8 Images released on Sunday 21/07/2024

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Kensington Olympia: Kensington (Olympia) looking north, with LU S7 stock on the limited two-stop shuttle to High Street Kensington, on 6th July 2024. This opened with the West London Line in 1844 as Kensington becoming Addison Road (though in Russell Road) in 1869, six years after the West London Extension Railway opened from here to Clapham Junction. Regular services ceased in 1940 but partially reopened in 1946 as Kensington (Olympia) with an unadvertised BR service to Clapham Junction for post office workers until 1994 when the West London Line reopened throughout from Clapham Junction to Willesden Junction, now part of London Overground.

Metropolitan District Railway
David Bosher [06/07/2024]


Nottar Viaduct: Known locally as Lyner or Wivelscombe viaduct, we see 70816 working 6C35 0250 Aberthaw to Moorswater cement service, crossing the River Lyner, in October 2018. The picture was taken with a telephoto lens before 0900 on a nice sunny day. This traffic flow, like so many, has ceased to run and all cement for Devon and Cornwall now travels by road.

Saltash to St Germans Deviation (Great Western Railway)
Roger Geach [10/10/2018]


Oubeck Loops: Viewed through the Network Rail access gates, 68002 'Vigilant' accelerates 4S44, the Daventry to Coatbridge Intermodal, away from a temporary speed restriction and through the loops at Oubeck on 2nd July 2024.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett [02/07/2024]


Bo'ness TMD: Standard 4MT 2-6-4T 80105 has moved within the Bo'ness workshop and now has its funnel restored. It has been joined by 37025 'Inverness TMD'.

Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway
Bill Roberton [17/07/2024]


Kirkintilloch [2nd]: The remains of Kirkintilloch station in the early part of 1979. Passenger services were withdrawn as from 7th September 1964 with goods traffic ceasing on 4th April 1966 with the closure of the line from Lenzie to Lennoxtown.

Campsie Branch (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway)
John Clark [//1979]


Woody Bay: Replica 2-4-2T 'Lyn' ready to depart from Woody Bay for Killington Lane on 27th June 2024. At present the line is only one mile long.

Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
Stephen Willetts [27/06/2024]


Acharn Siding: Looking from Lix Toll towards Acharn, Killin and Loch Tay. The Killin Railway trackbed is to the right of the large pylon and Acharn Biomass Works beyond the pylon.

Killin Railway
Ewan Crawford [07/11/2023]


Eastleigh Shed: A motionless (in both senses of the word) U1 3-cylinder 2-6-0 No 31906 is on the scrap line at Eastleigh shed on 9 June 1963.

London and South Western Railway
Colin Kirkwood [09/06/1963]