Carlisle: DRS 68004 on RHTT duties (3J11) on 27th November 2024, has come up from Maryport to Carlisle and is about to depart towards Newcastle. Hope they have a good washer back at the depot. 68004 was on the other end of the train.
Warrington Arpley: Bridge over the River Mersey at Warrington Arpley, now only seeing occasional use by locomotives and freight trains from Liverpool accessing Arpley yard and maintenance depot. Photo taken from the Widerspool Road bridge in November 2024. The main signal seen here is now fixed, but trains needing to access the run round loop can be called forward by the shunt signal. Now closed Unilver factory in the distance by Warrington Bank Quay station.
New Mills South Junction: Viewed from the lofty bridge that carries the A6015 over the River Goyt in New Mills, an east Midlands Lime Street to Norwich service, formed by 158773 and 158854, cross the Goyt Viaduct approaching New Mills South Junction and the Hope Valley route on 30th October 2024.
Canterbury West: 395022, Margate to London St. Pancras International (via HS 1 from Ashford International) arriving at Canterbury West station, at 13.25 on Monday, 11th November 2024.
Aviemore Speyside: 46464 approaches the level crossing at Dalfaber, with the 13.51 service from Broomhill to Aviemore, on 5th October 2024.
Dumfries: Dumfries station signal box was opened in 1957 to replace three other boxes in the Dumfries area. In 1993 Dumfries South box closed transferring all signalling to the station box. The box is still operational today and oversees movements through Dumfries.
Diggle Junction: Passing Diggle Junction on 8th November 2024 is the 125 Group HST with the Derby - Hopwood Ground Frame for the ELR DMU (and 125) Gala.
Comrie Viaduct: This view looks to the Comrie Viaduct which carried the Comrie to Balquhidder line over the River Earn. The course of the line can be seen - the line of houses from centre bottom running to the centre of the view, over the main road beyond which was the viaduct. In the far background the line turned to the right.
Oxford: A sunny 13th November 2024 at Oxford. Freightliner 70016 is southbound from Leeds F.L.T. To Southampton M.C.T. Train No. 4Ø9Ø passing at 1150 hours.