Rail Alphabet 2 (Q) : Quorn and Woodhouse

A station on the Great Central Railway.

Rail Alphabet 2 (P) : Peak Rail

A Peak on the Peak Rail line.

Rail Alphabet 2 (O) : Oxford Parkway

Chiltern 168 323 at Oxford Parkway.

Rail Alphabet 2 (N) : New Measurement Train

The New Measurement Train at Sheffield.

Rail Alphabet 2 (M) : Mining locomotive

A Wingrove & Rogers battery electric locomotive which used to work at Sallet Hole Fluorspar Mine but is now preserved at Crich.

Rail Alphabet 2 (L) : LNWR

LNWR 350 113 departs Rugby.

Rail Alphabet 2 (K) : Kenton

Kenton on the Bakerloo Line.

Rail Alphabet 2 (J) : Junction

Many stations are named after junctions, this is Willesden Junction.

Rail Alphabet 2 (I) : Islip

Chiltern 168 216 passes through Islip in Oxfordshire.

Rail Alphabet 2 (H) : Hitachi

Hitachi built GWR 800 013 at Reading.

Rail Alphabet 2 (G) : Greater Anglia

170 205 at Peterborough.

Rail Alphabet 2 (F) : Four Oaks

WMR 323 213 on platform 3.

Rail Alphabet 2 (E) : English Electric

English Electric powered (and built) locomotives are still to be seen on main line and heritage lines. 37 688 on the latter here at Kidderminster Town.

Rail Alphabet 2 (D) : D-Train

Former London Underground D78 Stock now Class 230 D-Train. In this case 230 003.

Rail Alphabet 2 (C) : CPRR

The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway is a fine preserved railway. Here is 97 205.

Rail Alphabet 2 (B) : Butlers Lane

On the Cross City Line.

Rail Alphabet 2 (A) : Acton Depot

The theme for the next few weeks is another run through the alphabet. Starting with A seems sensible, how about the Acton Depot of the London Transport Museum?

Chiltern (10) : Bicester North

168 004 arrives at Bicester North.

Chiltern (9) : Warwick

165 015 and 168 111 cross at Warwick.

Chiltern (8) : Aylesbury

168 329 standing at Aylesbury.

Chiltern (7) : Beaconsfield

165 034 at Beaconsfield.

Chiltern (6) : Denham

This week's theme is another look at Chiltern Railways starting with 165 032 at Denham.

WMR (10) : Colwall

170 516 arrives.

WMR (9) : Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway

172 335 at one of the newest stations in Warwickshire.

WMR (8) : Chester Road

323 241 heading North.

WMR (7) : Four Oaks

323 206 early in the morning.

WMR (6) : Wood End

Another week of West Midlands Railway, starting with 172 343 at Wood End.

Lady Armaghdale

Once a locomotive working for the Manchester Ship Canal.

Gordon

Mighty Gordon, once of the Longmoor Military Railway.

Mini loco

Typhoon, a visitor from the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, a 381mm light railway.

Underground steam

Former London Transport pannier tank L.95.

The Engine House

This week's theme is the Engine House at Highley on the SVR where the line's spare steam engines are kept.

Leicestershire Rails (5) : Market Harborough

EMR 43 076 heads North.

Leicestershire Rails (4) : Loughborough

EMR 222 011 arrives.

Leicestershire Rails (3) : Narborough

A Freightliner 66 screams through.

Leicestershire Rails (2) : Melton Mowbray

XC 170 521 and friend.

Leicestershire Rails (1) : Leicester

This week's theme is the railways of Leicestershire, starting with EMR 43 045 at Leicester itself.

3062

Metrolink tram 3061.

Under the bridge

In Manchester.

Aboard the tram

Aboard a Metrolink tram.

Manchester Victoria

A tram approaches Manchester Victoria.

Metrolink

This week is another look at Manchester Metrolink.

Loughborough Central

Back at the GCR's HQ, and 37 714.

Leicester North

Repton again, this time at the GCR's Southern terminus.

Rothley

GWR but in BR livery 6990 at Rothley.

Quorn & Woodhouse

Repton at Quorn & Woodhouse.

Great Central Railway

This week's theme is the Great Central Railway starting with D123 at Loughborough Central.

Deep below

Part of the Mail Rail tunnels below Mount Pleasant.

1980 Stock

A preserved example of 1980 Stock, the last generation of trains to be built for Mail Rail.

Storage

Withdrawn Mail Rail trains kept in storage siding underground.