Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 49 minutes ago
Royal Scot is seen putting down the power through Water Orton station after just joining the busy Birmingham to Derby mainline from the Sutton Park line. Water Orton is our mainline local station and its one the busiest mainline stations in the country, with the line splitting in two, one heading north in the direction of Derby and the other to Coleshill and Nuneaton, there is also the slow avoiding line through Whitacre Heath which then rejoins the mainline at Kingsbury, also there is the busy freight terminal at Hams Hall. With all this, this has made Water Orton a popular spot for railway enthusiasts of all traction, as it was in the glory days too. Swiftly after Royal Scot is seen a few miles further up the line at Lea Marston as the loco powers over the River Tame. The return leg is captured at Willington and finally Wilnecote where an unwanted sight of a powering diesel helps to get the train up to speed after stopping at Tamworth. This was to avoid holding up a Edinburgh to Bristol HST which was also being held up outside Tamworth by the steam special. Not an ideal ending but it does happen time from time, though pretty rare for us. Still it was a fine sight blasting under the road bridge through the station.
We would've liked to covered this trip in more detail but as usual work commitments come first. I hope you enjoy the video.
Royal Scot is seen putting down the power through Water Orton station after just joining the busy Birmingham to Derby mainline from the Sutton Park line. Water Orton is our mainline local station and its one the busiest mainline stations in the country, with the line splitting in two, one heading north in the direction of Derby and the other to Coleshill and Nuneaton, there is also the slow avoiding line through Whitacre Heath which then rejoins the mainline at Kingsbury, also there is the busy freight terminal at Hams Hall. With all this, this has made Water Orton a popular spot for railway enthusiasts of all traction, as it was in the glory days too. Swiftly after Royal Scot is seen a few miles further up the line at Lea Marston as the loco powers over the River Tame. The return leg is captured at Willington and finally Wilnecote where an unwanted sight of a powering diesel helps to get the train up to speed after stopping at Tamworth. This was to avoid holding up a Edinburgh to Bristol HST which was also being held up outside Tamworth by the steam special. Not an ideal ending but it does happen time from time, though pretty rare for us. Still it was a fine sight blasting under the road bridge through the station.
We would've liked to covered this trip in more detail but as usual work commitments come first. I hope you enjoy the video.
