Northern's “new”, flex multiple unit no 769421, is forming the 16.03 hrs service from Southport to Manchester Oxford Road. It is “new” to Northern having previously been used by Transport for Wales around the Cardiff area @opsta15 @PaulMBigland @PiddlyStations @BrianNe08342467

At last I got the chance to capture the sand train from Middleton towers to Ravenhead in St Helens as it nears the end of it's trip as it crosses the M6 near Bryn, powered by 56103. @holtona72 @BrianNe08342467 @Bennybizzle1 @DCRailOfficial @PickGS @PaulMBigland @RailFreightUK

RT @BrianNe08342467: Good morning everyone. Whilst a combined total of 3,500hp might seem a bit excessive here, it sure sounded good! 37418….

Vintage Trains diesel locomotive no 1015 “Western Champion” running through Coppull between Wigan and Preston on the West Coast Main Line on 2.7.25. @RailwayMagazine @RAIL @BrianNe08342467 @TrainsMagazine @PaulMBigland @LancashirePics @Guard_Amos @PickGS

Two from the "other" public footbridge at Balshaw Lane 1.7.2025. GBRf locomotive no 66789 approaches Balshaw Lane Junction and Vintage Trains locomotives diesel no 37204 and steam locomotive no 45596 “Bahamas”. @GBRailfreight @RailwayMagazine @holtona72 @BrianNe08342467

The wind has dropped so we are taking the Wool Boat into Burscough to be open today from 11 to 4 near @burscoughwharf @CanalTraders #Lancashirewoolshop #Parboldwoolshop #ParboldLYS #Skelmersdaleknitters #Parboldcrochet #Burscoughwoolshop #BurscoughLYS

#ThrowbackThursday Peak 45110 on the coal train at Deepdale in Preston. @BrianNe08342467 @LancashirePics @PaulMBigland @RailwayMagazine @FreightmasterUK #peak #coaltrain

Alamy Image ID:.#AlamyPOTM #AlamyPublicTransport.@AlamyContent Ref 2MFN9K9 777049 has just arrived in Kirkby on the first use in passenger carrying service of the new trains for Merseyrail on Monday the 23rd of January 2023.

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Morning all, a couple of poppy pic's from along side some "Cheshire fencing" though not in Cheshire. #poppies #Cheshirefencing @BBCCountryfile @LancashirePics @TimesPictures @OPOTY @FarmersGuardian @FarmersWeekly @The_RHS

The Wool boat is open today from 11 to 4 alongside the public footpath that runs along the offside of The Leeds and Liverpool canal from The Slipway pub back towards Burscough. #boatsthattweet @SlipwayB @CanalTraders @Letsknitmag @BurscoughNews @InsideCrochet #knitting #crochet

yea, at least the Canal and River Trust listened and the stoppage notices are back to putting the names of the canal first instead of us having to guess where lock no 356, (or whatever) is. Thank you. @CRTBoating @CRTNorthWest @towpathtalk @waterwaysworld @iwa #boststhattweet.

A lovely evening on our mooring near Burscough. View from our new bench clicked together yesterday after purchase from a well know dit chain. @CRTBoating @IWA_UK @BandQ #boatsthattweet #canallife @Tidyboilerone

Todays photo of the day, Demolition of the Spar service station, Lathom 18.6.2025.The Spar and Shell service station on Briars Lane in Lathom is being upgraded and thus the old building is being demolished and taken away in skips @Inglenorth #demolition #renewalofservicestation

Frustrating day trying to take pics of Freight trains than either didn't run or were well off time, so Fiddlers Ferry while it's still standing and one from 11 years ago when it was still burning coal. @FreightmasterUK @BrianNe08342467 @holtona72 @RailFreight @RailwayMagazine

Carole's latest Sunday Stitches 15.6.2025. The shawl I was knitting last week is completed, knitted from Swurley Wurley "Autumn Notes", so it's thus a Autumn Notes shawl #knitting #shawl @HandKnittedLove @Letsknitmag #sundaystitches

From this afternoons Raft race at the winning line in Burscough after the rafts had come along the Leeds and Liverpool canal from The Slipway. @towpathtalk @waterwaysworld @IWA_UK @CRTBoating @CRTNorthWest @LancashirePics @TimesPictures #raftrace #LandLcanal @qlocalorm

pick up from The Wool Boat in Burscough this weekend or we can post out to a uk address. WYS Signature 4 ply Hidden Gem and Amethyst sock knitting yarn 2 ball pack. @Letsknitmag #sockyarn #sockknitting.