Coatbridge Central: Having crossed the bridge over the Monkland Canal basin a Motherwell - Cumbernauld service runs into Coatbridge Central past a tall building reaching from road to platform level.

Burntisland: To the left of the current Burntisland station stands the original Edinburgh and Northern Railway building and a later ferry pier. View southwest on 16 January 2008.

Burntisland Junction: View east over part of Burntisland docks on 16 January 2008, with an Edinburgh bound 170 slowing for the stop at Burntisland station. The flat area in the background was once covered by sidings, usually occupied by trainloads of Fife coal awaiting shipment.

Bristol Harbour: A view along what is now the Bristol Industrial Museum branch, photographed on 16 January 2009. The line runs alongside Cumberland Road from the Harbour down to the terminus at Cumberland Basin adjacent to the Ashton swing bridge.

Richmond: The bay platforms at Richmond serve District Line trains and those of London Overground. Silverlink liveried, but rebranded, 313134 is ready to leave for Stratford as an Underground train arrives. These services share the line from Richmond as far as Gunnersbury.

Clapham Junction: A Portsmouth Harbour service, with South West Trains 450021, calls at one of Clapham Junction's many platforms. In the background, in the V between these lines and those to Richmond, are the depot sidings.

Bristol Harbour: A Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway axlebox photographed on 16 January 2009 on a wagon owned by the Bristol Industrial Museum.

Clifton Bridge: A new Network Rail warning sign on the Portbury branch, seen at the site of the defunct Clifton Bridge Station on 16 January. [The distance is from Paddington.]

Feltham: Famous in steam days for its marshalling yard, with 25 miles of sidings and 4-8-0T hump shunters, Feltham is now just another suburban station. The yard closed in 1969 and is now covered by a business park. SWT 450546, a designated High Capacity unit with stripped out seating bays, leaves for London Waterloo.

Clapham Junction: Contrast in front end designs. SWT 455 and 458 Class EMUs, 5718 and 8013 respectively, await their next duties at the Clapham Junction stabling point.

Clapham Junction: Pre-rush hour line up of SWT 444 and 450 stock in the depot sidings at Clapham Junction. These sidings sit between the Richmond and Wimbledon line platforms. Serving both Waterloo and Victoria termini, the number of trains moving through Clapham Junction at any given time has to be seen to be believed.

Feltham: The level crossing at Feltham station has a mournful clanging gong that reminded me more of SW Europe than SW London. The railwayman, striding purposefully down the platform as SWT 450545 approaches, was just going about his business and unconcerned about photography, unlike the Editor's experience at Airdrie around the same time see image [[21892]].

Workington: A Northern trains Whitehaven - Carlisle service departing Workington towards the temporary station at Workington North on 16 January 2010

Earn Viaduct [Forgandenny]: The Earn Viaduct seen rising above the flood waters on 16 January 2011, although no trains were in evidence.

Acton Town: There's not much action in Acton when it's dark and persisting down with rain. The camera is looking East towards Hammersmith on 16 January, but the Piccadilly line train is heading for Heathrow.

Naval Base Junction: The overbridge on the Rosyth Dockyard branch, situated just to the north of Naval Base Junction where the lines to the Dockyard and North Queensferry pier parted company. The building in the background is the former Naval Base Mansions, now a kitchen and bathroom showroom.  This is possibly the only example in history of flats being converted into a warehouse, which must really annoy estate agents.  Another good way is...

Thornton Gate: Until recently, the tramway civil engineers' sidings and yard were located at Thornton Gate. An intricate track layout remains, with passing loop and turnback siding, but the yard itself is now trackless and being redeveloped and the access point is redundant. Flexity Tram 016 passes the site of the yard as it leaves Thornton Gate for Fleetwood on 16 January.

Manila: Silly place to put a lamppost. Grab shot showing a Manila LRT tram heading from Kamoning to Cubao on LRT Line 3 in January 2014. see image [[46152]]

Manila: The new Light Rail Transit Line 3 is seen between Cubao and Kamoning, striding purposefully over Line 2 between Araneta Center and Betty Go-Belmonte (a station, not a person..) The Jollibee restaurant (lower left) is the local equivalent of Macdonald's.

Balnacra Level Crossing: New half barrier system installed at Balnacra in Scotland - a previously open level crossing. The Royal Scotsman crosses over the road.

Glasgow Central: View from the NCP car park over the station 'throat' on a wintery night

Glen Ogle Viaduct: A snowy landscape at Glen Ogle viaduct on 16 January.

Prestonpans: Cockenzie Power Station is recalled in the newly-restored murals at Prestonpans Station.

Blackpool Central: Blackpool Central station site as seen from the Tower in January 2016. It is over fifty years since it closed in 1964 but, from above, the former railway land can still be identified. The white building in the foreground is Coral Island, which occupies the site of the old terminus building. The car parks are laid over the fourteen platforms and the M55 link road goes south along the old formation through Bloomfield Road towards the still open Blackpool South. The tall red brick building at the far left of the car park is the old railwaymen's lodging house, now holiday flats.

Blackpool Central: The old Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway lodging house at Blackpool Central. This was probably used by railway men on lodging turns right up to the station's closure in 1964. It has since been turned into holiday flats with a lift shaft/staircase and extra floor added but otherwise little changed from its railways days.

Blackpool (North Pier): A Flexity tram approaches the North Pier stop in Blackpool as it runs south behind the Metropole Hotel. Beyond the Metropole the collonades of the Middle Walk can be seen below the tram tracks. See image [[43082]] for a ground level view of the same location.

Tower (Blackpool): A Flexity tram heads south towards Blackpool Central Pier from the Tower tram stop. On this bitterly cold January day the promenade is quiet and presents a completely different picture from what would be seen in summer months. See image [[46461]] for a ground level view of the same location.

Kilmarnock: DBS 66084 heads the diverted 6Z56 Carlisle - Mossend engineers consist through Kilmarnock.

Kilmarnock: Freightliner 66517 heads the diverted 4L89 Coatbridge - Felixstowe containers through Kilmarnock station on 16 January 2016. This service is normally routed via Kilwinning.

Blackpool Central MPD: To the south of Blackpool Tower the course of the old line can still be seen if you know where to look. The old steam shed was just to the north of Blackpool football ground and for many years the site was used as a lorry and coach park but recently the multi-coloured housing scheme seen here has been built. To the right of the old formation at this point is Rigby Rd bus and tram depot. South of the shed, alongside the football ground and beyond, were the Bloomfield Rd carriage sidings, now covered by car parks. The bridge in the far distance marks the point where railway use resumes at Blackpool South station. The line to St. Annes swings right out of picture but the old Marton Line direct to Kirkham is now a link road to the M55 and can be made out curving left alongside a school playing field.

Kilmarnock: ScotRail Sprinters 156457+156513 working 2A22 the last train of the day to Dumfries on 16 January 2016, seen here about to leave Kilmarnock.

Blackpool (North Pier): Flexity tram making its way towards Starr Gate calling at the North Pier tram stop. Although there is a passing loop and crossover at this point the northbound platform is just out of sight, near the top right of the picture by the war memorial. See image [[53945]]

Prestonpans: A close view of the 'staff' at Prestonpans and the information board provided alongside. See image [[53388]] for a more pulled back view.

Blackpool North: Panorama of Blackpool North station, as seen from the Tower in January 2016. In the foreground the grey car park with the Wilko sign occupies the site of the old Blackpool Talbot Road station and will be replaced by the new tram terminus (See recent news item). The present day station uses the old excursion platforms and beyond them, and Blackpool No.2 signal box, the maintenance depot sidings can be seen with a trio of Northern DMUs present. The prominent landmark is the Warbreck water tower whilst upper left Heysham Power Station can also be seen, illustrating what an amazing viewpoint the Tower provides on a clear day.

Tower (Blackpool): Flexity tram heading south on the Promenade at Blackpool, as seen through the glass floor of the Tower. The tram is passing the Comedy Carpet, a large mosaic of catchphrases and jokes by famous comedians. Footnote: Ruggish? - The Eric Morecambe response to 'What do you think of it so far?'

Cardross: What a difference a day makes ... 66733 approaches Cardross with the loaded wagons from North Blyth for the Lochaber Smelter. Taking a loaded train into snowy conditions and with the light failing must be an adventure. See image [[53912]] for the same locomotive working in the reverse direction the day before.

Maudland Bridge: Recent vegetation clearance at Maudlands Bridge has opened up the view along the old Deepdale and Longridge line towards the entrance to the Miley Tunnel. The western portal of the tunnel is hidden by a series of low bridges but the eastern end is a much grander affair. See image [[18397]]

Leicester Central Wagon Repair Shop: Maybe Leicester City Council learned something from the cafuffle over the demolition of the Bowstring girder bridge? The Upperton Road wagon works has been skilfully restored and updated see image [[38121]], and now houses not only student flats but also a bike shop, a coffee shop, and an equipment supplier to professional caterers. the bike shop, ironically, includes a workshop area. View looks South on 16th January 2018.

Uddingston: 37884 brings the first of the new Mk 5 Caledonian Sleeper stock from Wembley to Polmadie on 16th january 2018.

Uddingston: The first of the new Mk 5 Caledonian Sleeper stock passing through Uddingston on the delivery run on 16th January 2018. These are due to be introduced in to service from October 2018.

Uddingston: My first fleeting glimpse of the new Caledonian Sleeper coaches as the first of the stock to be delivered speeds through Uddingston on 16th January 2018 on its way to Polmadie.

Eddleston: Looking towards the site of the old level crossing at Eddleston on the Peebles Loop in January 2019. View is north towards Leadburn, with the former station house on the right. In the centre background is the bridge over the Eddleston Burn which links the village with the A703. [Ref query 16 January 2019]

Eddleston: A wet morning in Eddleston on 16 January 2019. The old station (1855-1962) is seen here platform side looking south towards Peebles. The modern housing development that now occupies the trackbed in the background is known as Station Lye.

Constitution Street [Tram]: Tramway construction works on Constitution Street in Leith on 16th January 2020.

Slateford Junction [1st]: The 1960s signal box at Slateford Junction is long out of use as a box, but is still in use for something. For a while it was the home of the signalling school before it moved to Larbert. The short, isolated practice tracks are still in place but not the dwarf signals which went with them. Sorry I can't get a view from the front, but short of using a drone over live wires (which to be clear I am not recommending) it is the best I can do.

Slateford: A Glasgow Central to Waverley stopper calls at Slateford on 16 January 2020. It picked up no one; ridership into town is low as cheaper and far more frequent buses pass on adjacent Slateford Road.

Coltbridge Viaduct: Edinburgh City Council has commenced repairs to Coltbridge Viaduct, which until 1967 carried the Leith North branch across the Water of Leith and is now the Roseburn Railway Path and the potential tram route to Granton.

Scorton [Lancashire] [1st]: A light engine movement from Carlisle to Toton was probably an enjoyable day out for this Colas driver and I got a friendly 'toot' as 70816 passed the footbridge at Broadfall Farm near Scorton on 16th January 2021. The green palisade fencing on this side of the line is a recent installation. See image [[69544]] from 2019. Photograph ancillary to a daily exercise walk permitted under Corona Virus legislation.

Hardengreen Viaduct: ScotRail 158728+158719+158729, forming a 6-car southbound Sunday morning service on the Borders Railway, photographed crossing Hardengreen Viaduct on 16 January 2022. The modern viaduct links sections of the old Waverley Route, which had been breached during realignment of the A7 in the late 1990s. Coincidently, the footbridge visible in the right background also links sections of the trackbed of a railway route breached by the realigned A7, in this case the former Peebles Railway. The two lines once met less than half a mile north east of here at Hardengreen Junction. (See image [[17896]]).