Train Spotting - 2024 Gallery

Lost Arterio

South Western Railway Class 701 Arterio 701025 is seen pretty far from the SWR network at Worcester Shrub Hill (with GBRf’s Class 69 69008 providing haulage at the other end) on a move from Long Marston to Eastleigh on 17/07/2024.

47s to Broadway

Class 47s 47376 and 47105 seen at Winchcombe working the 2B15 15:40 Cheltenham Racecourse to Broadway service at Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway's Diesel Gala on 13/07/2024.

Surfin' Cornwall

GWR Class 43 HSTs 43156 "Maen Castle" and 43098 "Walton Castle" approacch St Erth working a service to Plymouth on 24/06/2024.

City vibes

TransPennine Express Class 185 Desiros 185103 with 185124 seen departing Manchester Oxford Road working a Manchester Airport to Saltburn service on 12/06/2024.

Welsh Sprint

Transport for Wales Class 158 Express Sprinters 158818 with 158833 on the front seen departing Llandudno Junction working a very delayed service bound for Birmingham on 06/06/2024.

The new kid on the block

Avanti West Coast's new Class 805 Evero 805010 seen at Chester having arrived on a service from London Euston 06/06/2024.

West Coast Mail

Royal Mail Class 325s 325005 with 325004 on the front pass by Stafford heading north with a working to Shieldmuir Mail terminal on 28/05/2024.

Severn Valley vibes

Colas Rail Ex CrossCountry Class 43 HST 43301 with 43303 on the rear, approach Hampton Loade working a service to Highley at the Severn Valley Railway on 17/05/2024.

Double Trouble

GWR Class 802 IETs 802017 and 802002 seen passing CrossCountry Super Voyager Class 221 221122 and Class 220 Voyager 220015 along the Dawlish seawall working their Plymouth-London Paddington and Edinburgh-Plymouth services on 01/05/2024.

Marston Vale Sprintin'

London Northwestern Railway Class 150 Sprinter 150139 seen at Bedford arrived from Bletchley before running another service along the Marston Vale Line on 20/04/2024.

South West Desiro vibin'

South Western Railway Class 450 Desiros 450028 and 450041 approach Putney working a Windsor & Eton Riverside to London Waterloo service on 10/04/2024.

Finally got to see it!

Merseyrail's BR Blue Class 507 507001 arrives at Hamilton Square working a Wirral Line service from West Kirby on 26/03/2024.

Crossing the country, one Voyager at a time.

CrossCountry Class 221 Voyager 220026 passes through Worcestershire Parkway working a Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly service on 12/02/2024.

Merseyrail Snow ❄

Merseyrail Class 507 507010 approaches Birkenhead Park working a Wirral Line service from New Brighton heading into Liverpool on 17/01/2024.

Cat to Stourbridge.

Chiltern Railways Class 68 68012 calls at Birmingham Snow Hill working from London Marylebone to Stourbridge Junction on the evening of 09/01/2024.