London Overground (5) : South Kenton

378 218 next to the West Coast Main Line.

London Overground (4) : Shadwell

378 216 departs.

London Overground (3) : Canada Water

The Overground is underground here.

London Overground (2) : Highbury and Islington

378 256 departs.

London Overground (1) : Blackhorse Road

This week's theme is London Overground, starting with a new Class 710 at Blackhorse Road.

WMR (5) : Butlers Lane

323 202 on a Birmingham bound service.

WMR (4) : Aston

323 211 prepares to depart.

WMR (3) : Wilmcote

172 340 arrives on a Birmingham bound service.

WMR (2) : Hagley

172 337 departs.

WMR (1) : Birmingham Snow Hill

This week's theme is West Midlands Railway starting with it's HQ Birmingham Snow Hill.

SWR (5) : Farnborough

444 004 passes through.

SWR (4) : Addlestone

707 025 departs Addlestone.

SWR (3) : Guildford

455 903 at the station.

SWR (2) : Ash Vale

450 558 arrives at Ash Vale.

SWR (1) : Woking

South Western Railway operate services to the South West of London out of London Waterloo. Starting with 444 017 and 044 at Woking.

The modern day

The Mail Rail attraction opened as part of the new Postal Museum at Mount Pleasant, two battery powered trains take passengers around the old station.

Battery Loco

A small number of battery locomotives were also built for engineering trains.

Mount Pleasant

The largest station on Mail Rail was under Mount Pleasant sorting office, now preserved.

1930 Stock

Trains on Mail Rail were (apart from engineering trains) small unmanned electric trains like this 1930 Stock.

Mail Rail

This week's theme is the remarkable Mail Rail underground railway that linked London railway stations and sorting offices until it closed in the early 2000s.

Mersey Rails (25) : Liverpool Lime Street

So the North does get new stock after all, 195 118 at Liverpool Lime Street.

Mersey Rails (24) : Hoylake

507 017 at Hoylake.