Carlisle Upperby Shed: Fowler ex-LMS 2P 4-4-0 no 40629 languishes at the rear of Upperby shed in the summer of 1958.

Crown Street Goods: Ivatt class 2MT 2-6-0 no 46455 brings a freight out of Crown Street goods depot, Carlisle, in July 1958 across a double track bridge spanning 3 sets of lines. Those nearest are the goods lines from Upperby, in the centre are those from London Road and furthest away are the N&C/S&C passenger lines into Citadel station. The WCML can be seen on the extreme left of the picture. Although best known as a goods depot, Crown Street began life in 1844 as the site of the passenger terminus of the Maryport & Carlisle Railway, a function it performed for only 5 years, following which trains switched to Citadel. Crown Street goods depot lasted much longer however, being officially closed as such in 1966, although most of the track had been lifted the previous year. The deck of the bridge in the photograph had been removed by 1971. See image [[5345]]

Carlisle Kingmoor Shed: A notable visitor to Kingmoor on 5 July 1958. The much travelled Stanier 8F no 48773 was built by the North British Locomotive Co in 1940 for the War Department (works no 24607). It was originally intended to operate in France but was instead sent to Persia in 1941, becoming Persian State Railways no 41-109. During its time in Persia the locomotive sustained damage in a derailment following a collision with a camel. In 1944 it was converted to oil firing. Four years later it went to Suez where it was almost scrapped following major mechanical problems but eventually made its way back to Derby Works for attention during 1952. Following overhaul the locomotive emerged as WD no 500 and was sent to the Longmoor Military Railway. The 8F was taken into BR stock in 1957, becoming no 48773 and allocated to Polmadie shed. Withdrawal came in 1962, only to see it reinstated in November the following year at Kingmoor (some records show an intervening temporary reinstatment between February and July 1963 while still at Polmadie). After a number of further moves the locomotive's final BR port of call was Rose Grove, from where it was withdrawn by BR for the last time in August 1968, having hauled the MRTS/SVRS 'Farewell to Steam' special a few days earlier see image [[36292]]. Today 48773 can be seen on display in the Engine House at Highley on the Severn Valley Railway.

Carlisle: Black 5 no 45431 and Jubilee 45643 Rodney double head a WCML service south out of Carlisle in the summer of 1958 with the train having just crossed the bridge over the goods lines. In the background a DMU can be seen running from Currock Junction towards Citadel station and in the bottom right of the picture is one of the lines leading into Crown Street goods depot.

Carlisle: Jubilee 45593 Kolhapur stands alongside Black 5 44750 on the middle roads at the south end of Carlisle on 5 July 1958 waiting to take over southbound trains.

Carlisle Upperby Shed: Class G2A 0-8-0 no 49228 in the sidings at Upperby in July 1958.

Ardrossan North: Sunlit Fairburn tank 42243 with a Glasgow bound train at Ardrossan North on 5 July 1959. The Shell refinery stands in the right background. The line to the right formerly served the engine shed.

Ardrossan North: Black 5 no 45007 passing Ardrossan North on 5 July 1959 with a train for Montgomerie Pier. The train has just passed the large Shell refinery in the left background. Ardrossan North station had been closed since 1932, although Montgomerie Pier survived until 1967. The refinery closed in 1986. See image [[23867]]

Fairlie Pier Junction: A Sunday Largs - Glasgow service about to run through Fairlie Pier Junction on 5 July 1959. The train is hauled by Ardrossan shed's Fairburn 2-6-4T no 42124.

Ardrossan North: BR Standard class 4 2-6-4T no 80129 approaching Ardrossan North on 5 July 1959 with a train for Montgomerie Pier.

Fairlie Pier Junction: A Sunday St Enoch - Largs train emerges from Fairlie Tunnel and runs through the junction on 5 July 1959, hauled by Corkerhill Fairburn tank 42191.

Fairlie Pier: 45007 leaving Fairlie Pier on 5 July 1959 with an express to St Enoch.

West Learmouth Viaduct: The empty stock of the Royal Train crossing the viaduct over the Duddo Burn at West Learmouth near Coldstream on 5 July 1962 behind Dalry Road Black 5s 45476 and 45477. The train was on its way from St Boswells to Coldstream to collect HM the Queen following a Royal visit before returning to London via Tweedmouth and the ECML. [Ref query 6558]

Lesmahagow Junction: A Black 5 leaves Motherwell on 5 July 1964 with a stopping train for Glasgow Central.

Cullen: View south over Cullen's goods yard towards the single platform passenger station in July 1973.

Canterbury East: BR Southern Region 4 car EMU no. 7890 arriving at Canterbury East in July 1975 on a London Victoria - Dover service.

Canterbury East: Both platforms occupied at Canterbury East on an overcast July day in 1975. 4CIG unit 7890 (left) is heading for Dover, while standing alongside is 4CEP unit 7119, bound for London Victoria.

Canterbury East: A BR 4-CEP unit stands at Canterbury East in 1975.

Penzance: 08644 and 50036 'Victorious' share a Sunday afternoon at Penzance. A 3-car DM is also visible to the east of the station. 5th July 1981.

Aviemore Shed: Looking south from Aviemore shed in the early morning of 05 July 1991 with the ash pits in the foreground and most of 46512 in the sidings on the right awaiting its boiler. Aviemore Speyside station is in the middle distance with Aviemore signal box beyond.

Oban High Level Oil Siding: View over the oil depot at Oban Goods on 5 July 1991. This siding was near the location of the turntable at Oban shed.

Aviemore Speyside: Cl 47 no 47674 passes Aviemore SB on a summer morning in the early 1990s as The Royal Scotsman stands at Aviemore Speyside. In the right foreground the catch points have been clamped to allow the train to be shunted onto BR metals since the Class 37 from Inverness has not arrived to take the train south.

Aviemore Shed: Ex CR 0-6-0 no.828 undergoing an overhaul inside Aviemore Shed on 05 July 1991.

Aviemore: Looking north at Aviemore on 05 July 1991 as 47674 on a PW train stands in the siding opposite the SRS station as a pair of 37s arrives from the north.

Dalfaber Level Crossing: Bagnall 0-6-0ST 2996 Victor passes the Aviemore fixed distant with a train from Boat of Garten in July 1991. The top of a tall thin lattice post gives an interesting perspective, almost looking down the chimney.

Aviemore Speyside: D5394 arrives at Aviemore Speyside on 5 July 1991 with the Royal Scotsman, following an overnight stop at Boat of Garten.

Aviemore: 26004 in the refuge siding at Aviemore on 05 July 1991.

Aviemore: 47674 with an engineers train north of Aviemore on 05 July 1991.

Aviemore: 2 class 37s arrive at Aviemore from Inverness in the morning of 05 July 1991. One of the 37s will collect the Royal Scotsman coaching stock which can just be seen in the station.

Aviemore: Class 37 heads north from Aviemore on 05 July 1991 with the Royal Scotsman

Aviemore Shed: Inside 60B in Strathspey days with Highland Railway luggage van (no.5) in the back corner of the shed. On the right is the boiler off Austerity No.9 which was under repair at the time, 05 July 1991.

Aviemore: 26004 stands alongside the sb north of Aviemore on 05 July 1991 with a pway train.

Aviemore: D5394 propels the stock of The Royal Scotsman into platform 3 following non-appearance of the BR loco while 47674 stands at platform 1 with a PW train on 05 July 1991.

Aviemore Speyside: Looking north from the Strathspey station at Aviemore Speyside on 05 July 1991 as 47674 pulls up in the refuge siding with a PW train and a 158 on the main line from Inverness slows on the approach to Aviemore station.

Markinch: The Gallery at Markinch station in July 1998.

Loanhead: The former station at Loanhead, as it was in July 2002, seen here looking into the forecourt from the main entrance on Station Road. The booking office on the left still displays the appropriate (faded) lettering above the doors ([[3780]]). while the date stone on the front of the station house shows 1874.

Loanhead: Part of the former Loanhead station buildings in July 2002, now a private residence. The booking office sold its last passenger ticket in May 1933.

Blackwell Mill: On 5 July 2003 45407 (running as 45157 The Glasgow Highlander) piloted by 76079 are hauling the Buxton Peaks railtour, climbing towards Peak Forest and onward to Manchester Victoria where 47784 would take over for the last leg of the return journey to Milton Keynes. Further details have been provided on the Midland Railway lines in this area See Image [[59179]].

Pontsarn Halt: This is Pontsarn Halt on the Brecon & Merthyr/LNWR joint line from Merthyr to Pontsticill.and the Heads of the Valleys line, photographed on 5th July 2004.

Cefn Viaduct: This is the huge Cefn viaduct, at Cefn-coed-y-Cymmer, on the Brecon & Merthyr/LNWR joint line from Merthyr to Pontsticill and the Heads of the Valleys line. The bridge was built for double track but carried only one track. Photographed in 2004, the station of Cefn Coed was just behind the camera but is now covered by housing. The line was part of the LNWR's very expensive drive, by the Heads of the Valleys, to reach Merthyr, this portion from Pant to Merthyr built jointly with the Brecon and Merthyr.

Sunilaws: View from the surviving staggered platform at Sunilaws, Northumberland, in July 2005 looking west towards Kelso over the site of the level crossing. Opened in 1861 as Wark by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway the name was changed to Sunilaws in 1871. Passenger services ceased here in 1955, with total closure of the line between Kelso and Tweedmouth taking place in 1965 see image [[36590]].

Glasgow Central: This shot at Glasgow Central is to show the north end and approach to the original bridge over the River Clyde. In the distance the site of Bridge Street station can be seen with a Pendolino approaching along the mainline tracks - it would once have come straight towards the camera. The bridge to the right is a modification to the additional bridge built in 1906.

Velvet Hall: The privately owned former station at Velvet Hall, Northumberland, in the summer of 2005. The station had lost its passenger service in 1955, with the Kelso - Tweedmouth section closing completely 10 years later. The station opened in 1849 to serve the village of Horncliffe, the most northerly village in England, standing three quarters of a mile beyond on the south bank of the River Tweed. View north west from alongside the A698.

Berwick-upon-Tweed: The classic lines of the main station building at Berwick, as rebuilt by the LNER in 1927, seen here in July 2005 from the island platform looking east over the site of the old south bay. Beyond the building is the main car park and station approach road, with the Castle Hotel just visible on Railway Street in the right background. For the front view see image [[4754]].

Berwick-upon-Tweed: Looking north over the old bay at Berwick with a southbound train stopped in the main platform - July 2005.

Berwick-upon-Tweed: The 0900 (Sunday) Edinburgh Waverley - London Kings Cross train at Berwick - July 2005.

Berwick-upon-Tweed: Approach to Berwick station in July 2005 - amid major changes to the road layout and car park.

Berwick-upon-Tweed: Looking across to the old bay platform at the south end of Berwick station in July 2005 For an earlier view showing the platform in use see image [[37631]].

Berwick-upon-Tweed: Platform view from Berwick station looking south onto the Royal Border Bridge in July 2005

Berwick-upon-Tweed: A quiet period at Berwick station on a July morning in 2005. View is north along platform 2 towards Edinburgh. The station was rebuilt by the LNER in 1927.

Norham: Entrance to old station at Norham in July 2005 - now a privately preserved museum.The platforms are on the embankment to the right.

Norham: Norham - looking north - the remains of the bridge over the road can just be made out through the trees - this carried the line on to Velvet Hall, the next station east. (The next station west was Twizell!)

Sunilaws: The former Sunilaws station in July 2005. Photograph showing the uphill approach to the site of the level crossing. View is west towards Kelso.

Berwick-upon-Tweed: Civil engineering work in progress at Berwick in July 2005 in connection with the provision of extended car parking facilities to resolve the current shortages. In addition a new turning circle is being constructed in front of the station. See image [[41156]]

Velvet Hall: Entrance to the former Velvet Hall station, serving the village of Horncliffe, Northumberland, approximately 5 miles south west of Berwick. The station closed in 1955 and is now a private residence. [Ref query 4762]

St Pauls [Tram]: St Pauls station in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham near the former Hockley station. Thus the Jewellery Line.

Chathill: A late evening view north at Chathill Station, Northumberland, in July 2006.

Edinburgh Waverley: Close up showing one of the EWS class 90 locomotives leased to First ScotRail for use on Caledonian Sleeper services and given a special livery. No 90021 is seen here between duties at Waverley in July 2007.

Edinburgh Waverley: DMU 170422, still sporting its old National Express livery, boarding at Waverley platform 11 on 5 July 2007. The train is a First ScotRail service to Glasgow Queen Street.

Craigentinny Depot: EWS 67004 awaiting attention outside the wheel lathe shop at the eastern end of the main Craigentinny Depot in July 2007.

Edinburgh Waverley: A Fife Circle train running into the refurbished (canopies excluded) double sided platform 18 at Waverley on 5 July 2007.

Edinburgh Waverley: A late running mid-morning GNER Glasgow Central - London Kings Cross service slowly draws to a halt at a crowded Edinburgh Waverley platform 2 on 5 July 2007.

Niddrie North Junction: Waverley - Newcraighall service turns southeast towards its final destination just after leaving Brunstane on 5 July 2007 as the sub turns southwest towards Niddrie West Junction.

Edinburgh Waverley: Looking along the south wall at Waverley towards the Calton Tunnels on 5 July 2007. Stabled in the siding on the right is a smart looking EWS 90021, carrying First ScotRail Sleeper livery. Meantime, boarding beyond the crossover at platform 7, is a Virgin Voyager destined for Birmingham New Street.

Edinburgh Waverley: A Virgin CrossCountry Voyager stands at Waverley platform 19 on 5 July 2007.

Edinburgh Waverley: South West Trains liveried 158786 at the east end of Waverley on 5 July 2007. The train is standing alongside the recently completed 'Balmoral' through platform.

Edinburgh Waverley: Platform 11 at Waverley, looking east through the station during major works in the summer of 2007. Waiting at the platform is a mid morning departure for Glasgow Queen Street. The two storey building on the left with the interesting multiple windows was demolished in late 2017 to make way for an extension to platform 12. (See image [[74160]])

Glenfarg South Tunnel: View south to the southern Glenfarg Tunnel. The bridge carries a farm track to Pottiehill.

Haymarket: The west end of Haymarket station in July 2007, with a Cowdenbeath train at bay platform 0 (brought into use earlier that year) and a Waverley bound service at platform 1. The building occupying the area between the station and the office block on the left is the Caledonian Alehouse (formerly the Haymarket Station Bar) dating from the 1860s. The building was demolished in 2008 to make way for Edinburghs new trams (see image [[23206]]).

Glenfarg Viaduct: Glenfarg Viaduct is just south of Glenfarg South Tunnel which can be seen in the background in this 2007 view.

Edinburgh Waverley: View from the west end platforms at Waverley towards The Mound tunnels at noon on Thursday 5 July 2007, with platform works in full swing. A ballast train is leaving the scene via the central tunnel heading back to Millerhill, with EWS 66205 bringing up the rear. On the right a roadrail machine is in action, while over on the left ScotRail 156514 is passing the west box at the start of its journey to Glasgow Central. On the terrace below the National Gallery a young mum is taking advantage of the free show to administer lunch to junior.

Edinburgh Waverley: EWS 90021 in First ScotRail Sleeper livery stabled in the siding alongside the south wall at Waverley on 5 July 2007.

Edinburgh Waverley: Excuse me - are you likely to be long...? Sleeper locomotives 90018 and 67020 stuck in the east end bay following a problem on 5 July 2007.

Edinburgh Waverley: Activity around the exit from the east end locomotive bays at Waverley on 5 July where a large hole has appeared.

Haymarket: Edinburgh - Manchester Piccadilly service arrives at Haymarket platform 4 on 5 July. The tenements of Dalry Road form the backdrop.

Edinburgh Waverley: A Voyager standing below the framework of the canopy (currently undergoing refurbishment) over platforms 18 and 19 at Waverley on 5 July 2007.

Portobello: EWS 67004 Post Haste standing outside the wheel lathe shed at Craigentinny depot on 5 July 2007. Photographed from a passing train.

Edinburgh Waverley: Prior to the creation of the new platforms 6 and 7 at Waverley in early 2019, the shortened versions had been used for many years to stable locomotives involved in the various sleeper activities centered around the station, as seen here looking back towards the concourse in 2007. Previously the short platforms had been equipped with ramps and used to load cars during the Motorail era (see image [[11811]]).

Glenfarg Viaduct: Glenfarg Viaduct crosses the B996 and River Farg. This 2007 view looks north alongside the viaduct to Glenfarg South Tunnel.

Haymarket: Did you smell that coffee? The crew of an EWS class 66 passing the kiosk on Haymarket's platform 2 on the morning of 5 July 2007. The engineers train is on its way back to Millerhill following overnight works at Waverley.

Edinburgh Waverley: Scene at the west end of Waverley in the summer of 2007 showing the classic hotel backdrop, with a terminated Virgin CrossCountry service standing at platform 19. Ongoing engineering works at the time included refurbishment of the platform canopies, evidence of which can be seen in the picture.

Glenfarg Viaduct: On top of Glenfarg Viaduct, looking north to the south tunnel, in 2007.

Woody Bay: Locomotive shed at the east end of Woody Bay station on 5 July 2008.

Woody Bay: The ground frame at Woody Bay station, on the recreated section of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, seen in July 2008.

Maudland Bridge: Maudlands Bridge was open from 1850 to 1885 on this link between the main network and the Preston and Longridge Railway. The metal bridge in the foreground carried the line over the Lancaster Canal, this section of which was filled in many years ago. Looking north east, beyond three bridges in close succession, lies the Miley Tunnel under Preston emerging at Deepdale See image [[18397]]. Although the last freight trains ran many years ago the rails can still be seen, albeit heavily overgrown.

Maudland Bridge: The remaining rails of the Longridge branch curve under the left hand bridge to join the WCML just to the north of Preston in this view west. From 1850 to 1885 there was a chord through the other bridges to directly access the line to Fleetwood and Blackpool but this was then removed and the line terminated in Maudlands Goods Yard, which remained open until around 1980. The goods yard site is now occupied by student halls of residence.

Williton: A DMU for Minehead has just arrived at Williton station on the West Somerset Railway on 5 July 2008.

Woody Bay: The beautifully restored Woody Bay station on the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway seen from the grassy (not currently in service) Lynton bound platform on 5 July 2008.

Glasgow Central: An elevated view of the east side platforms at Glasgow Central from the adjacent Jurys Hotel in July 2008. Two Virgin Pendolinos and a GNER/NEEC train visible.

Woody Bay: 21st Century Hunslet Statfold arrives back at Woody Bay in driving rain with a train from Killington Lane on 05 July 2008.

Williton: A DMU heading to Minehead arrives at Williton on 05 July 2008 on the West Somerset Railway.

Yorkhill: A 318 emu heads west along Yorkhill viaduct on 5 July 2009.

Deanside: Once the entrance to Deanside station, the gates that formerly gave access to the steps down to the island platform from alongside the A8 are now fastened together with fishplates, seen here in July 2009. As short-lived passenger stations go Deanside must come near the top of the league, having been opened by the Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway on 1 June 1903, it was closed on 2 January 1905 after a period of 582 days see image [[9092]].

St Pancras: The Martin Jennings bronze statue of the late Sir John Betjeman, hand on hat, gazing up at the legacy of William Henry Barlow from the concourse of St Pancras station on 5 July 2009.

St Pancras: Eurostars awaiting departure for Paris and Brussels via the UKs only High Speed Rail Link stand below Mr Barlow's engineering masterpiece at St Pancras station on 5 July 2009.

Bury Bolton Street: BR Type 2s D7629 and D5054 stand at Bury, Bolton Street, on 5 July during the East Lancs Railway's diesel gala weekend.

Heywood: Deltic 55022 The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry stands at Heywood on 5 July 2009 during the East Lancs diesel gala weekend.

Preston (Ribble Branch): Dwarfed by its two MkI coaches, Barclay 0-4-0ST 'John Howe' hustles along the Ribble Steam Railway. The train is on the outward leg and running down to Strand Rd exchange sidings with the river on the left side of the picture. The steam passenger service operates at weekends and the bitumen tanks on MWF.

Bury Knowsley Street: Crossing the hump. As part of the ELR extension from Bury to Heywood in the 1990s, a bridge was built to span the Metrolink tracks from Bury Interchange, requiring trains between Bury Bolton Street and Heywood to tackle a 1 in 36 gradient in order to cross the busy route from Manchester Victoria. The bridge is referred to locally as the hump. The photograph is taken from the window of a train heading west towards Bolton Street on the ELR behind 55022 Royal Scots Grey as it traverses the hump on 5 July 2009. (The bridge stands on the site of the former Bury Knowsley Street station, where, for at short period in the early 1980s, following the opening of the new Bury Interchange station, a flat crossing existed.) See image [[45436]]

Ramsbottom: 20087 with a train at Ramsbottom on 5 July 2009. Part of the East Lancashire Railway diesel gala weekend.

Ramsbottom: D5054 alongside D1062 Western Courier at Ramsbottom on 5 July during the East Lancs diesel gala weekend.

Tyne Marshalling Yard: Looks like the Coal Monster has been having a nibble again. Bogie hoppers ahead, HAA's to the right. View South from the popular road overbridge at Tyne Yard in July 2009.

Summerseat: 40145 arrives with a train on the East Lancashire Railway at Summerseat on 5 July 2009.

Ramsbottom: For God's sake Jim don't make an ersk of this.... numerous cameras get ready to 'capture the moment' as 37418 approaches the level crossing at Ramsbottom station on 5 July 2009, the occasion of the East Lancs diesel gala.

Magdalen Green: The old carriage near Magdalen Green see image [[15959]] is now surrounded by a patio and forms part of the new Bridgeview Station Restaurant. Seen here on 5 July 2010.

Loches: The station at Loches remains busy despite the fact there are only 2 trains each way per day to Tours - there is a busy booking service and as can be seen the station is also an important bus station. July 2010.

Tomatin: View east at Tomatin distillery in July 2012 showing the bridge carrying the Highland Main Line over the distillery access road and the adjacent burn. The signal for the north end of Tomatin loop can also be seen.

Boat of Garten: D5862, the last built of the 263 strong class of A1A-A1A Brush Type 2s, is now preserved on the Strathspey Railway. The former 31327 is seen at Boat of Garten on 5th July 2012.

Knockando: A bit of TLC being applied to the signalbox at Knockando in July 2012. The station building, behind the camera, has already been renovated See image [[39004]]. View west towards Blacksboat.

Bedworth: An unusually green view of Bedworth in July 2012, as the 18.53 Coventry - Nuneaton continues its journey north. The hourly passenger service on this line is supplemented by lots of heavy freight see image [[35643]], which doesn't take kindly to frequent stops - hence the failure of proposals to provide a tram service on the line. Despite the empty appearance of the station in this shot, ORR statistics show a 45% increase in usage in the last year - up to 1,000 passengers per week.

Loch Eil Outward Bound: Photograph taken with a 200mm zoom lens of Black 5 44871 on the afternoon Jacobite from opposite side of Loch Eil.

Boat of Garten: Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0 46512 leaves Boat of Garten heading for Broomhill with the third and last train of the day on 5th July 2012.

Melrose: Platform scene at Melrose on 5 July 2013.

Ostritz: The photographer is in the German town of Ostritz, but the latter's station (at the other end of the footbridge) is in Poland. Polish freight wagons are in evidence here on 5th July 2013 on the Goerlitz-Zittau line, which crosses and recrosses the border on several occasions and has two intermediate junctions within Poland taking freight traffic to Mikulasovice and Bogatynia (formerly Reichenau).

Hapton: Looking east under the road bridge at Hapton station on 5 July as Northern Class 150 units pass on services running between Blackpool South and Colne.

Highworth: Looking towards Swindon by the very busy B4019, the bed of the Highworth branch can just be seen - along with a crossing gatepost, and if you have particularly fine eyesight, a short wall remains from the former bridge across the stream on the right. Until MG Rover crashed in 2005, the stub of this branch supplied panels from the former Pressed Steel plant in Swindon to the Longbridge car plant. See image [[22079]]

Rishton: Not stopping at Rishton. A Northern 158 service from Blackpool to York hurries through Rishton station, shortly after leaving Blackburn on 5 July 2013. The next scheduled stop will be Accrington.

Melrose: The surviving platform at Melrose, looking east towards Ravenswood Junction on 5 July, with the A6091 running past on the right. The Tweedbank terminus of the Borders Railway will be located approximately a mile and a half to the west of here.

Martholme Viaduct: Martholme Viaduct on the former Great Harwood loop line is beautifully preserved although the tracks across it have long gone. Seen on 5 July 2013 the embankment to the right is heavily overgrown although a Lancashire County Council footpath now runs through the trees to Mill Lane on the eastern outskirts of Great Harwood.

Bowshank Tunnel: The north portal of the 249 yard Bowshank Tunnel on 5 July, looking towards Galashiels.

Ashton-under-Lyne: The island platform and station building at Ashton-Under-Lyne, photographed on 5 July 2014 looking west over the wall from the car park.

Ashton-under-Lyne: 150139 (and 150136 on the front) call at Ashton-Under-Lyne on a bright and sunny 5 July 2014 with the 1445 Wigan Wallgate to Stalybridge.

Woodacre Crossing: An early fifties re-creation as blue liveried A1 60163 Tornado takes a full rake of Blood and Custard stock south along the WCML at Woodacre on 5th July 2014. The Pacific had hauled the Border Raider from Crewe to Carlisle earlier in the day and was now retracing its route on a fine summer evening.

Dunfermline Upper: Phoenix Lane level crossing, west of Dunfermline Upper station, in 2014. The crossing was last worked by Mr and Mrs Nairn (he 2x8 hour shifts and she 1x8 hour shift per day) the stone cottage they lived in stands just off picture. The crossing was taken out of use in the 1970s. View north down Phoenix Lane over what was double track, gate posts still in-situ.

Deansgate: Platform scene at Deansgate station on 5 July 2014. ATW 175008 is heading west non-stop with a service for North Wales via Warrington and Chester, while a TPE service to Manchester Airport is about to pass through eastbound.

Brock: The return working of The Border Raider on 5 July 2014 saw A1 no. 60163 Tornado hauling the tour from Carlisle to Preston where it handed over to a DBS Class 90 for the return to London. The special is seen here at speed near Brock.

Stalybridge: Locomotives and stock hired in from DRS by FTPE, forming a Liverpool - Scarborough service heading east at speed through platform 4 of Stalybridge station on 5 July 2014. The train consists of 47853 with a rake of DRS liveried Mark 2 coaches and 47841 on the rear.

Deansgate: In connection with the Tour de France two train operators hired in extra capacity for services through Leeds. First TPE chartered a set from DRS for the Liverpool to Scarborough service on 5 July 2014 which had 47841 and 47853 on either end of a rake of 6 Mk2 coaches. Running late due to an operating incident between Liverpool and Manchester, 47841 heads through Deansgate with the first of the two westbound services. Note the specially painted yellow buffers!

Stalybridge: Stalybridge station underwent a transformation in 2012 and now has five platforms. On 5 July 2014 a terminated Northern service from Wigan is waiting at platform 5 to return as far as Manchester Victoria. In Platform 4 TransPennine 185143 is about to continue its journey to Leeds. Thanks to Adrian Morgan for the correction on the year that the alterations to the station took place.

Balshaw Lane Junction: A1 Pacific 60163 Tornado charges north at Balshaw Lane Jct on 5 July 2014 as it meets a Glasgow to London Virgin Pendolino at a closing speed of almost 200 mph whilst working the UK Railtours Border Raider. The tour had started in London and the A1 took over from a Class 90 for the run north over Shap to Carlisle.

Deansgate: Arriva Trains Wales Class 175 passes through Deansgate heading for Manchester Piccadilly on 05 July 2014.

Deansgate: An East Midlands Trains service from Liverpool to Norwich passes Deansgate in July 2014 as it heads to the next stop at Oxford Road. 158770 leads 158785 which is out of site on the curve through the station.

Stalybridge: TPE 185141 passes Stalybridge in July 2014 with a Manchester to Middlesborough service.

Stalybridge: TPE 185118 passes Stalybridge on 05 July 2014 with a service to Manchester Airport from the east of the Pennines.

Grenoble: Hotel balcony view of Grenoble Alstom Citadis Tram 6025 of the TAG fleet, on a Line B service, negotiating the tramworks in Place Grenette on 5 July 2014.

Ashton-under-Lyne: A view west over Ashton-under-Lyne station on 5th July 2014 from the roadbridge carrying Henrietta Street over the railway.

Stalybridge: DRS 47841 is hauled east through Stalybridge on 5 July at the rear of a Liverpool to Scarborough service. The locomotive on the front end is 47853. The train was leased by TPE to supplement services during day 1 of the Tour de France.

Dunfermline Upper: The cabin under the old footbridge at Phoenix Lane, Dunfermline, in 2014 see image [[47932]] from which the level crossing gates and associated signals were operated. The external wooden telephone box is still intact and the metal plate on the cabin wall marks the position of the chimney from the stove inside. Brackets are visible in the footbridge latticework which supported the chimney extension above the bridge. [Information kindly provided by Mr Nairn, the last crossing keeper]

Ashton-under-Lyne: A view eastwards at Ashton-under-Lyne as a Class 156 approaches with a service from Stalybridge. Both the road bridges have been modified in preparation for electrication but this isn't 2022, this was 2014 and the project to electrify from Manchester to Leeds was later shelved by the SoS for Transport. The result was that a very long extension lead was required to connect the Network Rail feeder station to the east of Stalybridge, to the bit that did go ahead from Victoria to Euxton Jct. Common sense appears to prevail again and electrification for the Victoria to Stalybridge section I believe is underway again at the moment.

Deansgate: An East Midlands Trains service from Liverpool to Norwich formed by units 158770 and 158785 passes through the Manchester urban clutter at Deansgate on 5 July 2014

Stalybridge: TransPennine 170306 calls at Stalybridge platform 1 on 5 July 2014 with a Hull to Manchester service.

Inverkeithing East Junction: Colas 56078 and 56113 pass Inverkeithing East Junction on 5 July with a Moy - Millerhill ballast.

Waterside: Works plate from the ARPG Barclay Fireless locomotive [AB1952/1928]. See image [[51874]]

Bastia [Corsica]: Stock of various vintages stabled in the yard at Bastia, Corsica, on 5 July 2015.

Bastia [Corsica]: Interesting stock in the yard at Bastia in July 2015. I love that strange vehicle with the portholes!

Dunaskin Platform: The driver of No. 10 on shuttle duties waits for the Fireless locomotive to do its run-pasts before resuming service at Dunaskin on 5 July 2015.

Delft: The new Delft Station is very swanky, featuring a cleverly designed intricately detailed ceiling which shows a historical map of the city and looks different from different angles. The new building was designed by Mecanoo.

Bastia [Corsica]: General view across the yard at Bastia, Corsica, on 5 July 2015.

Cardrona: There wasn't much to Cardrona when the railway arrived: just an adjacent mains and nearby Horsburgh Castle Farm. Some public housing appeared between the wars, then a large golf hotel was built over Horsburgh Castle Farm and there has been some more recent housing. Despite this growth the old station seems no longer to be the village store but 'Nashy's Coffee House'. Local lads turn up to find that the X62 on the Edinburgh to Melrose route isn't going their way. The half-hourly service is not something the railway could have ever matched, I venture.

Dunaskin Platform: The Barclay fireless ex-Shell Ardrossan locomotive in steam at ARPG Dunaskin on 5 July 2015 trundling about with a gunpowder wagon. (Steam is obtained by firing up conventional Barclay 0-4-0T no 10 then transferring steam via a pipe to the receiver on the fireless loco.) See image [[37623]]

Crossgates: A1 Pacific 60163 Tornado climbing away from Dunfermline on 5 July 2015 and nearing the site of Crossgates Station with the second SRPS 'Fife Circle' special.

Samnan: A view of the new alignment and the North portal (right background) of the new cut and cover tunnel under Gamla Uppsala. The railway alignment has partly taken over the previous highway alignment. This in turn was, a thousand years ago, what now appears to have been a pagan ceremonial colonade in the vicinity of the infamous Uppsala pagan temple site. The new double track railway, which takes trains away from the historic area and eliminates 3 level crossings, is due to open in autumn 2017.

Samnan: View of the existing sinuous single track route looking north east at Samnan level crossing north of Gamla Uppsala. The new double track alignment can be seen as the pale grey construction curving in from the right. The reason for the odd arrangement is that a new underbridge has been opened which was designed to fit on the new alignment and this is less than ideal for the current alignment which has remained open for low-speed train movements throughout the construction period.

Eshiels Tunnel: The first time a Railscot contributor (Colin Harkins, see image [[10790]]) photographed this tunnel, 1 mile east of Peebles, it was spooky and neglected. Since then a cycle and walkway has been built through it and now it's just spooky. This is the east portal, complete with (almost whole) telegraph insulators. This short tunnel took the line under the A72.

Cardrona: This old platelayers' hut is just a few yards west of the platform at Cardrona, though the station building is obscured by that elder which is trying to dominate again. I had opened the window to provide ventilation. The sign indicates that the old line here is a route between tees; a large golf resort hotel is nearby, for people who like that sort of thing.

Hillhead [Subway]: In Byres Road at Hillhead an outer circle replacement bus - note the display.

Hesselby Bangård: The society which re-established the railway on the Isle of Gotland, Föreningen Gotlandståget (Gotlands Train Society) originally intended to preserve a train which the Swedish National Railway Mueum owned on the island in 1972. Gradually they expanded into Hesselby station in the mid 1970s. Eventually the station yard (bangård) was rebuilt to its former maximum extent with loco shed, carriage shed, turntable and workshops etc. This view shows the basic secondary platform between the running lines. Also shown are freight and engineering waggons, a diesel shunting loco and some rail bikes (dressiner). These latter are 3-wheeled rail vehicles which are hired out to visitors to cycle the route on days when trains are not running; maybe British preserved railways could be doing likewise to generate extra revenue?

Hesselby Station Dalhem Isle of Gotland: This former warehouse belonging to the farmers' co-operative organisation GLC (Gotländska Lantmännens Centralförening) is now used to house the island's railway museum see image [[74497]]

Hesselby Bangård: The diesel shunter hurries off to retrieve the service train from the far end of the line. A grass fire had broken out and to avoid any further occurrences the railway decided to withdraw the steam loco from service. This is a type Z4p from 1956 ordered by SJ which had by then taken over Gotland's passenger railways. A few of this type were shipped out to the island possibly on the deck of a fishing boat and shipped back about 4 years later for use elsewhere on the 891mm network after all the island's lines had closed.

Hesselby Bangård: A 2-part switch on the 891mm gauge track in the Hesselby station yard. Like most points only part of the S&C actually moves.The switch rails are supported by longitudinal steel plates nailed onto the wooden bearers only as far as the sixth bearer from the toe end nearest the camera. As in standard gauge S&C units the crossing part is fixed and is separate from the switch.

Hesselby Bangård: Ordered from Henschel & Sohn of Cassel, 2-8-0 loco No. 18152 Dalhem was built in 1920. Post-Great War hyperinflation in Germany meant that, as the Reichsmark devalued, so the deposit paid for this loco eventually covered not only its full purchase price but also allowed the private railway, Slite-Roma Jerväg (SlRJ), to buy other rolling stock. Here the loco has returned light engine from Roma (at the far end of the current line) due to the risk of lineside fires. For a shot of the loco hauling the train see image [[60090]].

Falkirk High: The quest is at an end ... Arthurian at Falkirk High! Monty Python might approve. HolyRail Ltd.

Preston: An empty stock move from Southall to Carnforth departs Preston Down Goods Loop after a short wait for a path north on 05 July 2017. 37516 and 47245 are the locos but it was the 37 that was doing the work.

Kneippbyn Isle of Gotland: This family resort featues a very short and compact narrow gauge (?500mm) railway. The picture shows how tight the curves are on this. Both ends of the train are visible but facing in opposite directions and the train is 'loco' plus 3 cars i.e. less than 10 metres long. From what was visible the arrangement is 2 pairs of axles per bogie with 2 bogies per vehicle and the wheels are approx. 10 cm in diameter. The bodies are pastel coloured plastic which almost totally cover the underframes. The 'loco' seems to be electrically driven, probably using power from batteries and the train is remotely controlled. It was test run each morning around 07.20, co-incidentally at the same time as the bread was coming out of the oven at the on-site bakery, long before the crowds were allowed in.

Hesselby Bangård: View of the station yard Hesselby, Isle of Gotland. The engine shed is on the right background. Immediately on the right is the railway museum, a former warehouse. In the foreground is the fixed nose of a switch complete with guide plates. For more information see image [[62440]].

Hesselby Station Dalhem Isle of Gotland: The Station Master (Stinsen) sets the signal on the platform at Hesselby to line clear . This heritage narrow gauge railway recreates some of the aspects of railway operation on the Swedish Baltic island. Gotland had several 891mm gauge (3 Swedish feet) lines which first opened at the end of the nineteenth century/early twentieth century. Those that remained in operation were taken over by SJ in the 1940s but all were subsequently closed by 1960.

Kirkham and Wesham: A Blackpool to Huddersfield service arrives at Kirkham and Wesham on 05 July 2017. On the right the former fast lines have been removed and the formation levelled. A new third platform is due to be built on this area in connection with the electrification of the line from Preston to Blackpool North.

Hesselby Bangård: The vintage 0-6-0 locomotive Gotland stands in the loco shed under wraps. According to the small sign above the nameplate it was manufactured by Nydquist & Holm (NOHAB) in 1878 and, before being delivered to Gotlands Järnvägar (GJ), it was exhibited at the Paris International Exposition (Exposition Universelle) and was awarded a Silver Medal. The Gold Medal went to Paul Decauville for the portable rail system he developed see image [[59896]].

Hesselby Station Dalhem Isle of Gotland: The train had just left so the station in the village of Hässelby/Dalhem (old spelling Hesselby) seemed very quiet but all the doors were nevertheless wide open. This allowed easy viewing of the restored rooms inside. At the far end was an impressive shop with many informative books and leaflets for sale as well as wall-mounted information boards all in Swedish. The building is painted in the original Slite-Roma Jernväg (SlRJ) colours with restoration taking place between 1972 and 1974. The line, then run by SJ, closed in 1953.

Munkebos Isle of Gotland: The train just appeared on my approach to Munkebos level crossing. This is loco No. 3 Dalhem once belonging to the Slite-Roma Järnväg (SlRJ) built by Henschel & Sohn in Cassel 1920. It was hauling a short train comprising a guards van and three 3rd Class coaches.

Hesselby Station Dalhem Isle of Gotland: The interior of the former farmers co-operative organisation (GLC) warehouse see image [[74351]] contains the islands railway museum. Here are displayed the motorised, hand-operated or foot-powered on-track cycles (dressiner) from the early twentieth century, together with some of specialised equipment used for track maintenance. These were used by the track section supervisor (banvakt) to patrol his allotted stretch of track and carry out inspections and repairs as required.

Hesselby Bangård: Interior of the railway museum showing draisines: from the left is a motorised example, in the centre a 3-wheel railcycle and on the right is a handcar. Various track tools are shown interspersed with them and there are railway signs and photographs on the walls: Österport was the name of a halt just outside the Visby city walls at the eastern gate.

Broomhouse: A tree trunk joins the last remains of Broomhouse station (closed 1927) which have been unceremoniously bulldozed off the site during landscaping operations on the new housing estate currently (July 2018) being built at this location.

Newhailes: The LNER 1000 Edinburgh - Kings Cross about to run south through the site of Newhailes station on the western edge of Musselburgh on 5 July 2018. Opened as New Hailes in 1859, the name change occurred in 1938, with the station closing completely in 1950. No trace remains of the station, the tall signal box or the junction for the Musselburgh line (closed 1971) which left the ECML on the south side of the bridge behind the camera see image [[40402]].

Purton: Due to work in the Severn Tunnel during 2018 a lot of traffic is currently heading into Wales via the Swindon to Gloucester line and then down to Lydney and Newport. Freightliner 66551 is on the southbound 487L Wentloog to Southampton M.C.T at Purton on 5th July 2018.

Purton: GBRf 66732, northbound at Purton with 6V30 Grain Thamesport (Gbrf) to Margam T.C. on 5th July 2018. The train was diverted via Gloucester due to work in the Severn Tunnel.

Sunnyside Junction: Colas 37421 leading the Network Rail track testing train east through Sunnyside Junction with 37116 on the rear. 5th July 2018

Purton: Due to work in the Severn Tunnel in July 2018, a lot of traffic was heading into Wales via the Swindon to Gloucester line and then down to Lydney and Newport. GWR 800-304 is seen southbound with the 1L68 Swansea to Paddington.

Sunnyside Junction: Colas 37116 on the Network Rail track recording train at Sunnyside Junction on 5th July 2018

Coatbridge Sunnyside: An evening view of a deserted Sunnyside station buildings and car park on 5th July 2018.

Purton: Due to work in the Severn Tunnel in summer 2018, a lot of traffic headed into Wales via the Swindon to Gloucester line and then down to Lydney and Newport. GWR 800-304 is seen southbound on the 1L68 Swansea to Paddington at Purton on 5th July.

Wanton Walls Junction: The already complex arrangement of lines to the east of Edinburgh was complicated still further in 1915 with the advent of the Lothian Lines. These were essentially relief lines built to ease the passage of coal between the Lothian collieries and Leith Docks. Remnants include these notable bridge abutments, photographed looking west along Newcraighall Road on 5 July 2018. Above and to the left stood Wanton Walls Junction, where the line which had climbed from the ECML at Monktonhall Junction split, with a spur turning left to reach Niddrie West and the Lothian Lines route continuing here across the A6095 heading for Niddrie North. See image [[29553]]

Wanton Walls Junction: The Lothian number 30 'electric bus' heading west along Newcraighall Road on its way from Musselburgh to Clovenstone on 5 July 2018. The bus has just passed the abutments of the bridge that carried the Lothian Lines from Wanton Walls to Niddrie North see image [[64908]] and is currently running alongside the surviving south abutment of the adjacent bridge that stood on the route to Niddrie West Junction. Much of the trackbed of the latter has been obliterated by housing developments in recent years, including the under construction 'Newcraighall Village' as advertised on the board alongside the road entrance on the left.

Morningside Road: The former ticket office at Morningside Road, looking good 56 years after closure. With the sun in the right place the lettering MORNINGSIDE ROAD STATION can be made out beneath the names of the current occupiers, the enamel sign having been painted over. The station is right in the heart of this douce suburb, so why 'Road' was added is a mystery. For a view down the steps to the platform from the gate on the right see image [[7593]].

Purton: I was made aware of the fact, that due to work in the Severn Tunnel, a lot of traffic is heading into Wales via the Swindon to Gloucester line and then down to Lydney and Newport. 158880 northbound South Western Trains DMU bound for Cheltenham on 5th July 2018.

Wanton Walls Junction: Looking south across Newcraighall Road on 5 July 2018, at the point where the NB route from Wanton Walls Junction (which stood beyond the surviving bridge abutment) to Niddrie West crossed at an acute angle. The road in the foreground is the entrance to a large housing development currently under construction, named 'Newcraighall Village'. Photograph taken from the trackbed of the Lothian Lines route from Wanton Walls to Niddrie North, now a walkway at this point.

Summerseat: ELR resident 47765, in Scotrail livery, runs through the woods at Summerseat with a Bury to Ramsbottom service during the ELR Summer 2019 Diesel Gala.

Irwell Vale: DC Rail Freight 56103, a main line loco visiting the ELR 2019 Diesel Gala, is on the tail of a train to Rawtenstall seen at Irwell Vale on 5th July 2019.

Summerseat: Class 24s are not stylish locos, but D5054 has recently been refurbished and looked and sounded great as it pulled away from Summerseat with a six coach train for Rawtenstall on 5th July 2019. This loco survived into preservation as, after main line withdrawal, it was used for several years as a departmental Train Heating Unit. It has been on the ELR since 1987 and is named 'Phil Southern' after one of the pioneers of the East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society.

Summerseat: DC Rail Freight sent two of their Class 56 locos to the 2019 ELR Summer Diesel Gala. This is 56103 coming off Summerseat Viaduct and slowing for the station on a Rawtenstall to Heywood train. 56091 was the other DC loco that attended the three day event.

Irwell Vale: Enthusiasts listen to the twin Maybach engines of Warship D832 'Onslaught' as it runs towards Irwell Vale during the 2019 ELR Summer Diesel Gala on 5th July. D832 was one of seventeen diesels in use during the three day event.

Summerseat Viaduct: BRC&W Type 3 33035, a visitor to the ELR 2019 Summer Diesel Gala, coasts slowly off the viaduct at Summerseat approaching Brooksbottom Tunnel. It is something of a tradition at these events that diesel drivers open the throttle inside the tunnel for the full sound effects.

Summerseat Viaduct: BR Blue 37109 takes a passenger train towards Rawtenstall over the River Irwell viaduct at Summerseat on 5th July 2019. The civil works in the river are in connection with the rebuilding of the road bridge that was badly damaged during Storm Frank in late 2015.

Summerseat Viaduct: Bury's resident Peak 45135 is undergoing heavy overhaul but 45108, from the MRC at Butterley, has been loaned to the ELR for several years now. It is seen here coming off Summerseat Viaduct and approaching Brooksbottom Tunnel with a short working to Ramsbottom during the 2019 Gala on 5th July.

Summerseat: Light and shade at Summerseat, during the ELR Summer Diesel Gala, as 37109 passes the public foot crossing heading for Bury on 5th July 2019.

Summerseat: D832 'Onslaught' rolls into Summerseat, heading for Rawtenstall, during the ELR Diesel Gala on 5th July 2019. The previous month the Warship had celebrated forty years in preservation, which compares with a main line working life of under twelve.

Summerseat: 45108 works the Ramsbottom to Bury shuttle through Summerseat at the ELR 2019 Summer Diesel Gala. The first three vehicles in the train were parcels stock. Compared to the Class 40s the TOPS renumbering of the Peaks was very haphazard and 45108 was formerly D120.

Irwell Vale: Harry Needle EE Type 1s 20311 and 20314 were guests at the ELR 2019 Summer Diesel Gala. Here the orange pair double head a Heywood to Rawtenstall service at Irwell Vale on 5th July 2019 (Day 2 of the 3-day event).

Nuttall Tunnel: Harry Needle Class 20s 20314 and 20311 run through the cutting between the short Nuttall and longer Brooksbottom tunnels during the ELR 2019 Summer Diesel Gala on 5th July 2019. There is a lot more foliage in this location compared to a previous spring gala See image [[63807]].

Summerseat: DC Railfreight 56103, a guest loco at the ELR 2019 summer diesel gala, approaches Summerseat working from Bury to Rawtenstall on 5th July.

Irwell Vale: Plenty of enthusiasts enjoying the sound effects as HNRC Type 1s 20311 and 20314 pull away from Irwell Vale heading for Rawtenstall during the ELR 2019 Summer Diesel Gala.

Radley: Although the 800 I photographed going North (See image [[74020]]) was heading for Foregate Street, this Southbound working originated at Shrub hill. Go figure.

Radley: A class 800 from Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill passes through Radley at speed on 5th July 2020. Notice the absence of cooling towers on the horizon at Didcot.

Nuneaton: Open bracket: this class 170 to Birmingham, framed by the footbridge crossing the tracks to Birmingham, showed only (N St.) as its destination. But it could be worse. See image [[26636]]

Woodacre Crossing: Ooh that was close. An Edinburgh bound Pendolino disappears northwards as D345 brings the Carnforth to Chester leg of the 'Dalesman' through Woodacre on 5th July 2022. I witnessed this splendid sight but had a camera malfunction and am grateful to Tony Roberts, who I was stood alongside, for supplying this image.

Edinburgh Waverley: An immaculate 92032 'I Mech E Railway Division' and 66740 'Sarah' at Waverley on Tuesday 5th July 2022, laying over between sleeper loco duties.