Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Readers, Welcome to the December edition of Traction! Today I will be recapping on the sights I have seen whilst trainspotting and using the railways in general. Doncaster (31/10/24) At the very end of October, I [...]

Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways Hello Readers, I’m Oliver Dove, a young volunteer for Penistone Line Partnership, I’m sharing my week volunteering with Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways which was a fantastic opportunity. Sunday My first day began with an induction at [...]

Hello readers, Welcome back to the monthly traction blog! This month, I enjoyed two trainspotting trips. The first was in late September to Crewe, a busy station on the West Coast Main Line, with 3 members of PLP. The second trip was [...]

Hello again, readers, Welcome back to the Traction Blog! This month, I’ll be covering my trip to Nottingham Station—the busiest station in the East Midlands and second busiest in the entire Midland region, after Birmingham New Street. It’s an ideal spot for [...]

Good morning, afternoon and evening readers, Welcome to the 4th edition of the “Traction!” blog! Today I will be covering the various trips I have taken during the month of August to Chesterfield, Kents Bank, and Northallerton Stations. Each of these trips [...]

Hello Readers, This month, instead of discussing railway stations, I'm writing about a railway depot. I, along with Penistone Line Partnership volunteers and Community Rail Officer, had the chance to tour Neville Hill Train Care Centre in Leeds. The depot isn’t open [...]

Post Written by Matthew Walters Hello Readers, Here I am writing this month’s Traction Blog. Last month, I wrote about my experience in April, and I explained what it’s like to pursue train spotting as a hobby. This time, I will continue [...]