#SideOnSunday Two rare visitors to our patch of the #MidlandMainline first thing yesterday morning. 50008 'Thunderer' & 50049 'Defiance' double heading #UKRailtours 1Z43 Watford Junction to Castleton Hopwood GF 'The East Lancashire Railway' #MML 7/3/26

My 1st proper Train Sim World upload and my longest video yet! Now on my YouTube Channel.

#trainsimworld #trainsimworld6 #tsw6 #dovetailgames #skyhook #justtrains #freeroam #railtour #formation #britishrail #blue #class47 #midlandmainline #wcmlsouth #earlymorning #latenight #gaming #videogame

InterCity Midland Mainline, as it was back then, a route I got to know like the back of my hand.
43049 ‘Neville Hill’ powers towards Clay Cross junction with a service from Sheffield to London St.Pancras. InterCity at its finest.
#MidlandMainline #InterCity #MML

Buses replace trains as East Midlands bridge is demolished this weekend East Midlands Railway (EMR) is warning passengers travelling on its Intercity route this weekend (Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October) that rail replacement buses will run between East Midlands Parkway and Leicester due to bridge demolition work.

Buses replace trains as East Midlands bridge is demolished this weekend www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/buses-replace-tr... #EastMidlandsParkway #EastMidlandsRailway #leicester #london #loughborough #MidlandMainline #midlands

Sheffield Station. 43059. Midland Mainline (Original) livery. Currently operated by Rail Services Limited in Rail Charter Services Green & Silver livery. Photo: 19.09.2001. #Class43 #HST #Sheffield #MidlandMainline

Nottingham Station. 43043. Midland Mainline (New) livery. Scrapped Sims Metal, Newport, 04/2023. #Class43 #HST #Nottingham #MidlandMainline

Read @theipaper.com for end of safeguarding on #EasternLeg & what should happen next

Oliver Coppard as Metro Mayor & @np-partnership.bsky.social very much in agreement - #MidlandMainline electrification needs to get back on agenda

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Anger at Midland Main Line electrification pause, Ely Junction omission, A12 and A47 reversals | New Civil Engineer Earlier this week, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced backing for over 50 rail and road projects around the country including the A66 Northern

Why on earth are #LabourParty "pausing" electrification of #MidlandmainLine?

The decision means Sheffield will remain only major UK city without electrified rail services, relying on polluting diesel trains that are slower & worse for the environment

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‘Midland Main Line pause could cost the UK up to 70 million pounds’ The UK government presented a new 10-year plan for investments in infrastructure which left the freight sector somewhat disappointed. One of the main complaints concerns… The post ‘Midland Main Line pause could cost the UK up to 70 million pounds’ first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#Midlandmainline #Policy #RailForum #RailNews

‘Midland Main Line pause could cost the UK up to 70 million pounds’ The UK government presented a new 10-year plan for investments in infrastructure which left the freight sector somewhat disappointed. One of the main complaints concerns… The post ‘Midland Main Line pause could cost the UK up to 70 million pounds’ first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#Midlandmainline #Policy #RailForum #RailNews

‘Midland Main Line pause could cost the UK up to 70 million pounds’ The UK government presented a new 10-year plan for investments in infrastructure which left the freight sector somewhat disappointed. One of the main complaints concerns… The post ‘Midland Main Line pause could cost the UK up to 70 million pounds’ first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#Midlandmainline #Policy #RailForum #RailNews

Rail industry bodies respond to pause in Midland Main Line electrification Rail industry bodies have written to Rail Minister Lord Hendy urging the decision to pause electrification of the Midland Main Line be reconsidered. The post Rail industry bodies respond to pause in Midland Main Line electrification first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#Infrastructure #MidlandMainline #Network #RailForum

Rail industry bodies respond to pause in Midland Main Line electrification Rail industry bodies have written to Rail Minister Lord Hendy urging the decision to pause electrification of the Midland Main Line be reconsidered. The post Rail industry bodies respond to pause in Midland Main Line electrification first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#Infrastructure #MidlandMainline #Network #RailForum

Rail industry bodies respond to pause in Midland Main Line electrification Rail industry bodies have written to Rail Minister Lord Hendy urging the decision to pause electrification of the Midland Main Line be reconsidered.

We risk losing further highly skilled individuals and jobs from the sector, which will ultimately add to costs for future electrification projects. www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/07/rail-industry-bo... #MidlandMainline #RailForum

Next section of Midland Main Line declared safe and ready of use A 23-mile section of the Midland Main Line that has been electrified has been officially declared safe and ready for use by electric trains.

Next section of Midland Main Line declared safe and ready of use www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/06/next-section-of-... #corby #kettering #leicestershire #MarketHarborough #MidlandMainline #NetworkRail #northamptonshire

Black and white photo of a field through with passes a freight train.

Beyond Moore Lane along the Midland Mainline, Loughborough, January 2025

#photography #blackandwhitephotography #landscapephotography #reframedmagazine #loughborough #midlandmainline

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Train delays and disruption continue overnight for Wellingborough, Kettering and Corby rail passengers on Midland Mainline Delays to East Midlands Railways (EMR) train services to and from Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough will continue tonight as work is carried out to repair overhead lines.

Train delays and disruption continue overnight for Wellingborough, Kettering and Corby rail passengers on Midland Mainline #Travel #EMR #EastMidlandsRailway #MidlandMainline #Kettering #Northants

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