Railway Photographer, Driver of Trains, & Yorkshireman living in Teesside. π·π
Joined April 2009
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When your mate happens to be travelling between duties on the same train you are travelling between duties on, and it takes 20 minutes for you to both realise youre texting each other a coach apart.
Good to catch up again @phil_dfc π
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A well timed departure from work today saw me leave onto the platform just as this beauty races into Platform 4.
@LNER
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Jun 9
This was the driverβs view on an @LNER London-Lincoln service last September.
The cyclist was no more than a second away from being hit.
On International Level Crossing Awareness Day a reminder to stop, look and listen at level crossings - there are no second chances.
ALT The front facing CCTV from an LNER train showing a bike on a level crossing when the gates are clearly down.
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Jun 9
Use railway crossings safely.
Do not even open the gates until you have checked. If you hear a train horn sound to your actions, its not safe.
They make look far away, and you might have time to cross, but if you slip or fall, the train wont be stopping in time.
Jun 9
Last year we closed a level crossing in Gateshead after near misses involving cyclists, pedestrians and a dog walker. π°
Always be aware of your surroundings at a level crossing!
π bit.ly/4ggI8wG
#ILCAD #InternationalLevelCrossingAwarenessDay
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Jun 9
A nice reliable week on the rails this week.
Biggest delay of 3 minutes on my services. The 6 minute delay being one i just travelled on. Over 1,000 miles and over a day in the seat. Its been a good smooth week.
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Jun 5
Darlington Station [Original] unfortunately very broken this evening & Platforms 1-4 have had to be closed resulting in Platform 5 being used Northbound and Bi-Di to Aycliffe.
ECS moves were allowed to shunt in once detrained in P6.
The darkness resulted in some cool pictures.
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I just want to say @LNER staff were working wonders to keep people moving safely through the station.
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Jun 1
@LNER appreciate you are all in chaos.
Any chance you could hold 1S31 at Peterborough until 9J58 arrives please? Brother has been slogging it to get to PBO so he can get to DAR then MBR.
Hes already missed last train to Middlesbrough but would love to save a PBO-MBR taxi π¬t
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Jun 1
They look like both services will be arriving in PBO at similar times but risk S31 may overtake before Holme Jn π¬
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May 24
@RoyalMailHelp
You might want to get the driver of KY71 ZHK in Darlington (on 22/5/26) some driving lessons and a theory test.
Pulled up with no signal, on double yellows blocking the Jct. Shouted angrily at black van that had no idea what he was doing when he just put it in...
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May 24
reverse with no warning. Black van then forved to wrong side pedestrian island. I also had no clue as still no signals used so i held back.
Your driver then waved a pedestrian in front of him then drove the van at him, and then did a sporadic U-turn in the road shouting at me.
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May 24
I appreciate you can load/unload on double yellows but I doubt this extends to blocking junctions, forcing traffic to wrong side islands and driving at pedestrians?
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Apr 29
High Tide at Maenporth Beach this afternoon. Surfers making the most of 20ft waves!
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Apr 23
Always nice when your photography is recognised π
Apr 23
Here's our #NorthernPicOfTheDay from @CharlieRWalker π
Can anyone guess where this was taken?π
Make sure to tag us in your photos or share them below for a chance to be featured π
ALT A cityscape featuring the Hilton hotel, various buildings, and distant architectural structures. The image includes a bridge with multiple arches with two Northern trains travelling across, and a skyline with a prominent spire. In the foreground, there is a collection of parked vans surrounded by trees.
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Apr 23
Here's our #NorthernPicOfTheDay from @CharlieRWalker π
Can anyone guess where this was taken?π
Make sure to tag us in your photos or share them below for a chance to be featured π
ALT A cityscape featuring the Hilton hotel, various buildings, and distant architectural structures. The image includes a bridge with multiple arches with two Northern trains travelling across, and a skyline with a prominent spire. In the foreground, there is a collection of parked vans surrounded by trees.
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Apr 22
Does anyone know of any services/rest locations along the M1/A42 corridor that has a playground for toddlers to play in?
Very long drive at the weekend and looking for somewhere for our 2 year old to burn off some steam.
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Apr 20
Gotta love it when you get the prime spot at the front and end of a row.
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Apr 16
Ive now rebooked for this evening but now ive got to go out at 07:30 in the morning to find something for my 1 year old for breakfast because my order now isnt coming at 07:30 as booked!
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Apr 15
A shot most don't see, an 8 Car @northernassist 15x set, seen here passing Teesside Airport on 3E03, from Heaton to Middlesbrough.
I am going to have to re-attempt this in a week or so as the sky isn't a true representation of todays weather and thanks to heavy editting.
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Not my best photography. Had to use Lightroom AI to help me recover the image and reduce the noise, hence a few imperfections. It was still a bit too dark when I took this at 05:45 this morning and the camera really struggled hence the edits.
Original Below.
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