Outings

East and North London – 17 June 2026 Every successful railway outing begins with optimism. This one began with torrential rain. For Nigel, the day started long before most sensible people were even considering getting out of bed. Crewe was being thoroughly soaked by biblical amounts of rain as he left home for the 05:45 […]

There are railway trips and then there are 1Z10 railway trips. The difference usually lies somewhere between a carefully planned photographic expedition and a lightly organised endurance event fuelled by coffee, motorway services, late-night Wetherspoons meals and increasingly optimistic interpretations of weather forecasts. The 2026 Scottish tour had almost not happened at all. Fuel concerns

The day dawned as a beautiful spring morning — cool, bright, with a clear blue sky and without a cloud. For Mark, however, the day began with an altogether less idyllic challenge: battling through a dysfunctional TfL system on his way to London Euston. By the time he eventually arrived, the delays and diversions had

The 1Z10 outing to Dewsbury and Batley was arranged with a clear and shared purpose: to record a stretch of the TransPennine route before the installation of overhead electrification – the “knitting” – permanently alters the character of the line. With local knowledge from Andrew guiding the plan, the group focused on a relatively short

Durham Coast Diversions – 14th & 15th March The weekend of 14th and 15th March saw the closure of the East Coast Main Line through County Durham, resulting in a full programme of diversions along the scenic Durham Coast line via Sunderland and Hartlepool. With the railway hugging the coastline, dramatic viaducts spanning steep-sided denes

Friday 6 March 2026 saw members of the 1Z10 group out once again, this time spending the day working the line through the River Tame valley between Stalybridge and Greenfield. Gavin and Andrew made the early start, setting up near the viaduct at Dinting in what can only be described as decidedly questionable light accompanied by persistent heavy rain. Conditions were far