Scotrail Saltire liveried 380015+380021 head along the seawall at Saltcoats in rather choppy conditions with 2T20 16.07 Largs - Glasgow Central service 13.4.24 scottishtrains.zenfolio.com/p1006781224/ef…

A few more shots from today’s travels. 91127 ‘Neville Hill’ at Kings Cross. The iconic underground signage at Euston. A line up of 455s at Waterloo. 69009 ‘Western Consort’ at Eastleigh.
#KingsCross #Euston #Waterloo #Eastleigh #Class91 #Class455 #Class69

Some of the traction on offer at the K&ESR's excellent diesel gala this weekend.

Crompton of the week. 33008 on an overcast day at Exeter St Davids. Some destruction going on in the background. 22nd January 1983. #Class33 #BRblue #Britishrail

West Coast Railways 57314 ‘Conwy Castle’ changes ends in platform 3 at York with 0Z57, Newark North Gate sidings to York. A fellow enthusiast takes the opportunity to grab a quick snap of the nameplate!
#Class57 #Bodysnatcher #WestCoastRailways #York

TOWARDS KYLE: 37262
'Dounreay' takes us ever closer to Kyle of Lochalsh one late August day in 1987. I think this was the morning departure, but can't be totally sure of that, or the exact location. Good times.

Blast from the Past! You can’t beat a bit of steam heat! Just two months prior to withdrawal due to multiple faults, ‘Peak’ 45048 (formerly ‘Royal Marines’) awaits departure from Birmingham New Street with 2F86 22:20 to Leicester on this day, April 13, 1985. 📷 Roger King.

It is with the deepest sadness that we have to announce that our beloved chairman, Mark Pedley, passed away on the morning of the 12th April after a brave fight against cancer.

Please visit UrieSociety.co.uk for the full announcement

40181 heads an engineering train at Preston, 4th February 1984 #FortiesOnFriday

📸 Jamerail

British Rail blue doing its thing on 47270 ‘Swift’, seen here in north Lincolnshire on its way back to Immingham over 30 years ago. The loco survives today as part of the West Coast fleet. (2nd Photo captured at York in 2021.)
#Class47 #Duff #BritishRail #BRBlue #Trainspotting

When Scotland sent south towards Manchester and Crewe their best commuter trains. Oh my. The original ‘Blue Trains’ that transformed the network around Glasgow.

MANCHESTER PICCADILLY: CLASS 100
I think this was the last class Gloucester class 100 vehicle in operation. It ran for a while in 1987/88 with a class 105 counterpart. Here it is ready for departure with a service out along the Eastern lines. Don't think this one survives?

Just your average Saturday evening at Birmingham New St, 17th April 1982:
50003 (just arrived on 1M15, 1550 ex-Paddington)
47553 (don't know what it was working and who cares anyway 😀)
46047 (1V96 1344 Newcastle - Swansea)
#FrontEndFriday

'I followed on from all the other kids with trainspotting. I thought 'Well, that doesn't sound very interesting' but once I got into it, well, I was really impressed.' – Chas Hodges, singer, songwriter, session musician and one half of Chas & Dave

📷 Lyn Brown

50003 'Temeraire' arrives at Oxford on Saturday 17th April 1982 with 1M15, the 1550 Paddington - Birmingham New St as Class 117 set L406, departs with a stopper for Reading.
#FiftiesOnFriday
#FrontEndFriday

London - King's Cross station, my photo December 1977.

MANCHESTER VICTORIA: 47503
Another gloomy Manchester scene. 'The Geordie' pauses with Newcastle-Liverpool service circa 1987. I would have been disappointed with 503, most likely hoping for a generator.

Now that brings back memories of my early career days at Motherwell station on the YTS.
Flinging open the doors of a MK1 brake van and loading or unloading those brutes full of parcels .. happy days and a good free workout lol 😂

With a Hawksworth tender & express behind, 5040 Stokesay Castle, a stalwart of The Common, is framed quite nicely in a 1953 vignette of Thingley. In its final years reallocation would see it stored at 82B St Philips Marsh Shed for 20 months before withdrawal on 28 October 1963.

Blast from the Blast! ‘Hoover’ 50016 ‘Barham’ passes Clapham Junction with 1V13 13:10 London Waterloo to Exeter St David’s on this day, April 11, 1985. Loco withdrawn in August 1990 and scrapped two years later. 📷 Roger King.