AndyH
@andyh616.bsky.social
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AndyH
@andyh616.bsky.social
· Oct 18
As this is a new account on here felt it only right to post my favourite rail 📸 from recent years.
#Freightliner 90012 & 90008 cross the Lee Navigation at Hackney Wick working 4M87 Felixstowe to Trafford Park intermodal on 7/9/22. Glad i got the shot before "I 💛 EGGS" was covered by another writer.
#Freightliner 90012 & 90008 cross the Lee Navigation at Hackney Wick working 4M87 Felixstowe to Trafford Park intermodal on 7/9/22. Glad i got the shot before "I 💛 EGGS" was covered by another writer.
#ThirtySevenThursday Rail Operations Group unit drag specialist, the stunning 37501 'Teesside Steelmaster' doing what she does best nowadays. Hauling 730s past #DIRFT, 360s on the #MML at Wellingborough & Isham & most recently at Isham again with 350s for repair at Derby. All 📸s: me.
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#ThirtySevenThursday Rail Operations Group unit drag specialist, the stunning 37501 'Teesside Steelmaster' doing what she does best nowadays. Hauling 730s past #DIRFT, 360s on the #MML at Wellingborough & Isham & most recently at Isham again with 350s for repair at Derby. All 📸s: me.
Two more angles of #EurophoenixRail 37423 at Uffington on Sunday as she slowly hauled 8Z87 back from Cambridge to Derby with 37422 on the rear suffering from wheel flats. No thrash due to the low speed but plenty of time to admire the veteran locos #EPR 9/11/25
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Two more angles of #EurophoenixRail 37423 at Uffington on Sunday as she slowly hauled 8Z87 back from Cambridge to Derby with 37422 on the rear suffering from wheel flats. No thrash due to the low speed but plenty of time to admire the veteran locos #EPR 9/11/25
#MeridianMonday Just a matter of seconds after the 50-hauled ECS had passed & having averted bowlage by the narrowest of margins, #EMR 222102 departs from Kettering with 1B12 11.10 Nottingham to St.Pancras on Sunday lunchtime a couple of weeks ago. #MML 26/10/25
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#MeridianMonday Just a matter of seconds after the 50-hauled ECS had passed & having averted bowlage by the narrowest of margins, #EMR 222102 departs from Kettering with 1B12 11.10 Nottingham to St.Pancras on Sunday lunchtime a couple of weeks ago. #MML 26/10/25
#ElectricMonday Nice to see 350s on the #MML for the 2nd Saturday running. This time 350370 & 350373 were being taken to Derby Litchurch Lane for some work to be done. #ROG 37501 moved them from Northampton EMD & brought 371 back. 📸 5Q57 at Isham. #MidlandMainlineMonday 8/11/25
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
#ElectricMonday Nice to see 350s on the #MML for the 2nd Saturday running. This time 350370 & 350373 were being taken to Derby Litchurch Lane for some work to be done. #ROG 37501 moved them from Northampton EMD & brought 371 back. 📸 5Q57 at Isham. #MidlandMainlineMonday 8/11/25
A diverted #SprinterSunday this morning. As i was already going to Uffington for the 37s it seemed a good idea to go 15mins earlier & 📸 some #BREL #MegaTraction! #EastMidlandsRailway 1G01 09.55 Norwich to Nottingham passes in the semi-sunshine with units 158788 & 158857. #EMR 9/11/25
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A diverted #SprinterSunday this morning. As i was already going to Uffington for the 37s it seemed a good idea to go 15mins earlier & 📸 some #BREL #MegaTraction! #EastMidlandsRailway 1G01 09.55 Norwich to Nottingham passes in the semi-sunshine with units 158788 & 158857. #EMR 9/11/25
#ShoeboxSunday #NetworkRail 73138 seen at Peak Rail, Darley Dale, back on 1/7/23. The last i heard this loco was stored off its bogies in the yard at Brush Loughborough. #Class73 #NetworkRail #ED
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
#ShoeboxSunday #NetworkRail 73138 seen at Peak Rail, Darley Dale, back on 1/7/23. The last i heard this loco was stored off its bogies in the yard at Brush Loughborough. #Class73 #NetworkRail #ED
A gloriously colourful #SyphonSunday this morning at Uffington as #EuroPhoenixRail 37423 & #Swietelsky 37422 'Pegasus' limp slowly past with Colas Rail 8Z87 Cambridge Receptions 1&2 to Derby RTC after the diagram was caped there on Friday #EPR #Colas 9/11/25
November 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A gloriously colourful #SyphonSunday this morning at Uffington as #EuroPhoenixRail 37423 & #Swietelsky 37422 'Pegasus' limp slowly past with Colas Rail 8Z87 Cambridge Receptions 1&2 to Derby RTC after the diagram was caped there on Friday #EPR #Colas 9/11/25
Catching this working shouldn't have been possible as we were out photting the sand train. But luckily Rail Operations Group 5Q57 Northampton EMD to Derby Litchurch Lane running 29L on the #MML gave enough time to make it to Isham. 37501 hauling #LNWR 350370 & 350373. #ROG 8/11/25
November 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A new engine on the #SaturdaySandTrain? Sounds like another trip to Uffington is called for then! Immaculate & newly hired-in #GBRF 60047 'Scafell Pike' heads towards Stamford under picturesque skies with DC Rail 6M89 Middleton Towers to Ravenhead Sidings #DCRail 8/11/25
November 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A new engine on the #SaturdaySandTrain? Sounds like another trip to Uffington is called for then! Immaculate & newly hired-in #GBRF 60047 'Scafell Pike' heads towards Stamford under picturesque skies with DC Rail 6M89 Middleton Towers to Ravenhead Sidings #DCRail 8/11/25
A very autumnal drive-by #PostboxSaturday from Burton Latimer, Northants, courtesy of @bennybizzle1.bsky.social doing the driving while I operated the 📸..
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A very autumnal drive-by #PostboxSaturday from Burton Latimer, Northants, courtesy of @bennybizzle1.bsky.social doing the driving while I operated the 📸..
#FiftyFriday 50022 'Anson' stands at Bristol Temple Meads on 11/8/88 at the head of 1V45 09.18 Manchester Piccadilly to Plymouth. The landmark Royal Mail sorting office building can be seen in the background, this has been demolished in recent years for redevelopment of the area.
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
#FiftyFriday 50022 'Anson' stands at Bristol Temple Meads on 11/8/88 at the head of 1V45 09.18 Manchester Piccadilly to Plymouth. The landmark Royal Mail sorting office building can be seen in the background, this has been demolished in recent years for redevelopment of the area.
#TugTuesday #DCRail 60055 'Thomas Barnardo' running light engine as 0A60 Chaddesden Sidings to Willesden DC Rail Sidings through Leicester back in June. I haven't photted that many workings like this before using P3 rather than the up/down goods line. #MML #DCR 24/6/25
November 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
#TugTuesday #DCRail 60055 'Thomas Barnardo' running light engine as 0A60 Chaddesden Sidings to Willesden DC Rail Sidings through Leicester back in June. I haven't photted that many workings like this before using P3 rather than the up/down goods line. #MML #DCR 24/6/25
Second light engine working this morning at Nortoft Lane bridge. #Freightliner pair 90044 & 90018 'The Greatest Gathering' are almost at their destination as 0S49 Rugby C.S. to DIRFT catches the sun passing the first of the distribution warehouses. #WCML 1/11/25
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Second light engine working this morning at Nortoft Lane bridge. #Freightliner pair 90044 & 90018 'The Greatest Gathering' are almost at their destination as 0S49 Rugby C.S. to DIRFT catches the sun passing the first of the distribution warehouses. #WCML 1/11/25
Start of a new month & a quick visit to Nortoft Lane, near #DIRFT, first thing this morning. First of two light engine workings was Rail Operations Group 37608 'Andromeda' working VSTP 0M99 Derby RTC to Northampton EMD to pick up a 350 EMU. #ROG #SyphonSaturday 1/11/25
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Start of a new month & a quick visit to Nortoft Lane, near #DIRFT, first thing this morning. First of two light engine workings was Rail Operations Group 37608 'Andromeda' working VSTP 0M99 Derby RTC to Northampton EMD to pick up a 350 EMU. #ROG #SyphonSaturday 1/11/25
#HighSpeedHalloween Only 5 years ago today but what a difference that time makes! #OnThisDay2020 and 3 of the buffered #EMR #HST PCs were seen through Kettering on Notts passenger workings. 43423 on 1B48 (with 43073) and 43467 & 43484 with a 6car 'Angel set' on 1B43 #MML 31/10/20
October 31, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#HighSpeedHalloween Only 5 years ago today but what a difference that time makes! #OnThisDay2020 and 3 of the buffered #EMR #HST PCs were seen through Kettering on Notts passenger workings. 43423 on 1B48 (with 43073) and 43467 & 43484 with a 6car 'Angel set' on 1B43 #MML 31/10/20
#MidweekMeridian Two views of 222014 departing from Kettering during a moment of sunshine on Saturday afternoon with 1B55 13.45 Nottingham-St.Pancras. #MML #EMR 25/10/25
October 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#MidweekMeridian Two views of 222014 departing from Kettering during a moment of sunshine on Saturday afternoon with 1B55 13.45 Nottingham-St.Pancras. #MML #EMR 25/10/25
#MidweekMeridian #EMR 222011 approaches Kettering with 1D43 13.35 St.Pancras-Nottingham on Saturday. #MML 25/10/25
October 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
#MidweekMeridian #EMR 222011 approaches Kettering with 1D43 13.35 St.Pancras-Nottingham on Saturday. #MML 25/10/25
A real bonus today as the ECS from yesterday's 'Brick & Tile' railtour headed down the #MML. #HansonAndHall 50008 'Thunderer' with 50007 'Hercules' & a nice set of #EasternRailServices mk2s working 5D50 Wembley Receptions 1-7 to Chaddesden Sidings at Kettering. 26/10/25
October 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A real bonus today as the ECS from yesterday's 'Brick & Tile' railtour headed down the #MML. #HansonAndHall 50008 'Thunderer' with 50007 'Hercules' & a nice set of #EasternRailServices mk2s working 5D50 Wembley Receptions 1-7 to Chaddesden Sidings at Kettering. 26/10/25
Almost dark but this was too good to miss today. #GBRF 0E74 Wellingborough Up TC to Peterborough Maintenance Shed convoy at Kettering with 66763, 69016 & 66789. My first view of the #PoundlandPolicecar livery 69 & by contrast always a delight to see #LargeLogo 789! #MML 25/10/25
October 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Almost dark but this was too good to miss today. #GBRF 0E74 Wellingborough Up TC to Peterborough Maintenance Shed convoy at Kettering with 66763, 69016 & 66789. My first view of the #PoundlandPolicecar livery 69 & by contrast always a delight to see #LargeLogo 789! #MML 25/10/25
#MML #ShedSaturday this afternoon. Running an impressive 57E even after being held at Wellingborough, #DBCargoUK regeared 66651 passes Kettering with 6D32 Elstow to Mountsorrel Sidings. Formerly 66221, this renumber was a ✅️ for 👀 & 📸 for me 😃. #ShedWatch 25/10/25
October 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
#MML #ShedSaturday this afternoon. Running an impressive 57E even after being held at Wellingborough, #DBCargoUK regeared 66651 passes Kettering with 6D32 Elstow to Mountsorrel Sidings. Formerly 66221, this renumber was a ✅️ for 👀 & 📸 for me 😃. #ShedWatch 25/10/25
Nipped out to see 0Q90 Wellingborough Up TC to Leicester LIP this evening. #GBRF 99002, 99001 & 69014 passing Kettering after earlier working 4Q90 from Tonbridge. Not the best view as everyone had to move at last minute & film from the end of P3 due to the Meridian sat in the platform. #MML 23/10/25
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Nipped out to see 0Q90 Wellingborough Up TC to Leicester LIP this evening. #GBRF 99002, 99001 & 69014 passing Kettering after earlier working 4Q90 from Tonbridge. Not the best view as everyone had to move at last minute & film from the end of P3 due to the Meridian sat in the platform. #MML 23/10/25
#MidweekMeridian With set 5 off to a new life in Scotland soon here's a look at her #EMR days on the #MML. Firstly, 222005 still in Stagecoach/beachball livery at Rushton on 18/9/21 & 3yrs later my penultimate shot of her, prior to working a Kettering to Corby shuttle on 22/9/24.
October 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#MidweekMeridian With set 5 off to a new life in Scotland soon here's a look at her #EMR days on the #MML. Firstly, 222005 still in Stagecoach/beachball livery at Rushton on 18/9/21 & 3yrs later my penultimate shot of her, prior to working a Kettering to Corby shuttle on 22/9/24.
More #SundaySixtyNine #RHTT pics from a dull & wet Oakham this afternoon. 69008 'Richard Howe' & 69003 'The Railway Observer' top & tail 3J41 Peterborough North Yard to Peterborough via Humberstone Rd, Leicester. #GBRF 19/10/25
October 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
More #SundaySixtyNine #RHTT pics from a dull & wet Oakham this afternoon. 69008 'Richard Howe' & 69003 'The Railway Observer' top & tail 3J41 Peterborough North Yard to Peterborough via Humberstone Rd, Leicester. #GBRF 19/10/25
#SignalboxSunday Dreadful photting conditions in Oakham this afternoon. Popped out to catch the GB Railfreight #RHTT passing through in the rain. 69008 'Richard Howe' leading with 69003 on the rear of 3J41 Peterborough North Yard to Peterborough via Humberstone Rd 19/10/25
October 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
#SignalboxSunday Dreadful photting conditions in Oakham this afternoon. Popped out to catch the GB Railfreight #RHTT passing through in the rain. 69008 'Richard Howe' leading with 69003 on the rear of 3J41 Peterborough North Yard to Peterborough via Humberstone Rd 19/10/25