The Claret & Blue Trainspotter
@claretbluetrain.bsky.social
Alright people. YouTube trainspotter here, setting myself up on here due to Elon destroying Twitter
Villa, Celtic & UFC fan. Hate Tories, Reform and Monarchy
Villa, Celtic & UFC fan. Hate Tories, Reform and Monarchy
Meeting ✅️
Got back to New Street to find 37 800 dragging 730 020 from Gascoigne Wood to Soho before the pair of 730s that dropped me here earlier take me back home
Got back to New Street to find 37 800 dragging 730 020 from Gascoigne Wood to Soho before the pair of 730s that dropped me here earlier take me back home
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Meeting ✅️
Got back to New Street to find 37 800 dragging 730 020 from Gascoigne Wood to Soho before the pair of 730s that dropped me here earlier take me back home
Got back to New Street to find 37 800 dragging 730 020 from Gascoigne Wood to Soho before the pair of 730s that dropped me here earlier take me back home
Another meeting
730 028 & 017 doing the honours today
730 028 & 017 doing the honours today
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Another meeting
730 028 & 017 doing the honours today
730 028 & 017 doing the honours today
Meeting ✅️
730 037 & 031 take me home
730 037 & 031 take me home
January 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Meeting ✅️
730 037 & 031 take me home
730 037 & 031 take me home
Another meeting for me today
Taking me into town so I can attend is 730 013 & 036
Taking me into town so I can attend is 730 013 & 036
January 14, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Another meeting for me today
Taking me into town so I can attend is 730 013 & 036
Taking me into town so I can attend is 730 013 & 036
730 030 & 045 take me home
January 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
730 030 & 045 take me home
I have indeed had to change at Shrewsbury onto 197 121
January 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I have indeed had to change at Shrewsbury onto 197 121
Chester ✅️
Have a couple of photos from my 2 hours here. 197 027 on the 14:22 Holyhead to Cardiff and 805 005 on the 14:32 Holyhead-London
I'm off home now with 158 838 taking me as far as Shrewsbury where I believe I'll have something else taking over from there to Brum
Have a couple of photos from my 2 hours here. 197 027 on the 14:22 Holyhead to Cardiff and 805 005 on the 14:32 Holyhead-London
I'm off home now with 158 838 taking me as far as Shrewsbury where I believe I'll have something else taking over from there to Brum
January 12, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Chester ✅️
Have a couple of photos from my 2 hours here. 197 027 on the 14:22 Holyhead to Cardiff and 805 005 on the 14:32 Holyhead-London
I'm off home now with 158 838 taking me as far as Shrewsbury where I believe I'll have something else taking over from there to Brum
Have a couple of photos from my 2 hours here. 197 027 on the 14:22 Holyhead to Cardiff and 805 005 on the 14:32 Holyhead-London
I'm off home now with 158 838 taking me as far as Shrewsbury where I believe I'll have something else taking over from there to Brum
I've been fancying Chester for a while now so that's where I'm off to today
10:57 WMR service from Erdington was cancelled so an Uber ride took place as far as Birmingham New Street where 158 834 picks me up to take me to Chester
10:57 WMR service from Erdington was cancelled so an Uber ride took place as far as Birmingham New Street where 158 834 picks me up to take me to Chester
January 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I've been fancying Chester for a while now so that's where I'm off to today
10:57 WMR service from Erdington was cancelled so an Uber ride took place as far as Birmingham New Street where 158 834 picks me up to take me to Chester
10:57 WMR service from Erdington was cancelled so an Uber ride took place as far as Birmingham New Street where 158 834 picks me up to take me to Chester
I think I speak for everyone when I say 170 103 has the best trainbow and we want the Eurovision livery back on 350 104
Anyway, that's enough trainspotting today as a train that isn't being sent fast to SUT has finally appeared
Anyway, that's enough trainspotting today as a train that isn't being sent fast to SUT has finally appeared
January 5, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I think I speak for everyone when I say 170 103 has the best trainbow and we want the Eurovision livery back on 350 104
Anyway, that's enough trainspotting today as a train that isn't being sent fast to SUT has finally appeared
Anyway, that's enough trainspotting today as a train that isn't being sent fast to SUT has finally appeared
Birmingham International ✅️
730 014 rocked up on platform 3 after I finished filming with a service from Rugeley Trent Valley
I've chosen some slightly better traction to take me back to New Street in the form of 158 839 & 823
730 014 rocked up on platform 3 after I finished filming with a service from Rugeley Trent Valley
I've chosen some slightly better traction to take me back to New Street in the form of 158 839 & 823
January 5, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Birmingham International ✅️
730 014 rocked up on platform 3 after I finished filming with a service from Rugeley Trent Valley
I've chosen some slightly better traction to take me back to New Street in the form of 158 839 & 823
730 014 rocked up on platform 3 after I finished filming with a service from Rugeley Trent Valley
I've chosen some slightly better traction to take me back to New Street in the form of 158 839 & 823
Good morning from a chaotic Birmingham New Street
Second Trains at of the year will hopefully be filmed today if I ever get out of here
Had 730 048 & 015 take me from Chester Road into New Street where an over 30 min late 221 129 picks me up to take me to BHI
Second Trains at of the year will hopefully be filmed today if I ever get out of here
Had 730 048 & 015 take me from Chester Road into New Street where an over 30 min late 221 129 picks me up to take me to BHI
January 5, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Good morning from a chaotic Birmingham New Street
Second Trains at of the year will hopefully be filmed today if I ever get out of here
Had 730 048 & 015 take me from Chester Road into New Street where an over 30 min late 221 129 picks me up to take me to BHI
Second Trains at of the year will hopefully be filmed today if I ever get out of here
Had 730 048 & 015 take me from Chester Road into New Street where an over 30 min late 221 129 picks me up to take me to BHI
730 044 & 019 taking me to the Villa today
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
730 044 & 019 taking me to the Villa today
Meeting ✅️
Trains at Birmingham New Street ✅️
After pretty successful session at New Street, I'm now heading home
730 019 & 044 do the honours
Also have 350 374 sat on 4b having terminated in from LIV as I finished filming
Trains at Birmingham New Street ✅️
After pretty successful session at New Street, I'm now heading home
730 019 & 044 do the honours
Also have 350 374 sat on 4b having terminated in from LIV as I finished filming
January 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Meeting ✅️
Trains at Birmingham New Street ✅️
After pretty successful session at New Street, I'm now heading home
730 019 & 044 do the honours
Also have 350 374 sat on 4b having terminated in from LIV as I finished filming
Trains at Birmingham New Street ✅️
After pretty successful session at New Street, I'm now heading home
730 019 & 044 do the honours
Also have 350 374 sat on 4b having terminated in from LIV as I finished filming
Dropping me in town for a meeting this morning is 730 041 & 024, in a slightly different order to how RTT had them
I also see this as the perfect opportunity to get 2026's first Trains at done
I also see this as the perfect opportunity to get 2026's first Trains at done
January 2, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Dropping me in town for a meeting this morning is 730 041 & 024, in a slightly different order to how RTT had them
I also see this as the perfect opportunity to get 2026's first Trains at done
I also see this as the perfect opportunity to get 2026's first Trains at done
And I'm home again thanks to 730 048 who collected me from SGB and dropped me at Aston where 730 024 & 020 turned up to finish the day off nicely
December 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
And I'm home again thanks to 730 048 who collected me from SGB and dropped me at Aston where 730 024 & 020 turned up to finish the day off nicely
Right then, home time me thinks
172 216 & 104 take me back to Smethwick Galton Bridge
172 216 & 104 take me back to Smethwick Galton Bridge
December 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Right then, home time me thinks
172 216 & 104 take me back to Smethwick Galton Bridge
172 216 & 104 take me back to Smethwick Galton Bridge
Sticking with the 101 for its final job of the day:
19:45 to Bewdley
19:45 to Bewdley
December 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Sticking with the 101 for its final job of the day:
19:45 to Bewdley
19:45 to Bewdley
From 108 to 101 I go
December 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
From 108 to 101 I go
Well the plan changed due to the Western being an hour late out of Bewdley. I alighted at Arley where 37 508 & 20 048 pick me up to take me back to Kidderminster
I'm fancying a quick DMU bash now with the 108 taking me to Bewdley
I'm fancying a quick DMU bash now with the 108 taking me to Bewdley
December 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Well the plan changed due to the Western being an hour late out of Bewdley. I alighted at Arley where 37 508 & 20 048 pick me up to take me back to Kidderminster
I'm fancying a quick DMU bash now with the 108 taking me to Bewdley
I'm fancying a quick DMU bash now with the 108 taking me to Bewdley
After a decent couple of hours at Bewdley, 46 045 & 33 108 drop me back at Kidderminster
After a dash to the chippy and back, I find that 33 108 has been swapped for D1015 for the 16:05 to Bridgnorth. I haven't been to Hampton Loade yet today. That changes now
After a dash to the chippy and back, I find that 33 108 has been swapped for D1015 for the 16:05 to Bridgnorth. I haven't been to Hampton Loade yet today. That changes now
December 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
After a decent couple of hours at Bewdley, 46 045 & 33 108 drop me back at Kidderminster
After a dash to the chippy and back, I find that 33 108 has been swapped for D1015 for the 16:05 to Bridgnorth. I haven't been to Hampton Loade yet today. That changes now
After a dash to the chippy and back, I find that 33 108 has been swapped for D1015 for the 16:05 to Bridgnorth. I haven't been to Hampton Loade yet today. That changes now