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Transport enthusiast from just outside London | Videos (mostly buses these days) - youtube.com/@astock5000
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It's a tad frosty in the land of the third rail rail this morning.
This is the fireworks show provided by an icy conductor rail when you are the first train of the day along the line.
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Transport for London (TfL) has formally applied to take over the mainline railway out of Moorgate station north to Welwyn Garden City and to Stevenage via Hertford North.

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tfl...
TfL bids to take over Moorgate mainline with plan to increase Great Northern services
Transport for London (TfL) has formally applied to take over the mainline railway out of Moorgate station north to Welwyn Garden City and to Stevenage via Hertford North.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
New video - Buses in Muswell Hill
Modern and vintage buses seen during a small running day early last month. Go-Ahead now operates the 144 using B5LHs while heritage vehicles included the LT Museum's AEC Merlin
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London buses in Muswell Hill 02/11/2025
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December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New video - Buses on London Bridge
TfL and sightseeing buses, plus a National Express coach, in late June. Includes a couple of Enviro400 hybrids covering for StreetDecks on route 133
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Buses on London Bridge 28/06/2025
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November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
New video - Buses in Wimbledon
Includes a few DELs working route 200 alongside the MetroDeckers, plus various other Go-Ahead vehicles and Transport UK Enviro400Hs around the town centre
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London buses in Wimbledon 12/11/2025
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November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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The new scalable British #NationalRail maps are live from today. Very clever idea in many ways, you zoom in or out for more or less detail. Have a play #rail, @transitmap.net and #map fans! railmap.nationalrail.co.uk#/mapview
November 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Metroline LT46 passing St Paul's on the 17 yesterday afternoon
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reading Buses Scania / Enviro300 415 - with a registration that just happens to be appropriate for its pink livery - passing a StreetDeck outside Reading station
(Still from a video I've just been editing, which may not be up for a little while yet as I have a decent backlog currently)
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
New video - Chesham Bus Running Day
This year's Amersham & District Motorbus Society event in the town, with a Leyland TD1 joining the London Transport and LCBS types (and a Bristol VR) on journeys from Chesham Broadway
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Chesham Bus Running Day 28/09/2025
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November 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New video - Buses in Lewisham
A variety of Go-Ahead and Stagecoach London buses around Lewisham High Street and Station Road in mid-September
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London buses in Lewisham 13/09/2025
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November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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ALL THAT MIGHTY HEART (1963)
November 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Been looking through the new livery options in the ETS2 update, and this one certainly has the feel of a modern rebrand, though I still prefer the design I've been using for a long time now
November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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On Tuesday, the classic whine of 507 traction motors was heard once more, as 507001 moved under its own power on the ALSTOM test track at Litchurch Lane for the first time. Watch the video of this special moment here: youtu.be/elfYWV8VoIs
507001 moves under its own power for the first time in preservation
On 18th November 2025, 507001 visited the Alstom test track at Litchurch Lane works. This was the first time the unit ran under its own power in over a year, since the Sefton Sparkler railtour in…
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November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My train from Paddington to Reading this morning was operated by 'Trainbow'-liveried 800008 "Alan Turing", with 016 on the rear
After Reading, these continued on to Plymouth - always feels a little strange making a short-ish trip on such a service!
November 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Preserved Reading Transport long-wheelbase Bristol VRT / Northern Counties 38, also seen at the University terminus of the route 20 journeys
November 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Visited Reading today for the Reading Runabout bus event
This is preserved Reading Buses DAF DB250 / Optare Spectra 701 at the University
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
New video - Buses in Hertford
Arriva, Central Connect, Centrebus and Uno vehicles near the bus station in early August, including several Mercedes Sprinters
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Buses in Hertford 08/08/2025
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November 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
New video - Buses in Romford
Recently transferred ex-North London Arriva B5LH / Gemini 3s on various services (including the LT-allocated 248), alongside many Stagecoach buses with even more StreetDeck Electroliners now in use here
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London buses in Romford 22/10/2025
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November 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
455711, having just arrived at Wimbledon on Wednesday afternoon, working a Chessington South - Waterloo service with 455709
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Wonderfully clever 1980s advert for UK's InterCity rail service.
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Finally getting there with this A stock kit - still many more glazing parts to fit to the other cars, then resume work on the chassis
(and also learn how to make decals since I never purchased enough LU roundels before Modelmaster closed)
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
New video - Route 54 Bus Running Day
The event in southeast London in mid-September with a wide variety of mostly former London Transport vehicles in Blackheath, Lewisham, Catford and Elmers End
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Route 54 Bus Running Day 13/09/2025
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November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Ever wondered what a transit system would look like if you built it somewhere else? No, me neither until now, but this site is great! wbholland.github.io/trainspose/
Trainspose
wbholland.github.io
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
New video - Buses at St George's Circus
Includes a couple of route 188's BD11s, and further new GB Kites for Transport UK on the C10
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London buses at St George's Circus 27/09/2025
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November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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No smoking 🚭
November 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM