Month: December 2023

MAINLINE CAMERAS

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

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

17:03 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive (tnt diesel) hauled ECS move – 5Z79 Carnforth Steamtown to York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul

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)

00:39 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q82 Carlisle to Blackpool North

08:16 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z44 Carnforth Steamtown to Wakefield Westgate

10:33 – Rail Operations Group diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q17 Allerton Diesel Multiple Unit Depot to Skipton Broughton Road Carriage Sidings

17:01 – Rail Operations Group diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q36 Skipton Broughton Road Carriage Sidings to Allerton Diesel Multiple Unit Depot

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

00:47 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail test train – 1Q30 Derby Rtc Serco to Derby Rtc Serco

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

 – CAMERA 1 (West Coast Main Line)

 – CAMERA 2 (North London Line)

09:30 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z46 Bath Christmas Market (Steam Dreams) Bury St Edmunds to Bath Spa

20:40 – Locomotive Services Group Class 47s – 1Z48 Bath Christmas Market (Steam Dreams) Bath Spa to Bury St Edmunds

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

03:12 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q77 Reading Triangle Sidings to Westbury Down Yard

04:09 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q77 Reading Triangle Sidings to Westbury Down Yard

14:27 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0F75 Canton Sidings to Westbury Down Yard

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

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

03:31 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q14 Slateford Depot to Newcastle

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 

00:50 – Locomotive Services Group Midland Pullman HST ECS move – 5Z45 Ulverston to Crewe Holding Sidings

 – CAMERA 3

Overview of Crewe Heritage Centre.

 – CAMERA 4

00:45 – Locomotive Services Group Midland Pullman HST ECS move – 5Z45 Ulverston to Crewe Holding Sidings

 – CAMERA 5

00:50 – Locomotive Services Group Midland Pullman HST ECS move – 5Z45 Ulverston to Crewe Holding Sidings

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

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

10:52 – Rail Operations Group operated Class 68 hauled Nova 3 ECS move – 5Q42 Longsight Traction Maintenance Depot (diesel) to Crewe South Yard

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)

07:57 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q02 Derby Rtc Serco to Derby Rtc Serco

08:15 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q02 Derby Rtc Serco to Derby Rtc Serco

22:57 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q27 Derby Rtc Serco to Derby Rtc Serco

23:24 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q27 Derby Rtc Serco to Derby Rtc Serco

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

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

10:39 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z40 Barnetby Sdgs Colas Rail to Kirk Sandall Junction

12:49 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z40 Barnetby Sdgs Colas Rail to Kirk Sandall Junction

13:31 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z41 Kirk Sandall Junction to Doncaster St Catherines Junction

13:53 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z41 Kirk Sandall Junction to Doncaster St Catherines Junction

14:31 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z41 Kirk Sandall Junction to Doncaster St Catherines Junction

15:02 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z42 Doncaster St Catherines Junction to Doncaster St Catherines Junction

15:40 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z42 Doncaster St Catherines Junction to Doncaster St Catherines Junction

17:12 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z43 Doncaster St Catherines Junction to Doncaster St Catherines Junction

17:52 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z43 Doncaster St Catherines Junction to Doncaster St Catherines Junction

18:14 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z44 Doncaster St Catherines Junction to Barnetby Sdgs Colas Rail

21:47 – GB Railfreight diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q88 Doncaster Works Wagon Shops to Slade Green Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot

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

Hosted by Epping Signal Cabin Museum (eppingmuseum.com)

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

01:51 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q82 Carlisle to Blackpool North

03:37 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q82 Carlisle to Blackpool North

09:39 – Rail Operations Group diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q17 Allerton Diesel Multiple Unit Depot to Skipton Broughton Road Carriage Sidings

17:33 – Rail Operations Group diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q36 Skipton Broughton Road Carriage Sidings to Allerton Diesel Multiple Unit Depot

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)

16:42 – West Coast Railways steam pool locomotive (tnt diesel) hauled ECS move – 5Z79 Carnforth Steamtown to York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul

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

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

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

12:15 – Rail Adventure HST power cars light engine move – 0Z43 Tyseley Standard Gauge Steam Trust to Kidderminster Severn Valley Railway

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)

11:42 – Locomotive Services Group 34046 ‘Braunton’ – 1Z46 Bath Christmas Market (Steam Dreams) Bury St Edmunds to Bath Spa

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

Hosted by LUMO (lumo.co.uk)

04:00 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q14 Slateford Depot to Newcastle

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

01:43 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 1Q82 Carlisle to Blackpool North

08:49 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z44 Carnforth Steamtown to Wakefield Westgate 

10:14 – Rail Operations Group diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q17 Allerton Diesel Multiple Unit Depot to Skipton Broughton Road Carriage Sidings

17:18 – Rail Operations Group diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q36 Skipton Broughton Road Carriage Sidings to Allerton Diesel Multiple Unit Depot

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

11:52 – Rail Adventure HST power cars light engine move – 0Z43 Tyseley Standard Gauge Steam Trust to Kidderminster Severn Valley Railway

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)

02:28 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q77 Reading Triangle Sidings to Westbury Down Yard

04:53 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q77 Reading Triangle Sidings to Westbury Down Yard

15:19 – Colas Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0F75 Canton Sidings to Westbury Down Yard

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

10:04 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z44 Carnforth Steamtown to Wakefield Westgate

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

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

04:55 – Loram Rail operated Network Rail DMU test train – 2Q08 Welwyn Garden City Reversing 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)

09:14 – Rail Operations Group diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q17 Allerton Diesel Multiple Unit Depot to Skipton Broughton Road Carriage Sidings

17:55 – Rail Operations Group diesel hauled ECS move – 5Q36 Skipton Broughton Road Carriage Sidings to Allerton Diesel Multiple Unit Depot

YORK CAMERAS

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

Hosted by Bytemark (bytemark.co.uk)

13:18 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z44 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Wakefield Westgate to Sunderland

17:24 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z45 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Sunderland to York

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

Hosted by Network Rail (networkrail.co.uk)  

13:08 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z44 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Wakefield Westgate to Sunderland

17:26 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z45 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Sunderland to York

19:52 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s – 1Z45 Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Sunderland to York

20:17 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z45 York to York Yard North

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

Hosted by Network Rail (networkrail.co.uk)

20:23 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z45 York to York Yard North

21:36 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z46 York Yard North to York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul

21:59 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z46 York Yard North to York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Hau

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)

CAMERA AT PRINCES RISBOROUGH

EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY

(eastlancsrailway.org.uk)

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) 

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) 

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 

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)

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)  

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.