Eastfield MPD: 5374 stands at Eastfield MPD in September 1972 below the viaduct which carried the Caledonian over the running lines and shed.

Eastfield MPD: Class 25 7590 at the head of an Edinburgh - Glasgow PP service passing Eastfield shed in 1972.

Eastfield MPD: Class 24 no 5001 in ex works condition receives a visit from members of the public during the Railfair at Eastfield depot on 16 September 1972.

Cowlairs East Junction: A class 27 on the east end of a Glasgow - Edinburgh PP service passes Eastfield Depot (left - during an open day) on 16 September 1972.

Buckfastleigh: One of the first escapees from Barry scrapyard, ex-GWR 4575 class 2-6-2T No. 4588, was restored to running order by BREL at Swindon Works as early as 1971. The following year it was photographed on the Dart Valley Railway about half a mile outside Buckfastleigh with a train from Totnes Riverside (now Totnes Littlehempston on the South Devon Railway).

Eastfield MPD: Open day at Eastfield shed in September 1972. Independent snowplough no 1 is flanked by class 47 1969 and class 20 8004.

Eastfield MPD: Class 08 3416 at Eastfield depot during an open day in September 1972.

Beattock: 6904 passing north through Beattock station in late 1972 with a down oil train.

Eastfield Shed: Eastfield depot held an open day on 16 September 1972, and the star attraction was the preserved Caley 0-4-4 tank No 419, which at that time sported the darker blue Caledonian livery. Also visible is Class 37 No 6848, which was then based at Polmadie and is now preserved on the G&WR heritage railway.

Eastfield MPD: Class 37 no 6848 stands at Eastfield depot on an open day in Sepember 1972.

Eastfield MPD: Immaculate Class 47 no 1969 on display at the south end of Eastfield depot during the Open Day held there on 16 September 1972.

Eastfield MPD: SRPS preserved CR locomotive no.419 on display at the Eastfield open day in September 1972.

Eastfield MPD: A view of the north end of Eastfield MPD on 16 September 1972 showing the vast array of locos awaiting their next duty. The Photo is taken from the ex Caledonian Railway viaduct that carried the switchback railway over the shed roads and E&G mainline.

Eastfield MPD: A model of a GWR 0-6-0PT works a push-pull service on a short length of track at Eastfield MPD during an Open Day on 16 September 1972.

Cowlairs East Junction: Class 25 No. 7590 leads an Edinburgh-Glasgow push-pull working approaching Cowlairs East Jct. The photo is taken from Eastfield MPD (behind the camera) on 16 September 1972.

Eastfield MPD: The south side of Eastfield MPD on 16 September 1972 during the Railfair and open day. The photo was taken from the Metro Cam DMU that operated a shuttle service from Queen Street station up to a temporary platform adjacent to the depot.

Eastfield MPD: The plan of the layout of Eastfield Depot accompanying the programme for the Railfair open days on 16/17 September 1972. See image [[32548]]

Eastfield MPD: Admission programme for the Railfair open days at Eastfield over the weekend of 16/17 September 1972. See image [[32547]]

Eastfield MPD: A Glasgow to Edinburgh push-pull service passes Eastfield MPD and under the Caledonian Railway viaduct on 16 September 1972. The Class 27s involved were 5400 leading and 5374 on the rear. There must have been a loco change since 5374 had been on shed earlier in the day See image [[11168]].

Eastfield MPD: 9021 'Argyll & Sutherland Highlander' seen on 16 September 1972 at the Eastfield Open Day with the more usual Eastfield locos of Class 27 on the left and Class 47 to the right rear of the Deltic.

Eastfield MPD: EE Type 1 no 8004 on display at the Eastfield MPD Open Day on 16 September 1972.

Cowlairs East Junction: Two tone green Class 47 no 1779 passes Eastfield MPD with an Aberdeen - Queen Street service on the afternoon of 16 September 1972.

Buckfastleigh: A line-up of stored stock at Buckfastleigh on the Dart Valley Railway in September 1972. The locos involved are (from left to right) 16xx 0-6-0PT No. 1638, 64xx 0-6-0PTs 6412 & 6435 and, at the far end, 14xx 0-4-2T No. 1420.

Eastfield MPD: BRCW Type 2 no 5362 receives plenty of attention during the Railfair at Eastfield MPD on 16 September 1972.

Cowlairs East Junction: The Edinburgh-Glasgow push-pull sets were normally sandwiched between two class 27 BRCW Type 2s. On this occasion however class 25s are the traction on an Edinburgh bound service heading passed Cowlairs East Junction. The locomotives are 7581 leading and 7590 on the rear. The photograph was taken from the former Caledonian Railway viaduct that spanned the E&G line at the north end of Eastfield shed see image [[9082]].

Eastfield MPD: Open day at Eastfield in September 1972.

Eastfield MPD: Class 25 7590 at the rear of a Glasgow - Edinburgh PP service passing Eastfield in September 1972.

Eastfield MPD: The north side of Eastfield MPD viewed from the former CR viaduct in September 1972.

Kinloss [3rd]: Inverness-Aberdeen DMU passing Kinloss on 16 September 1977.

Shields Road Depot: 16 September 1978, and Shields Road depot is holding an open day in splendid weather. On view are the replica 'Locomotion', the service APT 'City of Derby', and HST No 43007. Quite a contrast in styles.

Norwich Victoria: Victoria station (so named because it was built on the site of Norwich's Victoria Leisure Gardens) was the first of three former stations in and around the city to lose its passenger service, doing so during the First World War. However, the branch from Trowse Upper Junction was retained for general goods, cement and finally coal traffic for a further 70 years until electrification work on the main line brought about its closure in 1986. This view of the remaining coal concentration depot (now a Sainsbury's store and car park) and its shunting loco was taken in 1978 at a time when business was still substantial. The terminus itself was through the road bridge just visible on the extreme left and was in use as a large general goods depot until 1966. (With thanks to Bill Smith).

Lenwade: A stiff breeze swishes the foliage near Lenwade station on 16th September 1978. The view is of the rail bridge across the River Wensum, just to the north of the station (which is visible behind the distant crossing gates with a DMU railtour at the platform). Freight trains had to stop at this point to receive instructions from the staff based at the former station. After line closure and the conversion of the trackbed into a footpath and cycle route, the bridge remained as part of �Marriot's Way�.

Shields Road Depot: 'Maude' (the loco, not the model) was one of the stars at the Shields Depot Open Day on 16 September 1978. Times have changed since then! Exhibits included the production APT, a HST and the replica 'Locomotion'. A rather large crane was also on display.

Shields Road Depot: A Memento of Rail Festival 78, held at Glasgow's Shields Road depot.

Lenwade: In the late 1970s, the former Midland and Great Northern station at Lenwade had a regular passenger service, albeit one visit a year from a succession of special excursions. This is the 1978 trip, in the form of a Birmingham/Cravens DMU chartered by the Aylsham and District Railway Action Committee. Despite the heroic local efforts, the line from Lenwade to Wroxham was closed and dismantled in the early 1980s. The station building survives, sensitively restored as a private family house.

Yoker Depot: A class 303 leaves Yoker Depot sidings on 16 September 1988. In the foreground is the reinstated Rothesay Dock branch.

Maryhill Park: Looking west over what would become the site of the new Maryhill Station and reinstated Maryhill Park Junction for the line to Anniesland. The unused (?) new signalbox is beyond the industrial unit to the left.

Wakefield Westgate: One of the refurbished ex-Great Eastern line 'stop- gap' units no 307130, in West Yorkshire Metro livery, stands at Wakefield Westgate station on 16 September 1990 with a service to Leeds. See image [[32034]]

Crewe: A southbound Inter City service, with a DVT leading, calls at Crewe on a late September evening in 1991.

Burngullow Junction: 37675 has arrived at Burngullow with a trip freight from St Blazey in 1991. Note the silver bullet wagons which conveyed clay slurry to Irvine. There are also Polybulks awaiting loading for export via the train ferry at Dover, and later the Channel Tunnel when it opened. Far more clay was being exported at this time via the ports of Par and Fowey.

Kirkland Loop: 37694 passes the River Leven with empty coal wagons from Methil Power Station on 16 September 1992.

Methil East Junction: 37694 leaves Methil Power Station with empty coal wagons on 16th September 1992. The former docks line curves away to the right.

Glenrothes with Thornton: 37694 nears Glenrothes with Thornton with an empty coal train from Methil Power Station on 16th September 1992.

Plates, signs, notices etc: Some totems on dispay at a stall in a railwayana auction in September 1996. I think I can safely say the Nottingham Midland one would have been the most pricey.

Millerhill Marshalling Yard [North]: North end of Millerhill in September 1997, with 37108 on a departing PW train about to pass 60058 with the returning Lackenby steel flats.

Millbrook (Beds): A Class 31 with a train at Millbrook on the Bletchley - Bedford line in September 1998. [The train has another 31 at the far end.] The station opened in 1846 as Marston, changed to Ampthill in 1847, then became Ampthill (Marston) in 1850. The name was modified once again in 1877 to Millbrook for Ampthill, before finally (?) settling on the current name of plain Millbrook in 1910.

Millbrook (Beds): View south east over the level crossing at Millbrook, Bedfordshire, in September 1998. The station is served by trains on the Bedford - Bletchley line. The platforms are off to the left of the crossing.

Cadder Yard: A Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh Waverley service passes Cadder signal box on 16 September 1998.

Millbrook (Beds): Two class 31s and two coaches forming the 14.00 Bedford - Bletchley train calling at Millbrook in September 1998.

Eskbank: Looking south along the trackbed of the Waverley Route through Eskbank in 2003.

Melrose: The surviving restored station building at Melrose in September 2003, looking west towards Tweedbank, a mile and a half away. The A6091 now runs past the site on the left.

Melrose: Road approach to the former Melrose station on 16 September 2003. Part of the main building is now in use as a restaurant.

Fountainhall: The station site at Fountainhall on the Waverley route on 16 September 2003 looking south over the former level crossing. The surviving station house, now an attractive private residence, stands alongside. See image [[51994]]

Gorgie Cattle Market [NB]: This was the closed Gorgie Cattle Market in 2004. The sign reads 'John Swan & Sons Ltd'. Behind the camera was the North British cattle and minerals yard, which was connected to the market by a large subway under Chesser Avenue. In the tree line in the distance was the Caledonian's equivalent yard. By 2004 the NB site had been built over and CR site was overgrown. Today the building on the left is gone as are the cobbles.

Aviemore: EWS 37416 stabled alongside Aviemore station on 16 September 2004 during a visit of The Royal Scotsman to Boat of Garten on the Strathspey Railway.

Aviemore: 'Royal Scotsman' locomotive no 37416 stabled at Aviemore station in September 2004 on the connection to the Strathspey Railway lines. The train was on a visit to Boat of Garten at the time.

Aviemore: Closeup showing 'The Royal Scotsman' badge plate attached to the side of EWS locomotive no 37416 at Aviemore in September 2004 (See image [[49961]]).

Kings Cross: A lineup of three Class 91s and an HST at the 'country end' of Kings Cross on a sunny afternoon of 16 September 2004. At that time the GNER livery was dominant but there have been a few changes since then as franchises have been let and then handed back a few times in the intervening years.

Gorgie Cattle Market [NB]: This wide cobbled subway under Chesser Avenue connected the Gorgie Cattle Market (off to the right) to the North British Railway's cattle and minerals yard, at the end of a branch from Gorgie Junction. The subway still exists, but the cobbles are gone.

Gorgie Cattle Market [CR]: This was the west end of the cobbled lane from the Gorgie Cattle Market. At the end of this stretch of the lane it turned sharply to the right to reach the market. On the left were the Caledonian cattle sidings, reached by a ramp. The site has been cleared since the photograph was taken in 2004.

Baileyfield Switch and Crossing Works: Russian coal on its way to Cockenzie power station in September 2006. EWS 66095 has brought the train from the import terminal in Leith Docks and has just passed below the A1140 road bridge heading for Portobello West Junction and the ECML.

Baileyfield Switch and Crossing Works: EWS 66095 with coal from Leith Docks destined for Cockenzie power station in September 2006. The train is passing the VAE Baileyfield Switch & Crossing Works on the climb up to Portobello Junction and the ECML. See image [[14242]]

Carlisle: SPT liveried 156511 pauses on platform 1 at Carlisle having arrived from Newcastle on 16 September 2006. The service is heading north for stations on the G&SW main line. A Class 57 Thunderbird sits in the sidings on the west side of the station awaiting it's next duty.

Carntyne: 320307 brings a Helensburgh train into Carntyne on 16 September.

Largo Viaduct: Viaduct and Railway Inn, Station Wynd, Largo.

Cardonald: It might not look much but its a start! Taken from a passing train - one of the new catenery supports now in place in connection with the Glasgow Airport Rail Link.

Livingston North: Looking west at Livingston North showing the preparatory work required to put another track down.

Bathgate [4th]: The freight train now standing at platform 1 is for ... track re-doubling.

Truro: View east over the level crossing at Truro and towards the viaduct as the Home Secretary waits patiently to go for lunch. The lower quadrant semaphore is off for a Plymouth departure.

Falmouth Docks: Two FGW Bubble Cars led by 153373 approach the Falmouth Docks passenger terminus on a service from Truro. On the right the link to the disused goods branch into the dockyard can be seen.

Falmouth Docks: A view towards the buffers under the distinctive Falmouth Docks canopy showing one of the disused goods sidings associated with the dockyard alongside and a ship under refit beyond

Long Rock Depot: 57603 <I>Tintagel Castle</I> stands with <I>Night Riviera</I> sleeper stock at the eastern end of the Ponsandane carriage sidings overlooking the Long Rock level crossing. The single track main line becomes double just round the bend in this view eastwards to Marazion and St. Erth.

Penmere: Penmere Platform was a late opening in 1925 serving a suburb of Falmouth. It is well maintained and the replica signs add to the atmosphere. 153382 leads a Truro service.

Penmere: The magnificent running in board at Penmere Platform and replica totem.

Penmere: Replica Western Region totems and other signs add to the atmosphere at Penmere, which serves a suburb of Falmouth. FGW 153373 is on the tail of a service departing for Truro in September 2008.

Truro: View west at Truro as 150232 on Platform 3 loads a sizeable number of passengers for an up Penzance to Plymouth service. The Falmouth bay is at the far end of the down platform.

Truro: The Falmouth branch train, formed of 153382/73 waits in the bay at the west end of Truro. The down main line is signalled for both directions for the half mile from here to the branch junction.

Kilmany: Old bridge abutments at Rathillet, just to the west of Kilmany on the former Newburgh and North Fife line, photographed in September 2009.

Strand Road Level Crossing: The morning rush hour traffic is brought to a stand on Strand Road, Preston as 66181 hauls 8 empty bogie tank wagons from the tar distillery at Preston Docks bound for the Lindsey oil terminal on 16 September 2009. Beyond the level crossing the line climbs quickly between the houses on Fishergate Hill before joining the main line at the south end of Preston station.

Johnstone Junction: Looking South, a Class 318 on a service to Glasgow passing the location of Johnstone Junction on 16th September 2009. Photo taken through the lineside fence.

Elderslie Junction: 66182 at Elderslie en route to Hunterston with empty coal wagons on 16th September

Johnstone Junction: Looking South, this is where the Johnstone Curve met the main Glasgow to Ayr line just to the east of Johnstone station. This allowed through trains from Greenock to Ayrshire (this service ended in 1900) and the chord connected the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock & Ayr Railway to Cart Junction. The chord was retained until the 1960's. All that remains is a very short section of overgrown trackbed as the area is now a housing estate.

Cart Junction: This shows the supports for the recently removed rail bridge that crossed the Black Cart Water just to the West of Cart Junction, carrying the line to Bridge Of Weir, Kilmacolm and Greenock Princes Pier.

Cart Junction: Looking west towards Bridge Of Weir at Cart Junction. The viaduct that stood here has been recently removed, as seems to be happening to other disused railway bridges of late. All that remains are the stone supports, perhaps left in case the line is put back into use? Beyond the trees is the A737 which blocks the trackbed at this point.

Clitheroe: A capacity boost for the 1640 Clitheroe to Manchester Victoria as Bubble Car 153382 waits with 156482 for departure. The large building just visible beyond the trees is the Ribble Cement works at Horrocksford See image [[9868]].

Pinwherry: The old station at Pinwherry, seen from the north on 16 September 2010 as it slowly vanishes into the undergrowth. The loop here was removed in the 1990s.

Burscough Bridge: To the east of Burscough Bridge station the line towards Wigan first has to drop beneath the Preston - Ormskirk line before quickly climbing again to cross the Rufford branch of the Leeds and Liverpool canal. 150140 on a Southport - Manchester Victoria service on 16 September is on the descent to get under the first obstacle.

Ballantrae: Found behind the Garden Centre in Ballantrae on 16 September 2010. The train stands on a short piece of track, but there are earthworks for an oval around the grassed area. Gauge not measured, I'd guess 10'. There was a miniature railway on the front at Ayr, closed and dismantled some years ago - presumably that is where this little train came from.

Poulton-le-Fylde: All clear for 158905, on the last leg of its York to Blackpool North journey, as it calls at Poulton-le-Fylde. The bracket junction signal is fully functional but, although the left semaphore is raised over sixty times a day, that on the right (Fleetwood line) hasn't been used for around twenty years. View towards Kirkham from the overbridge outside the main station entrance and booking hall.

St Pancras: Looking north along Midland Road towards the St Pancras station 'tradesman's entrance' in September 2010.

Whalley: A new signal, controlled from Horrocksford Junction, has been installed at Whalley during the line upgrade and means that southbound trains no longer have to wait at Clitheroe while the preceding service clears Daisyfield Junction. 150141 leaves the long viaduct, reputed to contain 7 million bricks, and enters Whalley on its way to Clitheroe. See image [[10011]]

Horrocksford: The view down the Horrocksford branch from the gates of the Castle Cement works near Clitheroe. Although less than a mile long this is more of a rural branch line than just a siding but it has always been freight only. Its good to see it open for regular cement trains again after a period of disuse. See image [[42683]] for the view in the opposite direction into the works complex.

St Pancras: Sir John Betjeman admiring Mr Barlow's roof from the concourse of St Pancras station in September 2010.

Burscough Bridge: The old station building on the Wigan and Manchester bound platform at Burscough Bridge is no longer in railway use, although it still looks very much the part as it basks in the sunshine on 16 September 2010.

Clitheroe: The Norman keep of Clitheroe Castle overlooks the railway line. It can be seen here as 156482 leaves the station on the rear of a 153/156 combination heading for Blackburn and Manchester. For the view from the castle see image [[31681]]

Whalley: Do not alight here reads the sign outside the old station building at Whalley because a new, slightly raised, platform was built for the reopening and tacked on to the original. The old station was turned into two houses after it first closed in 1962. 150134 calls on its way to Clitheroe.

St Pancras: St Pancras station, September 2010.

Horrocksford Junction: The junction where the short freight branch from the Ribble Cement works joins the Blackburn to Hellifield line is seen here from an overbridge on the branch, as is the end of the run round loop. The signal box is just off to the right and this is also the point where terminating trains from Manchester reverse before dropping back to Clitheroe station. See image [[18737]]

Burscough Bridge: The new station building on the Southport platform at Burscough Bridge on 16 September 2010. The building houses the ticket office staffed by County Council staff and an excellent cafe. It also acts as a transport interchange with local buses.

St Pancras: Scene at St Pancras on 16 September 2010.

Burscough Bridge: A Southport to Manchester service passes Burscough Bridge Junction SB on 16 September 2010. Although the 'junction' suffix is a little redundant today, there used to be double track lines diverging to the right (towards Burscough Jct station) and to the left (towards Rufford) both of which joined the Preston to Ormskirk line, which can be seen crossing at right angles on the overbridge in the distance.

Royal Albert Bridge: A westbound 125 eases over the Royal Albert Bridge which is currently being prepared for repainting by the addition of a complex network of lightweight scaffolding.

Royal Albert Bridge: The Royal Albert Bridge viewed at night from the Saltash end of the parallel road bridge.

Saltash: 150101 pauses at Saltash en route to Liskeard on 16 September. The view is from the new(ish) footway on the Tamar Bridge and the girders seen here are the west end of the Royal Albert Bridge.

Brownhills West: Look out, there's a gronk about... visitors to the museum at the Chasewater Railway wait for D3429 to run round its train, consisting of a van see image [[40346]] and three coaches. The museum building is a 6-road shed, built recently to an old design; a visit is highly recommended.

Chasewater Heaths: D3429 see image [[40369]] pulls out of Chasewater Heaths station on 16 September 2012, heading for Brownhills West.

Brownhills West: Room with a view: the guard on the narrow gauge train at the Chasewater Railway inspects his flags. The staff here kindly ran a special train for us after we dallied too long on the standard gauge.

Dunblane: One of tennis player Andy Murray's lesser known achievements (even to him) is the record for the maximum number of fans it is possible to cram into a 158 unit on a wet Sunday morning. Arriving behind time in Dunblane because of the extra patronage for Murray's celebratory walkabout in the town on September 16th 2012, 158 869 takes several minutes to release a multitude into a welcoming downpour.

Plates, signs, notices etc: As this sign is between two platforms (at Brownhills West on the Chasewater Railway), it is obviously not in its original location. Nonetheless, it's an excellent example of a maintenance boundary marker. I remember finding a couple of these in Pontymoile, on the South side of Pontypool, as the viaduct on the Blaenavon line was about to be demolished. I wasn't convinced I would have the strength to dig them out, let alone carry them home!

Brownhills West: The origins of the Tri-Rail shop building at the Chasewater Railway are all too clear. I tried to buy such a van body in 1985, the going rate was then £250. I believe that BR Disposals have now run out, and that the acceptable substitute is a 20 foot ISO freight container!

Brownhills West: Looking at this rather large shed, which incorporates a museum, you would have thought it was built in the 19th century, not the 21st.

Brownhills West: Attitudes to health and safety have changed quite a lot since this step was cast into the top of a buffer on a Walsall engineers' van seen on the small, but friendly, Chasewater Railway.

Brownhills West: D3429 clearly appeals to at least two generations as it approaches the HQ of the Chasewater Railway on 16 September. The mixture of liveries on the signalbox is interesting - perhaps different parts belong to different companies?

Sittingbourne: Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway's 0-4-0ST Leader in Sittingbourne station on 16 September.

Filisur: Two Rhaetian services crossing at Filisur illustrate the variety of advertising liveries on the Ge 4/4 III class. Bright yellow 644 Savognin on a train for Chur also has the St. Moritz portion of the westbound Glacier Express in the consist. Green 647 Grusch is heading for St. Moritz with a Regio Express.

Rosyth: 170475 at Rosyth platform 1 with the 14.23 Cowdenbeath - Edinburgh service on 16 September.  Work will soon start to improve access to this platform.

Bergun: The amazing loops, spirals, tunnels and viaducts of the Rhaeitian Railway Albula line have been made a UNESCO world heritage site. Ge 4/4 III electric loco No. 647 Grusch crosses one of many tall slender structures on a Chur to St. Moritz train shortly after leaving Bergun.

Abbotsford: This, according to local notice, is the remains of the 'dock' on the opposite (south) bank for the ferry from Abbotsford Ferry (see image [[37535]]). Abbotsford itself is off camera to the right.

St. Moritz: Every station needs a shunter. Or so it seems in Switzerland. RhB 112 is kept busy at St. Moritz on 16 September making up trains for various destinations, including Tirano in Italy. RhB 629 Tiefencastel is about to leave with a Regio Express for Landquart via Klosters.

Rosyth: 67019 on an Edinburgh - Leuchars charter passing through Rosyth station on 16 September 2013. 67006 Royal Sovereign is on the rear of the train.

Gourock: A year after adorning Gourock Station with a giant poster telling the story of the station and pier in the Second World War, Alastair Alexander has further brightened the concourse by providing a dozen colourful posters about the Clyde and its classic vessels.

Rosyth: 67006 Royal Sovereign on the rear of an Edinburgh - Leuchars charter passing through Rosyth on 16 September. 67019 was heading the train at this point See image [[44611]]

Dalgety Bay: 47501 heads the Northern Belle luxury train through Dalgety Bay station, Fife, on 16 September. The train was returning to London after dropping passengers at Leuchars.

Samedan: Grab shot of the resident metre gauge steeple cab shunter at Samedan where the lines from Chur, Scuol, St. Moritz and Tirano meet. RhB 214 is one of two built for the railway in 1984 with three powered axles working from the 11kv overhead system.

St Marys Bay: RHDR diesel locomotive no 12 John Southland brings a train into St Mary's Bay Station on 16 September.

St. Moritz: Although St. Moritz is a terminus (of three main lines) all platforms are through roads with stabling sidings beyond. A lineup of Rhaetian metre gauge rolling stock and motive power is stabled alongside the lake in September 2013.

Shawfair: Looking south over Shawfair Station on 16 September with work on the footbridge well advanced.

Glenesk: Looking north from the B6392 road bridge on 16 September 2014 towards the site of Glenesk Colliery and Junction.

Falahill Summit: Looking north to the climb up to Falahill on 16 September 2014.

Carlisle: The 1737 Cumbrian Coast service is about to leave Carlisle on Monday 16 September 2015 with 37402 propelling.

Tweedbank: Ready for the road: 67 026 waits for the road back from Tweedbank on the return working of the 16th September steam special.

Edinburgh Waverley: Period contrasts as Union of South Africa awaits the road east out of Waverley after its (early) arrival with the return working of the Borders Railway steam special on 16th September.

Borthwick Bank Signal Box: View from the tail of the 16th September steam special – block-booked by CBR members, supporters, families and friends – climbing Borthwick Bank close to where the photographer’s father captured a snow-bound scene in February 1963 see image [[52639]].

Tweedbank: Shot of the 1424 leaving Tweedbank with the CBR special waiting for its path with Silver Jubilee 67026 on front. 60009 at the rear.

Edinburgh Waverley: All in it together. I hope we, the customer, are somewhere in there too, but unfortunately we don't have a logo. Cue facetious suggestions.

National Railway Museum York: Don't you dare put your cigarette-ends in here! (Seen at the National Railway Museum, York).

Östersund: Inlandsbanan (IB AB) TMZ 1421 'Cathis' diesel loco sits literally at the back door of the company headquarters in Östersund. The loco was built by NOHAB of Trollhättan in 1970 and was used by DSB for 30 years on its passenger and freight services before being sold to IB AB in 2012.

Bentham: A light engine movement from the National Railway Museum to Carnforth on 16th September 2017. West Coast Railway's 47245 and Slim Jim 33207 pass through Bentham station heading for home.

Farington Junction: A1 class pacific no.60163 'Tornado' heads north at Farington Jct on 16 September 2017 whilst working 'The Border Raider' tour from Tame Bridge Parkway to Carlisle.

Leyland: Freightliner 70010 heads for Scotland with a container service at Leyland on 16 September 2017.

Dalgety Bay: Not something you see every day. Colas 70804 and 60021 climb away from Dalgety Bay / pass the site of Donibristle siding, with a Millerhill - Elgin ballast on 16 September.

Dalgety Bay: Not something you see every day. Colas 70804 and 60021 climb away from Dalgety Bay / pass the site of Donibristle siding, with a Millerhill - Elgin ballast on 16 September.

Long Preston: 60163 Tornado pulls away from a water stop at Long Preston with the returning Border Raider tour on 16th September 2017. The train, steam hauled throughout, ran from Tame Bridge Parkway to Carlisle via Shap and returned via the S&C and Standedge routes.

Schwebebahn: Unusual station design on the Wuppertal.

Schwebebahn: The supporting structure of the Wuppertal, viewed from below.

Long Preston: Closely following 60163 and The Border Raider through Long Preston on 16th September 2017 was DBS 66176 with a long rake of cement tankers from Avonmouth to Horrocksford Cement Works. This train had been diverted due to an engineering possession south of Clitheroe but had (remarkably) run via Shap and the S&C rather than the Little North Western route through Wennington.

Forth Bridge: An unremarkable Scotrail Class 158, photographed from a remarkable location. This view from the top of the bridge looks towards North Queensferry on 16th September 2016. This was a supervised visit that brought out the 'big kid' in me - I loved it. Your View at Forth Bridge - Barnardo's

Inverkeithing East Junction: GBRf 66740 Sarah passes Inverkeithing East Junction with an Aberdeen - Bo'ness empty stock move on 16 September 2018. This had worked an SRPS charter to Brora the previous day.

Becconsall: While Kerr Stuart 0-6-0T 'Joffre' sits in the headshunt, Hudswell 0-4-0 DM shunter returns to Becconsall yard after one of several test runs on 16 September 2018. The loco originally was built to work underground and didn't have a cab, however during restoration a cab has been added complete with elevated control desk.

Scottish National Portrait Gallery: In the foyer of the SNPG is this John Hutchison bust of Charles Maclaren FRSE FGS founding Editor of the Scotsman newspaper and one-time President of the Edinburgh Geological Society. However the wee plaque does not mention his enthusiastic prediction of the importance and promotion of railways as this obviously does not fit into the gallery's agenda: portraying only the perceived 'great and good' of contemporary 'culture'. Thus the art on display could not possibly involve anything to do with the industrial revolutionaries, whether ordinary working folk (men, women and children), monied investors, millworkers, miners or merchants who were producing the wealth to fund the culture of the time or so it seems....

Donibristle Platform: GBRf liveried 66738 Huddersfield Town leads the Royal Scotsman 'Clans, Castles & Isles' tour from Perth to Sanquhar near Donibristle on 16th September 2018. Royal Scotsman liveried 66746 is on the rear.

Pitlochry: Progress with the platform extensions at Pitlochry in September 2018.

Forth Bridge: A Southbound Class 170 crosses the Forth Bridge on 16th September 2018. My wife and I were up there courtesy of Balbour Beatty and Network Rail on a fund raiser for Barnardos. The former company facilitates the whole thing for Barnardos' benefit. Your View at Forth Bridge - Barnardo's

Bo'ness: G&SW Brake van No.122 from 1901 basks in the sun while being shunted from its restoration point to the museum of Scottish railways at Bo'ness on 16th September 2019.

Stormy Loops: Scotrail 156506 passing Stormy Loops enroute to Swansea Landore for overhaul on 16th September 2019.

Newtown: A pair of TfW Class 158s, on a service to Birmingham International, call at Newtown on 16 September 2019.

Newtown: A double set Class 158 arrives at Newtown with the 1330 hrs Aberystwyth to Birmingham International service on 16 September 2019. The ERTMS 'signals' may not move or display a light but the ETCS cab display provides the driver with necessary information and authority to move, provided from the control centre at Machynlleth.

Glasgow Central: A CrossCountry train at Glasgow Central.

Abermule: A view westwards towards Newtown from the level crossing at Abermule with the station house (now in private ownership) on 16 September 2019. Both platforms have been removed as has the signalbox which stood on the left beyond the road.

Montgomery: Like many rural stations that weren't exactly that close to the place they were supposed to serve, Montgomery station (viewed from the public road) was actually in the village of Caerhowel with Montgomery over 2 miles away!

Forden: An Aberystwyth to Birmingham International service heads away from the camera towards Welshpool on 16 September 2019 as it passes the former Forden station. Photo taken from the former signalbox by kind invitation of the owner.

ScotRail: ScotRail’s Great Scenic Tasting Box brings together an exceptional range of food and drink from throughout Scotland. Customers can choose a Great Glen charcuterie or cheddar and caramelised onion slices from the Scottish Borders. Pate from West Lothian, Perthshire water, Moray oatcakes, Aberdeenshire crisps and chocolate, and Edinburgh shortbread provide a feast of flavours from every corner of the country, and it can be washed down with a Glengoyne 10-year-old malt or Edinburgh gin and tonic. A complimentary map and guide to the route is also included. Great Scenic Tasting Boxes are available to buy at Glasgow Queen Street, Fort William and Inverness stations for £16, or two for £30.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Work to extend platforms 4 and 5 under way on the first day of the 4 week closure which will see the last of the EGIP trackwork improvements at Queen Street and bring these platforms into line with 2 and 3 which were extended in July 2019.

Galgate: Moving on? TPE EMU 350403 has recently been de-branded ahead of its replacement by a new 5-car Class 397 and transfer to the London Northwestern Railway. The clean but plain set is seen in the cutting at Hampson heading for Glasgow on 16th September 2019.

Forden: A view towards Newtown from the former level crossing at Forden on 16 September 2019. The LC has now been closed and the road diverted but a foot crossing still remains available. Although the station buildings have been removed, the station house and the former signalbox (both in private ownership)remain.

Hampstead Heath: 378 223 with a London Overground service to Stratford arriving at Hampstead Heath station alongside 378 212 calling with a London Overground service to Richmond, on 16th September 2019. This station was originally opened in 1860; the platform buildings and canopies were rebuilt by British Railways London Midland Region in rather dull reinforced concrete which were replaced when the line was modernised in 1995/96. This saw the 1953 buildings disappear without trace to be replaced by two small open buildings with Victorian-style canopies, the only station on the line to be so treated during the 1990s update.

Forden: A pair of Class 158s on an Aberystwyth to Birmingham International service approach Forden on 16th September 2019. The photograph was taken from the signalbox by the kind invitation of the owner.

Glasgow Central: One of the soon to be cascaded TPE Class 350 EMUs, seen in Platform 3 at Glsgow Central prior to working to Manchester Airport on 16th September 2019. This sub-class of ten trains will be transferring to the West Midlands when their Class 397 replacements enter service.

Glasgow Central: Cross-Country and Scotrail trains in Platforms 4 and 5 at Glasgow Central on 16th September 2019.

Glasgow Central: 318256 at Glasgow Central on 16th September 2019.

Forth Bridge: Class A1 No.60163 'Tornado' crossing The Forth Bridge above North Queensferry with the northbound ' Aberdonian '.

Red House LC (UWG): Looking east from Red House UWG crossing towards Abermule on 16 September 2019. It was in this area that on 26 January 1921 an eastbound express crashed head on with a westbound stopping service with tragic consequences. Unfortunately the lineside vegetation now prevents you from identifying the local landmarks that were visible in photos of the accident scene. The investigation into the circumstances that lead to the crash are contained within the official report, available here: http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=103he

Highgate Road High Level: The site of the westbound platform at Highgate Road (High Level), seen from a London Overground GOBLIN service to Barking, soon after departing from Gospel Oak, on 16th September 2019. This station was opened by the Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway with the line in 1868 and closed as a First World War economy in 1915. The low level platforms on the 1870 spur down to Kentish Town remained open until 1918. Although the high level platforms closed in 1915, the line between Gospel Oak and the quaintly-named Junction Road Junction, where the spur from Kentish Town joined the THJR, did not close to passengers until 1925 when the service to Chingford, via a route impossible today, was withdrawn. It reopened to passengers in April 1981 when trains from Barking were diverted to Gospel Oak from Kentish Town.

Marykirk Viaduct: A1 No.60163 Tornado is ten minutes late as it races north across Marykirk Viaduct with The Aberdonian.

Newtown: All quiet at Newtown on a dreich 16 September 2019. Standing under the footbridge looking west both platform buildings are still in railway use.

Burntisland: A series of photographs taken on a research visit in September 2020. An odd eight carriage class 158 - designed for on board social distancing calls at Burntisland with a service for Edinburgh 16 September 2020.

Euston [CSLR]: LUL 1995 stock with a Northern Line service from Edgware to Morden via Bank calling at Euston, looking back north, on the afternoon of 16th September 2020. I have never seen a major London Underground station, especially one connected to a National Rail terminus, so completely deserted in the middle of the day. All down, sadly, to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Belsize Park: LUL 1995 stock on Northern Line service from Morden to Edgware via Bank at Belsize Park on 16th September 2020. This station was opened with the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway on 22nd June 1907 which, after being renamed the Morden/Edgware Line in 1926, finally became the Northern Line in 1937. The lack of passengers shows how few people are travelling during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Liverpool Street: New Stadler unit 745004, standing 'Not in Service' at London Liverpool Street, on the afternoon of 16th September 2020.

Burntisland [1st]: A series of photographs taken on a research visit in September 2020. Edinburgh and Northern Railway Burntisland station is now in use as small offices - the cast fencing is also of E&N R design. 16 September 2020.

Burntisland [1st]: A series of photographs taken on a research visit in September 2020. Front colonnade of the original Edinburgh and Northern Railway Burntisland station - now converted to small business use 16 September 2020.

Burntisland: A series of photographs taken on a research visit in September 2020. Burntisland North British station upside platform - note the extension built on piers 16th September 2020.

Turnpike Lane: Original Tickets & Trains sign, with more modern sign above, at one of the stairwell entrances to Turnpike Lane, LUL Piccadilly Line, on 16th September 2020. This station, designed by Dr. Charles Holden (1875-1960), the Underground's Chief Architect between the two World Wars, opened on 19th September 1932 with the first stage of the Cockfosters extension from Finsbury Park to Arnos Grove.

Falkland Road: Although a proposed railway to the historic village of Falkland was never built there was a station known as Falkland Road, around three miles away, which survived until 1958. All trace of this has now gone but 170407, from Edinburgh to Arbroath, passes the site of the station and goods yard on 16th September 2021.

Kilconquhar: A view east from the west end of Kilconquhar platform in September 2021. It is still there, below the extensive vegetation growth, but was much more visible thirty years ago. See image [[42322]]

Moy: Inverness to Oxwellmains cement empties, being hauled south by Colas 70802, passing Moy on 16th September 2021.

Ingliston Park and Ride [Tram]: A rural scene within Edinburgh. Two trams passing between the Ingliston Park and Ride and the Gogarburn stops. Taken from the top deck of a passing bus.

Springfield: A flight of steep steps from the road to Springfield's platform, but there is also a ramp for vehicles to the side. The station house is now privately occupied and although plenty of trains pass through very few call.

Kilconquhar: Looking west at Kilconquhar, over the site of the level crossing, in September 2021. The ramp at the west end of the surviving brick platform can be seen but the platform surface itself is covered in trees along the length that can be seen from the road.

Springfield: Like the majority of trains, 170396 hurried through Springfield on 16th September 2021. This was an Edinburgh to Arbroath working. The only trains scheduled to call on weekdays in 2021 are the southbound 0734 and 1759 and northbound 0901, 1800 and 2323. Pre-Covid annual passenger figures were around 1600.

Falkland Road: 170417, on an Edinburgh to Arbroath service, approaches the site of Falkland Road station on 16th September 2021.

Causewayend [SR]: In memory of the Slamannan Railway, the eastern terminus of which was here at Causewayend Basin on the Union Canal. Nice that the residents remember the railway.

Culloden Viaduct: In rapidly fading light, 66303 'Rail Riders 2020' and 66305 top and tail Pandora's Box southwards over Culloden Viaduct on 16th September 2021. In the centre distance is Ben Wyvis.

Rawtenstall: Having just arrived at Rawtenstall with a train from Bury, 45108 is seen having drawn forward to the buffers during the run round operation.

Dundee Victoria Dock: Track still remaining at the rear of Dundee Custom House but for how long? Hoarding has been erected around the rear of the building so hopefully there will be some renovation soon.

Dundee Victoria Dock: Track still in situ at the edge of Dundee's Victoria Dock in 2022.

Dunoon Pier: Dunoon Pier

Summerseat Viaduct: East Lancashire Railway Autumn Diesel Gala 16th September 2022. Visiting locomotive, courtesy of Trans Pennine Express, 68030 'Black Douglas' double heads with 37109 crossing Brooksbottom viaduct with the 09:00 Bury to Rawtenstall.

Dunfermline Town: ScotRail 158711 + 158734 approaching Dunfermline Town from the north on 16 September 2022. The train is the 1455 Cowdenbeath - Edinburgh Waverley.

Galgate: 66422 hauls 37425, in Regional Railways livery, from Crewe to Carlisle seen approaching Hampson Lane on 16th September 2022. 37425 is one of the DRS 37/4s recently offered on a sale and lease back arrangement, but that has since been withdrawn (See recent news item).

Dundee Victoria Dock: Victoria Dock track, which can just be seen still in place in September 2022. There is now an outdoor water adventure centre in the dock and also in the picture is North Carr Lightship, which looks like it needs a lot of TLC.

Loch Awe: Loch Awe station with Loch Awe Hotel above. In the former goods yard, beyond the carriage, trucks can be seen delivering new sleepers for the line.

Ramsbottom: Visiting 26007 arrives at Ramsbottom on 16 September 2022, the first day of the ELR Autumn Diesel Gala.

Succoth Viaduct: A Highland Explorer crosses the Succoth Viaduct in a view looking east. The roof of Succoth Lodge is just peeping out of the trees.

Cononish Viaduct: An Oban bound Highland Explorer approaches Cononish Viaduct from the east in a near valley of trees.

Summerseat: The former Summerseat Goods Shed to the north of the station, as seen from a passing train in September 2022. The bricked up entrance for the wagons can be seen on the left hand side of the building. The entire building has found new use, having been converted into a number of flats. There is a second ex-railway goods shed in the village, near the station itself.

Cononish Viaduct: Cononish viaduct in a view looking north. On the left can be seen an access road built for works on the viaduct and its foundations.

Loch Awe: An Oban bound train leaves Loch Awe passing the former 'Tea Train' and the hotel.

Dunoon Pier: There are numerous proposals about what to do with now disused Dunoon Pier. Argyll and Bute Council are consulting local residents and businesses, and whatever solution is agreed it will cost a lot of money. For the time being the structure and its buildings continue to look quite tired and shabby, as seen here on 16th September 2022.

Ramsbottom: 2-car Cravens Class 105 has just arrived at Ramsbottom with a non stop service from Bury on 16 September 2022. The DMU moved into the sidings to the north of the station to allow the next through services to pass here before returning to Bury.See image [[21550]] from this spot fifty years earlier.

Burrs Country Park: D5054 departs from Burrs Country Park on the ELR during day 1 of the Autumn Diesel Gala. The loco is the tail loco with 25279 on the front of the 1300 hrs service from Bury to Rawtenstall.