Tag: LNER

LNER Azuma train at Grantham railway station

Well happy, at long last got some photos of the new LNER Azuma trains. Also love that the departures board, tells you about the new Azuma service. Well done LNER!


Azuma at Grantham railway station
Azuma at Grantham railway station

More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/grantham/

More London King’s Cross railway station photos

Here are some more photos, I took at London King’s Cross railway station this week…



More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/london-kings-cross/

London King’s Cross railway station ✅

Yes, I did tick off London King’s Cross railway station, a long time ago! Way back in 30th November 2002 in fact. But like more others, I always head straight to underground and head into the centre of London. But not this time, for once I walked the other way and went to end of the platforms to get some photos…

LNER Class 91 at London King's Cross railway station
London King's Cross railway station
London King's Cross railway station

More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/london-kings-cross/

Grantham railway station : 16-04-2019

Since I was waiting for Mark T to get to Grantham railway station, it was time to take some more photos! Going to really miss, seeing the InterCity 125 trains, when they start being removed from the EMCL. So better get photos of them, while I can!

LNER Class 43 at Grantham railway station
LNER Class 43 at Grantham railway station
LNER Class 43 at Grantham railway station

More photos can be found over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/grantham/

Grantham railway station : 26-03-2019

While, I was waiting for Mark T to get to Grantham railway station from King’s Cross railway station. I of, course had to take some photos! Going to really miss, seeing the InterCity 125 and InterCity 225 trains, when they start being removed from the EMCL.

InterCity 225 at Grantham railway station

InterCity 125 at Grantham railway station

More photos can be found over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/grantham/

I’ve just made a trains photo gallery

Since, I am sure that most of will know, that I love railways, railway stations and of course trains… It was about time, I sorted out a trains photo gallery! Which I’ve sorted by Class of train.

Reserved seat tickets + I do miss GNER

I can’t be the only one, that takes the reserved seat, tickets with me when I get off the train! Of course, I only do it, if no one else has same seat reserved has me!

I do really miss the GNER days, when you could get more than one train a day direct from Peterborough to Glasgow. Also they had by far the best service of any of the train operating companies. None of the currect ones come even close to them!

Newark North Gate railway station ✅

Well OK, I did Newark North Gate railway station a while ago… But it’s the first time, I’ve got any photos of the station.



The full set of these photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/newark-north-gate/

Falling back in love with train journeys!

Today, I had to use three trains to get from Paisley to Grantham. The first train took me from Paisley Gilmour Street to Glasgow Central. Then, I of course had to walk from Glasgow Central to Glasgow Queen Street.

I could have got the 5:15pm to Edinburgh Waverley, but it was way to busy. So I waited till the 5:30pm ScotRail service, which worked out better, since it was a Class 365, eight-carriage train.

Still can’t believe how much better the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line, since the electrification project. Just hope, that next time, I use the line. I get to use one of the Class 385 trains!

Once in Edinburgh, it was time to wait for the 7:36pm service to Grantham. Got to say, that LNER is so better than Virgin Trains! Which is, one of the main reasons I stopped going by train!

Also Adam the train manager was so funny!! He was coming out with things like “the buffet car is located in coach H for hungry” and “If you are still standing and not a fan of Elton John head to coaches E and F”