Hi Readers, May 2025 marks one year since Traction began! A big thank you to Sarah, our community rail officer, for helping make this blog possible, and to Oliver for his great contributions—especially his photography and the Ffestiniog Railway post he wrote [...]
Hello Readers, Welcome to the 12th edition of Traction! It’s hard to believe, but next month marks one year since the blog began. Thank you for reading and supporting the journey so far! This month, I visited one of Britain’s most historic [...]
Hello readers! This month, I’m sharing my exciting trainspotting adventure in Cambridge on March 14th. It was a long but rewarding day, so strap yourselves in for the first of many long-distance trainspotting trips! Journey to Cambridge A few friends invited me [...]
Hello Readers, Railway 200 is here! All year as a nation we are celebrating 200 years of British passenger rail travel! Penistone Line Partnership is kicking off the celebrations with a couple of competitions, including a photography contest. You can find all [...]
Happy New Year, Readers! This month’s blog is shorter than usual since I didn’t go on any trainspotting trips in January. But don’t worry, I’ll be back out with my notebook and camera in February for fresh adventures! For now, let me [...]
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 [...]
