MK Tom's Rail Photos 2024

[MK Tom]

It's been a busy start to the year with two major overseas trips so I'm a bit late creating this thread. I'll do January and February as one combined post:

JANUARY

My January 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/January-2024/UK-Rail-January-2024

This includes:
Saturday 6 January - Two photos from Gatwick Airport station after my return from my New Year's trip to Italy.
Sunday 14 January - A visit to Wellingborough to see the Hull Trains diversions, followed by a stop at the unique metre gauge Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum.
Tuesday 16 January - Class 47, 360, 805, and 175 trains put in appearances at Bletchley station.
Friday 19 January - Avanti liveried Class 805 no. 805005 passing Bradwell on a test run.
Tuesday 23 January - GBRf Class 69 no. 69010 bringing an EMR Class 360 through Fenny Stratford.
Saturday 27 January - A trip to the Birmingham area for the Centro liveried Class 323, also visiting the West Midlands Metro extensions in Dudley and Wolverhampton.

I also travelled to Italy over the New Years period. Pictures from that are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/January-2024/Overseas-December-2023--January-2024-Italy

FEBRUARY

My February 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/February-2024/UK-Rail-February-2024

This includes:
Saturday 10 February - Avanti Voyagers at Euston during my journey home from my US/Canada trip.
Sunday 11 February - A few photos from the Irchester Railway Museum and the Rushden, Higham, and Wellingborough Railway.
Tuesday 13 February - A trip to Leicester via Nuneaton.
Saturday 24 February - The first Saturday service on the Marston Vale line since December 2022.
Thursday 29 February - New Class 730 and 805 EMUs on the West Coast Main Line during a journey back from London.

Lastly, I spent two weeks in late January / early February in the US and Canada, photos from which are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/January-2024/Overseas-January-February-2024-USA
And briefly stopped in Paris on the way back: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/February-2024/Overseas-February-2024-France-

 

[MK Tom]

My March 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/March-2024/UK-Rail-March-2024/

This includes:

Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 March - A weekend in Brighton and Bognor Regis, with a diversion to Putney on the way home.
Tuesday 12 March - A ride from Waterloo to Vauxhall to see South Western Railway's BR Blue & Grey heritage livery Class 455.
Friday 15 March - A ride on the Retro Railtours Master Cutler tour from Marylebone to Banbury and back, using RailAdventure HST power cars.
Saturday 16 March - The East Somerset Railway steam gala, along with visits to the site of Devizes station and to Merehead Quarry.
Some video of the East Somerset Railway steam gala is here.
Sunday 17 March - A walk along the disused M&GW Joint formation south from Cricklade towards the advancing Swindon & Cricklade Railway northern extension.
Tuesday 19 March - Passing the New Measurement Train on the way into Euston.
Saturday 30 March - The opening day of the Northampton & Lamport Railway Boughton extension.
Some video from the NLR extension opening day is here.

I also spent a week in Prague towards the end of the month, including a one-day trip to Dresden. Photos here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/March-2024/Overseas-March-2024

Enjoy!

 

[MK Tom]

My April 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/April-2024/UK-Rail-April-2024

This includes:

Sunday 7 April - A diesel running day at Didcot Railway Centre, featuring Class 31 and Class 14 locomotives in service, plus some Turbos at Oxford and Bicester.
Some video of Regional Railways liveried Class 31 no. 31270 running at Didcot is here.
Saturday 13 April - A trip along the East Coast Main Line between Arlesey, Hitchin, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, and Welwyn North.
Tuesday 16 April - The Caledonian Sleeper unusually looped in platform 5 at Milton Keynes Central.
Wednesday 17 April - A few trains at Wolverton Works.
Saturday 20 April - The Hastings DEMU operated Neasden Nonsense railtour passing through Aylesbury in both directions.
Some video of the Hastings railtour passing through Aylesbury is here.
Sunday 21 April - Some restoration work and locomotive running at the Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum.
Monday 29 April - Some views of East West Rail at Winslow and Verney Junction.

 

[MK Tom]

My May 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/May-2024/UK-Rail-May-2024

This includes:

Tuesday 7 May - A selection of trains seen at Wembley Yard from a Euston-bound train.
Saturday 11 May - A former Transpennine "Nova 3" set at Wolverton Works.
Sunday 12 May - Trains around Redhill and south London on my way to and from seeing the London-Brighton Commercial Vehicle Run at Redhill.
Friday 17 to Sunday 19 May - A three-day trip to Edinburgh, taking Lumo from King's Cross and riding the Leith tram extension, the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway, and the Borders Railway to Tweedbank.
Some video of Class 37 no. 37403 "Isle of Mull" departing Bo'ness is here.
Friday 24 May - A few photos from the Camden/Kentish Town area of North London.
Friday 31 May - East West Rail in the Mursley area, looking ready for testing to commence.