Dipple Siding: Driver Nick Armstrong (cap in hand).
Fireman - McMillan.
Guard Chas Tyeson.

Turnberry: Turnberry (still a show station).

Rothesay Pier: The paddle steamer 'Waverley' approaching Rothesay from the east in September 1955.

Innellan Pier: TS Saint Columba leaving Innellan in September 1955.

Walton-on-the-Hill: J10 0-6-0 no 65177 photographed on shed at Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool, in September 1958. Coded 27E latterly, Walton shed was closed by BR in 1963. A housing estate now occupies the site.

Birkenhead Mollington Street Shed: The large steam shed at Mollington Street, Birkenhead, complete with permanent haze, in September 1958. This large depot was a combination of two previously separate 8-road straight sheds originally belonging to the LNWR (left) and GWR, with a shared turntable and coaling stage. The shed closed to steam in 1967 but saw further use as a diesel depot until abandoned in 1985. The last of the buildings on the site was demolished in 1987.

Speke Junction: G2 0-8-0 no 49454 photographed at Speke Junction (8C) in September 1958 having probably worked into the area on a freight from its home depot of Crewe South. Speke Junction closed to steam in May 1968 and the old 12 road straight shed is long demolished. Sidings still remain on part of the site which is now bordered on the south side by the large New Mersey shopping complex.

Aintree Shed: Aspinall ex-L&Y 0-6-0T no 51537 stands on Aintree shed in September 1958. One of several dock tanks based here, these locomotive would have spent most of their lives shunting Liverpool Docks. [Editor's note: What is often referred to as a spark-arresting device is, according to Paul Ford, a 'blast deflector' fitted to locomotives shunting the dock estate to protect the deck of the Liverpool Overhead Railway].

Bank Hall MPD: Aspinall L&YR class 21 0-4-0ST no 51206, fitted with blast - deflecting device see image [[24841]], standing outside Bank Hall shed, Liverpool in 1958. The diminutive Pug, built at Horwich Works in 1891, spent most of its 71 years shunting in Liverpool Docks, before finally returning to Horwich for disposal in 1962. Bank Hall shed itself closed in 1966 and the site is now occupied by Kirkdale EMU depot.

Polmadie Shed: McIntosh 3F 0-6-0T no 56239 photographed in a corner of Polmadie shed in the autumn of 1959.

Polmadie Shed: Stanier 'Coronation' Pacific no 46243 City of Lancaster of Crewe North shed being prepared to work back south at Polmadie depot on 26 September 1959.

Port Eglinton Junction: BR 'Clan' light Pacific no 72007 Clan Mackintosh passing Shields Bank on 26 September 1959 with a Glasgow - Stranraer train. [The box in the background is Port Eglinton Junction and Shields Bank Signal Box - on the CGU goods line to General Terminus - is behind the camera].

Polmadie Shed: Jubilee 4-6-0 no 45635 Tobago in the yard at Polmadie in September 1959.

Polmadie Shed: A pair of neglected looking Caley Jumbos, nos 57418 and 57369, standing in Polmadie shed yard in September 1959.

Polmadie Shed: Lineup of diesel shunting locomotives on Polmadie shed in September 1959 with D3529 nearest the camera.

Polmadie Shed: Smart looking Fairburn 2-6-4T no 42143 photographed on Polmadie shed in September 1959.

Polmadie Shed: Steam on shed, Polmadie, September 1959.

Polmadie Shed: Royal Scot 4-6-0 no 46105 Cameron Highlander stands on Polmadie shed in September 1959. The locomotive was withdrawn from here at the end of 1962.

Dawsholm Shed: Evening scene in the shed yard at Dawsholm on 26 September 1959. Long time resident Stanier 2-6-2T no 40176 stands alomgside CR 123, one of several preserved locomotives based at Dawsholm at that time. The latter had been heavily involved during much of September hauling specials in connection with the Scottish Industries Exhibition see image [[30452]].

Polmadie Shed: Royal Scot no 46105 Cameron Highlander in the shed yard at Polmadie in September 1959.

Aberdeen: Standard Class 4MT 76104 at Aberdeen north end with a special for Aviemore, Stanley Junction and Aberdeen. See image [[12663]]

Glasgow Central: Britannia Pacific 70050 Firth of Clyde outside Glasgow Central station on 26 September 1960.

Lamington: Black 5 44887 runs light southbound through Lamington station in September 1964, some three months prior to closure.

Lamington: Black 5 44908 northbound across the Clyde at Lamington with coal empties on 26 September 1964.

Thankerton: 46128 on Crewe to Perth train.

Thankerton: Station scene at Thankerton, South Lanarkshire, in September 1964, as Jubilee 45627 Sierra Leone passes through northbound with a Liverpool - Glasgow relief service. The 1848 station was finally closed to passengers four months later.

Langside Junction: A4 60009 'Union of South Africa' has just passed Langside Junction with the RCTS 'Scottish Lowlander' excursion of 26th September 1964. Overhead is Victoria Road on which Glasgow trolleybus wires can be spotted. The trip was a spectacular one. Crewe to Carlisle with 46256 'Sir William Stanier FRS', Carlisle to Edinburgh over the Waverley route behind 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley', Edinburgh, Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Carlisle with 60009 and Carlisle to Crewe behind 46256 again. Both Sir Nigel and Sir William (on the final leg) put in record-breaking performances and I believe number 9 put in a superb run also. Certainly she was getting going again in style after a water stop at St John's, and there was clearly no question of taking a pilot over the first half of the G & SW route, as would otherwise have been a fairly frequent occurrence when the load was 450 tons and an express schedule had to be kept!

Lamington: BR Standard class 9F 2-10-0 92130 with an up freight south of Lamington on 26 September 1964.

Crawford: Black 5 44900 nears Crawford viaduct with up special on 26 September 1964.

Wandel Mill Signal Box: Kingmoor Jubilee 45629 Straits Settlements brings a Carlisle - Glasgow stopping train along the banks of the Clyde near Wandel Mill on 26 September 1964.

Lamington: Black 5 45009 south of Lamington with a down freight on 26 September 1964.

Crawford: Carstairs based Black 5 no 44956 climbing south towards Crawford Viaduct on 26 June 1964 with a train of mineral wagons.

Crawford: Standard class 5 4-6-0 73075 about to leave Crawford station on 26 September 1964 with the 'Parly' stopping train from Glasgow to Carlisle.

Lamington: Standard class 5 no 73060 approaching Lamington distant signal on 26 September 1964 with a Glasgow Central - Manchester Victoria relief service.

St Johns Junction: The RCTS Scottish Lowlander photographed during its stop near St Johns Junction, Glasgow, on 26 September 1964. The railtour had started from Crewe and arrived here via the WCML, Waverley Route, Edinburgh Sub and E&G. 60009 Union of South Africa had taken over the train at Niddrie West and would continue on the return journey as far as Carlisle (running via Kilmarnock and Dumfries). See image [[76178]].

Glasgow Central: On busy holidays, there was often a relief portion for the regular 2.50 pm arrival at Glasgow Central from Liverpool and Manchester. This was the case on 26th September 1964, and the relief is seen here arriving behind a very grubby Jubilee 45627 'Sierra Leone'. This loco was in much cleaner condition when I photographed her again at this spot the following summer [[73463]].

St Johns Junction: The RCTS Scottish Lowlander about to leave St Johns Junction on its return journey to Crewe on 26 September 1964. (For details see image [[76173]]).

[Railscot Note: Standing on the right of the picture is the late G H Robin, many of whose photographs grace the pages of this website (courtesy of Glasgows Mitchell Library, where his collection is now held)].

Wandel Mill Signal Box: A down freight passing Wandel Mill signal box in September 1964 behind Black 5 44726.

Wandel Mill Signal Box: The up Royal Scot photographed shortly after passing Wandel Mill signal box just north of Abington on 26 September 1964 behind an EE Type 4 locomotive.

Symington [2nd]: A brace of Clayton diesels southbound at Symington in September 1964.

Abington: Black 5 44993 deputising for a diesel on a Glasgow - Manchester train in September 1964, photographed running to time north of Abington.

Leggatfoot: BR Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 92016 breasts the summit at Leggatfoot between Carstairs and Thankerton on 26 September 1964 with an up freight.

Abington: Platform view south at Abington on 26 September 1964 as Black 5 44672 runs through the station with a down freight.

Millport Pier: Lunchtime at Millport Old Pier, with DEPV 'Talisman' on an hour off before her Sunday afternoon cruise to Tighnabruaich. Meantime MV 'Countess of Breadalbane' has tied up inside the pier after arriving with the ferry service from Largs, though she only gets forty minutes before return. The funnel and wheelhouse of Millport's regular puffer 'Saxon' can be seen to the right.

Tighnabruaich Pier: The ex-LNER paddle steamer 'Talisman' at Tighnabruaich in 1965.

Millport Pier: MV 'Countess of Breadalbane' at Millport in 1965, looking perhaps better suited to the new 'Monastral Blue' livery than some of her larger colleagues (for example the 'Talisman', moored at the far end of the pier).

Millport Pier: The diesel-electric paddle vessel 'Talisman' at Millport Old Pier, enjoying an hour's break before her Sunday afternoon cruise to Tighnabruaich via the Kyles of Bute.

Brodick Pier: M V 'Caledonia' at Brodick pier in 1970. Not really as pleasing on the eye as her paddle steamer predecessor, sadly withdrawn at the end of the 1969 season. This was her first year of service with the Caledonian Steam Packet Company, having previously been with the Stena Line, and she was the first roll on-roll off vessel to run on the Arran route.

Samedan: Two Rhaetian Railway Class G4/5 locomotives after arrival at Samedan, in the Swiss Engadine, with a double-headed special excursion from Chur over the Albula Line. These veteran locomotives, numbered 107 and 108 and dating from 1906, have been kept in working order by the RhB although long since retired from regular service. The photograph was taken in September 1971, and the locomotives can still be seen today on occasional steam specials [[44732]], albeit nowadays normally single-handed and over relatively short stretches of the Rhaetian system.

Chur: Morning mist was clearing above Chur station as RhB G4/5 2-8-0 number 107 prepared to leave with a special steam excursion to Samedan in the autumn of 1971. The train ran single-headed as far as Thusis, where sister locomotive number 108 was attached as pilot (see image [85930]) for the steeply graded run over the spectacular Albula line. Alongside is Class Ge4/4 1 electric 606 'Kesch', still at that time in its original green livery.

Filisur: Two Rhaetian Railway Class G4/5 locomotives pause at Filisur to take water, in the course of a double-headed special excursion over the Albula Line in September 1971. These veteran locomotives, numbered 107 and 108 and dating from 1906, have been kept in working order by the RhB and can still be seen occasionally on steam specials, albeit single-headed and over relatively short stretches of the Rhaetian system.

Thusis: A steam-hauled excursion ran over the Rhaetian Railway's Albula line in 1971, hauled by two veteran G4/5 2-8-0s, 107 and 108, dating from 1906. The engines were kept in working order by the RhB for occasional use. 107 had brought the train from Chur to Thusis, and is seen there after 108 had been attached as pilot for the more heavily graded sections ahead. The locos are still in existence today, and can be seen occasionally on special excursions, albeit single-headed and over relatively short stretches of the Rhaetian system.

Preda: A spectacular steam special ran on the Rhaetian Railway in September 1971 over the renowned Albula route from Chur to Samedan, double-headed by the RhBs veteran Class G4/5 locomotives 107 and 108. On the return journey the locomotives were photographed beginning the descent of the northern Albula ramp, shortly after leaving Preda.

Landwasser Viaduct: A special steam-hauled excursion ran over the Rhaetian Railway's Albula line in 1971, hauled by two veteran G4/5 2-8-0 locos, Nos 107 and 108, dating from 1906. The engines had been kept in working order by the RhB for occasional use on steam specials, and are seen here working hard on the climb from Tiefencastel towards the Landwasser viaduct.

Thusis: A 1971 shot of a special steam-hauled excursion that ran over the full length of the Rhaetian Railway's Albula line. The photograph was taken during a stop at Thusis, where veteran G4/5 2-8-0 number 108 was about to be coupled up as pilot for sister locomotive 107, which had brought the train from Chur. The engines dated from 1906 and had been kept in working order by the RhB for occasional use on steam specials.

Filisur: Rhaetian Railway (RhB) class G4/5 number 108 photographed during a water stop at Filisur, in the course of a double-heading a special excursion over the Albula Line with sister locomotive 107. These veterans, dating from 1906, have been kept in working order by the RhB and can still be seen occasionally on steam specials (See image [[44732]]), albeit nowadays usually single-handed and over less mountainous stretches of the Rhaetian system.

Landwasser Viaduct: In September 1971 the Swiss Rhaetian Railway ran a special return excursion from Chur over the world famous Albula line, double-headed by their two veteran Class G4/5 steam locomotives 107 and 108. This photograph was taken from the train as it crossed the Landwasser viaduct on the outward journey. The locomotives, long retired from regular service, still have occasional outings on specials, although such trips are nowadays usually single-headed and over relatively short stretches of the Rhaetian system.

Oakle Street: 37074 with a northbound freight passing the site of the former Oakle Street Station (closed 1964) on the Gloucester to Newport line on 26 September 1987.

Oakle Street: Aarghhh.... the bells... the bells...!!! Ex-GWR King class 4-6-0 no 6000 King George V southbound at the site of the former Oakle Street Station on the Gloucester to Newport line on 26 September 1987. This was, I believe, its last mainline trip before withdrawal. The locomotive still sports the bell presented by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the USA in 1927 during participation in the Company's centenary celebrations. This led to the locomotive being affectionately referred to as The Bell and occasionally Quasimodo. No 6000 is now on permanent display at the NRM in York.

Oakle Street: GWR 6000 King George V, complete with Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bell, hauling The Royal Sunset on 26 September 1987. The special is passing Oakle Street on the Gloucester - Newport line.

Glen Falloch Viaduct: A southbound Sprinter crosses Glen Falloch Viaduct in 1991, viewed from the south. Creag an Duin dominates the background.

Aviemore Speyside: The Strathspey Railway's 828 masquerading as 'Donald the Tank Engine' at Aviemore on 26th September 1993.

Aviemore: 'Donald the Tank Engine' - alias Strathspey Railway no 828 - photographed at Aviemore on 26th September 1993

Aviemore Speyside: The Strathspey Railway's Caledonian 0-6-0 no 828 masquerading as Donald the Tank Engine at Aviemore on 26th September 1993.

Rannoch: A Fort William to Oban special pauses at Rannoch on 26 September 1999 while 48151 takes on water.

Roy Bridge: View from the redundant platform at Roy Bridge on 26 September 2005 following a period of exceptionally heavy rain, looking west towards Fort William.

Spean Bridge: September in the rain at Spean Bridge in 2005, with the station building in use as a restaurant. (With apologies to Dinah Washington)

Spean Bridge: Don't think there's much chance of that. Sign in the old goods yard at Spean Bridge in September 2005.

Roy Bridge: Entrance to Roy Bridge station on a (very) wet 26 September 2005.

Tulloch: The West Highland station at Tulloch looking towards Glasgow in September 2005. Note the old water tower base on the right. Originally opened as Inverlair in 1894, it was renamed Tulloch for Loch Laggan and Kingussie the following year, before the current shortened version was eventually adopted.

Spean Bridge: The former Fort Augustus branch platform on the north side of Spean Bridge station in September 2005 looking west.

Spean Bridge: Branch trains from Fort Augustus used this long abandoned platform on the north side of Spean Bridge station. View east towards the buffer stops in September 2005.

Tulloch: The road approach to Tulloch station on 13 September 2005. By that time the modified West Highland Railway station building, dating from 1894, had been modified for use as a hostel.

Spean Bridge: View west at Spean Bridge in 2005 showing the curve at the end of the platform once followed by the link to the former Fort Augustus branch.

Slateford: A pair of SPT liveried class 156 DMUs about to meet at Slateford station on 26 September 2006. Both trains are operating on the Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central via Shotts route. The crossover at the end of the platform enables eastbound freights to access the single lead Slateford Junction thence the sub at Craiglockhart (see image [[4785]]).

Hexham: Eastbound DMU approaching Hexham signalbox.

Hexham: Wot no NER? But the NBR trains up the Border Counties Railway are remembered. The inn across the square from the station.

Blaydon East Junction: Westbound Sprinter entering Blaydon. The box is aligned to the closed and lifted Blaydon-Scotswood-Newcastle route.

Scotswood Viaduct: Looking north at Scotswood and the viaduct from the south bank of the Tyne.

Edinburgh Waverley: Looking west along platform 19 at Waverley on 26 September 2006, with the 'Royal Scotsman' boarding behind West Coast Railways 57601.

Crook [2nd]: Crook, site of the second station (the through station) looking south. Now a road and Surgery. This was one of the NER stations with multiple tracks but one platform used by trains in both directions.

Hownes Gill Viaduct: Hownes Gill Viaduct from the south. Unusually, built to cross a dry gully rather than a river. It replaced 2 inclines, 2 turntables and a short section of track in the valley.

Edinburgh Waverley: The Royal Scotsman stands at platform 19 at Edinburgh Waverley on 26 September 2006, with 'West Coast Railways' 57601 in charge.

Nanny Mayors Incline: Nanny Mayor had a lineside alehouse at the foot of the incline now known as Nanny Mayors Incline. To the right of this ruined building is the route of the incline and above on the hillside the replacement alignment.

Nanny Mayors Incline: View down Nanny Mayors Incline from near the head. In great shape for a line closed in 1859. The replacement alignment to Burnhill is to the right on the hillside.

Waskerley: Looking up Nanny Mayors Incline at Waskerley. The building is in fact a church and not an engine house or similar. Line to Burnhill to the left and to Stanhope to the right.

Hownes Gill Viaduct: Hownes Gill Viaduct from below. There was a short lived station here served from Crook.

Slateford: Westbound coal empties passing through Slateford station in September 2006 about to cross the bridge over Slateford Road. [Ref query 9853]

Hownes Gill: At the point where the Stanhope and Tyne Railway crossed the Lanchester Railway this hot metal cauldron is a memento of the closed Consett Steelworks. The fortunes of the railways in the area were closely tied to the steelworks.

Waskerley: Goods shed at Waskerley. Nanny Mayors Incline was to the left and the route to Burnhill is to the right.

Swalwell: Looking east at the bridge which once carried the railway over the road at Swalwell. The coal depot here, still open in the 80s, has been replaced with the site at Wardley. This was to the left and is now built over.

Rowlands Gill: Signs of a coal-mining past in Rowlands Gill. A single platform of the two remains behind the buildings.

Hamsterley Viaduct: The viaduct at Hamsterley to the west of Lintz Green on the Lanchester Extension Railway, seen on 26 September 2006. The view looks south-west.

Lintz Green: Lintz Green looking to Blackhill.

Lintz Green: The stairs to the platforms still exist at Lintz Green, as does the station house, characteristic of the line.

Lintz Green: Platforms still exist at Lintz Green. Slightly cut short.

High Westwood: The platforms here were of timber so not much remains. The goods yard area can still be found. View looks to Consett.

Ebchester: The station yard at Ebchester. The station was to the left, just out of shot. The platforms have gone.

Ebchester: Looking to Blackhill at Ebchester. The platforms have gone but roadbridge remains. The station yard is now a carpark as the railway is now a walkway.

Shotley Bridge: Shotley Bridge looking to Blaydon.

Shotley Bridge: Shotley Bridge looking to Blackhill. The station building has gone but station house and cottages remain.

Shotley Bridge: A toilet block (closed) now occupies the goods yard at Shotley Bridge on the line of a loading dock. View looks north.

Blackhill: Blackhill looking north to Blaydon. The railway was to the left and station behind the camera.

Blackhill: Blackhill looking south. The station was beyond the road. Services here ran from here to Consett and on to Newcastle, from here to Bishop Auckland via Rowley and Crook, here to Newcastle via Blaydon and here to Durham via Lanchester. Now to nowhere ...

Consett: Consett looking to Beamish. The station was located at the distant footbridge. In the foreground lines split - those to the left running to the Consett Steelworks and those in the centre running on to Rowley, Waskerly and Stanhope.

Rowley: Looking to Consett at Rowley. The site is now a carpark. The station buildings have been moved to Beamish for a preserved railway.

Hownes Gill: To the north-east of Hownes Gill Viaduct the route of the Stanhope and Tyne Railroad crossed over the Lanchester Railway. The view is of the Lanchester route from the Stanhope route, looking south.

Edinburgh Waverley: Cross platform view from a train leaving Waverley westbound in September 2006. Nearest the camera is ScotRail 170424 with a train for Dundee, while over on platform 19 is West Coast Railways 57601 with 'The Royal Scotsman'.

Edinburgh Waverley: View towards The Mound tunnels from the west end of Waverley on 26 September 2006 as West Coast Railways 57601 prepares for departure from platform 19 with The Royal Scotsman.

Hexham: Eastbound Sprinter at Hexham is given the off.

Hexham: Contents of one of the old sheds at Hexham.

Hexham: Hexham goods shed and water tank, looking west to the station entrance.

Hexham: A ramshackle collection of buildings in the yards to the east of Hexham station in September 2006 (note the semaphore peaking out over the top).

Hexham: Hexham box and incongruous modern equipment. Old disconnected lines to right.

Blaydon East Junction: Blaydon box now looks out at ... a dirt road. It controlled the junction between the Newcastle and Gateshead routes. Until closure of Scotswood Viaduct the Gateshead route via Dunston was freight; the Gateshead Redheugh terminus having closed long ago.

Scotswood Viaduct: Looking north to Scotswood. The line to Wylam ran west from a junction at the far end of the viaduct. Scotswood station had platforms on both lines.

Lintz Green: Looking north to Blaydon at Lintz Green. The platforms have been cut back, but this is where they continued to.

Consett: Nearby the former station site in Consett is The Travellers Rest. (Railway ran behind camera, view looks south-east).

Consett: Looking away from the former station site. The road follows the route of the railway, a branch off to the right served the Consett Ironworks and a second link further away connected to the Low Yard.

Rowley: This building is on the opposite side of the main road from the site of Rowley station and may well be the old stationmasters house.

Hownes Gill: A curious bridge made of sleepers just to the north of Hownes Gill Viaduct.

Hownes Gill Viaduct: Dire warnings on Hownes Gill viaduct in September 2006. Other signs include those from the Samaritans.

Hownes Gill Viaduct: The north side of Hownes Gill Viaduct.

Hownes Gill Viaduct: The south side of Hownes Gill Viaduct.

Hownes Gill Viaduct: View looking west from the viaduct.

Waskerley: Nearby the of the two engine sheds at Waskerley is this pile of old stone sleepers. View looks north.

Waskerley: Looking west to Waskerley. The two engine sheds were to the south side of the line - to the right.

Burnhill Junction: Looking north at Burnhill Junction. Route to Waskerley to the left and that to Rowley to the right. Burnhill station was to the right. A Government store existed on either side of the line here.

Waskerley: Waskerley looking east away from the former passenger station. Nanny Mayors incline ran away to the left.

Waskerley: Waskerley looking west. The station building was to the right - the site is now a carpark.

Burnhill Junction: Looking south at Burnhill Junction. The route to Rowley came in from the left and that to Waskerley was to the right. The fencing of the Government store can be seen on either side.

Nanny Mayors Incline: View looking up Nanny Mayors Incline from the foot.

Nanny Mayors Incline: View looking up Nanny Mayors Incline from near the foot.

Waskerley: Rear of the church showing an extension partly built of stone sleepers. Ahead is the Waskerley goods shed.

Waskerley: View looks east. The station building was located where the carpark is. The line was to the right.

High Stoop: Site of the goods station at High Stoop. The line was to the right of the building.

Tow Law: Tow Law. The station was off to the hard right in this view which looks east from the main road in Tow Law.

Crook [2nd]: Crook looking north at the junction between the Consett (left) and Durham (right) routes. The line is now a road. There is a retaining wall to the left of the distant houses on the right.

Beechburn: Beechburn looking south. The second station here was further south of the original.

Beechburn: Beechburn looking north.

Wear Valley Junction: Looking east at the site of Wear Valley Junction station. The curved track seen here is the line running westwards to Eastgate. The junction was to the right and the line to Crook ran beyond the track seen here on a straight alignment.

Witton-le-Wear [2nd]: Witton-le-Wear looking east. The station was on the far side of the level crossing.

Witton-le-Wear [1st]: Witton-le-Wear looking west towards Wolsingham and Wearhead from the level crossing in September 2006. The station was situated behind the camera.

Wolsingham Steelworks: Hard by Wolsingham Steelworks is the Wolsingham Railway Centre, base of operations for the re-opening of the Weardale Railway, seen here in September 2006.

Wolsingham: Wolsingham looking east.

Wolsingham Steelworks: The depot at Wolsingham Steelworks looking east.

Wolsingham Steelworks: The point where the railway depot at Wolsingham Steelworks joins the line.

Wolsingham Steelworks: The point where the railway depot at Wolsingham Steelworks joins the line. View looks east from the level crossing.

Slateford Yard: Eastbound train passing Slateford yard on 26 Sept 2006 where work is in progress on the provision of additional stabling roads for use by First ScotRail. The closed signal box on the left was converted for use as a signalling training centre by First Engineering.

Slateford Yard: Grab shot from a passing train showing new stabling roads under construction on the north side of Slateford yard on 26 September 2006. In the background is Meggetland, home of Boroughmuir Rugby Club.

Slateford Yard: New stabling roads under construction on the north side of Slateford yard. Grab shot 2 from a passing train taken on 26 September 2006.

Aviemore: The 1010 from Glasgow calls en route to Inverness.

Boat of Garten: View of the sidings and signal box. Taken from the 1445 service from Aviemore.

Aviemore: Gantry showing southbound departures from Aviemore, from the snack bar.

Aviemore: Aviemore North 2. 2006 The Strathspey Railway station is now out of use. Their track now fenced off from the main line and the mainline connection to platform 3 removed. Note speed restriction for through traffic. As if !
The burned ashes are from a brazier used by a fog/snowsignalman.

Slateford Junction: Westbound coal empties coming off the link from the sub at Slateford Junction on 26 September 2006 about to run west through Slateford station. In the background work continues on preparation of the new stabling roads for First ScotRail on the north side of Slateford Yard.

Edinburgh Waverley: Obviously expecting me....Memories of a bygone age of rail travel. The Royal Scotsman boards at Waverley platform 19 on 26 September 2006.

Edinburgh Waverley: Platform 1 extension work, Waverley east end, 26 September 2006.

Whitby: B1 61234 after arrival at Whitby with a NYMR train from Grosmont on 26 September 2007.

Grosmont: Preserved ex-Somerset & Dorset 2-8-0 53809 at Grosmont in September 2007.

Pickering: A Metro-Cammell DMU shortly after arriving at Pickering on 26 September 2007 with a service from Goathland.

Nelson: The low viaduct immediately east of Nelson station sees Northern Rail Pacer 142040 crossing on its way to the terminus at Colne against the backdrop of the town.

Broken Hill: The Indian Pacific, with helper in support, stands at Broken Hill station, New South Wales, 1,750 miles out of Perth on 26 September 2008 during a servicing stop. Just another 700 mile hop to Sydney.

Adelaide Keswick: Mother's little helper! DL 50 waits at Adelaide Keswick on 26 September 2008 to be brought into the train for the climb out towards Broken Hill. Taken through a coach window of the Indian Pacific on 26 September 2008.

Perth: Me get a seat. The 1454 FSR service to Inverness loading at platform 7, Perth comprised of 158716 & 170395.

Nelson (Lomeshaye): Not a railway building but who could resist this former canal warehouse. It is now Lomeshaye (Lommashaw) Medical Centre in Nelson and what a fantastic conversion. The consulting rooms are under the awning overlooking the water and many original features have been incoroprated such as the crane seen at the side. Once upon a time it would have been flattened and replaced with a concrete box.

Broken Hill: The Indian-Pacific Perth to Sydney train waits to leave Broken Hill, NSW on 26th September 2008 with locomotives NR 25 and DL 50 at the head of the formation.

Hassendean: Hassendeanburn, a little south of Hassendean, looking south toward Hawick

Tulloch Viaduct: 61994 The Great Marquess coasts down the grade to Tulloch with The West Highlander on Saturday 26/09/09.

Plenploth Bridge: A Waverley Route bridge over the Gala water between Torquhan and Fountainhall. Earlier in the day, a large concrete pour was taking place, this was the scene some 5 hours later.

Lugton: All together now 'I've been working on the railroad ...'. View north towards Lugton box. The Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway line formerly crossed here (the overbridge is in the distance).

Garve: View north across the platforms at Garve in September 2009.
See query 2039

Milngavie: 334029 waits at Milngavie in the evening. The driver takes a rest in the small building on the left. A third platform existed until the mid 1980s on the left.

Tulloch Viaduct: With grey clouds gathering 61994 crosses the viaduct just south of Tulloch station with The West Highlander on Saturday 26/09/09

Whifflet Central Junction: Looking south at Whifflet over the site of the former works lines. Tennents had a works here, latterly run by Sheffield Forgemasters. Sadly this has closed and been demolished (anyone know the dates?) and the internal works sidings here lifted. Formerly this trackbed was the north part of the GBHCR line from Hamilton to Whifflet where it met the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway. See image [[7975]].

Bathgate LMD: View of the new maintenance sidings from the south. The laid track, overhead lights and platforms can be seen here. [Vertical lines are due to the photograph being taken through a chain link fence.]

Lugton: Looking south at the re-doubling works by Lugton box. The track here was double but is being re-laid as part of the works. Just before taking the photograph a rail mounted crane retreated and the tamper went slowly over the line.

Kendal: Climbing to make its Oxenholme connection with the WCML, which follows the line of trees below the left skyline, 185103 leaves Kendal. The former station building on the right has been converted into apartments and passenger accommodation is now a small modern shelter behind the camera. See image [[70403]] for the same view in 1981.

Polnish No 107 Tunnel: A picture I have always wanted to take.K1 62005 carrying the nameplates Lord of the Isles brings The West Highlander up the gradient past the disused Our Lady of the Braes Catholic Church near Lochailort.Made famous in the film Local Hero it may be converted to a private home.

Dalreoch: Dalreoch's new extension to the station carpark is open. The line is to the left. This carpark features a very pleasant area complete with picnic benches down by the River Leven.

Stewarton Viaduct: Tamper paused on the viaduct south of Stewarton. The view looks east.

Airdrie: Not much has changed at Airdrie despite the works for the Airdrie-Bathgate re-opening further east. Well, the grass is a bit longer on the former eastbound platform.

Westcombe Park: Exterior of Westcombe Park station, south-east London, on 26th September 2009. London's first railway, the London & Greenwich (1836) terminated at the latter and when the North Kent Line opened in 1849 this made a large detour through Lewisham before returning to the south of the Thames at Charlton. It was not until the 1870s that, to shorten the journey to London from places like Woolwich, a new line was built from a junction west of Charlton to Greenwich. This opened between Charlton and Maze Hill in 1873 but the short remaining gap between there and Greenwich had to wait until 1878. Westcombe Park station was added in 1879. Trains still run to central London via the original North Kent route through Lewisham as well as the shorter route through Greenwich.

Westcraigs: Getting ready for pile driving at Westcraigs. Lineside clearance has revealed the old loading banks to the right of the still intact westbound platform. View looks east.

Lochluichart: Platform view west towards Kyle of Lochalsh from Lochluichart in September 2009.

Dalnaspidal: Railway cottages at Dalnaspidal (see also [[2047]]), looking north towards Dalwhinnie on 26 September 2009. The remains of the station's up platform can be seen on the far left of the picture. Much changed since my last visit see image [[6094]].

Dalnaspidal: The surviving shell of the signal box on the down platform at Dalnaspidal, still standing on 26 September 2009.

Forrestfield: Forrestfield, looking west to Hillend Reservoir. The former inn building by the former station site has seemingly been abandoned and is all boarded up.

Cardonald Junction: An Ayr service heads west at Cardonald Junction. The junction has not yet been re-laid for the third track but the overhead line equipment is a strange mixture of replaced (across all tracks) and old. The line on the right serves Deanside Transit.

Plains: Looking east at Plains station. The old platform has gone. You may be pleased to learn that that is not an orange clad figure drowning in a watery bog in the mid distance.

Hawkhead: An eastbound service enters the station. We were interested to note that many passengers wait for the train to leave the station, go to Paisley Canal, and then return. I guess you know it's likely to come back.

Stoneyburn (by Addiewell): Looking towards Whitburn at Stoneyburn, just north of Addiewell. Behind the camera the line crossed over the CR Addiewell loop line and crossed a large viaduct to reach Addiewell NB. The line ran from where I'm standing to the pole on the right, there has been quite a bit of landscaping. This looks to me like the location of Query3716 of 65345 with the Scottish Rambler at an unknown location. The houses in the background left are the key. Any thoughts anyone? See image [[3716]].

Hillington West: A service heads west from Hillington West. The photograph was taken to show the new overhead equipment laid in to allow the tripling of the railway. There were former sidings to the right of the existing line.

Whifflet South Junction: Looking north at Whifflet South Junction. The distant unit, on the right, is located roughly where the Wishaw and Coltness Railway connected with the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway. Whifflet South was the starting point for the line to Gartsherrie built by the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway which avoided the M&K route to Gartsherrie. The unit is lying over out of the way of the mainline between trips to Glasgow [thanks MB].

Whifflet Central Junction: Looking north towards Whifflet (NB). Behind the camera the routes to Hamilton and Palacecraig divided. The Tennents works was located here on the right and the building seen on the right is the only part remaining. The line here remained in use as an internal line even after the connection to the railway network had fallen out of use. This photograph was taken to compare with another of mine take 22 years before. The building on the right is of shot to the right in the earlier photograph. See image [[7974]].

Armadale [1st]: Looking west over the site of the former Armadale station. The trackbed here was landscaped quite a bit here after closure of the line so I can imagine quite a bit of earthmoving is required.

King George V Dock: Looking to the King George V Dock at the point where the rails fanned out. This photograph was taken to compare with an older shot of mine, 22 years before, but exactly the same viewpoint cannot be used as a new bridge over the former line has been built. See image [[7729]]

Armadale: Looking to Bathgate at Armadale where a large concrete wall has been built and then buried? Interesting.

Plumstead: 376013, on an up train, arriving at Plumstead station in south-east London on 26th September 2009.

Forrestfield: View west at Hillend reservoir in September 2009. The distant cranes are associated with the works. See image [[33478]]

Forrestfield: View looking east towards Forrestfield. Hillend Reservoir is behind the camera. Ponders, I wonder what happened to all the artwork which used to grace the walk/cycleway ...

Lochluichart: Evening sunshine at Lochluichart on the Kyle line in September 2009. Platform view looking east towards Garve.

Lochridge Junction: This is the south end of the loop from Lugton, about 1/3 mile on from the bridge replaced south of Stewarton.

Achnashellach: 47826 brings up the rear of an SRPS railtour returning from Kyle of Lochalsh to Paisley Gilmour Street on 26 September 2009. The train is seen here passing through Achnashellach station with 47786 on the leading end.

Ravensbourne: 455190 to Blackfriars departing from Ravensbourne station, on the 1892 Catford Loop in south-east London, on 26th September 2009.

Achnashellach: 47786 approaching the platform at Achnashellach on 26 September 2009 at the head of an SRPS Railtour returning from Kyle of Lochalsh to Paisley Gilmour Street. To the right stands the former station master's house.

Achnashellach: Last call! Final train of the day about to leave Achnashellach for Inverness on 26 September 2009.

Elderslie: View looking west at Elderslie showing progress on the improved loops at Elderslie. The canal line formerly led off to the right.

Bathgate LMD: The new train maintenance sidings at Bathgate. The overhead lights are up, the platforms are built and the track is partly laid. [View through a chain-link fence thus the two vertical lines!]

Kinfauns: A First ScotRail class 170 runs alongside the River Tay at Kinfauns betweeen Dundee and Perth in September 2009. Pictured from The top of Elcho Castle.

Hassendean: Hassendeanburn, a little south of Hassendean, looking north. A footbridge still crosses the formation here.

Catford: 376009, heading to London Cannon Street, calls at the rebuilt Catford station on the 1892 Catford Loop, on 26th September 2009.

Charlton [NKR]: 376006, heading for Dartford via Woolwich Arsenal, at Charlton on 26th September 2009. This station opened with the North Kent Line on 30th July 1849, which diverged from London's first railway, the London & Greenwich of 1836, south-east of London Bridge and pursued a roundabout route through Lewisham and Blackheath before returning to the south bank of the Thames at Charlton. Greenwich was left as a terminus until 1st January 1873 when the line was extended to Maze Hill, then a further extension on 1st February 1878 which joined the North Kent Line west of Charlton. This then offered a shorter route to London from the North Kent stations east of Charlton via Greenwich but trains also continued to run via Lewisham as they still do to this day.

Bathgate Shed: Bathgate looking over the site of the shed to the new EMU maintenance sidings.

Dunfermline Town: For some reason three (non-successive) Fife Inner Circle services on Saturdays are currently being diverted so that rather than return to Edinburgh they go back round the circle again as far as Kirkcaldy via the otherwise little-used north to east curve at Inverkeithing, making them a true circular service. On 26 September passengers at Dunfermline Town seek reassurance from the driver that they are to catch this one and change at Dalgety Bay for Edinburgh. After more than two years in Scotland 158 868 is still in its silver Alphaline livery but with ScotRail transfers applied. It is one of the few 158s with a 400hp engine rather than the standard 350hp unit.

Hawkhead Oil Siding: On the left a Sprinter passes through the site of the original Hawkhead station as it heads to Glasgow. To the right are the Hawkhead Oil sidings. These remained open after the Paisley Canal line closed to all other traffic west of Corkerhill shed and led to workings over the City of Glasgow Union line. The oil was Glasgow Airport aviation fuel as a pipeline runs from here to the airport. They now haven't been used for quite some time.

Lugton: A Hydrex road-rail crane makes some slight adjustments at Lugton before a Tamper moved in. Lugton is the north end of the new loop which runs north from Stewarton. There was until recently just a short loop here (and the disused line to Giffen).

Stepends Junction: At Stepends the A89 has been temporarily diverted over the trackbed of the Airdrie-Bathgate route to allow a bridge over the road to be replaced.

Perth Central: Rear view of a Transperth EMU which has recently arrived at Perth Central from Fremantle on 26 September. A reverse working stands at the adjacent platform.

Pickering: Ex- Somerset & Dorset 2-8-0 no 53809 pulls away from Pickering station on 26 September 2010 with a mid-morning service to Whitby. The train is on the level crossing linking Undercliffe and the NYMR station car park.

Pickering: PW checks being carried out at the entrance to Pickering station on 26 September 2010 as ex-Somerset & Dorset 2-8-0 no 53809 gets a green with a morning train for Whitby.

Helmsley: The gated entrance to the former Helmsley station on 26 September 2010. Located on the Moors midway between the ECML and Pickering, Helmsley was opened by the North Eastern Railway in 1871 and closed by BR in 1953. See image [[19609]] The old station is now an imposing private residence.

Helmsley: View south at Helmsley, North Yorkshire, in September 2010 from what is now Riccal Drive . The main station building, now a large private residence, is obscured by the trees in the background (see [[19609]]) with this section of the site now forming part of a public woodland area known as the 'Old Railway Line Conservation Project'. Note the information board located on the platform.

Quintinshill Loops: Bridge 32 overlooks the site of the Quintinshill disaster. A memorial was unveiled at 3pm this afternoon by the late Denis Muir's daughter. A hymn, a prayer and a minute's silence were followed by a lament - the Flowers of the Forest. A moving ceremony.

Pickering: D2207 stands alongside the turntable at Pickering on 26 September 2010.

Pickering: Looking like the last thing in upmarket garden ornaments, ex-Southern Railway S15 4-6-0 No 825 stands at the limit of the headshunt at Pickering in September 2010. View west across Park Street.

Perth WA: View from King's Park over South Perth with a Transperth emu bound for Mandurah in September 2010. These trains do not serve Perth Central, instead burrowing down a new line via Perth Underground and Esplanade stations. This line is of recent construction and uses the median of the freeway at this point.

London: This is a scan of the right-hand end of a 5 foot long line diagram from A60 stock. The diagram was current around 1985. In those days the East London Line was deemed to be a 'section' of the Metropolitan and rendered in a hollow form of the Metropolitan's magenta. The Circle Line was also operationally part of the Metropolitan, but it would be unthinkable to show it the same way as the East London.

Helmsley: Touch of class. The 1871 former station building at Helmsley, in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, seen here in September 2010. Closed in 1953, the building is now a substantial and impressive private residence. For the view platform side see image [[19609]].

Grenoble: An Alstom Tramway Français Standard (TFS-2) unit in Avenue Alsace Lorraine, Grenoble, on 26 September. These trams have a central low floor section as can be seen from the window layout. No 2047 dates from 1995-97 and the type, still numerous in Grenoble, has been superseded by the Alstom Citadis vehicles. TFS trams are still to be found in other cities, including Nantes, Rouen, Saint Etienne, and in the Paris area.

Grosmont Shed: Inside looking out - atmospheric shot of ex-LNWR G2 0-8-0 no 49395 at Grosmont shed on 26 September 2011 - and not a fluorescent jacket in sight!

Grosmont Shed: LNWR G2 0-8-0 no 49395 at Grosmont shed on 26 September 2011.

Oakham: A Cross Country Class 170 approaches Oakham on a Birmingham to Stanstead Airport service in September 2011. Oakham is the least used station in the County of Rutland, but also of course the busiest.

Grosmont: The mid-day service from Whitby leaves Grosmont on 26 September 2011 and continues on its journey to Middlesbrough.

Hinxton Level Crossing: With pantograph extended, 317655 approaches Hinxton LC with a service to Cambridge on the afternoon of 26 September 2011.

Grosmont: 30926 Repton languishes at the rear of the shed yard at Grosmont on 26 September, with nameplates removed, awaiting attention.

Grosmont: Off duty member of staff at Grosmont shed in September 2011. [Alan Hardie adds - The cats name is Erica (after 45428 Eric Treacy) and has its own ID card pinned above its bed in the repair shed. The shed shop staff feed her.]

Foxton: 365507 waits at Foxton with a service to London on the evening of 26 September 2011. Signalling problems in north London resulted in lengthy delays that evening to services to and from Kings Cross.

York: LMS Stanier 3-cylinder 2-6-4T no 2500 stands at platform 11 at York station on 26 September 2011. [See related news item.]

Medway Viaduct: Crossing the River Medway on HS1, a South Eastern Class 395 Javelin set heads for St Pancras on 26 September 2011. On the far side of the railway viaduct is the M2 motorway.

Hinxton Level Crossing: 170639 photographed south of Cambridge heading towards Hinxton level crossing on 26 September 2011 with an Arriva Cross Country Birmingham to Stanstead Airport service.

Grenoble: Scene on the Grenoble city tram system, Line B, in late September 2011 as Alstom Citadis-built tram 6208 slows for the stop at Place Notre Dame.

Foxton: FCC 317347 has an extended wait at Foxton station on the evening of 26 September 2011 on a Cambridge to Kings Cross service. The cause of the delay was reported as a major signalling failure in the Finsbury Park area which, being some 40 miles away, indicates just how bad the situation had become.

Barassie: Super Sprinter no 156513 runs through Barassie with 1K95, a non stop service from Glasgow Central to Stranraer via Kilwinning and Irvine

Barassie: DRS class 37 no 37423 runs into Barassie with 4Z26, a train of flats for repair from Motherwell TMD to Barclay works. It will run round in the sidings for the trip up to Kilmarnock.

Morecambe Euston Road: DRS 20303 and 37605 pass the site of Morecambe Euston Rd, the town's LNWR station, as they slow to a stop prior to reversing. 37605 will then head down the Heysham branch with two empty flasks for the nuclear power stations.

Blackpool South: The 1318 Northern DMU from Colne recently arrived at Blackpool South on 26 September 2014.

Bendigo: Four wheeler tram [a real tram] at Pall Mall, Bendigo, in September 2014,

St Annes-on-the-Sea: The 1123 Colne - Blackpool South arrives at St Annes on 26 September.

Ness Viaduct: 37218 and 37425 Sir Robert McAlpine double head Pathfinder Tours Autumn Chieftain across the Ness Viaduct at the start of the journey to Kyle of Lochalsh.

Slochd Viaduct: 66107 working the Lairg Oil Terminal to Mossend Down Yard empty tank train.Pictured crossing Slochd Viaduct.

Darwen: A Northern service to Bolton departs from Darwen on 26 September 2015. Recent changes around here have seen the extension of the passing loop on both sides of the station and the provision of additional signals. The northern end of the loop is now at the site of the former Hoddlesden Jct.

Leyland: Construction work at Leyland on 26 September 2015 as viewed from the footbridge. The car park on the left side has been taken over as the site yard, all the platform shelters, almost all the seats have been removed and barriers erected as work commences to construct a new footbridge.

Northwick Park: LU S8 stock on a Metropolitan Line service to Uxbridge, arriving at Northwick Park on 26th September 2015. The line here opened in 1880 but this station was not opened until 1923 as Northwick Park & Kenton and became simply Northwick Park in 1937.

Wembley Park: LUL S8 stock on inward bound Metropolitan Line service, just departed from Wembley Park on 26th September 2015.

Dollis Hill: 165028, with a Chiltern Railways service to Marylebone, heading away from the camera as it passes the LUL Jubilee Line's Dollis Hill station, on 26th September 2015.

Cowdenbeath: 66733 nears Cowdenbeath with the Royal Scotsman from Edinburgh to Keith on 26 September, passing on the left the site of the Fordell Colliery (Alice Pit), closed in 1966.

Keith: An Inverness to Aberdeen service calls at Keith on 26 September 2017. Keith station is some distance from the town centre. Hardly surprising as this was the former junction station and the town had its own known as Keith Town.

Huyton: A view east along platform 3 at Huyton with work continuing to reinstate platform 4 on the left. During the first week of the Liverpool Lime Street closure (starting on 30 September) commissioning of the 4th track and platform is scheduled to take place now that extra land has been obtained next to the building on the left in the background.

Princes Street Gardens Cutting: A TPE class 350 passes through Princes Street Gardens with the 12.12 from Edinburgh to Manchester Airport on 26th September 2017.

Aberdeen: An Edinburgh to Inverurie service, at Platform 7N, has just changed crew and waits to head north on 26th September 2017. The north end of Aberdeen station is none too cheery.

Bay Horse: Running a few minutes ahead of schedule, 88002 Prometheus rolls the northbound Tesco onto the embankment at Bay Horse on 26th September 2017 but is ignored by the locals.

Stonehaven: A sea mist obliterates the hills as a Glasgow train calls at 'Steenhive' on 26 September 2017. The lack of symmetry caused by the demolition of platform buildings seems particularly felt here.

Keith: Although the preserved Keith and Dufftown Railway is very much still alive it has been many years since the line reached Keith Junction (in distance) and the track you see finishes just behind me. It starts up again just before Keith Town station a few hundred yards away. The platform face is still there however and is reasonably maintained - it even has planters. The track shows light use, probably as an engineers' siding. Keith station with its single track can be seen to the left.

Baillieston: View of preparations on the north side of the railway for the construction of foundations for the temporary pedestrian and services bridge.

Stonehaven: 'New Era' cut-down HST sets come into service on Scotrail next year. The driver training set makes a dummy stop at Stonehaven, heading north, on 26 September 2017. This early, it might even be driver trainer training.

Liverpool Lime Street: Platforms 7 and 8 being rebuilt at Liverpool Lime Street on 26 September 2017. This work is taking place prior to the closure of the station from 30 September until 8 October but then there is only a limited service until 22 October. The platforms are being significantly redesigned during this work and one other improvement will see the removal of bullhead rail.

La gare du Sud à Nice: This photo shows a modern tourist-friendly DMU operating a commuter service at the southern end of the CFP.

Hanley [2nd]: The site of Hanley station is now a car park for the Quality Hotel. The only remaining evidence of any railway activity is the grey parapet from the Trinity Street overbridge. This former station on the North Staffordshire Railway seen on 26th September 2017.

Baillieston: Preparations for the installation of the temporary pedestrian and services bridge, just east of the weak overbridge which is being replaced.

Edinburgh Waverley: Sleeper loco 92044 in the siding between platforms 16 and 17 at Edinbrgh Waverley on 26th Septmber 2017. The stabled locomotive is sandwiched by units 158730 and 380103.

Bay Horse: 37403 Isle of Mull is in the autumn sunshine as it propels 2C32 Carlisle to Preston over the embankment at Bay Horse on 26th September 2017.

Inverurie: A Scotrail Class 170 waits to return to Edinburgh from Inverurie on 26 September 2017. Meanwhile an Inverness bound service is awaited on the near platform. The 'outer' platform is only used when trains need to pass.

Newbattle Viaduct [1st]: This remarkable find is part of the original timber viaduct at Dalhousie. The timber section found by Brian Scott in the river on the 6th of November after the Newbattle plaque-unveiling. It has been taken to the ICE museum at Heriot-Watt, where it was held yesterday during a Doors Open Day by Brian Scott, Prof Roland Paxton and Dr David McGuigan.

Lochee: View along trackbed at Lochee, in a suburb of Dundee, towards the site of dismantled bridge across road (see also my photo, image no. 81115), on 26th September 2018. The remains of Lochee station, closed in 1955, are behind the camera.

Lochee: Remains of Lochee station in a suburb of Dundee, on 26th September 2018. This station was on the line from the former Dundee West station to Alyth Junction and was served by trains to Alyth and Blairgowrie that were withdrawn in 1955. The line remained open for goods through Lochee to yards at Fairmuir and Maryfield until 1967. (I am indebted to my friend Paul Harvey of Edinburgh for this information.)

Dundee: 158726, in sunlight and shadow, waiting to depart from a Dundee bay platform with an evening service to Edinburgh Waverley, via the Tay Bridge, on 26th September 2018.

Lochee: Remains of Lochee station on the now abandoned line from the former Dundee West station to Alyth Junction (on the Forfar line, closed 1967) and its onward connections on 26th September 2018. Lochee station closed when passenger services on the line were withdrawn in 1955 but the line through Lochee survived for goods traffic to Fairmuir and Maryfield yards until 1967.

Slateford: GBRf 66740 'Sarah' crosses over for the suburban line at Slateford with a Carlisle - Millerhill engineers train on 26th September 2018.

Inverness: A full house of diesel multiple units, of Classes 158 and 170, seen from the concourse at Inverness at 1700hrs on 26th September 2018.

Slateford: 68007 passes Slateford with the Mossend to Edinburgh empty stock (for the Cardenden service) on 26th September 2018.

Lochee: Remains of rail bridge across road at Lochee in a suburb of Dundee, on 26th September 2018.

Slateford: 37607 brings up the rear of the PLPR test train, with 37610 leading, heading onto the 'Sub' on 26th September 2018.

Edinburgh Waverley: LNER 'Azuma' 800109, at Waverley's platform 5 with the 12.00 to Kings Cross on 26th September 2019.

Stirling: A Glasgow service bides its fairly generous turnaround time at Stirling's Platform 9 on 26 September 2019.

Alloa [1st]: On 26 September 2019 a terminating service from Glasgow passes the site of the old station and crosses the points at Alloa Station Junction, named for the 2008 station. A few years ago the Kincardine line (right) was at least as shiny as the station line but now has little (or nothing?) to do.

Stirling: Instructions on how to open a manual train door are I suppose understandable these days, but this? You do wonder how people who need to be told this managed to get to the station with their teeth brushed and clothes on. Photographed at Stirling station on 26 September.

Falkirk Grahamston: A freight from Grangemouth to Aberdeen (probably) passes through Grahamston on 26 September 2019.

Linlithgow: Because of works at Glasgow Queen Street, services using the Cumbernauld line are stopping short at Springburn. Here is such a service at Linlithgow on 26 September 2019. Services on this line, even when running all the way, are surely the most cancelled trains on ScotRail.

Gore Glen Bridge: The 0921 Edinburgh - Tweedbank approaching the Gore Glen on 26 September 2019. The train is midway through its 4 minute hop between stops at Newtongrange and Gorebridge.

Stirling Middle Junction: An Edinburgh service passes Stirling Middle on 26 September 2019. I must be getting used to 385s as they no longer look quite so much like bad-tempered grubs.

Alloa: I don't believe the Alloa line timetable has changed substantially since reopening in 2008. A half-hourly service all day would be possible though presumably deemed uneconomic - or just unnecessary. I had never been to Alloa before 2008 and still can't come to terms with its existence. A Glasgow service turns round on 26 September 2019.

Newington [NBR]: 66110 passes through the site of Newington Station with Inverness (Georgemas) to Hartlepool South Works pipe empties on 26th September 2019.

Prestonpans: A North Berwick service noses (and that is quite a nose) out of Prestonpans on 26 September 2020.

RNAD Crombie: Possibly the only section of track which is clear of vegetation on the whole of the branch from Elbowend Junction is the short section on the bridge over the Lyne Burn immediately in front of the gates to RNAD Crombie. The track has been lifted beyond the gates.

Monkton Combe: They do like putting fenceposts in the middle of nowhere in Somerset. See image [[41747]]. This view is a few hundred yards from Stoke Limpley station in September 2020.

Kildwick and Cross Hills [1st]: The large station building at Kildwick and Cross Hills (1st location), closed when the station was relocated around 500 yards to the west in 1889. The view is south across the level crossing on the A6068 Skipton Road.

Monkton Combe: Titfield Thunderbolt fans will undoubtedly recognize this bridge, where the A36 Warminster Road crosses over the Cam Valley line [for an opposed view, see image 38807]. This part of the trackbed belongs to Monkton Combe school, who can close it using the pair of 5-bar gates just visible in front of the bridge.

Edinburgh Waverley: A Saturday morning service for North Berwick prepares to depart Waverley's Platform 7 on 26 September 2020. Neighbouring newish Platforms 5 and 6 are now so much part of the scene that it is hard to remember what it was like before. Always the way, I suppose.

Methil Dock No 1: An isolated portion of embedded track at Methil Docks Gate 2 level crossing, seen on 26th September 2020. Latterly this spur only led to a coal merchant at the former Methil Station (Barclays Yard).

Charlestown Goods Signal Box: The upper cross bar of the damaged bufferstops at Charlestown has now been pushed back to rest on the lower bar. A fuller repair seems a very unlikely prospect!

Minehead: 9351 in store at Minehead station in September 2020. This engine is a rebuild from a GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No 5193, a former Barry wreck that has been converted into a 2-6-0 tender engine. The level crossing on the outskirts of Minehead is to be upgraded after Christmas and so the WSR will only be open from Bishops Lydeard to Williton for a period of time.

Avoncliff: Train 2V96, the 1914 to Bath Spa, is near the end of its journey from Weymouth as it calls at the idyllic Avoncliff station. Passenger numbers seemed to have returned to pre-COVID levels on this line. This included the chef from the nearby pub; who must follow RTT, as he arrived just in time to catch this four minute late train. Note to car enthusiasts: a red Lotus Esprit on the photographer's side of the Range Rover on the left is invisible due to its lack of height.

Steeton and Silsden: Northern EMU 333001 calls at Steeton and Silsden on 26 September 2020 with a service from Skipton to Bradford Forster Square. The station opened here in 1847 as Steeton but it wasn't until 1868 that Silsden was added. It closed in 1965 but reopened in 1990.

Kirkland Yard: Looking towards Methil Docks, from underneath the Iron Brig at Kirkland, on 26th September 2020. This is one of the few places on the branch where the track is still visible.

Avoncliff: This view looks West along the aqueduct over the Bath-Weymouth line. There was once a railway (about 3 foot gauge, and horse hauled) along the towpath to the right. There was an incline from a quarry in Westwood (behind the tall tree which stands out in the background), then the railway crossed the canal to terminate in a transshipment yard to the right of this view, adjacent to the present railway.

Kildwick and Crosshills [2nd]: The site of the second station at Kildwick and Crosshills, viewed west from Station Rd bridge on 26 September 2020. The station moved around 500 yards west to this site in 1889 but closed in 1965. There is no trace of the platforms or station buildings although there are railings in the undergrowth leading from station road to the former up platform.

Monkton Combe: This very well kept and elegant bridge between Monkton Combe (left) and Limpley Stoke (right) - complete with a smaller arch for cattle to the right - is not easy to photograph, as you have to park in the canal wharf car park and brave traffic on a tight bend on a narrow road. Someone has to do it.

Kildwick and Cross Hills [1st]: Opened in 1847 as Kildwick, it was renamed in 1863 as Kildwick and Cross Hills. By 1884 it had become Kildwick and Crosshills. Five years later the station was moved about 500 yards to the west where it survived unchanged until closure in 1965. On 26 September 2020 a Northern Class 333, from Skipton to Bradford Forster Square, passes the surviving building of the first station.

Kildwick and Cross Hills [1st]: The goods shed at Kildwick and Cross Hills (Kildwick and Crosshills from 1884) still stands in 2020, currently in use as a vehicle servicing and repair facility.

Minehead: I had a trip to the Somerset coast on 26th September and called into Minehead Station, as one would. There was no rail traffic but judging by the fresh paint and lack of weeds, someone is keeping busy during the Covid shutdown. I am told their next passenger carrying activity will be the Santa Specials. 7828 'Lydney Manor' was seen in store at the station.

Kildwick and Crosshills [2nd]: Looking over the gate on station road to the footpath that led down to the up platform of the second Kildwick and Crosshills station on 26 September 2020. The station closed in 1965 and although the platforms and buildings have all been demolished, the remnants of the fence on either side of the path remain.

Minehead: A Foster Yeoman vintage wagon from the dim and distant past, seen at Minehead in September 2020, makes an interesting comparison to the 100 tonners in use with Foster Yeoman today.

Avoncliff: Theres something rather Hollywood about the lighted steps down to the platform at Avoncliff. The train approaching is heading for Weymouth. Notice the large buttresses for the canal aqueduct.

Inverbervie: The illusion of a busy goods yard has been recreated on the site at Inverbervie which closed for passengers in 1951 and goods in 1966. Whilst purists may lament some detail differences between the locomotives and stock shown and those actually used, it is heartening to see the previous use of the site recognised in this way and credit is due to those responsible.

Reston: Network Rail has installed a footbridge over the East Coast Mainline as part of the new £20m Reston station development. The work was carried out by contractor Bam Nuttall, during an extended closure of the line with teams working around the clock during a 54-hour window, to allow the bridge sections to be craned in safely over the weekend (September 25-26).

East Linton: A 'grab shot' of the new Up platform seen today from an Aberdeen-Plymouth train.

Cameron Bridge: A view of the spoil from the demolition of the older Cameron Bridge station's platform.