Taken from the adjacent suburban rail platforms, a West Coast express service heads towards Euston station
The UK's largest ongoing urban development project shows no sign of slowing down as a Tower Gateway-Beckton service splices new hotels built to serve the Excel centre.
QR National have recently started running inter-state freights in competition with Pacific National using a variety of acquired standard-gauge locomotives.
An empty coal load from Fiddler's Ferry passes under the station as a Virgin Pendolino heads towards London.
Not too many ACs on regular freights, but good to see the odd one anyway.
Westbound intermodal train passing through the Channelled Scablands caused by the glacial flooding of the last Ice Age.
Empty coal on the Goonyella system with 121 cars and two more locos mid-train.
Hunter Valley coal traffic is booming at the moment with loadings of 85 million tonnes per year set to increase. PN have boosted the number of Class 90s to 35 in an effort to meet the demand. Note... (more)
DLR trainsets are remotely-controlled, which makes shots like this from the front seats possible.
The second of two sections of a grain train grind uphill towards Erlanger. This train of 44 cars immediately followed a 75-car grain train up the hill.
A bug-splattered AC4400 passes under Steckley Road with an Arkansas Power & Light coal train.
Waiting for a southbound coal load to pass before hitting the 'Funnel'.
Two BNSF MACs power over the summit at Palmer Lake with another dose of southbound coal. Four pushers are on the back helping out.
Taking the new alignment through Sandgate, a triple Class 90 consist leaves Kooragang Island with empties as a counterpart from Port Waratah follows in the distance.
After years of neglect, London's commuter rail systems have recently invested in large amounts of new rolling stock.
