DRSGuy
@Electra88007
Followers
797
Following
400
Media
936
Statuses
3,217
Freight train driver, rail and aviation enthusiast. All views are my own, all rail pictures taken from a position of safety!
Joined August 2022
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
Van Van
• 432384 Tweets
#BETAwards
• 211288 Tweets
Ecuador
• 140813 Tweets
Demon Slayer
• 78935 Tweets
#HouseOfTheDragon
• 75552 Tweets
Jamaica
• 72144 Tweets
Conmebol
• 69838 Tweets
Clippers
• 58348 Tweets
#ForbiddenDoor
• 55435 Tweets
Cristina
• 54661 Tweets
Rhaenyra
• 52993 Tweets
CHANGO MAS FURIOSO
• 44915 Tweets
Chris Paul
• 39808 Tweets
Victoria Monet
• 30191 Tweets
Alicent
• 28971 Tweets
BAUTI NO SE VA
• 24938 Tweets
Tyla
• 23156 Tweets
Mariah
• 22211 Tweets
Taraji
• 20484 Tweets
Latto
• 19561 Tweets
Will Smith
• 18987 Tweets
#HOTD
• 16201 Tweets
Usher
• 15060 Tweets
Wemby
• 14687 Tweets
Simone Biles
• 13528 Tweets
Concacaf
• 12146 Tweets
Aemond
• 11879 Tweets
Eliana
• 10975 Tweets
Mechico
• 10239 Tweets
Baela
• 10152 Tweets
The new Royal Mail terminal at Daventry is now live! Services use Class 325s but the route into the terminal isn’t electrified, meaning the units need to be dragged. 66100 drags 325005+325002 past Daventry Sainsbury’s ready to form the 1S05 1534 Daventry to Shieldmuir.
(18/08/23)
27
23
275
First solo main line drive done! 😊
***Photo taken from a position of safety after loco had been shut down, fully secured and isolated***
11
1
237
A light engine move with a difference today! 0G94 to Bescot with a Chiltern 68 and a Colas 66 tagging along for the ride, plus a handy reminder to myself not to go mad with the 68! 🤣 Walking back to the depot now after shunting 6K05 away in Basford Hall! 😃
12
4
184
Got asked to shunt two 66s around the depot earlier - satisfied my OCD perfectly! 🤣
8
5
175
Welcome on board this Chiltern Railways service to……..Carlisle North Yard? 🤔🤪
5
8
148
Draw forward over the crossing…..come to a stand, parking brake on, engine off, mode switch to zero, battery isolated…….and that’s my final shift of 2023 completed! Enjoyed my first year as a driver, doing what I love and loving what I do! All the best everyone! 🎅🎄👋🚅😊
9
5
142
A duty with a difference today! I was enlisted as a travelling shunter to accompany some wagons to Leeds Balm Road for repairs! We got stopped at Horbury Junction for a while due to only one line being available, which presented an opportunity to don the hi-vis and grab a pic!
10
2
136
Certainly not wishing to steal
@Flying_Vixen
’s thunder after her fantastic achievement yesterday, but today marked a year to the day when I did my first solo drive! My colleague videoed me taking my very first train out of Basford Hall - 4M27 to Daventry with 88002! 😃
5
0
132
Gearing up for super power on today’s 4S44! Just wish the 68 could be leading though…..🤣
6
8
119
68001 stands in Daventry Sainsbury's at the head of tonight's 4S45 to Mossend. In the background, a crane can be seen lowering a container onto the train.
***Position of safety, train fully secured, etc etc.....***
4
6
112
To all those who want driverless trains…..what would a driverless train have done here? I’m not an expert but I reckon it would have been time to break out the hoisin sauce…….
Funny thing happened on the way to Glasgow this morning… Well done to the driver of the 10am EK train for his care and patience. The mother duck flew onto the platform and they all waddled out the station door!
@ScotRail
61
496
3K
8
7
106
Monday: Red bus, lots of fantastic people.
Wednesday (into Thursday): Blue train, just me on my own!
2
6
93
88010 on Daventry reception lines. All ready to depart with 4S45 to Coatbridge. The train will depart on diesel mode but once on the main line, the pantograph will be raised and the train will proceed using its electric mode!
***Also from a position of safety innit…..***
5
4
88
After receiving my stabling instructions, I put 68014+68002 where they needed to be and secured them. I was going to get another picture of them both, but then spotted the 88 next to them…..it is 88002, the loco I did my first solo main line drive with after passing out!
4
1
81
68005 “Defiant” stands in Daventry Sainsbury’s ready to roll with 4S44, the 1216 departure to Coatbridge.
***Train secured, position of safety, you know the drill by now……!***
(12/09/23)
2
1
77
88007 all ready to roll with 4S44 to Coatbridge! Looking forward to this drive!!! 😃
7
2
78
@RailDeliveryGrp
Can the ticket machines at quieter stations chat to people as they wait for their train and help them feel safe?
Can the ticket machines regularly patrol the station making sure everything is in order?
Can the ticket machines potentially talk a suicidal person away from the edge?
2
8
79
It was super power for me on 4S44 from Daventry to Crewe today in the form of 88002+68007! Once out on the main line it was pan up on the 88 and the two locos worked in multiple - absolutely flew! Shame I got detained outside Stafford due to signalling issues though……! 🤦♂️
6
0
72
Super power again and an impressive combination of liveries as 88010+68007 prepare to double head the 4S44 Daventry to Coatbridge, double heading in preparation for diversions via Toton and the ECML this weekend.
4
2
72
The night before the big day. Tomorrow I take my first solo main line drive after FINALLY passing out as a driver. Nervous, but excited! I dreamed of this day many times, but it’s now almost here after what seems like forever! 😊
6
0
68
Fancy train to work today, then a light 68 to take to Carlisle…..I get to do 100mph, wahey!!!!!
4
0
71
An absolute legend of Twitter……oh, and
@Flying_Vixen
as well! 🤪 Truly honoured to finally met you in person Amy, and great to see you thoroughly enjoying your career! Enjoy the remainder of your shift! 😊 In the meantime, mine is just beginning! 😃
5
3
68
What’s that you say? Some locos need shunting around and 88007 is one of them? Ooh go on then! Also involved in said shunt was 88003 - the first 88 I ever rode behind, the first loco I drove on the main line, and the loco I rescued a year ago today!!!
2
1
68
Good morning from the Halls of Basford!!! Preparing for my first solo drive to Carlisle! 😊
4
3
62
So, my light 68 turned out to be two light 68s, the additional one being Chiltern 68014, the “chip oil” one, which I hadn’t driven before! A red signal at Carlisle allowed me the opportunity to grab a quick picture, with 68002 coupled behind.
2
0
66
May sound biased but that was one of the best drives of an 88 I’ve had so far! Didn’t miss a single beat! Seen in Daventry after arrival with 4M48 after the train had been secured. 66429 back for me later, so, till next time 88007! 😃
2
1
65
First day back after an extra “rest day” because of my medical, and what better way to spend it than in a soaking wet quarry?! 🤣 After work it was a quick drive across to Rowsley to sample GBRF 69008 at the Peak Rail diesel gala from Rowsley South to Darley Dale for D8 back!
4
0
64
88006 and 68001 ready to depart Daventry with 4S44 to Mossend.
***Photo taken from position of safety with the train secured***
6
0
63
6C06 earlier In Basford Hall after being prepped for departure. Lovely to finally meet
@S26PHY
for a chat as well! 😊 Walking back to Gresty Bridge to prep and shunt two 66s now! 😃
2
2
61
Sure, I’ll just take my loco across for fuel and…….oh, hello! 😮😃
2
0
62
Contrasts at Carlisle - one is designed for speed and comfort while looking sleek and elegant at the same time…..the other is a Pendolino! Just joking with you
@AvantiWestCoast
! Was a stroke of luck capturing the first built Pendolino, 390001, alongside 45699 “Galatea”! 👌
2
1
58
Freightliner’s pink 66, 66587, sits in Daventry alongside internal shunt loco 261.
***Taken from a position of safety while my own 66 gets sloshed……full of fuel!***
4
1
57
And that’s a wrap! 37706, with 47245 on the rear, depart from Frodsham with the 1Z53 1458 Carlisle to Chester “Dalesman” charter. A brilliant day out with
@AnnBishopRowe
and her parents! Massive thanks to
@westcoastrail
for their hospitality, and good to briefly see
@Guard_Amos
!
2
7
57
To the dickhead who clipped my stationary car earlier while I was sat in it outside the school picking Joseph up - you didn’t damage my car but you did fail to stop and it seems you have an expired MOT too……the police will be having a chat with you soon……!
6
3
53
Managed to get three charters in Crewe this morning, along with a photo of the man himself, Les Ross, kindly agreeing to let me get a photo of him by his 86! Nice start to my shift!
2
7
55
57308 stabled up against “The Wall” at Carlisle on “Thunderbird” duties for
@AvantiWestCoast
.
1
0
55
So happy to finally be back in work! 😊 It’s been a rough few weeks but I’m really glad to be getting back to doing what I love! And I have a 68 today too! 😃👌
6
0
54
It’s another Daventry double ahead of diversions! 68007+68003 in the Russell’s terminal at Daventry ahead of today’s 4S44 to Coatbridge. The locos run round on the reception lines so 68003 will eventually be the leading loco!
4
1
55
37706 calls at Frodsham with the 1Z53 1458 Carlisle to Chester “Dalesman” charter, getting near to the end of its journey.
1
1
50
47245 preparing to depart from Preston with the 1Z52 0734 Chester to Carlisle “Dalesman” which it will work as far as Hellifield.
2
1
49
68006+68034+68020+68019 at Upperby Junction with this morning’s 6C50 0125 Crewe Coal Sidings to Sellafield. Despite four locos on the front, only the front two were powering!
3
2
51
14
2
46
Well that was a good shift! A 67 to work, took two 68s to Carlisle and then finished the day off with another 67! The only “odd one out” was the 397 I had back south from Carlisle!
2
0
50
If you come to London, travel on the DLR and don’t sit at the front pretending to be the driver, there must be something wrong with you!!!! 🤣
5
2
45
One of those days where everything just seems to fall into place!
3
0
48
Day out to York with
@AnnBishopRowe
on the “Christmas White Rose” charter courtesy of
@LocoServicesGrp
and
@SaphosTrains
! When was the last time that two separate locos, both named “Royal Scot” hauled the same train though……? 🤔
3
4
48
67008 leads the 1V39 1030 Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central past Gresty Lane shortly after departing from Crewe.
1
3
47
Just awaiting the shunter in Basford Hall now before I start shunting this lash up around!!!!
1
0
44
Paw Patrol, Paw Patrol, will be there on the double…….Sun Express Boeing 737 TC-SPE wearing “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie” livery, arrives at Manchester from Antalya.
(29/07/23)
7
9
44
Last day off before returning to work and enjoying my final birthday present along with
@AnnBishopRowe
!
3
0
42
“Refrigerated Rail - A Cool
Move” liveried 88010 at Daventry Sainsbury’s at the head of 4S45 1826 Daventry to Coatbridge. The train will head to the reception lines where the 88 will run round to the other end to head north and deliver the goods!
(27/09/23)
1
2
43
37706 thrashes past the “Dalesman” as it runs past in preparation to back on to the front of the train, relieving 45699 “Galatea”.
1
1
44
Tamper DR73914 passes Stockport with a 6T43 Stafford Sidings to Stafford Sidings circular working - tones from the driver followed by some sort of bizarre air raid siren after it passed! 🤣
4
3
43
I got stopped at Rugby yesterday due to Daventry being full. So while I was waiting, how did I pass the time? By rummaging around in Amy’s Bush of course! 🤪🤣
11
0
44
Passed my yearly rules assessment today, so what better way to celebrate than having a quick spin on the last operational Class 508? 😃 Finished off with 67008 from Crewe to Stockport as well! 👌
4
1
43
Having been turned on the triangle south of Carlisle station, 45699 “Galatea” prepares to shunt its stock into platform 3 at Carlisle, ready to work the 1Z53 1458 Carlisle to Chester “Dalesman” as far as Carnforth.
1
1
40
Blue-dolph the yellow-nosed train deer gets ready to haul a load of Christmas goodies* from Daventry north to Scotland on 4S45.
* = Likelihood is probably a stack load of Easter eggs……🐣
2
1
41
Two shots of 68007. One of it today on tonight’s 4S45 1826 Daventry to Coatbridge which I will drive as far as Crewe, and one of it back on 07/09/16 at Haymarket on 2L69 1720 Edinburgh to Cardenden. Back then, I never remotely imagined that one day I’d be driving 68007 myself! 😮
4
0
40
Weather forecast: Yellow warning - Britain will be buried under 10 feet of snow!
Me, looking at the rain outside:
4
0
39
Went out this morning and did the famous “ghost train” which runs between Stalybridge and Stockport once a week! Did a return from Reddish South to Stockport and actually managed to purchase a ticket from the conductor! The Northern app wouldn’t let me……🙄 Here’s some pics! 😃
3
5
39
66424 gets back underway from Nuneaton after a crew change with 6Z24 from Crewe Coal Sidings to Stowmarket.
2
0
38
I will next walk into this place on Monday morning at what will be the start of the most five nerve-wracking days of my life. Judgement week beckons……
8
0
38
So, the night before the
@RailwayFamilyR1
London bus tour tomorrow! Just the small matter of a night shift and two trains to drive first though, so what better way to kick off with a brew and a chat with all my workmates in the messroom? 🤷♂️🤣
6
1
38
It’s night shift for me and one that
@bessbbe
would enjoy here as a pair of dogboxes (153382+153914) serve as my taxi from Stockport to Crewe!
4
4
36
A collection of
@RailVaramis
321s,
@RailFreight
Class 90s, and
@RoyalMail
/
@DBCargoUK
Class 325s at Mossend……and
@DRSgovuk
88007 “Electra”! 😍
1
1
35
66050 crawls up alongside a pair of Freightliner Class 90s in Basford Hall and makes the smoothest of stops at the signal while working the 6M13 0104 Dollands Moor to Ditton Foundry Lane, being driven by none other than
@Flying_Vixen
!
1
4
35
My four “pick of the pics” from the SVR diesel gala yesterday, all taken at Kidderminster Town!
1) 43186
2) 56051
3) 37263
4) 33108
Great day with
@AnnBishopRowe
and my brother!
1
4
32
88005 stands in glorious sunshine at Daventry ready to work 4S45 conveying a train load of containers and its consignment of dead flies.
*** TAKEN FROM A POSITION OF SAFETY WITH THE TRAIN SECURED ***
1
0
32
Avro Lancaster PA474 overflies Manchester Airport while returning from Southport Air Show.
(10/09/23)
1
3
33
As Maritime blue liveried 66090 awaits the road with 0F66 0820 Trafford Park to Appleby Sidings, rainbow-liveried 390119 passes through Crewe with the 1M06 0533 Glasgow Central to London Euston.
(16/09/23)
3
1
32
Climate Change green liveried 390121 calls at Stockport with the 0610 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly, while in the distance, 67025 crosses Stockport Viaduct with the 0627 Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central.
1
2
33
@MostScenicBus
@TrafficCommsGB
@TrawsCymru_
I can’t believe this happened to you twice - 13 hours ago, and on the 30th October! I’ve looked at both Tweets and you’ve even got the exact same passengers wearing the same clothes, and the exact same driver! What are the odds of that?! 😮
1
1
31
47593 and 47712 pass Crewe Gresty Bridge DRS depot with a 5Z59 working to Falkland DGL.
1
3
30
This post can only mean one thing…..night shift!!! I can look forward to a diversion via the West Midlands, hopefully see
@RailVaramis
Mossend service somewhere just north of Stafford, and, if I play my cards right, I might be lucky enough to see Amy’s Bush! 😳🤣
2
0
31
Na na na na na na na na Shap Man…….Shap Man……Shap Man……Shap Man!!!! You just know you’re going to be singing that all day now! 🤪🤣
2
0
31
It seems the legendary
@DownOnTheStour
caught me in action on 4M27 today! 😃
Today's Photo from the Stour 📸
68018 roars past Park Lane crossing on a divert from the Trent Valley. It's technically on the Stour as the rear of the consist is still on it 😂😏
#DOTS
#railwayphotography
#trainphotography
#class68
#CAT
#directrailservices
3
8
116
2
0
30
@BTPLancs
@Guard_Amos
@BTPGtrMcr
So, remind me again why the government wants to get rid of train guards/conductors? 🤔
1
0
27
With a friendly wave from the driver who myself and
@AnnBishopRowe
had been happily chatting to on the platform moments earlier,
@GBRailfreight
66704 pulls away from Crewe with the 6X77 1358 Dagenham Dock to Mossend Down Yard.
(29/09/23)
1
1
28
Night shed turn, which means I get to grasp the Spoon of Power!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
2
0
30
1
0
27
Seven days off now! Heading home behind 67013 with
@AnnBishopRowe
and also got a shot of Colas HST power car 43277 just before the 67 came in!
1
2
27
Another day done! Great to see
@SydneyBridgeTMD
for a brew at Crewe (lol) then spend the evening with
@AnnBishopRowe
- had a chinese and watched
@SydneyBridgeTMD
’s latest video! Early start again tomorrow so bedtime for me now! 🥱😊
1
0
26
At some random London terminus………
@SydneyBridgeTMD
,
@alexdippie
,
@Electra88007
,
@AnnBishopRowe
. 😊
1
1
25
88005 stands shut down in Daventry before getting ready to haul 4S44 to Mossend. In the background, a crane has a container high in the air prior to loading it on to the train.
***PHOTO TAKEN IN A POSITION OF SAFETY, LOCO FULLY ISOLATED***
3
4
24
Cannot believe this was a year ago already!!! Bitterly cold that day as well! 🥶
1
0
25
A wonderful day out yesterday with equally wonderful people. The friendship, the atmosphere, the sense of togetherness within this fantastic community…..it’s just amazing. Fantastic to be able to see/talk to people I’ve only previously interacted with from a keyboard too! 😃
2
1
25
Please tell me I’m not the only one who gives the cashier random names when ordering a coffee……🤭
8
0
24
