Date: 28/12/2022

The Railscot team are sad to advise that one of our regular and long standing contributors, John McIntyre, passed away on Boxing Day. Many will not have realised that John was ill throughout 2022 as his lineside contributions continued right up to December and he was still actively volunteering with the West Lancashire Light Railway and the Friends of Croston Station groups. Some of John's Railscot photos were taken when he was an active volunteer during the early days of the Strathspey Railway, others date from his time in the Army in Germany and he has continued to be interested in steam, modern rail operations and historic railway sites throughout his life. A full tribute will appear on Railscot in due course but in the meantime we offer our sincere condolences to John's wife Barbara and the wider family.

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Royal Scot class 4-6-0 no 46115 Scots Guardsman approaching the site of Brock station whilst working a railtour to Carlisle on 18 February 2017.
Location: Brock
Company: Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
18/02/2017 John McIntyre

47674 with an engineers train north of Aviemore on 05 July 1991.
Location: Aviemore
Company: Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
05/07/1991 John McIntyre

Glasgow Blue Train (AM3) unit 016 approaches Cardross LC with an eastbound service in May 1968.
Location: Cardross
Company: Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
/05/1968 John McIntyre

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