Nuneaton: She brushes up well. 37608 'Andromeda' must be between 60 and 65 years old, but she has clearly been re-conditioned for new train haulage duties by Rail Operations Group and Europhoenix. She is seen, on 10th November 2025, under the footbridge extension to Nuneaton's platforms 6 and 7, on her way to recouple to 730222. (see image [[94619]]).

Raskelf: Deltic D9000 is seen running light near the former Raskelf station site, north of York, on the 0Z55 York to Carlisle Upperby TMD working on 27 November 2025. This followed it being detached from Locomotive Services Ltd 1Z46 Kings Cross to Edinburgh special working at York; and being replaced by Class A2 steam loco' 60532 'Blue Peter' for the rest of the journey to Edinburgh.

Martock: 2-6-2T 4128, with a Taunton to Yeovil service, in June 1963. Viewed from the A303 bridge near Martock.

Muir of Ord: 158706 arrives at Muir of Ord in November 2025 with the 11.43 Inverness - Dingwall. The station closed in June 1960, in company with many others on the Far North Line, but reopened to passengers in October 1976.

Pemberton: 156429 slows to call at Pemberton, first station out of Wigan Wallgate on what was once the L&YR main line between Manchester and Liverpool but is now a partly single track branch line to Headbolt Lane near Kirkby. This was a 'direct' service from Blackburn via Todmorden and Manchester on 19th November 2025, taking well over two hours with twenty plus intermediate stops. However, with timely connections at Wigan and Preston that journey could be made in little more than an hour.

Aberfoyle: View looking west out of Aberfoyle. To the left, above the River Forth, is the narrow trackbed of the quarries tramway.

Ferryside: 50031 'Hood' approaching the old pill box that I am standing on at St Ishmael, a lovely spot to wait for the trains on a sunny warm afternoon by the Towy estuary and well worth the drive through the lanes. Shame there are few locos now along this stretch of line. This was the period when Class 50s and other locos were used rather than units. .