Joppa [2nd]: Haymarket A3 no 60037 Hyperion brings a southbound ECML service through Joppa station on 14 June 1958.

Helensburgh Central: V1 67664 arriving with a train at Helensburgh Central on 14 June 1958.

Haymarket Shed [2nd]: Gresley A4 Pacific 60024 Kingfisher at Haymarket in 1959, having been made ready to move off shed and run to Waverley station... once somebody checks the tender loading.

Haymarket Shed [2nd]: A3 Pacific 60041 Salmon Trout stands at Haymarket shed without a tender in June 1959.

Haymarket Shed [2nd]: Class D49 4-4-0 no 62709 Berwickshire stands outside Haymarket shed in June 1959.

Redcastle: The RCTS/SLS Joint Scottish Tour approaches Redcastle from the east in June 1960. This station still stands in a good state of preservation.

Avoch: Just west of Avoch was Rosehaugh Crossing. On the 14th of June 1960 the RCTS/SLS Joint Scottish Tour approaches the crossing

Munlochy: GNSR 49 at Munlochy with the 1960 RCTS/SLS Joint Scottish Tour.

Muir of Ord: The 1960 RCTS/SLS Joint Scottish Tour leaves the Fortrose branch at Muir of Ord rejoining the Thuro and Wick to Inverness mainline.

Avoch: The 1960 RCTS/SLS Joint Scottish Tour approaching Avoch from Fortrose bound for Muir of Ord.

Whistlefield Halt: Whistlefield Halt, photographed on the day of closure, 14th June 1964.

Chester MPD: Locomotives in the yard at Chester diesel depot in the summer of 1970. In the background is Chester No 5 signal box, which controlled the north end of the Chester triangle as well as the entrance to the depot.

Chester MPD: Locomotives and multiple units stabled in the yard at Chester diesel depot during a pleasant Sunday morning on 14 June 1970. BR Sulzer Type 2 no 5041 stands nearest the camera.

Ayr Viaduct: A type 2 about to cross the River Ayr southbound in 1977 with empty coal hoppers destined for Waterside.

Ayr Viaduct: Southbound coal empties passing Ayr No 1 box on the approach to Ayr station in 1977.

Saughton Junction: 25232 approaching Saughton Junction on 14 June 1978 heading north on the Fife Lines with a mixed freight. Trams now pass over the line at this point! See image [[34412]]

Kyle of Lochalsh: Ex-GWR saloon no 9004 photographed on a train at Kyle of Lochalsh on 14 June 1983.

Mallaig: 37190 stands at Mallaig on 14 June 1983.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: 37190 ready to leave Glasgow Queen Street on 14 June 1983 with train 1B07 for Fort William and Mallaig.

Dunblane: Saturday afternoon shoppers disembark from a Glasgow Queen Street - Perth working on a very warm June 14th 1986. This was one of the last passenger workings on the line one could expect to be Class 27 hauled. While waiting at Queen Street to leave on one of these services, a young rail enthusiast came into my compartment and declared that I'd better prepare for a long journey. He reckoned that there were too many coaches for the Class 27 at the head of the train to lift up Cowlairs incline. Incredibly, he was right - the train stalled mid-incline, services out of Queen Street were disrupted, a class 37 had to be sent to the rescue and I got home an hour late. Respect!

Barrhead: Barhhead South SB on 14 June 1997. Situated to the north of Barrhead station and since renamed plain Barrhead.

Larbert: Larbert North signal box in June 1997.

Lochwinnoch: A Class 318 about to pass through Lochwinnoch Station with a fast train to Glasgow.

Kilbarchan: Looking west, this shows the approach to Kilbarchan Station and the Road bridge it crosses. The station had an island platform, platform 2 being off to the right.

Kilbarchan: Looking west to Lochwinnoch, this shows where platform 1 was, platform 2 was in among the trees. This stretch of trackbed is now part of the Cycle Network.

Hayes Knoll: Preserved electro-diesel E6003 Sir Herbert Walker operating on the Swindon and Cricklade Railway on 14 June 2008.

Ayr: 334s head to head at Ayr on 14 June.

Ashford International: The CTRL at Ashford International on 14 June 2008, with a Paris bound Eurostar in the background speeding towards the channel tunnel.

Paisley Gilmour Street: The impressive main entrance to Gilmour Street station, Paisley, on 14 June 2008.

Hayes Knoll: The Swindon and Cricklade Railway on 14 June 2008 with preserverd electro-diesel E6003 at the platform. The locomotive was withdrawn by BR as 73003 in September 1993.

Faversham: A Ramsgate bound train stands at Faversham in June 2008.

Euxton Balshaw Lane: 156490 heads south from Euxton Balshaw Lane station on 14 June 2008 with a service to Liverpool. The Class 156 has been adorned with NRM York vinyls. To the rear left of the unit is a road type warning sign indicating a signal in 221 yards. The signal, seen ahead of the train, controls access onto the two track section to Wigan at Balshaw Lane Junction.

Bowling: 320 317 at Bowling on 14 June with an Airdrie service.

Helensburgh Central: 320 312 stands at the buffer stops at Helensburgh Central on 14 June.

Helensburgh Pier: The layout below decks on the MV Seabus, with seating for 90 passengers, berthed at Helensburgh on 14 June pending the next crossing to Kilcreggan and Gourock. According to the SPT website... In the event of the late arrival of the last commuter train at Gourock 1810 the ferry will wait a maximum of 10 minutes to ensure travellers get home [sic].

Helensburgh Pier: MV Seabus, the 2007 purpose built replacement for the 71 year old MV Kenilworth, now plying the route between Helensburgh, Kilcreggan and Gourock, use of which is included in the cost of the £16 SPT Daytripper ticket. The vessel is shown just off Helensburgh on 14 June prior to making the crossing to Gourock via Kilcreggan.

Cathcart: 314 209 for Neilston pulls into Cathcart on 14 June 2008 alongside one of the experimental small childrens waiting rooms...

Glasgow Central: Strangely disquieting notice at Glasgow Central on 14 June 2008. Why only Males (note capitalisation)? Are females worse?

Bowling [CR]: The course of the Caledonian line to Dumbarton sweeps past the western end of the Forth & Clyde Canal at Bowling on 14 June.

Euxton Balshaw Lane: Looking north towards the road bridge at Euxton Balshaw Lane station on 14 June as the guard checks the passengers off a service from Liverpool heading for Blackpool North.

Euxton Balshaw Lane: Northbound arrival at Euxton Balshaw Lane station on 14 June 2008 as 150142 draws to a halt with a Northern Trains service from Liverpool to Blackpool North. The station is located on the slow lines with the fast lines off picture to the left.

Gourock: External view of Gourock station on 18 June 2008, with a temporary entrance and booking office in operation pending the planned development of a modern rail/bus/ferry interchange.

Hawkhead: Scene at Hawkhead station on 14 June 2008 with 156 432 arriving on a Paisley Canal - Glasgow Central service.

Euxton Junction: Voyager 221102 hurries north past Euxton Junction with a Birmingham to Glasgow service on 14 June 2008. The junction is at the rear of the train with the line to Chorley, Bolton and Manchester veering off to the left from the WCML. Recent vegetation clearance on the west side of the tracks has made a vast improvement to photographic opportunities in the area. For once palisade fencing has not replaced the traditional fencing which has been renewed at the same time.

Muirend: The generous canopy at Muirend station seen on 14 June looking towards Neilston.

Paisley Gilmour Street: An emu off the Ayr line runs into Gilmour Street on 14 June en route to Glasgow Central. On the right are the lines to Wemyss Bay and Gourock.

Ayr: View south along the main platforrm at Ayr towards the buffer stops and station exit on 14 June 2008 as a train prepares to leave for Glasgow Central.

Cathcart: Standing under the canopy at Cathcart station on 14 June 2008 looking south. Coming in from the left is the line from Newton to Glasgow Central via Maxwell Park.

Muirend: 314 209 pulls away from Muirend on 14 June bound for Glasgow Central.

Helensburgh Central: Saturday evening at Helensburgh Central on 14 June, with the glass platform canopies letting in the evening sunshine. View out along platform 1, occupied by the recently arrived 320312.

Muirhouse Junction: 156 496 restarts from a signal stop on the G&SWR route at Muirhouse Junction on 14 June.

Paisley Gilmour Street: 314202 calls at Paisley Gilmour Street on 14 June.

Scotstounhill: 320 312 leaves Scotstounhill on 14 June city bound.

Pollokshaws West: Southbound arrival at Pollokshaws West on 14 June is 156 495 on a Glasgow Central - Barrhead service.

Burntisland [1st]: The old Edinburgh & Northern station buildings and a pair of disused cranes, seen from across the dock at Burntisland on 14 June 2009. [Unknown to me at the time the cranes were about to become history and have since vanished.]

Claughton: Although close to the village centre Claughton (pronounced Klafton) station closed as early as 1853. A level crossing remained however and Crossing Cottage is still a private residence with a lawn on the former trackbed, finally closed in 1966. View west towards Caton and Lancaster. Map Ref SD 564667.

Lostock Hall: Looking west from Watkin Lane, Lostock Hall, on 14 June 2009 as a Northern DMU heads for Preston with a Colne - Blackpool South service. What is now wasteland on the left of the picture is the site of the former Lostock Hall (10D) shed, one of the last outposts of steam on the BR network. Officially closed on 5 August 1968, the building continued to be used by British Rail Engineering for a further 20 years before being finally demolished in 1990.

Claughton: One of the aerial ropeways serving Claughton brickworks still operates from the claypits on Claughton Moor. The other was dismantled in the 1990s. This is the final bit of the ropeway where the buckets cross the A683, drop into the wheelhouse and discharge their load of clay. View towards Lancaster. The Lancaster to Wennington railway was behind the brickworks and the trackbed runs very close to the A683 both sides of Claughton village. Map Ref SD 563664.

Kinghorn: 66 173 and 66 047 at either end of a short PW train standing at Kinghorn on Sunday 14 June. Hard against it is the end of a much longer, ballast train.

Lostock Hall: With the slow lines south of Preston closed for track renewals, services to and from York/Leeds and Blackpool were diverted via Farington Junction during the evening of 13 June and the morning of 14 June. A Blackpool bound 158752 is seen having just left the East Lancs lines at Lostock Hall Junction on 14 June 2009. Once it reaches the WCML at Farington Junction it will have to reverse in order to reach Preston via the Down Fast line. Note the building to the right of the photograph - considering how close the location is to the WCML some might find it a little surprising that The Railway public house sign features an LNER A4 in garter blue!

Burntisland East Junction: 66 101 stands at the head of a ballast train at Burntisland East Junction during Sunday engineering works on 14 June 2009

Drumgelloch [1st]: Drumgelloch no more... What must be one of the shortest lived stations of the modern era - Drumgelloch (old) terminus, opened in May 1989, closed in May 2010 and now gone! Looking west over the site towards Airdrie on 14 June 2010 from the replacement overbridge carrying Crowwood Drive, with work continuing apace on preparations for the double track Airdrie - Bathgate link. See image [[29370]]

Airdrie: Wide view over the west end of Airdrie station on 14 June 2010, during works in connection with the Airdrie - Bathgate reopening. On the left is rubble from the recently demolished signal box see image [[9676]], while beyond that the foundations for the new eastbound platform are being prepared. The towers which will support the new footbridge and lifts have also been erected. Approaching platform 2 is 334023 with a Drumgelloch - Helensburgh train, while 320316 waits in bay platform 1 with the next departure for Balloch . The station siding on the right is occupied by 320310.

Paisley Gilmour Street: Freightliner 66 598 accelerates through Paisley Gilmour Street on the Down Ayr line on 14 June after biding its time in Arkleston loop.

Drumgelloch: ...Long live Drumgelloch! Work underway on construction of the new Drumgelloch station on 14 June 2010. View west towards the station site from the new bridge carrying Towers Road, opened a few days previously. The new Drumgelloch stands approximately 550m east of the original and adjoins the site of the former Clarkston (Lanarks) station which occupied the area immediately below the camera (the electricity sub station behind the grey metal fence on the right was built on the site of the main station building). Clarkston (Lanarks) station opened in 1862 and closed to passengers in 1956. See image [[20208]]

Paisley Gilmour Street: Class 334s coming from (left) and heading for Gourock meet at Paisley Gilmour Street on 14 June 2010.

Drumgelloch [1st]: Trackbed preparation work in progress on the Airdrie - Bathgate route at Drumgelloch in June 2010. View is east from Crowwood Drive towards the site of the new station, with Drumclair Place on the left. The remains of the recently demolished 1989 station lie immediately behind the camera see image [[29371]].
See query 2117

Britannia Crossing Halt: The cable operated Higher Ferry seen from a Kingswear bound train in June 2010. This vessel had only been introduced during the previous year. The vehicles leaving the ferry are queuing for the level crossing at the site of Britannia Crossing Halt.

Forrestfield: View west along the trackbed towards Airdrie from Forrestfield on 14 June 2010. Hillend reservoir occupies the area in the middle distance with Caldercruix beyond.

Brixham: The short Brixham branch in South Devon closed in 1963 and very little infrastructure remains, this substantial bridge on the outskirts of the town being a notable exception. The line, laid originally in broad gauge, started from a short bay platform at Churston station, which until the branch opened was known as Brixham Road.

Ardrossan South Beach: 318 265 pulls out of Ardrossan South Beach with an Ardrossan Harbour to Glasgow Central service on 14 June 2010. The platform line is bi-directional, but the line in the foreground is Up Freight only. As with all single-platform stations the digitised announcements refer to the platform as 'platform 1'; perhaps they think 'the platform' sounds a bit pathetic.'

Forrestfield: Progress looking east from Forrestfield on 14 June 2010. The drainage problem appears to have been overcome and the old lamp room building has been demolished.

Blackridge: Now that's what I call a footbridge... View south from the A89 on 14 June 2010 over the works at the new Blackridge (to the east of the former Westcraigs).

Ardrossan Harbour: Ardrossan is easily the smallest settlement in Scotland (and possibly Britain) to have 3 network stations. The now hourly Harbour Branch trains visits all 3, which are less then a half-mile from each other. Even so, Ardossan South Beach is only just inside the boundary with Saltcoats and Ardrossan Harbour is, well, out on the Harbour.  Ardrossan Town is half way between them.  After picking up custom from the Arran Ferry on 14 June 334 039 prepares to leave Harbour station on its crawl over 2 level crossings to Town station and, ultimately, Glasgow Central.

Mossband Junction: 66121 southbound on the slow line at Mossband Junction. The buffer stop on the right is part of the Longtown complex of sidings.

Churston: From country junction to engineering hub. Churston was, until 1963, the junction for the short branch to Brixham but the station is now the engineering centre for the company that owns the steam railway. The Brixham bay is now occupied by the workshop that can be seen at the end of the platform to the right of the train. An even larger workshop backs onto the opposite platform occupying the old goods yard. GWR 2-8-0T 5239 calls at Churston on a Paignton to Kingswear service in June 2010.

Airdrie: Passengers leave a train from Helensburgh Central recently arrived at Airdrie platform 2 on 14 June. With Airdrie currently the eastern terminus of the line once again see image [[29418]] passengers for Drumgelloch need to transfer to a bus service operating from the station car park.

Beattock Summit: A southbound Voyager passes the empty loops at Beattock Summit. The (seemingly unending supply of) trucks are on the M74 in the background.

Churston: Diesel preservation pioneer. Class 03 DM 0-6-0 D2192 only lasted eight years in BR service and in 1969 was sold to the Dart Valley Railway. It has now spent forty one years serving the DVR and the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway in a variety of liveries and currently sports a smart BR Black and the name Titan as seen here outside the engineering workshops at Churston, alongside the Brunel design station building.

Airdrie: View west from Craig Street bridge, Airdrie, on 14 June 2010, with the 1123 terminating service from Balloch approaching the station.

Airdrie: A mid-afternoon train for Helensburgh Central leaves Airdrie on 14 June 2010.

Balloch: The driver of 320 318 has just switched from tail to driving lights in readiness to depart Balloch for Airdrie on 14 June.  Twelve years on from a visit in 1998 see image [[21990]] and little has changed apart from the livery of the 320.

Airdrie: Craig Street bridge, Airdrie, looking east over the ongoing works on 14 June 2010, with all three lines occupied.

Paisley Gilmour Street: 334 039 stands at platform 1 at Paisley Gilmour Street on 14 June with a late-running Wemyss Bay to Glasgow Central service.

DLO Smalmstown: Gone. Smalmstown sidings have been lifted after the lease of the site expired. See image [[29435]]

Sanquhar: The Network Rail measurement train runs south through Sanquhar on 14 June 2010.

Ardrossan Town: Ardrossan Town station, photographed from the Castle Hill on 14 June 2010 with 334 039 about to leave on the short (but slow) hop to Ardrossan Harbour.  Road traffic on Princes Street has already been stopped. This was once a more substantial station with two through lines and two bays and a street-fronting building to the right.  Remains of the original structure were still obvious when the station reopened in 1987 as a single platform, but all has now gone. Happily though the platform is being extended at the eastern end (off camera).

Caldercruix: A hive of activity at Caldercruix on 14 June 2010. View is east over the new station works towards the site of the old Main Street road bridge.

Kingswear: GWR 5239 must be a real asset for the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway. Here the 42XX 2-8-0T is running round at Kingswear after hauling seven coaches over the steeply graded line but two days later I saw it lifting eleven coaches up the bank unassisted. The overall roof survives at the Kingswear terminus by the side of the River Dart and Dartmouth itself can be seen on the opposite bank of the estuary, a short ferry ride away.

Britannia Crossing Halt: GWR 2-8-0T 5239 approaches the site of Britannia Crossing Halt, primarily intended for access to the Royal Naval College across the River Dart. It continued in occasional use after the line was preserved in 1973 but closed in 1988. The slipway for the busy Higher Ferry can also be seen as can the start of the climb to Churston beyond the level crossing.

Edinburgh Waverley: 380 104 departs Edinburgh Waverley on 14 June with the 13.43 to North Berwick.

Princes Street Gardens Cutting: 334 035 and 010 head west through Princes Street Gardens shortly after leaving Waverley on 14 June 2011. In less than a year such sights have gone from unknown to commonplace.

Kirkby Stephen: 66845 heads south with a loaded timber train at Kirkby Stephen

Princes Street Gardens Cutting: The 07.55 Inverness - Kings Cross Highland Chieftain passes through Princes Street Gardens with 43313 on the rear on 14 June 2011.

Bodsberry Level Crossing: A distant Pendolino appears like a mirage in the heat. The view looks to Beattock Summit.

Edinburgh Waverley: In a rare pool of light 158736 waits at Waverley Station on 14 June with a service for Newcraighall.

Bowes: Looking west at Bowes in June 2011. Slowly becoming a pile of rubble. See image [[28262]].

Edinburgh Waverley: Looking back towards the east end of Waverley along platform 7 on 14 June 2011. 334002 is at the platform with 90018 and 67027 alongside in the locomotive bay.

Edinburgh Waverley: EWS 67027 stands in the locomotive bay at the east end of Waverley on 14 June.

Edinburgh Waverley: An East Coast London bound service leaves the east end of Waverley on 14 June 2011 and heads for the Calton Tunnel.

Edinburgh Waverley: Class 380s in the east end bays at Waverley on 14 June. 380103 lurks at platform 4 with sister unit 380104 on the right at platform 3.

Edinburgh Waverley: 90018 stabled at the east end of Waverley on 14 June.

Milton Keynes Central: But for that yellow line, and the label on the coach, it could be 1964. Preserved 86259 Les Ross, in original Electric Blue, takes the Railway Touring Company 'Cumbrian Mountain Express' north and away from London at Milton Keynes on 18 June, at a time when several million commuters are heading the other way.

Dinas: Requires some attention. A derelict 2-8-2 in the sidings at Dinas on the Welsh Highland Railway in June 2012.

Dinas: Beyer-Garratt 143 gets ready for a day's work on the Welsh Highland Railway at Dinas in May 2012.

Llanfair Caereinion: No 822 The Earl stands at the platform at Llanfair Caereinion in June 2012.

Dinas: The Welsh Highland Railway's Beyer-Garratt no 143 photographed on 14 June en route to Porthmadog.

Milton Keynes Central: What comes down must go up. The 350 in platform 2 (left) will form a train to Euston, while its sister unit has just left from platform 1 for the same destination. Southern Trains 377203 is in platform 2a see image [[38263]], and will form the 18.13 to Selhurst.

Angouleme: Eurofreight locomotive E186 303 4 takes a train of tanks through Angouleme, south west France, on 14 June 2013.

Angouleme: We can't go on meeting like this... Angouleme station on 14 June featuring the front ends of DMUs 81728 and 81844.

York: A well attended event at York station on 14 June 2013 featured the changeover between A4 Pacifics 4464 and 60009 on the late running Kings Cross - Perth Cathedrals Express.

Saintes: DMU 82525 arriving at Saintes station on the 14th June 2013.

Angouleme: SNCF single car unit 2247 alongside the platform at Angouleme on 14 June 2013.

Royal Border Bridge: View west along the River Tweed towards the Royal Border Bridge on 14 June.

Royal Border Bridge: The Royal Border Bridge at Berwick. View west along the River Tweed on 14 June 2013.

Angouleme: Scene at Angouleme Station on the 14th June 2013 featuring the front end of SNCF DMU 81844.

Putbus: By sheer coincidence (honestly!) the photographer found that his holiday in Putbus on the island of Ruegen concided with the 14th and 15th June annual Putbus Railfest. On 14th June, ex Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) Class 112 diesel and Class 52 steam locos prepare to operate the first Plandampf train of the day to Bergen auf Ruegen, substituting for the normal diesel unit service. The Plandampf is a common sight in Germany, with heritage locomotives taking over normal timetabled services - a lesson perhaps for the Borders Railway?

Cark and Cartmel: 153304 leads 153317 away from Cark and Cartmel with a service to Carlisle on 14 June 2014.

Ravenglass [R and E]: A view across the turntable at Ravenglass towards the station on 14 June 2014.

Axminster: Exterior of Axminster station on 14th June 2014. Just visible on the far left is the new footbridge to the restored up platform. Until 1965, this was the junction for the branch to Lyme Regis, another victim of the Beeching cuts. The building from Lyme Regis station is now at Alresford on the Mid Hants Railway.

Putbus: An ex-DR Class 112 hauls a Lauterbach Mole-Bergen auf Ruegen service into Putbus on 14th June.

Barrow-in-Furness: First TPE Class 185 waits to depart from Barrow in Furness on 14 June 2014 with a service to Preston.

Putbus: The 16.25 return charter service to Leipzig heads out of Putbus on 14th June, topped by ex-DR 118 770-7 and tailed by ex-DR 01 0509-8. The overbridge carried a narrow-gauge branch from Putbus to Altefaehr until the late 1960s.

Putbus: Two topped-and-tailed consists at the Putbus Railfest on 14th June - the empty stock of a Leipzig-Putbus charter stands in the yard on the left while in the distance a Plandampf service from Bergen heads south towards Lauterbach Mole.

Bergen auf Ruegen: On 14th June at Bergen auf Ruegen, the train driver undertakes a complex technical manoeuvre before the departure of the 09.40 Pressnitztalbahn train to Putbus and Lauterbach Mole. This Plandampf service is headed by a Class 52 2-10-0 instead of the normal diesel railcar on the right. The passenger service on this branch is financially supported by the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Land (state) on a franchise basis, with Deutsche Bahn having lost the operation to private operators in 2003.

Ravenglass: Looking south at Ravenglass in 2014, with the former station building on the opposite platform. In the distance to the left beyond a footbridge is the disused signalbox. Out of sight to the left is the western terminus of the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway.

Putbus: Close-up of ex-Deutsche Reichsbahn Class 118 and passenger coach at the Putbus Railfest on 14th June.

Fleetwood Ferry [Tram]: A southbound tram service has just left Fleetwood Ferry on 14 June and passes along Pharos Street on its way to Starr Gate. Flexity 004 is still on the turnaround loop, prior to rejoining the double track section along Fleetwood's main street.

Ravenglass: A view north over Ravenglass station on 14 June 2014. The platforms are staggered with the southbound platform in the distance. On the right is the R&ER station and yard. See image [[82346]] showing the same view in 1980.

Putbus: At 12.40 on 14th June the 06.00 charter from Leipzig and Berlin arrives at Putbus in the middle of the annual Railfest - the train is topped by ex-DR 01 0509-8 and tailed by ex-DR diesel 118 770-7. Note standard and narrow-gauge tracks merging in the foreground for the 5.8km dual-gauge final section of the Lauterbach Mole branch. The cost of a return ticket from Leipzig was just 89 Euros (about £75) for a round trip of around 600 miles.

Putbus: Plenty of admirers for ex-DR 118 770-7 as it hauls the empty stock of the Leipzig-Putbus charter out of Putbus on 14th June.

Putbus: Standard-gauge and narrow-gauge steam at the Putbus Railfest on 14th June 2014.

Barrow-in-Furness: Unlike many station buildings on the Cumbrian Coast, Barrow-in-Furness is of a relatively modern design. The original buildings were almost completely destroyed in a bombing raid on 7th May 1941. Seen here looking north-westwards in June 2014 during a quiet period, the main station building is on the left with an island platform on the right accessed via an underpass.

Preston: 86259 calls at Preston with the Cumbrian Coast Express on 14 June 2014. The tour was hauled from London to Carnforth by the 86 and then on to Carlisle over Shap by Stanier 8F 2-8-0 no. 48151. The special returned to Carnforth via the Cumbrian Coast, following which the 86 returned the tour to London.

Carnforth: With 86259 waiting in the sidings, Stanier 8F no. 48151 takes the Cumbrian Coast Express out onto the main line to Carlisle following the loco swap at Carnforth on 14 June 2014.

Barrow-in-Furness: TransPennine 185120 departs from Barrow-in-Furness on 14 June 2014 with a service to Manchester Airport.

Askam: A view north at Askam from the level crossing with signal box and station building in June 2014.

Cark and Cartmel: 48151 brings the return Cumbrian Coast Express swiftly though Cark and Cartmel on 14 June 2014 having made up time since the water stop at Sellafield.

Lancaster: 86259 returns the Cumbrian Coast Express south on the on 14 June 2014, seen here at Lancaster. See image [[47672]]

Askam: 153301 and 153307 arrive at Askam with a Carlisle to Lancaster (via the Cumbrian coast) service on 14 June 2014.

Ravenglass: Class 142s have appeared on Cumbrian Coast services joining Classes 153s and 156s. My ride from Askam to Ravenglass was lively in places as 142005 bounced along. The unit stands at Ravenglass whilst working a Barrow-in-Furness to Carlisle service on 14 June 2014.

Ravenglass [R and E]: Currentlty on loan from the RHDR, 4-8-2 Hercules arrives at Ravenglass on 14 June 2014. See image [[40808]]

Winchburgh Tunnel: View south from above the site of Winchburgh Station on 14 June 2015. The north portal of Winchburgh Tunnel is visible on the left, with the eastbound track removed to allow access for contractors plant. [See recent news items]

Dreel Viaduct: Relics of the East of Fife line are few and hard to find. Just west of the Dreel Viaduct is this isolated overbridge at Anstruther Junction where the Anstruther & St. Andrews Railway met the Leven & East of Fife line. There was a signal box here. This view looks west and behind the photographer to the south lay the original Anstruther terminus, shed, yards etc, while the through line ran east to the Dreel Viaduct and the through Anstruther (second) station. No trace remains of the stations or yards.

Warwick Road: Two views, both taken from the B4100 road bridge, of the surviving 5 mile section of the old SMJR line, now used by freight trains accessing the MOD depot at Kineton. The upper view looks east towards the main line at Fenny Compton and the bridge over the M40 can be seen in the distance. The lower view looks west with the line curving left towards the MOD sidings. [Ref query 6951]

Anstruther Junction: Looking east from the bridge at Anstruther Junction in 2015 towards the sites of the two stations. Straight ahead then slightly left for New, to the right for Old. The playpark in the distance I would judge to be roughly where B1 61132 was standing in August 1965 see image [[21297]]. The site once occupied by the Old station and yards is now covered in housing and green spaces while New is covered in industrial units.

Harbury Tunnel: The massive clearance works continue following the landslip in Harbury cutting earlier this year. This photograph, taken from above the north portal of the short Harbury Tunnel during a Sunday line possession on 14 June 2015, shows the extent of earth removal that has taken place and makes an interesting comparison with the scene in September 2014 see image [[48778]].

Grays: A service for Fenchurch Street calls at Grays in June 2016.

Tilbury Town: Tilbury Town with 66501 passing on a service from Thames Port.

Gravesend: 465040 calls at Gravesend on 14 June 2016.

Dalston: Changing of the tankers at Petroineous Depot, Dalston Cumbria. Loaded tankers being stabled prior to moving the empties. Misty morning 14th June 2016.

Uddingston: A basket tree and the new cycle shelter at Uddingston

Settle: 158797 'Jane Tomlinson' southbound at Settle on 140617. I photographed it (her) at Leeds several years ago see image [[42302]].

Gourock: Bikes pay homage to Alastair Alexander's magnificent display at Gourock.

Cinderbarrow: Battery or Steam power? Discussion on the relevant motive power merits at the Cinderbarrow Miniature Railway during a private evening visit in June 2017. The resident Bo-Bo BE, loosely resembling a Class 58, has 3x8v batteries and a 1hp motor on each axle so has real pulling power. View across the station site towards the signal box.

Cinderbarrow: The really neat three road carriage shed at the Cinderbarrow Miniature Railway on 14th June 2017. Alongside the society clubhouse a further track at elevated level runs towards the traverser and loading area. Many of the miniature locos weigh upwards of half a ton so there is no manual handling and they are railed into road vehicles for transport to and from the site. Behind the scenes location photographed during a private evening visit.

Settle: Train from Carlisle heading south.

Doncaster: Two Class 322 EMUs, once used on the North Berwick branch, seen in the north side bay platforms at Doncaster on 14th June 2018. They were both on Doncaster - Wakefield - Leeds services.

Leire Halt: A view north west of Frolesworth Road over-bridge, to the west of Ashby Parva village, over the former Leicester Wigston North Junction to Rugby Midland line. The bridge is located some 7/8 mile south of Leire Halt.

Uffington: Black 5 45212 passing Uffington on the Great Western main line running from Paddington to Cardiff with The Cathedrals Express on 14th June 2018. Brush Type 4 47746 was on the rear.

Leire Halt: A north easterly view from Frolesworth Road over-bridge, to the west of Ashby Parva village, along a tree free section of the solum of the former Leicester Wigston North Junction to Rugby Midland line. Trees totally obscure the view south. Leire Halt was approx. 7/8 mile north of the bridge.

Uffington: A GWR Class 800 IEP unit passing Uffington on 14th June 2018.

Abbey Hill Golf Centre: While my colleagues were busy playing crazy golf, I became distracted by this rope hauled people carrier - one of two on site. As you can see, it has rails; though I couldn't see whether it has wheels or slides, nor could I measure the track gauge without getting rather wet!

Ely: Grab shot of Class 365 EMUs in store at the Derek Potter Group depot at Ely on 14th June 2018. There are lots more still in service at Kings Cross and Peterborough.

Sleaford: Sleaford West Jn track diagram, displayed as a plaque at Sleaford Station.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: With the access door and its helpful Perspex panel now sadly gone from the hoarding round the work on the new platform 2/3 and 4/5 extensions, the best view of the progress on this is currently (mid June 2019) across the new concourse from the south. For the last view before the Perspex panel was removed see image [[69047]].

Stornoway Pier: Caledonian MacBrayne MV 'Loch Seaforth' arriving from Ullapool at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, on 14th June 2019. After three days and nights in the Outer Hebrides, we went back to the mainland on this ship and then made our way to Elgin via bus to Inverness and then train.

High Morlaggan Railway Cottage: 66738 'Huddersfield Town' heads south with the empties from the Lochaber Smelter on 14th June 2019. This view is above Morlaggan above Loch Long, north of Glen Douglas.

Hythe Pier: Low tide on the Solent as a train makes its way along the Hythe Pier Railway on 14th June 2019.

Glen Douglas Halt: A southbound Sprinter approaches the ground frame at Glen Douglas. (Should you wish to visit this spot you might note that it involves a heavily forested and boggy area, with a midge or two at this time of year. The frame is at the south end, west side.)

High Morlaggan Railway Cottage: 37668 on its way north from Carnforth Steamtown to Fort William Junction Yard. Seen above Morlaggan on Loch Long. The headboard reads 'The West Highlander'.

Port Talbot Parkway: Elevated view of the former level crossing at Port Talbot Parkway on 14th June 2019.

Port Talbot Parkway: The level crossing at Port Talbot has now been remodeled and a new feature added with associated plaque. 14th June 2019.

Port Talbot Parkway: A history plaque displayed alongside the remodelled level crossing at Port Talbot, seen on 14th June 2019.

Port Talbot Parkway: The new station buildings at Port Talbot Parkway, seen on 14th June 2019.

Elgin: 158709 with a service from Inverness to Dyce, about to depart from Elgin, on the evening of 14th June 2019.

Elgin: 158702, with 158708, arriving at Elgin station with an evening service from Huntly to Inverness, on 14th June 2019.

Cambus o' May: The ballast pit siding at Cambus o' May as it was in 1900; compared with the earlier map it shows a much larger area excavated and the siding itself extended. See image [[73053]]. For more information on ballast types see my Railscot article 'Railway track ballast-a brief history'. Added by Charlie Niven. With permission from the National Library of Scotland. maps.nls.ukindex.html

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Two of the newly converted Active Travel Carriages, 153380 and 153373, seen together in Queen Street on 14th June 2021. Once in normal service they are expected to be coupled to 156 Sprinters on West Highland Line ('Highland Explorer') duties.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Cycle (or rather Active Travel) carriage 153373, newly refurbished, is seen on the buffers at Queen St on 14th June 2021. These converted single cars have not yet entered passenger (or cycle) service ('Highland Explorer').

Lea Road Watertroughs: Good progress is being made on the Lea Viaduct of the new Preston Western Distributor Road with decking now in place. The bridge will span the railway and the Lancaster Canal. This glimpse of 331002 and 331023 heading for Blackpool North was taken from the reopened canal towpath. See image [[74682]] of this location in October 2020.

Cameron Bridge [1st]: Looking west over the closed Cameron Bridge station on 14 June 2021. Lifting of the old track is scheduled for July and August ahead of the reopening works.

Lea Road: This short but pleasant lineside public footpath, from Sidgreaves Lane to Lea Road, will disappear when the new Cottam Parkway station is built on this site. The path originally connected the railway cottages behind the camera with Lea Road station. 195126, working from York to Blackpool, passes on 14th June 2021.

Lea Road: During a June 2021 towpath walk, to photograph the new Lea Viaduct (in the background) over the railway and Lancaster Canal, I couldn't resist this Canal and River Trust maintenance boat, propelling a dumb barge, heading east towards the Lea Road C&RT wharf, just along the road from the site of Lea Road station.

Lea Road Watertroughs: Main deck girders in place on the Lea Viaduct, carrying a new road over the railway between Salwick and the site of the new Cottam Parkway station, which will have a road link to this. 156424 passes under the new structure heading for Kirkham, where it will take the Blackpool South branch, on 14th June 2021.

Black Rock: Volk's Electric Railway train just arrived at the eastern terminus at Black Rock, Brighton on 14th June 2021. The passengers who travelled on this train have all alighted and made their way out of the station while another group stand in the queue before being allowed to board for the return journey to Aquarium.

Aquarium [Brighton]: Volk's Electric Railway train at Aquarium, the western terminus in Brighton city centre, about to depart to Black Rock on 14th June 2021. This is the world's oldest electric railway, opened on 3rd August 1883 and named after its designer Magnus Volk (1851-1937). It runs for just over a mile along the beach with a gauge of 2ft. 8 and a half inches. Aquarium once had an island platform but that on the north side (left) has been out of use for many years and is now fenced off while, sadly, the line was shortened slightly at the eastern end in 1990 when Black Rock station was re-sited.

Finsbury Park: 700123, with a Thameslink service from Cambridge to Brighton, arriving at Finsbury Park on a glorious 14th June 2021. This is the train that we travelled on from here, through the Canal Tunnels, central London and on south to Brighton.

Forest Hill: Forest Hill, northbound platform, seen from a speeding Thameslink service from Cambridge to Brighton, on the morning of Monday, 14th June 2021. This station in the south-east London suburbs was opened as Dartmouth Arms with the London & Croydon Railway on 5th June 1839 and renamed Forest Hill in 1845. It was rebuilt by the LBSCR when the line was quadrupled in the early 1850s with four platforms, two side on the slow tracks and a narrow central island platform on the fast tracks. The station was badly damaged by bombing in WWII but was patched up and survived in a semi-derelict state until BR demolished the buildings and replaced them with a CLASP style prefabricated building in 1972. The central island platform had been demolished circa 1967.

Brighton: Brighton, looking north from the concourse, at mid-day on 14th June 2021. This station started out with a short line running west along the coast to Shoreham-by-Sea in 1840, which is now part of the much-extended South Coastway Line. The station was designed by London-born architect David Mocatta (1806-1882) and completed on 21st September 1841 with the final extension of the main line from London from a temporary terminus at Haywards Heath. The line to Lewes, including the magnificent London Road viaduct, was opened in 1846.

Halfway [Brighton]: Volk's Electric Railway train from Black Rock to Aquarium waiting in the loop at Halfway station, for the train this photo was taken from travelling in the opposite direction to clear the single line, before it can go on its way, on 14th June 2021.

Bay Horse: Evening sunshine accentuates the orange livery on 90011 and 90015 as they take a Coatbridge to Daventry intermodal service through Bay Horse on 14th June 2022.

Eastleigh: DBC (EWS liveried) 66040 northbound through Eastleigh with 675U, Southampton Docks to Halewood empty car transporters, on 14th June 2022.

Bay Horse: 9.25pm on 14th June 2022 and 35018 'British India Line' is on the last leg of the return 'Dalesman' heading for Lancaster. As the light faded at Bay Horse it was frustrating to know the special was sat in the loop at Barton & Broughton while a succession of trains had passed in bright sunshine.

Bay Horse: Just after the steam hauled 'Dalesman' passed Bay Horse heading north, 66736 'Wolverhampton Wanderers' ran south onto the embankment. This was an MOD working from Longtown to Kineton but as can be seen it was a light load. This possibly explains why it was quite early as it should have passed here in darkness.

Eastleigh: Clag from Freightliner 70011 as it runs south through Eastleigh, with a Garston to Southampton Docks intermodal on 14th June 2022.

Eastleigh: Freightliner 70015 northbound through Eastleigh, with a container service from Southampton Docks to Trafford Park, on 14th June 2022.

The Cob: Former Alfred County Railway (South African Railways) Beyer-Garratt No. 87 heads an ECS move, Boston Lodge - Porthmadog to form the 'Glaslyn Venturer' Welsh Highland Railway Porthmadog to Beddgelert on 4th June 2022.

Rhyd Ddu: Former Alfred County Railway (South African Railways) Beyer-Garratt No 87 approaching Rhyd Ddu with The Harbourmaster Caernarfon - Porthmadog with Y Garn dominating the scene.

Eastleigh: This visit to Eastleigh on 14th June 2022 was not as busy as previous ones. Similar amounts of heavy freight trains on the move but not so heavily loaded. On my journey south via the A34, the road was full of HGVs on route to the Channel Ports. Maybe there is a coincidence. GBRf 66767 'Kings Cross PSB 1971-2021' is seen northbound, Rep. No 4M19, Southampton Docks to East Midlands Gateway.

Bay Horse: 47813 is on the rear of a 'Northern Belle' excursion crossing the embankment at Bay Horse on 14th June 2022. This was an evening return from Edinburgh to Crewe.

Eastleigh: Brush Type 4 47830, running as D1645 in BR Green livery, passes light engine through Eastleigh on 14th June 2022.