9 Images released on Monday 08/02/2021

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Parkside [1st]: Despite palisade fences, raised parapets, gantries and vegetation it is still just possible to get some pictures around the Parkside triangle. 802212 is passing the Huskisson Memorial on the last leg of a Newcastle to Liverpool journey on 8th February 2021. (Photo incidental to an essential permitted journey).

Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Mark Bartlett [08/02/2021]


Blackpool North: A view towards the buffers on platforms 4, 5, 6 and 7 at Blackpool North in October 2016. This was over a year before the station closed for several months to allow for rebuilding and electrification which resulted in the loss of platforms 7 & 8.

Blackpool Branch (Preston and Wyre Railway, Dock and Harbour)
John McIntyre [29/10/2016]


Sinclairtown [1st]: An Edinburgh - Perth train about to pass through Sinclairtown, a mile north of Kirkcaldy, in August 2008. The train is passing the site of the extensive goods facilities that once occupied both the up ([[20575]]) and down ([[20576]]) sides of the line in the industrial area to the west of St Clair Street.

Edinburgh and Northern Railway
John Furnevel [22/08/2008]


Princes Pier Shed: Locomotives in the shed yard at Princes Pier on Saturday 2 August 1958 include (from the left) 54468, 56165, 54498 and 54506 (all 66D)

Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow [02/08/1958]


Tweedsmuir Viaduct: A close view of the girder viaduct which formerly carried the Talla Railway over the River Tweed at Glenrusco. Those blank panels make it look like inscriptions were intended, but not proceeded with.

Talla Railway
Ewan Crawford [26/11/2011]


Wakefield Shed: Ex Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Aspinall Class 27 3F 0-6-0 52461 sits at the south end of 56A Wakefield shed in March 1961. The sidings for the adjacent Wakefield B power station can be seen at higher level on the left.

Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway
David Pesterfield [19/03/1961]


Montrose: A GNER service for London King's Cross pulls into Montrose in October 1998.

North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
David Panton [02/10/1998]


Dumbarton Central: Dumbarton Central station looking towards Glasgow, on the evening of 25th July 2017. On the right in the background is 320 308 which terminated here and is now waiting to form a return service to Cumbernauld.

Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
David Bosher [25/07/2017]


Glasgow Central: The empty coaching stock from an “Ocean Liner” special from Liverpool to Glasgow Central wasn’t for wasting too much time in Scotland on 21st April 1967. Rather than heading for any of Glasgow’s carriage sidings, it went back south straight away behind Britannia 70038 'Robin Hood'.

Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Robin McGregor [21/04/1967]