Arrochar and Tarbet: An Oban service runs in to Arrochar and Tarbet from the south, behind an unidentified BRCW Class 27, in September 1977. At this time the station was still controlled by semaphore signals. See image [[30115]] for a modern day view of the same location.

Pontefract Baghill: Bulleid 'Merchant Navy' Pacific no 35028 Clan Line just south of Pontefract Baghill station on 15 September 1979. The locomotive is on its way from York to Sheffield to pick up the Merchant Navy LPG Strongbow Express. The tall three arched Swanhill Lane Bridge in the photograph was later demolished due to mining subsidence and replaced with the present structure. [With thanks to Vic Smith]

Grindleford: Heading for Shrewsbury, rebuilt Merchant Navy No. 35028 Clan Line is running through sylvan surroundings as it passes Grindleford with 'The Strongbow Express' on 15 September 1979.

Liverpool Street: A trio of class 37s at Liverpool Street in September 1980. 37064 is about to depart with a service to Kings Lynn as 37012 arrives with a train from Lowestoft. In the centre background an unidentified member of the class is awaiting the clear to run back to Stratford MPD.

Faslane Junction Yard: West Highland Line, looking along the Faslane branch - September 1981. See photo ref 14629 for newer view.

Paisley Abercorn: Site of Paisley Abercorn station on the Paisley - Renfrew branch.

Faslane Junction Yard: West Highland Line, sidings at Faslane Branch serving Faslane ship breakers yard and military establishment. Military Port No 1. Taken 15 September 1981.

Tickets and labels: The special edition ticket issued on the re-opening of Dyce station on 15 September 1984.

Dyce: 47709 The Lord Provost, with the inaugural train from Dyce on the re-opening of the station on 15 September 1984. A special hospitality tent was erected on the location of the Formatine and Buchan platforms which had been filled in to act as a car park.

Appleby: Southern No.850 Lord Nelson rolls into Appleby for a water stop with a 'Scout Special' on 15th September 1984. At the time this big Maunsell 4-6-0 was a regular performer on the S&C working out of Steamtown Carnforth.

Ormside: The Class 40 prototype D200 (40122) seen heading south at Ormside during that period in the 1980s when it was reinstated to main line service for regular passenger use on the Settle & Carlisle line.

Planalp: Scene at Planalp on the Brienz Rothorn Railway, Switzerland, in September 1994.

Planalp: Passing loop at Planalp, the halfway station, on the Brienz Rothorn Railway, Switzerland, in September 1994.

Kingussie: The signal box at Kingussie in 2001, looking east from the down platform with the B970 level crossing beyond.

Pontrieux: SNCF 231 K 8 at Pontrieux, northern France, on 15 Sept 2002. The Pacific is being fed and watered after working in on a steam special.

Aviemore: A late afternoon Inverness - Glasgow Queen Street service runs into Aviemore on 15 September 2004.

Thornton Shed [2nd]: A westbound Sprinter passes the site of Thornton Weighs and shed - now a field with no hint of former use. View looks east. September 2004. See image [[33514]]

Forres [2nd]: Platform view at Forres station looking west in September 2004.

Forres East Junction: Forres signal box in September 2004, looking east

Dufftown: Prototype railbus 140001 in the sidings at Dufftown on 15 September 2004. See image [[4273]]

Dalmeny: Northbound Sprinter begins the Forth Bridge crossing in 2004

Dufftown: Platform scene at Dufftown Station on 15 September 2004.

Dava: Looking along the northbound platform at Dava in September 2004 with the station house on the left.

Dufftown: The K&DR Dufftown station building in September 2004.

Longniddry: 322485 stands at Longniddry with a North Berwick service in September 2006.

Maybole: Dedication team at Maybole on 15 September 2006.

Maybole: Maybole on 15 September 2006 - with the station name now clearly picked out in white brick on the disused platform.

Blea Moor Signal Box: The cottage at Blea Moor, next to the signal box, in 2006. It was put up for sale in 2022 but has no mains utilities and vehicular access is by private agreement.

Kirkby Stephen: Coal, imported via Hunterston, heads south through Kirkby Stephen.

Penyffordd: Northbound 153321 at Penyffordd passing the signalbox.

Cosford: Coal empties passing east through Cosford in 2006.

Wrexham General: Looking north at Wrexham General. The Original line (North Wales Mineral Rly) is to the right in the main station and this platform (no 4) is for what is now a short branch to Wrexham Central.

Hawarden Bridge: View from the level crossing at Hawarden Bridge looking south over the River Dee at a train stopped at Shotton.

Cosford: Resignalling at Cosford in September 2006. View is south east towards Wolverhampton.

Carluke: 334 028 runs into Carluke on 15 September 2007 with a Lanark - Dalmuir service.

Carluke: 322 483 with the daily North Berwick train at Carluke on 15 September.

Blairhill: View west along the platform at Blairhill on 15 September 2007 as 320315 prepares to depart with an Airdrie service. See image [[51279]]

High Street: 320 301 stands at High Street station on 15 September 2007 on an eastbound service. (The station was originally College - renamed High Street in 1914.)

Glasgow Central: 156433 The Kilmarnock Edition on the approach to Glasgow Central in September 2007.

Glasgow Central: Catering staff clearing the empty Glasgow Central portion of the Caledonian Sleeper prior to it being taken to Polmadie.

Glasgow Central: Access point created in connection with signalling work currently taking place around Glasgow Central. Photo taken from a passing train.

Glasgow Central: 90039 at Platform 9 of Glasgow Central with the terminated Glasgow Central portion of the Caledonian Sleeper

Easterhouse: 320 316 with a Helensburgh Central service arrives at Easterhouse on a wet 15 September.

Coatdyke: 320 305 calls at Coatdyke with an eastbound service for Drumgelloch on 15 September 2007.

Shettleston: View east at Shettleston as 320 315 arrives on a Balloch service on 15 September 2007. The junction beyond the train, once the old NB route to Hamilton, now leads into the large PW depot operated by STC, some of which can be seen in the right background on the other side of Hallhill Road.

Drumgelloch [1st]: 320 305 stands at the terminus at Drumgelloch on 15 September 2007.

Bellgrove: The westbound platform at Bellgrove station on 15 September 2007 with 320 304 boarding a service for Balloch.

Shettleston: Not in service 320 309 uses the crossover at Shettleston, heading for the loop used for reversing, on 15 September 2007

Bodmin General: The Bodmin and Wenford preserved railway station retains its original buildings, which closed to passengers in 1967 but still saw china clay traffic from Wenford Bridge until 1983.

Shoreditch High Street: View southeast showing progress on the East London Line northern extension at Shoreditch on 15 September 2008. After crossing Shoreditch High Street on the new bridge, the line swings north over New Inn Yard to join the former route from Broad Street. [The old tube stock seen bottom right is standing on the Broad Street trackbed on the south side of Holywell Lane.] From here it will continue along what is mainly existing urban viaduct as far as Western Junction on the North London Line, from where it will run west to Highbury and Islington. [Interchange will be available there with the Victoria Line, Northern City Line and North London Line.]

Kinross Junction [2nd]: Demolition remains at the site of Kinross Junction station near junction 6 of the M90 on 15 September 2008. [The view is close to the location shown in Robin Barbour photograph]. See image [[20700.]]

Marazion: Marazion was the first station out of Penzance and famous for many years for its Pullman car camping coaches alongside the sea. Opened as Marazion Road it closed in 1964 but, although all other infrastructure has gone, the former station building is still in use and stands alongside the main line.

Marazion: Still in use, and in good condition forty four years after closure in 1964, Marazion station building stands alongside the down main line. This view is to the east towards St Erth. The sea lies just behind the new housing development on former railway land.

Stogumber: Early morning at Stogumber before the first train of the day on the West Somerset Railway. Like other WSR stations this is an excellent period piece.

Bodmin General: The Bodmin and Wenford Railway depot can be seen from the station platform at Bodmin General. On this day T9 4-4-0 30120 was on shed see image [[41020]] with BRCW 33110 and 08444. Just behind the signal box is another small shed that contained the former Fowey Docks Class 10 D3452 and Beattie Well Tank 30587.

Bodmin General: Bodmin and Wenford trains reverse at Bodmin General before continuing to Bodmin Parkway or Boscarne Junction. Many original station features survive here at the terminus.

Motherwell: 322 484 arriving at Motherwell on 15 September with the 1538 to North Berwick.

Glasgow Central: For the avoidance of doubt...poster at Glasgow Central on 15 September 2008.

Umberleigh: View south towards Crediton and Exeter in September 2008 showing the surviving station building at Umberleigh on the North Devon Tarka Line

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Departure board at Glasgow Queen Street on 15 September announcing the 1733 Monday - Friday direct service to Kirkcaldy. One train a day runs each way.

Umberleigh: Umberleigh lies south of Barnstaple on the Tarka Line. Services on this former Southern line are now in the hands of First Great Western who are reported to be increasing the frequency of trains due to significant growth in passenger numbers. View towards Barnstaple past the traditional Southern running in board.

Fauldhouse and Crofthead: View east along the trackbed towards Bridge Street over the site of the former Fauldhouse & Crofthead station in September 2009. Originally opened by the Wilsontown, Morningside & Coltness Railway in 1848 as Crofthead, the station, which had a single platform on the north (left) side, eventually closed to passengers in 1930. The line remained open east of here for freight, including a branch south to the nearby Levenseat quarry and works, until well into the 1960s, eventually being cut back to Polkemmet Junction in 1969.

Benhar Branch Junction: Just to the west of Fauldhouse and Crofthead station the main WM&C line continued west, passing below the Caledonian route, while a branch turned north towards Fauldhouse Moor, serving mining and quarrying activities in the area (the branch was cut back to Braehead East Quarry in the 1920s and closed completely in the 1950s). The young lady in the picture is about to turn north along the trackbed of the former branch while a DMU, having just crossed Fauldhouse viaduct on the Caledonian route with an Edinburgh - Glasgow Central service, is about to turn west towards Fauldhouse station. See image [[25462]]

Fauldhouse: Shortly after leaving Fauldhouse station on 15 September 2009 an Edinburgh bound service turns south east to run onto the viaduct spanning the northern section of Greenburn golf course. In the foreground, running parallel with the ex-Caledonian line at this point, is the trackbed of the long closed freight only branch running south from Fauldhouse Moor which turned east in the middle distance to join the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness line on the approach to the former Fauldhouse & Crofthead station. See image [[25447]]

Fauldhouse Viaduct: A DMU crosses the viaduct over Greenburn golf course shortly after leaving Fauldhouse station on 15 September with a Glasgow Central - Edinburgh Waverley service.

Edinburgh Waverley: The external sub platforms 8 & 9 on the south side of Waverley on 15 September 2009. View east towards the Calton Tunnel.

Sheffield: The impressive station frontage at Sheffield, winner of various restoration and heritage awards, seen here on 15 September 2009.

Fauldhouse Viaduct: The 0823 Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central crosses Greenburn golf course on Fauldhouse Viaduct as it slows for the Fauldhouse stop. Photographed on 15 September 2009 from the trackbed of the WMC route near the former Fauldhouse and Crofthead station. See image [[25447]]

Mouldron Junction: A late afternoon Glasgow Central - Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts service crossing Greenburn golf course, half a mile east of Fauldhouse station on 15 September 2009.

Harborne: The view south towards Harborne from near Hagley Road in September 2010. The trackbed is now a footpath and, regrettably, the terminus at Harborne has been obliterated.

Carlisle: The crew of 5690 Leander in discussion while waiting on the centre road at Carlisle for permission to proceed to Upperby for watering, with the driver keeping a wary eye on the signal. The date is 15 September 2010, the last day of the 2010 season for The Fellsman.

Munlochy: Still standing fifty years after the closure of the Fortrose Branch, a farm access bridge crumbling away in the corner of a field west of Munlochy in September 2010.

Avoch: Today it is hard to find any indication that Avoch had a railway connection. The station site is now built over but just east of it, hidden in the undergrowth, is this unusual bridge that once carried the line over the Avoch Burn.

Hawthorn Dene Viaduct: Hawthorn Dene Viaduct on the Durham Coast, between Seaham Harbour and Easington Colliery. The beach is recovering after years of despoilation, from colliery waste tipped into the sea by the large Aerial Flights of the East Durham coastal pits (Vane Tempest, Seaham, Dawdon, Easington, Horden, Blackhall...). The tipping operation was demonstrated here in the final minutes of 'Get Carter' (1971). See image [[30874]]. View south, some 15 years after mining ceased.

Carlisle: The nameplate and front driver of 'Jubilee' 5690 Leander at Carlisle on 15 September 2010. The locomotive was about to run down to Upperby for servicing after arriving from Lancaster with 'The Fellsman'.

Ystrad Rhondda: Arriva Trains Wales Sprinter 150240 runs into the station loop at Ystrad Rhonnda on the 14.17 ex Treherbert to cross the northbound service. The single line sections north to Treherbert and south to Porth are both token operated, from token machines located on each platform, and these see extensive use for the half hourly weekday service.

Llwynypia: Pacer 142083 climbs the significant gradient out of Tonypandy on 15 September 2011 as it approaches Llwynypia station with the 14.36 Cardiff Central -Treherbert.

Ystrad Rhondda: Treherbert line services cross at Ystrad Rhonnda on the otherwise single line between Porth and Treherbert on 15 September 2011. 150242 runs in from Cardiff to give up the token for the section from Porth and gain an onward token to proceed as the 14.29 to Treherbert. 150240 on the 14.28 to Cardiff awaits the issue of a token to allow it to proceed forward to Porth.

Tondu: 150280 runs into Tondu Station, to form the 15.31 service to Cardiff Central, after giving up the token from Maesteg to the Tondu Junction signaller at the nearby box. The two lower semaphore home signals cover the Maesteg line running straight ahead, and the Pontycymer line that branches off to the right by the signal box.

Bamber Bridge: The track inspection team patrol along the WH Bowker siding at Bamber Bridge as Northern 142045 passes on a Blackpool South to Colne service on 15th September 2012. From the state of the siding it is obvious that it hadn't seen any rail traffic for a while. The overbridge above the train carries the A6 road.

Duffield: A sight I have waited 30 years to see - main line to branch line interchange at Duffield on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. see image [[40048]]

Derby: The 14.42 service to Crewe getting ready to leave Derby platform 2 on 15th September 2012. see image [[40786 for a classmate not very far away]]

Derby: Fortunately the 14.42 to Crewe (the class 153) is about to leave Derby in the opposite direction from the 14.36 to Cardiff on 15 September 2012.

Leicester Midland: An up HST calls at Leicester on 15 September 2012. Locomotives are rarely stabled at Leicester these days see image [[35939]], but there are often tantalising glimpses of freight traffic stopped in the loops North of the station (on the left in this view).

Derby: The 14.50 to Matlock, originating from Nottingham, stands alongside platform 1b at Derby station on 15 September 2012. I liked the old Derby station in my younger days, but have gradually come to appreciate the clean and airy feel of the 'new' station as I get older!

Derby Works: The entrance building is one of the few remaining parts of the Midland's Derby Works, and one of the few which can be seen from the station. The building, seen here in September 2012, has been renovated and updated with modern extras: truly 'old meets new'. Notice the high-tech wash equipment on the platform.

Leicester Midland: The 14.04 for Sheffield comprising a class 222 arrives at Leicester in September 2012. Compare and contrast to the HST see image [[38536]]. The train in the background is the 13.57 to St. Pancras, evidently a little late.

Ravenstor: What a tip! The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway shows how stone used to be loaded at Ravenstor. The paths in the background lead to the High Peak Trail see image [[26057]].

Duffield: The passenger loading from Matlock to Nottingham on a Saturday afternoon in September 2012 justified three coaches - curious, as one was fine going the other way see image [[40786]]. The trees at this former junction for Wirksworth have grown considerably since the 1980s.

Idridgehay: There are two level crossings on the Wirksworth branch, one on the South side of Wirksworth; the other, shown here, being North of Idridgehay station. Here is the 'second man's view', heading South in September 2012.

Strand Road Level Crossing: Newly repaired at the Ribble Steam workshops and back in traffic, L&YR 'A' Class 0-6-0 No. 1300 (BR 52322) was the star of the 2012 Autumn Steam Gala. It is seen here at Strand Rd in between turns that were shared with two resident industrial locos.

Llangollen: GWR 0-6-0 pannier tank no 6430 at Llangollen on 15 September 2012.

Carrog: DMU at Carrog on the Llangollen Railway in September 2012.

Preston (Ribble Branch): L&YR A Class 0-6-0 with the first train of the day at the Ribble Steam Railway 2012 autumn gala. The locomotive is passing the sand drag that protects the swing bridge and public road just round the corner. Recently returned to service No. 1300 is going on tour almost immediately and will be at the KWVR 2012 autumn gala in October.

Derby: Refurbished class 56 no. 312 (in Cotswold Railways livery) languishes between Derby station and Etches Park depot on 15th September 2012.

Ravenstor: A Derby lightweight DMU, which 'goes quite well' according to the driver on the day, prepares to head down the 1 in 30 to Wirksworth. The black star in the right background is actually a couple of stone wagons see image [[40612]]

Leicester: The old (an HST forming the 17.57 to St.Pancras) and the new ( a class 222 forming the 18.04 to Sheffield) meet at the venerable Leicester station on 15th September.

Kirkdale: A view of Kirkdale Depot, from the Up platform at Kirkdale station, with several Class 507 and 508 units in residence on the afternoon of Sunday 15th September 2013.

Klosters Platz: The Rhaetian Ge 4/4 III fleet are handsome and powerful (4160hp) locos that wouldn't look out of place on the standard gauge network. All twelve are in different advertising liveries but that on 648 Susch particularly complements the red coaching stock. The guard and driver of a Davos to Landquart service chat at Klosters while waiting for departure time.

Ormskirk: Merseyrail 508137 has just arrived at Ormskirk in September 2013 with a service from Liverpool and after a short break will return to the city. The buffer stop and barrier board at the far end of the unit marks the limit of Merseyrail working, the line beyond that being operated by Northern from Preston

Aberdeen: Deltic Royal Scots Grey rests at Aberdeen's Platform 2 on 15th September after arrival at the head of a charter train. The 12.47 ScotRail service to Edinburgh stands alongside.

Inverkeithing Central Junction: 37516 hauls the empty stock from the previous day's SRPS Inverurie - Oban trip back to Bo'ness from Aberdeen past Inverkeithing Central junction on 15 September.  Deltic 55022 brought up the rear of the train see image [[44581]].

Sandhills: A Southport to Liverpool Central Merseyrail service formed by 508137 calls at Sandhills station on 15 September 2013.

Kirkdale: Merseyrail 508130 arrives at Kirkdale with a service to Liverpool Central on 15 September 2013. The modern station building stands high above the tracks. See image [[31286]] for a view in the opposite direction.

Kirkdale: A view from the footbridge at Kirkdale station on 15 September 2013 looking south over Merseyrail's Kirkdale EMU depot. The depot was built on the site of Bank Hall engine shed, which closed in 1966 see image [[22293]].

Ormskirk: Merseyrail 508137 approaches the buffers as it arrives at Ormskirk on 15 September 2013 with a service from Liverpool. See image [[15790]] for a similar view north from Derby Street bridge some 22 years earlier when the vegetation was less prolific.

Sandhills: Looking south towards Liverpool city centre on 15 September as Merseyrail 508112 approaches Sandhills station past the turnback siding.

Klosters Platz: Rhaetian Railway service locomotive Gmf 4/4 BB, stabled in a siding at Klosters Platz station. This metre guage diesel, and sister 242, are used on a variety of support duties including the propelling of snowblowers. It is also available to provide emergency assistance in the nearby Vereina tunnel, which at 19km is the longest metre guage tunnel in Switzerland.

Blackpool North: Elevated view of Blackpool North from the new municipal buildings that now overlook the station. A 150 Sprinter is in Platform 2, while a 158 waits in Platform 6 on a York service. The taxi rank and land beyond were once occupied by the main station platforms which extended back beyond the area now covered by the road.

Blackpool North: The soon to change scene at Blackpool North station where Network Rail has announced that during electrification and resignalling they are taking the opportunity to simplify the track layout too. 158842 departs for York towards the array of semaphores on 15 September, while another Class 158 from York waits to take its place in Platform 6.

Blackpool North: Typical motive power line up at Blackpool North in September 2014, with a TransPennine 185 alongside a Northern 158 and a 156 also in the station. Behind, on the hill, the new buildings overlooking the station are part of the town centre regeneration.

Eskbank: A Tweedbank to Edinburgh service calls at Eskbank in September 2015.

Cowlairs Incline: Final concrete bases on the stretch of track down to the tunnel were poured over the weekend - metalwork and wires to link to the bar system can't be far away now. Looking forward to spotting my first AT200!

Millerhill: The British Rail Helvetica typeface dates this one. 'Millerhill Freight Services T & R S Stores' Whatever they were (and please don't tell me) they are surely not there now. The June 2012 pass of the Google Street View camera shows that there was a steam loco road sign here then, but it's not there now. Also, somebody thought this was the ideal place to pitch a tent.

Blackpool (North Pier): Historic trams on a wedding hire in Blackpool on the 15th of September.

Pyle: ATW 153312, approaching Pyle station with a Swansea to Newport service, and 158822 shortly after departing with a Cardiff Central to Swansea train.

Pyle: The Chirk (Kronospan) to Baglan Bay empties passing through Pyle station with Colas Rail 70806. To the right of the loco was Pyle West Jct, which formed part of the triangle of the Porthcawl branch at Pyle.

Millerhill: The former station buiding is having some work done. This was once on the Waverley Route, but the Borders Railway made a deviation to the west in the section containing Shawfair station. The new line and the course of the old one converge, coincidentally, where King's Gate Junction now is.

Dalgety Bay: Colas Rail 70802 passes Dalgety Bay station with the Aberdeen to Oxwellmains cement empties on 14 September 2017.

Blackpool (North Pier): Historic trams on a wedding hire in Blackpool on the 15th of September.

Schwebebahn: Just as swish and contemporary as when built, the Wuppertal soars over the heads of cars. Wuppertal is wunderkind!

Schwebebahn: The Wuppertal is wunderkind!

Schwebebahn: Boarding the Wuppertal in its large glazed station area.

Schwebebahn: A model of the Wuppertal in a bar.

Schwebebahn: Wuppertal is wunderkind!

Schwebebahn: Wuppertal is wunderkind!

Schwebebahn: Forward, driver's view, from the Wuppertal.

Schwebebahn: Forward view on the Wuppertal, about to pass another car ...

Schwebebahn: Cars stopped at a station on the Wuppertal, showing the suspension of the cars.

Schwebebahn: Suspension system for the cars on the Wuppertal.

Schwebebahn: An apparently IRN Bru themed car enters a station on the Wuppertal.

Penrith: Three Freightliner Class 66s run from Crewe to Carlisle on Saturday 15th September 2018. 66529, 66588 and 66570, seen here passing through Penrith, were probably rostered for Sunday engineering trains.

Donibristle Platform: Scotrail HST powered by 43033 and 43183 passes Donibristle with a Haymarket - Dundee training run on 15 September 2018.

Anniesland: Two Class 334 EMUs, photographed between Anniesland and Hyndland stations. This was taken from Anniesland Court multi-storey car park during the Glasgow Doors Open Day on 15th September 2018.

Bamber Bridge: Stanier 8F 2-8-0 no.48151 accelerates 'The Brief Encounter' railtour after having being checked by signals at Bamber Bridge. Making an impressive sight the driver of the spotless 8F was no doubt hoping to get a clear run up the bank to Hoghton. The tour, organised by Carnforth Station Heritage Centre, was a circular run from Carnforth to Carnforth via Preston, Blackburn and Hellifield.

Penrith: TPE 350408 departs from Penrith with a Preston to Glasgow service on 15th September 2018. The train is just passing the point where the old barrow crossing was located. This has been removed following the installation of the lift equipped footbridge that can be seen beyond the platform canopies.

Penrith: 390121 Virgin Dream leans into the curve as it passes through Penrith at speed on 15th September 2018. The Glasgow to Euston service is just passing under the new footbridge with lifts that has allowed the barrow crossing at the north end to be removed. See image [[41268]]

Niddrie West Junction: Empty stock movement approaching Niddrie West on the sub on 15 September 2019 en route to Waverley to form the 0910 to Aberdeen. The rather tatty looking HST was made to look even worse given that it was followed closely by a brand new Azuma. However, the side of rear power car 43318 carried the message 'InterCity 125 - Celebrating 40 years 1978-2018', which did make me wonder what the Azumas might look like in 2059...

Niddrie North Junction: A diverted empty stock movement from Craigentinny Depot to Waverley running past the site of Niddrie North Junction on 15 September 2019. The HST is passing the abutments of the bridge that carried the Lothian Lines to Wanton Walls and Niddrie South junctions. Much of the western abutment of the old bridge has now been taken over by ivy.

Nantmawr: Not the place where I expected to find three carriages from a Class 309 EMU and certainly nowhere near to 25kV overhead wires but two driving trailers and a motor coach from various sets has found a new home at Nantmawr quarry. Seen on 15 September 2019 during a heritage open weekend event, the motor coach is in use as a café.

Niddrie West Junction: The approach to Niddrie West Junction along the single line from Brunstane on the morning of 15 September 2019. The LNER HST is an empty stock movement from Craigentinny Depot bound for Waverley, having been diverted clockwise around the sub due to weekend engineering works.

Blodwell Junction: A diesel shunter and track machine 98205 with lettering 'GTRM' above the front window, sits on track at Blodwell Jct on 15 September 2019. Llynclys Junction is to the left and the terminus of the Tanat Valley line at Llangynog was to the right although the track no longer goes further west of Blodwell Junction.

Brunstane: An early Sunday morning empty stock movement runs south past the platform at Brunstane on 15 September 2019 before turning off towards Niddrie West Hunction. The LNER HST is taking the sub clockwise from Craigentinny Depot to Waverley where it will form a service to Aberdeen. The diversion was necessitated by weekend engineering work restricting access through the Calton Tunnels.

Llansantffraid: Although significantly extended, the original parts of Llansantffraid station building are evident in this photo on 15 September 2019. What would have been the platform now contains the glass roofed section, the brick extension beyond and the two storey brick extension on the left. From what I can tell, the photo has been taken from the area of the former signalbox and the single track was between it and the station. The building is now 'The Station Grill' and I enjoyed an excellent Sunday dinner in the single storey extension.

Niddrie West Junction: HST power car 43318 bringing up the rear of a Craigentinny - Waverley empty stock movement passing through Niddrie West Junction on 15 September 2019. The unit carries the name 'InterCity 125 - Celebrating 40 years 1978-2018' see image [[70753]].

Niddrie West Junction: The empty stock which will form the Sunday 0944 Edinburgh - London Kings Cross about to negotiate Niddrie West Junction on 15 September 2019. The Azuma was on its way from Craigentinny Depot to Waverley via the sub. This was just one of a number of diverted services that weekend, necessitated by scheduled engineering works requiring possession of the Calton Tunnel.

Brunstane: 'Sunday 15 September | buses replace trains | Edinburgh - Gorebridge | 09:27:05'. So reads the platform information display at Brunstane on this chilly autumn morning in 2019. The reason for the replacement bus service is engineering work in the Calton Tunnels. This also resulted in empty stock movements between Craigentinny Depot and Waverley being routed around the sub, as in this case.

Llanymynech: Once upon a time there was an extensive railway system around the Llanymynech Quarry and Limekilns. From the quarry there was a double track narrow gauge wagon way with a rope hauled incline. Loaded trucks came down from the quarry and hauled the empties back up. Although the adjacent canal had been used to bring in coal and take out the processed lime, the Llanfyllin branch was constructed and the railway started to be used for the traffic. Around the site today there are short lengths of both narrow and standard gauge track showing where some of the tracks were.

Llanymynech: The remains of the weighbridge building at Llanymynech Quarry. The loaded tubs came down from the quarry (left) on a 2 ft gauge line and were weighed here before moving onto the limekilns off to the right. Empty tubs went back up to the quarry on a separate track behind the building.

Niddrie West Junction: Something to brighten up a dull Sunday morning. Train 5E13, the 0849 ecs movement from Craigentinny Depot to Waverley, negotiates Niddrie West Junction on 15 September 2019. The train had been sent via the scenic route due to the Calton Tunnel works. The empty stock would form the 0944 Edinburgh - London Kings Cross, a service that engineering works would force to divert via Carlisle and Hexham.

Llansantffraid: Llansantffraid station building seen from the former station forecourt on 15th September 2019. The original building has been extended and is in use as the Station Grill.

Blackford Hill: Power car 43309 leads the empty set from the 08.30 LNER service from Leeds through the site of Blackford Hill station on 15th September 2019. The train was diverted via the 'sub' because of track work in Calton Tunnel.

Brunstane: The empty stock for the 0847 (Sundays) Edinburgh - London Kings Cross passes Brunstane on the single line section of the sub on its way to the west end of Waverley on 15 September 2019. Diversion from the usual route was due to engineering works in the Calton Tunnel.

Nantmawr: One of the surviving 'Clacton' Class 309 driving trailers in a siding at Natmawr, seen during an open weekend on 15th September 2019.

Niddrie West Junction: An empty LNER Azuma set on its way around the sub from Craigentinny Depot to the west end of Waverley to commence duty on the morning of Sunday 15 September 2019. The train is on the single line curve from Brunstane approaching Niddrie West Junction. Trains were being temporarily rerouted that day due to engineering works.

Edinburgh Waverley: Azuma 800106 at platform 2 Edinburgh Waverley on 15th September 2019.

Edinburgh Waverley: Azuma 800106 heads west from Waverley platform 2, heading for Craigentinny depot via the 'sub', on Sunday 15th September 2019.

Brunstane: An empty stock movement running between Craigentinny and the west end of Waverley passes through Brunstane on 15 September 2019. Photographed through the shrubbery on the east side of the station. The CrossCountry Voyager had been diverted around the sub due to engineering works at the east end.

Edinburgh Waverley: Freightliner 90046 and 90043, stabled in the siding between platforms 16 and 17 at Waverley on 15 September 2019.

Brunstane: A CrossCountry Voyager passes below Milton Road on the curve between Portobello and Brunstane on the Edinburgh sub on 15 September 2019. The train is one of a number of empty stock movements diverted that Sunday due to engineering works in the Calton tunnel. The stock in this case will form the 1023 Edinburgh - Glasgow Central via Carstairs.
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Broughty Ferry: The ScotRail 1202 Edinburgh Waverley - Arbroath calls at Broughty Ferry on 15 September 2021. Photographed looking back from the south east corner of Gray Street level crossing.

Harthope Viaduct: Maintaining a steady 15-20mph as it climbs Beattock with a heavy ballast train, 66050 is on the embankment just beyond Harthope Viaduct on 15th September 2021. The preceding TPE 397 was timed to take six minutes from Beattock station to the summit. This Carlisle to Millerhill engineers train, from a standing start in the loop, was allowed twenty five.

Beattock Summit: I'm not in the habit of chasing trains but 66050, slowly climbing Beattock with a heavy load of ballast wagons, was too good an opportunity to miss. Having captured it near Harthope, here it is again nearing the summit cutting working from Carlisle to Millerhill on 15th September 2021.

Balfour Street [Tram]: The extension of the trams to Newhaven is adding nearly three miles of route to the Edinburgh system. This photo shows a crossover in place on Leith Walk by the new Balfour Street stop on 15th September 2021.

Dalmeny: A Fife circle service comes off the bridge and into Dalmeny on 15 September 2021. I remember when this station was gaslit, though gas survived unusually late here; I'm not that old. Meanwhile 'murk' (as weather forecasters alone call it) hangs over the Forth.

Dalmeny: A Fife circle service rocks up to (where did that come from?) Dalmeny on 15 September 2021.

Kirknewton: One of the traits that sets rail enthusiasts apart from others is that we are generally pleased to see level crossing barriers down. This is Kirknewton on 15th September 2021, with 397003 hurrying through with a TPE Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley service.

Greskine Signal Box: Dwarfed by the hillside forestry around Greskine, TPE 397010 drops down Beattock bank working from Glasgow to Manchester Airport on 15th September 2021.

Eskbank: Train 3Z97, the 0840 ex-Slateford Depot, passing through Eskbank on an exceptionally bright and sunny autumn morning on 15 September 2022 during a weedkilling mission to Tweedbank. Leading the way is 66187 with 66105 bringing up the rear.

Eskbank: A weedkiller train on the Borders Railway heading south through Eskbank on a sunny autumn morning in September 2022, with the shadows accentuated by the deep cutting through which the train is passing. Following closure of the Waverley Route, the original cutting here had been infilled up to the level of the bridge in the background and became part of a public walkway. The subsequent decision to reopen the old route as part of the Borders Railway resulted in a long and costly re-excavation project. (See image [[45288]]).

Kilwinning: Kilwinning station, showing the new footbridge. It is seen from 380 011 calling with the ex-14.36 service from Ardrossan Harbour to Glasgow Central, on Thursday, 15th September 2022. This view is looking across to the platforms on the Ayr line, the station being in the diverging angle of the lines to Ardrossan and Ayr with platforms on each. The Ardrossan line platforms are also served by trains to and from Largs. (See also my photos image nos. 67212 and 67253 showing both sets of platforms in 2017.)

Ardrossan Harbour: 380011 just arrived at Ardrossan Harbour with the ex-13.18 service from Glasgow Central and now waiting time on the return service at 14.36 on 15th September 2022. Apart from the driver and guard, I was the only person here but a few people got on at Ardrossan Town and Ardrossan South Beach on the way back.