As a challenging 2022 draws to a close, we look back on a year that has seen Railcam continue to grow with numerous camera additions and upgrades, website and back office upgrades, and continued improvements of our data and diagrams, putting them right up there with the best the industry has to offer.
2022 has been a tough year for everyone, with spiralling prices across the board. At Railcam, we’ve seen the cost of new camera hardware and our monthly server bill rise (twice). At a time when everyone has seen their bills rise, we have managed to avoid a subscription increase since January. We will continue to do what we can to keep costs down in 2023.
New cameras came thick and fast throughout 2022, including our largest ever single installation project at the East Lancashire Railway, where 9 cameras have been installed!
Our mainline installations at Epping (in partnership with Epping Signal Cabin), Redruth (in partnership with Kernow Model Rail Centre), Garsdale and St Albans (in partnership with St Albans South Signal Box) have become firm favourites amongst our viewers.
Redruth (Scorrier) & Garsdale
Epping & St Albans
Over on the heritage side, it’s been another bumper year with major projects at Keighley & Worth Valley Railway and East Lancashire Railway, along with a second camera installed at Seaton Tramway.
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway – Damems Loop & Oakworth
East Lancashire Railway – Ramsbottom & Bury Bolton Street
It’s not all about new locations though, we have to continually maintain and upgrade existing locations, and 2022 has seen an extensive program of upgrades, including Apperley Bridge, Bushbury Junction, Cramlington, Crewe, Grateley, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Newbury and Teignmouth.
Our data and diagrams team have also been extremely busy maintaining and updating signalling diagrams to keep them bang up-to-date and up there as one of the leading sources of live rail data in the UK.
Kings Cross/Moorgate Live Signalling Diagram
Away from the main Railcam website, our social media presence has continued to grow, and become a thriving community of enthusiasts and industry people all getting involved. Subscriber numbers have continued to grow with YouTube now boasting in excess of 70k, with Facebook racking up 41k followers and Twitter approaching 18k. Our Facebook ‘Railcam Gallery’ page has also continued to grow, giving members the chance to screenshot and share their interesting Railcam ‘spots’ from our cameras.
As we look forward to 2023, we are undertaking our first event sponsorship, as we are lead sponsors for Rail Riders Railway Show at Crewe Heritage Centre on June 10/11. The Railcam team will be in attendance and we hope to have a stall set up showing off our cameras and diagrams, along with merchandise available to purchase. Come along and have a chat with us, it will be great to meet you all.
We would like to thank everyone who has made 2022 such a great success, from our installation team, back office, data & diagrams, social media, moderators and the many many contributors behind the scenes. Without their dedication we wouldn’t be able to do what we do.
We must also thank our fabulous camera hosts, without whom we would have nowhere to put our cameras! Each and every one of you form a small part of the Railcam machine.
Finally, our subscribers. Without our subscribers we wouldn’t be able to fund Railcam. Every subscription, wether it be a 1 month, 12 month or one of the numerous additional donations made, every penny helps us do what we do, for you.
We would like to wish everyone a very happy new year, and all the very best for 2023. Stay tuned as we have HUGE plans for the coming 12 months.
10:53 – DB Cargo light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z66 Mossend Down Yard to Carlisle
13:34 – DB Cargo light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z67 Carlisle to Mossend Up Yard
SETTLE & CARLISLE LINE CAMERAS
– GARSDALE CAMERA
15:26 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q13 Thornaby to York
– HORTON-IN RIBBLESDALE CAMERA
15:40 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q13 Thornaby to York
– RIBBLEHEAD VIADUCT CAMERA (In partnership with Settle & Carlisle Railway Properties Ltd/FoSCL & S&C Trust)
15:37 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q13 Thornaby to York
SHEFFIELD CAMERA (Electric Works Sheffield)
10:50 – Freightliner light engine move (Diesel) – 0E96 Earles Sidings (hope) Freightliner Heavy Haul to Barrow Hill Up Siding 1 Freightliner Heavy Haul
19:44 – Freightliner light engine move (Diesel) – 0M01 Earles Sidings (hope) Freightliner Heavy Haul to Barrow Hill Up Sidings 2 And 3 Freightliner Heavy Haul
01:18 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper – 1S25 Euston to Inverness
02:42 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston
04:08 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper – 1M16 Inverness to Euston
04:10 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level
11:09 – Locomotive Services Group diesel hauled ECS move – 5Z47 Crewe Holding Sidings to Carlisle
15:44 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q47 Derby Rtc Serco to Carlisle
15:56 – Locomotive Services Group diesel hauled ECS move – 5Z48 Carlisle to Crewe Holding Sidings
BUSHBURY JUNCTION CAMERA
05:59 – DB Cargo light engine move (Diesel) – 0R50 Bescot Up Engineers Sidings to Arpley Sidings
10:59 – Rail Operations Group diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q42 Soho Light Maintenance Depot to Crewe Carriage Sidings
14:47 – Freightliner light engine move (Diesel) – 0M47 Southampton Marine Container Terminal to Crewe Basford Hall Ssm
CAMDEN JUNCTION CAMERAS
– CAMERA 1 (Euston/WCML)
06:56 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston
07:23 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 light engine move – 0M11 Wembley Inter City Depot to Euston
07:44 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper – 1M16 Inverness to Euston
07:45 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper ECS move – 3M11 Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot
08:53 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper ECS move – 3M16 Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot
19:22 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper ECS move – 5S95 Wembley Inter City Depot to Euston
21:18 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper – 1S25 Euston to Inverness
21:24 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper ECS move – 5S96 Wembley Inter City Depot to Euston
21:45 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 light engine move – 0A95 Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot
23:53 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level
23:56 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 light engine move – 0A96 Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot
– CAMERA 2 (Primrose Hill/Freight)
12:26 – GB Railfreight diesel hauled Class 360 ECS move for East Midlands Railway – 5Q97 Northampton Electric Maintenance Depot to Cricklewood South Sidings
12:04 – Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z58 Willesden Brent Drs to Rugby
12:07 – GB Railfreight diesel hauled Class 360 ECS move for East Midlands Railway – 5Q97 Northampton Electric Maintenance Depot to Cricklewood South Sidings
14:10 – Locomotive Services Group steam pool locomotive + support coach/ECS – 5Z30 Crewe Holding Sidings to Southall Loco Services Ltd
17:06 – GB Railfreight diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q68 Derby Adtranz Litchurch Lane to Wembley Inter City Depot
18:47 – West Coast Railways light engine move (Diesel) – 0V42 Burton Wetmore Sidings to Southall Wcr
21:30 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper – 1S25 Euston to Inverness
10:53 – DB Cargo light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z66 Mossend Down Yard to Carlisle
13:34 – DB Cargo light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z67 Carlisle to Mossend Up Yard
SETTLE & CARLISLE LINE CAMERAS
– GARSDALE CAMERA
15:26 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q13 Thornaby to York
– HORTON-IN RIBBLESDALE CAMERA
15:40 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q13 Thornaby to York
– RIBBLEHEAD VIADUCT CAMERA (In partnership with Settle & Carlisle Railway Properties Ltd/FoSCL & S&C Trust)
15:37 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q13 Thornaby to York
SHEFFIELD CAMERA (Electric Works Sheffield)
10:50 – Freightliner light engine move (Diesel) – 0E96 Earles Sidings (hope) Freightliner Heavy Haul to Barrow Hill Up Siding 1 Freightliner Heavy Haul
19:44 – Freightliner light engine move (Diesel) – 0M01 Earles Sidings (hope) Freightliner Heavy Haul to Barrow Hill Up Sidings 2 And 3 Freightliner Heavy Haul
01:18 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper – 1S25 Euston to Inverness
02:42 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston
04:08 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper – 1M16 Inverness to Euston
04:10 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level
BUSHBURY JUNCTION CAMERA
02:13 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level
03:13 – Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) – 0K51 Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal Victa Westlink Rail to Crewe Wagon Shop Centrac (later Crewe Gresty Bridge Drs)
04:46 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston
16:42 – GB Railfreight light engine move (Diesel) – 0G53 Bescot Up Engineers Sidings to Crewe Basford Hall Ssm
CAMDEN JUNCTION CAMERAS
– CAMERA 1 (Euston/WCML)
06:56 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston
07:23 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 light engine move – 0M11 Wembley Inter City Depot to Euston
07:44 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper – 1M16 Inverness to Euston
07:45 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper ECS move – 3M11 Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot
08:53 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper ECS move – 3M16 Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot
09:15 – GB Railfreight Class 92 light engine move – 0Z91 Euston to Willesden Railnet Reception/high Level Sidings
19:22 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper ECS move – 5S95 Wembley Inter City Depot to Euston
21:18 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper – 1S25 Euston to Inverness
21:24 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper ECS move – 5S96 Wembley Inter City Depot to Euston
21:45 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 light engine move – 0A95 Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot
23:53 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level
23:56 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 light engine move – 0A96 Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot
– CAMERA 2 (Primrose Hill/Freight)
09:41 – GB Railfreight Class 92 light engine move – 0Z92 Willesden Railnet Reception/high Level Sidings to Harwich International
12:29 – GB Railfreight diesel hauled Class 360 ECS move for East Midlands Railway – 5Q97 Northampton Electric Maintenance Depot to Cricklewood South Sidings
– RIBBLEHEAD VIADUCT CAMERA (In partnership with Settle & Carlisle Railway Properties Ltd/FoSCL & S&C Trust)
SHEFFIELD CAMERA (Electric Works Sheffield)
22:33 – Freightliner light engine move (Diesel) – 0M01 Barrow Hill Up Siding 1 Freightliner Heavy Haul to Earles Sidings (hope) Freightliner Heavy Haul
00:36 – DB Cargo light engine move (Diesel) – 0G07 Toton North Yard/down Sidings Low Level to West Hampstead Thameslink
01:44 – DB Cargo light engine move (Diesel) – 0G08 West Hampstead Thameslink to Toton North Yard/down Sidings Low Level
TEIGNMOUTH CAMERAS
00:42 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1A50 Penzance to Paddington
04:25 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1C50 Paddington to Penzance
08:39 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q18 Reading Triangle Sidings to Paignton
14:48 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q18 Reading Triangle Sidings to Paignton
15:08 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q18 Reading Triangle Sidings to Paignton
THANKERTON CAMERA
00:46 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston
02:13 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper – 1M16 Inverness to Euston
03:16 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper – 1S25 Euston to Inverness
06:07 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level
TODMORDEN CAMERA
00:23 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q68 Wigan North Western to Doncaster Carriage Holding Sidings
UPHALL CAMERA
WATFORD CAMERA
00:13 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level
06:38 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper – 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston
07:31 – Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper – 1M16 Inverness to Euston
10:07 – Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z57 Rugby to Willesden Brent Drs
11:39 – GB Railfreight diesel hauled Class 360 ECS move for East Midlands Railway – 5Q97 Northampton Electric Maintenance Depot to Cricklewood South Sidings
12:04 – Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z58 Willesden Brent Drs to Rugby
17:06 – GB Railfreight diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q68 Derby Adtranz Litchurch Lane to Wembley Inter City Depot
