Recent content by Marcus Antonius

37264 at the annual Diesel Gala No. 37264 was also built at Vulcan Foundry, emerging in 1965 as No. D6964. Its BR service saw it operating in South Yorkshire and East Anglia until being withdrawn from mainline operations in 1999. Since 2010, 37264 has been based on a long-term loan at the...

37688 Great Rocks No. 37688 Great Rocks was built at the Vulcan Foundry in 1963, and originally numbered D6905. During its mainline career, it operated throughout Wales and Scotland until being withdrawn in 2017. Now owned by D05 Preservation Ltd, Great Rocks is now based at the North...

1st August, 2025 65 years of Class 37s to be celebrated at North Yorkshire Moors Railway 37264 near RAF Fylingdales To celebrate 65 years of the legendary Class 37 diesel locomotive, in August, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is running a series of special Sunday services hauled by...

TfW Class 150 at Cardiff Central During its career, 150231 worked from Manchester and then Norwich, a brief spell on ‘Silverlink’, Central Trains and Arriva Trains Wales in November 2007. Its last working day was Wednesday 9 July 2025, when it worked 2V30 18:35 Shrewsbury to Swansea and then...

Northern class 150 train For its second generation of diesel Multiple Units (DMUs), British Rail considered two designs: the lightweight ‘Pacer’ type using mainly bus technology, and the more substantial ‘Sprinters’. One of the most significant changes from the first generation DMUs was the...

1st August, 2025 Mid Hampshire railway to welcome Class 150 Sprinter Class 150 in its original livery The Watercress Line in mid-Hampshire is to become the UK’s first heritage railway to add a Class 150 Sprinter train to its running fleet. The second-generation ‘Sprinter’ Diesel Multiple...

It was Cleo's and my first ever visit to 'The Flight Club'. If you ever wondered why it got it's name from, well........... Every inch of Flight Club Cardiff is filled with unexpected, ridiculous, joy. Throughout all three floors, you'll find nods to the wonderful city, lights that dance in...

The bus home from Cardiff was a Cardiff Bus/Bws Caerdydd No. 251, ADL Enviro200, CE63 NZF

30th July, 2025 Marcus & Cleo Have Another Bus Adventure into Cardiff! We went to 'The Great Western' for a couple of drinks. I popped into my model railway shop afterward, nothing of interest today. Then we went for lunch at 'The Flight Club'. It was our first ever visit, so we had a good...