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Miles and Chains

@miles-and-chains.bsky.social
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Railway worker👨🏼‍🔧 and enthusiast. All views expressed are personal, and not those of my employer. All images posted are my own and subject to copyright. No DMs.

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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 15h
Fort William, and the Sleeper has recently arrived from London Euston. 37401 ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ shunts the Motorail van into the siding for off loading. #Class37 #Tractor #FortWilliam
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Rail Express Systems 47761 stands against the wall at Carlisle with a rake of Royal Mail vans. #Class47 #Duff #ReS #Carlisle
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Freightliner 66558 pauses in York with 6Y31, Tweedmouth to Doncaster Belmont. Wonderful lighting in the station at this time of the afternoon. #Class66 #Shed #Freightliner #York
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
91106 ‘Swallow’ propels the 1140 Leeds to London Kings Cross on an overcast morning in September. #Class91 #Electra #LNER #LeedsCityStation
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
47815 ‘Great Western’ on the rear of the return excursion to Carnforth. The finish on this loco is outstanding, and you can still smell the paint! All credit to West Coast for this one. #Class47 #Duff #WestCoastRailways #York
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The warm autumnal sun illuminates the welcome return of the mighty Brush Class 60 on the biomass! 60085 ‘Snowdon’ makes its presence known at York with 6H12, Tyne Dock to Drax Power Station. #Class60 #Tug #GBRf #York
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
56112 Powers through Melton Ross heading east with MGRs. The loco had 21 years of service before its withdrawal in 2003. It was a further 8 years until the loco met its end at Kingsbury. #Class56 #Grid #RailfreightCoal
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The late summer sun rises over Leeds as GBRf 66315 passes through with 6D71, Rylstone to Hunslet. #GBRf #Class66 #Shed #LeedsCityStation
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Carrying its final number of 47971, former 47480 ‘Robin Hood’ stands at Rugby. The loco would meet its end at Kingsbury in 2001. #Class47 #Duff #LargeLogo #Rugby #BritishRail
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A couple of shots of 37410 ‘Aluminium 100’ collecting the logs from Dalmally on the Oban line. The 37 adorned with the Transrail logo of the time. Sadly cut up in 2013 at Booth’s in Rotherham. #Class37 #Tractor #Dalmally #Transrail
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Railfreight Distribution liveried 47286 ‘Port of Liverpool’ awaits its next duty at Carlisle. Withdrawal came in 1999, and the loco was cut up in 2000 in Wigan. A sad end for the loco after 33 years service. #Class47 #Duff #Railfreight #Carlisle
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
GBRf 66315 creeps along the through road at Leeds with 6M31, Hunslet to Arcow Quarry. #Class66 #Shed #GBRf #LeedsCityStation
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Freightliner Heavy Haul 66565 & 66547 approach York with 0Z13, Carlisle to Balm Road. I have to say, the old Freightliner logo looks a lot better than the new Heavy Haul decals. #Class66 #Shed #Freightliner #HeavyHaul
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
DB Cargo 66100 ‘Armistice 100 1918-2018’ rolls through Manchester. Victoria with 6M16, Tees to Knowsley. #Class66 #Shed #DBCargo #ManchesterVictoria
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Regional Railways liveried 37414 ‘Cathays Carriage and Wagon Works’ powers the Viking Venturer rail tour toward Milford Junction. #Class37 #Tractor #RegionalRailways #BritishRail
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
37240 Arrives at York with 1Z31, Vintage Trains service from Derby. Following a bit of messing about and shunting, the train went forward to Scarborough behind the Flying Scotsman…I didn’t photograph that bit! #Class37 #Tractor #York #Transrail
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
97411 (formerly 45034) awaits its fate at Woodhouse Junction. The big Sulzer would be cut up shortly after at MC Metals in Glasgow in 1992. #Class45 #Peak #BritishRail
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Heavy Haul 66555 passes through platform 3 at Manchester Victoria with 6Z34, Runcorn Folly Lane to Brindle Heath. More and more of these HH locos receiving the new branding. #Class66 #Shed #HeavyHaul #ManchesterVictoria
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
58007 ‘Drakelow Power Station’ powers away from Gascoigne Wood with another load of coal for the power stations. #Class58 #Bone #RailfreightCoal #GascoigneWood
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
TransPennine Express Desiro 185113 ‘Hull Paragon’ heads east with service from Manchester Victoria to Scarborough. The 3 car unit delivering 2250hp, not too shabby for DMU! #TPE #Class185 #Desiro #Siemens
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A couple of shots of one of the East Coast Thunderbirds at York. Colas Railfreight liveried 67027 caught napping in the postal sidings. #Class67 #ColasRailfreight #York #Thunderbird
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Love them or loathe them, they’re everywhere these days. Fast and efficient (on electric anyway), uncomfortable whatever the power source! Clinical in every aspect. Genuine question, does the 80x fleet appeal to anyone or have a following?
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
56105 Rattles over the points at York as it heads north with 0Z66, which was a bit of a mystery tour of Yorkshire! Still good to see and hear a grid out in the wild! #Class56 #Grid #ColasRailfreight #York
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A few shots of the Northern Belle at York just after arriving from Ipswich with 1Z61. 57601 ‘Windsor Castle’ leading, with 57313 Scarborough Castle’ on the rear. #Class57 #Bodysnatcher #WestCoastRailways #NorthernBelle #York
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
West Coast Railways 47803 crosses Scarborough Bridge at the rear of the Lancaster to Scarborough excursion. Looks nice with its miniature snowploughs. #Class47 #Duff #WestCoastRailways #York
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Morning everyone, I hope you’re all well and having a good weekend. Heavy Haul 66556 crawls through Leeds with ballast for the TransPennine Route Upgrade project. (6Y33, Healey Mills to Neville Hill West Jn.) #Class66 #Shed #HeavyHaul
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The heavens open in Leeds, as 66775 ‘HMS Argyll’ hauls the empties from Hunslet back to Rylstone. #Class66 #GBRf #LeedsCityStation
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
West Coast Railways service from Lancaster to Scarborough (1Z12) pauses at York. Yes, it’s supposed to steam hauled, but with 37667 up front and 47813 on the back, what’s not to like…? Well let’s start with that maroon! #Class37 #Tractor #York
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Colas liveried 67027 and former Chiltern liveried 68012 use platform 14 at Leeds for an end change yesterday. The pair making their way back south (via Hambleton) following a visit to Neville Hill. Good to that Caterpillar engine again! #Class67 #Class68 #Colas #Leeds
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Celebrating its 65th birthday this year is 09017. The NRMs resident shunter, born in Horwich in 1961, and withdrawn from service in 2010. It sadly seems to represent one of the very few functioning diesels of the collection. #Class09 #Shunter
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The ‘West Highlander’ InterCity land cruise workings were always worth going to see. That rake of white roofed intercity coaches looked so special. Caught here departing Crianlarich on the long haul back south. #Class37 #Tractor #InterCity #Crianlarich #WHL
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
66787 ‘Three Bridges ASC’ rolls through York returning south following some weekend engineering work. #GBRf #Class66 #Shed #York
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
66706 ‘Nene Valley’ passes through Leeds with 6M31, Hunslet to Arcow Quarry empties. #Class66 #GBRf #Shed #LeedsCityStation
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Of all the classes of loco, the 45 is the one I miss the most on the mainline. The presence that these type 4s had demanded your attention. The ground shook as they rolled into the platforms. Then before you knew it, they’d all gone… #Class45 #Peak #Brush
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The gloom returns, and just after 07:00 this morning, GBRf 66706 ‘Nene Valley’ approaches Leeds with 6D71, Rylstone to Hunslet. Plenty of route disruption already in Leeds I’m afraid, not the best start to the day. Please check your journeys. #Class66 #Shed #GBRf #Leeds
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I can just hear that Cummins engine revving and sound of the wheels travelling over the jointed rail! The class 156 captured along the banks of Loch Carron with a service from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness. #Scotrail #LochCarron #Class156 #SuperSprinter
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
D5300 & D5307 (26007 & 26001 ‘Eastfield’) await departure from Kyle of Lochalsh with the return trip to Inverness. Both locos were withdrawn from traffic in 1993, though thankfully survive in preservation. #Class26 #BRCW #KyleOfLochalsh
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You’re alright, you’re alright, ooh, hang on we’re getting a bit close! A couple of onlookers watch with interest as 37170 squeezes past the 156 at Oban during a run round! #Class37 #Dutch #Oban
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
It’s all go in the back fitting shop at Neville Hill. 43082 Up on the jacks and the bogies are out. Days I’ll always remember with great fondness. I am forever grateful for having the opportunity to be involved with these machines. #NevilleHill #HST #PowerCar #MaintenanceLife
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Railfreight Construction liveried 56039 stands idle at Old Oak Common. One of the loudest and greatest sounding of the type 5s in my opinion. The thumping low notes and that screaming turbo! #Class56 #Grid #OldOakCommon #RailfreighConstruction
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A Grand Central class 180 Adelante arrives at York with a service from Sunderland to London Kings Cross. No doubt this will be the next fleet to disappear from the daily scene at York. Quirky, unloved by many, but they’re still here delivering people day in day out! #GrandCentral
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The Northern Belle winds its way out of Leeds as it heads for Carlisle. West Coast Railways 47802 leads the way, with 57601 ‘Windsor Castle’ at the rear. #Class47 #Duff #Class57 #LeedsCityStation
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
One from the archives today, and a trip to the market town of Nairn. The class 37s were very much in charge on the Inverness to Aberdeen services at this time. 37431 Captured drawing into the platform. #Class37 #Tractor #Nairn #Scotrail
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Manchester Victoria of old, transformed beyond recognition today. Metals liveried 37904 takes a breather. #Class37 #Tractor #ManchesterVictoria
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Good to see a Freightliner shed in Leeds yesterday, when 66603 worked 6M22, Hunslet to Tunstead. Booked through platform 16 for an easy left turn at Leeds West Jn. #Class66 #Shed #LeedsCityStation #Freightliner
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
66309 ‘Charley Wallace’ rolls onto the through road at Leeds with 6M31, Hunslet to Rylstone. #GBRf #LeedsCityStation #Class66 #Shed
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Another incredibly challenging week on the railway. Thoughts with all involved. So a look back at happier times this morning. The village of Crianlarich is brought to life as 37409 ‘Loch Awe’ approaches the station with the paper rolls from Corpach. #Class37 #Tractor #Crianlarich
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
LNER 801207 ‘Darlington’ awaits departure north from platform 9 on a lovely summers afternoon. Hitachi garnering a lot of public comment recently, I only hope that lessons are learnt by both manufacturer and operators alike. #Hitachi #LNER #York
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
91114 ‘Durham Cathedral’ and 91124 pass through Leeds with 0Z14, Neville Hill to Doncaster out and back test run. Hopefully all went well! #Class91 #LNER #LeedsCityStation
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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
LSL Power car 43050 ‘Loch Morar’ arrives in platform 3 at York with 1Z32, Paignton to Scarborough. Always nice to see how much attention the HST still gets, whatever guise it’s in. #LSL #Class43 #HST #PowerCar #York
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