The Electric Scot III - Mission Accomplished

Posted in Railways on 11th July 2009

There have been one or two entries here recently which talk about railtours breaking new ground. This one can't claim to be that, as class 87s quietly plied their trade over the West Coast Mainline for many years. However, there was much cause for celebration this evening because the long-planned...

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New Adventures in Light Rail

Posted in Railways on 10th July 2009

There are some strange things trundling about the railway network these days! It's always interesting to watch people's reactions as the huge High Output Ballast Cleaning train snakes through a station, or when some obscure bit of On-Track Plant thunders by. However, most of the things us passengers can travel...

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A (Nuclear) Wasted Afternoon

Posted in Railways on 9th July 2009

It's amazing that I've never really managed to get out to photograph one of the more unusual local workings which pass through the station her at Highbridge. Despite having seen the Bridgwater flask train passing by on occasion, carrying spent fuel rods to Sellafield for reprocessing, I've never quite had...

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