#Class197
Today's Photo from the Stour 📸

197122 sits on P2 with the recently reintroduced 0011 TFW to Shrewsbury. Interesting to have 2 all station stoppers within 8 mins of each other 🧐

#DOTS #Trainphotography #railwayphotography #CAF #Class197 #transportforwales
October 31, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Back on the rails with it being Half Term so little one needs some adventures 🙌

Required 197s 012/048 take me to Birmingham to get today started 💪

#DOTS #trainphotography #railwayphotography #class197 #CAF #MEGATRACTION
October 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#class197 number 197018 at Warrington Bank Quay #TfW .
January 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Right another night done ✅

Have 197115 passing through to Tyseley for Tire Turning to finish the night off 👏

Night all 💤

#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class197 #CAF #transportforwales
October 30, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Continuing to round up pictures from last weeks travels, here’s a few ‘unit’ fots from Shrewsbury. A couple of #class153 #Dogbox and the new order of #class196 and #class197
September 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Shift 4/4 ✅ Here’s 66593 ‘3MG Mersey Multimodal Getway’ with 197036 sandwiched between barrier wagons working 6Q97 Donnington Rail Freight Terminal to Crewe Carriage Sidings from my walk to work this afternoon 19/12/24 #Class66 #Shed #Class197 #RailwayPhotography #Crewe #Freightliner #CAF #TFW
December 19, 2024 at 10:48 PM
197015 at Blaenau Ffestiniong 31.3.25 #Class197
March 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
January 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Today's Photo from the Stour 📸

197115 makes it return from Tyseley headed back to CAF Chester after a go on the tire turner 💪

#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class197 #CAF #transportforwales
October 30, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Part 5 of #alltheCAFS: Class 197 💨

Back on the diesels with 197015 & 011 being the penultimate CAFs of the day taking me back towards Manchester 🙌

CAFs 5/6 ✅

#DOTS #alltheCAFS #trainphotography #railwayphotography #CAF #class197 #transportforwales #megatraction
September 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
197045 at #Gloucester on the 09.16 to #CheltenhamSpa #class197 #TransportforWales 18/08/25
August 18, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Does anyone know what this 197 is? Seen in a strange place 21/08/25
I was on trainbow so the the number isn’t clear
#tfw #transportforwales #class197
August 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
While waiting for the off, this TfW Class 197 DMU came & went as we waited (number featured here is 197012).

#ffestiniograilway #blaenauffestiniog #wales #mainlinetrain #stnadardgauge #class197 #dmu #transportforwales #arrival #windowviews
June 19, 2024 at 9:51 AM
After some fun at the Beach we've ended up at Chirk Aqueduct 🌉

Stunning locale here sitting under a low sun waiting for a pair of 158s to take us back to the Stour ☀️

#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class197 #chirkaqueduct #stunning
March 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Today's Photo from the Stour 📸

Welsh CAF goodness with 197117 passing through Wolverhampton headed for Tyseley for Tire Turning ✌️

#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class197 #CAF #transportforwales
February 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We've made it as far as Chester and TfW #class197 116 is a welcome sight arriving with it's lovely air-conditioned coaches 🥵 just a short hop here taking us over the border to Wales and to a city we've yet to visit 😁
June 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Today's Photo from the Stour 📸

Testing begins! 7 car 197 has snuck down the Salop and Stour with a training run down to Birmingham International 👀

#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class197 #CAF #civity #transportforwales
January 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Shift 3/4 ✅ Here’s 37901 ‘Mirrlees Pioneer’ and 37510 ‘Orion’ top & tail with 197023 sandwiched on the UDL at Crewe working 7B42 Crewe South Yard to Crewe Carriage Sidings on my walk to work this afternoon 19/2/25 #Class37 #Tractor #Class197 #RailwayPhotography #TrainPhotography #Crewe #ROG #CAF
February 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
April 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
197115 at Helsby on a service to Llandudno earlier today (30/11/24)

#class197
#tfw
November 30, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Whoops! Almost forgot Day 14 of #ATrainADay! Silly me, let's see...um...aha! 197005 means 2 cars to Holyhead! Fun...

#TransportForWales #Class197 #CreweStation #TFWTrain #TFW #CivityTrain
December 14, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Today's Photo from the Stour 📸

I saw my first 197 in service on the Stour! Formed of 197017 & 197051 on the 1511 to Birmingham International ✈️

#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class197 #CAF #newtrains #hellfire
February 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM