On The Cameras Today – Sunday 17th December 2023

MAINLINE CAMERAS

ALTRINCHAM CAMERAS (Mid-Cheshire Line, Greater Manchester🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

APPERLEY BRIDGE CAMERA (Leeds-Bradford Line/Airedale Line, Bradford🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

12:14 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q17 Derby Rtc Serco to York Holgate Sidings

13:45 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive + support coach/ECS – 5Z60 York Holgate Siding Gb Railfreight to Carnforth Steamtown

BARKING CAMERAS (London, Tilbury and Southend Line, East London🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

BEATTOCK CAMERA (West Coast Main Line, Dumfries and Galloway🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)

BEDFORD CAMERA (Midland Mainline/Thameslink, Bedfordshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

BOLTON LE SANDS CAMERA (West Coast Main Line, Lancashire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Freightmaster (freightmaster.net)

21:11 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern belle ECS move – 5Z63 Birmingham International to Carnforth Steamtown

BUSHBURY JUNCTION CAMERA (London and North Western Railway, Wolverhampton🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

15:59 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z63 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Chester to Birmingham International

19:03 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern belle ECS move – 5Z63 Birmingham International to Carnforth Steamtown

CAMDEN JUNCTION CAMERAS (West Coast Main Line/North London Line, North London🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

 – CAMERA 1 (West Coast Main Line)

 – CAMERA 2 (North London Line)

CARDIFF/LONG DYKE JUNCTION CAMERA (South Wales Main Line, City and County of Cardiff🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿)

CHESTERFIELD SOUTH JUNCTION/HASLAND CAMERAS (Midland Main Line, Derbyshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

10:32 – Colas Rail HST power cars hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q39 Derby Rtc Serco to Carlisle

10:43 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q17 Derby Rtc Serco to York Holgate Sidings

23:50 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z40 Doncaster Up Decoy Yard to Coleham Lmd

CHINLEY CAMERA (Chapel Milton Viaduct, Hope Valley Line, Derbyshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) 

Hosted by Hello Dave Autocare and Repair (hellodaveautocare.co.uk)

CLEETHORPES CAMERAS (Barton Line/South Humberside Mainline, Lincolnshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

CLITHEROE CAMERA (Ribble Valley Line, Lancashire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

CRAMLINGTON CAMERA 🐈‍⬛ (East Coast Main Line, Northumberland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

CREWE NORTH CAMERAS (West Coast Main Line, North Wales Coast Line, Crewe-Manchester Line, Cheshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) 

Hosted by Crewe Heritage Centre (crewehc.org)

 – CAMERA 1

15:05 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z63 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Chester to Birmingham International

 – CAMERA 2 

19:39 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern belle ECS move – 5Z63 Birmingham International to Carnforth Steamtown

 – CAMERA 3

Overview of Crewe Heritage Centre.

 – CAMERA 4

19:43 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern belle ECS move – 5Z63 Birmingham International to Carnforth Steamtown

 – CAMERA 5

15:05 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z63 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Chester to Birmingham International 

19:39 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern belle ECS move – 5Z63 Birmingham International to Carnforth Steamtown

CREWE SOUTH/SALOP GOODS JUNCTION CAMERA (Independent Lines, Cheshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Locomotive Storage Limited (locomotivestorage.co.uk) 

COAST CAMS CAMERAS 

Hosted by Coast Cams (coastcams.com)

 – DAWLISH BLENHEIM & SAN REMO CAMERAS (Riviera Line/Exeter-Plymouth Line, Devon🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) 

 – DAWLISH WARREN CAMERA (Riviera Line/Exeter-Plymouth Line, Devon🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

DERBY CAMERAS (Midland Main Line/Derwent Valley Line, Derbyshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Rail Operations Group (railopsgroup.co.uk)

10:13 – Colas Rail HST power cars hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q39 Derby Rtc Serco to Carlisle 

10:25 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q17 Derby Rtc Serco to York Holgate Sidings

DONCASTER CAMERA (East Coast Main Line/South Humberside Main Line, South Yorkshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Foodtest Laboratories Ltd (foodtest.co.uk)

11:12 – Colas Rail HST power cars hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q39 Derby Rtc Serco to Carlisle

22:01 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z40 Doncaster Up Decoy Yard to Coleham Lmd

EPPING CAMERAS (Central Line, Essex🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Epping Signal Cabin Museum (eppingmuseum.com)

FARINGTON JUNCTION CAMERA (West Coast Mainline, Lancashire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

20:38 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern belle ECS move – 5Z63 Birmingham International to Carnforth Steamtown

FLITWICK CAMERA (Midland Main Line/Thameslink, Bedfordshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

FORD, ARUNDEL (West Castaway Line, West Sussex🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Gaugemaster (gaugemasterretail.com/)

GRATELEY CAMERA (West of England Main Line, Hampshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Grateley Trains (facebook.com/grateleytrains/)

HENSALL CAMERA (Pontefract Line, North Yorkshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by KJB Models (kjbmodels.co.uk)

KEIGHLEY CAMERA (Airedale Line/Settle & Carlisle Line, West Yorkshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (kwvr.co.uk)

10:25 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q17 Derby Rtc Serco to York Holgate Sidings

13:58 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive + support coach/ECS – 5Z60 York Holgate Siding Gb Railfreight to Carnforth Steamtown

KENNETHMONT CAMERAS (Aberdeen-Inverness Line, Aberdeenshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)

KIDDERMINSTER CAMERA (Snow Hill Lines, Worcestershire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Severn Valley Railway (www.svr.co.uk)

MARYPORT CAMERA (Cumbrian Coast Line, Cumbria🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Mike Taylor Printing Services (facebook.com/miketaylorprintingservices) & Cartcom (cartcom.co.uk)

NEWARK CAMERAS (Bullpit Lane Level Crossing, East Coast Main Line, Nottinghamshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

NEWBURY CAMERA (Berks and Hants Line, Berkshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by NOW Storage (nowstorage.co.uk)

NEWCASTLE CAMERA (East Coast Main Line, Newcastle upon Tyne🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by LUMO (lumo.co.uk)

17:00 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q17 Derby Rtc Serco to York Holgate Sidings

17:21 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q17 Derby Rtc Serco to York Holgate Sidings

17:22 – Colas Rail HST power cars hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q39 Derby Rtc Serco to Carlisle

PETERBOROUGH CAMERAS (East Coast Main Line/Ely Line, Cambridgeshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Railworld Wildlife Haven (railworld.org.uk)

 – CAMERA 1 (East Coast Main Line)

 – CAMERA 2, 3 & 4 (Ely Line)

PORTSMOUTH CAMERA (West Castaway Line, Hampshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

PRESTON CAMERA (West Coast Main Line, Lancashire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

20:55 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern belle ECS move – 5Z63 Birmingham International to Carnforth Steamtown

PRINCES RISBOROUGH CAMERA (Chiltern main Line, Buckinghamshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway (chinnorrailway.co.uk)

REDRUTH (SCORRIER) CAMERAS (Cornish Main Line, Cornwall🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Kernow Model Rail Centre (kernowmodelrailcantre.com)

ROWLEY REGIS CAMERAS (Birmingham-Worcester via Kidderminster Line, West Midlands🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

RYDE ESPLANADE (Island Line, Isle of Wight🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Royal Esplanade Hotel (royalesplanadehotel.co.uk)

SALTASH CAMERAS (Cornish Mainline, Cornwall🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Saltash Station Project (saltashstation.co.uk) & Saltash Town Council (https://www.saltash.gov.uk)

SETTLE & CARLISLE LINE CAMERAS

 – GARSDALE CAMERAS (Settle & Carlisle Line, Cumbria🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

13:14 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q17 Derby Rtc Serco to York Holgate Sidings

 – HORTON-IN RIBBLESDALE CAMERA (Settle & Carlisle Line, North Yorkshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Camera offline due to building work

 – RIBBLEHEAD VIADUCT CAMERA (Settle & Carlisle Line, North Yorkshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) 

Hosted by Settle & Carlisle Railway Properties Ltd/FoSCL & S&C Trust

13:03 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q17 Derby Rtc Serco to York Holgate Sidings

SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION CAMERAS (South Wales Main Line, Rogiet, Monmouthshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿)

Hosted by NOW Storage (nowstorage.co.uk)

SHEFFIELD CAMERA (Midland Main Line, South Yorkshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Electricworks (electric-works.net) 

10:47 – Colas Rail HST power cars hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q39 Derby Rtc Serco to Carlisle 

10:57 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q17 Derby Rtc Serco to York Holgate Sidings

SHREWSBURY ABBEY FOREGATE CAMERA (Cambrian Line, Shropshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Beach Independent Financial Advisors (beachifa.co.uk)

13:33 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57 – 1Z62 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Coventry to Chester

ST ALBANS (Midland Main Line/Thameslink, Hertfordshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by St Albans South Signal Box (tlr.ltd.uk)

TEIGNMOUTH CAMERAS (Riviera Line/Exeter-Plymouth Line, Devon🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

THANKERTON CAMERAS (West Coast Main Line, South Lanarkshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)

TODMORDEN CAMERA (Calder Valley Line, West Yorkshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

UPHALL CAMERA (North Clyde Line, West Lothian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)

WATFORD CAMERA (West Coast Main Line, Hertfordshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

WESTON-SUPER-MARE AVOIDER LINE CAMERAS (Bristol-Taunton Line, North Somerset🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

WIGAN NORTH WESTERN CAMERAS (West Coast Main Line, Greater Manchester🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) 

Hosted by The Swan & Railway Hotel (swanandrailwayhotelwigan.co.uk)

20:18 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern belle ECS move – 5Z63 Birmingham International to Carnforth Steamtown

WINGFIELD CAMERAS (Midland Main Line/Derwent Valley Line, Derbyshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Derbyshire Historical Buildings Trust (derbyshirehistoricbuildingstrust.org.uk/)

10:25 – Colas Rail HST power cars hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q39 Derby Rtc Serco to Carlisle 

10:37 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q17 Derby Rtc Serco to York Holgate Sidings

YORK CAMERAS

 – NORTH (SKELTON JN) CAMERAS (East Coast Main Line, North Yorkshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Bytemark (bytemark.co.uk)

12:15 – Colas Rail HST power cars hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q39 Derby Rtc Serco to Carlisle 

18:58 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q17 Derby Rtc Serco to York Holgate Sidings

 – ROC CAMERA 1 (STATION VIEW) (East Coast Main Line, North Yorkshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Network Rail (networkrail.co.uk)  

11:11 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive + support coach – 5Z59 York National Railway Museum to York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul

19:02 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q17 Derby Rtc Serco to York Holgate Sidings

 – ROC CAMERA 2 (AVOIDING LINE) (North Yorkshire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Hosted by Network Rail (networkrail.co.uk)

12:11 – Colas Rail HST power cars hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q39 Derby Rtc Serco to Carlisle

There is no guarantee that the services listed above will run, at the time of posting these are believed to be correct.

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HERITAGE RAILWAY CAMERAS

CHINNOR & PRINCES RISBOROUGH RAILWAY

(chinnorrailway.co.uk)

Santa Steam Specials – Information at https://www.chinnorrailway.co.uk/product.php?xProd=414&jssCart=3b2189729f3a95f7565924d246ed1be1

CAMERA AT PRINCES RISBOROUGH

EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY

(eastlancsrailway.org.uk)

Santa Specials – Information at https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/santa-trains/

CAMERAS AT BURY BOLTON STREET (5), HEYWOOD (2), RAMSBOTTOM (4) & RAWTENSTALL (3)

FFESTINIOG & WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY

(festrail.co.uk)

WHR Santa Trains – Information at https://www.festrail.co.uk/christmas/ 

Porthmadog Santa’s Grotto – Information at https://www.festrail.co.uk/christmas/ 

CAMERAS AT PORTHMADOG HARBOUR STATION, MINFFORDD & TAN Y BWLCH

KEIGHLEY & WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY

(kwvr.co.uk) 

Elf Explorer – Information at https://kwvr.co.uk/events/elf-explorer/?event_rdate=20231216000000,20231216000000

Purple Timetable – Information at https://kwvr.co.uk/visiting-the-kwvr/timetable/

CAMERAS AT HAWORTH, KEIGHLEY & OXENHOPE

LLANGOLLEN RAILWAY

(llangollen-railway.co.uk (stationholiday.co.uk)) 

Camera Offline

CAMERA AT GLYNDYFRDWY

NENE VALLEY RAILWAY

(nvr.org.uk) 

Traditional Santa Express – Information at https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/404/first-and-premier-santa-class-trains/c9e67c0b11e4ca9fc3ca3b973ef1e6f4 

The Sugar Plum Nutcracker Express – Information at https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/403/our-upgraded-classic-class-santa-train/c9e67c0b11e4ca9fc3ca3b973ef1e6f4 

Yuletide Evening Express – Information at https://nvr.org.uk/product.php?xProd=405&jssCart=22945d32f001a5117c6128836f867cb3

CAMERAS AT ORTON MERE & WANSFORD (2)

NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY

(nymr.co.uk)

Santa Specials – Information at https://www.nymr.co.uk/Event/santa-specials

CAMERAS AT GOATHLAND & GROSMONT

ROMNEY, HYTHE & DYMCHURCH RAILWAY

(rhdr.org.uk)

Home of the Railcam Rambler 

Santa Specials – Information at https://www.rhdr.org.uk/special-events/santa-specials-2023/

CAMERAS AT DUNGENESS, DYMCHURCH, HYTHE, NEW ROMNEY (Hythe end & New Romney Shed), NEW ROMNEY (Dungeness end) & ROMNEY SANDS

SEATON TRAMWAY

(www.tram.co.uk)

The Polar Express Tram Ride – Information at https://www.tram.co.uk/events/view/the-polar-express-tram-ride

CAMERA AT COLYFORD, RIVERSIDE HALT/DEPOT & SEATON

SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY

(www.svr.co.uk)

Santa Trains – Information at https://svr.co.uk/event/santa-trains/2023-12-17/ 

The Enchanted Express – Information at https://svr.co.uk/event/enchanted-express/2023-12-17/ 

CAMERAS AT KIDDERMINSTER (2),BEWDLEY (2), HIGHLEY & BRIDGNORTH

SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY 

(southdevonrailway.co.uk)

The Polar Express Train Ride – Information at https://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/visit-us/whats-on/polar-express/

CAMERA AT BUCKFASTLEIGH

SPA VALLEY RAILWAY 

(spavalleyrailway.co.uk)

The Polar Express Train Ride – Information at https://spavalleythepolarexpressride.com/

CAMERA AT GROOMBRIDGE

SWANAGE RAILWAY

(swanagerailway.co.uk)

The Polar Express Train Ride – Information at https://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/events/view/polar-express

CAMERAS AT CORFE CASTLE & SWANAGE

TALYLLYN RAILWAY

(talyllyn.co.uk) 

Santa Special – Information at https://www.talyllyn.co.uk/events/santa-special/2023-12-16/

CAMERAS AT ABERGYNOLWYN, PENDRE WEST, PENDRE YARD*, TYWYN WHARF & TYWYN YARD* (*Showing the activity ‘behind the scenes’ in Pendre Yard & Tywyn Yard)

WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY

(west-somerset-railway.co.uk)  

Santa Express Bishops Lydeard – Information at https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/events/view/santa-express 

Carol Train – Information at https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/events/view/carol-train 

CAMERAS AT BISHOPS LYDEARD, BLUE ANCHOR, CROWCOMBE HEATHFIELD, MINEHEAD (2) & WILLITON (2)

There is no guarantee that the services listed above will run, at the time of posting these are believed to be correct.