RoscoTrain107

So it maybe a late afternoon but since its a 1st Sunday of the month its time for the one and only

Monthly Shoutouts

So who gets it

Well here's the list of only 20 that get a mention
1. ‪@BRtrainspotting‬
2. ‪@theotrainofficial‬
3. ‪@lbautosandrails‬
4. ‪@NoahsTransport‬
5. ‪@OliversTrainJournals‬
6. ‪@AntoniosTrainJournals465‬
7. ‪@Elisnotsocooltrains‬
8. ‪@trainmadgeorge2333‬
9. ‪@TideTransport‬
10. ‪@Gamerstar321‬
11. ‪@Finleystransport500‬
12. ‪@uktrain_storms‬
13. ‪@AF7_Trains‬
14. ‪@LewsterTrainspotting1‬
15. @AlexBartlett-t2b (AB_TRAINSPOTTING)
16. @Harry-q3m8u (West Yorkshire Trainspotting)
17.‪@HTVVIDEOS2025‬
18. ‪@thetrainboylondon‬
19. ‪@LocoLover2‬
20. @TrainsSpottingWithJacob (Train Spotting With Jacob)

So well to those who did get a mention

Next one will be first Sunday in July which is July 5th

So that will do for now, take care and for now have a good one

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RoscoTrain107

Next time

So its onto content of my 2nd Full Day of my Northwest Tour 2026 from May 13th but with a detour to the south into Staffordshire

The weather takes a turn for more like late Winter rather than Mid May

Yep its my 1st visit to Stoke-on-Trenton the WCML (Manchester Branch)

That won't be up until Next Sunday

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RoscoTrain107

So 3rd and final video from May 12th which comes from an exhausting 2nd visit to Preston

It’s now up so if you did miss the premiere do go and check it out

https://youtu.be/Z_CQZ_tYVtY?si=nXrDY...

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RoscoTrain107

Coming up

If this place wore me out 1st time 2 years ago well this time I was running on empty by the time I finished

Yep 2nd visit to Preston

2 shorts video tonight

And then the main video premieres tomorrow night at 7:45pm

Don’t miss it

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RoscoTrain107

Recent video from my 1st visit to Lancaster is now up so do check it out

Also to note this is 1 of 2 main videos this weekend with the other one being tomorrow with more details on that on my next post

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2WY0...

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RoscoTrain107

Next video will premiere today at 7pm which comes from my 1st visit to Lancaster

Don’t miss it

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RoscoTrain107

So onto Part 2 which is the problem thats going on is the issue with train enthusiasts and train cabs which sounds like is being clamped down or suspended until further notice in most cases

Trespassing on rails is illegal by law but Trespassing in Train Cabs without permission by the driver is unacceptable or in another terms that would be Train Cab Intrusion.

Question is this
Why do a minority of enthusiasts have to be so stupid and idiotic to do such a thing and for what?

Just to get famous on TikTok? Well that just is wrong FULL STOP

I mean on the London Underground for example that it turns out that cab rides were suspended as result because of security issues and its likely to be remain for the foreseeable future

So my take and for the minority of rail enthusiasts who think its ok to go round intruding drivers cabs of trains WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE DRIVER THEMSELF well clearly either have no sense for their safety or the rules regarding general and rail safety and of course security.

Its an absolute disgrace and an absolute joke as well as an insult to the rail community.

If your going to be a good rail enthusiast then you behave properly by sticking to the basic fundamental rules of rail safety.

And also if you want to have a big following on your channel well you can't demand, in fact YOU GOT TO EARN IT by putting the effort in.

And most importantly 
TAKING RAIL SAFETY VERY SERIOUSLY WHEREVER YOU GO

RAILWAYS ARE NOT A PLAYGROUND

TRESPASSING ON THE RAILS OR INTRUDING DRIVER CABS WITHOUT CLEARANCE IS PUTTING THOSE WHO OPERATE THE TRAINS AND THE PASSENGERS WHO TRAVEL ON THEM AT RISK.

I mean does it need to be any more clearer?

Hopefully it should be loud and clear enough 

I will say that for the minority of those who completely disregard rail safety don't wake up and get a grip and do continue to be an idiot then they run the risk being disowned by others in the rail community.

There was a video I did watch from a channel ‪@BenTubeInsider‬ who I will leave a link down below on his take on the matter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdJfm...

So the final question is 

Do you want Trainspotting going forward to be reduced more and more all because of a minority of idiots want to ruin things?

This is something that has to be called out which so far has been on some channels

Anyway that will do for now so Please for goodness sake comply with rail safety on your future travels, be safe and also try to be kind as well which is definitely in short supply at the moment and Take Care.

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RoscoTrain107

Over the next 2 posts with this one and the next one I want to talk about an issue thats now going around when it comes to train enthusiasts and train cabs.

Here's how I will go about it

The First Post I want to reveal story about a time I was offered a chance to go into a Drivers Cab on a Northern Line Train back in December 2017

Second Post will be about an ongoing issue that now Enthusiasts being allowed into Drivers Cabs have either been clamped down or suspended due to ongoing issues with trespassing but that will be on my 2nd post

So on this post whilst I never gone into a drivers cab of a train for real in my time as RoscoTrain107 but there was a time in my first 5 months starting this channel I was offered a chance but opted not to.

Now for those who probably didn't know back in my early months of starting my journey on this channel most of my early content in 2017 was London Underground.

Obviously thats rare nowadays apart from occasional moments

But I do recall back on December 18th 2017 when I decided to film a couple of Northern Line Trains at Golders Green, Brent Cross, Hendon Central, Burnt Oak and Edgware

Plus Colindale which was long before it was completely overhauled

But at Edgware I recall having finished that I remember getting onto a Northern Line that had just turned up that was going to head back out to probably Morden via Bank and as Im sitting in the rear of the 1st carriage something happens.

It turns out that a driver decided to talk to me for a few minutes which turned out he did actually see me filming as the train from the previous journey came into Platform 2

Now of course filming on the Underground is tricky and knowing TFL very well can be a bit sensitive when it comes to spotters filming on the tube for security reasons.

In this case I did show the driver the clips I did which being Edgware was only 2 overall and then the next thing happens was he did offer me a chance to go into the cab.

However whilst I get some who probably would have taken the offer if they were offered the chance to go into a train cab but in my case I said to the driver in a polite way I opted not to.

Now some will ask like
"Wait Ross you turned down the chance back then to go into a Northern Line 1995 Stock Driver's Cab?" or "Then why didn't you take that opportunity?"

Of course looking back would I have taken that opportunity maybe however the combination of still only being 6 months doing Trainspotting I opted not to.

Another factor is that with Northern Line Trains at terminus's like Edgware, Mill Hill East, High Barnet, Morden and Battersea Power Station is that turnaround times are tight with an average of 5-6 minutes and on that day being close to Rush Hour then it was best to one not let the driver get distracted with his job.

Fast forward nearly 9 years later and the only times Ive been into any driver cabs is at museums like Acton Depot in 2023 and of course most recently the virtual cab of a 1938 Stock and a Class 345 Aventra with the later from last December at the London Transport Museum.

Another thing that with any station I go too especially some of the big hubs thats busy or your require to sign in for then security and safety come first and I do take that very seriously.

If you don't take safety or security issues seriously as an enthusiast regardless how old you are then you are asking for trouble.

Part 2 will come to follow up on this one which probably will be released by tomorrow.

So do please do take safety and security side of rail travel as a rail enthusiast seriously when your on your travels

So that will do for now and take care

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RoscoTrain107

When you watch a trainspotting video from another channel on paper everything seems good about it.

Its like when you watch a premiere or a movie for the first time not knowing what to expect apart from the basic preview prior or in a movies case a plot line on what the movie is based on.

Or a piece of music that you probably have listened at for the first time

However one thing sometimes I pay attention to is detail or like an air accident investigator listening to an aircraft black box which normally on first glance nothing seems unusual however sometimes when they listen to the audio recordings the second time then they start to pick up on more detail on whats going on.

So when it comes to detail which I do think if it was a line review or a station review or even giving facts about a particular line like the London Underground then its important to do the research prior so whilst your giving your take or review then its important to give some facts about the line or stations background but crucially must be as accurate as possible.

When I think back to even long before I started this channel the first thing that comes to mind is Video 125 Drivers Eye Views.

Its not just about the journeys thats important but its also whats mentioned by the Narrator and how's it mentioned.

And whilst of course due to time constraints they don't always give you the historic background in entirely forensic detail but when I do my descriptions of stations I visit then I would base on how that goes but wording it in my own way and as must detail as possible.

Anyway recently there was a video I came across from a channel called ‪@AntoniosTrainJournals465‬ which I have to say at first looks like a decent channel of course and probably still learning as he goes.

So the video in question was titled
'(Episode 15) My Favourite and least favourite underground line!'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLzBf...

Onto the video itself there was were some good facts overall 

However if I was to pick out one thing there was one slight mistake earlier into the video when it came to one of the facts about Amersham station.

Amersham station is the furthest terminus of the Metropolitan Line and at the highest station above sea level.

So he mentions that the station is 170 metres (557 feet) above sea level which is slightly incorrect 

In fact its actually 147 metres (482 feet) above sea level.

Another fact perhaps he could of added had he gone a little bit further on with Amersham station was also Amersham's relation to to the former A Stock.

So that back in the 1960s when the Metropolitan was electrified to Amersham and Chesham respectively also was at the same time when the new A60 and A62 stock built by Cravens and also to note that the A itself stands for Amersham.

The A60 and A62 stock began operating on the Underground in June 1961 originally with Guards up until 1986 when the Metropolitan Line became Driver Only Operation.

The A Stock served for 40 years on the East London Line from 1977 to December 2007 when the line was closed for conversion for London Overground which reopened in April 2010 and since February 2024 known now as the Windrush Line

The A Stock would retire from London Underground in September 2012 after 51 years of service.

Now of course when your learning about the London Underground at a young age you probably will only pick up the basic information but sometimes spending a bit of time going a bit further which to some might be a bit boring however its important.

For me having been doing my channel for nearly 9 years and did learn a lot about the underground system long before I began trainspotting is simple for me

But when your just starting well you just got to learn as you go

So my advice to Antonio himself he's off to a very good start but I do think there is more to come from his channel and going forward should get a lot better as time goes on

Also a few other videos he's done in a similar way perhaps could maybe do it as a series

Although I would say that perhaps rather do an episode with one favourite and one least favourite line perhaps you could either one split it over two separate videos alternating back and forth.

So one video on One favourite underground line and then the next one is a least favourite

But the other option could be is by spending maybe doing a couple of episodes on One particular line before moving onto another even if its one that probably not most favourite.

Of course only exception is the Waterloo & City that probably could do 1 or 2 episodes on that and whilst it has only two stations but there a lot about its background than it seems.

So thats all for now take care and have a good one

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