A glimpse of the new Avanti West Coast livery as 390156 ^Pride and Prosperity^ speeds north at Hest Bank with 1Z17, a launch special from Euston to Glasgow on 9th December 2019. This stopped off at various WCML stations for Avanti events. First impression - that is a very classy livery.

Mark Bartlett [09/12/2019]

With five days of the Virgin franchise to go, de-branded 390020 forms the 14.52 service to London Euston, at platform 9 in Waverley. From 8th December the franchise will be taken over by First Trenitalia operating as Avanti West Coast.

Bill Roberton [03/12/2019]

Glad to see the Azuma now up this way. This was its inaugural journey from Aberdeen. There seemed to be some sort of celebration party, on the other side, that came out onto the platform when the train stopped and boarded again.

Duncan Ross [26/11/2019]

The next phase of the eighty million pounds sea wall defence project well underway at Dawlish on 9 October 2019, as a CrossCountry service from York to Plymouth passes.

Alastair McLellan [09/10/2019]

A CrossCountry service for Plymouth pulls out of Dunbar on 20 November 2019. Work proceeds on the new Down platform which is due to open for business early next year. Perhaps this should have opened in 1846 so stopping Down trains didn^t have to cross the Up Main for 173 years. Meanwhile with one platform it is never easy to photograph trains satisfactorily - as you can see.

David Panton [20/11/2019]

222007 is obviously not impressed by the new, straight platforms at Market Harborough. It didn^t stop here on 19 October 2019 - not even to wonder what became of the old goods shed - and instead headed straight for St. Pancras.

Ken Strachan [19/10/2019]

The Christmas markets and amusements in central Edinburgh seem to have gradually expanded year on year until they now seem to almost surround the station. On the morning of 21 November 2019 the 0937 ex-Glenrothes with Thornton enters Waverley from The Mound tunnel to the strains of ^Jingle Bell Rock^.

John Furnevel [21/11/2019]

A ten metre, eight ton, concrete shaft is lifted into place at Kintore.

Network Rail [/10/2019]