Owlman's Sightings in 2023
- December 2023
- 30th December2 sightingsEastleigh
Southampton Central
- 29th December1 sightingBo'ness & Kinneil Railway - Bo'ness
- 16th December6 sightingsBanbury
Grand Central (West Midlands Metro)
Tyseley TMD
- 1st December4 sightingsCardiff Canton TMD
Cardiff Central
Grangetown (Cardiff)
- November 2023
- 29th November1 sightingLeicester TMD
- 28th November3 sightingsWembley yard
- 26th November1 sightingToton Old Bank Sidings
- 17th November1 sightingNuneaton
- 13th November4 sightingsAsfordby Test Centre (Melton RIDC)
- 8th November1 sightingBarrow Hill
- 6th November1 sightingGlasgow Queen Street
- 2nd November3 sightingsDoncaster
Wolverhampton Railway Station (West Midlands Metro)
- October 2023
- 25th October1 sightingDarlington
- 23rd October3 sightingsDarlington
Heworth
- 18th October1 sightingDoncaster Royal Mail Terminal (RMT)
- 14th October19 sightingsDartmouth Steam Railway
Dartmouth Steam Railway - Churston
Dartmouth Steam Railway - Kingswear
Dartmouth Steam Railway - Paignton
- 13th October12 sightingsCaerphilly
Cardiff Central
Cardiff Queen Street
Newport (South Wales)
- 10th October14 sightingsDiss
Ipswich
Norwich
- 9th October7 sightingsMarks Tey
Shenfield
Stratford
Walton-on-the-Naze
- 1st October5 sightingsBletchley
Crewe Arriva TrainCare
Stockport
- September 2023
- 28th September4 sightingsCrewe
Crewe Arriva TrainCare
Widnes - Alstom rolling stock modernisation facility
- 26th September7 sightingsOxley
Oxley TMD
- 25th September5 sightingsBarking
Shoeburyness
West Ham
West Ham (LU)
- 23rd September3 sightingsKensington Olympia
Wembley yard
Willesden TMD
- 22nd September14 sightingsSpa Valley Railway - Tunbridge Wells West
- 19th September5 sightingsDoncaster Belmont Yard
Doncaster Down Decoy
- 17th September13 sightingsNorthampton Ironstone Railway
- 16th September1 sightingEast Lancashire Railway - Bury
- 9th September6 sightingsCambridge North
Ely
Ely - Potter/Papworth terminal
London Liverpool Street
- 4th September2 sightingsLeicester TMD
- 2nd September1 sightingAvon Valley Railway - Avon Riverside
- August 2023
- 31st August3 sightingsWorksop HNRC Depot
- 27th August1 sightingEmbsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway - Embsay
- 26th August2 sightingsDewsbury Cement Terminal
Gascoigne Wood
- 24th August4 sightingsDoncaster Royal Mail Terminal (RMT)
Worksop HNRC Depot
- 14th August2 sightingsLeicester
Masborough
- 7th August2 sightingsCorby
Worksop HNRC Depot
- 3rd August2 sightingsCrewe Arriva TrainCare
- July 2023
- 15th July2 sightingsFarnham
Mid Hants Railway - Alton
- 6th July2 sightingsDaventry International Rail Freight Terminal
Wembley - Alstom West Coast Traincare
- 5th July2 sightingsBletchley TMD
Leicester TMD
- June 2023
- 29th June3 sightingsSheffield
Tyseley TMD
- 24th June3 sightingsBristol Parkway
Nuneaton
- 23rd June2 sightingsBletchley TMD
Willesden TMD
- 16th June1 sightingBurton-on-Trent - Nemesis Rail
- 14th June3 sightingsAldwarke
Doncaster Roberts Road Depot (EMD)
- 12th June1 sightingWembley - Alstom West Coast Traincare
- 11th June5 sightingsAshford International
King's Cross St. Pancras (LU)
Tonbridge
- 10th June5 sightingsEast Lancashire Railway
East Lancashire Railway - Bury
East Lancashire Railway - Heywood
North Norfolk Railway - Weybourne
- 5th June2 sightingsBletchley
Willesden TMD
- 4th June6 sightingsDurham
Great Heck - Plasmor
Tees Dock - ICL UK (Cleveland) Ltd
- 3rd June2 sightingsDarlington
Gateshead (Tyne & Wear Metro)
- May 2023
- 29th May1 sightingLeicester TMD
- 27th May12 sightingsBo'ness & Kinneil Railway - Bo'ness
Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway - Bo'ness Depot
Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway - Manuel
Darlington
- 22nd May9 sightingsAppledore (Kent)
Ashford International
East Croydon
London Bridge
Norwood Junction
- 18th May3 sightingsBirmingham Snow Hill
Camden C.S.D
Severn Valley Railway - Bewdley
- 17th May3 sightingsCrewe
Dalmuir
Derby
- 12th May1 sightingSwanage Railway - Harman's Cross
- 11th May1 sightingDerby Litchurch Lane Works
- 8th May2 sightingsDoncaster Down Decoy
Doncaster Roberts Road Depot (EMD)
- April 2023
- 30th April4 sightingsGlasgow Central
Johnstone (Strathclyde)
Stirling
- 27th April11 sightingsLong Marston
Worcester Shrub Hill
- 26th April1 sightingWorksop
- 23rd April2 sightingsCrawley
Gatwick Airport
- 21st April5 sightingsCardiff Central
Cardiff Queen Street
Grangetown (Cardiff)
- 15th April2 sightingsLondon Charing Cross
Willesden TMD
- 6th April2 sightingsWillesden TMD
Willeseden WN
- 3rd April5 sightingsMelton Junction
Oxley TMD
- March 2023
- 31st March1 sightingBletchley
- 29th March4 sightingsBirmingham New Street
Burton Leicester Junction
- 25th March7 sightingsChester
Chester Traincare Centre
Earlestown
Ince & Elton
Manchester Piccadilly
Wigan Wallgate
- 24th March3 sightingsClapham Junction Depot
London Waterloo
- 23rd March3 sightingsDoncaster Wabtec
Oxwellmains Cement Works
Perth
- 22nd March6 sightingsBletchley
Bletchley TMD
- 21st March4 sightingsWillesden Junction
Willesden TMD
- 10th March1 sightingGrand Central (West Midlands Metro)
- 4th March1 sightingWembley Holding Sidings
- February 2023
- 26th February2 sightingsHeathrow Airport Terminal 4
London St Pancras
- 25th February1 sightingWillesden TMD
- 22nd February1 sightingWembley - Alstom West Coast Traincare
- 18th February1 sightingBattlefield Line - Shackerstone
- 16th February5 sightingsHarrow & Wealdstone
Wembley European Freight Operations Centre
- 14th February1 sightingWidnes - Alstom rolling stock modernisation facility
- 2nd February3 sightingsAsfordby
Oxley TMD
- January 2023
- 27th January4 sightingsLeicester
Wembley - Alstom West Coast Traincare
- 25th January2 sightingsDoncaster Roberts Road Depot (EMD)
- 20th January3 sightingsDaventry International Rail Freight Terminal
Watford Junction
Wembley - Alstom West Coast Traincare
- 17th January2 sightingsDerby Litchurch Lane Works
- 14th January1 sightingBarrow Hill
- 9th January1 sightingKettering
- Number of trains logged during 2023
- 12 Locomotives (shunters)
- 50 Locomotives
- 3 Locomotives (DC electric)
- 2 Locomotives (AC electric)
- 53 Diesel mechanical / hydraulic multiple unit sets
- 14 Diesel electric multiple unit sets
- 11 AC and AC/DC electric multiple unit sets
- 6 DC electric multiple unit sets
- 58 AC and AC/DC electric multiple unit sets
- 28 Multi-mode multiple unit sets
- 8 High-speed multiple unit / fixed formation sets
- 8 Steam Locomotives
- 5 Steam Locomotives (WD/industrial)
- 13 Light Rail
- 9 London Underground
- 22 Industrial Locomotives (not steam)
- 12 On-Track Machines