United Kingdom

London King's Cross


The new departure concourse at King's Cross Station (2013)

An InterCity225 LNER train set still in Virgin colors getting ready for boarding at London King's Cross (2018)

The 8.00 o'clock LNER service to Edinburgh boarding at London Kings's Cross (2018)

Overview of the platform at King's Cross during boarding for LNER's 8.00 o'clock service to Edinburgh (2018)

Another LNER InterCity225 set arriving at London King's Cross still wearing Virgin colors (2018)

Still in Virgin colors is this InterCity125 set now operated by LNER seen at London King's Cross (2018)

This LNER InterCity125 set has just arrived from Glasgow Central, terminating at London King's Cross (2018)

 Also from Edinburgh to London King's Cross has just arrived this InterCity225 train set (2018)

Now in LNER service both this InterCity225 and InterCity125 sets are still featuring the old Virgin color schemes, both seen at London King's Cross (2018)

A Class 180 train set in Grand Central colors seen at London King's Cross station (2018)

Two InterCity 225 East Coast train sets seen at London's King's Cross Station (2014)

London King's Cross, meeting point of InterCity 125 and InterCity 225 trains (2014)

Grand Central InterCity 125 after late arrival from York at London's King's Cross (2014)

Two InterCity 125 in service with East Coast and Grand Central (2014)

 Late hour at London King's Cross (2014)

Platform 5-8 at London King's Cross Station (2013)

An InterCity 125 East Coast service seen at London King's Cross (2013)

A Grand Central InterCity 125 train set seen at London King's Cross Station (2013)

"Entrance" to Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross (2013)


London St Pancras International


A Eurostar seen after arrival from Paris Nord at London St Pancras International (2014)

ES 9010 bound for Paris Nord prior to departure from St. Pancras Int. (2016)

Meeting of three Eurostar train sets at London St Pancras International (2014)

Recently arrived Eurostar from Bruxelles seen at London St Pancras International (2014)

Boarding for a Eurostar to Paris Nord (2014)

Eurostar trains seen at London St Pancras International (2013)

 Waiting hall at St Pancras (2013)

Unfortunately, without a valid ticket it isn't possible to get any closer to the trains...

Concourse at London St Pancras International (2013)


London Euston

Waiting hall at Euston Station (2013)

Two London Midland train sets seen at London Euston Station (2014)

Two Virgin Trains ready for departures to Manchester and Holyhead (2014)

Close up of a Virgin Trains Class 390 Pendolino seen at London Euston (2014)

Virgin Trains Class 390 Pendolino seen at Euston Station (2013)

A Virgin Pendolino and a Virgin Super Voyager seen at London Euston Station (2014)

Hey ho let's go ... to Holyhead

Boarding the Virgin Trains service to Holyhead at London Euston Station (2014)

A Class 221 Super Voyager boarding for Holyhead at London Euston (2014)

Final call for ScotRail "Caledonian Sleeper" (2013)


London Liverpool Street


Greater Anglia Stansted Express seen at its termini London Liverpool Street Station (2013)

A Greater Anglia Class 90 seen at London Liverpool Street Station (2013)

Waiting hall at London Liverpool Street Station (2013)

London Waterloo


Rush hour at London Waterloo Station (2013)


Edinburgh Waverley

A former InterCity 125 train now operated by East Coast boarding at Edinburgh Waverley (2014)

Mark III carriages of a East Coast train seen at Edinburgh Waverley (2014)

A Class 334 on a First ScotRail service seen at Edinburgh Waverley (2014)

 A former InterCity 225 now in service for East Coast seen at Edinburgh Waverley (2014)

Mark IV carriages seen on a East Coast service to York (2014)

Driver's van on a East Coast former InterCity 225 bound for York (2014)

Meeting of a Virgin Trains Super Voyager and a East Coast InterCity 225 at Edinburgh Waverley (2014)

A Virgin Trains SuperVoyager boarding for Birmingham seen at Edinburgh Waverley (2014)

A Class 221 Super Voyager in front of the impressive coulisse of Edinburgh old town
(2014)

A Class 220 Voyager seen in the CrossCountry colors at Edinburgh Waverley (2014)

Meeting of Class 67 and Class 90 engines with a Class 156 DMU after arrival from Glasgow Central (2014)


York


Another LNER InterCity225 set calling at York, already wearing the new colors (2018)

Overview of York station with a London bound LNER InterCity225 train set (2018)

An InterCity125 train set already in new LNER colors seen at York station (2018)

The successor of the InterCity225, the Hitachi Class 800, seen at test rides in York (2018)

 A Class 220 Voyager of CrossCountry rail calling at York (2018)

A Class 185 of TransPennine Express seen at York station (2018)

A East Coast service just after arrival from Edinburgh Waverley at York (2014)

Overview of the impressive station hall of York Station (2014)

First Class 185 and 156 waiting for their next assignment at York (2014)

Two Class 185 train sets in First livery seen at York Station (2014)

A First Class 185 at York Station (2014)

Boarding for the last train down to London that day, I actually almost missed it... (2014)

A Class 43 in the cute Grand Central livery seen at York Station (2014)


National Railway Museum York


Overview of the National Railway Museum in York (2018)

Class A4 No. 4468 Mallard in LNER colors at the National Railway Museum (2018)

 Class 4003 Lode Star of GWR seen at the National Railway Museum in York (2018)

China Railways KF No. 607 on display at the National Rail Museum (2018)

CWR's No. 1 Stirling Single seen at the National Railway Museum in York (2018)

Overview of a nice collection of large diesel engines, among them the Class 55 Deltic (2018)

Also an Eurostar engine is on display at the National Railway Museum (2018)

 As well as the Shinkansen 0 series from 1964 (2018)

Here also a picture from the interior of the Shinkansen 0 series (2018)

On display at the National Railway Museum is also this Pullman car (2018)

Here as well the interior of the Pullman car (2018)

In additional, the National Railway Museum has also an large amount of royal cars on display (2018)

Finally, the National Railway Museum has also a vast collection of other railway artifacts (2018)

From the visitor terrace one can also observe the rail traffic in and out of York station (2018)

An LNER InterCity225 set in new colors bound for Edinburgh departing York (2018)


Doncaster


Stopover at Doncaster on the way from York to King's Cross while meeting with a Grand Central Class 180 bound for Bradford Interchange (2014)

Glasgow Central

First ScotRail service from Ayr after arrival at Glasgow Central (2014)

Two Class 380 train sets meeting at Glasgow Central (2014)

A First ScotRail Class 380 and Virgin Trains Class 390 in the background seen at Glasgow Central (2014)

Two Virgin Train Class 390 Pendolinos seen at Glasgow Central (2014)

Virgin Trains Class 390 Pendolino and a First ScotRail Class 314 seen together at Glasgow Central (2014)

A Class 314 First ScotRail service seen at Glasgow Central (2014)

A Class 314 train set departing from Glasgow Central Station (2014)

A Class 156 First ScotRail train approaching Glasgow Central (2014)

A Class 156 arriving at Glasgow Central (2014)

Ayr

First ScotRail Class 156 service Stanraer-Klimarnock calling at Ayr (2014)

A modern Class 380 First ScotRail service bound for Glasgow Central boarding at Ayr (2014)

Stranraer

Overview of Stranraer Station (2014)

A First ScotRail Class 156 service to Klimarnock here seen boarding at Stanraer (2014)

Belfast Central

The Enterprise service from Dublin on the left and a NI Railways Class 4000 seen at Belfast Central (2014)