Leven: 170434 at Leven station, with the 16.22 arrival from Edinburgh Waverley, on the first day of services on the reopened Leven line, Sunday, 2nd June 2024.

Crianlarich Lower: A telegraph pole survives on the south side of the line near Loch Dochart alongside the abandoned trackbed of the Callander and Oban east of Crianlarich.

Rochdale: 1913 6-inch map extract of Rochdale showing the station and Facit Junction where the line to Bacup headed north and the line to Oldham diverged south eastwards. The Bacup line closed to passengers in 1947 but goods trains to Facit ran until 1967. The Oldham Loop carried passenger trains until 2009, when converted to Metrolink. Also shown is a branch of the Rochdale Canal, little used after the 1920s and now filled in, passing under the line by the station towards a town centre basin. Map uploaded by Mark Bartlett with the permission of the National Library of Scotland http://maps.nls.uk/index.html

Rochdale: Northern 195010, paired with 195004 on a Leeds to Manchester Victoria service, calls at the surviving island platform at Rochdale on 17th April 2024. The remains of the long closed second island can be seen to the right of the train, the area now covered by substantial tree growth.

Carlisle: Not sure what the High Speed Measurement Train uses that for but the plate says [Warning Laser Hazard]

Tillynaught: Tillynaught in 1962, with a Cravens DMU heading for Keith Junction and Standard Class 2MT 78045 on the Banff branch service.

Pilling: Although Preesall Salt Mine closed in 1931, brine continued to be pumped and transferred to the ICI plant via a pipeline under the River Wyre. It appears the pumping station continued to receive coal supplies by rail, probably initially from nearby Knott End and later, after the line was cut back in 1950, from Pilling. This letter from the District Goods Manager at Bolton informs the ICI staff that the Goods Depot at Pilling is closing with effect from 1st August 1963, with the line cut back further to Garstang Town, which itself only lasted two more years.

Hyndland East Junction: Hyndland East Junction viewed from Jordanhill station in March 2024. The train on the left heading to Hyndland is a Balloch - Airdrie working about to pass a Springburn - Milngavie service.

West Kilbride: The 11.17 to Glasgow Central arrives at West Kilbride on 21st May 2024. It had seven coaches, the end one off the platform. The next train was only 3 coaches ...