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.
#SignalBoxSunday Another shot from my brief visit to Whittlesea yesterday lunchtime. First working to see was 4M82 Felixstowe North to East Midlands Gateway Terminal with DB Cargo 66102 in charge passing the former Great Eastern Railway box. #ShedWatch #DBCargo 15/11/25
November 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#SignalBoxSunday Another shot from my brief visit to Whittlesea yesterday lunchtime. First working to see was 4M82 Felixstowe North to East Midlands Gateway Terminal with DB Cargo 66102 in charge passing the former Great Eastern Railway box. #ShedWatch #DBCargo 15/11/25
Some Georgian finery in Fenland for a late #PostboxSaturday this week. This little beauty snapped in Whittlesey today.
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Some Georgian finery in Fenland for a late #PostboxSaturday this week. This little beauty snapped in Whittlesey today.
Saturday #ShedWatch from Whittlesea this lunchtime. A rather mucky looking GB Railfreight 66701 in recent #RHTT livery approaches the station with 4L28 Doncaster IPort to Felixstowe South #GBRF which consisted of all empty wagons with the exception of one lonely box right at the very rear! 15/11/25
November 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Saturday #ShedWatch from Whittlesea this lunchtime. A rather mucky looking GB Railfreight 66701 in recent #RHTT livery approaches the station with 4L28 Doncaster IPort to Felixstowe South #GBRF which consisted of all empty wagons with the exception of one lonely box right at the very rear! 15/11/25
A lunchtime visit to Whittlesea today. No DC Rail #SaturdaySandTrain as the empties didn't go to Norfolk yesterday. Instead a VSTP 6Z92 Eccles Rd Johnstone's Sdg to Chaddesden Sidings, captured here with hired-in 60047 'Scafell Pike' brightening up the dull day. 15/11/25
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A lunchtime visit to Whittlesea today. No DC Rail #SaturdaySandTrain as the empties didn't go to Norfolk yesterday. Instead a VSTP 6Z92 Eccles Rd Johnstone's Sdg to Chaddesden Sidings, captured here with hired-in 60047 'Scafell Pike' brightening up the dull day. 15/11/25
#FiftyFriday Back in September at the end of a few days of 🚂🚃 & 🍻 with @kingy69beard.bsky.social, my final loco sighting before heading back to Banbury was #HansonAndHall 50008 'Thunderer' at Leamington Spa working 0E08 Reading Traincare Depot to Knottingley TMD #Thundervac #ClassFifty 13/9/25
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
#FiftyFriday Back in September at the end of a few days of 🚂🚃 & 🍻 with @kingy69beard.bsky.social, my final loco sighting before heading back to Banbury was #HansonAndHall 50008 'Thunderer' at Leamington Spa working 0E08 Reading Traincare Depot to Knottingley TMD #Thundervac #ClassFifty 13/9/25
#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