-FLEX units to see if they are truly Britain's worst trains! youtu.be/QKJdGv2WJ_Y

Some recent bus/tram pics whilst out in Manchester! Quite happy with a few of these to be fair 😆

In my video this week I look at the stations between Liverpool South Parkway and Warrington Central, including a station which gets just four trains per day! Out now! youtu.be/gUzw_Qc8R9o

Went to the pretty interesting station of Sankey for Penketh on Friday. A station which was de facto replaced by the nearby Warrington West in 2019, but still receives a skeleton 4 trains a day service! Having visited at noon on a Friday, it was pretty desolate. Expect a video soon on the topic 👀

Different video this week! I used AI to take me on a random adventure across Merseyrail, playing the Random Station Game! Video out now - youtu.be/ifHA7YzvJJQ

Hello! My new series on the Manchester Metrolink begins here - where I look at the Zone 1 stops on the Manchester Metrolink. If you're interested in the Metrolink or transport/trams in general then do give this a watch :D youtu.be/gKVgihbx_fw

NEW SERIES! I'm exploring the two direct Liverpool - Manchester railway lines; looking at all the stations inbetween and some of the facts which you may not have known about! Episode 1 (Lime St - Liverpool South Parkway) is out NOW! youtu.be/1N80ps2yd08

On this day in... 1066 - The Norman Conquest began 1601- King Louis XIII of France was born 1825 - The first ever train ran on the Stockton and Darlington Railway Happy birthday to the trains!

I'm sure a lot of my followers have already seen Simon's work but if you haven't already subscribed, why not!!

Just hit 8,000 subscribers on YouTube! A big achievement which I am so so happy about! Thanks to everyone who's ever watched, liked, commented or subscribed! I'm celebrating by doing a Q&A so if you have anything you want to ask me, let me know in the comments!!! Thanks again!

Been pretty busy recently including my first ride on a Eurostar 373, a full long-distance run on a refurbished Chiltern 168, my first ever TGV run and my first ICE train (amongst other thigns such as my first time in Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia!)

I believe Warwick Parkway station is genuinely one of the best new stations of the past 30 years - plus it has a pretty fascinating history! Join me as I look at this history in a video I made; youtu.be/TuNKMnnOz1U

Not a bad view... Hope @garethdennis.uk can agree

Part two of my 'Secrets of the West Midlands Metro' from The Hawthorns - Wolverhampton is out now!! youtu.be/izs9gpqpSuE

Confirmation then that Chiltern Railways will lease all of the ex TPE CAF mk5a coaches with the first to enter service by April 2026 as 5 car sets to replace MK3 coaches. Will still use class 68s but different specific locos.

Hey. Made a video about the West Midlands Metro. Sounds interesting? Watch it now! youtu.be/1zrV65U85Jk

I tried to visit every national rail station in London with 'London' in its name! If this sounds interesting - give it a watch! youtu.be/JPo4Gj31eYA

This week I tried to visit every West Midlands Borough in the fastest time possible by public transport only! Do give it a watch: youtu.be/KDrtBqLrrpo

Finally caved in to get @garethdennis.uk's book!

I was lucky enough to have the chance to go on Coventry's Very Light Rail test a few weeks ago. I've made a video explaining the system, its history, my thoughts on it and the future of VLR in Coventry and across the UK - youtu.be/Q6Yt4Zu16EI

Thameslink & Great Northern has gone through a lot of change recently - I'm making a two part series on their history since 2014! Part one is out now: youtu.be/vgADXA5ZsL4

So SWR is now nationalised! (I know I'm a bit late!) Here's some pics of the day before nationalisation when First MTR still ran the trains! Do check out my video on nationalisation here: youtu.be/UnfjhxNDlew

On Sunday the 25 May South Western Railway was nationalised! I've made a video on the nationalisation and what I believe it could entail (Such as GBR) as well as exploring the SWR network for one last time before nationalisation (filmed Saturday 24 May). Do give it a watch: youtu.be/UnfjhxNDlew

Seems as though this week is the first week that every diagram on the Borderlands line is ran by a class 230! Last week most were but there were still the odd 197 diagram. Since yesterday every service has been a 230! Great to see TFW managing to get the units reliable enough to run all diagrams now

Anyone remember First Capital Connect? If you are interested in them - I made a video! youtu.be/oqwTKd7YJ_k?...

Arriva submits new service from Newcastle - Brighton; The proposed service would call at: Newcastle, Durham, Darlington, Northallerton, York, Doncaster, Sheffield, Derby, Burton-on-Trent, Birmingham New Street, Warwick Parkway, Banbury, Oxford, Reading, Wokingham, Guildford, Redhill... (1/2)

Finally ticked off the Princes Risborough - Aylesbury line which was the last bit of Chiltern I haven't been on yet! Can now say I've completed the whole Chiltern route 🫡

Real-time trains "Know Your Train" feature now on WMR giving us this cute little 139 drawing!

This week I look at the GWR IET - looking through the history of the troubled train before reviewing it! Video out now!

Hi all! A few weeks ago I went to go on the pretty rare London Overground services to London Bridge. I made a video on them also:

Not a surprise but Chiltern have officially been confirmed as the operator for EWR services from Oxford to Milton Keynes. Still no news about the class 196s with Chiltern though! www.gov.uk/government/n...

Check out my latest YouTube video where I dive into the history of the West Midlands Railway Class 730 and then review them to get a final score out of 100! Watch Now:

New video! The history of Grand Central! Out now :D

Okay I adore this new Cross Country class 170 livery

Hi all! I made a vlog-style video where I went on the once-a-day Cross Country service to Manchester via Crewe! Watch here: youtu.be/FuibXb2AH40