The first time I have experienced diesel traction at 125mphs when we blast up the East Coast Mainline and heads towards Stanhope to experience the Weardale Railway and get some Class 31 haulage in the loco yard before taking the HST back to Kings Cross for a round trip of just under 600 miles in a day!

The race to see Britannia is on, can an icon of British engineering help us catch another icon of British engineering. In a race to get the perfect shot.

A blog from a fantastic day out with friends during the Hastings Unit Tour to the Bluebell Railway on the 17 May 2025. A run down of the days lineside photography.