Eastfield MPD: ScotRail Scottie Eastfield Depot transfer - March 1986.

Rough Castle Sidings: View from a train passing Roughcastle coal loading point, west of Falkirk High, on a cold and snowy 1 March 1986. The loco is F C Hibberd 'Planet' 4wDM 3716 of 1955, which is now preserved on the Tanfield Railway.

Wallyford: 305 501 passes the new station construction at Wallyford with the 13.37 Edinburgh - North Berwick service on 1 March 1994.

Maxwell Park: A skeletal-looking Maxwell Park station in March 1998, before restoration. See image [[7458]] for the 'after' picture.

Milngavie: A Class 320 stands at Milngavie in March 1999, nicely illustrating the exact match between operator livery and station colour scheme in this period. Attractive yes, but perhaps a little backwards-looking.

Giffnock: A 4-car 156 set for East Kilbride halted at Giffnock on 1 March 1999.

Haymarket: 117 313 at Haymarket platform 2 with a Cowdenbeath service on 1 March 1999

Bearsden: 320 316 on a Milngavie service calls at Bearsden in March 1999.

Tintern Tunnel: The southern portal of Tintern tunnel in March 2002. The branch to Tintern Wireworks veered off left at this point. The tunnel is due to be reopened as a footpath (which will continue across a new bridge to the old Tintern Station) in a Sustrans Connect2 scheme.

Carstairs: A GNER Kings Cross - Glasgow Central service glides slowly through the down platform at Carstairs after negotiating the tight crossover from the Edinburgh line on 1 March 2006. The train is passing Jarvis/Fastline tamper 73423 held in the station loop.

Carstairs: Virgin Thunderbird no 57308 Tin Tin is standby locomotive at Carstairs on 1 March 2006.

Carstairs: A Jarvis/Fastline tamper held in the station loop at Carstairs on the morning of 1 March 2006.

Carstairs Shed: West Coast Railway Co maroon class 47 no 47854 standing in the yard at Carstairs in March 2006.

Powderhall Loop: EWS 66230 about to leave Powderhall depot with the Binliner on 1 March 2007.

Glasgow Central: Busy busy busy! Traffic piled up outside Glasgow Central, with 5 trains coming or going.

Glasgow Central: 67007 crossing the Clyde Viaduct to collect the Caledonian Sleeper.

Powderhall Loop: The driver of 66230 applies the Order of the Boot as the morning Binliner pulls away from Powderhall refuse depot on 1 March 2007 with a full load of compacted waste containers.

Seafield Level Crossing: Coal empties from Cockenzie power station destined for Leith Docks entering Leith South yard on 1 March 2007 behind EWS 66085. The train is passing a line of impressive looking railway vehicles which have recently appeared alongside the yard's south wall... where they took up residence... see image [[56685]].

Seafield Level Crossing: Coal empties held at Seafield level crossing on 1 March 2007 on their way back from Cockenzie power station to Leith Docks.

Leith South Yard: Coal empties head west through Leith South Yard towards the docks in March 2007, passing loaded hoppers ready to to be uplifted. Burntisland stands in the background on the north shore of the Forth.

Powderhall Loop: Early morning prowler. 66230 creeps along the Powderhall branch to pick up the morning Binliner for Oxwellmains on 1 March 2007.

Seafield Level Crossing: Empties from Cockenzie power station returning to the coal import terminal at Leith Docks held at Seafield level crossing on 1 March awaiting access to Leith South yard.

Barton and Broughton: Barton and Broughton station closed in 1939 but the station building survived as a pair of houses next to the down WCML until finally demolished in the summer of 2013. Pictured from the overbridge looking north in March 2008. See image [[44079]] (SD 515364)

Barton and Broughton: The old station building at Barton and Broughton, photographed in 2008. Although the station had closed in 1939 the building became two houses that were still occupied when seen here but, sadly, was demolished and the site alongside the line cleared in 2013. See image [[44079]]

Barton and Broughton: Sitting by the bridge over the main line on the opposite side of the road to Barton and Broughton Station this house could be mistaken for a railway property but is shown on an 1893 map as the Lodge at the end of a long driveway to the then Newsham House. The WCML, and the exit from the down Barton loop, is immediately behind the garden See image [[24856]]. (With thanks to Vic Smith for additional information).

Preston: 150143, with a class 156 unit leading the 4-car formation, runs into Preston station from the south on 1 March 2009.

Uffington: 70013 Oliver Cromwell heading west with a special to Newport via Bristol Parkway and the Severn Tunnel on 1 March. Taken on the GWR mainline close to the village of Uffington about ten miles east of Swindon. The engine had just taken water at Challow and was accelerating away with great gusto. Very pleasing to the ear.

Preston: 150143 northbound running into Platform 1 at Preston station on 1 March with a service for Blackpool North.

Ribble Viaduct [ELR]: The former East Lancashire railway viaduct over the River Ribble south of Preston seen on 1 March 2009. The trackbed is now fenced off but the footpath is still in use.

Uffington: A First Great Western HST seen heading east at Uffington, Oxfordshire, bound for Paddington on 1 March 2009. Much quieter now they have their new engines.

Whitehouse North Junction: The former Whitehouse North Junction, looking south on 1 March 2009. The path on the left led to Todd Lane and Bamber Bridge on the East Lancashire Railway; the path to the right to Whitehouse West Jct and Penwortham Cop Lane on the West Lancashire Railway.

Preston: Voyager 221144 departs from platform 3 at Preston on 1 March 2009 with an afternoon service to Birmingham New Street.

Ribble Viaduct [ELR]: Looking over the Ribble Viaduct, south of Preston, which once carried the East Lancs lines. View towards Bamber Bridge on 1 March 2009.

Tebay: The future is looking brighter for the remaining two carraiges of the Class 502 EMU which have recently been moved from storage out in the open at Tebay, to new secure storage, under cover at Burscough in West Lancashire where more effective restoration can continue. [See recent news item]

Ardmore West Signal Box: Glasgow bound 320314 passes what was once Ardmore West level crossing on 1 March 2010. Since my previous visit to the site see image [[15297]] the base of the old SB has been replaced by this building and the user worked gates replaced by automatic half barriers. The location is also now known as Moss Road AHB.

Carrbridge: Eight weeks to the day since it left the rails at Carrbridge, class 66 locomotive no 66048 is about to be hauled onto a low loader before being taken to Inverness for partial dismantling, prior to being shipped to Derby for further attention.

Ardmore Level Crossing: Looking west from Lyleston Farm down towards the River Clyde on 1 March 2010 as an an eastbound Class 320 unit heads towards Ardmore East level crossing.

Tebay: Scene at Tebay on 1 March 2010, looking over the formation of the old NER route to Kirkby Stephen, with the WCML in the background. Here stand the last survivors of the former LMS Liverpool - Southport emus. Introduced in 1939 and latterly classified 502, these units boasted air operated doors, not unlike those used on the 303 sets in Glasgow some 20 years later.

Oubeck Loops: A Colas track machine has climbed the bank heading south out of Lancaster and is slowly approaching Oubeck where it is signalled into the Up Loop. The street lamps mark the line of the A6 main road, which follows the WCML for several miles south from here to beyond Galgate.

Findhorn Viaduct [Tomatin]: DRS Class 37 locomotives 37218 and 37510 with a snowplough front and rear crossing Findhorn Viaduct on their way back to Inverness from Blair Atholl on 1 March 2010. These big ploughs are based in Inverness and have seen a lot of use this winter.

Ardmore Level Crossing: Looking south along the unclassified road at Ardmore Point towards the River Clyde on 1 March 2010. The barriers are down at Ardmore East level crossing as a Glasgow bound Class 320 passes.

Newtonmore: DRS Class 37s nos 37510 and 37218 on snowplough duty just south of Newtonmore on their way to Blair Atholl on 1 March 2010.

Ardmore Level Crossing: A Class 320 seen heading west towards Craigendoran and Helensburgh from Moss Road, Ardmore, on 1 March 2010.

Hurlford Signal Box: Hurlford 'box is basically closed completely, (and boarded up, as can be seen), despite the official party line that it's merely 'switched out' - has been for years anyway, and may now be officially in the ranks of the closed signalboxes on the line. Retention may be due to persistent rumours that W.H. Malcolm, or similar, was going to take over the former Johnnie Walker bonded stores at Barleith.

Bilston Glen Viaduct: About to head north across Bilston Glen Viaduct on the trackbed between Loanhead and Roslin on 1 March 2011.

Gregson Lane: Colas Rail Class 66 no 66843 heads west passed Gregson Lane towards the WCML with the daily Carlisle to Chirk log train on 1 March 2011.

Loanhead: By 1966 the Glencorse branch had been closed beyond Bilston Glen Colliery on the south side of Loanhead. Coal traffic generated by the pit, latterly supplying Cockenzie PS, kept the last section of the route back to Millerhill open for a further 25 years. Less than half a mile north of Bilston Glen the line passed below a road bridge near Loanhead town centre, seen here in March 2011, almost 20 years after the last coal train had gone.

Loanhead: The old goods yard and shed at Loanhead, seen here on a sunny spring afternoon in 2011. After abandonment by the railway the facility had been taken over by the local council as a storage depot. (The attractive wooden shed was later replaced by a larger modern metal structure.) View is north east with the trackbed running beyond the fence on the left.

Ramsgreave and Wilpshire: A Manchester Victoria - Clitheroe service formed by 156425 departs north from Ramsgreave and Wilpshire station on 1 March 2011. This station was a new creation on the reopening to passenger services in the 1990s. The previous Wilpshire station was on the bend to the left and the Clitheroe bound platform can just be seen on the curve.

Ramsgreave and Wilpshire: A late running Clitheroe - Manchester Victoria service is seen just south of Ramsgreave & Wilpshire station. Having completed the climb over the summit it is now on the downhill section to Daisyfield Junction and its next sheduled stop at Blackburn.

Loanhead: Following closure of the Loanhead branch (latterly serving Bilston Glen Colliery) in 1989 the trackbed between Loanhead and Roslin became a popular walkway (see image [[2331]]). In early 2011 work began on extending the surfaced route north from the former Loanhead station as part of what has now become The Rosslyn Chapel Way. The photograph shows work on the extension getting underway in March of that year. (See image [[78058]]).

Galabank Junction: An unidentified 0-4-0 heading south along the trackbed of the Waverley route towards Stow on 1 March 2013.

Attleborough: The march of progress! Close up of the Honeywell Radar Head which now controls the level crossing barriers and signalling at Attleborough, Norfolk. The last signalman left the now redundant cabin in December 2012. See image [[42341]]

Attleborough: By December 2012 the Attleborough level crossing gates have been replaced by barriers. The semaphore signalling has been replaced by CLS. The signalman has been replaced by the shiny white Honeywell radar head on the right. The gates and signalling are described as radar - operated. The local community wishes to take over the signal cabin (1905) as a museum. For the first time in its history the station is unmanned. View towards Norwich in March 2013 see image [[36465]].

Redbridge Viaduct: Probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Shortly after leaving Tweedbank and crossing the River Tweed into Galashiels the Waverley route passed below a bridge carrying Winston Road. This view north west on 1 March 2013 shows the site of the now infilled bridge straight ahead, with the walkway on the right diverging from the trackbed and climbing to meet Winston Road. The close-up on the left shows an exposed part of the infilled bridge projecting from the embankment.

Tweedbank: The trackbed of the Waverley route looking north from Tweedbank towards Galashiels on a bright March morning in 2013. The route here drops down towards the Red Bridge where construction activity is taking place. The houses of Langlee are visible on the other side of the Tweed. For the view south from behind the collapsed fence at the top right of the picture see image [[42223]].

Tweedbank: End of the line. Works limit marker at Tweedbank station site on 1 March 2013. Similar markers appear in the area off to the left, which is designated as a future parking area for around 250 cars.

Tweedbank: Looking south east along the trackbed of the Waverley route on 1 March 2013 towards the site of Tweedbank station, planned terminus of the Borders Railway. In the background the Eildon Hills stand just beyond the town of Melrose.

Hurlford Signal Box: By March 2013 all the track at Hurlford inside the boundary fence (quite literally) had been lifted although the shunt signal, and the main line ground signals at the crossover just north of the 'box, were still in position, and operational, I assume. Also, by that date, the main line connection had been partially dismantled in what has become normal Network Rail practice these days as far as I can tell, ie the frog removed and replaced with plain rail. In this case, the frog was simply dumped right there.

Clackmannan and Kennet: In 2014, the Stirling to Longannet line was re-laid after only 6 years of use. The original metal sleepers were replaced by concrete versions and the track bed brought up to a higher standard in view of the continuing wear and tear from the heavy coal trains to Longannet power station. At the time, the investment was predicated on the power station remaining in operation until at least 2025, but shortly after the upgrade had been completed, closure was brought forward to March 2016. This photo shows the upgrading work in progress in Clackmannan on 1st March 2014.

Bromsgrove: A CrossCountry Voyager approaching Bromsgrove station on 1 March 2014 with a service from Bristol to Edinburgh. The train is about to ascend the Lickey Incline.

Bromsgrove [1st]: The CrossCountry 1100 from Glasgow Central to Bristol on 1 March 2014 has just descended the Lickey incline and is passing through Bromsgrove station some 6 and a half hours into the journey.

Lee: Lee station, south-east London, looking towards Dartford on 1st March 2014. This station was opened with the Dartford via Sidcup Loop from Hither Green to Dartford on 1st September 1866.

Carnforth: One of the many skills tested at simulated rail crash 'Exercise Mallard' at Steamtown in 2014 was the work of the Fire Service Urban Search and Rescue teams, seen here making an overturned bus secure before paramedics entered to remove the live 'casualties'.

Carnforth: Lancashire emergency services personnel practising Triage skills in a MkII coach at West Coast Railways' Steamtown during 'Exercise Mallard' in 2014. This simulated a train and bus collision with casualties suffering varying degrees of injury and needing to be safely removed from the rail coaches and the bus.

Wapping: Class 378 unit on a southbound London Overground service about to depart from Wapping station and enter the eastern portal of the historic Thames Tunnel, on 1st March 2014. Designed by Sir Mark Brunel, father of Isambard Kingdom, construction of the world's first under water tunnel began in 1825 and took 18 years to complete. It opened as a pedestrian subway in 1843 and, despite shops and the occasional fair being held, it was little used and was later taken over by the East London Railway Company with the first trains running through from the south as far as Wapping in 1869.

Carnforth: A Lancashire Emergency Services exercise took place at Carnforth on 1st March 2014 using some coaching stock in sidings at the old steam shed, now owned by West Coast Railways. Here a Lancashire fire crew deal with the incident in front of the old coaling tower.

Carnforth: Exercise Mallard at Carnforth on 1 March 2014 tested the emergency services response to a major rail incident in Lancashire. This image, taken from the station platform, shows some of the responder agencies involved working in the West Coast Railways yard.

Lock 11 [Dunardy] [CC]: Dunardy Bridge is unique in being the only hand-operated rolling bridge which goes across a lock chamber. It is sited at Lock 11 on the Crinan Canal. The bridge has been modified in recent years such that it runs on flat-bottomed rail secured by Pandrol clips!

Bromsgrove [1st]: London Midland services meet at Bromsgrove on 1 March 2014. On the left is a Hereford to New Street service and on the right New Street to Worcester, both operated by class 170 dmus.

Carnforth: On the back road at Carnforth, behind the Barrow line platform, 46115 Scots Guardsman and support coach have reversed off the shed and are waiting for the northbound Cumbrian Mountain Express to be handed over.

Shawfair: View south showing progress at Shawfair station on 1 March 2015.

Inverkeithing East Junction: DBS 66097 passes Inverkeithing East Junction on 1 March with an empty Alloa - Millerhill ballast train.

Newcraighall South Junction: To the left the lines run south into Millerhill yard while on the right the Borders Railway turns towards Shawfair. Between is the slightly alien landscape that now dominates this part of the old down yard. The buildings and tanks are part of the under construction food waste recyling (anaerobic digestion) plant which will serve Edinburgh and Midlothian. Scene early on Sunday 1 March 2015.

Edinburgh Waverley: New carrier. A section of the departure board at Waverley on Sunday 1 March 2015.

Challow: B1 61306 at Challow on the GWR main line with The Cathedrals Express taking on water on 1 March 2015.

Inverkeithing East Junction: Power car 43300 with Virgin East Coast branding passes Inverkeithing East Junction on 1 March 2015 with the 13.47 Aberdeen - London Kings Cross service.

Kaim Points: View east over the stub of the former Roslin branch looking towards the south end of Millerhill yard on 1 March 2015. The line closed following the last train from Bilston Glen Colliery in 1991 and the trackbed has now been severed by the new Borders Railway which runs north-south directly behind the camera. The recent addition in the foreground looks like an old chest freezer (?)... or possibly redundant point heating apparatus?

Kaim Points: Looking west along the former Roslin branch in March 2015 between Shawfair station and the Edinburgh City Bypass, showing where the trackbed has now been breached by the new Borders Railway. The south end of Millerhill Yard is behind the camera see image [[65740]]. Beyond the railway work is underway on the rerouted A6106, while the modern building in the left background is a private hospital, part of the new Shawfair development.

Gorebridge: The old station building at Gorebridge, still looking remarkably well on 1 March 2015 as work continues all around on the platform, car park, access roads etc... etc.. See image [[21520]]

Glenesk: Looking north towards Glenesk Junction and Viaduct on 1 March 2015. The walkway/cycleway which previously continued over the viaduct now turns east onto the Dalkeith branch trackbed beyond the metal fence on the right. See image [[39780]].

Millerhill Yard Up Arrival Sidings: The former up yard at Millerhill seen looking south from Whitehill Road on 1 March 2015. The yard access road is on the right and the admin block stands in the centre background. Part of the old yard has been earmarked under the EGIP plans as the location for a new electric train depot.

Kaim Points: The stub of the Roslin branch at the south end of Millerhill Yard, latterly used as a reversing spur. Photograph taken looking east in the spring of 2015. The old trackbed is now crossed by the Borders Railway route between Shawfair and Kings Gate Points running just behind the camera see image [[50526]]. [Ref query 24 September 2018]

Lowesby: A view towards Leicester (Belgrave Road) in March 2016 from the point where the B6047 crossed the GNR branch from Marefield at Lowesby station. Unfortunately the trees on either side of the trackbed prevent a complete view of the site and time did not allow a visit along a very roundabout route using the public right of way. The station here closed in 1957.

John O' Gaunt: A view towards the north east on 1st March 2016 at the viaduct to the south of John O' Gaunt station on the closed line from Melton Mowbray. Passenger services ceased in 1957 but freight continued until 1964.

Dundee: The new footbridge installed just west of Dundee station, viewed from a passing train.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: A pigeon (which seems to have enormous and dirty feet) wonders what it is going to do for dinner when the food outlets on the concourse at Glasgow Queen Street close later this month in connection with the Cowlairs tunnel improvement work.

Dundee: A view of the east end of Dundee station, which has been opened out for the new waterfront development.

Dundee: The East end of Dundee station has been opened out to facilitate the new waterfront development. Note the vintage warning sign!

Kirbymoorside: Heading west from Kirbymoorside to Helmsley there still remains a lengthy section of intact trackbed running on sections of embankment from Starfitt Lane level crossing before running across the impressive Kirkdale Viaduct. See image [[58392]]. After the viaduct a short section of the solum of the line running west has been covered and grassed over upto overbridge HMY14 on Kirkdale Lane, seen here in a view looking west. Beyond the bridge the route of line has been obliterated either side of the A170 road, through to just east of Nawton Station, as a result of land being ploughed out to allow planting of arable crops. See image [[75962]].

Kirbymoorside: Looking north east to the extended crossing keepers cottage sited on the east side of the former Starfitt Lane level crossing, with the line running across from the piece of dark ground at centre left of view. The line ran along two short lengths of embankment between Kirkdale Viaduct, some 250 metres to the west, and the level crossing, and then entered a shallow cutting, now infilled where is forms the cottage garden, en route east to Kirbymoorside.

Kirkdale Viaduct: View east across the Kirkdale Viaduct, west of Kirkbymoorside, with the parapet intact complete with remains of the metal safety fencing still in situ. I was informed that the scouting organisation use the viaduct to absail down to the ground alongside the Hodge Beck.

Poulton-le-Fylde: Weekend pre-electrification work is continuing on the Blackpool line in 2017. At Poulton-le-Fylde the last remains of the extended island platform have been removed as has a semaphore signal and the long disused loop where coal trains for Fleetwood could wait until the branch had cleared. 156468 leads a four coach Manchester Airport to Blackpool North service approaching Poulton on 1st March 2017. See image [[29502]] for the same location in 2010.

Swindon: 166 209 is a rare sight in these parts, the 160's tend not to go past Didcot. Perhaps it was heading for one of the local wheel lathes such as Bristol St. Phillips Marsh or Cardiff.

Poulton-le-Fylde: Pre-electrification work at Poulton-le-Fylde is taking place during winter weekends in 2017. The old Down loop has been removed along with other clearance work. 150214 leads a Hazel Grove service away from the shortened island platform on 1st March 2017. See image [[28706]] for the same location in 2010.

Swindon: Swindon had the pleasure of Tornado passing through enroute to Cardiff. Paddington-Reading-Swindon-Chippenham-Filton-Severn Tunnel-Cardiff. Passing time ~ 1150, 30 mins. late due to a freight train failing. This was the first steamer of the year through Swindon, although if you listened to the local media, you would think it was the first steam train since 1965.

Kirkdale Viaduct: A short distance to the west of Kirbymoorside the line from Pickering to Helmsley and Gilling East ran across an impressive 3 arch viaduct over farmland and the Hodge Beck, and, as this 2017 view looking south towards the A170 trunk road shows, the tall viaduct still stands proud at the end of a long section of extant embankment running from the former level crossing on Starfitt Lane to left of view.

Swindon: Swindon had the pleasure of Tornado passing through enroute to Cardiff. Paddington-Reading-Swindon-Chippenham-Filton-Severn Tunnel-Cardiff. Passing time ~ 1150, 30 mins. late due to a freight train failing. First steamer of the year through Swindon, although if you listened to the local media, you would think it was the first steam train since 1965.

Edinburgh Waverley: With no trains running because of heavy snow Waverley is oh so quiet as well as being unnaturally dark because of the amount of snow on the glass roof. In this shot staff outnumber passengers 2 to 1. One wonders what the passengers are doing there at all, considering the board shows that all train are cancelled and the digital announcer is wearily intoning the same thing without pause.

Edinburgh Waverley: The departure board at Edinburgh Waverley on red weather alert day, 1 March 2018, is predictable. I feel that the last entry is there to offer a glimmer of hope which will turn out to be illusory.

Balgreen [Tram]: A store of rails for the tram line extension at Balgreen.

Shettleston Junction: A detailed inspection of the disused three track GBH&C railway bridge over Gartocher Road took place overnight at the end of February 2019. The resident pigeons were most unhappy at the disturbance.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Robert Peel contemplates the new Queen Street.

Edinburgh Waverley: Waverley's new Platforms 5 and 6 have been train-ready for several days, but this is the first time I've seen either in use. The first train ever, perhaps?

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: A quick mobile phone grab shot through the Dundas Street viewing window, kindly provided by Balfour Beatty for curious passers by. Even more kindly, no one had parked any large items of construction plant right next to the window today. See image [[67815]] for another view on the same day.

Midland Junction [Nuneaton]: This disused bridge on the former Nuneaton station avoiding line (the Birmingham to Leicester line while Abbey Street station was still open) has survived being hit by a 40-tonne truck, but the truck (just visible behind the bright red recovery wagon) tipped over onto its right side, and was certainly more damaged than the bridge. Why is it so difficult for truck drivers to read height restriction signs? Old Hinckley Road was closed for six hours - the consequences could have been horrific if the truck, sliding out of control on the wrong side of the road, had hit an oncoming car. POSTSCRIPT: this was one bash too many for Nuneaton Council - the bridge was demolished on 15th-16th February 2020.

Coatbridge Central: A picture of Coatbridge Central station in the 1970's taken from a temporary wall on Coatbridge Main St. surronding the site of a demolished fire damaged building which depicts old scenes of Coatbridge.

Seacombe Ferry Terminal: Seacombe Ferry Terminal, seen from the ferry 'Royal Iris' on 1st March 2020. Like the others on the Mersey it is equipped with floating landing stages, which at low tide can mean a very steep climb from the stage to terra firma. The tall building alongside is a ventilation shaft for the Wallasey Road Tunnel.

Liverpool Pier Head: The very modern building at Liverpool Pier Head terminal is in a similar style to other modern waterfront buildings such as the adjacent Liverpool Museum, but not the Liver and Cunard buildings behind. Seen from an approaching Mersey Ferry on 1st March 2020.

Birkenhead Shore Road Goods: Shore Road Goods Station in Birkenhead, was opened by the CLC around 1888 and closed in 1961, but it lives on and is now owned by Wirral Borough Council, who partly use it as their Archives Store. Seen here on 1st March 2020 it has been very tastefully restored and is now known as the Cheshire Lines Building.

Royston and Notton [2nd]: Looking across Lund Hill Lane by the extremely weather-worn former slow / goods line bridge, at the north end of the former Royston & Notton Station on the old Midland Main line to Leeds, to the Station House sited just above the bridge.

Liverpool Pier Head: HMS 'Prince of Wales' moored at the cruise terminal near the Pier Head during a public visit to Liverpool on 1st March 2020. Seen from the ferry 'Royal Iris' crossing to Seacombe the huge carrier looks a little more complete than when photographed on the Clyde in 2015. See image [[52271]].

York: Former Scotrail unit 170476 at York on a Northern service on 1st March 2020.

Birkenhead Woodside: The floating landing stage at Birkenhead (Woodside) seen from Mersey ferry 'Royal Iris' on 1st March 2020. To the left of the pier is the site of the GWR Woodside station, which as late as 1967 had six through trains to Paddington each day but closed that same year with express services concentrated across the water in Lime Street. To the right of the picture the CLC Goods Station at Shore Road can also be seen behind the riverside buildings.

Royston and Notton [2nd]: Looking west down Lund Hill Lane towards Royston town centre, to the extremely weather-worn former slow / goods line bridge, at the north end of the former Royston & Notton Station, on the old Midland Main line to Leeds. The bridge now carries the single track line serving Monk Bretton Glassworks. Off view to the left is the former Station House sited just above the bridge. See image [[72605]].

Liverpool Pier Head: The increasingly busy Liverpool Cruise Terminal was host to an unusual visitor on 1st March 2020 when 'HMS Prince of Wales' moored there for a week long official visit to the city. Seen from a Mersey Ferry departing for Seacombe on 1st March 2020.

Villanova: I used to think a 9-coach Pendolino was a short set, but this is Virgen on the ridiculous. Historic Spanish locomotive cab on show at Villanova, near Barcelona.

Sitges: The town of Sitges, near Barcelona, has rather quaint dual street signs, based on ceramic tiles. The upper sign (which might as well say Station Street, because that is where this street ends) has more than a touch of Rowland Emett about it.

Redford Barracks Branch Canal Bridge: After the Redford Barracks construction branch crossed the Union Canal (out of sight, left distance) it turned sharply southwest. The line would have been lifted 20 years before suburban housing first appeared here, but surprisingly perhaps the old cutting at this point was left as a gap in the houses. It remains discernable to this day.

Arbroath: In March 2022, major reinforcement is taking place on the main line at Arbroath, alongside Kerr's model railway, which can just be seen in the foreground and from where the rails on the embankment originated.

Arbroath: Material delivered to Arbroath in March 2022 as part of the major reinforcement of the line down the side of Kerr's model railway.

Inverness Airport: As work continues to create the £14m Inverness Airport station, Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth, visited site to see first-hand the progress that has been made. The project will deliver a two-platform station on the Aberdeen-Inverness line with step-free access, via a footbridge with lifts. Work also includes the creation of a passing-loop (a second line of track through the station) and the closure of Petty Level crossing.

Inverness Airport: An aerial view of the new under construction Inverness Airport station looking west.