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British Railways
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British Rail was the nationalised backbone of the UK's transport system for nearly fifty years, bridging the gap between the age of steam and the dawn of high-speed modern travel.
Founded
1948
Status
Historic (ended 1997)
Country
UK
Also known as:
BR, British Railways (1948–1965), British Railways Board (BRB)
British Rail (BR) was the state-owned giant born on January 1, 1948, when the Transport Act 1947 nationalised the "Big Four" companies: the GWR, LMS, LNER, and Southern Railway. For enthusiasts, the early BR era is defined by the "Standard" steam locomotive classes and the iconic regional liveries, such as the famous "blood and custard" (crimson and cream) and "chocolate and cream" coaches. It was a period of immense transition as the network struggled to recover from the exhaustion of WWII while maintaining the legacy of the steam age.
The mid-1960s marked a radical turning point with the 1955 Modernisation Plan and the subsequent Beeching Reports, which led to the closure of thousands of miles of branch lines. In 1965, the organisation rebranded from "British Railways" to "British Rail," introducing the legendary Double Arrow logo and the ubiquitous Rail Blue livery. This era saw the final withdrawal of steam in 1968 and the rise of the first-generation diesels, many of which (like the Class 37s and 47s) remain cult favourites among "bashers" today for their distinct engine notes and rugged design.
In its final decades, BR shifted toward "sectorisation," moving away from regional management to business-led sectors like InterCity, Network SouthEast, and Regional Railways. This move brought about the high-water mark of BR's technical achievements, most notably the InterCity 125 (HST)—which became the fastest diesel train in the world—and the electrification of the East Coast Main Line. Despite its reputation for lukewarm coffee and late arrivals in popular culture, the BR era is remembered by enthusiasts as a time of operational unity and technical innovation before the system was fragmented during privatisation in the mid-1990s.
The mid-1960s marked a radical turning point with the 1955 Modernisation Plan and the subsequent Beeching Reports, which led to the closure of thousands of miles of branch lines. In 1965, the organisation rebranded from "British Railways" to "British Rail," introducing the legendary Double Arrow logo and the ubiquitous Rail Blue livery. This era saw the final withdrawal of steam in 1968 and the rise of the first-generation diesels, many of which (like the Class 37s and 47s) remain cult favourites among "bashers" today for their distinct engine notes and rugged design.
In its final decades, BR shifted toward "sectorisation," moving away from regional management to business-led sectors like InterCity, Network SouthEast, and Regional Railways. This move brought about the high-water mark of BR's technical achievements, most notably the InterCity 125 (HST)—which became the fastest diesel train in the world—and the electrification of the East Coast Main Line. Despite its reputation for lukewarm coffee and late arrivals in popular culture, the BR era is remembered by enthusiasts as a time of operational unity and technical innovation before the system was fragmented during privatisation in the mid-1990s.
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“Blue Lighting” 66702 4L00 with 36 containers 17;55 13L Lea Road 4/8/2025
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Northern trains 195017 deposit’s passengers on platform 2 1L80 Lincoln to Leeds 17;50 5L 4/8/2025
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“Severn Valley Railway” 66763 4E39 with a full train of 34 containers 18;20 Lea Road 4/8/2025
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66589 4L09 with 7 containers and bonus 195003 calling at platform 2 4/8/2025
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66523 Freightliner 4L54 with 4 containers 14;42 4L Lea Road 1/8/2025
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Not a double header it’s a triple! 66596 + 66571 + 66572 4E24 with 45 containers 15;11 42L 1/8/2025
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43274 & 43257 3Q55 Doncaster West Yard to Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail) 1/8/2025
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One train a day 150204 2H01 Sheffield to Cleethorpes calls at platform 1 10;45 Central 1/8/2025
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Designed by a committee 70009 0Z33 Barnetby Sdgs Colas Rail to Barnetby Sdgs Colas Rail 1/8/2025
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The full stop at Central Station 10;46 - 11;14 3Q55 Doncaster West Yard to Derby R.T.C. 1/8/2025
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66596 4E24 with 50 containers and bonus 195003 departing platform 1 14;33 31/7/2025
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“Forest City GM” 66713 4E14 with 53 containers & 195006 calling at platform 1 Lea Road 31/7/2025
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Northern trains 158795 1L44 Lincoln to Leeds calls at platform 2 08;46 running on time 31/7/2025
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EMR 170530 2K06 Peterborough to Doncaster calls at platform 2 09;08 running on time 31/7/2025
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Colas Rail HST flying banana 43257 & 43274 3Q35 Barnetby to Doncaster West Yard 10;49 6E 31/7/2025
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4E31 Felixstowe North F.L.T. to Doncaster Ept (F'Liners) 66557 with 16 containers 11;27 5E 31/7/2025
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4L45 Wakefield Europort to Felixstowe North Dbc 66143 with 26 containers 11;28 31/7/2025
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Northern trains with 2 drivers 158791 1L45 Leeds to Lincoln calls at platform 1 11;41 4L 31/7/2025
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With tones! 66302 on tow behind the sand train 13;15 26E 69006 leading 15 sand wagons 31/7/2025
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66523 4L54 Doncaster Ept (F'Liners) - Felixstowe North F.L.T. with 14 containers 14;11 27E 31/7/2025
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Northern trains 158791 from platform 2 1L69 Leeds to Lincoln 17;34 30/7/2025
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“Christopher Hopcroft MBE 60 years of railway service” 66749 4E39 with 30 containers 18;11 30/7/2025
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“Resourceful” 66035 6V55 with 20 grey VTG & Ermewa wagons 18;15 10E Lea Road 30/7/2025
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Northern trains 158791 1L31 Sheffield to Lincoln calls at platform 1 07;32 running on time 30/7/2025
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“Swanage Railway” 66741 4L28 with 29 containers 08;12 8E Lea Road 30/7/2025
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Flying banana 43274 & 43257 3Q02 Colas Rail Network Rail track inspection train 08;19 2L 30/7/2025
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Freightliner 66557 4E31 fully empty 11;26 6E Lea Road 30/7/2025
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DB cargo sneak’s ahead of the DMU 66143 4L45 with 22 containers 11;34 3L 30/7/2025
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Somewhere beyond Cambridge this must go under a low bridge 66565 4L73 with low wagons 30/7/2025
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66732 with tones! 4L11 with 45 containers 12;51 4E Lea Road 30/7/2025
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EMR 158810 2K13 Doncaster to Peterborough calls at platform 1 13;13 Lea Road 30/7/2025
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5 interesting trains in 12 minutes EMR, Freightliner x 2 & Northern x 2 Lea Road 29/7/2025
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Freightliner 66557 4E31 with 34 containers 11;26 6E Lea Road 29/7/2025
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You don’t see this every day! Northern “jam” sandwich 158855 then 66143 then 158859 29/7/2025
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DB cargo 66104 6V55 with 20 VTG branded grey wagons 18;09 16E Lea Road 28/7/2025
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“Christopher Hopcroft MBE 60 years railway service” 66749 4E39 with 33 containers 18;24 4L 28/7/2025
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66557 4L07 crashed by 158859! Freightliner meets Northern at platform 2 Lea Road 28/7/2025
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Northern trains 158906 1L41 Leeds to Lincoln calls at platform 1 09;35 running on time 28/7/2025
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“British Rail 1948-1975” 66789 4E00 with 50 containers 10;27 10L Lea Road 28/7/2025
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Volker Rail DR75506 6Q72 Doncaster D.C.E Sdgs. to Grantham Up Sdgs 10;46 8E Lea Road 28/7/2025
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66143 DB cargo 4L45 with 18 containers 11;30 1E Lea Road 28/7/2025
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“Peter Watts 50 years railway service” 69006 6E85 15 wagons 12;50 51E Lea Road 28/7/2025
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5 pocket wagons all at the front 66565 4L73 44 containers 12;30 13E Lea Road 28/7/2025
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A happy “Valour” 66715 4L11 with 44 containers 12;39 16E Lea Road 28/7/2025
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“Bob Tiller CM&EE” 69002 6E30 with 10 network rail ballast depositing wagons 13;05 58E 28/7/2025
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Only on Monday! “GBRf the first decade 1999-2009 John Smith MD” 66732 4L65 & 7 containers 28/7/2025
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Sunday morning triple 150008 2P10 Sheffield to Lincoln 09;34 3L Lea Road 27/7/2025
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66304 4H90 with a toot! Also 35 containers 17;39 5E Lea Road 26/7/2025
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This one has a very pretty girl waving 158870 1L69 Leeds to Lincoln 17;46 13L Lea Road 26/7/2025
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“Chartered Institute of Railway operators celebrating 25 years”66728 4E20 26/7/2025
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Freightliner 66519 4E07 with 37 containers 18;01 5E Lea Road 26/7/2025
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“Charley Wallace” 66309 6D79 Peterborough Virtual Gbrf to Doncaster Down Decoy Gbrf 26/7/2025
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158870 returns 1L84 Lincoln to Leeds calling at platform 2 18;46 2L Lea Road 26/7/2025
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GBRf / Freightliner mash up! 4E39 66729 meets 4L07 66554 95L Lea Road 26/7/2025
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Super slow Plasmor blocks in real time 66082 DB cargo 6H86 fully loaded 19;49 32L 26/7/2025
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It must be Freightliner Friday! “Viridor” 66597 4E24 with 15 containers 15;03 41L 25/7/2025
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Classic 158910 Northern trains 1L44 Lincoln to Leeds calls at platform 2 08;46 Lea Road 25/7/2025
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“The Pavior” 66758 4E14 with 44 containers 08;53 1E Lea Road 25/7/2025
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“Ipswich Town” 66307 6E57 with 24 Ermewa grey waste wagons 09;18 4E Lea Road 25/7/2025
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Change of loco Freightliner 66554 4E31 but no load! 11;31 1E Lea Road 25/7/2025
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DB cargo crashed by Northern 158817! 66056 4L45 with 17 containers 11;41 10L Lea Road 25/7/2025
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Q trains are usually interesting, 5Q61 “Sarah” 66740 towing LNER Azuma 801101 12;31 4L 24/7/2025
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Northern trains 158855 1L56 Lincoln to Leeds calls at platform 2 11;43 running on time 24/7/2025
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Double headed light loco “Chinook” & “Swanage Railway” 66723 & 66741 0H98 11;49 1E 24/7/2025
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21, 12, 21! 66056 4L45 with 21 containers, 66501 4E31 with 12 containers, 195021 1L45 24/7/2025
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“Glory to Ukraine” 🇺🇦 66708 4L11 with 2 drivers and 17 containers 12;43 12E Lea Road 24/7/2025
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The mini wheels and pocket wagons making up time! 66516 4L73 with 40 containers 24/7/2025
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“Peter Watts 50 years railway service” sand train with 3 extra container flatbeds 13;41 23/7/2025
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“Andy's man club it's okay to talk” 66502 Freightliner 4L54 with 3 containers 14;37 1E 23/7/2025
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66525 Freightliner 4E24 completely empty! 15;00 38L Lea Road 23/7/2025
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“Spirit of '69 celebrating 60 years of Freightliner” 66501 4E31 with 17 containers 11;27 23/7/2025
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The view from platform 1 “Ukraine” 🇺🇦 66708 4L11 with 2 drivers & 33 containers 12;47 23/7/2025
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The one with the pocket wagons! 66570 4L73 with 8 pocket wagons and 30 containers 12;39 4E 23/7/2025
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“Senator/ Hanjin express” 66533 Freightliner 4L73 with 5 pocket wagons and 40 containers 18/7/2025
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With tones! “Chartered Institution of Railway Operators celebrating 25 years” 66728 4L11 18/7/2025
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Full burble “Concrete Bob” 37425 now in charge with “Pegasus” 37422 in support 1Q86 16;15 19/7/2025
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The holy grail with a twist 66117 with 24 loaded Plasmor wagons 6H86 19;15 2E & 2 drunks! 19/7/2025
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“Spirit of ‘65” 60 years of Freightliner 66501 4E07 with 44 containers 18;53 47L Lea Road 29/7/2025
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“Derby County” 66729 4E39 with 19 blue 40’ containers 18;19 5E Lea Road 17/7/2025
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“Crewe regeneration” 66506 4L07 (I know) with 36 containers 18;29 15E Lea Road 19/7/2025
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“Sue Coles” 66774 4E20 with 53 containers 18;36 36L Lea Road 19/7/2025
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West Coast Railways 47832 light loco 0Z72 Newark North Gate Sidings to Gascoigne Wood Jn. 21/7/2025
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66128 DB cargo 4L45 with 34 containers 11;31 Lea Road 21/7/2025
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“SCS Logistics” 66306 4L11 with 36 containers 12;57 2L Lea Road 21/7/2025
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“Glory to Ukraine” 🇺🇦 66708 4L65 with 59 containers 13;52 16E Lea Road 21/7/2025
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With tones! West Coast Railways light loco 47832 0Z73 14;00 26E Lea Road 21/7/2025
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EMR 158780 2K14 Peterborough to Doncaster calls at platform 2 14;14 Lea Road 21/7/2025
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195021 at platform 1 then 195022 at platform 2, 14;36 Lea Road 21/7/2025
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66568 Freightliner 4E24 (VAR) with 41 containers 14;46 23L Lea Road 21/7/2025
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"Drax power station 50" 66301 4E21 with 37 containers 16;18 10E Lea Road 21/7/2025
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“North Norfolk Railway 1975-2025 The Poppy Line” 69010 6E88 with 15 sand hoppers 16;46 5E 21/7/2025
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Returning empty 66117 4E25 DB cargo 24 Plasmor wagons 17;02 2E Lea Road 21/7/2025
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West Coast Railways 47832 light loco from the other side 10;53 5E 0Z72 Newark thunderbird 22/7/2025
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DB cargo 66056 4L45 with 19 containers 11;25 6E Lea Road 22/7/2025
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“Spirit of ‘65” 66501 4E31 with 18 containers and bonus 195016 1L45 calling at platform 1 22/7/2025
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“The Cemex Express” 66780 4Z82 York Thrall Europa to Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf 11;53 1L 22/7/2025
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A new record 8 pocket wagons, but why are Freightliner using them? 66570 4L73 12;39 4E 22/7/2025
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“Glory to Ukraine” 🇺🇦 66708 4L11 with 2 drivers and 34 containers 12;47 8E Lea Road 22/7/2025
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158792 Northern trains 1L69 Leeds to Lincoln calls at platform 1 17;34 running on time 22/7/2025
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66525 Freightliner 4E07 with 45 containers 18;09 16L Lea Road 22/7/2025
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“Derby County” 66729 4E39 with 34 blue 40’ containers 18;16 4E Lea Road 22/7/2025
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66589 4E31 with 24 containers 11;27 5E Lea Road 7/8/2025
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With a toot! “Peterborough power signalbox” 66712 4L14 with a full load of 51 containers 6/8/2025
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The whole train in the thumbnail! 66564 4L54 with 1 container 14;10 28E Lea Road 7/8/2025
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“Katie” & “Bristol Panel Signal Box” double headed light loco 66314 & 66750 0N70 7/8/2025
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66130 DB cargo 4L45 passes Northern trains195021 at Lea Road 7/8/2025
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A change of loco 66570 4L73 with 6 pocket wagons and 38 containers 12;42 1E 8/8/2025
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In complete contrast to the last train “Drax Power Station” 66724 4L08 with 53 containers 7/8/2025
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Beep beep! “Peterborough Power Signal Box” 66712 4L14 heads south with 28 containers 16;42 8/8/2025
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“Sarah” 66740 4L11 with a full load of 55 containers 12;50 3E Lea Road 8/8/2025
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“Severn Valley Railway” 66763 4E39 with 15 blue 40’ containers 18;23 1E Lea Road 9/8/2025
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Northern 158 triple 158753 calls at platform 1 1L73 Leeds to Lincoln 18;35 1L Lea Road 9:8/2025
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I know we saw it yesterday but I was there already “Blue Lightning” returning 4E00 10;46 9/8/2025
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158845 returns to platform 2 1L52 Lincoln to Leeds 10;38 running on time Lea Road 9/8/2025
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66589 Freightliner 4E31 with (eventually) 14 containers 10;26 19E Lea Road 9/8/2025
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A Rail Adventure SLC rail HST Power cars 43423 & 43467 towing “barrier wagons” 09;59 1L 9/8/2025
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A double 158 & a triple! 158745 & 158753 together at Lea Road 9/8/2025
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“Blue Lightning” 66702 4L00 with 40 containers including several fridges 17;43 1L Lea Road 8/8/2025
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How unusual? Class 158 on a Sunday Northern trains 158905 calls at platform 1 09;31 10/8/2025
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Triple header 66706 & 66716 & 66729 plus empty container flatbeds 19;32 61L 9/8/2025
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66041 DB cargo 6H86 Heck Plasmor P S to Peterborough West Yard 24 loaded wagons 19;17 9/8/2025
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66589 4L07 with 21 containers meets 158855 Northern trains 1L84 Lincoln to Leeds P2 18;44 9/8/2026
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A train with no name 66762 4L08 with 49 containers 14;56 11L Lea Road 11/8/2025
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66185 DB cargo VSTP 6E26 Dollands Moor Sdgs to Scunthorpe Redbourn Sdg 14;43 3E 11/8/2025
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Massive horn, massive load & 170533 departing “Charity Railtours” Monday only 4L65 11/8/2025
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Fresh for Monday “Northampton Saints” 4L11 with 35 containers 12;40 15E Lea Road 11/8/2025
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“Pride” meets “Lightning” 66773 4L28 & 66702 4E00 Lea Road 11/8/2025
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Class 158 meets class 150 this also never happens Northern trains 10;35 Lea Road 10/8/2025
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“Gerald ‘the rule book’ Riley” 66569 4L73 the pocket wagon train 12;30 13E Lea Road 12/8/2025
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Freightliner 66572 4E31 with an early Northern 195008 waiting at Platform 1 12/8/2025
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66572 Freightliner 4L09 with 12 containers including 2 tanks 18;40 3E Lea Road 11/8/2025
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“Cambois Depot 25 years” 66778 4E39 with 34 40 foot containers 18;10 10E Lea Road 11/8/2025
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Freightliner 66560 4E07 with 24 containers including some tanks 17;51 2E Lea Road 11:8/2025
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“Blue Lightning” 66702 4L00 with 43 containers & 195022 departing platform 2 Lea Road 11/8/2025
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We saw this heading south on Saturday 66041 DB cargo 24 empty PNA Plasmor wagons 17;09 2L 11/8/2025
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This one benefited from a delayed Northern that is usually waits for 66572 4L09 18;32 11E 12/8/2025
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A full train for “Cambois Depot 25 years” some are the extra long 45 footers 18;28 8L 12/8/2025
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“Harry Beck” 66721 4L11 with 47 containers 13;00 5L Lea Road 12/8/2025
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Now that’s a first! 66130 4E25 Bow Depot to Heck Plasmor with 66198 on tow 17;08 1L 13/8/2025
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Not “Phil Packer Brit”! “Karen Harrison” aka “Railway 200” 66710 4L14 with 35 containers 13/8/2025
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That was funny! 69002 “Bob Tiller CM&EE” 6E88 with 15 sand hoppers 16;56 5L 13/8/2025
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“Major John Poyntz” 66764 4E21 with 39 containers 16;24 4E Lea Road 13/8/2025
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69013 “Andy’s man club” 6E30 with empty network rail track carrying wagons and 1 JNA ballast wagon
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Extra long sand train 69006 6E86 with 17 hoppers 12;58 running 42E 13/8/2025
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The other side of “Harry Beck” 6)721 4L11 with 55 containers 12;48 7E 13/8/2025
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The other side of “Gerald ‘the rule book’ Riley” 66569 4L73 with 6 pocket wagons 12;39 13/8/2025
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66762 the train with no name 4L08 with 56 containers 17;52 187L 13/8/2025
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“Blue Lightning” 66702 4L00 with 2 drivers and 43 containers 17;07 5E 13/8/2025
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East Midlands Railway 158785 calls at platform 2 2K22 Peterborough to Doncaster 18;05 3L 13/8/2025
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66522 Freightliner 4E07 with 38 containers 17;56 3L 13/8/2025
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“Sir Sam Fay Great Central Railway” 66707 4L11 with 39 containers 12;42 13E 14/8/2025
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“Sheffield Wednesday” 66726 6E57 with 24 Ermewa JNA Wagons 09;20 4L 14/8/2025
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Double header!!! “Cambois Depot 25 years” & “Charity Railtours” 66778 & 66782 4E39 13/8/2025
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Freightliner 66536 4L09 with 15 containers including several tanks 18;18 25E 13/8/2025
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East Midlands Railway 158785 2K13 Doncaster to Peterborough calls at platform 1 13;15 2L 14/8/2025
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69013 “Andy’s Man Club it’s okay to talk” 6E30 & 6 sleeper filled Wascosa flatbed wagons 14/8/2025
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“Major John Poyntz Engineer & Railwaynan” 66764 4E21 with 36 containers 16;27 1E 14:8/2025
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66610 Freightliner 4E24 with 45 containers 16;20 2E 14/8/2025
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“P&O Nedlloyd Atlas” 66532 4L73 with 38 containers & 6 pocket wagons 12;42 1E Lea Road 15/8/2025
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Then 2 come at once! “Blue Lightning” 66702 & Northern 195002 calls at P2 17;41 14/8/2025
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“Bluebell Railway” 66739 4L14 with 37 containers 16;39 5E 14/8/2025
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66137 DB cargo 4E25 with 24 empty PNA Plasmor wagons 16;50 17E 14/8/2025
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The RETURN of 46115 'Scots Guardsman' & 60532 'Blue Peter' Turning Move!
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“Bluebell Railway” 66739 4L14 with 47 containers 16;39 5E 15/8/2025
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“Amanda” 66771 4E21 with 41 containers 16;28 2E 15/8/2025
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Freightliner 66554 4E24 with 33 containers 16;20 4E 15/8/2025
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“Mayflower” 69001 Whitemoor Yard L.D.C Gbrf to Doncaster Up Decoy 13;31 32E 15/8/2025
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“Sir Sam Fay Great Central Railway” 66707 4L11 with 42 containers 12;51 4E 15/8/2025
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An orange! “City of Doncaster” 66508 4E07 with 30 containers 17;32 21E 15/8/2025
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Something unusual & unique “Michael Portillo” 66719 & 66710 “Karen Harrison” 5 railway 200 coaches
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DB cargo 66137 4E25 Bow Depot to Heck Plasmor power station 16;59 8E 15/8/2025
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“Richard Trevithick” 69007 6E88 with 15 sand wagons 16;49 3E 15/8/2025
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Northern trains 150269 2P62 Lincoln to Sheffield calls at platform 2 07;06 16/8/2025
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It’s fridge Friday! At last “Blue Lightning” 66702 delivers fridges & 39 containers 17;37 15/8/2025
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“Amanda” & “Lesia” double headed 66771 & 66737 4E15 with 46 containers 15;04 4L 16/8/2025
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West Coast Railways Northern Belle “Scarborough Castle” some old coaches & “Conwy Castle” 16/8/2025
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Northern 158904 1L31 Sheffield to Lincoln calls at platform 1 07;31 running on time 16/8/2025
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A happy Northern! 150276 2P08 Sheffield to Lincoln calls at platform 1 10;37 running on time 17/8/25
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I heard it… 158793 2P88 Lincoln to Sheffield calls at platform 2 20;41 1L 16/8/2025
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66013 DB cargo 6H86 Heck Plasmor P S to Peterborough West Yard 19;13 4E 16/8/2025
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Triple header! 66687 “Annette” & 66762 & 69008 “Richard Howe” 4D79 & some wagons 18;49 18L 16/8/2025
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A second 158! 1L84 Lincoln to Leeds 158904 calls at platform 2 18;44 running on time 16/8/2025
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2 trains in 2 minutes! 158784 calls at platform 1 as 66712 4E39 comes through 16/8/2025
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Flying banana returns with full burble 1Q86 37116 & 37057 16;12 9E Lea Road 16/8/2025
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England’s most luxurious train “Conwy Castle” leads “Scarborough Castle” 1Z57 21;04 3L 16/8/2025
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1/2 empty or 1/2 full? 66598 4L73 with 22 containers 12;39 4E 18/8/2025
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70009 0Z55 Barnetby Sdgs Colas Rail to Barnetby Sdgs Colas Rail 11;02 7L 18/8/2025
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“Richard Trevithick” 69007 6E85 with 15 branded sand hoppers 13;08 33E 18/8/2025
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“Wensleydale Railway Association 25 years 1990-2015” 4L11 with 29 containers 12;47 8E 18/8/2025
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Return trip 37116 & 37057 1Q50 Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail) to Doncaster West Yard 21/8/2025
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“Barbara Arbon” 37057 with 37116 1Q50 Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail) to Doncaster West Yard 21/8/2025
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“British Transport Police” 69016 double headed with “EMD Longport” 69014 6N82 21/8/2025
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66122 DB cargo meets Northern 195002 calling at platform 2 11;40 21/8/2025
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“You are never alone” 66415 4E31 with 9 containers 11;28 4E 21/8/2025
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“Lesia” 66737 6E57 with 20 Ermewa grey waste wagons 09;26 6L 21/8/2025
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“Valour” 66715 4L00 meets Northern 195019 departing platform 2 20/8/2025
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66536 4E07 Freightliner with 32 containers 17;51 2E Lea Road 20/8/2025
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66041 another everyday sight until it isn’t 4E25 Plasmor train 16;57 10E 20/8/2025
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It’s an everyday sight until it isn’t 69002 “Bob Tiller CM&EE” sand train 16;47 4E 20/8/2025
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16 + 16 =32 containers “locomotive and Carriage Institution 1911 - 2011” 66716 16;34 10E 20/8/2025
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A happy “SCS logistics” 66306 4E21 with 50 containers including a fridge! 16;19 9E 20/8/2025
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Heading for Leeds 66545 Freightliner 4E24 with 35 containers 16;11 11E 20/8/2025
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Hammer down! “Sheffield Wednesday” 66726 4L08 with 50 containers 14;13 32E 20/8/2025
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47832 0Z76 (but running as 0Z75) West Coast Railways light loco 14;58 11E 20/8/2025
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It’s an orange! “Andy's man club it's okay to talk” 66502 4E31 & 40 containers 12;00 28L 20/8/2025
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Late Northern 195017 meets later DB cargo 66010 with 34 containers 20/8/2025
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One early, one late! “Sheffield Wednesday” 4L08 meets “Richard Howe” & “Harry Beck” 6E86 19/8/2025
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This one failed approaching Doncaster 66414 4L73 with 40 containers 14;16 93L 19/8/2025
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“Michael Portillo” 66719 6Z50 with 6 fuel tankers labelled tea 13;59 34L Lea Road 19/8/2025
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Proper train sounds! “Cambois Depot 25 years” 66778 4L11 with 38 containers 12;51 4E 19/8/2025
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66554 4E31 with exactly 40 containers 11;37 5L Lea Road 19/8/2025
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DB cargo 66010 4L45 with 14 containers 11;31 running on time 19/8/2025
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“Bob Tiller CM&EE” 69002 6E88 sand delivery for Goole glassworks 16;49 2E 18/8/2025
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We saw this exact train head south on Saturday 66013 4E25 in classic EWS livery 16;56 11E 18/8/2025
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Beep bop! “Bo'ness and Kinneill Railway” 66310 4E21 with exactly 40 containers 16;15 13E 18/8/2025
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66545 Freightliner 4E24 with 38 containers 16;08 19E 18/8/2025
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Fridges on a Monday? “Sheffield Wednesday” 66726 4L08 with 29 containers 14;38 7E 18/8/2025
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He’s got the hammer down! “Cambois Depot 25 years” 66778 4L65 with 51 containers 14;01 5E 18/8/2025
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For no obvious reason 150268 1L53 Leeds to Lincoln calls at platform 1 13;33 2L 18/8/2025
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We got a thumbs up 👍 “Locomotive and carriage institution 1911-2011” 66716 & 41 containers 22/8/2025
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“SCS logistics” 66306 4E21 with 36 containers 16;24 4E 22/8/2025
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“Gerald 'The Rule Book' Riley” 66569 4E24 with 39 containers 16;18 4E 22/8/2025
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22E on the 22nd! “Richard Trevithick” 69007 6E85 with 15 sand wagons 13;19 22E 22/8/2025
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Freightliner meets DB cargo exactly here! “Spirit of Kyoto” 66594 4E31 & 66122 4L45 22/8/2025
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As if pocket wagons wasn’t enough! Now with fridges! 66414 4L73 with 43 containers 22/8/2025
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The original 69001 “Mayflower” 6E88 with a delivery of 15 sand hoppers to Goole Glassworks 22/8/2025
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“DP World” 66185 4E25 with 24 empty PNA Plasmor wagons 17;11 4L 22/8/2025
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“Michael Portillo” 66719 leads 66759 & 66765 & 66729 6D79 18;39 8L 23/8/2025
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1/2 a load again this Saturday! “Peterborough power signalbox” 66712 4E39 only 17 18;23 23/8/2025
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Freightliner 66554 4E07 with 27 containers 18;00 6E 23/8/2025
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Diggle Junction
English Electric Extravaganza!! | Chesterfield | Dawn 2 Dusk | Episode 4
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Exclusive Tour Inside Eastleigh Works! | Class 69 Paint Shops | Arlington Fleet Services | POV Tour
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The IMMACULATE 47593 Works 34046 'Braunton' around a TRIANGLE Turn!
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DAMAGE at Kidderminster Station Plus D213 WHISTLER in the Birmingham Tunnels! 25/08/25
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CAPITAL Tours - Top & Tail HOOVERS & Immaculate GOLDEN ARROW presentation for Clan Line!
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Loco Change with PROPER Traction at the head of the Britannic Explorer!
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DELTIC at Kings Cross & PEAK at St Pancras! D9000 & 45118 with ENGINE Starts..
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90018 with a NEW Freightliner Livery! Plus Greatest Gathering LOCO Convoys..!
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Yes this really turned up! 150006 triple 1L69 Leeds to Lincoln (starting from Sheffield) 17;58 24L
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66550 Freightliner 4E07 with 46 containers including several tanks 17;52 1E 27/8/2025
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“Signalman Willie Taylor” 66308 4L00 with 19 containers 17;32 10E 27/8/2025
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He invented the locomotive “Richard Trevithick” 69007 6E88 sand hoppers for Goole 16;50 1E 27/8/2025
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DB cargo 66107 4E25 Biggleswade Plasmor to Heck Plasmor returning the empties 16;56 11E 27/8/2025
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“Sarah” 66740 4L14 with 51 containers plus 195018 departing platform 2 16;38 27/8/2025
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“Bluebell railway” 66739 4E21 with 51 containers 16;16 12E 27/8/2025
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Travel chaos at Gainsborough Lea Road caused by a “track circuit failure” 195009 1L41 65L 27/8/2025
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“Good Old Boy” 66717’s got a fridge ! 4L08 with 36 containers 14;46 1L 26/8/2025
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Only on a Monday but it’s Tuesday! “Sunderland AFC” 66725 4L65 & 10 containers 13;50 16E 26/8/2025
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Extra sand train with an extra train! “Richard Trevithick” 69007 & 170510 with 2 drivers 26/8/2025
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“Tony Berkeley OBE RFG chairman 1997-2018” 66755 4L11 with 37 containers 12;52 3E 26/8/2025
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Doesn’t that look odd without many containers? “P&O Nedloyd Atlas” 66532 4L73 12;39 4E 26/8/2025
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Harsco Stoneblower DR80214 6U34 Barnetby to Bedford Engineers Sdgs 11;30 26/8/2025
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"The Bentham Line" 150214 one train a day train calls at platform 2 Central Station 11;51 26/8/2025
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Double header! “Tony Berkeley OBE” & “Bo'ness and Kinneill Railway” 4D11 17;19 4E 25/8/2025
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Double headed West Coast Railways 57012 & 47832 0Z75 13;03 15L 25/8/2025
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East Midlands 170502 wrapped around 69002 sand train 6Z85 13;12 25/8/2025
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“Spirit of Kyoto” 66594 4Z07 with 1 lonely container 13;23 1L Lea Road 25/8/2025
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Triple class 150’s crossover 150003 & 150006 13;37 Lea Road 24/8/2025
