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I thought I was seeing things yesterday when driving my car along City Walls Road and 32644 passed the other way on a return 45 service. I had assumed this bus was withdrawn at end of October 2023, but then remembered that 32152 is still off the road (or never been on the road since arriving on Padm...

Today, Tuesday 7 November 2023, the Hydroflex Hydrogen test unit paid another visit to Worcester Shrub Hill from Long Marston, with Rail Operating Group 37800 acting as a 'Thunderbird' rescue locomotive as the HMU is a little less than reliable. 799201 is seen in the distance with steam issuing from...

This morning, Wednesday 1 November 2023, the Tesco's container train from Wentloog (just west of Newport), South Wales to Daventry Distribution Centre, ran through Worcester Shrub Hill platform 1 at 07-23 with DRS 66031 hauling dead 66426. Just enough early morning light to photograph it, which is n...

A friend of mine who doesn't drive, but has a bus pass said, tongue in cheek, when Worcestershire receives this money will I be able to have a pint in the City and come home on a late bus? He would like to go to Malvern on the bus in the evening and on Sundays and asked will the direct bus services ...

I meant to put these pictures of the alfresco canopy above platform 2 last week, one was taken from the over-bridge stairs and the other from one of the only remaining seats on the station platform which are of course exposed to all the weather we've had recently and more often than not wringing wet...

Attached is a link to The Guardian newspaper article confirming that UK bus and rail operator Arriva has been bought by a US private equity firm I Squared; https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/companies/uk-bus-and-rail-operator-arriva-bought-by-us-private-equity-firm/ar-AA1ivj5w?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=DCTS...

Today, Wednesday 18 October 2023, took this picture of 31420, an Alexander Dennis E20D Reg No. YY16 YLK new to Johnsons of Henley-in-Arden 06/2016 with ADL B39F bodywork, working the 10-30 am 303 from Worcester Crown Gate to Kidderminster.

They all seem to be off to Mexico! Yes, at least one already in the Mexican livery. Amazing length of service from the HSTs; entered service in 1976 and 1977, that's nearly 47 years hammering around the country. The CrossCountry sets were withdrawn a couple of weeks ago and still working the 520 mi...

Many GWR 'Castle' sets have been withdrawn and put into storage with the whole batch due to be withdrawn at any time now, it was an unexpected bonus to photograph 43029 'Caldicot Castle' and 43155 'Rougemont Castle' at Shrub Hill today, Saturday 14 October 2023, working the Bristol to Worcester Fore...

Engineering work on the line between Bromsgrove and Abbotswood Junction meant that long-distance CrossCountry 'Voyager' services were diverted via the 'dark side' Stourbridge, Kidderminster and Worcester today Saturday 14 October 2023. This early morning train is working from Derby to Plymouth and i...