Jonathan Doble

The @InterCity86101 #FridayCharter photographed just north of Rugeley Trent Valley Station (26/8/22). DVT 82139 leads with 87002 at the rear. The working is 1Z40 - 14:29 Crewe to London Euston, passing 3L at 14:58

West Midlands Railway Class 323's 323222 & 323221 (Retro Regional Railways/Centro livery) passing through Rugeley Town Station on Sunday 29th September 2024 with 1Z32 - 13:04 Liverpool LS to Birmingham NS via Stoke on Trent, Walsall and Coventry. Class 323 Farewell Railtour.

A few images from Uttoxeter Station today. Colas Rail Freight 56078 (0Z56 Carlisle N.Y to Doncaster) and EMR 170270 (1K63 Newark Castle to Crewe) plus EMR 170508 (1N13 Crewe to Newark Castle).

A bit of East Coast Intercity nostalgia on the virtual railway today - 91006 departs a cold Peterborough towards London. #trainsimulatorclassic #intercity #class91 #ecml

Here is my video of GBRf Class 50's 50007 & 50049 passing Rugeley with 1Z50 this morning (09/12/23) youtu.be/s2R_RWzOnug

GBRf Class 50's 50007 'Hercules' & 50049 'Defiance' pass north of Rugeley Trent Valley on Saturday 9th December 2023 with UK Railtours 'Manchester Christmas Markets' rail tour; 1Z50 - 07:48 London Euston to Preston (passing 19L at 11:26) #class50 #50007 #50049 #1Z50

New video from last week's short visit to Crewe. youtu.be/zgQq4LKSpGw

67002 (+DVT 82230) pauses at Crewe this morning with 1V39 (Transport For Wales) 10:30 Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central.

A change of trains at Crewe this morning gave a chance to get a quick photo of the new Avanti Class 805 (805007) on its test run to Holyhead (5Q90 - 10:07 Oxley Car. M.D. to Holyhead)

This weekend on the virtual railway, Class 37 and 68 short sets on the Wherry Lines. Been a while since I've driven these on this route. #trainsimulatorclasic #trainsim #class37 #class68 #wherrylines

LSL’s D1924 (47810) & D1935 (47805) at Rugeley Town Station on Saturday 16th September with 1Z60 Milton Keynes to Carlisle (Statesman Rail’s Settle to Carlisle and Coastal Railtour). #class47 #47810 #d1924 #47805 #d1935

Let’s go one last time. One final trip out on the Cross Country HST’s today. 43304 & 43303 on the 1V50 have bought me to Cheltenham Spa. #class43 #hst

Over to Tamworth this morning. 43321 leads with 43378 at the rear working 1V50 Edinburgh to Plymouth. Get em’ while you can. #class43 #hst

Five new badges for the camera bag. Slowly starting to fill up all the dead space on the front. (IC DVT, 2 x 323 (Centro & LM, NSE 321 & GWR IET).

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Postman stopped by this morning with a package, which means that I get to enjoy this afternoons coffee break in an @HunsletTheBear approved coffee mug (sadly no Jaffa Cakes 🙁), and a mini Hunslet for the camera bag to join me on my rail travel adventures. 🐾 🐻

Best email I’ve had today, looks like there is a box of @HunsletTheBear merch on the way 🐾 🐻

@sommecourt @LegerBattleTour It was a great privilege to travel with you on this tour and share in the stories of those who had come to visit their relatives. Thank-you for making it a very special and memorable week for all of us.

A fantastic week completed with a @LegerBattleTour Wargraves Pilgrimage group where we’ve travelled well off the beaten path to visit the graves of soldiers the group members were connected to: often moving and always a thought-provoking experience.

Avoiding the Bank Holiday crowds with some #trainsimulatorclassic action today. At the controls of 390030 - ready to depart Rugby, running New Street to Euston. #trainsim #trainsimulator #class390

A trio of different Cross Country traction passing Elford this morning. 43285 (+43207) - 1V50 Edinburgh to Plymouth. 170117 (+170113) - 1V07 Nottingham to Cardiff Central. 220017 - 1V85 Newcastle to Banbury. #class43 #class170 #class220

It's 'Short Set' Sunday this week in #TrainSim. DRS Class 37 - 37409, leads with a journey from Lowestoft to Norwich. #TrainSimulatorClassic #Class37 #WherryLines