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DB 66006 & 159 Corollas through East Malling working today’s 6X11 0349 Toton North Yard to Dollands Moor Sdgs car train… 🚙

377127 calls at East Malling last Thursday working 2N36 1255 London Victoria to Ashford International– Southeastern will be taking delivery of 13 Southern 377/1 units by the end of the year, replace Networkers on the Maidstone East and Tunbridge Wells lines…

Nuclear Cats 68005 “Defiant” & 68009 “Titan” pass Paddock Wood this evening with 2 FNA wagons working 6M95 1652 Dungeness British Energy to Crewe Coal Sidings (Drs)… ☢️☢️

68005 “Defiant” & 68009 “Titan” as seen passing through Paddock Wood earlier this evening with two FNA wagons on the Kentish leg of their journey back up to Crewe from Dungeness…

Not quite sure what’s happened to the weather recently! Here in sunnier and warmer times is 50008 “Thunderer” with Class 423 4VEP 3417 “Gordon Pettitt” arriving at Swanage… ☀️ 10.05.25

West Coast Railways 37706 departs with the 1430 Swanage to Norden service on day two of the Purbeck Line’s #DieselGala… 10.05.25

Cromptons in Kent! 😄 Featuring 33029, Slim Jim 33207 “Jim Martin” and 47812 on the rear through Paddock Wood working 1Z33 0555 East Midlands Parkway to Faversham…

Torrential rain wasn’t going to stop me getting out for the return of the Kent Coaster and a pair of 33s! 🌧️ 33029 & 33207 with 47812 power through Paddock Wood having made up most of the 28 mins they departed late at Faversham…

Fantastic to see a pair of Cromptons back on southern metals yesterday! Once a common sight around Kent, I would often see them at Tonbridge or Hither Green from a passing train. 30 years later– here are 33029 & 33207 “Jim Martin” through Paddock Wood on The Kent Coaster tour…

66751 “Inspiration Delivered Hitachi Rail Europe” passes Beltring this afternoon working 0Z11 1614 London Victoria to Hoo Junction Up Yard having dropped off the test set for the Britannic Explorer with 57310…

Went out to see 73202, which had been allocated on 0Y62, but it turned out to be 66794 “Steve Hannam” working 0Y62 0947 Eastleigh East Yard to Tonbridge West Yard Gbrf seen here passing Snodland…

On this day 2024, Colas 56094 opens the taps on the Halling sleepers– of the 31 times I saw grids on this working May 24 to Jan 25, and with four different 56s, this was definitely one of the more memorable moments! 🔥 11.06.24

92032 “IMechE Railway Division” as seen passing East Malling a short while ago working 0M92 1259 Dollands Moor (Gbrf) to Crewe T.M.D. (E), it’s always great to see a 92 on the classic Kent lines! 😄

Up in London with my son this morning, so took the opportunity to see some trains while we were here! 91127 “Neville Hill” arrives at King’s Cross working 1A09 0715 from Leeds…

Couldn’t miss the chance to see a brand new class of loco! First time seeing ROG’s fabulous new 93001, working 0Q26 to Worksop Down Yard through Harrow & Wealdstone– yes the unit had me worried, and by this time I was literally melting! But the 93 looked fantastoc! 🥵

93001 passes Harrow & Wealdstone this morning working 0Q26 to Worksop– what a fantastic looking loco, and the first of what I hope will be many more captures to come! 😎

92032 “IMechE Railway Division” passes East Malling on Wednesday lunchtime working 0M92 1259 Dollands Moor (Gbrf) to Crewe T.M.D. (E)…

LNER 91124 sits at King’s Cross platform 8 last Friday morning, ready to go on 1D10 1033 London Kings Cross to Leeds… 🔥

68016 “Fearless” & 68017 “Hornet” pass Paddock Wood this evening working today’s Dungeness Flask… ☢️☢️

Freightliner 66588 passes under Whetsted Road, Five Oak Green in baking 30 deg heat working today’s 6O98 0606 Whatley Quarry F Liner Hh to Allington Hanson Agg 🥵