Darren...JB

Have to admit Kettles are not really my thing but this just happened through Doncaster. This was the absolute dogs bollocks!!! Watch to the end though for the Crompton which nearly didn’t happen.

Southwestern Railway 455850 & 455909 at Lydney Junction, Dean Forest Railway on 03/07/24. The following day they went to Sims Group at Newport for scrapping.

New livery and new number. Have a feeling many folk will be getting this shot when attending The Greatest Gathering in Derby next weekend. 37290 Alexandra Hotel, Derby. 26/07/25.

The Royal Artilleryman makes a spirited departure from Derby. British Railways Crewe Works Type 4 Class 45 Peak. 45118 (D67) THE ROYAL ARTILLERYMAN 1Z14 0655 Derby to Kingswear, Osmaston Road, Derby 26/07/25

Bennerly Viaduct. Locomotive Services 43050 Midland Pullman 1Z76 1630 Scarborough to St Albans. Bennerly Viaduct 18/07/25.

Class 77 & Class 92 in the same picture. British Railways Gorton Works 27000 & Brush Works 92011. Swanwick Junction, Midland Railway 20/07/25

Shed at Swanwick Jnc was briefly opened on Sunday giving a rare opportunity to view inside. It shows the scale of work required to get the roof sorted. Andrew Barclay 0-4-0DH CASTLE DONNINGTON POWER STATION No 4. Works No 416 / 1957. Swanwick Jnc Shed, Midland Railway 20/07/25.

The very rarely seen Standard 5MT 73129. This is due to the museum being closed due to repairs being required to the building. Moved into the yard ready for its road move to The Greatest Gathering at Alstom in Derby on Monday 21/07/25 Swanwick Junction, Midland Railway 20/07/25

Skinhead on the viaduct. Despite the rain a great show was put on today by the Midland Railway. 31108 seen with the Victorian Stock crossing Hammersmith Viaduct. 19/07/25

As far as I am aware there are only 2 mainline flat crossings on the UK network. One is at Newark in Nottinghamshire and the other one is here in Porthmadog. Ffestiniog Railway Co 0-4-4T No 7 Taliesin. Built 1999. 1730 Porthmadog to Bedgelert 21/06/25

In the heart of Lincolnshire. AB Motala Verkstad (Ex Swedish Railways) 1313 4-6-0 Works No 586/1919 Ludborough Lincolnshire Wolds Railway 13/07/25.

Very interesting NG loco. LNWR Crewe Works 0-4-0STT PET Gauge 1ft 6in. Built 1865 NRM, York 12/07/25. crewehc.co.uk/spider-bridge

Former Shunter from Tioxide in Grimsby. The Grimsby plant, once the largest TiO2 manufacturer globally, closed in 2009 with the loss of over 200 jobs. Ruston & Hornsby TIOXIDE No 6 0-4-0DM Works No 414303/1957 Ludborough , Lincolnshire Wolds Railway 13/07/25.

Very little Biomass Traffic into Drax yesterday. 6E10 arriving here at 18.29 was the first arrival since 3.49am when 6E34 arrived. GBRf 66797 & 66757 WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY 6E10 1030 Liverpool Biomass Terminal to Drax Power Station. Drax MGR Loop 12/07/25.

LNER 91105 NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM 50 YEARS 1975-2025 is now sat outside the NRM. Expect this will return to traffic next week. NRM 12/07/25.

Good to see Freightliner return to working to and from Drax again. I certainly wasn't expecting full fog this morning. 66620 was top & tailed with 66532 taking some boxes from York Holgate Sidings. I am led to believe they will remain at Drax over the weekend. 12/07/25

NRM Chopper. British Railways English Electric Type 1 Chopper D8000 (20050) Built 1957. NRM, York 12/07/25.

British Railways Horwich Works 08915 (D4145) Built 1962. Seen in the workshop at Stephenson Steam Railway 04/07/25.

LNER 91114 about to pass the the former Castle Hills Junction. This junction was for coal trains to and from Brodsworth Colliery. LNER 91114 1A25 1045 Leeds to London Kings Cross, Adwick 28/06/25.