Niddrie West Junction: Class 46 locomotive D186 accelerates away from Niddrie West on 4 February 1970 on the line to Millerhill.

Niddrie West Junction: Class 37 no D6903 eastbound on the 'sub' approaching Niddrie West Junction with a fully fitted freight on 4 February 1970. The train is crossing the bridge over Duddingston Park South road, with the outline of Arthur's Seat dominating the skyline behind the locomotive.

Niddrie West Junction: EE Type 4 no 266 approaches Niddrie West Junction with an unidentified fitted freight from Millerhill Yard in February 1970. The direct route to Monktonhall Junction and the ECML via Wanton Walls Jct is on the left and Newcraighall (Klondyke) Colliery stands in the background.

Niddrie West Junction: Clayton no 8579 approaches Niddrie West Junction from Niddrie North in February 1970 with Edinburgh area trip working E18 carrying grain from Leith South to Gorgie. Despite the rather primitive Leith General Warehousing wooden bodied stock, this must surely qualify as a block working! The trackbed of part of the Lothian Lines can be seen on the left.

Niddrie West Junction: D8120 approaches Niddrie West Junction with an unfitted freight from Millerhill, (possibly the 14.56 to Mossend) on 4 February 1970. Beyond and to the right of the signal box is the embankment that carried a section of the original 1835 Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway route towards Leith (closed in 1859).

Niddrie West Junction: Clayton no D8608 shunts ballast hoppers at Niddrie West in February 1970.

Niddrie West Junction: Class 20 no 8322 just west of Niddrie West Junction with a short train of track panels on 4 February 1970.

Duddingston Junction: Class 47 no 1737 on the 09.55 Bathgate - Kings Norton heading west along the Sub near Duddingston Junction on 4 February 1970.

Niddrie West Junction: Class 40 no 284 passes the Niddrie West eastbound distant as it heads along the Sub towards Duddingston Junction with the 12.33 Millerhill to Craiginches (Aberdeen) in February 1970. This was booked as a class 7 express freight working but appears to be running as a class 6 fully fitted freight on this occasion.

Niddrie West Junction: Class 47 no 1764 with the 13.00 Granton to Prestwick oil tanks passes Clayton no 8608 on ballast hoppers at Niddrie West Junction on 4 February 1970.

Duddingston Junction: Class 47 no 1606 westbound on the 'Sub' between Niddrie West and Duddingston Junctions with an unidentified train of oil tanks on 4 February 1970.

Niddrie North Junction: Class 45 no 118 on the Niddrie North to Niddrie West curve with a special train of empty Carflats, presumably from Bathgate to the Midlands, on 4th February 1970.

Harwich Town: The terminus at Harwich Town on Sunday 4th February 1979. The DMU for the local service is at the platform end pending the arrival of loco hauled stock for reversal.

Harwich Town: On Sunday 4th February 1979, 37075 eases into Harwich Town with the empty stock of the afternoon boat train from Liverpool Street to Harwich Parkeston Quay. It has run through to here to reverse, and on return to Parkeston Quay will form the up 'Day Continental'. Visible right are new BL cars destined for export via the Harwich ferry. The sea air will not be helping their propensity to corrosion.

Camperdown Junction: A pair of Type 2s running light over Camperdown level crossing, Dundee, in February 1982. The locomotives will shortly reverse into the Blue Circle cement terminal located behind the signal box. See image [[16149]]

Dundee: Looking east along platform 4 at Dundee in 1982 as an Aberdeen train arrives.

Camperdown Junction: 47467 brings a Glasgow Queen Street - Aberdeen train north over Camperdown level crossing in February 1982. The train has recently cleared Dock Street Tunnel shortly after leaving Dundee station. Camperdown Junction signal box towers over the scene, with the the Blue Circle cement terminal standing beyond and the spire of St Paul's Cathedral visible in the left background. The signal box finally closed in March 1985 and there is no longer a level crossing at this location.

Camperdown Junction: 47467 accelerates a Glasgow Queen Street - Aberdeen train away from Dundee, shortly after completing the climb from Dock Street Tunnel and clearing Camperdown level crossing. View east along Camperdown Street towards Broughty Ferry in February 1982.

Liverpool Street: One of the Stratford 'Silverback' class 47s no 47115 waits to take out the 09.30 to Norwich from Liverpool Street in February 1983 as a class 37 arrives in the background with a train from Kings Lynn.

Brunstane: The 15.10 from Edinburgh to Kings Cross passes what would become Brunstane Station on a diversion via Millerhill because of bridge work on the ECML, on 4 February 1989.

Ballater: Ballater looking west in 1997. By this time the station had lost the canopy which was still intact in 1975 (see image [[24405]]).

Ballater: Ballater station was in need of some renovation in 1997 but was in use (as 'The Station Restaurant' amongst other things) and in a generally good state of repair. This view looks east towards Aberdeen. This building dated from the 1886 major reconstruction of the station during which a royal waiting room was provided, the track layout considerably altered and new carriage shed provided.

Ruthrieston: Looking east towards Aberdeen from the remains of Ruthrieston station in February 1997. [Ref query 5109]

Holburn Street: The view west into a fading sunset at Holburn Street not far from Ferryhill Junction.

Bridge of Gairn: View west to Braemar from the trackbed at Bridge of Gairn, just west of Ballater. When the line arrived at Ballater in 1866 the trackbed did not extend beyond. Shortly afterwards earthworks were continued west, under a new road bridge west of the station, to Bridge of Gairn before work ceased. These earthworks remain in fairly good repair for some of the length, now being a dirt road as seen here. After Royal involvement blocked the railway's extension west to Braemar, one of several plans for this extension was for it to meet a tramway to Ballochbuie Forest, just east of Braemar, for timber extraction.

Ballater: View west to the terminus at Ballater in 1997. The long main platform is in the centre, the goods yard was to the right, and the bay platform and carriage sheds were to the left. See image [[36796]].

In later years the platform was served by the unique Battery Electric Multiple Unit set which was built specifically for the line in the 1950s. The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board pushed the British Transport Commission to assess the concept, both hoping for a reduction in costs. The train was charged at Ballater and Aberdeen. It can now be found on the Deeside Railway at Milton of Crathes.

Ballater: View east from the platform end at Ballater showing the trackbed now largely occupied by housing.

Cambus o' May: Informative signboard at Cambus O' May in 1997 with a map of the line, scene with the battery rail car and crests of the Deeside Railway, Aboyne and Braemar Railway and GNSR.

Dinnet: View westbound at Dinnet goods, just over the level crossing from the station.

Dinnet: View towards Aberdeen from the estate office (former station building) at Dinnet showing the two platforms in 1997. With permission of the estate. A formal walkway now runs up the trackbed here.

Aboyne: The short tunnel at the west end of the former Aboyne station in February 1997. The west signal box (closed 1920) was located to the left at the end of the westbound platform so the signal box looking building, a shop accessed from station square, on the distant right is intriguing.

Dess: Looking to Aboyne on the Deeside Extension Railway in 1997.

Lumphanan: View east at Lumphanan. The station was to the right, now housing.

Torphins: View east to Aberdeen at Torphins in 1997 taken from station road. This road was severed when the railway opened, being replaced by a new road with an overbridge (Bridge Crescent) further west, the road now runs through the site again obliterating much of the station.

But not all. The grassy area was the approach road, from the left, to the station which was to the right. The post-railway house seen on the right is now a pottery, gallery and coffee house called Platform 22. The bridge remains standing a little distance behind the camera.

Glassel: Unusual signage and decoration at the entrance to Glassel station in 1997. The station building was still there, hidden behind the trees.

Stonehaven: The southbound platform building seen at dusk in 1997.

Milton of Crathes: Before any sort of re-opening work began, Crathes in 1997 looking west.

Drum: View east over the site of Drum station showing the two platforms.

Culter [2nd]: View east from the eastbound (Aberdeen bound) platform at Culter station.

Milltimber: View east at Milltimber station in 1997. At the time the conversion of the old station building didn't seem to be going too well.

Murtle: View to Ballater at Murtle in 1997.

Bieldside: View east over Bieldside station in 1997. No buildings, but at least the platforms remain.

West Cults: View west from the westbound platform of West Cults. Hm, quite a few 'wests' in that description.

Cults: View east at Cults in February 1997, when the two platforms were overgrown but still visible.

Pitfodels: View to Aberdeen from the west end of Pitfodels station in 1997.

Bridgeton [1st]: Looking South on the Rail Bridge over Dalmarnock Rd, Glasgow. Notice the young tree growth.

Bridgeton [1st]: Near to Dalmarnock Station below a section of track suddenly appears complete with Check Rail.

Dalmarnock: Dalmarnock Low Level Station.

Dalmarnock: Looking down on Dalmarnock Low Level from above.

Bridgeton [1st]: Suddenly the line widens and its 4 Foot disappears.

Bridgeton [1st]: Where to now? The line just breaks up before meeting the boundary fence with the operational railway

Bridgeton [1st]: Looking below to the operational railway ... notice the old line to the right.

Bridgeton [1st]: Old LMS Rail Chair just north of Dalmarnock Road

Bridgeton [1st]: Semaphore Signal runner.

Bridgeton [1st]: Semaphore Signal Pulley at the base of severed signal.

Bridgeton [1st]: Another angle of the Semaphore Signal Pulley and severed signal.

London Road Junction [Glasgow]: This picture was taken back in Feb 06 ... little did I know then that the life of the bridge was about to end. Baltic Street Bridge No 5 (Dalmarnock).

Edinburgh Waverley: Waverley Steps on 4 February 2007 from the cross-station walkway. The link to Princes Street has now been reopened pending commencement of work planned to take place later this (?) year which will incorporate escalators and a glass canopy.

Slateford Yard: View east over Slateford yard on Sunday 4 February 2007 showing First ScotRail stock occupying the west end of the stabling sidings. Beyond that in the south east corner of the yard is the engineers depot, surrounded by numerous track machines.

Edinburgh Waverley: The GNER 0950 Aberdeen - Kings Cross HST pulls out of Waverley on 4 February 2007 passing 90019, one of the EWS class 90s decked out in First ScotRail livery for use on the Caledonian Sleepers.

Edinburgh Waverley: Loooking west along Waverley platform 11 on 4 February 2007, with the 0950 Aberdeen - Kings Cross awaiting its departure time.

Mount Florida: 314201 at platform 1 1653 heading for Glasgow Central.

Mount Florida: Station could do with a refurb... any ideas??

Crosshill: Taken from overbridge entrance to Crosshill.... just screams refurbish me!!!

Edinburgh Waverley: EWS 90019 stabled at Waverley on 4 February 2007. The locomotive is one of a dedicated pool of 5 EWS locomotives in First ScotRail livery for use on the Caledonian Sleeper services between Edinburgh/Glasgow and London.

Pinhao: Pinhao is on the Porto to Pocinho line through Portugals Douro Valley. The station is renowned for the beautiful tiled wall pictures depicting local scenes. It is in the heart of the Port vineyards and enjoys a regular service of trains from Porto up to the railhead at Pocinho, near the Spanish border.

Pinhao: A close up of one of the many tile pictures on the exterior walls of Pinhao station. This one depicts a scene in the Douro Valley with Port barrels being loaded onto a boat, for transport downstream to Porto and export probably.

Regua: A narrow gauge railbus in the bay platform at Regua, waiting to form a service up the Corgo Valley to Vila Real. Alongside are the broad gauge tracks of the Douro Valley main line. The railbus will run on mixed gauge track to just beyond the distant motorway bridge before turning north See image [[18600]]. The truncated Corgo metre gauge line finally closed completely two years after this picture was taken.

Regua: Regua, in the Douro Valley, had a mixed gauge depot with a fan of tracks around a turntable but no shed building. The last depot switcher was metre gauge 0-4-0T No. E1, built by Henschel in 1922, which would shunt locomotives of both gauges and make up narrow gauge freights. It was preserved on a plinth after withdrawal in the 1980s and can still be seen from the Regua station platforms. See image [[43368]] of this locomotive when still in service.

Jamestown Viaduct [Inverkeithing]: A class 950 Track Assessment Unit heads south towards the Forth Bridge on 4 February having just crossed Jamestown Viaduct.

Jamestown Viaduct [Inverkeithing]: 66063 with the Linkswood (Leuchars) - Grangemouth empty tanks coming off Jamestown Viaduct on 4 February. Will this working be rerouted over the Alloa line at some future point? (Facing junction for Grangemouth...)

Kincardine: February 2008 view of the gated entrance to Kincardine Yard.

Bolton: A Northern Class 142 calls at platform 3, Bolton on 04 February 2010 while working a stopping service to Manchester.

Deansgate: Deansgate station, Manchester, looking east towards Oxford Road on 4 February 2010. Freightliner 66576 is about to run through the westbound platform light engine heading for Trafford Park container terminal.

Manchester Liverpool Road: Having arrived at Manchester Liverpool Road with the Royal train carrying Prince Charles, A1 pacific 60163 'Tornado' is seen on the rear of the ecs move as it leaves the Liverpool Road site. Since the construction of the Ordsall Curve the connection to the site has been severed and the new viaduct crosses from right to left a short distance behind the locomotive.

Manchester Liverpool Road: No 9... no, not Union of South Africa, but a working replica of the historic 2-2-0 locomotive Planet, seen between the former warehouses at what is now the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester on 4 February 2010. The locomotive was in steam to coincide with the visit of HRH the Prince of Wales and the Royal Train, hauled into the museum by A1 pacific Tornado.

Manchester Liverpool Road: A1 no 60163 'Tornado' at the head of the Royal Train having recently arrived from Preston at Manchester Liverpool Road station, now part of the Museum of Science and Industry. The photo is taken from Lower Byrom Street looking west through the gates of the museum. The chimneys on the roof of the building behind the loco are part of the station building.

Manchester Liverpool Road: The Manchester Liverpool Road station building of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway is often considered the world's first passenger terminus. It is seen at street level on 4 February 2010 almost 180 years after it was opened on 15 September 1830 by the Duke of Wellington. Although it only operated as a passenger station until May 1844, it continued in use as a goods depot until 1975. The red brick building on the corner, which predates the station itself, was purchased by the railway company and used as the superintendent's house. Today the station forms part of the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry and still contains several original features.

Wennington Junction: 150205, on a Leeds to Morecambe service, leaves Wennington and heads for Melling tunnel and Carnforth. This view was taken from the nearby bridge over the closed Lune Valley line See image [[27099]] that swings south west at this point as the Carnforth line turns north west.

Manchester Liverpool Road: A1 Class Pacific 60163 'Tornado' on the rear of the Royal Train as it is hauled ecs past the original Liverpool and Manchester Railway station building (on the left). Tornado had earlier hauled the train to the site bringing Prince Charles on an official visit.

Leyland: For just a brief moment, surprised commuters at Leyland on 4 February think their service to Liverpool has been upgraded, when 60163 Tornado appears with the Royal Train on its way to Manchester.

Woodford Halse: The lower and plainer bridge parapet on the left belonged to the Stratford-on-Avon and Midland Joint; while the blue brick and dressed stone on the right was Great Central. Perhaps this was why the MS&L was nicknamed the 'Money Sunk and Lost', and the GC the 'Gone Completely'. The S&MJ trackbed is now a nature reserve.

Woodford Halse: Unlike the station see image [[32799]], the station master's house at Woodford Halse is in fine condition in February 2011. It's a fair bet that the bit on the left wasn't a double garage in Edmund Watkin's day.

Milton Keynes Central: Road vs. rail: a down Pendolino forms an orderly queue for platform 6 at Milton Keynes as road traffic (more vehicles, less passengers) passes on the A5. View looks North on 4 February.

Woodford Halse: The twin arches of the former railway bridges to the north of the station site at Woodford Halse have their safety markings lit up by the setting sun on 4 February 2011. Figuratively speaking, the sun set on the Great Central some 43 years ago.

Woodford Halse: Looking North over the station site at Woodford Halse from the GC road overbridge in 2011. The link connecting with The S&MJ line ran off to the west just beyond the pond on the left. See image [[34070]]

Gilling: Long closed Gilling station looks little different from when the editor photographed it in 2008, but the old goods shed behind the station has now been tastefully converted into a luxury home, quirkily known as The Engine Shed. View from the level crossing westwards through the station site, beyond which there was a junction for the lines to Malton (closed 1930) and Pickering via Helmsley (closed 1953).

Thirsk: The Up Platform at Thirsk sees TPE 185150 departing on a service from the North East heading for Manchester Airport. View north towards Northallerton from the station footbridge. Not the most convenient layout as passengers travelling north have to climb the footbridge and cross the Up Slow line, descend to this booking office for their tickets and then climb the steps again to cross the fast lines to the Down Platform.

Nuneaton North Chord: Work progressing on Nuneaton's North chord on 4 February 2012, with the WCML running across the centre background. The concrete bridge under construction here will span a farm road.

Leyland: 86259 Les Ross in original BR electric blue livery rushes through Leyland station on 4 February hauling the Railway Touring Company's 'Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express' on the leg from Euston to Preston. From Preston the special would head for Carlisle via the S&C behind Black 5 no. 45305, returning via Shap to Carnforth where the 86 would take over once more for the return to Euston. See image [[37494]]

Bamber Bridge: Black 5 no 45305 picks up speed heading east through Bamber Bridge on 4 February 2012 hauling the 1Z87 leg of the Railway Touring Company's 'Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express' from Preston to Carlisle via the S&C route. The tour had originated at Euston and had been hauled to Preston by preserved Class 86 no 86259 see image [[37480]].

Thirsk: HST power car 43301 leads a southbound Cross County service on the Up Fast line passing through the middle of Thirsk's platforms on 4 February 2012. Stopping services can now only use the outer (slow line) faces of the island platforms. View north towards Northallerton.

Rylstone: The huge 6w-6wDH shunter Cracoe has worked at the Swinden Limeworks near Grassington since it was built for the task in 1994. It is seen here in its usual stabling position at what is now the end of the branch from Skipton. For a period after delivery Cracoe worked alongside former BR Class 08 08054 See image [[37527]] but that has since been retired into preservation at Embsay. Judging by the loco paintwork dust control at the quarry is clearly much better these days.

Clifton and Lowther: DRS 66305 waits with a long container train in the Up Loop at Clifton and Lowther for southbound WCML passenger services to overtake. The second line of trees above the train mark the course of the Stainmore line to Appleby (East) which diverged from the WCML just north of this point. The Down Line equivalent loop to this one is situated in Penrith itself See image [[41209]]

Haymarket: Dawn breaks over Haymarket on 4 February 2013, with the new train/tram interchange facilities beginning to take shape.

Clifton and Lowther: A Super Voyager heads north along the WCML towards Penrith. The train has just passed under the A6 road in Clifton village and is now crossing the M6 Motorway. The long closed station was some distance south of the village.

Edinburgh Waverley: Looking up to the new glazed walkway by Market Street entrance with a Scotrail 334 EMU in Platform 8 ready to leave with the 12.07 to Milngavie via Bathgate and a CrossCountry Voyager at Platform 9 just arrived on the 07.06 from Birmingham New Street, via York.

Clifton and Lowther: Southbound 11-coach Pendolino crossing the M6 Motorway at Clifton and Lowther, just to the south of Penrith, in February 2013.

Edinburgh Waverley: The new glazed entrance from Market Street and steps from the west side car park seen from platform 9 at Waverley Station in February 2013.

Wakefield Westgate: The new down side footbridge steps are sited approximately on the throat for the line into the former bay platforms at Wakefield Westgate. The view shows the north end of the original brick platform wall and the long concrete extension to beyond the new footbridge, together with a more recent short extension beyond. The roofline and clock tower seen through the canopy are located within the walls of the maximum security HM Prison Wakefield along the other side of Love Lane from the northern end of the station.

Newcastle Central: A group of staff undergoing a training exercise that appeared to revolve around Thunderbird 67024 stabled alongside Newcastle Central station during the late morning on 4 February.

National Railway Museum York: View from a train passing the National Railway Museum, York, on 4 February 2014. A4 Pacific 60009 Union of South Africa is in light steam, with the smoke-box door open, while West Coast Railway 37518, still carrying the Ian Riley name from its previous ownership, stands alongside.

Farington Curve Junction: The latest addition to the DRS fleet and first of the new Class 68 locomotives on a test run from Carlisle Kingmoor to Crewe on 4 February 2014. For this first trip out no 68002 was hauled by 90020 with eleven coaches, seen here passing Farington Curve Junction. The train returned to Carlisle later in the afternoon. See image [[46189]]

Farington Curve Junction: DRS 68002 Intrepid during a test run on 4 February 2014 passing Farington Curve Junction behind 90020 see image [[46188]].

Gyle Centre [Tram]: Edinburgh Tram 277 calls at Gyle Centre on a demonstration run on 4 February 2014.

Wakefield Westgate: The closed off steps leading from the Leeds bound platform at Wakefield Westgate to the now redundant south end footbridge on 4 February. Just one of the changes resulting from the opening of the new station building and footbridge.

Wakefield Westgate: Looking into the now closed concourse area of the old station building at Wakefield Westgate on 4 February 2014, with information monitors still operational.

Newcastle Central: View from the Neville Street entrance of the car park occupying the former goods depot alongside Newcastle Central station, looking along the former bay platforms towards the King Edward Bridge and Forth Banks with a ramp replacing the stop blocks to reach track level.

Selkirk Junction: The tracklaying train in action at Galashiels on 4 February 2015 near the site of Selkirk Junction.

Selkirk Junction: A bit of self-publicity from The Rail Offloading Team. Galashiels, 4 February 2015.

Barnetby: 153310 approaches Barnetby as coal empties set off for Immingham. 4th February 2015.

Kilmarnock: GBRf 66748 (purchased from Dutch Railways) photographed passing through Kilmarnock with loaded coal hoppers from Hunterston to Drax power station on 4 February 2015.

Lostock Hall: 60103 Flying Scotsman approaches Lostock Hall on 4 February 2016 on a loaded test run from Carnforth. This was the locomotive's first outing on the main line since its lengthy overhaul. It was however the second run the engine had made, the first being a 'light' test from Carnforth to Hellifield, before this trip from Carnforth to Hellifield, Blackburn, Preston and back via the WCML.

Edinburgh Waverley: Station Skipping: It's hard to depict these, but here's a photo of the departure board at Waverley showing a GQS train skipping Falkirk High, Linlithgow and Polmont.

Shawfair: A weak winter sun tries to break through the morning mist hanging over 'recycling corner' at the former Millerhill yard on a February morning in 2018. The southbound train is the 0911 (Sunday) Edinburgh - Tweedbank, seen here at the halfway point on its one mile journey between Newcraighall and Shawfair stations.

Tweedbank: During the day anyway there seems to be a set stabled at Tweedbank's Platform 2 (left) while Edinburgh trains come and go from Platform 1. I have long given up hope that the last units will ever be painted out of the pre-2008 livery. At least it gives a bit of variety. 4th February 2018

Newcraighall South Junction: Just a hint of early morning February sunshine at Newcraighall South Junction as a Tweedbank – Edinburgh train comes off the double track section from King's Gate and passes over the Network Rail access pad. The electrification masts serving the Millerhill freight lines run across the centre of the picture.

Newcraighall South Junction: ScotRail 170403 forming the 0845 Tweedbank - Edinburgh running north between Shawfair and Newcraighall on 4 February 2018. Beyond the sphere of the food waste processing plant is part of the large building site surrounding the under construction Edinburgh and Midlothian Recycling & Energy Recovery Centre. See image [[67767]]

Haymarket MPD: The new order seen at Haymarket MPD.

Manse Viaduct: A southbound Sprinter crosses the Manse Viaduct. In the background is Arrochar and the head of Loch Long.

High Morlaggan Railway Cottage: An ex-Oban Sprinter heads south by Loch Long.

Lostock Hall: John Cameron's A4 pacific No.60009 'Union of South Africa' has been on a day out from Riley & Sons workshop. It made a run from Castleton to Carnforth in the early hours of 4th February 2020 before going on a loaded test run around the Carnforth loop (via Hellifield, Blackburn & Preston). Running around 90 minutes ahead of schedule the train is seen passing Lostock Hall. Hopefully all went well with the run and the loco will be seen for a few more months on the mainline.

Preston: Northern Express Sprinter 158910 calls at platform 2, Preston in the winter sunshine with a Blackpool to York service on 4 February 2020. Today this route is almost always operated with CAF Class 195 units.

Manse Viaduct: Manse Viaduct, over An t-Sreang, is pretty tricky to photograph, being completely surrounded by trees.

Edinburgh Waverley: TPE Nova 3 802213 at platform 5 in Waverley with the 11.33 to Liverpool Lime Street on 4th February 2020. Alongside is the LNER 12.00 service to Kings Cross. Spot the difference ....

Manse Viaduct: A Sprinter on the Manse Viaduct with Arrochar and the head of Loch Long beyond.

Manse Viaduct: Just south of Manse Viaduct is fairly typical of the line above Loch Long - trees on either side of the line. Recently trees have been felled, rhododendrons cut back and fencing replaced.

Baillieston: 92043 returns the empty Edinburgh portion of the Lowland Sleeper to Polmadie in early February 2020. On that day the Lowland Sleeper had an uneventful run from Euston.

Edinburgh Park: The nose has it. The Up Highland Chieftain passed Edinburgh Park on 4 February 2020 lending the only variety to ScotRail services round these parts. It's funny to think of Azumas in the timeless scenery of the Highland Main Line. Mind you, I suppose HSTs looked at least as incongruous when they first appeared there.

Lostock Hall: Tail-end Crompton 33029 is dead on the rear of the 5M50 Carnforth to Carnforth via Hellifield, Blackburn and Preston loaded test run for ex LNER A4 60009 'Union of South Africa' on 4th February 2020. The train is passing Lostock Hall with the A4 already under Watkin Lane road bridge heading towards Farington Curve Jct.

Edinburgh Park: A service for Glasgow Queen Street via Cumbernauld calls at Edinburgh Park on 4 February 2020. 'Sighthill' station was a long time in gestation; during which the business area called Edinburgh Park appeared on one side of the line and the Hermiston Gait retail park on the other. Guess which one helped with the funding.

Glen Douglas Halt: A Sprinter heads out from Glen Douglas in moonlight. It is northbound and is about to turn north to run by Loch Long to Arrochar. This cutting has seen considerable tree-felling recently. The slopes of the Doune Hill are in the background.

Reston: Network Rail's plans for the new Reston station on the East Coast Main Line. The presence of a bus is interesting - perhaps going west to locations now bereft of a railway such as Duns. Maybe even as far as Tweedbank.

Reston: Network Rail's plans for the new Reston station on the East Coast Main Line. The station will be on a raised embankment with a high footbridge, waiting shelters and car park.

Annbank: On its return journey from Carlisle to Motherwell on driver training, DRS 66434 is seen on approach to Annbank on Friday 4th February 2022. The houses in the background call themselves Shieldsyard, Royal Mail call them Shieldyards and Network Rail name the bridge from which the photograph was taken, Shield Yard.