Trains at Stockport railway station (October 2026)

A variety of trains spotted at Stockport railway station in Greater Manchester on Wednesday 7th October 2026.

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• Trains
• Transport
• Stockport

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'The Rio Revival' InterCity 125 train in Shaw Heath, Stockport (October 2026)

Spotting an InterCity 125 train in Shaw Heath, Stockport.

An InterCity 125 train - 43025 'Exeter' - passing underneath Adswood Road in Shaw Heath, Stockport, Greater Manchester at 15:26 on Sunday 4th October 2026. This was on the Buxton Line between Davenport and Stockport stations.

The train was 'The Rio Revival' InterCity 125 12:06 service from St Pancras International to Manchester Piccadilly.

The train was a celebration of 50 years of trains travelling at 125 mph on the railways of Great Britain. The first public trains operated at 125 mph on the 4th October 1976.

'The Rio Revival' InterCity 125 was operated by the 125 Group.

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• InterCity 125 trains
• Heritage trains
• Trains

Videos:

• 'The Rio Revival' InterCity 125 train in Shaw Heath, Stockport on Sunday 4th October 2026
• 'The Rio Revival' InterCity 125 train in Shaw Heath, Stockport on Sunday 4th October 2026 - Short

Flying Ant Day 2026 - Stockport, UK

Today has been Flying Ant Day 2026!

Flying Ant Day 2026 struck on Wednesday 8th July as the ant colony underneath a tree stump in our garden in Stockport, England erupted with hundreds of flying ants in the early evening of the heatwave day.