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Martin A
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Amateur photographer and simulation gamer who loves Transport and Football. I support my local club, Wingate & Finchley FC.
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Taking part in #CruisingNordicHorizons is hard work - Jobs on the WoT servers are rare as hens teeth. Gave up trying to use my company trailers😒 Hopefully things will improve after the initial rush. This evening I've worked Karlstad-Borlänge-Falun-Stockholm-Gävle in @scssoft.com #ETS2 😎
Screenshot of my Second-hand Scania Streamline with a tanker of LPG on route to Borlänge. Screenshot of the view from the cab of my Second-hand Scania Streamline as we pass a body of water with the sun thinking about setting ahead of us. Screenshot of my Second-hand Scania Streamline delivering a tractor in Falun. Screenshot of my Second-hand Scania Streamline heading to Stockholm with a delivery of cars.
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Time to put the power down...
East Midlands Railway 222023 approaches Cricklewood and is about to clear a 50mph slack over the points behind the train. Housing on Fordwych Road, Kilburn forms the skyline.
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Name a black and white film: "The Train" 1964
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Cold Cricklewood...
700148 passes through Cricklewood on a Bedford to Three Bridges service. The Brent Cross Town development continues to grow on the site of the old Cricklewood Rail Transfer facility and dwarfs the Cricklewood carriage sidings on the right. Brent Cross West station is visible behind the train.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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I work alone...
222004 passes sedately through Cricklewood, due to a 50mph slack just south of the station, with the 1F32 St Pancras International to Sheffield service. I believe the yellow x sign in the cab window indicates a problem with the coupler at this end although it looks like it has only recently been replaced.
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Which to choose and which is right?...
A lady in black coat and jeans with long red hair walks alongside a Thameslink train at Cricklewood seemingly unsure which coach to board. Her reflection moves ahead of her in the windows of the train.
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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#MondayMood - Sunshine & showers...
A black & white photo of a Yorkshire Traction Plaxton bodied, Leyland Leopard coach. It is parked on Moor Lane, Wath upon Dearne. Photo taken in November 1980 during an RCTS visit to the adjacent loco depot.
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Late evening drive for Korra taking a Krone BiG M450 mower from Pocatello to Seligman in @scssoft.com #ATS 😎
American Truck Simulator screenshot showing my Mack Pinnacle departing Pocatello. American Truck Simulator screenshot showing my Mack Pinnacle on Interstate 15. American Truck Simulator screenshot showing my Mack Pinnacle on I-15 with a freight train crossing over on a bridge. American Truck Simulator screenshot showing my Mack Pinnacle approaching the summit of a steep climb on Interstate 40.
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Afternoon drive from Växjö to Malmö for Éowyn with a load of Empty Pallets in @scssoft.com #ETS2 😎
Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshot of my Scania S departing Växjö and climbing to join national road 25. Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshot of my Scania S on a steep climb - there's definitely steeper grades on the rebuilt Swedish map 😅 Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshot from the cab of my Scania S as we're crossing the Laganbron. Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshot of my Scania S parked up at the delivery point in Malmö.
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Morning trip for Éowyn in @scssoft.com #ETS2 - Rostock to Växjö with some empty cable reels 😎
Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshot of my Scania S coming off the Faro bridge in Denmark. Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshot of my Scania S passing through the Danish / Swedish border toll with the Øresund Bridge in the distance. Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshot of my Scania S heading northeast on E22 under cloudy evening skies that threaten rain. Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshot from the cab of my Scania S as we're about to cross the Lagan at dusk.
November 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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#SundayShed...
66502 in orange & black with Andy’s Man Club vinyls passes through West Hampstead on November 5th with the 4M03 Tilbury to Trafford Park intermodal.
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Éowyn has been on a looping trip today from Kiel to Gothenburg, onto Kalmar then back to Rostock in @scssoft.com #ETS2. Sampling the rebuilt Danish and Swedish roads - very impressed. Much of the scenery has been improved too. Excellent job by the Devs 😎👍
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Late morning drive for Éowyn - Düsseldorf to Kiel with Salmon Fillet in @scssoft.com #ETS2 😎
Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshot of my Scania S500 passing the Dome arena as we depart Düsseldorf. Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshot of my Scania S500 at speed on the Autobahn Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshot of my Scania S500 on Autobahn 215 with an avenue of tall trees as a backdrop. Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshot of my Scania S500 running through the outskirts of Kiel as we near our destination.
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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West Ealing, 2013...
166219 is seen passing through on the fast lines on a grey February day.
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Post your getaway vehicle
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Leighton Buzzard, 2009...
Silverlink liveried 321433 calls at Leighton Buzzard station in June 2009.
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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#SundayShed Amidst the trees...
Freightliner's 66603 descends towards Kensal Rise with the 6M58 Dagenham Dock to Wembley Receptions aggregates in light drizzle.
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Speeding through...
375912 leads 375609 at speed through Elmstead Woods with the 1H76 Hastings to Charing Cross service on November 5th.
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Heading back south from Bergen this morning - Éowyn takes a load of furniture to IKA in Aalborg in @scssoft.com #ETS2 😎
Screenshot from Euro Truck Simulator 2 showing my Scania S500 passing one of the many fjords in the Bergen area. Screenshot from Euro Truck Simulator 2 showing my Scania S500 crossing the Hardanger bridge. Screenshot from Euro Truck Simulator 2 showing my Scania S500 with a Renault T giving chase as I head towards Stavanger for a rest stop. Screenshot from Euro Truck Simulator 2 showing my Scania S500 posing on a sharp corner.
November 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Stay under cover!...
London Overground's 378231 arrives at West Hampstead during a downpour. It's working the 2N84 Stratford to Gunnersbury Mildmay Line service. Normally these go through to Richmond but once again there was a signalling issue requiring repairs in the Kew Gardens area requiring services to be turned at Gunnersbury. Passengers can be seen seeking shelter from the rain wherever they can find it including on the stairs!
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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10 minutes of sunshine...
On a generally overcast day, the sun briefly shines on Elmstead Woods station as 465195 arrives on the 2S32 Charing Cross to Sevenoaks service with 466006 and 465193 completing the 10 car formation.
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Another West Hampstead...
East Midlands Railway 222023 crawls through West Hampstead Thameslink station on its way to be serviced at Cricklewood sidings. There are 3 West Hampstead stations, all within a 150m area. This can be confusing for passengers unfamiliar with the railways in the area. Last Friday, when this shot was taken, I was approached by a lady passenger on the Mildmay Line station who asked me where platform 3 was! Having confirmed that she was looking for Thameslink, I was able to redirect her to the correct station.
November 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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First drive for Éowyn in a while and a very rare visit to Norway. Hamburg to Bergen with used packaging in @scssoft.com #ETS2. We're doing some contract work as well so not hauling our own trailer on this run 😎
Screenshot from Euro Truck Simulator 2 showing the view from the cab of my Scania S500 as we approach the Hirtshals ferry terminal. Screenshot from Euro Truck Simulator 2 showing my Scania S500 crossing the Feda Fjord bridge. Screenshot from Euro Truck Simulator 2 showing my Scania S500 north of Stavanger with company. Screenshot from Euro Truck Simulator 2 showing my Scania S500 in the gathering gloom, not far from Bergen.
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Monday Mood...
The photo shows 66596 on the climb to West Hampstead in steady rain while working the 4L60 Trafford Park to London Gateway airliner. Taken last Friday when not much intermodal freight was being shipped towards the docks.
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Close call...
Freightliner's 66603 tries to block me photographing company colleague 66419 at Kensal Rise on a drizzly autumn day. '419 was working the 4L58 Trafford Park to London Gateway intermodal and '603 was on the 6M58 Dagenham Dock Wembley Receptions aggregates.
November 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM