Log what you saw
Record a vehicle, unit or locomotive and add the service, location and a photo.
Your railway, remembered
Keep track of the railway you see
Record the trains, workings and places that make every day on the railway worth remembering.
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A record that grows with you
From platform to personal history
Build your history
Return to what you have seen and follow the stock, classes and places that interest you.
Add useful context
Connect a sighting with Fishplate’s rolling-stock, location and working data.
Plan the next day out
Find places to go train spotting
Explore railway locations around Britain, or use recent activity as a starting point for deciding where to investigate next.
Always check access, safety, permissions and current railway conditions before travelling.
Go deeper
Explore the railway
Search Fishplate’s connected directories and community records.
Make every sighting count
Start your railway record today
From a first train-spotting trip to a collection built over decades, keep the details you notice useful long after the day out.
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