A shameless plug for “The Railway Dogcast”, Yoshi’s brand new podcast where we talk to fellow railway enthusiasts. The first episode, in which Hentis Rail and I welcome Colin Stone, dropped today at midday – 26/05/2025 Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/…/The-Railway-Dogcast… YouTube: https://youtu.be/Shgg86eCQh4?si=MDKhufV9X0x7gyg8
Month: May 2025
Classic Diesel Traction in Action!
We kicked off May with a day out around Westbury and the nearby quarries watching freight and passenger trains. As a bonus we also saw classic traction in action when DCRail Class 56’s No.’s 56301 + 56103 double-headed to Merehead working 6Z60 1034 Willesden DC Rail Sidings to Merehead Quarry. Thanks to Jamie for driving… Continue reading Classic Diesel Traction in Action!
April 2025 Round-Up
We kicked off April with a trip to Somerset to see the nuclear flask train and met up with friend of this blog @smithy.377 (don’t forget to check out his Instagram page!). On the way, Yoshi and I saw GBRf Class 60 No. 60096 ‘Skiddaw’ thundering through Trowbridge at the head of 6Z52 0704 Tytherington… Continue reading April 2025 Round-Up
March 2025 Round-Up
The Snow & Ice Train (SITT) continued running in March featuring GBRf Class 66 No.’s 66720 ‘Wascosa’ & 66776 ‘Joanne’ as visits to Dorset took place on 3rd and 5th with the final run taking place overnight on 29th/30th March 2025. On 6th March we popped over to Wool to see Network Rail’s Linsinger Rail… Continue reading March 2025 Round-Up