Train Spotting - 2022 Gallery

A year of change - 2022 marks the end of Great Malvern to Brighton, stalwarts of the South are scrapped and an introduction of new trains in the West Midlands.

West Midlands Railway Class 323 323221 in it's new Regional Railways Centro livery stands at Four Oaks station on 20th December 2022.

Southern Class 377 Electrostar 377133 stands at London Victoria station on 6th December 2022.

South Western Railway Class 159 South Western Turbo 159022 stands at Salisbury station on 29th November 2022.

Chiltern Railways Class 68 68010 "Oxford Flyer" stands at Kidderminster station on 16th November 2022.

Great Western Railway Class 43 HST 43170 "Chepstow Castle" approaches Weston-super-Mare station on 2nd November 2022.

West Midlands Railway future East Midlands Railway Class 170 Turbostar 170507 stands at Birmingham New Street station on 24th October 2022.

Chiltern Railways Class 168 Clubman 168216 approaches Leamington Spa station on 24th October 2022.

Class 196 Civity 196101 "Charles Darwin" stands at Birmingham New Street station on 17th October 2022.

Class 37 37884 "Cepheus" and Merseyrail Class 508 508140 pass through Hereford station on 11th October 2022.

Chiltern Railways Class 168 Clubman 168005 stands at Birmingham Snow Hill station on 27th September 2022.

CrossCountry Class 43 HST 43184 approaches Kidderminster station on 27th September 2022.

CrossCountry Class 43 HST 43239 stands at Tamworth station on 21st September 2022.

Avanti West Coast Class 390 Pendolino 390119 stands at Crewe station on 21st September 2022.

London Northwestern Railway former London Midland Class 350 Desiro 350266 stands at Birmingham International station on 21st September 2022.

West Midlands Railway Class 196 Civity 196105 stands at Wolverhampton station on 15th September 2022.

Great Western Railway Class 158 Express Sprinter 158749 stands at Worcester Foregate Street station on 31st August 2022.

Class 37 37215 passes Toddington station on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway on 16th August 2022.

West Midlands Railway Class 172 Turbostar 172103 stands at Great Malvern station on 8th August 2022.

Transport for Wales Class 153 Super Sprinter 153325 stands at Shrewsbury station on 26th July 2022.

Transport for Wales Class 158 Express Sprinter 158827 and West Midlands Railway future East Midlands Railway Class 170 Turbostar 170508 stand at Shrewsbury station on 26th July 2022.

Transport for Wales Class 67 67025 departs Hereford station on 26th July 2022.

Transport for Wales Class 67 67025 stands at Hereford station on 7th July 2022.

Transport for Wales Class 170 Turbostar 170270 stands at Newport station on 7th July 2022.

Transport for Wales Class 67 67025 stands at Newport station on 7th July 2022.

GBRailfreight Class 66 66274 "Drax Power Station" and Southern Class 455s 455830 and 455837 pass through Gloucester station on 7th July 2022.

Transport for Wales Class 170 Turbostar 170205 stands at Gloucester station on 7th July 2022.

Great Western Railway former First Great Western Class 166 Networker Turbo 166221 "Reading Train Care Depot" stands at Malvern Link station on 7th July 2022.

West Midlands Railway future East Midlands Railway Class 170 Turbostar 170509 stands at Great Malvern station on 4th July 2022.

CrossCountry Class 170 Turbostar 170618 stands at Worcestershire Parkway station 29th June 2022.

West Midlands Railway former Chiltern Railways Class 172 Turbostar 172104 and West Midlands Railway future East Midlands Railway Class 170 Turbostar 170509 approach Jamaica Road Foot Crossing, Malvern on 14th June 2022.

Great Western Railway Class 800008 "Alan Turing" departs Great Malvern station on 2nd June 2022.

Class 14 Teddy Bear D9551 stands at Bewdley station on the Severn Valley Railway part of the Spring Diesel Festival on 21st May 2022.

Class 17 D8568 approaches Bewdley station on the Severn Valley Railway part of the Spring Diesel Festival on 21st May 2022.

Direct Rail Services Class 68 68003 "Astute" and GB Railfreight Class 73 73136 "Mhairi" depart Bewdley station on the Severn Valley Railway part of the Spring Diesel Festival on 21st May 2022.

GB Railfreight Class 73 73107 "Tracy" departs Bewdley station on the Severn Valley Railway part of the Spring Diesel Festival on 21st May 2022.

GB Railfreight Class 69 69005 "Eastleigh" and Class 33 33012 "Lt Jenny Lewis RN" depart Bewdley station on the Severn Valley Railway part of the Spring Diesel Festival on 21st May 2022.

GB Railfreight Class 50 50007 "Hercules" departs Bewdley station on the Severn Valley Railway part of the Spring Diesel Festival on 21st May 2022.

Great Western Railway Class 158 Express Sprinter stands at Worcester Foregate Street station having worked the final 1V94 08:59 Brighton-Worcester Foregate Street service on 13th May 2022. 

Great Western Railway former c2c Class 387 Electrostar 387301 stands at Didcot Parkway station on 7th May 2022.

Great Western Railway Class 387 Electrostar 387149 stands at Didcot Parkway station on 7th May 2022.

Great Western Railway Class 802 IET 802110 stands at Swindon station on 7th May 2022.

Great Western Railway Class 158 Express Sprinter 158747 stands at Gloucester station on 7th May 2022.

Transport for Wales Class 170 Turbostar 170206 stands at Gloucester station on 7th May 2022.

Hastings Thumper Class 201 1001 approaches Worcestershire Parkway station on 7th May 2022.

West Midlands Railway Class 172 Turbostars 172001 and 172004 stand at Great Malvern station on 2nd May 2022.

West Midlands Railway Class 172 Turbostars 172212 and 172219 stand at Great Malvern station on 22nd April 2022.

West Midlands Railway Class 323 323207 stands at Bromsgrove station on 20th April 2022.

Great Western Railway Class 165 Networker Turbo 165 165129 stands at Bristol Temple Meads station on 18th April 2022.

Southeastern Class 465 Networker stands at London Bridge station on 11th April 2022.

Southeastern Class 707 Desiro City 707027 stands at London Bridge station on 11th April 2022.

Gatwick Express Class 387 Electrostar 387216 passes East Croydon station whilst Thameslink Class 700 Desiro City 700144 stands at East Croydon station on 11th April 2022.

Southern Class 313 313214 stands at Brighton station on 11th April 2022.

Great Western Railway Class 158 Express Sprinter 158956 stands at Brighton station on 11th April 2022.

Avanti West Coast Class 390 Pendolino 390119 "Progress" stands at Crewe station on 2nd April 2022.

Northern Class 319 319369 stands at Crewe station on 2nd April 2022.

London Northwestern Railway Class 350 Desiro 370371 stands at Crewe station on 2nd April 2022.

West Midlands Railway former Chiltern Railways Class 172 Turbostar 172103 stands at Malvern Link station on 6th March 2022.

West Midlands Railway Class 730 Aventra 730005 stands at Nuneaton station on 4th March 2022.

West Midlands Railway Class 323 323221 "Northfield" and 323243 "Longbridge" stand at Four Oaks station on 4th March 2022.

Great Western Railway Class 158 Express Sprinter 158798 stands at Worcester Foregate Street station on 24th February 2022.

Transport for Wales Class 158 Express Sprinter passes Worcester Shrub Hill station on 24th February 2022.

West Midlands Railway future East Midlands Railway Class 170 Turbostar 170512 and 170506 stand at Worcester Shrub Hill station on 6th February 2022.

Great Western Railway Class 158 Express Sprinter 158958 and West Midlands Railway Class 172 Turbostar 172340 stand at Worcester Foregate Street station on 2nd February 2022.

DB Cargo/Transport for Wales Class 67 67015 stands at Hereford station on 25th January 2022.

Chiltern Railways Class 68 68010 "Oxford Flyer" stands at Birmingham Moor Street station on 22nd January 2022.

Great Western Railway Class 43 HST 43155 "Rougemont Castle" stands at Worcester Shrub Hill station on 16th January 2022.

DB Cargo UK Class 66 66100 "Armistice 100" stands at Worcester Shrub Hill station on 11th January 2022.

Great Western Railway Class 802 IET 802007 stands at Worcester Shrub Hill station on 11th January 2022.

West Midlands Railway former Chiltern Railways Class 172 Turbostars 172102 and 172104 stand at Great Malvern station on 9th January 2022.

West Midlands Railway Class 172 Turbostar 172336 stands at Malvern Link station on 1st January 2022.

West Midlands Railway Class 170 Turbostar 170505 stands at Malvern Link station on 1st January 2022.