Feasibility Study submitted to reopen Derbyshire railway line A feasibility study into the proposed reopening of the Peaks and Dales Line has been submitted for review to the Department for Transport (DfT).

www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/04/feas...

Hope you exceed your target 🎯

We watched you travelling on DB, which brought back some memories. Late trains, cancelled trains and overcrowded trains.

We studiously avoid German rail travel now.

We will watch that later this afternoon. Thanks for the heads-up.

Section of Ivanhoe Line to be mothballed by Network Rail Western half of freight-only line has been signed 'out of use' since August 2024.

www.railmagazine.com/news/options...

Suitcase on seat, foot on seat.
Disgusting in my opinion.
Hope the wheels did not have anything nasty on them 😱🤬

London Liverpool St to Norwich 12:00. 🤞

New technique leaves Pendolino windscreens spotless Alstom and cleaning contractor OCS have developed a solution to clean the windscreens of its Pendolino fleet by hand at its Glasgow Traincare Centre.

www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/04/new-...

A great view of Waterloo and beyond out of the window last night.

Octopus Energy rolls out 'groundbreaking' new tariff in Scotland OCTOPUS Energy has partnered with a social housing firm to bring a new "groundbreaking" tariff to dozens of homes in the north east of…

www.thenational.scot/news/2601616...

Left Spook Central, Waterloo Station foreground, right Victoria Tower.

IP27 10:41 train from Ipswich rammed today.

LWT to WAT today. A trip down to Frimley tomorrow to see my brother.

Just cancelled some trips in the UK in October. May rebook later when things are resolved.

Those circular structures do not give much shelter from wind or rain. @janetspog.bsky.social and I enjoyed the video.

Could beavers really rescue Norfolk’s threatened chalk streams? Norfolk’s river Glaven is one of our rare chalk streams, and the site of an interesting experiment in environmental restoration.

eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...

Porterbrook's Converted Box Wagons enter service Porterbrook's conversion of seventy-six hopper wagons to box wagons is complete

www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/04/port...

Stena vessel superbly stable, so a smooth crossing. Managed a bacon butty and tea at Manning tree, now on our train to Lowestoft. 😄

Three windmills for the price of one at Schiedam, and a fourth behind us. 😁

Two metre wave height.

Currently a bit lively at the Hoek. Wind 24mph gusting 32.

Rail replacement bus to look forward to this morning on our return to the Hoek. Engineering works between Woerden and Gouda.

Yes, easy to navigate. Helpful staff.

Harderwijk harbour this morning.

Oosterbeek CWGC cemetery.
Operation Market Garden 😥

A Sprinter to Oosterbek this morning. Room for a party behind the driver.

It would seem quite a few of our planes were lost close to Amersfoort during the last disagreement. Many young lives are gone.

It would make a lot of sense. But; I am not a politician 🤔

A delightful city.

Utrecht - bin collection barge