Keith Iles

150137 with Remembrance poppy a year ago.

I've wanted to visit Hengoed for a while now, to walk across the viaduct from the former High Level platforms. Originally part of the Taff Vale Extension, it now forms part of the poetically named National Cycle Network Route 47. 150245 is seen in the still active low level platforms.

Surely the smallest station on the Valley Lines, or the South Wales Metro as I assume we call them now, is Gilfach Fargoed. 231011 has deposited me here on the November sunshine on 08/11/2025.

67020 stands awaiting departure from platform 4 at Cardiff Central on 08/11/2025.

Restoration project for Gloucestershire canal gets £6.4m An accessible towpath from Stroud to Gloucester will be created to form a

Good news for the Waterways in Gloucestershire, I can remember the Canal trust fundraising 50 years or so ago, so it's slow progress, but at least it's progress. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Keith
Corrour
Wemyss Bay
Dolau
Avoncliff
Newcastle
Appleby

Did you and Nick do Beaulieu Road to Beaulieu Park? I wondered about that while watching Jen's video in the afternoon!

Himalayas Narrow Gauge?

37215 makes a spirited departure from Hayles Abbey Halt during the GWSR's Autumn Showcase on 26 October 2025.

6880 Betton Grange pilots 7903 Foremarke Hall on the 12:05 departure from Cheltenham Racecourse during the GWSR's Autumn Showcase on 26 October 2025.

I never thought I would see a train at Cirencester Town, let alone one that used to work there regularly before closure. Shout-out to the Cirencester history festival, and the Swindon & Cricklade Railway for making it happen.

Is it a one-act play about the life of Charles Tyson Yerkes?

I still need Leominster to complete Herefordshire - in fact it is now the closest station to home I haven't visited. When are you going to do every Birmingham - Bristol station?

66544 and 66848 top and tail an RHTT working through Cadoxton on 18/10/2025.

Reached the milestone of station no. 700, and the local dignitary was there to greet me.

Various class 158 units play musical chairs at Dovey Junction on 16/10/25. Note the startled bird of prey accompanying 158822 into platform 1!

Clarbeston Road

Sunset at Sandal & Agbrigg on 11 October 2025

I also called at Ravensthorpe which is shortly to close until at least 2027. Work is underway to realign the junction and the station will be resited to serve all tracks.

I decided to pay a visit to Cottingley while it remains open. Work on the nearby White Elephant station has been paused for over a year, although White Rose does look substantially complete from passing trains.

Yes, but did they mark the occasion with a lettuce?

Altnabreac

The LEJOG part of the hashtag always makes me think you were doing some sort of French Parkrun!

Saw this one from a train just south of Leicester and then a bit later it come through Atherstone just as my train there was leaving.

37800 makes an almighty racket as it powers up running light engine through Leicester on 27/09/25.

Cross Country unit 170108 starts away from Narborough, where the station building, signal box and footbridge are all quite charming.

Best of luck 😊

Hopefully not the Rhymney line, as someone has nicked the signalling cables, as I found out yesterday when I boarded a train showing on the platform indicators for Bargoed and wondered why the train said Caerphilly!

A class 197 unit pulls in to Abergavenny railway station.

I've completed every station in Monmouthshire today, but it would be fair to say that's not quite the same scale of achievement! Well done Nick!

67014 and 67017 are seen on TfW services within a few minutes of each other at Cwmbrân on 19/09/2025.