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.
#MeridianMonday Farewell to set No.1 this week as 222001 makes her way north to Alstom at Widnes today in preparation for a new life with #Lumo. Here's a few pics of her with #EMR on the #MML in the last couple of years, taken at Kettering & London St.Pancras.
December 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#MeridianMonday Farewell to set No.1 this week as 222001 makes her way north to Alstom at Widnes today in preparation for a new life with #Lumo. Here's a few pics of her with #EMR on the #MML in the last couple of years, taken at Kettering & London St.Pancras.
#MondayMorningBlues A final pic of 31289 at the Northampton & Lamport Railway dog friendly #SantaPaws trains on Saturday. The morning weather was dreadful but by lunch the rain had stopped & it was brightening up. Seen from the Brampton Valley way opposite Pitsford & Brampton station. #NLR 29/11/25
December 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
#MondayMorningBlues A final pic of 31289 at the Northampton & Lamport Railway dog friendly #SantaPaws trains on Saturday. The morning weather was dreadful but by lunch the rain had stopped & it was brightening up. Seen from the Brampton Valley way opposite Pitsford & Brampton station. #NLR 29/11/25
#SundayShed A picture that sums up yesterday morning in the East Midlands. As the rain pours down DB Cargo 66116, on hire to GB Railfreight for #RHTT duties, approaches Isham on the #MML with 3J91 Stapleford & Sandiacre Sdgs to Wellingborough. #ShedWatch #GBRF #DBCargo 29/11/25
November 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#SundayShed A picture that sums up yesterday morning in the East Midlands. As the rain pours down DB Cargo 66116, on hire to GB Railfreight for #RHTT duties, approaches Isham on the #MML with 3J91 Stapleford & Sandiacre Sdgs to Wellingborough. #ShedWatch #GBRF #DBCargo 29/11/25
Hard to see the special livery under the #RHTT grime on 69014 'EMD Longport' this afternoon passing Uffington in the winter sunshine with 3J41 Peterborough North Yard to Peterborough via Humberstone Rd. The rear loco was a disappointing 66798. #GBRF #SundaySixtyNine 30/11/25
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Hard to see the special livery under the #RHTT grime on 69014 'EMD Longport' this afternoon passing Uffington in the winter sunshine with 3J41 Peterborough North Yard to Peterborough via Humberstone Rd. The rear loco was a disappointing 66798. #GBRF #SundaySixtyNine 30/11/25
#SemaphoreSaturday 31289 at Pitsford and Brampton on the Northampton & Lamport Railway this lunchtime working the #SantaPaws services. At this point the ped was propelling the push pull set towards Boughton. #NLR 29/11/25
November 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
#SemaphoreSaturday 31289 at Pitsford and Brampton on the Northampton & Lamport Railway this lunchtime working the #SantaPaws services. At this point the ped was propelling the push pull set towards Boughton. #NLR 29/11/25
Today was the Santa Paws event at the Northampton & Lamport Railway where dogs (& cats) got a train ride & met Santa for a present. 31289 was providing the traction all day, seen here leaving Boughton, & yes #SummerTheDog was there along with a couple of her furry friends 🐾🐾 #NLR #SantaPaws 29/11/25
November 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Today was the Santa Paws event at the Northampton & Lamport Railway where dogs (& cats) got a train ride & met Santa for a present. 31289 was providing the traction all day, seen here leaving Boughton, & yes #SummerTheDog was there along with a couple of her furry friends 🐾🐾 #NLR #SantaPaws 29/11/25
#PostboxSaturday Earlier in the week when it was still sunny, found this one nestled in amongst some trees & bushes on an industrial estate in Northampton.
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#PostboxSaturday Earlier in the week when it was still sunny, found this one nestled in amongst some trees & bushes on an industrial estate in Northampton.
#FenlandFriday from a couple of weeks ago. DB Cargo 66102 heads through Whittlesea working a well loaded 4M82 Felixstowe North to East Midlands Gateway Terminal intermodal service. #ShedWatch #DBCargo #FreightFriday 15/11/25
November 28, 2025 at 7:49 AM
#FenlandFriday from a couple of weeks ago. DB Cargo 66102 heads through Whittlesea working a well loaded 4M82 Felixstowe North to East Midlands Gateway Terminal intermodal service. #ShedWatch #DBCargo #FreightFriday 15/11/25
A look back in time for #MeridianMonday with 2 units that have now served their time on the #MML, 222005 has left for Scotland & #Lumo while i believe 222001 is one of the next to go off lease if not already? Seen here on up & down services at ☀️ Market Harborough on 7/5/21
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
A look back in time for #MeridianMonday with 2 units that have now served their time on the #MML, 222005 has left for Scotland & #Lumo while i believe 222001 is one of the next to go off lease if not already? Seen here on up & down services at ☀️ Market Harborough on 7/5/21
#MeridianMonday #EMR 222007 pauses under the footbridge at a very wet Kettering on Saturday working 1B49 12.50 Nottingham to St.Pancras. It seems the first 810 to work a passenger diagram may happen tomorrow morning as the final countdown begins for the 222's #MML exit.. 22/11/25
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
#MeridianMonday #EMR 222007 pauses under the footbridge at a very wet Kettering on Saturday working 1B49 12.50 Nottingham to St.Pancras. It seems the first 810 to work a passenger diagram may happen tomorrow morning as the final countdown begins for the 222's #MML exit.. 22/11/25
#FlirtFriday As modern stock goes i think these #Stadler #Flirt bi-mode units look really smart. Still haven't travelled on one yet though. #greateranglia 755404 arrives into Whittlesea last Saturday on 4x V8 diesel power with 2E74 09.58 Ipswich to Peterborough. 15/11/25
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 AM
#FlirtFriday As modern stock goes i think these #Stadler #Flirt bi-mode units look really smart. Still haven't travelled on one yet though. #greateranglia 755404 arrives into Whittlesea last Saturday on 4x V8 diesel power with 2E74 09.58 Ipswich to Peterborough. 15/11/25
#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