{ "log_date": "2026-07-17", "post_title": "On The Cameras Today – Friday 17th July 2026", "post_id": "http://railcamlive.wordpress.com/?p=1570", "fetched_at": "2026-07-16T23:05:02.868144+00:00", "source_url": "https://railcamlive.wordpress.com/category/today/feed/", "page_url": "https://railcamlive.wordpress.com/category/today/", "rows": [ { "headcode": "0Z30", "site": "barking", "time": "12:54", "camera": "BARKING CAMERAS (London, Tilbury and Southend Line, East London)", "notes": "DB Cargo driver training/route learning light engine move (Diesel)" }, { "headcode": "0Z31", "site": "barking", "time": "14:56", "camera": "BARKING CAMERAS (London, Tilbury and Southend Line, East London)", "notes": "DB Cargo driver training/route learning light engine move (Diesel)" }, { "headcode": "5Q06", "site": "beattock", "time": "15:31", "camera": "BEATTOCK CAMERA (West Coast Main Line, Dumfries and Galloway)", "notes": "Rail Operations Group operated EMU ECS move for ScotRail" }, { "headcode": "1Q20", "site": "bredon", "time": "13:00", "camera": "BREDON CAMERAS (Bristol to Birmingham Main Line, Gloucestershire)", "notes": "Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train" }, { "headcode": "1Z43", "site": "chesterfield", "time": "10:04", "camera": "CHESTERFIELD SOUTH JUNCTION/HASLAND CAMERAS (Midland Main Line, Derbyshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST" }, { "headcode": "2Q60", "site": "chesterfield", "time": "10:23", "camera": "CHESTERFIELD SOUTH JUNCTION/HASLAND CAMERAS (Midland Main Line, Derbyshire)", "notes": "Colas Rail operated Network Rail Class 153 test train" }, { "headcode": "1Z46", "site": "chesterfield", "time": "17:56", "camera": "CHESTERFIELD SOUTH JUNCTION/HASLAND CAMERAS (Midland Main Line, Derbyshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST" }, { "headcode": "5Z47", "site": "chesterfield", "time": "19:11", "camera": "CHESTERFIELD SOUTH JUNCTION/HASLAND CAMERAS (Midland Main Line, Derbyshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST ECS move" }, { "headcode": "2Q60", "site": "derby", "time": "09:57", "camera": "DERBY CAMERAS (Midland Main Line/Derwent Valley Line, Derbyshire)", "notes": "Colas Rail operated Network Rail Class 153 test train" }, { "headcode": "1Z43", "site": "derby", "time": "10:22", "camera": "DERBY CAMERAS (Midland Main Line/Derwent Valley Line, Derbyshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST" }, { "headcode": "1Q20", "site": "derby", "time": "14:22", "camera": "DERBY CAMERAS (Midland Main Line/Derwent Valley Line, Derbyshire)", "notes": "Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train" }, { "headcode": "0F17", "site": "derby", "time": "17:56", "camera": "DERBY CAMERAS (Midland Main Line/Derwent Valley Line, Derbyshire)", "notes": "DC Rail light engine move (Diesel)" }, { "headcode": "1Z46", "site": "derby", "time": "18:22", "camera": "DERBY CAMERAS (Midland Main Line/Derwent Valley Line, Derbyshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST" }, { "headcode": "0D53", "site": "doncaster", "time": "05:33", "camera": "DONCASTER CAMERA (East Coast Main Line/South Humberside Main Line, South Yorkshire)", "notes": "Colas Rail Class 67(s) light engine move" }, { "headcode": "3Z42", "site": "doncaster", "time": "08:54", "camera": "DONCASTER CAMERA (East Coast Main Line/South Humberside Main Line, South Yorkshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST ECS move" }, { "headcode": "1Z43", "site": "doncaster", "time": "08:58", "camera": "DONCASTER CAMERA (East Coast Main Line/South Humberside Main Line, South Yorkshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST" }, { "headcode": "2Q60", "site": "doncaster", "time": "14:36", "camera": "DONCASTER CAMERA (East Coast Main Line/South Humberside Main Line, South Yorkshire)", "notes": "Colas Rail operated Network Rail Class 153 test train" }, { "headcode": "1Z46", "site": "doncaster", "time": "16:52", "camera": "DONCASTER CAMERA (East Coast Main Line/South Humberside Main Line, South Yorkshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST" }, { "headcode": "1Z46", "site": "newark", "time": "16:29", "camera": "NEWARK CAMERAS (Bullpit Lane Level Crossing, East Coast Main Line, Nottinghamshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST" }, { "headcode": "3Z42", "site": "swinton", "time": "08:06", "camera": "SWINTON (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) CAMERAS (Dearne Valley Line, South Yorkshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST ECS move" }, { "headcode": "1Z46", "site": "swinton", "time": "17:17", "camera": "SWINTON (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) CAMERAS (Dearne Valley Line, South Yorkshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST" }, { "headcode": "5Z47", "site": "swinton", "time": "19:44", "camera": "SWINTON (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) CAMERAS (Dearne Valley Line, South Yorkshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST ECS move" }, { "headcode": "5Q06", "site": "thankerton", "time": "15:48", "camera": "THANKERTON CAMERAS (West Coast Main Line, South Lanarkshire)", "notes": "Rail Operations Group operated EMU ECS move for ScotRail" }, { "headcode": "0Z60", "site": "watford", "time": "10:48", "camera": "WATFORD CAMERAS (West Coast Main Line, Hertfordshire)", "notes": "DB Cargo driver training/route learning light engine move (Diesel)" }, { "headcode": "0Z63", "site": "watford", "time": "13:41", "camera": "WATFORD CAMERAS (West Coast Main Line, Hertfordshire)", "notes": "DB Cargo driver training/route learning light engine move (Diesel)" }, { "headcode": "5Z72", "site": "wigan", "time": "00:47", "camera": "WIGAN NORTH WESTERN CAMERAS (West Coast Main Line, Greater Manchester)", "notes": "West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move" }, { "headcode": "3Q15", "site": "wigan", "time": "06:22", "camera": "WIGAN NORTH WESTERN CAMERAS (West Coast Main Line, Greater Manchester)", "notes": "Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train" }, { "headcode": "5Q06", "site": "wigan", "time": "10:54", "camera": "WIGAN NORTH WESTERN CAMERAS (West Coast Main Line, Greater Manchester)", "notes": "Rail Operations Group operated EMU ECS move for ScotRail" }, { "headcode": "1Z43", "site": "wingfield", "time": "10:09", "camera": "WINGFIELD CAMERAS (Midland Main Line/Derwent Valley Line, Derbyshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST" }, { "headcode": "2Q60", "site": "wingfield", "time": "10:11", "camera": "WINGFIELD CAMERAS (Midland Main Line/Derwent Valley Line, Derbyshire)", "notes": "Colas Rail operated Network Rail Class 153 test train" }, { "headcode": "1Z46", "site": "wingfield", "time": "18:00", "camera": "WINGFIELD CAMERAS (Midland Main Line/Derwent Valley Line, Derbyshire)", "notes": "Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST" } ], "content_text": "MAINLINE CAMERAS Loram 37418 ‘An Comunn Gaidhealach’ & Inspection Saloon 975025 ‘Caroline’ at Barking captured by James Freeman via our dedicated Facebook Group, Railcam Gallery. ALTRINCHAM CAMERAS (Mid-Cheshire Line, Greater Manchester) APPERLEY BRIDGE CAMERA (Leeds-Bradford Line/Airedale Line, Bradford) BANBURY CAMERA (Chiltern Main Line, Oxfordshire) Hosted by Frostechnic (frostechnic.com) BARKING CAMERAS (London, Tilbury and Southend Line, East London) 12:54 – DB Cargo driver training/route learning light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z30 Acton Terminal Complex to Ripple Lane West Sorting Sidings 14:56 – DB Cargo driver training/route learning light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z31 Ripple Lane West Sorting Sidings to Acton Terminal Complex BASINGSTOKE CAMERAS (South West Main Line, Hampshire) – CAMERAS 1 & 2 10:07 – DB Cargo Class66s hauled Britannic Explorer ECS move – 5Q65 Eastleigh Works Brml Head Quarters to Stewarts Lane Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot – CAMERA 3 Hosted by NOW Storage (nowstorage.co.uk) 10:07 – DB Cargo Class66s hauled Britannic Explorer ECS move – 5Q65 Eastleigh Works Brml Head Quarters to Stewarts Lane Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot BEATTOCK CAMERA (West Coast Main Line, Dumfries and Galloway) 15:31 – Rail Operations Group operated EMU ECS move for ScotRail – 5Q06 Wolverton Centre Sidings to Yoker Carriage Sidings BEDFORD CAMERA (Midland Main Line/Thameslink, Bedfordshire) BIRCHINGTON-ON-SEA CAMERAS (Chatham Main Line, Kent) BOLTON LE SANDS CAMERA (West Coast Main Line, Lancashire) Hosted by Freightmaster (freightmaster.net) 01:29 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z72 Manchester Victoria to Carnforth Steamtown 12:36 – Rail Operations Group operated EMU ECS move for ScotRail – 5Q06 Wolverton Centre Sidings to Yoker Carriage Sidings BREDON CAMERAS (Bristol to Birmingham Main Line, Gloucestershire) 13:00 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q20 Paddington to Leicester Loco Inspection Point BUSHBURY JUNCTION CAMERAS (London and North Western Railway, Wolverhampton) 11:08 – Locomotive Services Limited steam pool locomotive + support coach – 5Z29 Crewe Holding Sidings to Bishops Lydeard CAMDEN JUNCTION CAMERAS (West Coast Main Line/North London Line, North London) – CAMERA 1 (West Coast Main Line) – CAMERA 2 (Primrose Hill Station (Disused) & Freight Line) 15:36 – DB Cargo driver training/route learning light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z31 Ripple Lane West Sorting Sidings to Acton Terminal Complex – CAMERA 3 Alternates between Camden Junction South, North London Line & London Skyline CHESTERFIELD SOUTH JUNCTION/HASLAND CAMERAS (Midland Main Line, Derbyshire) 10:04 – Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST – 1Z43 Unadvertised Express/Private Charter (Rail Adventure/125 Group/125 Preservation) Doncaster to Kings Cross 10:23 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail Class 153 test train – 2Q60 Derby Rtc Serco to Derby Rtc Serco 17:56 – Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST – 1Z46 Unadvertised Express/Private Charter (Rail Adventure/125 Group/125 Preservation) Kings Cross to Derby 19:11 – Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST ECS move – 5Z47 Derby to Castleton Heywood Ground Frame CHINLEY CAMERA (Chapel Milton Viaduct, Hope Valley Line, Derbyshire) Hosted by Hello Dave Autocare and Repair (hellodaveautocare.co.uk) CLEETHORPES CAMERAS (Barton Line/South Humberside Mainline, Lincolnshire) 15:59 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail Class 153 test train – 2Q60 Derby Rtc Serco to Derby Rtc Serco 16:16 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail Class 153 test train – 2Q60 Derby Rtc Serco to Derby Rtc Serco CRAMLINGTON CAMERA (East Coast Main Line, Northumberland) CREWE NORTH CAMERAS (West Coast Main Line, North Wales Coast Line, Crewe-Manchester Line, Cheshire) Hosted by Crewe Heritage Centre (crewehc.org) – CAMERA 1 – CAMERA 2 07:38 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q15 Chester Middle Yard to Derby Rtc Serco 10:18 – Rail Operations Group operated EMU ECS move for ScotRail – 5Q06 Wolverton Centre Sidings to Yoker Carriage Sidings 15:5 – Rail Operations Group operated DMU ECS move – 5Q19 Long Marston Mod to Hull Botanic Gardens Diesel Multiple Unit Depot – CAMERA 3 Overview of Crewe Heritage Centre. Camera Offline. – CAMERA 4 Camera Offline due to power supply issues. – CAMERA 5 07:38 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q15 Chester Middle Yard to Derby Rtc Serco 10:18 – Rail Operations Group operated EMU ECS move for ScotRail – 5Q06 Wolverton Centre Sidings to Yoker Carriage Sidings 15:55 – Rail Operations Group operated DMU ECS move – 5Q19 Long Marston Mod to Hull Botanic Gardens Diesel Multiple Unit Depot – CAMERA 6 15:55 – Rail Operations Group operated DMU ECS move – 5Q19 Long Marston Mod to Hull Botanic Gardens Diesel Multiple Unit Depot CREWE SOUTH/SALOP GOODS JUNCTION CAMERA (Independent Lines, Cheshire) Hosted by Locomotive Storage Limited (locomotivestorage.co.uk) DAWLISH BLENHEIM & SEA BREEZE CAMERAS (Riviera Line/Exeter-Plymouth Line, Devon) Hosted by Coast Cams (coastcams.com) DENTON CAMERA (Stockport to Stalybridge Line, Tameside, Greater Manchester) 16:38 – Rail Operations Group operated DMU ECS move – 5Q19 Long Marston Mod to Hull Botanic Gardens Diesel Multiple Unit Depot DERBY CAMERAS (Midland Main Line/Derwent Valley Line, Derbyshire) Hosted by Rail Operations Group (railopsgroup.co.uk) 09:57 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail Class 153 test train – 2Q60 Derby Rtc Serco to Derby Rtc Serco 10:22 – Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST – 1Z43 Unadvertised Express/Private Charter (Rail Adventure/125 Group/125 Preservation) Doncaster to Kings Cross 14:22 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q20 Paddington to Leicester Loco Inspection Point 14:41 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q20 Paddington to Leicester Loco Inspection Point 17:56 – DC Rail light engine move (Diesel) – 0F17 Derby Chaddesden Sidings to Leicester Loco Inspection Point 18:22 – Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST – 1Z46 Unadvertised Express/Private Charter (Rail Adventure/125 Group/125 Preservation) Kings Cross to Derby DONCASTER CAMERA (East Coast Main Line/South Humberside Main Line, South Yorkshire) Hosted by Foodtest Laboratories Ltd (foodtest.co.uk) 05:33 – Colas Rail Class 67(s) light engine move – 0D53 Doncaster Colas Sidings to Newark North Gate Sidings 05:44 – Colas Rail Class 67(s) light engine move – 0D53 Doncaster Colas Sidings to Newark North Gate Sidings 08:54 – Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST ECS move – 3Z42 Castleton Heywood Ground Frame to Doncaster 08:58 – Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST – 1Z43 Unadvertised Express/Private Charter (Rail Adventure/125 Group/125 Preservation) Doncaster to Kings Cross 14:36 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail Class 153 test train – 2Q60 Derby Rtc Serco to Derby Rtc Serco 16:52 – Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST – 1Z46 Unadvertised Express/Private Charter (Rail Adventure/125 Group/125 Preservation) Kings Cross to Derby 17:05 – Rail Adventure operated 125 Group/125 Preservation HST – 1Z46 Unadvertised Express/Private Charter (Rail Adventure/125 Group/125 Preservation) Kings Cross to Derby 17:43 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail Class 153 test train – 2Q60 Derby Rtc Serco to Derby Rtc Serco EPPING CAMERAS (Central Line, Essex) Hosted by Epping Signal Cabin Museum (eppingmuseum.com) FARINGTON JUNCTION CAMERA (West Coast Mainline, Lancashire) 01:06 – West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move – 5Z72 Manchester Victoria to Carnforth Steamtown 11:03 – Rail Operations Group operated EMU ECS move for ScotRail – 5Q06 Wolverton Centre Sidings to Yoker Carriage Sidings FLITWICK CAMERA (Midland Main Line/Thameslink, Bedfordshire) FORD, ARUNDEL (West Coastway Line, West Sussex) Hosted by Gaugemaster (gaugemasterretail.com) GRATELEY CAMERA " }