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717012
Class 717
Videos featuring 717012
This video features a variety of trains captured at Hadley Wood and other nearby locations. Trains include LNER Azuma Class 800 and 801, Grand Central Adelante Class 180 and Super Voyager Class 221, Hull Trains Paragon Class 802, Lumo Beacon Class 803, Thameslink Desiro City Class 700, Great Northern Desiro City Class 717 and Electrostar Classes 379 and 387, as well as RailAdventure HST Class 43. The compilation showcases different operators and rolling stock types passing through the area.
This video captures scenes at Finsbury Park, a major intermodal transport hub in North London serving London Underground, National Rail, and bus services. The station features multiple entrances connecting the Underground, National Rail, and bus stations, with recent upgrades including a new western entrance. While no specific train services or headcodes are identified in the footage, the location is associated with several railway operators and routes across the region.
West Coast Mainline trains
freight Trains on diversion at Alexandra Palace North London 7th Jan 2026 ECML
This video shows freight trains operating on a diversion near Alexandra Palace in London. Several locomotives, including classes 43 and 66, are visible along with some class 717 units. The footage includes trains associated with operators such as Avanti West Coast, Freightliner, GBRF, Great Northern, GWR, and Northern. Additional locations mentioned include Angel, Dagenham Dock, and Ely. Headcodes observed in the video include 4L19 and 6X77.
East London Transport
*Christmas Countdown Special Day 11* - Trains at Finsbury Park, ECML, 21/11/25
This video captures train activity at Finsbury Park, a major intermodal station in North London serving London Underground, National Rail, and bus services. The footage includes multiple trains identified by their stock numbers, with operators such as Great Northern, LNER, and London Underground present. Additional locations referenced include Alexandra Palace, Cambridge, and London King's Cross, suggesting the broader rail network context. A headcode of 2F55 is also noted in the metadata.
A traveler explores parts of the London Overground network using an off-peak day travelcard, visiting stations including Clapham, Kensington Olympia, Willesden Junction, Gospel Oak, Harringay Green Lanes, Finsbury Park, and East Croydon. The journey includes services operated by London Overground, Southern, GBRF, Freightliner, DB, LNER, LUMO, Grand Central, and Hull Trains. The trip involved multiple rail and tube services, with the traveler noting the limitations of timed train departures.
This video features Deltic 55009 Alycidon during the Capital Deltic Reprise Tour at Alexandra Palace, Harringay, and Hadley Wood. Other locomotives present include classes 47, 60, and 717, though specific operators are not identified in the metadata. The footage captures railway activity at these locations, with no headcodes noted in the data.
This video captures various railway scenes in East London during a July 2022 visit. It features trains from classes 378, 700, and 717 at locations including Hatfield, Finsbury Park, Highbury & Islington, Mile End, Limehouse, and Welwyn Garden City. The footage includes views of the Regents Canal and the old London & Blackwall Railway viaduct. Operators associated with the scenes include British Railways, Great Northern, London Overground, Northern, TFL, and Thameslink.
This video features a variety of trains captured at Finsbury Park and other locations along the East Coast Mainline. It includes London North Eastern Railway Class 225, Class 800/801 'Azuma', Hull Trains Class 802 'Paragon' Bi-Mode, Lumo Class 803 EMU, Grand Central Class 180 'Adelante' DMU, Thameslink Class 700 'Desiro City' EMUs, Great Northern Class 387 'Electrostar' and Class 717 'Desiro City' EMUs, as well as a GBRF Class 66 freight locomotive. The footage provides an overview of different rolling stock operating on the network during November 2021.
A Great Northern Class 717 electric multiple unit, identified as 717012, is shown departing from Finsbury Park station. The train is heading towards Moorgate. No headcode information is available in the record.
A locomotive identified as 66743, operated by GBRf, is seen hauling two new Great Northern Class 717 units, numbered 717012 and 717019, through Borough Green and Wrotham. The footage captures the train operating under headcode 6X71 on a service between Dollands Moor and Ferme Park. The video was recorded in poor weather conditions during the early hours of the morning.