WOW! That’s me just turned 42!!! Had a great day! Went to York for day with my older brother Douglas! Also been spending the week with my Mum and Dad at Clumber Park Lodges.
First visit railway station visit of 2021
First time visiting a railway station in 2021. Only to meet a friend off a train (hello Mark T), which happened to be the Class 91 – 91111 For The Fallen. Going on my first train trip of 2021, on Bank Holiday Monday! Which I am so looking forward too.
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/grantham/
Dream railway rolling stock
Here is mini list my dream railway rolling stock for Coopers Junction. What do you think?!?!?
Third 30+ mile cycle in a row
So pleased with myself, third 30+ mile cycle in a row! Did 36.38 miles, also making it the longest one of 2020 so far!
Check out today’s route at www.strava.com/activities/3618912092
P.S. Sorry no photos of myself, you will have to make do photos these LNER photos, I took at Tallington level crossing.
Happy first birthday wishes for LNER’s Azuma trains
Happy first birthday to LNER’s Azuma trains, which celebrate a full year, since being launched into passenger service.
Many more photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/trains/class-800/
Favourite photos from December 2019
Here are my favourite photos from December 2019… Please do give the photos a comment!
Check out www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/page/archive/2019-12/ for all my other photos from December 2019.
Dunbar railway station, tick
I can now tick off, Dunbar railway station.
More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/dunbar/
Let’s Go Round Again | The LNER HST Farewell Tour
So glad, that I went to Grantham railway station on Saturday the 21st of December 2019. To see the LNER HSTs, branded as ‘Let’s Go Round Again’. A 2+7 set was fully repainted into the original InterCity125 livery and the powercars (43206 and 43312) were re-numbered to 253003 and 253029.
It’s the first time, in my life I’ve seen a HST set in it’s original livery. So glad, that myself and around 100 others went to Grantham railway station to get some photos!
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/grantham/
It’s #NationalHSTDay
Really can’t believe that today marks the last day that you will see a LNER HST on the ECML. So glad, that I went on the very last HST Highland Chieftain up to Inverness last Sunday.
Vlog: Crossing the Forth Rail Bridge at night
View from the very last northbound Highland Chieftain (LNER) service crossing the Forth Rail Bridge.