Ferryhill MPD: A selection of Duffs (Class 47s) including 47550 'University of Dundee' at Aberdeen Ferryhill depot in Spring 1984

Airdrie: As part of the Railway 200 celebrations, a plaque was unveiled at Airdrie on 3rd December 2025 commemorating the town's involvement with railway development.

Duke Street Bridge: Viewed from the Duke Street lift bridge, which had just been raised to allow it to pass through, the bulk carrier 'Sky Wish' heads through the East Float of Birkenhead Docks towards the sea lock on a gloomy 12th November 2025. The ship was bound for Fowey in Cornwall. The dockside building on the right bears a name instantly recognisable to most rail enthusiasts.

Duke Street Bridge: The deck of the Duke Street Bridge is returning to horizontal, after being raised to allow a ship to pass on 12th November 2025. The bridge was built in the 1930s, replacing a swing bridge on the same site, and refurbished in 1991. Although now road traffic only, as late as the 1980s Class 03 shunters were still pulling freight trains across the bridge, with road traffic allowed to use the carriageway at the same time!

Carlisle: A very empty AWC Pendolino, 1Z62, taking me back to GLC on 22nd November 2025 after being terminated at Carlisle due to a broken rail in the Penrith area. I was waiting to get the 1S56 TPE back to Edinburgh, which was being held at Penrith on a Club 50 ticket, but the train manager said 'Jump on, we are leaving in the next few minutes'.

Ruabon: LMS Stanier Class 5 no.44871, owned by Riley & Sons but operated by West Coast Railways, powers towards Ruabon station with the 1Z27 0656 Bristol Temple Meads to Chester 'The Christmas Cheshireman' railtour on 22nd November 2025. On the rear, out of shot, was 47812.

Bridgeton: Looking from the footbridge towards the former island platform of the Carmyle branch of the Glasgow Central Railway, closed on 5th October 1964, on 14th November 2025. This joined with the Rutherglen line to Glasgow Central which was relaid and reopened in 1979. The line to Carmyle ran below London Road as far as Parkhead.

Kings Cross St Pancras [Met]: LU S7 stock, Circle Line to Hammersmith - I wish it still went round in a complete circle - departing from King's Cross St. Pancras at 13.40 on Sunday, 17th November 2025.

Summerlee Heritage Centre: Barclay 0-4-0ST on static display at Summerlee Heritage Centre. This museum has not been the same since Health and Safety rules closed part of the live exhibits. Photograph taken in the early 2000s.

Aberfoyle: The west end of Riverside Car Park at Manse Road is where the Aberfoyle slate quarries tramway left its southern terminus alongside Aberfoyle station and ran west and then north to the quarries.

Appleby: Locomotive Services Ltd D1924 (47810) 'Crewe Diesel Depot' making progress through Appleby on Saturday 22nd November 2025, working the outbound leg of the 'The York Christmas Statesman' running as 1Z57 0613 Dundee to York. This train was some 42 minutes late when passing through Appleby after D1935 (47805) 'Roger Hosking MA 1925 - 2013' suffered a TPWS fault and was removed from the train.