Book: The cover of Scotland from the Rails, by Benedict le Vay. Published by Bradt Guides.

Glen Douglas Halt: 45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier' (leading) and 45212 seen from above as they head north by Loch Long on 12th April with the empty coaches of the 2021 Jacobite (and 57001 on the rear). Note the recent lineside works with vegetation (tree) removal and netting.

East Finchley: East Finchley station, looking north, on 1st April 2021, the 81st Anniversary of the extension of Northern Line tube trains from here over ex-GNR/LNER tracks to High Barnet. The station was originally opened by the Edgware, Highgate & London Railway in 1867 and was rebuilt in 1939 for tube trains which arrived here that year via a new extension from what is now Archway station that comes steeply to the surface just south of East Finchley. Only the outer edges of the two island platforms are used; had the Northern Line extensions been fully completed, the centre platforms would be used by peak hour services from Finsbury Park to High Barnet and Bushey Heath but the tracks now lead only as far as Highgate depot.

Burntisland East Junction: LNER Azuma 800103 passes Burntisland Links with the 14.52 from Aberdeen to York on 25 March 2021.

Granton High Goods: After the line was lifted in the mid 1980s this final part of the CR Granton branch became a cinder path. Probably as a result of the Waterfront project this section was later fenced off, and is now the only part of the old line which is not walkable. For last train video see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkBNPeAxP98&list=WL&index=1 from 51:00

Capernwray Viaduct: Just to the north of where the Bentham Line crosses the River Keer and the Lancaster Canal lies Wegber Quarry. These days it houses a caravan park but early maps show a tramway running down from the workings to a loading point here on the canal. The track turned right in front of this old building to head back to the quarry. The point in the distance where the canal appears to stop is actually a junction where the short Capernwray Arm, another quarry loading point, branches right from the main canal route to Tewitfield (and at one time Kendal).

Borthwick Bank Signal Box: Restoration work on the cutting at Bortwick Bank on 13 March 2014, looking in the general direction of Gorebridge. Crew training turns started running over the route some 15 months later.

Stonehouse [Lanarkshire]: Fourth Disrict Lanarkshire Map from 1913 of Stonehouse area with some lines not yet built. This plan is part of a book of Fourth District Council Lanarkshire maps which was being discarded during an office renovation and I managed to rescue it.

Bridge of Weir [2nd]: Fairburn 2-6-4T 42694 arriving at Bridge of Weir on 21 April 1954 with a train for St Enoch.

Plains: The view east from the former level crossing at Plains in 1997. The signal box had been off to the left, where the house is seen. This house was demolished for line reopening.

West Allerton: TfW 150245, on a route learning run, heads back to Chester from Liverpool Lime Street passing through West Allerton on 22 March 2019.