Farington Curve Junction: 40103 running light towards Preston on the Down Slow line at Farington Curve Junction, a scene unchanged today apart from the much missed Class 40s. The East Lancashire and Ormskirk lines can only be accessed from the slow lines here.

Dundee: A DMU departing from Dundee with a service for Edinburgh Waverley on 12 June 1981.

Farington Curve Junction: A Cravens 105 twin power car DMU to Colne leaves the slow lines south of Preston to climb up the Farington Curve. This view from Flag Lane is unchanged today (apart from the stock) and Bee Lane bridge in the picture is still an excellent vantage point.

Farington Curve Junction: Having just crossed over the WCML (off picture to the left), a Cravens 105 DMU drops down the 1908 built curve to join it at Farington Curve Junction with a Colne - Preston service. Coming in from the right is the line from Liverpool / Ormskirk. The scene is little changed since the photograph was taken in June 1981 apart from the DMU itself and the Liverpool / Ormskirk line, which has since been singled.

Kingussie: LMS 5025 northbound through Kingussie with a special on 12 June 1982.

Kensington Olympia: DEMU Thumper set 207010 stands at Kensington Olympia's platform 2 in June 1985. The special had recently arrived on a service via Clapham Junction in connection with an event being held at the adjacent Olympia Conference and Exhibition Centre.

Blantyre: Heading round the circle at Blantyre.

Dalmarnock: Glasgow bound 303 pausing at Dalmarnock in June 1987 before entering the gloom.

Rutherglen North Junction: View north from Rutherglen station in 1987 with Bridgeton Bank Yard (then a permanent way depot) on the right and the footway across the tracks to the Rutherglen Training School off to the left.

Hamilton Central: Hamilton Central.

Portobello Junction: An eastbound DMU passes Portobello East Junction in 1988.

Craigentinny Depot: 43052 passes Craigentinny in 1989 with only a short time to go before the ECML electrification project completed.

Portobello Freightliner Terminal: The closed Freightliner terminal at Portobello in 1989. The four lines to the left are the terminal, the next two to the right are the loop at the start of the Leith South branch and beyond is the East Coast Main Line.

Lochend Junction: Tracklifting at Lochend Junction. The double track Abbeyhill-Lochend Junction section was being disconnected and Lochend Junction to Craigentinny Junction singled.

Edinburgh Waverley: A 477 pushes a service west out of Waverley.

Princes Street Gardens Cutting: Eastbound 125 passing through Princes Street Gardens in June 1989. Note that the southern tunnel at Haymarket was closed at the time.

London Road Junction [Edinburgh]: London Road Junction. With Abbeyhill station behind, the line to Granton (left) and to Lochend Junction (right). Just off to the right the line divided again with the left fork being the line for Leith Central and right fork continuing to Lochend Junction.

Easter Road: Easter Road Junction being lifted in June 1989. The line straight ahead to Lochend is open, that to the right closed.

Greenloaning: A pastoral scene at Greenloaning with the former station building in use as a house, a vegetable garden and chickens. The view is to the north east in 1989.

Craigentinny Depot: An 08 shunts at Craigentinny.

Meadowbank Stadium: Looking to Lochend Junction (being lifted) from the single platform Meadowbank Stadium station (built for the Commonwealth games).

Leith Central: Leith Central immediately after demolition.

Rough Castle Sidings: A view of the Rough Castle opencast loading pad, near Falkirk, seen from a passing eastbound train in June 1989. In 2011 this remains in place, but overgrown.

Seafield Level Crossing: A 26 hauls a train out over Seafield level crossing and away from Leith.

Leith South Yard: Leith South yard viewed from the Caleys Leith East branch. An 08 shunts. [Additional by email; in the centre on road 19 are the white ICI tanks that were used for hydrocyanic acid traffic to Leith.]

Craigentinny Junction: Craigentinny Junction is where the west connection is made between Craigentinny Depot and the ECML. A westbound 125 is shown passing under the wires in 1989. The Moira Terrace bridges over the line give away that the line was formerly four tracks. Four tracks between Waverley and Portobello Jnct would be very useful today with the extra new trains from Edinburgh to Tweedbank. Perhaps the route via Abbeyhill and Lochend will see passenger trains again one day.

Abbeyhill Junction: 150.208 approaches Waverley from the east having just cleared the former Abbeyhill Junction in 1989.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: 101.360 enters Queen Street in 1989. The apparent tunnel portal to the right was for possible quadrupling of the line which never took place. It's all rather overshadowed by the Buchanan Galleries here now.

Baileyfield Switch and Crossing Works: Loading rails in the yard at Baileyfield switch and crossing works in June 1989. See image [[6694]]

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Queen Street looking towards to Cowlairs with 47/7s 47702 'Saint Cuthbert', left, and 47715 'Haymarket' on the right. 'Saint Cuthbert' had not long arrived and 'Haymarket' was just about to leave for Waverley.

Plates, signs, notices etc: Notices in the vestibule of a Belfast to Dublin express on 12th June 1993.

Plates, signs, notices etc: GNR (Ireland) sign at Skerries, north of Dublin, in 1993.

Lelant Saltings: A 2-car DMU photographed near Lelant Saltings on the St Ives branch in June 1995. The single platform 'park and ride' station was opened here in May 1978, specifically to cater for visitors to St Ives, and has proved a great success. The station is served by the half-hourly shuttle running between St Ives and St Erth on the main line. See image [[20823]]

Ropley: Southern Railway, Bulleid 4-6-2, unrebuilt West Country, 34105 'Swanage'. Another loco rescued from Barry in steam at Ropley on 12th June 1996.

Shippea Hill: A class 86 on the back of a diverted Liverpool Street - Norwich service being dragged through Shippea Hill by a class 47 in June 1997 (due to a fallen tree blocking the main line at Diss). The working is doubly unusual in that the train is also running wrong-line following a points failure.

Carlisle: The enhanced canopy at the north end of Carlisle platform 1 in the summer of 2002.

Drybrook Road: Drybrook Road station was in the middle of the forest where the Mineral Loop joined the Severn and Wye Main Line. It was two miles from Drybook and not even on a metalled road! The station closed to passengers in 1929. This sign, photographed in June 2002, was erected when the trackbed was made into a cycle path.

Carlisle: Virgin Trains 90013 The Law Society stands at Carlisle platform 3 on 12 June 2002 with a Euston - Glasgow Central service.

Falmouth Docks: Train and passenger waiting in the sunshine at Falmouth Docks station in the summer of 2002. Wessex Trains 150246 forms the 1320 service to Truro.

North Queensferry: 158 slows for the North Queensferry stop. Photograph taken from Deep Sea World.

Westcraigs: Remains of Westcraigs station looking east towards Armadale in June 2006. The 1862 station, built by the Bathgate & Coatbridge Railway, was located on the southern edge of the village of Blackridge in West Lothian and one and a half miles north of Harthill. Westcraigs lost its passenger service in 1956. [The station appeared in some timetables as Westcraigs for Harthill.] Platform remains can be seen together with part of the goods facilities to the right. Above these in the background is the roof of the station house, now in private ownership. Plans are afoot to build a new station to the east of here as part of the Airdrie - Bathgate reopening, although it would be named Blackridge, rather than Westcraigs.

North Queensferry: SPT 170 exiting the Forth Bridge on the north side of the River Forth

Rosyth Dockyard: Poignant sign of the times.

Forth Bridge: View west showing work in progress on the north pier in the summer of 2007. The deck behind the tarpaulin is 150ft from the river.

Forth Bridge: View south east over the Forth Bridge showing major works continuing. 12 June.

North Queensferry [1st]: Forth Estuary railway pier at North Queensferry (1878-1890). Connecting ferry from here to Port Edgar. This facility was closed to railway traffic on the opening of the Forth Bridge. The Road Bridge towers above.

Edinburgh Waverley: Close-up arty, pretentious, reflection shot of the 1205 Bournemouth Voyager at Waverley on 12 June.

Rosyth Dockyard: New roads are appearing within the Dockyard area. This pic taken from the new access highway looking east.

Yoker Ferry: View north-east from the island platform looking over the Rothesay Dock branch.

Rosyth Dockyard: West view of redundant Rosyth Dockyard cabin.

John Brown Engineering: With the demolition of these offices all that remains of the John Brown Shipyard is the crane and fitting out basin. The relocation of the shipyard from Govan to a greenfield site in Clydebank (then Barns O Clyde) led to the opening of the Glasgow Yoker and Clydebank Railway.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach: The pleasant looking Pleasure Beach station is ruined by the footbridge that seems to envelop it on both sides. 150207 departs for Blackpool South, just around the corner, on this former double track line now worked as a long siding from Kirkham North Junction.

Stirling: 'I see no new footbridge?'
'Errr... it's behind you...'
Works inspection team visit, Stirling, June 2008.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach: A brand new station opened at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1987 but with a traditional style canopy (does anyone know where the components for the canopy came from?). 150207 pulls in on a Colne to Blackpool South service on 12 June. View south towards Squires Gate.

Stirling North Junction: ScotRail 170408 passes Stirling North signal box on 12 June 2008 on a Dunblane - Edinburgh service. In the background a train for Glasgow Queen Street is approaching off the Alloa line.

Blackpool South: The former Up Lytham platform at Blackpool South now forms a car park boundary wall and all trains use the former down line. There was a mirror image of this platform curving round to the left on the direct line to Kirkham, which closed in 1967 and is now a link road from the M55.

Blackpool South: The shadow that was the four platform junction of Blackpool South, opened in 1903 to coincide with the new direct Kirkham line. Until 1964 the line continued to Blackpool Central under the overbridge beyond the buffers but is now a 12 mile siding from Kirkham terminating here in the former Lytham line down platform.

Edinburgh Waverley: GBRf Aberdeen - Harwich tanks routed through Waverley north side on 12 June. [Having photographed the train earlier passing Dalgety Bay, my own train into Edinburgh followed it, overtaking at Haymarket depot for a second chance!]

Stirling Forth Viaduct [SandD]: The 1141 Alloa - Glasgow Queen Street crosses the Forth Viaduct on the approach to Stirling station on 12 June 2008. Passenger services on the reopened Stirling - Alloa line had commenced a month earlier.

Stirling North Junction: The 1118 service from Glasgow Queen Street takes the Alloa line at Stirling North on 12 June 2008.

Stirling: A train for Glasgow Queen Street leaving Stirling on 12 June and passing under work in progress on the new footbridge spanning the south end of the station.

Stirling Forth Viaduct [SandD]: A DMU bound for Alloa crossing the Forth shortly after leaving Stirling in the summer of 2008.

Stirling North Junction: Looking west towards Stirling from the works site alongside Waterside level crossing, Causewayhead, on 12 June 2008. The 1218 Glasgow Queen Street - Alloa DMU can just be seen running north east below the castle shortly after leaving Stirling station. Less than two minutes later the train would pass behind the photographer as it turned east towards its ultimate destination see image [[43817]].

Stirling North Junction: Scene to the north of Stirling station on the afternoon of 12 June 2008. In the background a train from Glasgow Queen Street turns north east on the last leg of its journey to Alloa, while in the foreground a Dunblane - Edinburgh train is slowing for the Stirling stop.

Stirling Forth Viaduct [SandD]: EWS 60031 ABP Connect crosses the Forth Viaduct at Stirling on 12 June heading in the Alloa/Kincardine direction, presumably on a route familiarisation trip.

Alloa West Junction: The 1018 service from Glasgow Queen Street seen on 12 June 2008 approaching the footbridge that recently replaced the level crossing at Alloa West.

Cambus Loop: The 1018 service from Glasgow Queen Street approaching Alloa West on 12 June 2008.

Stirling: The new footbridge under construction at Stirling in June 2008. Departing for the south is ScotRail 'Alphaline' liveried 158869. Part of the Wallace Monument can be seen in the background above the rear of the first coach.

Stirling: An Alloa - Glasgow Queen Street train (left) and another on the Dunblane - Edinburgh Waverley route stand at Stirling station on 12 June 2008. Part of the new footbridge can be seen crossing the station in the background.

Stirling: 'The train at platform 6 is for Alloa only...' An afternoon service from Glasgow Queen Street pulls into Stirling on 12 June 2008 where passengers prepare to board for the last leg to Alloa.

Stirling North Junction: A Newcraighall - Dunblane service shortly after leaving Stirling on 12 June 2008 passes Stirling North signal box.

Stirling: Detail showing part of the entrance to the James Miller main station building at Stirling, photographed in June 2008. The category A listed structure dates from 1915.

Glasgow Central: 43007 of CrossCountry at rest at Platform 1 waiting to form the 0900 service to Penzance

Causewayhead: Waterside level crossing at Causewayhead, just to the east of Stirling. Scene in June 2008, some 3 weeks after recommencement of passenger services between Alloa and Stirling. Speeding east over the crossing is the 1218 Glasgow Queen Street - Alloa. See image [[56554]]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Approaching Blackpool Pleasure Beach from Squires Gate, on 12th June 2008, is 150207 on a service from Colne. This is the last station before the terminus at Blackpool South.

Betws-y-Coed: Arriva Wales 150264 on the 17.01 service to Blaenau Ffestiniog at Betws-y-Coed on 12 June. The narrow gauge tracks of the Conwy Valley Railway Museum run alongside the station on the right.

Gatehead: EWS 66086 makes its way over the Level Crossing at the village of Gatehead, Ayrshire, on 12 June 2009. Located on the single line section between Kilmarnock and Barassie, Gatehead station closed in March 1969.

Betws-y-Coed: The 1620 service from Llandudno, formed by Arriva Trains Wales unit 150264, drops a large contingent of passengers at Betws-y-Coed on the Conwy Valley line on 12 June 2009. The train will continue from here as the 1701 to Blaenau Ffestiniog. On the right is part of the Conwy Valley Railway Museum, built on the site of the old goods yard. [The name Betws-y-Coed, which translates as Prayer house in the wood, has been spelled with one T since June 1953]

Meon Valley Railway: Meon Valley Railway between Alton and Fareham. Overbridge to Home Farm near Chawton.

Meon Valley Railway: Meon Valley Railway between Alton and Fareham. Section of trackbed near Chawton, part of Jane Austen Walk.

Meon Valley Railway: Meon Valley Railway between Alton and Fareham. Overbridge to Southfield Farm near Farringdon.

Betws-y-Coed: The impressive station frontage at Betws-y-Coed, seen on 12 June 2009.

Inverkeithing Central Junction: 67025 rounds the curve at Inverkeithing Central Junction with an SRPS excursion from Glenrothes to Liverpool on 12 June.  67030 provided the tail lamp!

Helensburgh Central: Basking in the sun at Helensburgh on 12 June 2010, units 320303 and 320319 at the buffer stops.

Hayes Knoll: 5322 and 3717 stand together on Hayes Knoll shed during light up on 12 June 2010.

Parkend: Beautifully restored Parkend, on the preserved Dean Forest Railway, is seen on a quiet Saturday morning before the first train of the day. This view looks north towards the level crossing, beyond which are the buffer stops and limit of operation.

Mouldon Hill Extension: 4612 with a train on the Swindon & Cricklade Railway's Mouldon Hill Extension on 12 June 2010.

Norchard: Two stations for the price of one. This is the approach to Norchard Low Level, at the headquarters of the Dean Forest Railway. The station was built in the preservation era and, behind and above the platform buildings, the High Level station that was opened in conjunction with the reopening of the line to Parkend can be seen.

Lydney: Lydney was originally known as Lydney Junction (for the Dean Forest Railway) and was built on a broad gauge railway as evidenced by the distance between the platforms. The Dean Forest preserved line terminus is close to the mainline station. This view, past the signalbox that still controls the level crossing, looks towards Chepstow.

Chepstow: Chepstow sees a Cheltenham Spa to Maesteg service, formed by 158835, call to pick up a sizeable complement of passengers. Presumably these were mainly Saturday shoppers heading for Newport or Cardiff. Chepstow, or Cas-gwent as it is known in Welsh, is usually unstaffed but on Saturdays a kiosk, seen here under the awning on the Gloucester platform, is opened to sell tickets.

Parkend: The restored station buildings at Parkend, are a credit to the Dean Forest Railway volunteers. This view looks south towards Norchard and Lydney on a Saturday morning before the day's services had commenced. See image [[40767]]

Mouldon Hill Extension: 3717 en route to Mouldon Hill on the newly extended line of the Swindon & Cricklade Railway during a gala day on 12 June 2010.

Lydney Harbour: The remains of a wagon turntable on an old railway embankment overlooking Lydney Harbour with the lock gates and River Severn behind. A display board nearby showed pictures of coal, that had been brought down the Dean Forest Railway, being tipped into Severn barges from here and stated it was last used on 31st October 1960.

Chepstow: With the towers of the Severn Bridge visible in the distance, 158835 leaves Chepstow heading towards Severn Tunnel Junction, and ultimately Maesteg, with a service that origniated at Cheltenham Spa.

Norchard: A Derby DMU drops down past the signal box into Norchard Low level station to form the first train of the day to Lydney Junction. The Norchard stations were built in the preservation era at a site that was formerly used for industry. This view taken from the High Level platform on the Parkend line.

Mouldon Hill Extension: 5322 in ROD wartime khaki livery with a train on the Swindon & Cricklade Railway's Mouldon Hill Extension on 12 June 2010 en route to Hayes Knoll

Helensburgh Central: An Airdrie - Helensburgh service, formed by 320319, approaching its destination on 12 June 2010.

Boat of Garten: Strathspey Railway Ivatt 2MT Mogul no 46512 heading north midway between Broomhill and Boat of Garten on 12 June 2011 hauling 'The Strathspey Clansman'.

Edinburgh Waverley: Sunday morning view over Waverley east end on 12 June 2011 showing the ongoing work on the roof panel project see image [[28808]]. Down below, sleeper 'regular' EWS 90036 is stabled in the locomotive bays, while North Berwick units 322485 and 'new kid on the block' 380104 stand alongside. The 2 north side through platforms are unavailable for normal traffic at this time due to the ongoing works.

Hyndland: Works are underway at Hyndland to provide a new eastbound platform and relay the lines to allow bi-directional working at the present eastbound platform. This view faces west with an eastbound service entering the west end of the station.

Hyndland: East (or south!) end of Hyndland station looking towards Partick showing the works on the right for the track alterations and new footbridge (which will be behind the camera). The new eastbound platform will be to the left.

Wigan North Western: Station maintenance, Wigan North Western, 12 June 2012.

Hyndland: View from the footbridge of the west end of Hyndland station looking towards Jordanhill showing the works on both sides of the line in preparation for the additional platform. A new footbridge will be provided, a new eastbound platform on the existing loop line and the existing eastbound line will be made bi-directional. Gartnavel Royal Hospital pokes up above the treeline.

Dalmuir: Dalmuir's new station building viewed from the westbound platform of the Singer line. The station is still not quite portacabin free as the BTP have a building on the eastbound Singer line platform.

Peebles [2nd]: Looking north from Peebles in June 2012 along what is now the A703, from (as near as I can judge) the viewpoint used 45 years earlier see image [[21920]]. The footbridge under which I stood that day has been replaced by the ramp on the right.

Hyndland: Some works for the new footbridge and surveying for the new additional eastbound platform at Hyndland station. View at west end of station looking north.

Southport: A Liverpool bound Merseyrail emu approaching Duke Street level crossing on 12 June shortly after leaving Southport station.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Sadly the days of strolling along the Queen Street's platforms on a flying visit are over due to this long rank of barriers

Cullen Burn Viaduct: The trackbed of the Moray Coast line curves away towards Portnockie, just west of Cullen's longest viaduct. Stunning scenery on a beautiful June evening in 2012. The pretty and quirky Cullen golf club lies 80ft plus below the towering embankment. All that's missing is a railway! See image [[30341]]

Gogar Tram Depot: Lineup of Edinburgh Trams at Gogar depot on 12 June 2012.

Hyndland: This disused single track bridge is just to the west of the main bridge over Clarence Drive just south of Hyndland station. The former purpose of this bridge was for the Caledonian Railway trains to approach Partick Goods (CR) via a reversing spur parallel to the west side of line at Hyndland approached from the east side of Crow Road station. This goods depot predated the Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway, the Caley having running powers over the Stobcross line. The Caley depot is now a housing estate whereas the former NB depot is now Partick Shopping Centre.

Glenfarg North Tunnel: A distant Bill Jamieson framed in the northern portal of the second of two tunnels north of Glenfarg on 12th June 2013.

Glenfarg: Railscot contributor Bill Jamieson discovers a Vanfit north of Glenfarg village on the former direct Edinburgh-Perth route, looking north on 12th June 2013.

King Edward Bridge South Junction: DRS 37409 propelling Network Rail Inspection Saloon 975025 Caroline between King Edward Bridge East and South Junctions on 12 June 2013. Photograph taken looking south east from a train on the bridge. See image [[27710]]. [With thanks to all those who responded to this query]

Glenfarg South Tunnel: Bill Jamieson views the southern portal of the first of two tunnels north of Glenfarg on 12th June 2013.

Newcastle Central: The much photographed water tower alongside Newcastle Central, seen here on 12 June 2013. The plate reads NER 1891.

Newcastle Central: Spartan interior of a 142 unit standing at Newcastle Central in June 2013.

Bay Horse: A Bescot Down Yard to Shap Summit Quarry train of empty stone hoppers passes through Bay Horse on its way north in June 2013. DBS 66099 is in charge of the working and just about to meet K4 61994 and the Fellsman heading south See image [[43370]].

Glenfarg: An unidentified loading bank north of Glenfarg village, seen here looking south on 12th June 2013.

Zarubino: Class 20 lookalike, No TJMZ 1025, Zarubino, Russia, 12 June, 2013.

Glenfarg: A rail route obliterated by motorway - looking north towards Glenfarg village on 12th June 2013. The former NBR route from Cowdenbeath enters the view between field and forest to the right before disappearing under the M90. Hopes for reinstating a direct rail route from Edinburgh to Perth will probably rest on tunneling some four miles to Strathearn, initially through the hills to the immediate right of the motorway.

Tynemouth: Part of the concourse and footbridge at Tynemouth station in June 2013. The station recently underwent a major refurbishment.

Bay Horse: Rather than using the locos West Coast recently returned to service (45699 or 46115) on the first 2013 Fellsman it fell again to last year's success story, 61994 The Great Marquess, seen here heading south at Bay Horse. This year the train is timed one hour earlier and leaves Lancaster at 0708hrs.

Newcastle Central: CrossCountry Super Voyager 221 123 waiting to leave Newcastle Central on 12 June 2013.

Preston: DRS 47501 with 5 Mk2 coaches in DRS livery arrives at Preston station on 12 June 2013 in less than ideal conditions as evidenced by the gentleman with umbrella. The coaches were part of an ecs move from Eastleigh to Carlisle.

Westway Sidings: GBRf Metronet liveried 66722 within the loading area for spoil emanating from the Crossrail tunnelling complex at Royal Oak near Paddington Station on 12 June.

Tynemouth: A Metro service for South Shields leaving Tynemouth station on 12 June 2013.

Newcastle Central: Northern Pacer 142067 stands at Newcastle Central on 12 June 2013 with a service from Carlisle.

Swindon: South West Trains DMU 158881 is stabled in Swindon's west end up side bay on 12 June as 43130 leaves platfom 1 leading the 10.36 ex Paddington service to Cheltenham.

North Shields: Refurbished and re-liveried T&W Metro set 4075 calls at North Shields on 12 June.

Zarubino: The thriving metropolis that is Zarubino, Far East Russia, photographed from an arriving ferry on 12th June 2013. As can been seen, the place was as dull as the name suggests (I think it was once a state-run fishing port), although it was on a branch line at the eastern extremity of the Trans-Siberian Railway. It really was the end of the world. Railway interest is provided by the blue-liveried Class 20 lookalike loco and a couple of flat wagons trying to hide amongst the buildings on the jetty. The ferry was visiting this outpost of humanity on a trial basis from the South Korean east coast port of Sokcho, up near the border with North Korea, to Zarubino in the hope that Chinese traffic heading for South Korea might be attracted (the Chinese Border isn’t far away from Zarubino). Taking passage on our northbound ferry were the Osaka branch of Hell’s Angels and their motorbikes (you couldn’t make this up), who were last seen roaring off up the road just visible above the red roofed building in the photo, heading for Vladivostok I believe.

Brixworth: Looking north on the Brampton Valley Way at Brixworth, about a mile north of the heritage Northampton and Lamport Railway. In its declining years, this line between Northampton ad Market Harborough (closed in 1981) was only staffed overnight, for the passage of newspaper trains.

Farington Curve Junction: K4 no 61994 climbs away from Farington Curve Jct on 12 June 2013 with The Fellsman.

Jasper: Canadian National GE ES44AC diesel 2850 provides distributed power in the middle of a heavy westbound coal train passing through Jasper, Western Alberta, in June 2014. Gradients around Jasper can be as steep as 1:40 and the clever technology that allows distributed power greatly assists the efficient movement of freight through the mountains.

Putbus: The holiday island of Ruegen features an interesting mix of diesel, electric and steam traction. Here at the Putbus junction of the 750mm gauge Ruegensche Baederbahn and the standard-gauge branch from Bergen auf Ruegen, the two tracks merge into a dual-gauge final 5.8 kms to the terminus at Lauterbach Mole. On 12th June, a service from Goehren to Lauterbach is topped by narrow-gauge steam and tailed by a Class 251 narrow-gauge diesel of the Pressnitztalbahn operating company.

Jasper: Canadian Nation Railway General Electric GE C44-9W Nos 2559 & 2517 will undoubtedly have needed all their combined 8,800 horsepower to haul this heavy mixed freight up from the plains of Alberta as they head through Jasper further into the Rockies and towards the west coast.

London Bridge: The dead end platforms 11 and 12 at London Bridge, unusually devoid of trains. Photographed looking east from the concourse at dusk on 12th June 2014. See image [[10056]]

Ingliston Park and Ride [Tram]: 'Shades' definitely required by tram drivers heading east from Edinburgh Airport on the morning of 12 June 2014. A city bound tram makes its first stop at Ingliston Park and Ride in bright sunshine. Note the original livery has already been changed to match Edinburgh's rebranded bus fleet. The official colour description is 'madder and white' although it had been suggested that 'madder and madder' would have been more appropriate... See image [[3925]]

Didcot Parkway: 66118 dead in the sidings alongside Didcot station on 12 June 2014, now in DB Schenker colours.

Didcot Parkway: Freightliner 66502 with an eastbound container train at Didcot on 12 June 2014. Unfortunately the locomotive went on to suffer a brake fire at Tilehurst, resulting in closure of the GW main line for approximately two hours.

Didcot Parkway: 66187 standing in the yards at Didcot on 12 June at the head of a covered car train.

Didcot Parkway: Colas Rail 66850 runs east light engine through Didcot station on 12 June 2014.

Jasper: Via Rail Canada branded F40 PH-2 loco No.6420, and some considerably lower coaching stock, stabled in a siding at Jasper station on 12th June 2014.

Sellafield: Passing shot showing DRS 20304 and 37217 resting between movements at Sellafield on 12 June 2014.

Didcot Railway Centre: Ex-GWR 0-6-0 Pannier tank 3650 at work on the GWS demo line at Didcot on 12 June. Note the spark arrester.

Jasper: It is often the case in North America that some of the most historic architecture is associated with railway stations. The Canadian National Railway station in Jasper, Alberta is no exception. It was built in 1925, is well preserved and arguably the most attractive building in the town. In addition to serving Via Rail's passenger trains along with those of the Rocky Mountaineer it also acts as a transport hub with Greyhound buses, rental cars and bicycle hire all using the facilities.

Jasper: Considering the extreme winter weather around Jasper, and the fact that it has been on open display near the station since 1972, Canadian National U1 4-8-2 No.6015 looks in pretty fair condition in June 2014.

London Euston: The only DRS electric locomotive, 90034, enjoys the evening sunshine (notice both cab sunblinds are fully down) on 12 June, as it prepares to take the Virgin Mark 3 set from Euston to Birmingham.

Bargeddie: Deck beams waiting their turn to be fitted between the welded side sections at the west end of the bridge on 12 June.

Bargeddie Bridge: View of the Bargeddie bridges on 12th June - the new M8 railway viaduct under construction on the left and the Cutty Sark bridge over the A8 on the right. The new bridge when completed will be moved to its final position during a two week line closure in July. See image [[50755]]

Braehead Viaduct: View from the north of the new bridge under construction on 12th June 2015. The supporting columns for the bridge are already sunk in the embankments.

Balshaw Lane Junction: 350401 brings the Manchester Airport to Glasgow Central TPE service over Balshaw Lane Jct on 12 June 2015.

Eastfield TMD: Grab shot of 55003 Meld (actually 55022 Royal Scots Grey I believe) at Eastfield on 12 June 2015 with stock for St Rollox.

Woodacre Crossing: The Highland Sleeper passing Woodacre on 12th June 2015 heading south behind DBS 90021. The train was running 115 minutes late at this point, resulting in a rare opportunity to photograph the sleeper passing through Lancashire in daylight.

Woodacre Crossing: 6am on 12th June 2015 and the early morning sun illuminates DRS 66433 and a long infrastructure train making its way north from Crewe to Carlisle, seen here approaching Woodacre.

Braehead Viaduct: End on view looking east showing contractors working on the deck of the bridge structure on 12th June 2015. The degree of curvature of the steel bridge can be clearly seen from this angle. The rectangular grey boxes are temporary cabins erected over the locations of the main welds to protect the welders from the elements.

Armadale: A service was held on 12 June to inaugurate this paving-stone at Armadale Station marking the centenary of the death of Lance Corporal William Angus VC who was born nearby. The citation reads...
For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty at Givenchy on 12 June 1915, in voluntarily leaving his trench under very heavy bomb and rifle fire and rescuing a wounded officer who was lying within a few yards of the enemy's position. Lance-Corporal Angus had no chance whatsoever in escaping the enemy's fire when undertaking this very gallant action, and in effecting the rescue he sustained about 40 wounds from bombs, some of them being very serious.

Braehead Viaduct: The size of the structure can be appreciated in this view from the south west of the construction site on 12 June. The rectangular grey boxes on the left side of the structure are temporary cabins erected over the locations of the main welds to protect the welders from the elements. Completed welds can be seen to the right. See image [[51623]]

Braehead Viaduct: View west on 12th June 2015 with contractors working on the deck of the new bridge at the Bargeddie end. The sections of the sides have been welded together and deck beams fitted.

Newcraighall South Junction: The 0911 Edinburgh - Tweedbank passes below Whitehill Road bridge in heavy rain, shortly after restarting the 0911 Edinburgh - Tweedbank from Newcraighall station on 12 June 2016. ScotRail 158871 is about to run past the Biogen attenuation pool before entering the double track section at Newcraighall South Junction.

Rosyth: West Coast 47832 nears Rosyth with a Thornton Yard - Bo'ness empty stock working from the previous day's Liverpool excursion. 47854 is on the rear.

Kyle of Lochalsh: Just arrived at Kyle as the 17.54 from Inverness, 158703 is dwarfed by a shipload of turbine blades about to be trucked to a wind farm in Glenmoriston. The Vectis Osprey is carrying 12 blades, each of them, at 51.7 metres, longer than the 158 unit. In other news, it is possible, but not advisable, to drive a car onto the platform at Kyle.

Oubeck Loops: A broadside view of 88003 Genesis, heading north at the Oubeck Loops on 12th June 2017. This was the first Class 88 electro-diesel to haul the Tesco Express and these single locos are replacing double headed diesels.

Craigton Industrial Estate: I came across this section of track in Craigton Industrial Estate just East of Cardonald station recently. 1936 OS map appears to show a biscuit works? (Does anyone know about the biscuit works, perhaps part of McDonalds Bakery?) The view looks west with the Glasgow-Paisley line behind the building to the right. The site became Howden's compressor works from 1947 until 2014. The trackwork was taken out of use around 1960, making this short section an unusual survivor. Access was from a reversing spur behind the camera, a siding from Cardonald station.

Bingen: One of the delights of travelling on train EC6 (Eurocity) from Mannheim to Cologne on 12th June 2017 was sampling the traditional First Class accommodation on this Swiss Railways service from Interlaken to Hamburg. Seats were comfortable and matched to windows, allowing the best possible views on the delightful run along the west bank of the Rhine gorge north of Bingen.

Bingen: Swiss Railways' train EC6 from Mannheim to Cologne on 12th June also offered the delights of a traditional buffet / bistro car - available to both First and Second Class passengers.

Belfast Central: East side elevation of Belfast Central Railway Station on the evening of 12 June 2017. Photograph taken from alongside East Bridge Street, with Mays Meadow car park on the lower level to the left. The modern looking station underwent a major refurbishment between 2000 and 2003.

Belfast Great Victoria Street: View west over Belfast's Great Victoria Street station during the early evening of 12 June 2017, with Larne and Bangor line DMU services at the platforms.

Nuneaton Abbey Junction: DB Cargo train 483K from Birch Coppice (a GBRf facility) to London Gateway about to pass over the West Coast Main Line at Nuneaton hauled by DBS 66034.

Nuneaton Abbey Junction: Train 499K from Lawley Street to Felixstowe heads for the flyover at Nuneaton.

Belfast Central: The imposing frontage of Belfast Central Station, seen here looking across East Bridge Street in June 2017.

Belfast Great Victoria Street: One of the NIR Translink Class 4000 CAF units standing at platform 1 of Belfast's Great Victoria Street station on 12 June 2017. Unit 4012 is operating a Bangor line service.

Leyland: DRS 88003 heads north between Leyland and Farington Jct with the Daventry to Mossend 'Tescoliner' on 12 June 2017. This was the first northbound working on this container service with one of the new Class 88 locomotives.

Carstairs: DRS 88003 speeds along the Down Main at Carstairs with the Daventry - Mossend Tesco train on 12 June.

Edinburgh Waverley: Platform 12 at Waverley has been so thoroughly ripped up that its hard to believe it is being extended rather than abolished. Meanwhile, the building behind it, which will in due course need to be demolished, is still in use.

Abington: The 10 coach Virgin Trains 0851 Edinburgh Waverley - London Euston glides along the Clyde Valley southbound between Abington and Crawford on 12 June 2018.

Beattock Summit: After leaving the loop at Beattock Summit on 12 June 2018, Colas Railfreight 70809 rejoins the race north with the traffic on the parallel A74(M). The train is the 0832 Dalston Oil Terminal - Grangemouth (Ineos) empties.

Denfinella Viaduct: It's difficult to fit the full height of this bridge with a camera phone. Note the viaduct to the right and large drop down into the Den Finella.

Fryton Crossing: View looking in an easterly direction from the trackbed at the much modified former Fryton Gatehouse, sited between Hovingham and Slingsby, in June 2018. Whilst it is not possible to walk west on the trackbed fully to reach Hovingham Station, it is possible to walk east through to Slingsby Station; and the delicious cakes available there

St Ninians Level Crossing: An Edinburgh service passes the remains of St Ninians level crossing, photographed from the substantial footbridge which replaced it. The approach to Stirling used to be pretty industrial, and a few old factory buildings survive.

Polmaise Junction: This northbound service has just passed the site of Polmaise Junction; the colliery branch was in the clump of trees to the left and there were sidings where the containers now stand. The site of the next Junction South, Plean, is marked (more or less) by the ever-belching chimney of the board factory at Cowie.

Stirling: An Alloa service pulls out of its usual Platform 6 at Stirling on 12 June. Behind it, Platforms 4 and 5 have no passenger departures as they are not signalled for them, yet for some reason retain their numbers.

Stirling: This footbridge to the Platform 9/10 island will be a casualty of electrification, or at least it won't survive in its present form. Note that it had what seems to be a little office under the stairs, not unlike the one I'm writing from.

Stirling: The Up Highland Chieftain calls at Stirling on 12 June. This train has been run by HSTs since its inception in 1984 - longer that many other railway 'eras' of the past. It forms the only express service to Edinburgh - all ScotRail trains call at all stations.

West Kilbride: The 11.53 from Largs to Glasgow Central waits to leave West Kilbride on 12th June 2018.

Stirling North Junction: It looks as though Stirling North, like Dunblane, is going to have its semaphores under wires. The signal box as a structure will certainly survive come what may as it is Grade A listed. A service from the north approaches Stirling station on 12 June.

Brock: 45690 Leander took charge of the second 2018 Fellsman, seen here passing Brock on the morning of 12th June.

Brock: DRS 68034, yet to have its Victorious nameplates fitted, pilots 68005 Defiant with the Crewe to Sellafield flasks on 12th June 2018. The train is approaching the site of Brock station, closed in 1939.

Lamington: The 0832 Dalston - Grangemouth tanks run north through Lamington on 12 June 2018 behind Colas Railfreight 70809. The site of Lamington station (closed 1964) is on the other side of the bridge from which the photograph was taken see image [[58629]].

Royal Border Bridge: The River Tweed at low tide looking upstream from the Berwick end of the Royal Border Bridge Tuesday 12 June 2018 taken from the 05 26 Stirling-Kings Cross Virgin East Coast HST.

Beattock Summit: Colas Railfreight 70809 photographed shortly after being routed into the down loop at Beattock Summit on 12 June 2018. The train is the 0832 Dalston Oil Terminal - Grangemouth (Ineos) empty tanks.

Fryton Crossing: The sign says it all below the floral array by the former Fryton Gatehouse, sited between Hovingham & Slingsby stations

Inverkip: Although there are still Class 314s around, 320s seem to have taken over their duties in Inverclyde - pending arrival of 385s. A Wemyss Bay to Glasgow service calls on 12 June 2019. Until 6 months previously the next stop would have been IBM but this has closed - without me noticing until now. From a passing train it doesn't look closed and still has its signs. It has disappeared from the ScotRail network map however.

Elgin: The new order at Elgin. The 1800 to Aberdeen terminating at Inverurie arrives in Elgin on Wednesday 12th June 2019, a very wet day.

Bishopton: A Gourock to Glasgow stopping service draws up at Bishopton on 12 June 2019. At least with summer foliage there is nothing now to see of the former ROF sidings behind the train.

Inverkip: Inverkip seems to be semiotically challenged. Sign near Inverkip station (and school) seen on 12 June 2019.

Granton Harbour: The Royal Forth Yacht Club's premises occupy the site of Granton (Harbour) station. The platform of this rather unassuming station was more or less where those cars are parked and the platform line occupied what is now the roadway.

Brock Water Troughs: A June evening on the Lancaster Canal at Brock as 397004 heads for Edinburgh with a TPE service from Manchester Piccadilly.

Granton Pier: Telescoped view of the middle pier at Granton, once rail served with a station right of centre. The western harbour was to the left of the roadway but this has largely been filled in. The pier and the western breakwater are therefore considerably shorter than they were in the days when they were rail-served.

Granton Pier: The world's first train ferry left from this spot where you sailed for Burntisland to continue your journey north. Odd to think that a number of people would safely make the crossing on a stormy 28th December 1879 then end up in the water while crossing another estuary on a train.

Banchory [2nd]: The site of Banchory station, photographed during permitted exercise on 12th June 2020. The small picture fixed on the tree was a photo of a Cravens DMU, taken when the station was still in operation. See image [[73420]]

Banchory [2nd]: During permitted exercise on 12th June 2020 I was at the site of Banchory station. Fixed onto a tree was a photo from when the station was still in operation, which I thought this was a nice touch.

Silverstripe Siding: The 1863-64 OS 25 map shows the probable original layout of the sawmill and its siding and loading bank. The original name of this location was Silverwell. The sawmill was established in 1855 by A&G Paterson of Glasgow three years after the railway arrived. The name changed soon after to Silverstripe/Silverstrype which name persisted until the early twentieth century when it became Silverbank as it remains today. The blue area was probably a reservoir for supplying water to the sawmill 'engine house' which by some mechanical means possibly a belt or band supplied a rotary motion to the vertically mounted saw blade in its pit. So-called manufactured wood i.e. cut timber would have been carted downhill to be loaded onto wagons for onward movement to Aberdeen; the route down the slope to the loading bank from the mill is clearly shown. Uncut timber was also loaded here and at Banchory Station. Added by Charlie Niven. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland. See https://maps.nls.uk/copyright.html

Haymarket: Street Soccer Scotland have adopted Haymarket in partnership with ScotRail and LNER and the planters there have been branded appropriately. Planters at Arbroath have similarly been taken over by this new partnership.

Bainfield Level Crossing: D6851 and D6817 with the Three Peaks from a Seat railtour, are seen heading for Oban on 12 June 2021 as the train passes Bainfield Level Crossing to the east of Cardross. The River Clyde is in the background.

Vogrie Park Miniature Railway: Vogrie Country Park Miniature Railway is normally operated on summer Sundays by the Esk Valley Model Engineering Society, this was suspended by the pandemic. Track can be seen behind the sign board.

Geilston Crossing: Ian Riley's Black 5 44871, with support coach, passes Geilston crossing on day 2 of a move from the NYMR to Fort William. This was a replacement for 45212 which had gone south to Toton earlier in the month, reportedly for tyre turning.

Woodacre Crossing: 43046 leads the LSL 'Midland Pullman' set south through Woodacre running from Carlisle to Bristol on 12th June 2021. This was the return leg of a tour that ran out via the S&C and back over Shap. This was my first sight of this newly created excursion set and it looks absolutely splendid.