Scotland 4in8 rover 17/07/26 - 20/07/26

Started on the 07.31 Sunderland to Carlisle,  for the slightly delayed 09.50 Lumo to Sterling. We'll that was the plan, due to an electrics farce , it was terminated at Motherwell.  So had to do a 385 to Edinburgh then a hst up to Inverness. 

Arrived late and too shattered to have anything to eat. 

18/07/26 

Day 2 of rover.   Started the day on a winner 158 to Aberdeen 

Mcds was up a load of steep steps and didn't have time to find the long way round.  So headed back to the station for the same unit to Inverurie 

Where I ticked spoons 282 , Gordon highlander 

After a filling breakfast and pint,  went ba j to the station for the train to elgin,  which was a winner 

Then up to town to tick spoons 283 , muckle cross 

Then off to the footy 

Elgin City 0 v Kilmarnock 1  - Borough Briggs - ground 527 

After I arrived at the ground,  I waa surprised to find out the clubhouse let away fans in , so a pint was in order. 

Supper pint then made way into ground 

Killie were down to 10 men just before HT but thankfully grabbed a last minute winner ! It was a hard slog back down to the station 

But thankfully made the 17.39 back to Inverness then back to hotel for the night 

19/07 /26

Day 3 of rover. 

After yesterday's long day with too much walking, an easy day was required! After required shopping and a mcds breakfast,  caught the 10.59 to Kyle 

After s short wander around the bay , I found the norwest bar on the main street 

Where I had a refreshing pint of aspall cider 

Then back to station for the 15.09 back up to Inverness 

20/07 /26  - day 4 of rover 

Started on 9.42 to Edinburgh , a nice winner 170 

Then had a nive refreshing pint in spoons 

Then canny knackered,  i got the 14.30 azuma back to ncl and train to sunnyland 

Another very enjoyable rover and weekend away. Next trip away still in the planning stages. :) 

Random Railway Stuff

37057 central station 18/02/25

Lumo 001 arrives at Morpeth,  my first Lumo for haulage :)   18/02/25 

001 at central station  18/02/25 

Only time I had 89001, had it Peterborough to Doncaster,  25/09/97

Back in the day, you could safely take photos of trains you pass out of train windows, this was 1 of those occasions,  I was on a XC duff from brum to York, took this of 91002 approaching York. 

On my last online rover, did the line Cardiff to Rhymney behind 37425  30/06/04 

800 111 with the 07.55 Inverness to KX service, which i had down to central station -  03/03/25

9/10/25 

I thought it was about time I got out and done some more Lumo.  Had winner 802 215 up to Morpeth 

For Lumo 002 back 

After a vodka break in spoons , I did Lumo 003 back to Morpeth 

For another vodka break in joiners arms before winner azuma back to central station. 

17/10/25 

A swift dodge up to Morpeth for Lumo 004. Just 005 left to tick now. 

22/10/15 

Did a TT day rover and had 7 winners overall. Finally got a pic of the "oasis train", which i took at darlo

Then finally ticked Lumo 005 to Morpeth to.complete the set :) 

31/12/25 

A required haircut and last bit of shopping meant a cheeky metro dodge to the town, had dud 555 005 from SoL to town. Then on way home , ticked 555 001 to st Peters,  which is near my pharmacy where meds were required to be picked up. 

Looking forward to more happy times on the trains next year :) 
 20/03/26  - 70 817 passing platform 4 at dundee . Took this whilst waiting for Broughty ferry train. 

8/05/26

Went to darlo to visit my auntie and uncle for a pre birthday meal. Started off nicely on winner azuma 801 104

On way back i finally had 220 033! 

22/5/26 

Did a TT day rover,  finally ticked red anchor,  spoons 257 , 5 mins on bus from eaglescliffe station 

Too much farce about to stay out long , but did manage an azuma winner 800 113 back up from darlo 

16/06/26 

Took these of 37 421 at central station off a moving azuma. It looked much better in regional railway livery back in the day.

09/0726 

Finally heaed to cramlington to tick a new spoons Did the 10 45 up to cramlington 

Then did some shopping in town before X8 down to annitsford for spoons 281 - new moor farn 

Did X8 back to cramlington,  then 13.35 back to ncl 

All photos are taken by me.