GBRf Class 66 No. 66748 ‘St Michael’s Mount’ leads as classmate No. 66744 ‘Heart of Wales’ brings up the rear on the “Britannic Explorer” stock as the train approaches Shawford on its way back to Eastleigh running as ECS. Door locking issues resulted in the Belmond run luxury train being cancelled at Bedford St John’s… Continue reading August 2025 Round-Up
The Greatest Gathering
As part the Railway 200 celebrations, Alstom’s historic Derby Litchurch Lane Works played host to the world’s largest-ever gathering of historic and modern trains and rail-related exhibits at “The Greatest Gathering” – between Friday 1st and Sunday 3rd August 2025. This video is a snapshot of my time at Litchurch Lane. We had such a… Continue reading The Greatest Gathering
July 2025 Round-Up
Swanage Railway’s resident Class 33 No. D6515 (33012) ‘Lt. Jenny Lewis RN’ was employed by Hanson + Hall for mainline work in July 2025. The locomotive is seen passing Hamworthy on her outward and return journeys and is also seen at Worting Junction near Basingstoke on a freight working (09/07/2025). Other freight and passenger trains… Continue reading July 2025 Round-Up
The Railway Dogcast – Episode Three: Bessie Matthews
It’s here! Episode three of Yoshi’s new podcast: The Railway Dogcast with author, artist, freight train driver and dog lover Bessie Matthews. We had so much fun making this one. YouTube: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1a2HzEXgMeXHpmIlnij6IG…
The Railway Dogcast – Episode 3 Trailer
Coming Soon: The Railway Dogcast Episode Three with our guest; dog lover, author, artist and train driver Bessie Matthews! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1pI2K3DuL95or5vgYvUyV0?si=OKlHfKJUSXWb2vh7KVSRDg
The Railway Dogcast – Episode Two
Another shameless plug for “The Railway Dogcast”, Yoshi’s brand new podcast where we talk to fellow railway enthusiasts. The second episode, in which Hentis Rail and I chat to YouTube vloggerJamie Smith is now available. Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JMbHcmvUzQbM09jpRvkXe?si=LOol-kKtTX2VugTskuNJsQ YouTube: https://youtu.be/x0ld8DzK38Q Trailer: Be seeing you!
June 2025 Update
The regular Plain Line Pattern Recognition (PLPR) test train along the South West Main Line to Weymouth ran on Monday 2nd June giving a rare opportunity of catching it in the last throes of daylight through Poole. Reporting as 1Q51 1115 Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail) to Eastleigh East Yard the PLPR was in the charge of… Continue reading June 2025 Update
May 2025 Update
Colas Railfreight Class 43 power cars No.’s 43357 + 43274 work the Heart of Wessex Plain Line Pattern Recognition train through Dorchester West, reporting as 1Q22 0747 Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail) to Bristol Kingsland Road – 14/05/2025 Swanage Railway resident diesel locomotive Class 33 No. D6515 (33012) went on hire to Hanson & Hall in May… Continue reading May 2025 Update
Swanage Diesel Gala 2025
The locomotives arriving for the 2025 Swanage Diesel Gala continued to arrive with GBRf sending Class 73 No. 73128 ‘Kent & East Sussex Railway’ and Class 69 No. 69007 ‘Richard Trevithick’. These locomotives arrived on May 7th and we saw them on the Swanage Branch at Creech. Having missed its original diagrammed move to Dorset… Continue reading Swanage Diesel Gala 2025
The Railway Dogcast
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