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#ThirtyOnesOnThursday An ideal sized engine for heritage line operation, #BrushType2 #Class31 loco 31601 'Devon Diesel Society' waits in the platform at Pitsford & Brampton station during passenger services on the Northampton & Lamport Railway last Sunday. #NLR #PedWatch #Goyle 4/5/25

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A lovely sunny Bank Holiday Monday morning #ShedWatch on the #MML. DB Cargo 66078 is seen heading south past Isham, near Kettering, with 2 flat wagons working 6V03 Toton North Yard to Acton Terminal Complex. #DBCargo #RedShed 5/5/25

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#MondayMorningBlues After a nice claggy start up, 31289 smokes away gently in the loop at Pitsford. She is hopefully working the Northampton & Lamport Railway passenger services today after sister loco 601 had her turn yesterday. #PedWatch #NLR 4/5/25

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#StartUpSunday walking along the Brampton Valley Way footpath alongside the Northampton & Lamport Railway with #SummerTheDog earlier today just as 31289 'Phoenix' was started up. Missed the initial clagfest but managed to catch some exhaust plumes as the V12 kicked noisily into life! #NLR 4/5/25

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#SemaphoreSunday This afternoon #SummerTheDog & myself made a short visit to the Northampton & Lamport Railway as she tries to get closer to clearing 31601 for 1000 miles..😂 After our trip on the 14.00 service we stayed to watch the 15.00 departure from Pitsford & Brampton, seen here. #NLR 4/5/25

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#SaturdaySandTrain rear end edition.. one of the April workings with the pair of DC Rail grids powering uphill from Stamford past Ketton signalbox. 56301 & 56103 worked 6M89 from Middleton Towers to Chaddesden before being relieved by a 60. #DCR #Rutland @C56G2 19/4/25

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#FlirtFriday Greater Anglia #FLIRT 755409 passes Three Horse Shoes with 2E74 09.58 Ipswich to Peterborough last Saturday morning. #Stadler #GreaterAnglia #Fenland 26/4/25

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#FreightFriday from last weekend at Burnt House Road crossing, Turves. Contrasting against a featureless cloudy sky, GB Railfreight 66702 'Blue Lightning' heads towards the port of Felixstowe with 4L28 from Doncaster Iport last Saturday morning. #ShedWatch #GBRF 26/4/25

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#ThreeSixtyThursday East Midlands Railway 360102 heading north on the down fast line between Harrowden Junction & Kettering South Jn where it would cross to the down slow before taking the Corby line at Kettering North Jn. The working was 1Y41 15.45 from St.Pancras. #EMR #MML 25/4/25

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#OneSeventyWednesday From the footbridge at Ketton, Cross Country 170110 heads towards Stamford with a service from Birmingham on 19/4/25. #Rutland #CrossCountry #Class170

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#OneFiveEightWednesday East Midlands Railway 158780 is around 1¼hrs into its 5½hr journey approaching Burnt House Road crossing at Turves on Saturday while working 1R68 09.54 Norwich to Liverpool Lime Street. #EMR #Fenland 26/4/25

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#TurbostarTuesday from Burnt House Road crossing on Saturday morning. Finally managed to get a shot of reliveried Cross Country Trains 170101 as it passes Turves working 1N51 10.27 Stansted Airport to Birmingham New St. Three Horse Shoes signalbox in the distance. #Fenland 26/4/25

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#MeridianMonday returns with a shot taken on Saturday afternoon at Isham, south of Kettering. East Midlands Railway 222019 heads south away from the camera working 1F65 15.01 Sheffield-St.Pancras. #MML #EMR 26/4/25

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#SideOnSunday A couple of weeks ago when the Saturday sand train was double headed grids. 56103 is seen behind fellow DC Rail grid 56301 as the pair pass Rotherby, near Melton Mowbray, with 6M89 Middleton Towers to Chaddesden Sidings. #DCR @C56G2 12/4/25

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#SignalSunday The ground signals for Boughton station loop provide the foreground focus while 31289 'Phoenix' waits in the platform with the Pitsford & Brampton brake van ride service. Taken at the recent Northampton & Lamport Railway diesel running day. #NLR #PedWatch 13/4/25

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For the second Saturday night running Kettering sees some Colas Rail #Grid action. This time a fairly rare 56051 'Survival' was solo on 6C57 Toton North Yard to Wigston North Jn, heading south off the Corby line to run round at Bedford. #Colas #MML #GridWatch @C56G2 26/4/25

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#ShedSaturday The #BatShed 66623 'Lest We Forget' heads slowly past Isham this afternoon, returning empty to Tunstead with 6H85 from Luton Crescent Road Sidings. #Freightliner #MML #ShedWatch #BatShedCrazy 26/4/25

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The 'going away' shot at Burnt House Road crossing in Turves is a bit of a tight affair on the Whittlesea bound line! Tidied up as best i could in lightroom here's 37402 'Oor Wullie' on the rear of 1Q86 March Down R.S. to Derby RTC this morning. #Colas 26/4/25

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The monthly Anglia test train returning to Derby this morning. A merest hint of clag as 37425 'Concrete Bob' leads Colas Rail 1Q86 March Down R.S. to Derby RTC past Three Horse Shoes signalbox at Turves. 37402 on the rear. #ConcreteBob #Colas #Fenland 26/4/25

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#OnThisDay2021 #EMR still running a couple of #MML #HST diagrams, 43272 on 1C61 Leeds-STP at Kettering, Colas grid 56094 at Rushton on 6C50 to Toton & an evening bash from Wellingborough to Kettering behind 43274 on 1F74 STP-Leeds seen at Kettering. 25/4/21

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#FrontEndFriday A close up view of 31601 'Devon Diesel Society' at the Boughton end of the Northampton & Lamport Railway recently. There will be more diesel running here on the 4th & 5th May at the #NLR Vintage Transport Weekend with #Class31 hauled trains & vintage vehicles on display.

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#ThreeSixtyThursday from a couple of weeks ago while waiting for a steam hauled railtour to arrive i did a customary test shot using 360106 as the subject matter. Seen arriving into Kettering with an evening shuttle from Corby as the sun was getting low #EMR #Connect #MML 12/4/25

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#WagonWednesday #NetworkRail autoballaster HQA-G 380035 being hauled through Kettering at the weekend behind Colas Rail 56090 as part of 6C50 Hendon to Toton North Yard. #MML #Colas 20/4/25

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#TurbostarTuesday taken during the better weather on Saturday, #CrossCountryTrains 170638 passes Ketton, in #Rutland, with 1N51 11.15 Ely to Birmingham New Street. 19/4/25

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Caught this in a typical bank holiday Monday dowwnpour in #Rutland earlier. Rail Operations Group 5L46 Derby RTC to Ely Mlf Papworth Sidings with 37510 'Orion' leading & 37884 on the rear made a fine sight passing through a rather wet Ketton. #ROG 21/4/25

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#MondayMorningBlues Unique liveried 31289 waits at Pitsford & Brampton on the Northampton & Lamport Railway while performing brake van rides between here & Boughton during the recent #Class31 diesel running day. Fellow ped 31601 was working passenger services here today. #NLR #PedWatch 13/4/25

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#BankHolidayBoxes GB Railfreight 66701 eases through the Ketton curves, past the signalbox and over the road crossing, working 4L13 Hams Hall to Felixstowe North on Saturday lunchtime. #GBRF #ShedWatch #Rutland 19/4/25

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A real Easter Sunday treat at Kettering this morning as top & tail Colas Rail grids head back north as 6C50 Hendon to Toton North Yard. 56090 leading & 56049 'Robin of Templecombe' on the rear. A great sight & sound & a real rarity for this area. @C56G2 #MML #Colas 20/4/25

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Three more views of 31601 'Devon Diesel Society' during the Northampton & Lamport Rlwy running day last Sunday. Pics taken at Boughton and Pitsford & Brampton stations & approaching Boughton signalbox with @bennybizzle1.bsky.social preparing to receive the single line token. #NLR #PedWatch 13/4/25

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Time for one more this evening as it's not often you see 4 grids running in a day nowadays! This time, Colas Rail 56049 'Robin of Templecombe' leads 6C50 Toton North Yard to Dock Jn South through Kettering with sister loco 56090 on the rear #MML #Colas #GridWatch @C56G2 19/4/25

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#SaturdayShed time at Kettering this afternoon as Freightliner 60th anniversary livery 66601 approaches the station on the down slow line with 6M92 West Thurrock to Tunstead Sidings #FLHH cement tanks. #Freightliner60 #MML #ShedWatch #Freightliner 19/4/25

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Back out for another chance to phot the wonderful pair of DC Rail grids on this weeks #SaturdaySandTrain. 56301 & 56103 could be heard from Stamford on the climb to Ketton, seen from the footbridge. The sound was as good as you can imagine. #DCR #GridWatch @C56G2 19/4/25

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A shiny red shed through Melton Mowbray yesterday. DB Cargo 66102 heading west with 4M82 Felixstowe North to East Midlands Gateway #DBcargo #ShedWatch #Class66 #SaturdayShed 18/4/25

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Two more views of the DC Rail empties working from Chaddesden to Kings Lynn today. 56103 & 56301 heading through Melton Mowbray with 6L92. #TypeFiveFriday #DCR #FreightFriday @C56G2 18/4/25

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#FreightFriday Taking the opportunity to photograph 6L92 as i'm usually at work. DC Rail 56103 & 56301 ease through Melton Mowbray this lunchtime with the Chaddesden to Kings Lynn empties for the Saturday sand train working. #TypeFiveFriday #DCR #GridWatch @C56G2 18/4/25

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