Fraserburgh: Scene at Fraserburgh on 3 November 1979, one month after the last freight left, with the deserted goods yard awaiting its fate. The goods van at the far right had been condemned a few years previously and would be scrapped along with the rest of the assets at the end of January 1980.

Burscough Bridge: Class 25 Bo-Bo No. 25153 has set its train of ballast wagons back onto the West to South chord at Burscough Bridge to allow a Derby Class 108 DMU to pass on its way to Southport. The main line is protected by catch points and the small ground shunting signal or dolly. The chord was still in occasional use at this time to access an MOD Depot at Burscough Junction. The Preston to Ormskirk line can be seen in the background crossing the Wigan line and the formation of the West to North curve starts just behind the signal box. See image [[22976]] for a Then and Now comparison.

Rainford: A Cravens DMU heads away from Rainford Junction on the single line section to the Merseyrail interchange at Kirkby. The DMU is just about at the point where the direct line from Ormskirk to St. Helens passed over this line. The curving platform seen here was used by passenger trains to Ormskirk until 1951 and a mirror platform on the other side catered for St. Helens services until the same year. Rainford Junction is largely unchanged today and the signalman still emerges from the box to hand over or collect the staff from trains on the single line stub. See image [[27639]]

Burscough Bridge: 25153 brings its train of ballast hoppers to a halt in Burscough Bridge station, prior to setting them back onto the Burscough Junction chord to allow a DMU to pass See image [[22975]]. The chord has since been lifted and the Rip Raps no longer clatter round the North West. 25153 was withdrawn in 1983, after some 19 years service, and cut up at Swindon four years later.

Ferryhill MPD: Ferryhill Shed, photographed in November 1988, not long after closure. [Access by kind permission of British Rail]

Aberdeen: 47468 with a train for Glasgow.

Montrose: 26 shunting the sidings south of Montrose, viewed from mainline. The goods shed has now gone.

Craiginches North Sidings: View of the Craiginches North Sidings from a train approaching Aberdeen in 1989.

Aberdeen Waterloo: View south towards Waterloo in 1989. The line was closed at the time. The peculiar curvature of the line on the right sidestepped the signal box. But, before that, the line on the right served a two road carriage shed in the foreground. Some years after that was removed, the line was looped to improve facilities at Waterloo.

Kittybrewster [1st]: View of Kittybrewster in 1989. Oil sidings here had been lifted and the site was being redeveloped. Kittybrewster [1st], on the line down to Waterloo, was close to the camera and Kittybrewster [2nd], on the Denburn Valley line, was beyond on the main line. Before these, the first station here was a terminus called Aberdeen Kittybrewster. David Spaven comments 'there was a major domestic coal terminal here, served by hopper wagons. I was the Speedlink Coal manager responsible for shifting the coal handling activity down to Guild Street, immediately adjacent to the Russell (ex Freightliner) intermodal terminal, with coal arriving from Yorkshire and South Wales by container. The Baker Atlas for 1988 shows Ellis & McHardy Coal Depot, Lime and LPG Terminals.'

Westfield Disposal Point: The eastern exit from the yard at Westfield in 1989. This end of the yard, and around half a mile of line to the east, were diverted to allow expansion of the opencast. Note the location of the red brick building on the right hand side of the yard line and 'main' line.

Kittybrewster [2nd]: Site of the second 'Kittybrewster' in 1989. The platform to the left can be seen clearly. The second platform was also still there but because these were staggered it is off in the distance. The first 'Kittybrewster' station was off to the right on the Waterloo branch. The first station, however, was 'Aberdeen Kittybrewster', a terminus, which was in approximately the same location as the second Kittybrewster.

Wakefield Westgate: 47413 draws 91004 and train into platform 1 for Kings Cross after hauling the set from Leeds via Normanton during isolation of overhead supply on the direct route in November 1990. On the left is 150234 with a local service to Leeds, awaiting access to the single line branch to Wakefield Kirkgate.

Millerhill Marshalling Yard [North]: A loaded coal train passing a slab train from Lackenby at the north end of Millerhill Yard in 1997. Both trains are hauled by class 56 locomotives. The EWS example on the coal train is unidentified, while the approaching Loadhaul liveried unit is 56045.

Millerhill Marshalling Yard [North]: A Class 56 in Loadhaul livery brings a tracklifting train into Millerhill yard from the north in November 1997.

Settle: The signal box at Settle station in November 2004, photographed from the footbridge.

Wensley: A Redmire - Leeming DMU passing the former Wensley station on 3 November 2004. The old station has been converted to a holiday cottage, but with the original railway theme retained. To the left beyond the bay window, now the master bedroom, was the private waiting room once used by local landowner Lord Bolton. The Wensleydale Railway continues to work on restoration of the full 22 mile route from the ECML at Northallerton to the S&C at Garsdale.

Settle: View north over Settle station from the footbridge in November 2004.

Aysgarth: View east along the trackbed towards the former Aysgarth station and the route through Wensleydale to Northallerton on 3 November 2004. The railway bridge that once spanned Church Bank road, between the camera and the wooden fence, is long gone.

Ballater: The banner above Ballater station on 3 November 2005 reads 'The Old Royal Station. Tourist Information, Shops, Restaurant, Royalty & Railways Exhibition.' Since closure in 1966 the building has been completely refurbished and converted to a tourist information/visitor centre and museum.

Ballater: The main entrance to the former Ballater station on 3 November 2005.

Ballater: 'See me! Ah'm no amused either ma'am!!!' The stress of a delayed departure begins to show in The Royal Waiting Room. Scene in the museum at Ballater station, in November 2005, with wax figures commemorating the last journey of Queen Victoria (God bless Her) from the station.

Forres East Junction: Forres signal box looking west from the level crossing in November 2005.

Ballater: Looking east along the platform at Ballater in November 2005 showing the extension to the museum.

Lamington: A pair of class 47s heads a Victa Railfreight service south near Lamington in November 2006. The stock consists of ex-Motorail vans used for the transport of cars.

Kingmoor Junction: A Carlisle - Glasgow Central service at the south end of Kingmoor yard on 3 November 2007. It has just passed the overgrown 1963 Kingmoor box standing alongside the bridge that carried the Waverley route over the WCML. The bridge is currently used by the remaining stub of the Waverley, now serving a warehouse on Kingstown industrial estate at Brunthill, just to the east. This short branch is accessed from the southwest corner of the yard via a siding beyond the trees on the right leading to a reversing neck at Stainton.

Brunthill Siding: The current northern limit of the former Waverley route after leaving Carlisle, photographed in November 2007. Located on Kingstown Industrial Estate, Brunthill, Carlisle Warehousing Ltd stands at the end of the surviving single line running from the south end of Kingmoor Yard via Stainton. The floodlights of the yard can be seen in the left background.

Newcastleton: Site of the old level crossing at Newcastleton, looking south in 2007, a scene of peace and tranquility... unlike one cold January night in 1969, when protesters blocked the crossing, resulting in the arrest of the local minister and necessitating the intervention of one David Steel MP, a passenger on the last scheduled train (the Edinburgh - St Pancras Midland Sleeper), as peacemaker and go-between. The minister was eventually released, the crossing cleared, David Steel returned to bed and Peak class locomotive no 60 Lytham St Annes finally got the last train underway, more than a little behind schedule. See image [[18723]]

Eden Viaduct [Etterby]: Southbound HST crossing the Eden at Etterby on 3 November as it begins to slow for the Carlisle stop. The train is on the original WCML bridge with the later (1942) bridge built to carry the goods lines alongside on the right.

Steele Road: Autumn at Steele Road. The former station entrance on 3 November with the old station building, now a private residence, visible through the trees. View looks west with the road to Riccarton Junction off picture to the right.

Penton: Mixed signals adorn the gateposts at Penton on 3 November 2007. View is north east along the driveway.

Newcastleton: Looking north along the trackbed of the former Waverley Route at Newcastleton in November 2007. The station house stands on the left, while the road ahead marks the site of the level crossing, with the gates that once stood at the south end of the platforms now replaced by the wooden fence (see [[18723]]).
See query 2292

Kingmoor Junction: Wide view looking north from Kingmoor Road in November 2007 with the WCML running past on the right.

Lyneside: Looking towards Longtown from the former Lyneside station on the Waverley route just north of Carlisle on 3 November 2007. The building has been modified/extended since closure of the line and the old level crossing gates have been replaced by a more modern set.

Gilnockie: Entrance to the former Gilnockie station on the Langholm branch on 3 November 2007.

Carlisle Kingmoor TMD: A class 60 takes a lengthy spoil train north on the freight lines towards Kingmoor yard past the DRS depot on Saturday afternoon 3 November 2007.

Carlisle Kingmoor Marshalling Yard: Looking north on the WCML over the remains of the once mighty Kingmoor marshalling yard on 3 November 2007, with the last of the buildings that stood alongside the up departure sidings now demolished. The DMU sporting the interesting variation on standard SPT livery is 156430 with a Glasgow Central - Carlisle service.

Canonbie: Platform remains at Canonbie - looking north through the trees along the former branch towards Langholm on 3 November see image [[23362]].

Canonbie: Entrance to the former Canonbie station from the south on 3 November 2007. Despite the name, the station was located in the village of Rowanburn, Dumfries & Galloway. (The original name was in fact Canobie, changing to Canonbie in 1904).

Scotch Dyke: The former Scotch Dyke station on the Waverley route, closed to passengers in 1949. Looking southwest from the level crossing towards Longtown on 3 November 2007. Still on message some 58 years after closure.

Lyneside: Midway between Carlisle and Riddings Junction, the Waverley Route passed through the wayside station of Lyneside, serving the small Cumbrian village of Westlinton on the River Lyne. The station saw few passengers during its existence, with closure coming as early as 1929. View is west towards the site of the level crossing in the autumn of 2007. The grey building in the left background is a garden shed, formed from the base of the old signal box. The original box is shown at [[26353]].

Kershopefoot: Looking west from the village of Kershopefoot on 3 November 2007 towards the site of the former station and level crossing, beyond which the road continues towards the bridge over the Liddel Water. While the platforms, signal box, crossing gates etc are all long gone, the building with the new roof on the left is the former station house and booking office. The border lies a short distance off to the right of the picture.

Brunthill Siding: The Brunthill Road entrance to the rail freight terminal of Carlisle Warehousing Ltd in November 2007. Part of Kingstown Industrial Estate in the city's northern suburbs the location marks the limit of the former Waverley route from Carlisle. For a view of the rail served yard on the other side of the building see image [[17097]].

Canonbie: Approach to the closed Canonbie station on the Langholm branch, seen from the B6375 road entrance on 3 November 2007. The road crosses the formation on a bridge off to the left. See image [[23362]]

Canonbie Colliery Signal Box: The former goods shed at Canonbie, still being put to good use in November 2007. The local goods shed and yard here were located alongside the line serving Canonbie Colliery, which left the 'main' Langholm branch some 250m to the south.

Kershopefoot: View north along the trackbed towards what was Kershopefoot level crossing, with the border just beyond. Taken from the station site in November 2007. See image [[26820]]

Newcastleton: View southwest across the Waverley trackbed to the station house at Newcastleton on 3 November 2007. The level crossing was on the right of the picture. See image [[17102]]

Carlisle Kingmoor TMD: HST heading south towards Carlisle past the DRS depot at Etterby on a quiet Saturday afternoon on 3 November 2007.

Penton: The driveway leading to the remote former station at Penton, Cumbria, in November 2007. Opened in March 1862 between Riddings Junction and Kershopefoot it served no community of any size, taking its name from nearby Penton House. Scene of the great Penton tomato rescue see image [[17983]] the station closed with the rest of the Waverley route in January 1969 and is now a private residence.

Lyneside: Great Western tank engine on the Waverley route! Sign at the gates of the former Lyneside station in November 2007.

Kershopefoot: The wayside station at Kershopefoot, Cumbria, lay just south of the Kershope Burn, marking the border between En gland and Scotland. Closed as part of the Waverley Route in January 1969, little sign remains of the station itself, although the former station masters house and adjacent booking office survive. Photograph taken in November 2007 looking west from the entrance gate to what is now a refurbished private residence.

Scotch Dyke: The down platform at Scotch Dyke, Cumbria, in November 2007, looking south along the former Waverley route towards Longtown. The original railway cottages still stand in the background. Scotch Dyke station closed to passengers in 1949.
See query 2214

Oubeck Loops: The University of Lancaster campus (and the hill known as Clougha Pike) form a backdrop to the Oubeck Loops as a Virgin Voyager takes a Birmingham New Street service towards Preston.

Fontburn Viaduct: The most notable relic of the Northumberland Central Railway (closed to all traffic in 1963) is Fontburn Viaduct, seen here looking south east in 2010. The 12 arch structure carried the single line over the River Font, a tributary of the Wansbeck. The 1870 viaduct lay roughly midway along the 13 mile branch between the junction with the Wansbeck Valley Railway to the south at Scotsgap and its northern terminus at Rothbury.

Didcot Parkway: 67027 is the trailing locomotive of a Network Rail RHTT at Didcot on 3 November 2011, sharing duties with 67008 see image [[36281]].

Didcot Parkway: 66108 runs through Didcot with a westbound freight on a wet and overcast 3 November 2011.

Didcot Parkway: 67008 stands at Didcot station on a wet 3 November 2011 with a Network Rail RHTT (which included 67027 at the other end). The train was operating around the station area, the Didcot triangle and other associated lines.

Didcot Parkway: Freightliner 66564 with an Eastbound freight through Didcot on 3 November 2011 passes a static 66126 in EWS livery.

Carnforth: A BLS charter from Carnforth to Liverpool Road station in Manchester on 3 November 2013. Once the terminus of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, today the location is the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry. This may be one of the last trains to access the site from the network as the connection will be lost with construction of the Ordsall Curve. The 4 coach special is seen returning to Carnforth with WCRC 37706 leading and 47760 on the rear as it passes Balshaw Lane Junction.

Croes Newydd North Junction: View along the former west to north spur of Wrexham's Croes Newydd triangle towards the Chester to Shrewsbury main line running forward of the houses seen in the distance. A large Wm Morrison supermarket now sits on the site of the former 89C Croes Newydd engine shed.

Gore Glen Bridge: Freightliner 66610 crossing Gore Glen Bridge with a ballast train on 3 November.

Gorebridge: Empty ballast train at Gorebridge on 3 November with Freightliner 66610 on the rear, looking north from Station Road.

Arniston Catchpoints: View north at Arniston towards Newtongrange on 3 November with 66610 on the rear of a returning ballast train.

Borthwick Bank Signal Box: Freightliner Heavy Haul No. 66 605 eases a returning empty ballast train down the 1 in 70 Borthwick Bank on 3rd November 2014, overlooked by Borthwick Castle, which dates from the 15th century. The laden ballast trains operating during the construction of the Borders Railway - at 2,900 tonnes 'gross trailing load' - were by far the heaviest freights in Scotland at the time. These were operated at slow speeds due to several bridge weight restrictions, but there was nevertheless some irony in the presence of such giant trains when the railway establishment had - at least initially - set its face against the possibility of accommodating any commercial freight traffic on the re-opened Borders Railway. This photograph is used on the front cover of David Spaven's book Waverley Route: The battle for the Borders Railway. See article!

Borthwick Bank Signal Box: 66605 leads a ballast train down Borthwick Bank on 3 November with Borthwick Castle in the background.

Almeria: A RENFE locomotive-hauled train recently arrived at Almeria on 3 November 2014.

Fushiebridge [2nd]: Freightliner 66610 bringing up the rear of a ballast train returning north through Fushiebridge on 3 November. Sister locomotive 66605 is on the front of the train.

Borthwick Bank Signal Box: GBRf 66733 and 66739 with the rail train laying the down line on Borthwick Bank on 3 November 2014.

Gorebridge: Looking south to the new Gorebridge station on 3 November as 66605 and 66610 head north with an empty ballast train.

Ferrybridge: GBRf 66747, a former Eurospec Class 66 still in livery as imported, creeps east across the bridge over a once manic dual carriageway section from the now by-passed former A1 trunk road route, and which still runs south to beyond the M62 motorway. The train is waiting for right of way onto the Knottingley line to reach Drax Power Station.

North Berwick: The headlights show up the sea mist as a 380 crawls to a stop at North Berwick in the atmospheric afternoon of 03/11/2015. The signal box used to be by Ware Road bridge. Today the nearest signal is 4 miles away at the approach to Drem Junction; the branch is really a long siding.

Railway Farm: At Railway Farm a Mk1 and a collection of narrow gauge wagons can be found with track laid down to the confluence of the rivers Tay and Tummel. It's very near where the Aberfeldy branch crossed the Tay at Balnamuir.

Newcraighall South Junction: A southbound train on the Borders Railway approaching the double track section at Newcraighall South Junction on 3 November 2017.

Carnforth: Crew change for an RHTT train at Carnforth on 3rd November 2017. This particular diagram involves return trips over Shap, the S&C and Clitheroe line, Barrow in Furness, Windermere and the Bentham line and the train is away from Kingmoor for a scheduled 20 hours. The inner cabs of the two Class 37s were covered in grime, in contrast to the outer ends.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Nice hoarding. Looks familiar.

Garelochhead: The modern world comes to Garelochhead station. New departure/arrival screens await their unveiling.

Carnforth: Old and brand new in the Down Loops at Carnforth on 3rd November 2017. 37422 was on RHTT duties but had arrived from Settle Junction almost two hours late and was waiting for the Leeds bound passenger service to clear the section before returning there. 88007 Electra was on a light engine test run from Carlisle and waiting for a path to return north.

Carnforth: Class 37 convention. As 37401 on a passenger service departs from Carnforth for Barrow, 37423 arrives from Settle Junction with an RHTT working on 3rd November 2017, substituting for the usual Class 66 power. 37422 was the rear loco and a further Class 37 can be seen stabled in the West Coast yard on the left.

Garelochhead: Leaves being blasted from the rails by the northbound 'Leaf Train' at Garelochhead.

Bristol Temple Meads: 66152 beats a hasty retreat with a Rail Head Treatment Train on 3rd November 2017. Maybe it had an invite to an early firework party.

Blairhill: Old and new at Blairhill.The new ticket office opened in November 2017 and is a great improvement on the old seen here on 03/11/17. I wonder how long the old office and stairs will remain in place?

Blairhill: The brand new ticket office and platform access facilities at Blairhill on 3rd November 2017, a great improvement on the old office and stairs.

Glasgow Central: Official 'Poppy up' Shop at Glasgow Central.

Kirkham and Wesham: Only the second electric loco hauled train to operate on the Blackpool line, and the first in daylight. 90029 was in charge of a Euston to Blackpool North Illuminations Special on 3rd November 2018, seen here passing Kirkham and Wesham.

Poulton-le-Fylde: UK Railtours excursion from London Euston to Blackpool North passing the junction just west of Poulton-le-Fylde station on 3rd November 2018 with the former line to Fleetwood. The rails going off to the right are now disconnected and the site of the demolished signal box still visible. See image [[19029]] for this location ten years earlier.

Kirkham and Wesham: 67005 'Queen's Messenger' brings up the rear of an Illuminations Special from London to Blackpool as it passes Kirkham on 3rd November 2018. The diesel had been hauled from Euston to take the train back to Preston for servicing and run round of train engine 90029.

Blackford Hill: A recently installed services bridge, but not an aqueduct like OB 15 on the South Sub see images [[71314]] and [[55350]]. This is a high tension electricity cable in protecting pipework and shielding; hope they left enough clearance for the OHLE which is due to be installed there next to OB 16 Blackford Avenue.

Kirkham and Wesham: A pair of Pacers head for Blackpool South at Kirkham on 3rd November 2018. Both these units have moved into preservation following withdrawal. Lead unit 142029 is now on the Chasewater Railway while 142055 has also gone to the Midlands, on the Foxfield Railway.

Ayr: Despite promises of 24/7 repair works by the local authority, progress at Ayr Station Hotel has been slow and some platforms remain closed. On 3rd November 2018 there was no work in evidence, unless they were inside!

Ayr: The Down line at Ayr has been reopened but for diesels only. Some services to Stranraer are trains but some are buses, the reasoning for which is which is not apparent. A 156 rolls in on 3rd November 2018.

Bath Junction: Just when I thought I had thoroughly explored the remains of the S&D in Bath, I find a bit more trackbed. This may be parking for two car dealers and a police station, but the brick hut on the right is a clue. The S&D ran to the left, the Midland to the right - possibly separated by the fence in the background. This location is a few yards West of my previous shot see image [[37250]].

Kirkham and Wesham: From May 2018 there are three daily Pendolino services from Euston to Blackpool North and back. Two of these trains pass at Kirkham & Wesham on 3rd November 2018.

Donibristle Platform: Freightliner 66587 brings up the rear of a Millerhill - Kittybrewster ballast as it climbs Donibristle bank with 66529 on the front. 3rd November 2018.

North Queensferry: An excellent exhibition is being staged in North Queensferry station to mark the centenary of the surrender of the German Fleet in the Firth of Forth in November 1918.

North Queensferry: Destination Forth is a remarkable exhibition in North Queensferry Station marking the centenary of the surrender of the German Fleet after WWI. Photo by exhibition organiser Garry Irvine.

Devonshire Tunnel: The Northern approach to Devonshire Tunnel, at dusk on 3rd November 2018.

Kirkham and Wesham: 390009 Treaty of Union rolls through Kirkham & Wesham with the 1302hrs Blackpool North to Euston service on Saturday 3rd November 2018. The line in the foreground is the link to the Blackpool South branch.

Blackford Hill: DBS 67018 Keith Heller seen passing Bridge 12 Egypt on the South Sub with an SRPS charter from Linlithgow to York on 3rd November 2018. This train was to have been steam-hauled by 60163 'Tornado' but a few days beforehand it was announced that the Pacific had failed checks and the eleven-coach train was instead diesel-hauled via the Settle & Carlisle railway.

North Queensferry: One of the excellent quality displays in the 'Destination Forth' exhibition in North Queensferry Station, marking the centenary of the surrender of the German Fleet in November 1918. Photograph by exhibition organiser Garry Irvine.

Poulton-le-Fylde: UK Railtours excursion from London Euston to Blackpool North passing Poulton-le-Fylde station, behind 90 029, on 3rd November 2018.

Devonshire Tunnel: Looking North at the Southern portal of Devonshire Tunnel in November 2018 - slightly lighter inside than out.

Blackpool North: DB 90029, with UK Railtours' excursion from London Euston, just arrived at Blackpool North station on 3rd November 2018. A tail lamp is already in place for the diesel on the rear to take the stock for servicing. This was only the second electric loco hauled service to reach Blackpool under its own power See image [[66254]]

Lower Darwen: Ian Riley's Black 5s 44871 and 45407 come out of the mist just to the north of the site of Lower Darwen station (behind the camera) on 3rd November 2019 while working the RTC tour 'The South Yorkshireman' from Blackburn to Wakefield. The train has passed the site of the former Lower Darwen loco shed (24D) as it heads south on the climb towards Darwen and Sough Tunnel.

Bo'ness: A rain free minute allowed this shot of N.C.B. Austerity 0-6-0ST No.19 and 0-6-0T No.1 as they double headed a train away from Bo'ness during the SRPS Steam Gala on 3rd November 2019.

Dalgety Bay: GBRf 66743, in 'Royal Scotsman' livery, passes through a very wet Dalgety Bay on 3rd November 2019 with a Cowdenbeath - Millerhill engineers train.

Bo'ness: The unsung hero. Former N.C.B. 0-4-0ST No.6, built by Andrew Barclay of Kilmarnock, performing station pilot duties at Bo'ness during the SRPS Steam Gala weekend on 3rd November 2019.

Formby: Looking north from Eccles Crossing towards Formby station on 3rd November 2020. The L&YR signal box that formerly controlled the level crossing is long gone. The sunshine and heavy rain that can be seen in this view towards Southport was typical of this day.

Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: The line is open again at Carmont and Colas 70808 was back on its usual route with Cement from Oxwellmains on 3rd November 2020.

Hall Road: One of Merseyrail's elderly EMU sets, 508108, leaves Hall Road with a Southport to Hunts Cross service on 3rd November 2020.

Ainsdale: 507007 brings up the rear of a pair of EMUs heading for Liverpool, leaving Ainsdale on 3rd November 2020. New Class 777 trains are being commissioned at Kirkdale depot but not yet in passenger service. They will be 4-car articulated sets, but the same length as the 3-car 507/508s.

Hall Road: Liverpool and Southport line services pass at Hall Road on 3rd November 2020. Since my last visit in 2008 [[20352]] the old EMU depot has been demolished and replaced by housing, although the depot access line survives as a turnback siding. I was interested to see a small surviving section of wall from the depot still standing alongside the Southport platform, bottom left.

Blundellsands and Crosby: L&YR buildings and canopies at Blundellsands and Crosby were replaced many years ago by these flat roofed structures. Passengers waiting for this Liverpool service shelter from a sudden hail storm as 507013 calls on 3rd November 2020.

Banks: The site of Banks station, closed with the Preston to Southport line in 1964, is marked only by a slight rise in the road where the level crossing was. All was cleared away after closure, and in fact the site of the Southport platform has gone completely with the excavation of a large drainage channel. Visited on 3rd November 2020.

Donibristle Platform: Azuma 800107, forming the 07.08 from Leeds to Aberdeen, climbs Donibristle bank on the first day of operations through Carmont, 3rd November 2020.

Ainsdale: Viewed from a road bridge to the south of the station, 507013 slows to call at Ainsdale with a Southport bound service on 3rd November 2020.

Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: 68003 'Astute' takes 4A13, with a very full load of containers, through the Carmont derailment site on reopening day, 3rd November 2020.

Hall Road: Nice to see that the old platform buildings at Hall Road have been retained and refurbished rather than replaced. 508108 calls on its way towards Liverpool on 3rd November 2020.

Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: An LNER Azuma from Leeds running through the reopened Carmont derailment site on 3rd November 2020.

Hightown: 508104 slows to call at Hightown with a Southport to Hunts Cross service on 3rd November 2020. The level crossing that was once at this end of the station was replaced in more recent years by the road bridge in the background.

Blundellsands and Crosby: The Liverpool platform entrance to Blundellsands and Crosby station, on the right, and the subway to the far side from which there are stairs to both platforms. 3rd November 2020.

Hall Road Depot: These two tall houses, and the residential road that runs between them, occupy the site of the old LMS EMU depot at Hall Road. Seen here in November 2020, alongside the station and level crossing, some eleven years after its demolition. The depot was operational from 1939 to 1997, latterly servicing the Class 507 EMUs that still call at the station.

Banks: Looking towards Crossens and Southport from the site of Banks station on 3rd November 2020. The trackbed seen here is narrower than it would have been originally as this large drainage channel was only excavated after closure.

Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: The 12:07 Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley service passes through the derailment site on the newly reopened railway at Carmont on 3rd November 2020.

Blundellsands and Crosby: 507013 pulls away from Blundellsands and Crosby, heading for Liverpool, with the pick up shoes sparking during a sudden hailstorm on 3rd November 2020.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Glasgow Queen Street station facade, in the late afternoon of 3rd November 2021.

Kirkland Loop: Looking east towards the mouth of the Leven, with the river on the right, on 3rd November 2021. Up to four lines occupied the track bed. Behind the camera, in a corner of the former Kirkland Yard, lifted track panels have been reduced to their component parts.

East Loch Tarbert Pier: Calmac diesel-electric vessel 'Catriona' worked in to Tarbert from Lochranza, and left almost immediately on the shorter crossing to Portavadie, on 3rd November 2022. Here the ferry has left the slipway and is seen passing the old Tarbert Pier. This is still officially open but only sees occasional summer visits by 'PS Waverley'.

Ardrishaig Sea Lock: Looking back from the breakwater to the sea lock, and entrance to the Crinan Canal, at Ardrishaig in November 2022

Ardrishaig Basin: A view across the basin at Ardrishaig in November 2022, with Loch Gilp beyond and Loch Fyne off to the right. As at Crinan [[83134]] the old sea lock can be seen on the left but this was replaced in the 1930s by a longer lock, which is just beyond the A83 swing bridge.

Ardrishaig Pier: A view over the sea lock of the Crinan Canal at Ardrishaig, with the pier beyond. Nowadays the pier is mainly used for timber shipments, as evidenced by the huge pile awaiting the next coastal vessel on 3rd November 2022. However, the 'Waverley' still calls occasionally in the summer cruising season. See [[77870]]

Tarbert Boatyard: A 'Then and Now' comparison with image [[82741]] of the hovercraft facilities at Tarbert in 1965. As can be seen the buildings have been cleared and there are now far more pleasure craft moored in the loch. Two original houses on the hillside help to identify the location in the 2022 view.

East Loch Tarbert Slip: Calmac's 'Catriona' unloading at Tarbert after making the crossing from Lochranza, Arran on 3rd November 2022. It will immediately load and depart for Portavadie on Cowal. In the summer timetable two vessels are used on the Kintyre crossings but one suffices in the winter when they both sail to and from Tarbert.

Cairnbaan Swing Bridge: The Crinan Canal will be closed until March 2023. Major refurbishment work started in October, including the replacement of several sets of lock gates, and most of the canal has been drained. This is the top pound, just above Cairnbaan Lock 8 on 3rd November 2022, showing one of the feeder streams coming into the emptied canal and going straight through the open lock paddles to drain down towards the east.

Ardrishaig Basin: This platform barge has been used on the Crinan Canal during the 2022/23 closure for transporting lock gates from the assembly yard at Ardrishaig up to where they are required around Cairnbaan and Dunardy. Seen moored near Ardrishaig basin on 3rd November 2022, alongside its tug.

Bellanoch Basin: Elevated view of the Crinan Canal and Bellanoch Basin on 3rd November 2022. The very low water level in the canal, and the normally busy basin, was because it had been drained for major works around the lock flights, including replacement of several gates. The scenic waterway winds around the hillside and then passes left to right just above the sea. After passing the white cottage it turns to go around the headland, beyond which is Crinan Basin. The land visible beyond the Crinan headland is the island of Scarba, and between there and (out of sight to the left) Jura is the famous Corryvreckan Whirlpool.

Lock 10 [CC]: Lock 10 of the Crinan Canal, part of the Dunardy flight, looking up to Lock 9 which leads into the summit pound. The canal was drained for maintenance in this November 2022 view meaning the paddles in the bottom of the gates can be seen.