ontrackplant Website editor
Posted: 14 June 2025, 17:15
A forum post to discuss the Rail Live 2025 exhibition.
Think the days of massive cavalcades of plant & wagons are long gone. Not many inbound workings to mention at present:
Network Rail will be showing off MMT unit 8 (arriving on Monday).
A class 93 locomotive has already arrived, for those interested in such things.
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As usual there will be a page so you can easily log your sightings (it's a bit empty at the moment but will fill up with all vehicles being exhibited)... click here for our Rail Live 2025 page.
Richard P
Posted: 16 June 2025, 10:57
Nice to see a different MMU, been unit 4 for 2023 and 2024
Jim Gillies
Posted: 16 June 2025, 11:23
Talking to a couple of the contractors with rising costs there may possibly be less of them there this year. Also taking less machines because of transportation costs. Heard 1 company not attending and instead having An Open Day
Mr Mark Baldwin
Posted: 18 June 2025, 19:39
It was MMT unit 4 again this year! Despite running under unit 8s head code from Horsham to Long Marston unfortunately to my surprise it was No. 4 when viewing it today!
ontrackplant Website editor
Posted: 19 June 2025, 09:25
I think the report page is now complete - we have 49 vehicles on the list, making it the smallest Rail Live show to date (plant-wise). If anything is missing and needs adding then please let me know here!
Click here for our Rail Live 2025 page - as usual, you can quickly log sightings of everything you saw using this page instead of searching for each machine individually.
Lots of interesting machines on display, and good to catch up with some contributors.
Greg Hartle
Posted: 19 June 2025, 17:54
There was a black/orange GOS road rail machine (doosan?) present, not seen it on the report..
Roger Harris
Posted: 19 June 2025, 18:51
The Black and Orange R/R was for C G Equipment of Canada and builders number 001222 and RRC 575.
Greg Hartle
Posted: 19 June 2025, 22:33
Cheers Roger! There was also another McCulloch machine '01'
TCT it said on the information board. Not mentioned here..
ontrackplant Website editor
Posted: 20 June 2025, 13:07
Regarding the TCT - it is not listed because it beyond the scope of the site (it has been at the show for the past four years now and every year it comes up in the chat/comments).
Regarding the black GOS Develon DX190 for Canada. This is not listed because we no longer list export machines on the website.
Greg Hartle
Posted: 20 June 2025, 15:09
Ahh ok great stuff thanks
ontrackplant Website editor
Posted: 23 June 2025, 10:17
Think one final loose end - did anyone identify the Aquarius ULT trailer please?
Trevor Clements
Posted: 9 July 2025, 23:23
The Aquarius ult trailer is for export to Norway,as told to me by a member of Aquarius staff,hope this helps.
