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Classic traction of the Greater Anglia network 90013, 360115 and 317709 await their next duties on the blocks under the historic 1873 train shed at London Liverpool Street back in August 2015.

The last Diesel Gala of the 2026 season at the South Devon Railway. DCR 56045, 60022 and GWR 08641 join the SDR home fleet of 09010, 25185 (dud), 25262 (also dud) and 33002 on the 6 mile branch line. Bonus 57301 also joins the fun on the down Riviera Friday night to get there.

A whopping two events during October at Mangapps Railway Museum, to end the year on a high. First up was a BLS visit to cover as much track and (diesel) traction as possible, followed by the end of season steam and diesel gala a weekend after.

My latest adventure onto the continent. More of the Strasbourg 67400s, as well as the Zurich LION 420s and plenty of Nez Casses across Chambery and the Riviera.

Earlier this month saw 37275 make a few trips on the Dartmouth Steam Railway between Paignton and Kingswear. A rare outing for such a fine beast!

The game is on again, a lover or a friend. A big thing or a small, the winner takes it all!

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A real blast from the past this morning. 1st September 2014, 379007 and an unidentified classmate make their way through Wickford on a working from Southend back to the GEML. Presumably this was a test run of some sort, but I have no information whatsoever.

The former Greater Anglia 321s seem to be back in the spotlight, with Varamis Rail returning to the network after a period with no operations. I really do miss these trains on the GEML, the last workings (under their own power) were all the way back in March 2024.

A few more photos from the Bluebell railway diesel gala, celebrating 40 years of Network SouthEast. Honestly what an event, heres for next year back at the Bluebell Railway!

The new Alstom Adessia Stream trains seem pretty good, and look to be well suited to the semi-fast regional workings across the trans pennine. They seem like something closer to a Coradia than what we have in the UK already.

EPB preservation group 2-EPB 5759 and MLVs 9001 & 9002 at the Bluebell railway diesel gala. For most of the gala they were paired with resident E3040 and visiting GBRf 73128, with the exception of a few runs when the MLVs were given a chance to run under their own battery power.

1980s locomotive power at the Bluebell Railway diesel gala, with a massive variety of locomotives from the tiny 03179 to the massive 50026 all operating last weekend.