World's largest railway junction crossing in 1933 at Newcastle upon Tyne with its diamond crossings leading to the high level bridge over the Tyne.

Photo courtesy of Graham Newell

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Still wearing undercoat pending repaint later this month, 69010 approaches Langham on 02/05/24 with the 6L15 Toton North Yard to Whitemoor SCO bulk tripper. The former 56065 was built in October 1979 by BREL at Doncaster Works and for many years was a Leicester allocated machine.

A good start to the day.

92028 was running late but sounding great. An eventful run from Inverness then a trespass incident at Chester Le Street made 1M16 a tad delayed. Passengers getting a couple of hours extra kip on a Bank Holiday and some Delay Repay into the mix. 06/05/24

Not long left! British Rail Class 25 Sulzer Type 2 diesel 25 160 among the DMUs at Newton Heath Depot 3/5/82. Built as D7510 at Derby in 1964, withdrawn 10/82 and scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester 1987. #BRBlue #BritishRail #NewtonHeath #trainspotting #diesel #Derby #Class25 🤓

4/5/24 0M58 Old Oak Common to Derby RTC with 37800 passing Kingston The Growler Group

A train heading towards #Newcastle on the Tyne Riverside Branch passes the entrance to Swan Hunter's Shipyard, #Wallsend in the early 1970s.

Bone working light engine near Crewe 5/5/90. British Rail Class 58 diesel loco 58025 in Railfreight Coal sector colours.
The loco is now stored in Spain....
#BritishRail #Class58 #Railfreight #Coal #Crewe #trainspotting #diesels 🤓

Severn Tunnel Junction station 3/5/85. British Rail Blue Class 37 diesel loco 37298 with a well loaded train of ballast hoppers & Class 33 Crompton 33037 with a rake of Mk 1's from Bristol for Cardiff
#BritishRail #Class33 #Class37 #trainspotting #Railfreight #diesels #BRBlue 🤓

Diverted from the WCML, 1S64 Euston-Glasgow service heads north on the Settle-Carlisle route at Blea Moor 3/5/86. British Rail Blue Class 47 diesel loco 47480 'Robin Hood' provides the power.
#BritishRail #SettleCarlisle #Class47 #trainspotting #BRBlue #diesels 🤓

Water Orton 4/5/89. Thornaby Depot's Class 37 pairing 37503 'British Steel Shelton' & 37504 'British Steel Corby' head empty SPA Plate Wagons. Kingfishers & Large Numbers!
#BritishRail #Class37 #trainspotting #Railfreight #metal #Thornaby #Kingfisher 🤓

ON THIS DAY: 77 years ago, the Central Line was extended from Stratford to Leytonstone, the latter is where we see a train that has just reversed eastbound to westbound, now bound for Wood Lane while an LNER steam service waits to depart towards Epping / Ongar. Photo: CRL Coles

Rat Action! British Rail Class 25 Sulzer Type 2 diesel 25 259 runs light engine through Manchester Guide Bridge station 4/5/83. Would last in service until 9/86 and linger on until scrapped by MC Metals, Glasgow Springburn 6/95. #BritishRail #Class25 #trainspotting #Manchester 🤓

WCRC 37518 + 37668 hauling “The Spring Cornish Explorer” seen passing Powderham working -{1Z66 Penzance to Dorridge

4/5/23

Thornaby TMD 4th May 1992
British Rail Class 31 diesel loco 31553 relegated to Engineer's duties with ETH isolated & Dutch Yellow & Grey livery
Without the yellow, this would be a really grey pic!
#BritishRail #Thornaby #Dutch #Class31 #trainspotting #Teesside #Grey 🤓

WCRC 37668 and 37518 pass the remains of Cook's Kitchen mine at South Crofty between Redruth and Camborne with Pathfinder Railtours' 'Cornish Spring Explorer' (1Z65 05.55 Dorridge - Penzance) on 4 May 2024.

British Railways BRC&W Crompton 33035 departing Bedale with a Leyburn service. Wensleydale Railway 04/04/24

Westbury Open Day 5th May 1985
British Rail Class 33 diesel loco 33025 'Sultan' on display. BR Blue livery with grey roof. Rare meeting with another BRCW product - 27036 just in shot
#BritishRail #BRCW #Sultan #Class33 #Westbury #OpenDay #BRBlue #trainspotting 🤓

Following its long stint on the Wensleydale Railway the NRM owned LEV1 RDB975874 prototype Railbus is now in the museum at Locomotion Shildon. It was cosmetically restored at the Wensleydale Railway before being moved by road earlier this week. 04/05/24