56103 & 56098 double header through Swinton station this afternoon
#class56 #trains #ukrailfreight #GBRF DCRail #Swinton

Nothing like counting your chickens hahaha wonder what time they're picking up in Crewe 🤔🤣🤣🤣
#DoncasterRovers

GBRf 69004 & 69008 on this evening Middleton Towers to Goole sand passing Hayfields
#class69 #trains #ukrailfreight #GBRF

ROG 37884 taking ex GWR 769935 through Mexborough this afternoon working Long Marston to Doncaster works wagon shop
#class37 #trains #ukrailfreight Rail Operations Group #class769 #GWR The Growler Group #Mexborough

Not the usual ECML visitor, GBRf 92028 on the heavily delayed Caledonian sleeper on diversion through Doncaster this morning, GBRf 66761 got in on the action at the end too
#class92 #trains #GBRF #class66 #CaledonianSleeper #ECML #Doncaster

Colas 70815 & 56113 T&T with a rack of Autoballesters through Arksey Lane foot crossing this morning
#class70 #class56 #trains #ukrailfreight #Colas #Arksey

DB 66050 with a rack of Autoballesters at Arksey Lane foot crossing this morning
#class66 #trains #ukrailfreight #Arksey

Nice triple at Doncaster this afternoon, 66848 - 70816 - 70009
#class66 #class70 #trains #ukrailfreight #Colas #Freightliner #Doncaster

WCR pair 57313 leading 47815 on this morning Northern Belle charter from Derby to Edinburgh at Arksey just north of Doncaster.
#class57 #class47 #trains #WCR #NorthernBelle West Coast Railways #Arksey #Doncaster

Colas 56113 passing through Adwick station this morning on the Lindsey oil's to Neville Hill tanks
#class56 #trains #ukrailfreight #Colas #Adwick
#Tankers

Good to see Sir Edward Watkin's achievements highlighted, here in the Great Central Railway museum at Loughborough station
The Watkin Society #SirEdwardWatkin #GreatCentrallRailway #GCR #Loughborough

R'Edward GBRf 66722 Sir Edward Watkin working hard with a full rack of containers through Moat Hills LC just after leaving Doncaster this evening working 4E39 Tilbury to Wakefield Europort
Always good to see Edward 😀
#class66 #trains #GBRF #SirEdwardWatkin The Watkin Society

Triple tractor Tuesday 😍😍😍 through Leamington Spa this morning ROG 37510 + 37611 + 37901 on 5V71 Derby RTC to Bicester MOD
#class37 #trains #ukfreighttrains The Growler Group #LeamingtonSpa

Not a usual visitor on the ECML 86259 'Les Ross' passing through Doncaster this morning running the Whitby Flyer charter as far a York
#class86 #ECML #Trains #ukheritagettrains #Doncaster

69005 Eastleigh & 69001 Mayflower paired up on the Tyne SS to Doncaster Decoy here through Moat Hills LC just outside Doncaster this morning
#class69 #trains #ukrailfreight #GBRF #Doncaster

Nice to be present at the 125th Anniversary of Marylebone station it was special on a personal level as it was largely due to my ancestor Sir Edward Watkin who created it, my nannan Ida Watkin would have been so proud
It was good to see Geoff from The Watkin Society in attendance

Finally back on the rails after so long LNER 91124, out on a test run this morning with 91110 from Neville Hill to Doncaster West yard and back, here at Doncaster
#class91 225 Group London North Eastern Railway #Doncaster #trains

If your in #Cleethorpes over the next two weeks then take a trip over to the library to view the exhibition created by the local #Watkin group volunteers. Lincs Inspire DiscoverNEL #Grimsby On until the 16th March discovernortheastlincolnshire.co.uk/event/exhibiti…

Great to attend the The Watkin Society blue plaque unveiling at Manchester Central for Absalom & Edward Watkin. This will serve as a permanent commemoration of these two great social reformers who did so much for Northenden, Manchester & beyond. Well done to Geoff, Andrew & all involved

If you want to know more about the #Watkin story, have a look at our latest playlist of Watkin related Youtube videos. You can always have a look at some of the videos we have produced too while your there!
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