On The Cameras Today – Saturday 2nd 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)

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)

14:05 – Rail Operations Group light engine move (Diesel) – 0M58 Temple Mills Orient Way Carriage Sidings to Derby Rtc Serco

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

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

05:40 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q08 Newcastle to Derby Rtc Serco

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

10:11 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive – 1Z82 The Edinburgh Christmas Market (Railway Touring Company) York to Edinburgh Waverley

18:36 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z59 Newcastle to Edinburgh Sig Ep854

20:26 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive – 1Z84 The Edinburgh Christmas Market (Railway Touring Company) Edinburgh Waverley to York

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 

04:36 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s hauled ECS move – 5Z50 Bury St Edmunds to Crewe Holding Sidings

09:52 – Rail Operations Group light engine move (Diesel) – 0M57 Allerton Diesel Multiple Unit Depot to Derby Rtc Serco

 – CAMERA 3

Overview of Crewe Heritage Centre.

 – CAMERA 4

09:51 – Rail Operations Group light engine move (Diesel) – 0M57 Allerton Diesel Multiple Unit Depot to Derby Rtc Serco

 – CAMERA 5

09:52 – Rail Operations Group light engine move (Diesel) – 0M57 Allerton Diesel Multiple Unit Depot to Derby Rtc Serco

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)

06:06 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q27 Derby Rtc Serco to Derby Rtc Serco

06:14 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q08 Newcastle to Derby Rtc Serco

06:46 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q27 Derby Rtc Serco to Derby Rtc Serco

08:48 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q21 Westbury Down Yard to Derby Rtc Serco

09:28 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q21 Westbury Down Yard to Derby Rtc Serco

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

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

04:17 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q08 Newcastle to Derby Rtc Serco

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/)

09:21 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive – 1Z88 The Bath & Bristol Christmas Express (Railway Touring Company) Three Bridges to Bristol Temple Meads

20:02 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive – 1Z89 The Bath & Bristol Christmas Express (Railway Touring Company) Bristol Temple Meads to Three Bridges

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

00:59 – GB Railfreight diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q88 Doncaster Works Wagon Shops to Slade Green Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot

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)

09:43 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive – 1Z82 The Edinburgh Christmas Market (Railway Touring Company) York to Edinburgh Waverley

18:25 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z59 Newcastle to Edinburgh Sig Ep854

20:38 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive – 1Z84 The Edinburgh Christmas Market (Railway Touring Company) Edinburgh Waverley to York

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

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

 – CAMERA 1 (East Coast Main Line)

01:11 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s hauled ECS move – 5Z50 Bury St Edmunds to Crewe Holding Sidings

03:18 – GB Railfreight diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q88 Doncaster Works Wagon Shops to Slade Green Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot

10:55 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail DMU test train – 2Q50 Manningtree Down Siding to Manningtree Down Siding

11:04 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail DMU test train – 2Q50 Manningtree Down Siding to Manningtree Down Siding

 – CAMERA 2, 3 & 4 (Ely Line)

01:11 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s hauled ECS move – 5Z50 Bury St Edmunds to Crewe Holding Sidings

10:55 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail DMU test train – 2Q50 Manningtree Down Siding to Manningtree Down Siding

11:04 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail DMU test train – 2Q50 Manningtree Down Siding to Manningtree Down Siding

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

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

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Cameras Offline due to unknown equipment failure

 – 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) 

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

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

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

10:26 – Rail Operations Group light engine move (Diesel) – 0E52 Derby Rtc Serco to Temple Mills Orient Way Carriage Sidings

14:25 – Rail Operations Group light engine move (Diesel) – 0M58 Temple Mills Orient Way Carriage Sidings to Derby Rtc Serco

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/)

05:59 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q08 Newcastle to Derby Rtc Serco

YORK CAMERAS

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

Hosted by Bytemark (bytemark.co.uk)

02:26 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q08 Newcastle to Derby Rtc Serco

07:32 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive – 1Z82 The Edinburgh Christmas Market (Railway Touring Company) York to Edinburgh Waverley

09:33 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z58 York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul to Darlington

14:49 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z58 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Darlington to York

16:13 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z59 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) York to Newcastle 

22:25 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive – 1Z84 The Edinburgh Christmas Market (Railway Touring Company) Edinburgh Waverley to York

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

Hosted by Network Rail (networkrail.co.uk)  

02:33 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q08 Newcastle to Derby Rtc Serco

06:40 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive + support coach – 5Z81 York National Railway Museum to York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul

07:08 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive hauled ECS move – 3Z82 York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul to York

07:27 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive – 1Z82 The Edinburgh Christmas Market (Railway Touring Company) York to Edinburgh Waverley

14:52 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z58 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Darlington to York 

14:58 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z59 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) York to Newcastle

16:08 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z59 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) York to Newcastle 

22:31 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive – 1Z84 The Edinburgh Christmas Market (Railway Touring Company) Edinburgh Waverley to York

22:41 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive hauled ECS move – 5Z84 York to York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul

23:13 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive + support coach – 5Z85 York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul to York National Railway Museum

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

Hosted by Network Rail (networkrail.co.uk)

09:28 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z58 York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul to Darlington

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=da54700ba8c8fbb605dc119eff347ca5

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=20231202000000,20231202000000

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 

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

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)

The Enchanted Express – Information at https://svr.co.uk/event/enchanted-express/2023-12-02/

Santa Trains – Information at https://svr.co.uk/event/santa-trains/2023-12-02/

Bewdley Lights Special Train Service – Information at https://svr.co.uk/event/bewdley-lights-special-train-service/

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

Dunster by Candlelight – Information at https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/events/view/dunster-by-candlelight

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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