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Fishplate is a British railway video and data platform that connects trainspotting footage with the trains, services and locations shown across the network. It has analysed more than 80,000 videos, making enthusiast recordings searchable by locomotive or vehicle, class, operator, headcode and location. Users can explore railway activity, follow services and review the Fishplate records associated with individual vehicles and places.

Alongside its video archive, Fishplate helps trainspotters keep a personal record of what they see. Users can log vehicles and services, add working and location details, plan visits to spotting locations, and revisit their own railway history. The platform also offers tools for exploring rolling stock, headcodes and workings, operators, and locations, supported by railway data and information about timetable and movement context.

Fishplate publishes articles and guides on trainspotting, railtours, railway terminology and places to watch trains. Its services bring together searchable video, railway reference information and personal sighting records, helping enthusiasts connect footage and observations with the wider British railway network.