Who put that twit in charge?!

We were honoured to have some minions from the SETG @gordon3417.bsky.social on board today. Here’s driver Steve reacting to driving a proper train 😉

Times are hard, but if you could spare a few £/€ my friends at @Project_SETG455 @Gordon_3417 would really appreciate it as they plan to return 4VEP 3417 & Class 455 5871 to the mainline. If we raise enough we might even see a sister for 5871? I've donated. Please do if you can. Donate below.

Meanwhile, Basingstoke ROC had a small delivery this morning….

DTO No.77730, ex 5702, has a new home.

Photo credit goes to Justin Foulger.

The last two have left The Park.
But one remains, and it needs your help.

www.gofundme.com/f/preserving...

Donate to Preserving 455 871 - the Southern Electric Traction Group, organized by Steve Upton The Southern Electric Traction Group has spent the last 10 years… Steve Upton needs your support for Preserving 455 871 - the Southern Electric Traction Group

While we have your attention:

5871 needs friends, just like 3417.
Your chance to support 5871 is here!
As with 3417, every penny donated goes towards the upkeep of 5871.

gofund.me/3fff8b351

We think Driver Jones would have approved….

The girls look good together, don’t they?

SETG Announces arrival of 455 871 'Roy Watts MBE' into preservation. YouTube video by Southern Electric Traction Group

What great news for a Monday!
youtu.be/NxTn7GVQpnY?...

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Southern Electric Traction Group Announces Preservation of Class 455 Unit 455871 The Southern Electric Traction Group (SETG) is delighted to announce the successfulacquisition and preservation of Class 455 Unit 455871 from Porterbrook, marking a significantmilestone in the stor…

Congratulations to the Southern Electric Traction Group @gordon3417.bsky.social on securing a class 455 for preservation! www.setg.org.uk/southern-ele...

A line of photographers waiting patiently to take a shot of the Class 90 to the left of me. Photographed by me waiting even more patiently to take a clear shot of the Class 37 behind them (no I wasn’t in their way, it wasn’t photo gridlock). I out-patienced this group and finally managed to get my shot

The excellent Class 442 Wessex unit cab simulator created by the The Cab Yard, using the cab of 2405

Classes 68 and 88 in DRS dark blue livery, framing a light blue carriage behind with a large white ‘F’ and ‘U’ letters, part of a longer word, honestly

Plaque on the side of locomotive 67005 ‘Kings Messenger’. And that message is, we no longer require the royal train

Some different takes on #GreatestGathering:

1. Line up, line up for the best shot
2. Third rail to Derby (for @gordon3417.bsky.social)
3. Bit harsh
4. End of the line

See alt text for more #Railway200

An old commuter train

Inside the train

The noisy loco

Another commuter train

Dwi'n Rheilffordd Bluebell heddiw, yn teithio draws y cefn gwlad Sussex ar hen trenau! Dyna llawer o hanes i weld a locomotifau swnllyd i wrando

#BluebellRailway
@gordon3417.bsky.social

Mega movement at Clapham earlier! 50008 “Thunderer” with 47715 and @gordon3417.bsky.social 423417 making their way to the Bluebell Railway this afternoon

Busy Minions over the last two days….

21 hours to go….

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One day to go…..

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Talk about dream come true getting to run your models on the real thing. We took #Project3417 Jnr x3 to Strawberry Hill Depot to see the real @gordon3417.bsky.social & all became kids again playing trains on trains! Huge thx to Steve, Lynn & Darren for accommodating us
#VariousMultipleUnits #bsmrguk

4VEP electric multiple unit 3417 ‘Gordon Pettit’ in P3 at Eastleigh. The unit is in the original blue with aluminium window frames, half yellow ends, red blinds Class 73 73213 hauling to Swanage Gala, in GBRF livery

4VEP electric multiple unit 3417 ‘Gordon Pettit’ on the up fast at Eastleigh. The unit is in the original blue with aluminium window frames, half yellow ends, red blinds Class 50 50008 hauling back from the Swanage Gala, in Hanson & Hall livery

Red Blinds at Eastleigh. Outwards and Returns of the day, almost exactly 12 years apart.

@gordon3417.bsky.social on its way to the #SwanageRailway gala, May 2013 and on its way back, today, May 2025
#RailBlue #SETG #4VEP #EMU #Eastleigh

Excellent day out at the Swanage Railway gala yesterday.
Fantastic to ride in a proper slammer again, Thanks to the @gordon3417.bsky.social team.
15 years this month since the last slammers ran in the South, the end of the Lymington shuttle.
Ker-lunk, tic-a-tic-a-tic-a…
#RailBlue #SwanageRailway

#Swanage

New phone case, who this?
Thanks @gordon3417.bsky.social for the speedy dispatch and delivery!

🇮🇹 Luigi Cantamessa, head of heritage arm of state rail #FondazioneFS is busy again.
In Rimini he’s opened a training school for obsolete railway trades.
Steam train drivers, cooks & furniture restorer skills are essential to preserve Italy’s railway heritage.
ℹ️: www.fondazionefs.it/en/itinerari...

The SETG Team: Buckie, Dan, Billy & Potter.

Brockenhurst Station, 06/06/2025.

@gordon3417.bsky.social
@ Basingstoke

😍

Here she is! @gordon3417.bsky.social 423417 with 50008 at Basingstoke on their way to Swanage

Just joined the Western Mainline….
#5W50 #Seaside4VEP

Ready to rock and roll….

Next stop, Swanage.

#5W50

Today is the day….

Probably not Bagpipes, but seagulls…. Maybe.

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