13 Images released on Wednesday 09/06/2021

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Kinlochleven Aluminium Smelter: This fine bridge (1929) crossed over the electric tramway between the Kinlochleven smelter and the pier on Loch Etive. The works can be seen in the distance in this 1995 view.

Kinlochleven Smelter Tramway
Ewan Crawford [//1995]


Oxford: Chiltern Railways 165001, standing in bay platform 2 at Oxford on 27th April 2021, will become a departure for London Marylebone.

Birmingham and Oxford Railway
Peter Todd [27/04/2021]


Bay Horse: Pre and post weekend engineering movements are often interesting and this Crewe to Carlisle working, comprising five Freightliner 66s, was certainly one. 66569, 66518, 66566, 66503 and 66951 make their way through the cutting at Forton on 20th May 2021. 66503 was in the new orange livery but the others in original green and yellow.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett [20/05/2021]


Craigentinny Depot: 21st Century depot shunter. The Craigentinny Wheel Lathe battery tug is seen, between duties, from a passing train on 19 March 2019. For a closer shot of the vehicle see image [72969]. Updated caption info kindly provided by David Panton.

North British Railway
John McIntyre [19/03/2019]


Newcraighall: Coal empties heading north out of Millerhill Yard on 13 February 2002 about to pass a busy Newcraighall station. Those on the platform are all members of the construction team engaged in preparation work on the new station ready for its official opening in early June that year.

Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
John Furnevel [13/02/2002]


Goathland: Lambton Tank, 0-6-2T No 29, pulls into Goathland with a train for Pickering in 1980.

Goathland Deviation (North Eastern Railway)
Gordon Steel [06/09/1980]


Fort Matilda: A Glasgow Central to Gourock train about to restart from Fort Matilda on 16 July 1963. The locomotive in charge is BR Standard class 4MT 2-6-0 no 76070.

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


Chirnside: Chirnside 1998 in a view looking south west to Duns.

Dunse Branch (North British Railway)
Ewan Crawford [//1998]


Normanton: Maunsell Southern Railway Schools Class 4-4-0 30925 'Cheltenham', piloting Fowler LMS 2P 4-4-0 40646, is seen standing at Normanton on 13 May 1962 with the RCTS East Midlander Railtour to Darlington, via various branch line locations en route.

North Midland Railway
David Pesterfield [13/05/1962]


Inverkeithing: A class 170 for Edinburgh from the Dunfermline line calls at Inverkeithing on 19 May 2021. The HST seemed to be held up for an unnecessary amount of time to let it into the station, but I'm sure they knew what they were doing.

Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway
David Panton [19/05/2021]


Angel: Original 1901 entrance to Angel station, Northern Line, seen from a TfL bus on route 43 (London Bridge to Friern Barnet) on 15th May 2021. The entire station was rebuilt in 1992 which saw the closure of this entrance on City Road and a more spacious replacement opened round the corner on Islington High Street. The lifts were replaced by escalators and Angel now has the longest escalator on the Underground; previously this was at Leicester Square (Northern and Piccadilly Lines). Angel's narrow island platform was replaced at the same time but examples of this type of platform in a single tunnel can still be seen at Clapham North and Clapham Common, also on the Northern Line - in SOUTH London!

City and South London Railway
David Bosher [15/05/2021]


Kirkland Yard: Looking east along Kirkland Yard on 2nd June 2021. Foliage clearance has revealed that someone had already made a start on unofficially removing old track materials. Contractors will continue with that removal and new materials are likely to be stockpiled here in the near future, ready for the relaying process.

Kirkland Yard and Leven Dock to Methil Line Widening (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton [02/06/2021]


Didcot Parkway: DB 66135, eastbound at Didcot, working from Morris Cowley to Southampton MCT at 1115 hours with a fully loaded car train.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd [27/04/2021]