Barking: LU S7, District Line, Upminster to Ealing Broadway, departing from Barking, at 14.41 on Tuesday, 16th December 2025.

Garstang Town: Role reversal: A stretch of the old G&KER trackbed to the west of Garstang has been given over to allotments, surrounded by housing. This view looks eastwards, towards the site of the station, in December 2025. When the line was open, right up to the final closure from Pilling in 1963, this length ran through farmers' fields. See image [[94999]] showing this location in the early 1930s. The present day shot was taken from the site of the culvert in the old picture.

Garstang Town: An early 1930s view, looking eastwards towards Garstang Town station, from the then new A6 Garstang by-pass bridge. The station is just beyond the level crossing but even at this early date the passenger services had finished (in 1930). The two small fences mid-way along the trackbed mark a drainage ditch culvert. A present day view would show almost entirely housing, all of which has been built since the last goods train from Pilling ran along here in 1963. See image [[95000]] from 2025.

Inverkeithing East Junction: Caledonian Sleeper locos 66301 and 73968 head south from Aberdeen to see in the New Year at Craigentinny Depot.

Uckfield: 37407 'Blackpool Tower', now arrived at the final destination of UK Railtours' four lines 'A Simply Awkward Week Adventure' tour, at Uckfield at 15.48 on the freezing cold afternoon of Tuesday, 30th December 2025. Passengers once again ingnored the chill to get their photographs. Even the dog seems interested.

Huddersfield: 150004 draws into newly renumbered bay platform 1 at Huddersfield, arriving from Sheffield via Barnsley on 10th December 2025. Platform 1 is dedicated to Penistone Line services, which run parallel to, but do not conflict with, the Standedge route main lines until diverging at Springwood Junction. 3-car 150004 was created from former 2-car unit 150112 plus a corridor equipped driving car (57212) inserted in the middle.

Huddersfield: TPE 802203 emerges from the refurbished trainshed as it leaves bi-directional Platform 3 (previously Platform 4) at Huddersfield. It will cross over to this side of the station to enter the tunnel, heading for the Standedge route, with a Newcastle to Liverpool service on 10th December 2025. 150273, in Platform 1, is ready to depart for Barnsley and Sheffield on the 'Penistone Line'.

Aberfoyle Slate Quarries: The dirt track seen in this view roughly follows the course of the slate quarry tramway (which was to its right at a slightly lower level and is now largely obliterated). The Aberfoyle slate quarries are in the distance amongst the trees.

Incline Head [Craigmore]: View looking back to Aberfoyle from the northern slope of Craigmore. The quarry tramway is on the left following the contour round to the incline head. The David Marshall Lodge can be seen in this view with Aberfoyle beyond.

Walton-on-the-Naze: Walton-on-the-Naze station in a shot dating from March 1980. In 1982 the second platform was taken out of use and on the left can be seen the site of the former goods yard. I understand the original station building is now in residential use and a new ticket office has been constructed.