Burrs Country Park: Following successful 'fit-to-run' examinations, Bullied "Battle of Britain" Pacific 34081 "92 Squadron" heads the East Lancashire Railway Christmas Lunch train 12:30 Bury - Rawtenstall on 19th December 2024, its second day in service at its new home after arriving from the Nene Valley Railway.

Forth Bridge: PS 'Waverley' has just passed under the Forth Bridge on route to New Wall Quay, Grangemouth on 26th May 1981.

Tilehurst: Network South East liveried DMU L412 calls at Tilehurst with a Reading to Didcot stopping service in 1992. These were Reading based sets.

Hither Green: Obsolete graffiti-scarred Hither Green signal box, south-east London, seen from a passing class 375 on a Southeastern service to London Bridge, running fast from Orpington where I boarded, at 14.32 on Saturday, 23rd November 2024.

Appleby: An unusual sight in Appleby on 2nd September 2021 as Direct Rail Services 66421 'Gresty Bridge TMD' dragged Balfour Beatty Plasser & Theurer DGS 62-N Dynamic Track Stabilisers DR72211 and DR72213 to Crewe Basford Hall. In December 2023 these two ballast machines were exported to Germany for use on the continent.

Arnott, Young and Co [Old Kilpatrick]: Viewed from the Erskine Bridge, with Dalmuir in the right background, TS ‘Queen Mary’ heads upriver towards Bridge Wharf, Glasgow. The photograph was taken in September 1977.

Cullercoats: After a brief pause at Cullercoats, this brand new Tyne & Wear Metro Class 555 is moving off towards Newcastle via Tynemouth, at 16.27 on Monday, 16th December 2024. I had no idea this was going to turn up here, it was pure luck that I happened to alight while making a short tour of part of the system with an Adult Day Saver ticket. The first public passenger service ran with 555021 two days later.

Old Kilpatrick: Viewed from the Erskine Bridge, TS ‘Queen Mary’ passes Old Kilpatrick on her way upriver to Bridge Wharf. The photograph was taken in September 1977 during the steamer’s final month of service on the Clyde. Or perhaps not, if the present restoration project sees completion.

Dalchonzie Viaduct: A view of the way ahead to St Fillans from Dalchonzie. The view looks west. The former railway is a narrow gap in the trees to the left of centre. The A85 is off to the right.

Aviemore Speyside: Andrew Barclay 14'' 0-4-0ST 'Clyde', formerly of Braehead Power Station, at Aviemore where Strathspey Railway track was being re-positioned away from BR's point rodding in 1985. The loco's oval buffers had been salvaged from a Clayton Type 1. One day, on a light engine movement to Boat of Garten, we found on arrival that a buffer had dropped off. Cue a careful retracing of our steps to recover it!