The Rail Enthusiast thread

[classic33]

Sir Nigel Gresley will be passing through the area on Tuesday, 6th May, at just after 2pm. On the bottom line, towards Sowerby Bridge.
She’s heading home to Crewe after running on the North York Moors Railway. Her route will take her all the way down the Calder Valley.

 

[Mike_P]

Sir Nigel Gresley will be passing through the area on Tuesday, 6th May, at just after 2pm. On the bottom line, towards Sowerby Bridge.
She’s heading home to Crewe after running on the North York Moors Railway. Her route will take her all the way down the Calder Valley.

Being towed by a 37 due to fire risk.

 

[Jenkins]

Today's power unit on the York - Peterborough leg...

 

[Jameshow]

Today's power unit on the York - Peterborough leg...
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Much smoother than DMU tbh.

 

[Drago]

During a recent break I had a go on the Rudyard Lake miniature railway. Anyone else been on it?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

During a recent break I had a go on the Rudyard Lake miniature railway. Anyone else been on it?

No, but I hope they sold exceedingly good cakes!

 

[wiggydiggy]

Sir Nigel Gresley will be passing through the area on Tuesday, 6th May, at just after 2pm. On the bottom line, towards Sowerby Bridge.
She’s heading home to Crewe after running on the North York Moors Railway. Her route will take her all the way down the Calder Valley.

Where did you find that out, it'll probably pass me so I'd like to go out and take some pics.

 

[classic33]

Where did you find that out, it'll probably pass me so I'd like to go out and take some pics.

It'll have passed by now!

Got it from a volunteer on the K&WVR. Don't know where they got it from.

 

[wiggydiggy]

It'll have passed by now!

Got it from a volunteer on the K&WVR. Don't know where they got it from.

Ah I misread the date lol

 

[Svendo]

No, but I hope they sold exceedingly good cakes!

Took me a while to get the joke but I joined the dots… a sort of Rudyard Coupling if you see what I mean

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Took me a while to get the joke but I joined the dots… a sort of Rudyard Coupling if you see what I mean

Ba DUM Tish!!

 

[robjh]

Passing through Amersham on the bike the other day, I came across this.

A half size model of a Metropolitan Railway train, made from the looks of it of wood.
(For those who don't know, Amersham is still the furthest outpost, with Chesham, of London Underground's Metropolitan line, and way outside London proper).

 

[Spartak]

Cross Country train 170101 from Bristol Temple Meads to Stanstead passing thru Stapleton Road this morning.

 

[robjh]

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Cross Country train 170101 from Bristol Temple Meads to Stanstead passing thru Stapleton Road this morning.

What's the livery on the 170? Doesn't look like the usual Cross Country one.

 

[Jenkins]

What's the livery on the 170? Doesn't look like the usual Cross Country one.

It may be one of the newly refreshed (repainted & modernised) part of the fleet - which would also explain a couple of units I couldn't identify in a siding outside Ely which were partly hidden by some old EMR stock

https://www.modernrailways.com/article/crosscountry-sets-out-fleet-transformation-plans