Five Ways: The duty turn from Lichfield to Bromsgrove and back all day must be rather boring. Hence, perhaps, the driver's friendly toot on the horn as he passed a group of Branch Line Society members walking from Birmingham Central Goods (as was) to Five Ways and back - a rather shorter trip. Time was 11.43 on 10th November 2025.

Twyford: GWR 165121 waiting to head for Henley on Thames at Twyford on 5th November 2025. These Class 165s run a shuttle service between Twyford and Henley. Due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time, I missed a Class 175 DMU heading through Twyford at speed to Plymouth Laira. Those former Transport for Wales DMUs will be replacing the Class 165/166s in the South West.

Royton Junction: Viewed from an Holyrood Street bridge, mid-way between Derker tram stop and the site of Royton Junction, Metrolink 3121 heads for East Didsbury via Oldham and Manchester on 21st August 2025. Sixty years earlier there was an open view from here with sidings on both sides of the line and Royton Junction signal box and a four platform station visible over the curve.

Aberdeen Ferryhill: 26043, in frankly terrible body condition, awaiting a call to Glasgow works for a heavy general overhaul, at Aberdeen Ferryhill in April 1984. It has had all its adaptations for working the Far North line removed at some point. The locomotive was subsequently preserved by the Cotswold Mainline Diesel Group.

Incline Foot [Craigmore]: A little way from the foot of incline uphill from Aberfoyle to Craigmore the slate quarry tramway incline entered a cutting. This view looks downhill from above the choked cutting.

Incline Foot [Craigmore]: A little way from the foot of incline uphill from Aberfoyle to Craigmore the slate quarry tramway incline entered a cutting. This view looks uphill at the choked cutting.

Clipperstown: Clipperstown is on the Belfast - Larne line and serves the western side of Carrickfergus. It was opened in April 1925 by the LMS who had acquired the Northern Counties Committee at the 1923 Grouping and this shot dates from 1969. At that time steam was still in everyday use in Northern Ireland, mainly on the stone trains which ran from Magheramorne to the Belfast area in connection with major construction work and were operated with a 'Jeep' 2-6-4T at each end. In the photo is a train of empties heading north.