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Cove: A4 60024 'Kingfisher' leaves Aberdeen behind as it passes Nigg Bay at Cove with the 13.30 to Glasgow on 4th April 1966.

Aberdeen Railway
Robin McGregor [04/04/1966]


Eskbank: Bikes, rucksacks, anoraks and walking boots are all items featuring heavily on Sunday morning trains from Edinburgh destined for the Scottish Borders. Arriving at Esbank on such a morning in April 2019 is the 0930 service to Tweedbank (0911 ex-Waverley) formed by ScotRail DMU 170404.

Borders Railway (Network Rail)
John Furnevel [21/04/2019]


Gourock: A train from Glasgow Central photographed shortly after passing Gourock no 1 signal box as it approaches the end of its journey in the summer of 1963. The locomotive in charge is BR Standard class 5 4-6-0 no 73072.

Gourock Extension Railway (Caledonian Railway)
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow [16/07/1963]


Glasgow Central: Electras? 225s? 82/91s? 91s? Whatever you call them here are two at Glasgow Central's Anglo-Scottish Platforms 1 and 2 on a blazing June day in 1997.

Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
David Panton [01/06/1997]


Dunstable North: Bus on the then new Luton & Dunstable Guided Busway at White Lion stop in Dunstable on 2nd October 2013. This opened on the trackbed of the former railway line closed to passengers in 1965 and to cement trains in 1989. Closure left the large town of Dunstable totally divorced from the rail network. The busway has since proved to be something of a white elephant. Reports state that most Dunstable residents would have preferred to have their trains back.

Luton, Dunstable and Welwyn Junction Railway
David Bosher [02/10/2013]


Boat of Garten: 66003 arrives at Boat of Garten in 2002 with a trainload of recycled concrete sleepers for the northern extension of the line.

Strathspey Railway
Bill Roberton [//2002]


Culcheth: A view of the site of Culcheth station, closed with the Wigan Central branch from Glazebrook in 1964. In the early 1970s the council purchased a one mile stretch of the branch for £22,500 to create the Culcheth Linear Park. I am sure the many locals who use the facility will agree this was a worthwhile investment. The bridge is the only surviving railway feature. See image [[67583]] for the view from the other side.

Wigan Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett [22/02/2021]


Amberley Museum: The interior of Billingshurst box, now located in Amberley museum. See image [[65955]].

Tourist - Attractions
Ken Strachan [30/03/2018]


Polmadie Shed: Kingmoor Black 5 45455 sets off from Polmadie to take charge of the 15.57 service from Glasgow to Gourock on 13th March 1967.

Polloc and Govan Railway
Robin McGregor [13/03/1967]