Cowley Bridge Junction: 'Western' diesel hydraulic No. D1070 Western Gauntlet seen shortly after departure from Exeter St. Davids with a Paddington express in 1971. The train is approaching Cowley Bridge Junction, where the Barnstaple branch leaves the West of England main line.

Maldon: The most notable engineering work on the former line between Woodham Ferrers and Maldon was the Chelmer viaduct that connected Maldon East and West stations. The central span was demolished using explosives in the mid 1960s, but the masonry survived until a new bridge was built to carry the A414 town bypass (opened in 1990). This view, recorded in 1978, shows the viaduct brickwork as it appeared from the Maldon West side of the river.

Skelton Junction: View south from Skelton Junction as 47407 leaves York with a Newcastle train in 1980.

Skelton Junction: Peak 45025 on the station avoiding line at York with a down freight in the summer of 1980.

Carlisle: Class 40 no 40131 with a train boarding in bay platform 5 at Carlisle on 23 July 1982.

Carlisle: 25154 shortly after arrival at Carlisle on 23 July 1982 with the 0857 train from Leeds.

Doncaster Works: The remains of Deltic 55007 Pinza being put to the torch at Doncaster in July 1982.

Ongar: The former Great Eastern Railway terminus at Ongar on 23 July 1993 with a London Underground Central Line train at the platform. The station officially closed on 30 September the following year but is now the headquarters of a preservation group. The objectives of the group, 'The Epping Ongar Railway Ltd' include the reinstatement of scheduled passenger services between the two locations.

Ongar: 'Oooohhh... these Central Line driving cabs do nothing for your back...' Changing ends at Ongar for the return trip to Epping on 23 July 1993 see image [[37369]].

Whisker Hill Junction: 66219 passing Whisker Hill Junction, Retford with coal for Cottam Power Station in 2002.

Mornington Crescent: Found it! Star of the Northern Line - Mornington Crescent station in July 2005 looking east across Hampstead Road. See image [[12645]]

Blackfriars: A Thameslink class 319 dual voltage EMU climbing up from Snow Hill Tunnel towards Blackfriars station on 23 July 2005 with a Luton - Sutton service.

Euston: End of the line at Euston in July 2005 with a Pendolino at the buffer stops.

Kings Cross: Remembrance garden outside Kings Cross station in memory of those killed in the London bombings of 7 July 2005, seen 16 days later.

Blackfriars: The through Thameslink platforms at Blackfriars looking north towards Snow Hill Tunnel and the Metropolitan Widened Lines in July 2005 with a Bedford train standing at platform 5.

London Bridge: View west towards the trainshed over platforms 9 - 16 at London Bridge on a Saturday morning in July 2005. The structure is likely to be demolished as part of a station rebuild, plans for which are being finalised. On the left is one of the Class 456 units operating the South London Line shuttle service between London Bridge and Victoria - see image [[5134]].

St Pancras: Looking north west along Pancras Road towards the east side entrance to the extended St Pancras station on a wet Saturday morning in July 2005. Opened the previous year, the extension was now handling all trains operating Midland main line services. Mr Barlow's original masterpiece is still under wraps on the left, with refurbishment and upgrading work in full swing. St Pancras International eventually took over Eurostar services (then being handled by Waterloo International) in November 2007. (See image [[17153]]).

Harrow-on-the-Hill: Chiltern Railways 168112 runs through Harrow-on-the-Hill on 23 July 2005 with the 11.20 London Marylebone - Birmingham Snow Hill Saturday service.

Mornington Crescent: Nice touch! Blue plaque on the wall alongside the booking hall at Mornington Crescent tube station, July 2005. Why? ...I'm sorry, I haven't a clue!

Kings Cross: One of the short lived Regional eurostar sets, on the GNER 14.35 White Rose to Leeds, awaits its departure time at Kings Cross on 23 July 2005.

Finsbury Park: Only another two miles to go. The up 'Highland Chieftain' HST runs south through the rainsoaked platforms of Finsbury Park station on 23 July 2005 as it nears the end of its long journey from Inverness.

Cannon Street: Not quite the width of the Thames - a lengthy Southeastern service leaves Cannon Street in July 2005

St Pancras: Work in progress. View north along Pancras Road on 23 July 2005 showing the new extension to St Pancras station now handling all Midland main line services. Meantime the major refurbishment and upgrade work on the original trainshed is well underway off picture to the left.

Harrow-on-the-Hill: Metrpolitan 1960 'A stock' unit 5034 bringing up the rear of an mid-morning Uxbridge - Aldgate train, calling at Harrow-on-the-Hill platform 5 on 23 July 2005. [Note: This unit, in conjunction with unit 5063, operated the last scheduled Metropolitan Line services undertaken by the class on 26 September 2012 and carried a special headboard throughout the day reading 'A Stock' 1960-2012 Last Day in Service.]

Blackfriars: View from the station concourse across the Blackfriars bays towards the through platforms in July 2005. A Southeastern service from Rochester has recently terminated at platform 3, while in the background a Bedford - Three Bridges Thameslink train calls at platform 4.

Blackfriars: Looking south across the River Thames from the end of platform 4 at the old Blackfriars station in the summer of 2005. Thameslink unit 319381 has just received a green light and is about to restart a Luton - Sutton service, just as sister unit 319367 crosses the river northbound with the reverse working. In the left background Southeastern unit 465185 has stopped on the approach to Blackfriars Junction with a service to Rochester which has recently departed from bay platform 3.

London Bridge: The south trainshed at London Bridge station on 23 July 2005, looking back along platforms 11 and 12 towards the station concourse.

Cannon Street: Comings and goings at Cannon Street in July 2005. View east along the Thames past the twin 120 ft red brick towers and walls that once supported the magnificent trainshed roof. The remains of the roof were removed in the 1950s following substantial bomb damage sustained during World War II.

Blackfriars: Platform view north at Blackfriars in the summer of 2005, before the station was rebuilt and extended south across the Thames. An early afternoon Luton - Sutton Thameslink cross London service has recently arrived at through platform 4, while the lightly used bay platforms to the right stand vacant at this time.

Kensington Olympia: The 14.22 Brighton - Manchester Piccadilly Virgin CrossCountry service crosses onto the platform 2 loop line approaching Kensington Olympia station as it slows to make its scheduled stop on 23 July 2005. Bay platform 1, on the far left, is used by LU District line services.

Harrow-on-the-Hill: One of the Chiltern 165 DMUs arrives at Harrow-on-the-Hill on 23 July 2005. Alongside is a Metropolitan line train for Baker Street. The 165 is forming a Saturday morning service from Aylesbury to Marylebone and will run non-stop from here into the London terminus in 17 minutes.

Mornington Crescent: That cursed, elusive, Mornington Crescent.... much loved objective of the late Humphrey Lyttelton and the ...haven't a clue team. The classic glazed terracotta lines of the station, opened by the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway in 1907, seen looking south in July 2005 with Hampstead Road on the right.

Finsbury Park: With heavy rain falling over North London on 23 July 2005, a Hull Trains service accelerates through Finsbury Park on the down ECML shortly after leaving Kings Cross. Meantime, in the left background, construction work continues on Arsenal FC's new Emirates Stadium.

St Pancras: Looking out over the domestic platforms of the extended St Pancras station on a Saturday morning in July 2005. Behind the camera work is underway on the international station, which was not scheduled to become operational for more than two years. View is from the top of the escalators serving the Pancras Road entrance (see image [[79640]]). The train standing at platform 12 is a Midland Mainline HST service to Nottingham

Camden Road: An eastbound cross-London freight arrives at Camden Road Junction off the Gospel Oak line in the summer of 2005. Photograph taken looking west from the platforms of Camden Road station. Note the mix of overhead AC and third rail DC systems in use here at this time.

London Bridge: Looking out along platforms 13 and 14 under the trainshed on the south side of London Bridge station during an eerily quiet Saturday morning in July 2005. The only passenger seems to be trying to hide behind the information board in the foreground.

St Pancras: A totally fed up group of passengers awaiting a delayed train at St Pancras in July 2005. The location is a temporary 'open plan' domestic refreshment and waiting area, while work goes on all around, including the refurbishment of the train shed to house the International station. The columns of a partially dismantled gasholder can just be made out in the right background. The refurbished and transformed 'Gasholder No 8' now stands on the north side of the Grand Union Canal, near the relocated Gothic-style 'water point', on what is now Gasholder Park. See image [[38425]]

Euston: A Virgin Pendolino service for Glasgow Central stands at London Euston in July 2005.

Harrow-on-the-Hill: A Chiltern Railways Marylebone - Aylesbury service stands at Harrow-on-the-Hill in July 2005.

Kings Cross: Kings Cross station, looking west along Euston Road in July 2005.

Kings Cross: View north from the station concourse at Kings Cross on 23 July 2005 looking out along the platforms. A pair of 365 units will leave shortly with outer suburban services for Peterborough and Cambridge from platforms 7 and 8, while a GNER HST is on turnaround at platform 6.

Blackfriars: Looking south across the Thames from Blackfriars station in July 2005. Thameslink trains are about to pass at the through platforms on the right, while a Southeastern service has recenty departed from one of the east side bays. A proposal to rebuild Blackfriars station, including extending the platforms out over the Thames, is currently at the planning stage.

Kings Cross: The cluttered frontage at Kings Cross in July 2005.

Marylebone: Road approach to the Great Central Railway's London terminus at Marylebone, seen here looking west in July 2005.

Euston: Twins - Glasgow Central and Manchester Piccadilly Virgin Pendolinos at London Euston in 2005.

Blackfriars: Thameslink trains formed by dual voltage class 319 units pass at Blackfriars station in July 2005. A St Albans service is running into platform 5 off Blackfriars Bridge, while a through train for Sutton is standing at 4. The reopened (1988) north-south route via Snow Hill Tunnel and the Metropolitan widened lines continues behind the camera. The buildings forming the backdrop all stand on the other side of the River Thames.

Marylebone: A Chiltern Railways 165 DMU stands at Marylebone in July 2005 after arriving on a service from Aylesbury.

Marylebone: Inside looking out. The impressively refurbished Marylebone station in the summer of 2005, with a Chiltern Railways DMU running into the terminus on a service from Aylesbury.

Marylebone: The refurbished Marylebone station in July 2005, having become the operating centre for the Chiltern Railways franchise, whose DMUs occupy most of the platforms.

Kings Cross: Quiet period at Kings Cross in July 2005 with an unobstructed view from the concourse to Gasworks Tunnel.

St Pancras: Gasholder No 8, last monument to the Imperial Gas, Light & Coke Company, still standing after more than 150 years. The iconic structure is seen looking west along Goods Way in July 2005. In the background work is in full swing on the transformation and expansion of St Pancras station, from Mr Barlow's roof on the left to the new domestic platforms up ahead. No 8 was removed in 2011 and, following refurbishment, relocated alongside the Regents Canal near St Pancras Basin in what is now Gasholder Park.

Kings Cross: A White Rose regional eurostar set leaving Kings Cross for Leeds in July 2005. See image [[4913]]

Frankfurt Hbf: How about that for a station frontage... the Germans really know how to do things in style.

Edinburgh Waverley: With the old office block of New Street bus depot now demolished the full impact of the new Edinburgh council HQ on this part of the Old Town can be clearly seen in this 23 July 2006 panorama.

Edinburgh Waverley: Complete closure of the through platforms on the north side of Waverley in July 2006 during major engineering works, including the renewal of track and ballast. Meanwhile, over on the south side of the station, a Virgin Voyager destined for Plymouth is heading for the Calton Tunnels.

Dunfermline Town: view of station looking north east.

Dalgety Bay: As a result of the Forth Bridge closure 170460 leaves Dalgety Bay on a true Fife Circle service on 23 July - next stop Rosyth.

Inverkeithing East Junction: 170406 takes the east-west curve at Inverkeithing East Junction on 23 July.

Clachnaharry: This is where Clachnaharry Station (closed 1913) used to be. It is now the beer garden of a pub.

Clachnaharry: A view of the Clachnaharry swing bridge from the footbridge at the site of the former station.

Clachnaharry: The Clachnaharry swing bridge opens to allow a small boat to start its journey to Fort William.

Clachnaharry: The Clachnaharry swing bridge opens for traffic.

Clachnaharry: 158705 crosses the swing bridge at Clachnaharry on its way to Kyle of Lochalsh.

Clachnaharry: The signal box at Clachnaharry is still operational.

Clachnaharry: The Clachnaharry swing bridge,Inverness.

Dunfermline Town: Forth Bridge alteration. 23-07-07. 170454 departs at 1433 for Dundee from Dunfermline Town via Dalgety Bay where coaches will take any passengers accross The River Forth as far as Dalmeny.

Dunfermline Town: 170452 (and 158716 out of sight) lean into the curve arriving at Dunfermline Town with an inner circle train.

Killin Viaduct: A picture of the bridge which carried the railway across the River Lochay just east of Killin station site on its way to Loch Tay.

Killin [2nd]: A view along the trackbed towards Loch Tay.

Lancaster: Going my way? 185147, arriving from Windermere, buffers up to 185102, from Barrow-in-Furness, in Platform 5 at Lancaster before going forward together as the 1515 to Manchester Airport.

Loch Tay: The end of the line. The gate on the right leads to the former Loch Tay station, now a private house. The gate on the left the former trackbed to another private house where the engine shed used to be. There is no access beyond here without permission.

Dochart Viaduct: The famous viaduct across the River Dochart on the Killin branch.

Killin Junction: The derelict cottages that once housed the railway staff at Killin Junction.

Killin Junction: The overgrown island platform is all that remains of Killin Junction Station.

Killin Junction: Hidden in the undergrowth, a chimney stack is all that remains of Killin Junction West signal box.

Ardchyle Viaduct: A view along the top of the viaduct half a mile west of Killin Junction

Ardchyle Viaduct: Half a mile west of Killin Junction is this viaduct still in reasonable condition.

Luib: Satelite dishes attached to a culvert at the remains of Luib station now known as the Glen Dochart Caravan Park. From here the Line climbed to Killin Junction for four miles mostly on a gradient of 1 in 69.

Edravinoch Bridge: A detour is required at this spot as the original bridge has been removed for scrap. Crossing the river via stepping stones was easy today but, in winter, who knows? Ledcharrie Viaduct is to the east.

Ardchyle Viaduct: About a mile west of Killin Junction this bridge crosses the trackbed. Ardchyle_Viaduct is just to the east.

Ardchyle Viaduct: It has seen better days but this fogmans hut still stands next to the remains of Killin Junction west distant signal in July 2008.

Treeton: 66053 on a Rotherham to Cardiff Tidal Metals train at Treeton in 2008. Trees grow on what were the sidings on the left.

Edravinoch Bridge: Approaching the Half way point and a platelayers hut still stands 43 years after the line closed. It is built from railway sleepers and one wall is down.

Ledcharrie Viaduct: View of the trackbed on the viaduct about halfway between Luib and Killin Junction.

Ledcharrie Viaduct: About halfway between Luib and Killin Junction this viaduct still exists in good condition. Beware! A not very well advertised electric fence gave me a shocking experience.

Ledcharrie Viaduct: A shot of the metal reinforcing rods attached to the viaduct which is marked as bridge No 130 half way between Luib and Killin Junction.

Ardchyle Viaduct: A view down Glen Dochart about a mile west of Killin junction. Trackbed leading to Luib on the left.

Ardchyle Viaduct: The remains of Killin Junction west distant signal.

Travemunde Hafen: Station buildings at Travemunde Hafen on Germany's Baltic coast in July 2009. The location is now operated as a restaurant.

Princes Street [Tram]: Tram rails are now in place along much of Princes Street west of The Mound. View south over the track laying works towards the Castle on 23 July.

London Euston: Virgin Trains have refurbished a mark III locomotive hauled set in 'Pendolino' style. The set is seen arriving at London Euston with DVT leading on 23rd July 2009.

Brinkworth: Passing HST seen from a road bridge near the village of Brinkworth, west of Wootton Basset on the GWR main line on 23 July. Apart from the odd sheep, inquisitive cows and several RAF C130s, all was quiet. The new engines on the HSTs are remarkably silent compared to the originals.

Carentan: Bo-Bo Electric 26029 enters Carentan Station on 23 July to form the 16.41 departure to Cherbourg

Carentan: Bo-Bo electric 126029 standing at Carentan Station on the Cherbourg Peninsula on 23 July, forming the 16.41 departure to Cherbourg, ex Paris.

Carentan: Frontage of Carentan Station on the Cherbourg Peninsula in July 2009. The previous station was destroyed in WW11.

Carentan: Carriage Livery on the stock of the 16.41 departure to Cherbourg from Carentan Station on 23 July

Laigh Milton Viaduct: Looking beyond the description board of Laigh Milton Viaduct on 23 July 2010 towards the historic structure spanning the River Irvine in East Ayrshire. The 1812 viaduct, which once carried the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway, was closed in 1846 when the railway was realigned. Restored between 1992 ad 1996, access today is via a path alongside the river.

Canal Junction [Inverness]: Canal Junction, Inverness, start of the short branch to Muirtown Basin. The embankment of the Far North line is to the left and the curve of the closed branch to the right.

Warton: A tramroad was built to carry limestone from the quarry at Warton to the Ironworks at Carnforth and a spur was used for tipping slag alongside the River Keer estuary. A long section of the old formation is now used as a farm road and is seen here in July 2010 crossing the Cumbrian Coast railway and then curving round with Warton Crag Quarry visible behind See image [[30144]] for the view in the opposite direction. [Photographed with landowner's permission.]

Anniesland: 156493 having just arrived at platform 3 at Anniesland with the shuttle from Queen Street on 23 July 2010.

Warton: From the bridge that once carried the tramroad over the Furness Railway this view shows the old route curving left towards the slag dumping grounds near the River Keer while the modern farm road built on the old formation dives off to the right. See image [[29936]] for the view from the same spot towards the limestone quarry that it served. Picture taken with landowner's kind permission.

Bodmin General: Little and large? 37142 and 'Judy' at Bodmin General on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway on 23 July 2010.

Foyers Aluminium Works: The north elevation of the rather fine Foyers Aluminium Works main building. A tramway ran down this side of the building, running away into the distance to reach a pier on Loch Ness.

Foyers Aluminium Works: A 2010 view looking down over the west end of the former Foyers Aluminium works with Loch Ness beyond. The penstocks were uncovered at the time and were looking somewhat past their best. This was the first large aluminium works in Britain, opening in 1896. The works was connected by a tramway (which looped around it) and ran east to the nearby pier on the loch.

Foyers Pier: Foyers Pier, which served the aluminium works via a tramway, looking west towards the works.

Carnforth: Black 5 no 45305 sets off from a watering stop at Carnforth on 23 July 2011. The train is the 'Cumbrian Mountain Express' railtour from Crewe to Carlisle, via Liverpool Lime Street.

Carnforth: The second steam railtour of the day at Carnforth on 23 July 2011 was a rather delayed 'Lakelander' which had suffered a diesel failure en-route from Llandudno. At Carnforth ex LMS 8F 2-8-0 no 48151 took over for the run around Morecambe Bay and up the Cumbrian coast to Ravenglass. The loco change took place in the loops to the south of the station and the 8F is seen arriving at platform 2 where it was to pick up further passengers. (The wreath was in memory of Dave Jenner, Stations Manager on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, who passed away in May)

Blackburn: Most trains from Manchester continue through Blackburn to Clitheroe but a few turn back there using bay Platform 3. Northern Pacer 142047 arrives in the bay on 23 July and will head south towards Bolton again in a few minutes.

Oakley Junction: Looking West from a convenient layby on the A6 North of Bedford across the Midland Main Line, the remains of the Bedford and Northampton Railway's line to Northampton can be clearly seen as a curved boundary between fields in the background. I would love to see this line reopened - especially a new station at the wonderfully named Newton Blossomville - but fear it would not serve any strategic purpose. Olney may be choked with traffic in rush hour, but most of the drivers seem to be heading for Milton Keynes, not Bedford.

Entwistle: Entwistle (request halt) station, basking in the sunshine of a July day in 2011. This view looks towards the summit at Sough Tunnel. This used to be an island platform, accessed by a footbridge, with Up and Down goods lines to the right but only the single line and this face of the platform remain.

Entwistle: Having made a request stop at lonely Entwistle 150268, on a Clitheroe to Manchester Victoria service, accelerates away on the falling gradient towards Bromley Cross where double track resumes. The 737' summit of the line is at Sough Tunnel. The marker board to the left warns of the level crossing at the closed station of Turton and Edgeworth.

Yoker Depot: 320 units stabled in the sidings at Yoker depot on 23 July 2011. View is north west towards Dalmuir with the main line running past on the extreme right of the photograph.

Entwistle: Entwistle is a remote request stop halt on the Lancashire moors. It is now on the single line between Darwen and Bromley Cross but there used to be four tracks between here and the summit at Sough Tunnel. Another passenger line went to the left of what was an island platform with two goods lines where the relay room now stands. In this view looking north in July 2011 all is quiet as 150268 calls on a Clitheroe to Manchester service.

Yoker Depot: 320314 basks in the sunshine at Yoker depot on 23 July 2011.

Blackburn: Platform 4 at Blackburn, normally used for Manchester and Preston bound services, is temporarily out of use while a new waiting room is constructed. This means that all passenger trains are being concentrated on the island platform (and its bay) and the rails through Platform 4 are gathering rust. This view looks east towards Blackburn tunnel from Platform 2 and shows the work in progress.

Darwen: Appearances can be deceptive. Darwen looks like a deserted station on a double track line but in fact a sizeable number of Saturday shoppers had just joined 156472 heading north towards Blackburn on 23 July. The two tracks are actually a long passing loop, the only one on the ten mile single line section between Blackburn and Bromley Cross.

Ramsgreave and Wilpshire: A Clitheroe to Manchester service, formed by 156472, slows to a halt in the very short platform at Ramsgreave and Wilpshire. Behind the train the original Wilpshire station, closed in 1962, can be glimpsed. See image [[19868]].

Czestochowa: The locomotive shed at Czestochowa, Poland, in July 2012.

Czestochowa: Privatisation nibbles at PKP as shown on 23 July 2012 as this E186 -273 passes through Czestochowa on a southbound oil train. Tri-voltage Bo Bo, Bombardier TRAXX, and if my Polish is correct, property of British Leasing Company Angel Trains. Built by Bombardier in Wrocklaw (Breslau as was).

Barton and Broughton: A4 Pacific no 60009 'Union of South Africa' with the Mersey Moorlander tour passing Barton, just north of Preston on 23 July 2012.

Farington Junction: A4 no 60009 Union of South Africa, which had appeared earlier on 23 July with the Compass Tours 'Mersey Moorlander', seen running past Farington Junction with support coach on its way back to Crewe.

Krakow Glowny: The 'Express' which has come from Gdynia forms the 15.00 Czestochowa to Krakow on 23 July 2012. Locomotive EP07-397, max. speed 125km/h. Distance from Cz to Kk - 134km. Journey time 3h 32m = 24 mph average! These locos and the similar EU07 are based on the BR AL3 (Class 83). Remove the headlights and the resemblance is apparent. (With thanks to Bill Jamieson).

Champfleurie Oilworks: A little over a mile to the east of Linlithgow these bridge abutments mark the spot where the Linlithgow Oil Company's branch to Champfleurie works spanned the Union Canal from 1885 to 1902. View east on 23 July.

Glenfinnan: West Coast Railways Class 57 no 57601 in the sidings at Glenfinnan Station on 23 July with a private charter.

Glenfinnan: The Glenfinnan Station Museum with the aid of volunteers has constructed a footpath from the station to a viewpoint overlooking the famous viaduct. This view is just off the top of the path above the station, looking over The Glenfinnan Monument and Visitor Centre on 23 July, as Black 5 No.45407 brings the afternoon Jacobite into Glenfinnan Station.

Valley: Valley station looking west towards Holyhead in July 2014 showing the original up side building and signal box. The box controls the level crossing, a crossover at the far end of the station, access to the nuclear flask loading facility and the local semaphore signals.

Holyhead: At the bottom of the ramp to the station at Holyhead, and what was the early ferry terminal, is a large square clock tower that commemorates the construction of the Old Harbour Extension from January 1875 to opening by the then HRH Prince of Wales on 17 June 1880. The more recent Stena House is to the right.

Holyhead: View west over Holyhead station from London Road overbridge on 23 July, showing the rarely used stabling sidings and platform 1, used mainly by Virgin Voyager services from Euston. Three of the Voyagers that stable at Holyhead, plus some Arriva DMUs, use the washing plant, located beyond the footbridge, during overnight servicing. Arriva WAG service stock and class 67 loco are stabled in the sidings over each weekend. The disused building centre right is the former Arriva crew facility and signing on point, now superceded by a new joint crew and customer service facility on platform 2.

Llangefni [2nd]: The former goods shed with extension at Llangefni station in July 2014. The High Street road overbridge is on the right. See image [[48500]]

Carlisle: Preserved 8F No. 48151 brings the down Fellsman into the usual Platform 3 at Carlisle on 23 July 2014.

Appleby: A roasting hot day on 23 July 2014, resulting in little to be seen by way of visible exhaust, as No. 48151 sets off from Appleby with the southbound Fellsman. With a class 37 assisting in the rear because of the fire risk, the 8F wasn't being worked particularly hard on this occasion.

Hyndland: Class 380s passing at Hyndland station on 23rd July 2014.

Valley: View from the A5 at Valley through the vehicle entrance to the flask rail loading sidings for Wylfa nuclear power station located on Anglesey's north coast.

Llangefni [2nd]: A view of the J.W.Lees pub The Railway, sited opposite the entrance to the former Llangefni station. Alongside is a blown up version of the pub sign - possibly featuring a crimson Jubilee (?) See image [[24625]]

Llangefni: Evening view north west along the access road off Llangefni High Street on 23 July showing the former station house and station buildings. The station yard now forms part of a large car park.

Valley: Arriva Trains Wales 175003 leaves Valley station some 12 minutes late on the 14.00 service to Holyhead, ex Cardiff Central, on 23 July 2014.

Appleby: Stanier 8F 48151 gets into its stride on 23 July 2014 as it passes the former goods yard at Appleby, shortly after restarting with the southbound Fellsman.

Valley: View east from the level crossing by Valley station in July 2014, showing the up side west to north spur giving access to the nuclear flask loading facility sited between the main line and the A5 road a short distance to the north. See image [[48115]]

Llangefni: Looking north along the fenced off rail overbridge across the River Cefni, located a short distance from the former Llangefni station, showing the deteriorating condition of the rail supporting waybeams and missing section of base timber and sleepers.

Llangefni: View looking north from High Street overbridge along the overgrown track at the former Llangefni station, showing the platform canopy still in situ, but with a wall along the platform edge for the occupied station house. A rail can just be seen in the clear area at upper centre of the view.

Llangefni: Ground level view west of the rail overbridge across the River Cefni, a short distance north of Llangefni station. A walkway runs under the south end of the bridge alongside the river as part of an extensive network of foot and cycle paths in the nearby woodland.

Carlisle: Rather unusually, the loco off The Fellsman of 23 July 2014 took water from a tanker near the signal box at Carlisle and then made a quick sortie to Currock and London Road Junctions to turn, rather than spending about an hour out at Upperby. Here 48151 is on one of the centre roads waiting to attach to the ecs which was parked on the west side of the station.

Llangefni [2nd]: Llangefni station and station house in July 2014. View across the large car park now embracing the old goods yard looking south towards High Street.

Pittenweem: A view of the former station building from the yard entrance.

Edinburgh Gateway: The embryonic Edinburgh Gateway station - due to open next year - seen here in July 2015. The platform edging supports are up. On the left are signs of the fancy work needed to connect the rail station with the new tram stop, not quite adjacent and lower down.

Stockport: The 1755 Manchester Airport - Cleethorpes arriving at Stockport platform zero on 23 July 2015 see image [[30899]].

Llangollen: Collett 2-6-2T 5199 takes a train for Corwen away from Llangollen on 23 July 2015.

Llangollen: A train for Corwen leaving Llangollen on 23 July 2015 behind Collett 2-6-2T 5199.

Cheriton Channel Tunnel Terminal: Eurotunnel loco 9827 Barbara Hendricks stands at the departure end of a passenger vehicle shuttle rake at Folkestone terminal on 23 July whilst loading progresses, as seen from the departing 14.30 service to Calais. It ran into the Calais terminal just before we were off-loaded.

Pittenweem: A view of the former station building from Yard entrance.

Edinburgh Airport [Tram]: A passenger hurries towards a departing tram at Ednburgh Airport terminus in July 2015.

Nether Lochaber Slip: MV Corran crossing the narrows of Loch Linnhe from Nether Lochaber to Ardgour on 23rd July 2016. See image [[55934]] for the ferry's predecessor, the Maid of Glencoul, on this crossing. That vessel also had the loading ramps on the corners rather than being a straight drive through.

Woodacre Crossing: Before the Class 88s arrived a pair of Class 68s was a common event on the 4S43 Daventry to Mossend Tesco container train. 68004 and 68018 head the service at Woodacre on the morning of 23 July 2016.

Bo'ness: Penzance, Plymouth or Weston-Super-Mare in the early 1970's? Holiday makers and enthusiasts alike hurry to board their first ever experience of a prototype HST - departing Bo'ness, July 23rd 2016!

Haigh: The replacement rail over-bridge to be installed across Haigh Lane in early August is nearing completion having been fitted with crash beams and handrail mountings. Hazard markings, and a max headroom plate, showing an increase of one metre over the present arch bridge headroom in the narrow centre section, have also been fitted.

Bridge of Dun: Thomas the Tank Engine No.1 about to depart Bridge of Dun to Brechin Station during a Thomas Special day

Bridge of Dun: Thomas the Tank Engine No.1 enroute from Bridge of Dun to Brechin Station during a Thomas Special day

Garsdale: In January 1990 Ruswarp's owner, Graham Nuttall, got into difficulties walking near Llandrindod Wells, Powys. Ruswarp was found loyally waiting by his body eleven weeks later, dying not long after the funeral. To honour the dog, and his owner, this statue has been placed at Garsdale station. Nuttall had been one of the many who signed the petition against closure of the S&C and Ruswarp placed his paw print.

Scruton: This award-winning restored station is currently not served pending completion of a platform extension to give an acceptable stepping distance. Also there is currently no service between Leeming Bar and Northallerton owing it seems to flood damage.

Broomhouse: View north west from the Broomhouse Station site along the course of the line towards where it crossed the Rutherglen & Coatbridge branch. The solum has recently been cut through for a realignment of Daldowie Road. Associated excavations parallel to the line of the railway have also unearthed what appears to be the brickwork of the down platform see image [[55936]] running diagonally towards the bottom left corner of this photograph.

Woodacre Crossing: Back out on the mainline after some maintenance, Coronation class pacific no.46233 Duchess of Sutherland heads the Cumbrian Mountain Express from Crewe to Carlisle on 23 July 2016.

Broomhouse: Recent excavations at the Broomhouse Station site parallel to the line of the railway in connection with a realignment of Daldowie Road have unearthed what appears to be the brickwork of the down platform [see image 55875].

Fushiebridge [1st]: ScotRail 170478 heading south through a fine mist at Fushiebridge with the 0911 Edinburgh - Tweedbank on 23 July 2017. The train is passing through the site of the former goods yard, one of the road entrances to which can just be seen centre right. This now serves as a Network Rail access point. Nothing now remains of the old yard see image [[42730]].

Leadhills: 'LUCE' seen here at Leadhills 23 July 2017. A very wet day.

Heaton Park Tramway: Former Hull Corporation tramcar No.96 at work on the Heaton Park Tramway in Manchester. The tram is heading away from the camera towards the terminus near the lakeside cafe.

Heaton Park Tramway: The rails of the Heaton Park Tramway reach out forlornly into Middleton Road, Manchester looking for the Manchester Corporation network which they were connected to from 1903 until 1934. A stretch of the original tramway in the park was reopened in 1980 and has since been progressively extended.

Fushiebridge [2nd]: Passing through the site of Fushiebridge station on a wet Sunday morning in July 2017 is ScotRail 170478 forming the 0911 Edinburgh - Tweedbank. The train has just left Gorebridge and joined the double track section to Tynehead.

Edinburgh Waverley: Platform 12 at Waverley. Signs of progress on 23 July. View from the buffer end.

Visby: Inspired by Charlie'e excellent images, here is one of the only bit of railway I could find in Visby - an old bridge. Gotland Railway History

Bankhead [Aberdeenshire]: Progress on the re-doubling of the line seen at Bankhead.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: New 385 unit at the Queen Street buffers during a press demonstration ahead of the first day of scheduled services. 23rd July 2018.

Galgate: 68001 Evolution and 68033, which will eventually be Courageous, take the evening flasks from Sellafield to Crewe along the WCML at Galgate on 23rd July 2018. The station, closed in 1939, was in the distant cutting where the line starts to curve right but nothing of it remains.

Gimo: The former station building at Gimo in Uppsala County on the freight only line to Hargshamn seaport and Hallstavik paper mill. This was at one time the junction of several narrow gauge lines in the Roslagen area. The line east from here was converted to standard gauge in 1970 whereas westwards there had been three rails to allow standard and narrow gauge trains to run; it is now standard gauge only with very little traffic.

Lancaster: 150273 looks fresh out of the Kilmarnock workshop as it pauses in Platform 3 at Lancaster whilst working from Leeds to Morecambe on 23rd July 2019.

Dunkeld and Birnam: 73968 and 73966 pause at Dunkeld and Birnam with a Polmadie - Inverness and return Caledonian Sleeper test train on 23rd July 2019.

Grayrigg [2nd]: A southbound Pendolino leans into the reverse curves between Low Gill and Grayrigg on a sunny July 2019 evening. The Howgill Fells form a magnificent backdrop.

North Queensferry: 43036 powers through North Queensferry at the head of a Scotrail HST set on 23rd July 2019.

Tebay: A Trans-Pennine EMU, heading for Manchester Airport, drops down Shap bank on the evening of 23rd July 2019. The train is running through the shallow cutting at Greenholme, just above Tebay.

Dunkeld and Birnam: 43149 brings up the rear of the 12.35 from Stirling to Inverness, with 43135 leading, on 23rd July 2019.

Cupar: The afternoon Aberdeen to Kings Cross service accelerates through Cupar on a hot 23 July 2019. I'd forgotten how hot it was until I stepped off a well air-conditioned train. Not often we get a chance to experience this.

Tebay: A Pendolino begins the climb of Shap Bank approaching the cutting at Greenholme, between Tebay and Scout Green, on the evening of 23rd July 2019.

Springfield: Few trains call at Springfield but this Arbroath to Edinburgh service is one of them. It is the lovely warm evening of 23 July 2019. Note the 'H' car stop sign off the end of the Platform. This is not the only unlikely Fife station to have them; did they really once plan to have 8 or 9 car HSTs calling here? The ScotRail HST sign is more understandable, though so far not needed.

Shap Summit: A Glasgow to Euston Pendolino crosses the bridge at Shap Wells as it drops down from the Summit on a sunny July evening in 2019.

Springfield: An Aberdeen to Edinburgh service passes Springfield on the warm evening of 23 July 2019. I am assuming a decision was taken that the standard ScotRail livery wouldn't suit HSTs and they plumped for this rather sombre one instead. A bit of a contrast to LNER's cheerful red. Gravel platforms betoken a none-too-busy station; annual usage figures just make it into 4 figures, not even one person per train.

Edinburgh Waverley: Six service alteration posters, all different, seen at Waverley on 23 July 2019. Engineering works seem to happen more frequently as the years pass, a bit like road works. I suspect though that in both cases this might be a temporal illusion and that things weren't really better in the old days. Cue argument.

Scout Green: TPE 350402 drops down Shap Bank, passing Scout Green, with a Waverley to Manchester Airport service on the evening of 23rd July 2019.

Cupar: The ScotRail brand was created in 1983 and its image has changed many times since. As far as the exterior of Cupar station is concerned though nothing has changed in 36 years and we are still in BR corporate era. This has so long been the only one (I'm pretty sure) that one wonders if this is an homage. Pictured on 23 July 2019.

Scout Green: Electro-diesel 88003 'Prometheus' brings up the rear of a five-flask train dropping down Shap bank on the evening of 23rd July 2019. This was an evening working from Sellafield to Crewe behind 68003 'Astute'.

Dillicar Watertroughs: 90019 drifts through the Lune Gorge at Dillicar with the evening mail train from Shieldmuir to Willesden on 23rd July 2019. This comprises 3x325 EPUs but will be diverted over Chat Moss and through Manchester because of the Acton Grange Junction relaying project, hence the loco haulage.

Dunkeld and Birnam: DRS 66422 enters the Dunkeld loop with the Inverness - Mossend Tesco train on 23rd July 2019.

Springfield: Springfield was perhaps a surprising station to escape Beeching, but it became unstaffed early with a peak hours only service. While the rest of Scotland's stations generally have more trains than they ever had, Springfield has only 2 Up and 3 Down trains a day. The 1759 to Edinburgh is up on the not very busy board. Trains pull up clear of the 1847 platform level and passengers crunch through red gravel - West Highland style. Seen on 23 July 2019.

Preston: 195112 stands at the end of Platform 3 in Preston whilst undertaking tests between there and Warrington Bank Quay on 23rd July 2019.

Preston: 195112 waiting for the green light at the south end of Platform 3 at Preston during testing between there and Warrington on 23rd July 2019. Is it just me or is there something of the old Blue Pullman in this stylish cab profile?

Scout Green: 68003 Astute drops cautiously down Shap Bank, passing the site of Scout Green signal box, with the evening flasks from Sellafield to Crewe on 23rd July 2019.

Bo'ness: 37403 returned to Bo'ness, after long term hire to DRS (See image [[67336]]), in July 2020. Repairs will be carried out before being available for SRPS railtour work or short term hire.

Edinburgh Waverley Goods: Most of Waverley's goods station was situated to the southeast of the passenger station, but a surprising number of tracks managed to squeeze between the suburban platforms and Market Street - and even under the latter - serving The Scotsman, the Fruitmarket and others. It is a bit of a tip today, but there's a hi-vis man so at least it's a working tip