Interesting trains

[TopBanana]

Hi all,
I now live in a house by the railway (east coast mainline) and we regularly get train spotters/photographers outside whenever an interesting train is coming past (it was the Scots Guardsman steam train carrying the olympic torch yesterday) - but how do they know when they're coming :shrug:

 

[MWHCVT]

Forums There are forums for everything

 

[Pegasus2]

Are up near Colton Lane?

 

[TopBanana]

Forums There are forums for everything

I bet there are, I'm just not so keen to join them!

Are up near Colton Lane?

No, I'm north of York towards Beningbrough Hall

 

[Pegasus2]

Oh right, there is a really good place for shots of the ECML near York

It is here: http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=53.882997&lon=-1.177314&z=17.1&r=0&src=msl

 

[TopBanana]

Thanks, I think I've driven past there before.

I'm not actually interested in photographing trains, but it is nice to look out the window when something interesting is passing and at the moment I just know to look when there are lots of spotters outside!

 

[TopBanana]

It is here: http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=53.882997&lon=-1.177314&z=17.1&r=0&src=msl

That's some quality aerial photography on that site, I might start using it for work when we need to check positions of things on satellite images

 

[mpw1076]

One website I use to see what's going on is http://uksteam.info/index.htm as it gives you information and timings for steam trains on the mainlines.

 

[stupar]

One website I use to see what's going on is http://uksteam.info/index.htm as it gives you information and timings for steam trains on the mainlines.

2nd this website, very useful indeed in finding out all the planned steam excursions.

 

[TopBanana]

One website I use to see what's going on is http://uksteam.info/index.htm as it gives you information and timings for steam trains on the mainlines.

Great thanks!
So the next stream train to come past me will be THE CATHEDRALS EXPRESS on Sat 30-Jun, travelling London Kings Cross-Durham and return

 

[pjbhc]

One website I use to see what's going on is http://uksteam.info/index.htm as it gives you information and timings for steam trains on the mainlines.

I will pass this site on to my old man, this'll make his year knowing when he can get out for abit of spotting