Kempydak's Sightings in 2025
- December 2025
- 31st December44 sightingsColwick TMD
Leicester
Leicester TMD
Wishaw - Railway Support Services
- 27th December40 sightingsBurton-on-Trent - Nemesis Rail
Derby Etches Park Depot
Derby Litchurch Lane Works
Derby RTC
Doncaster Royal Mail Terminal (RMT)
Worksop
- 5th December10 sightingsBirmingham International
Shrewsbury
Wolverhampton - November 2025
- 29th November8 sightingsCrewe Basford Hall
Crewe Gresty Bridge DRS Depot - 20th November4 sightingsShrewsbury Coleham Depot
- 14th November24 sightingsBrussels-South / Brussel-Zuid
Didcot Parkway
Dollands Moor depot
London Paddington
London St Pancras International
Maidenhead
Reading - 11th November7 sightingsBrussels-South / Brussel-Zuid
London St Pancras International - 10th November24 sightingsLondon Kings Cross
London Liverpool Street
London St Pancras International - 9th November34 sightingsDidcot
London Kings Cross
London Paddington
London St Pancras International - 8th November20 sightingsCrewe Basford Hall
- October 2025
- 11th October60 sightingsBarrow Hill Roundhouse, Open Day
Worksop HNRC Depot
- 4th October34 sightingsCrewe Avoiding Line
Crewe Basford Hall
Crewe Basford Hall Freightliner Depot
Crewe Gresty Bridge DRS Depot
Crewe IEMD - 3rd October22 sightingsKidderminster
Severn Valley Railway - Bewdley
Severn Valley Railway - Kidderminster
- September 2025
- 30th September3 sightingsHolyhead
- 27th September10 sightingsShrewsbury
Shrewsbury Coleham Depot
- 26th September5 sightingsShrewsbury
Shrewsbury Coleham Depot
- 25th September1 sightingShrewsbury Coleham Depot
- 21st September1 sightingShrewsbury Coleham Depot
- 15th September14 sightingsDoncaster Royal Mail Terminal (RMT)
Worksop HNRC Depot
- 7th September9 sightingsEastleigh
Severn Valley Railway - Kidderminster
- 6th September7 sightingsSwanage Railway - Swanage
- 5th September4 sightingsBescot Yard
- August 2025
- 16th August35 sightingsCrewe Basford Hall
Crewe Basford Hall Freightliner Depot
Crewe Coal Sidings
Crewe IEMD
- 3rd August22 sightingsBescot Yard
Derby
Derby - The Greatest Gathering 2025
Derby RTC
Shrewsbury - 2nd August63 sightingsDerby
Derby - The Greatest Gathering 2025
Derby RTC
- 1st August163 sightingsBescot
Derby
Derby - The Greatest Gathering 2025
Derby RTC
East Midlands Parkway
- July 2025
- 26th July1 sightingShrewsbury
- 25th July7 sightingsShrewsbury
Shrewsbury Coleham Depot - 19th July27 sightingsThe Midland Railway - Butterley
The Midland Railway - Swanwick Junction - 16th July6 sightingsShrewsbury
Shrewsbury Coleham Depot
- 12th July60 sightingsBurton-on-Trent - Nemesis Rail
Derby RTC
Midland Railway Centre
The Midland Railway - Butterley
- 7th July5 sightingsShrewsbury
Shrewsbury Coleham Depot
- June 2025
- 28th June77 sightingsDerby - Loram
Derby Litchurch Lane Works
Great Central Railway - Loughborough
Leicester TMD
Toton
Worksop HNRC Depot
- 20th June9 sightingsBirmingham New Street
Soho Depot
Wolverhampton - 19th June7 sightingsShifnal
- 15th June2 sightingsBescot
- May 2025
- 31st May101 sightingsColwick TMD
Derby - Loram
Derby Litchurch Lane Works
Doncaster
Doncaster Belmont Yard
Doncaster Decoy Yard
Toton
Wishaw - Railway Support Services
Worksop HNRC Depot
- 24th May6 sightingsShrewsbury
Shrewsbury Coleham Depot
- 23rd May7 sightingsLongport Electro-Motive Diesel Works
- 17th May8 sightingsShrewsbury
Shrewsbury Coleham Depot - 16th May27 sightingsKidderminster
Kidderminster TMD - Severn Valley Railway
Severn Valley Railway - Kidderminster
- 3rd May4 sightingsShrewsbury Coleham Depot
Shrewsbury, Sutton Bridge
- April 2025
- 27th April4 sightingsShrewsbury Coleham Depot
- 20th April38 sightingsActon Yard
Bescot
Didcot Parkway
Hayes & Harlington
London Kings Cross
London Paddington
North Pole Depot
Reading
Reading Train Care Depot - 19th April36 sightingsClapham Junction
London Kings Cross
London St Pancras International
London Waterloo - 18th April33 sightingsActon Yard
Didcot Milton Sidings
Didcot Parkway
Didcot TMD
Didcot Yard
Hayes & Harlington
London Kings Cross
London Paddington
London St Pancras International
Reading Train Care Depot
West E - 15th April11 sightingsKidderminster
Kidderminster TMD - Severn Valley Railway - 12th April17 sightingsShrewsbury
Shrewsbury Coleham Depot - 5th April31 sightingsCrewe
Crewe Basford Hall
Crewe Basford Hall Freightliner Depot
Shrewsbury Coleham Depot - 2nd April1 sightingShrewsbury Coleham Depot
- March 2025
- 29th March58 sightingsBurton-on-Trent - Nemesis Rail
Derby Etches Park Depot
Derby RTC
Longport Electro-Motive Diesel Works
Shrewsbury
Toton
- 22nd March2 sightingsBescot
Birmingham Moor Street - 15th March9 sightingsShrewsbury
Shrewsbury Coleham Depot - 11th March23 sightingsBirmingham New Street
Brussels-South / Brussel-Zuid
Dollands Moor Freight Yard
London Euston
London St Pancras (Intl)
Rugby
- 1st March45 sightingsCrewe
Crewe Basford Hall
Crewe Basford Hall Freightliner Depot
Crewe Gresty Bridge DRS Depot
Crewe TMD
Shrewsbury
Whitchurch (Shropshire) - February 2025
- 26th February4 sightingsShrewsbury
Shrewsbury Coleham Depot - 22nd February16 sightingsBescot
Tyseley Locomotive Works
Tyseley TMD - 21st February13 sightingsKidderminster TMD - Severn Valley Railway
Severn Valley Railway - Kidderminster
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Coleham Depot - 19th February2 sightingsBescot
- 15th February23 sightingsColwick TMD
Derby RTC
Wishaw - Railway Support Services - 8th February4 sightingsShrewsbury
- 1st February52 sightingsCrewe
Crewe Arriva TrainCare
Crewe Basford Hall
Crewe Basford Hall Freightliner Depot
Crewe Gresty Bridge DRS Depot
Crewe TMD
- January 2025
- 25th January49 sightingsColwick TMD
Doncaster Down Decoy
Toton TMD
Worksop HNRC Depot - 11th January1 sightingShrewsbury
- 4th January36 sightingsCrewe
Crewe Avoiding Line
Crewe Basford Hall
Crewe Basford Hall Freightliner Depot
Crewe Coal Sidings
Crewe Gresty Bridge DRS Depot
Crewe TMD
- 3rd January27 sightingsLaira T&RSMD
Severn Valley Railway - Kidderminster
South Devon Railway - Buckfastleigh
- Number of trains logged during 2025
- 69 Locomotives (shunters)
- 464 Locomotives
- 6 Locomotives (DC electric)
- 64 Locomotives (AC electric)
- 1 Locomotives (misc)
- 121 Diesel mechanical / hydraulic multiple unit sets
- 21 Diesel electric multiple unit sets
- 69 AC and AC/DC electric multiple unit sets
- 29 DC electric multiple unit sets
- 38 AC and AC/DC electric multiple unit sets
- 4 Multi-mode multiple unit sets
- 66 High-speed multiple unit / fixed formation sets
- 35 Steam Locomotives
- 9 Steam Locomotives (WD/industrial)
- 1 Light Rail
- 1 London Underground
- 21 Industrial Locomotives (not steam)
- 2 DVTs & DBSOs
- 4 On-Track Machines