On The Cameras Today – Thursday 21st December 2023

MAINLINE CAMERAS

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

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

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)

19:28 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z79 Huddersfield to Carnforth Steamtown

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

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

07:38 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z34 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Leicester to Edinburgh Waverley

22:35 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z36 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Edinburgh Waverley to Leicester

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

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

01:37 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q43 Crewe to Longsight Carriage Maintenance Depot

01:44 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q43 Crewe to Longsight Carriage Maintenance Depot

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

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

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

11:15 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z34 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Leicester to Edinburgh Waverley

18:43 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z36 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Edinburgh Waverley to Leicester

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

Hosted by Crewe Heritage Centre (crewehc.org)

 – CAMERA 1

 – CAMERA 2 

06:19 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q43 Crewe to Longsight Carriage Maintenance Depot

07:20 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q43 Crewe to Longsight Carriage Maintenance Depot

10:16 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z78 Burton Wetmore Sidings to Manchester Victoria

 – CAMERA 3

Overview of Crewe Heritage Centre.

 – CAMERA 4

10:20 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z78 Burton Wetmore Sidings to Manchester Victoria

 – CAMERA 5

03:20 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s hauled Statesman Rail ECS move – 3Z34 Crewe Holding Sidings to Leicester

06:19 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q43 Crewe to Longsight Carriage Maintenance Depot

07:20 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q43 Crewe to Longsight Carriage Maintenance Depot

10:16 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z78 Burton Wetmore Sidings to Manchester Victoria

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)

06:59 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z34 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Leicester to Edinburgh Waverley

23:04 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z36 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Edinburgh Waverley to Leicester

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

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

04:42 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q13 York Holgate Sidings to Doncaster Carriage Holding Sidingsg

18:53 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q92 Doncaster Carriage Holding Sidings to Knaresborough

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

Hosted by Epping Signal Cabin Museum (eppingmuseum.com)

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

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

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

Hosted by Gaugemaster (gaugemasterretail.com/)

02:23 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q03 Eastleigh East Yard to Eastleigh East Yard

04:11 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q03 Eastleigh East Yard to Eastleigh East Yard

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)

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)

11:02 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z34 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Leicester to Edinburgh Waverley

18:54 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z36 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Edinburgh Waverley to Leicester

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

19:01 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z79 Huddersfield 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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

 – 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

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) 

21:49 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z36 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Edinburgh Waverley to Leicester

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

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

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

15:27 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z79 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) York to Huddersfield

17:40 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z79 Huddersfield to Carnforth Steamtown

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

21:56 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q75 Mossend Down Yard to Mossend Down Yard

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)

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

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

07:30 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z34 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Leicester to Edinburgh Waverley

22:45 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z36 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Edinburgh Waverley to Leicester

YORK CAMERAS

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

Hosted by Bytemark (bytemark.co.uk)

09:21 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z34 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Leicester to Edinburgh Waverley

20:21 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z36 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Edinburgh Waverley to Leicester

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

Hosted by Network Rail (networkrail.co.uk)  

09:16 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z34 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Leicester to Edinburgh Waverley

13:22 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z78 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Manchester Victoria to York

13:29 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z79 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) York to Huddersfield 

20:24 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z36 Edinburgh Christmas Statesman (Statesman Rail) Edinburgh Waverley to Leicester

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

Hosted by Network Rail (networkrail.co.uk)

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


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=278e1df824c0c20197e46e867089264c

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)

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=20231221000000,20231221000000

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/11d6c0696ee77fb4a41245c449d55e9a

The Sugar Plum Nutcracker Express – Information at https://nvr.org.uk/product.php/403/our-upgraded-classic-class-santa-train/11d6c0696ee77fb4a41245c449d55e9a

CAMERAS AT ORTON MERE & WANSFORD (2)

NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY

(nymr.co.uk)

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)

Enchanted Afternoon Tea – Information at https://svr.co.uk/event/enchanted-afternoon-tea-3/ 

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

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 

Winterlights – Information at https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/events/view/winterlights

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.

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