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1962Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway: Aberavon Town closed
Meantime, back at the Waverley Valley development....the Canongate dig now takes up most of the site, 031206. Meantime, back at the Waverley Valley development....the Canongate dig now takes up most of the site, 031206.

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Heading north from Onibury towards Craven Arms on 18 November 2008, a class 175 unit climbs to cross the River Onny.
Onibury
John McIntyre
A Trans-Pennine DMU at Settle Junction in 1983.
Settle Junction
Colin Alexander
Boarding a Birmingham - Leamington Spa service at Hatton in December 1980.
Hatton
Ian Dinmore
Preparing to leave Ballina, County Mayo, in 1988.
Ballina
Bill Roberton
DMUs in the bays at Ardrossan Town station in 1985, looking back towards Holm Junction.
Ardrossan Town
Colin Miller
Looking out from the redundant train shed at Oban in August 1985.
Oban
David Panton
A redundant Cravens breakdown crane stands in the sidings opposite Kingmoor depot 20 February 1982.
Kingmoor
Colin Alexander
Notice alongside a boarded crossing on the Holcombe Brook branch stating in no uncertain terms: L&Y RAILWAY COMPANY. PERSONS using this crossing are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN to touch the RAILS provided for supplying ELECTRIC CURRENT to the trains and anyone TRESPASSING in this manner does so ENTIRELY AT OWN RISK. I presume there were a few of these along the length of the branch, and perhaps the Manchester to Bury line too, and wonder if any have survived.
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W A Camwell Collection [C
Reid N15 0-6-2T no 69143 stands in a siding at Thornton in the late 1950s. In the background is one of the towers of Rothes Colliery, opened by HM The Queen in 1957 and hailed as one of the new generation of <I>Superpits</I> with a projected lifespan of 100 years. The decision was taken to abandon the site 4 years later due to insurmountable flooding and geological problems.
Thornton Junction
Robin Barbour Collection
View south over the remains of the turntable at Perth New Yard in November 2008.
Perth New Yard
Gary Straiton
View north towards Kinghorn tunnel with part of the trackbed of the short, steeply-graded, Pettycur Harbour branch visible on the right. Opened in 1849, the line was subsequently cut back to serve a bottle factory, located where the modern housing now stands. The branch closed completely in the 1960s and the old factory was eventually demolished in 1984.
Pettycur
David Panton
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November 2008 Scottish Coal wins contract to part-supply Longannet PS
Clearance work commences on Airdrie - Bathgate Rail Link
October 2008 Doubling of Bathgate branch completed
September 2008 First train appears in new ScotRail livery
Airdrie to Bathgate contract placed.

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The locomotive appears to be Stanier 2-6-0 42963 with coupling rods etc removed. No details given. [Additional info - 42963 was withrawn from Springs Branch shed, Wigan, on 16 July 1966 and cut up at Drapers of Hull on 31 January 1967. Ed.]

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