6 Images released on Friday 16/02/2024

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Newhailes Junction: The remains of Newhailes station photographed in April 1968. This was an early closure by BR with passenger services ceasing as from 06/02/1950 and beyond the bridge can be seen Newhailes Junction signal box which lasted until closure of the Musselburgh branch in 1971. The track of this line can be seen swinging ofF to the left and worthy of note is the speed restriction board affixed to the bridge.

North British Railway
John Clark [07/02/2024]


Harworth Main Colliery: View looking westerly to the remaining abutments of overbridge FCB3 that ran across Styrrup Lane, that runs between the B6463 at Styrrup village and the A60 Doncaster to Worksop Road. This bridge was on a 5 mile branch off a branch latterly, as it left the Harworth Colliery branch at a triangular junction east of the A60 to connect only to the Firbeck Colliery which closed in 1968. It looped around to then cross under the A60 south of Langold village to reach the colliery.

South Yorkshire Joint Railway (Great Central Railway, Great Northern Railway, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Midland Railway and North Eastern Railway)
David Pesterfield [10/02/2022]


Thornaby MPD: View from a passing train of the turntable area at Thornaby MPD, in use for wagon repairs by this time. Since totally cleared.

Tees Marshalling Yard (British Railways)
Bill Roberton [//1992]


Niddrie North Junction: An EMU from Millerhill Depot on its way to Waverley ECS approaching Brunstane on the morning of 9 July 2018. The tall section of brick wall alongside the train is part of the remains of the bridge that once carried the Lothian Lines route between Niddrie North and Wanton Walls Junctions. On the right of the picture the single line of the 'sub' can be seen curving away towards Niddrie West.

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
John Furnevel [09/07/2018]


Kelty North Junction: View looking south east towards Kelty. The Blairenbathie branch, a mineral line, ran from the station site (beyond the barn in the distant centre) through the site of the cottages on the far side of the road (there was a crossing keeper's cottage) and can be seen as a tree lined lane running off to the bottom right.

Blairenbathie and Blairadam Collieries Branch (North British Railway)
Ewan Crawford [11/10/2023]


Mytholmroyd: 195013 to Leeds via Bradford heading away from the camera as it departs from Mytholmroyd in pouring rain at 13.55 on Tuesday, 19th September 2023.

Manchester and Leeds Railway
David Bosher [25/09/2023]