Clifton M6 Bridge: This is the new structure which will replace the bridge over the M6 south of Penrith. The new bridge, measuring 130m in length and weighing around 4,200 tonnes, will be installed by Network Rail and delivery partner Skanska above the motorway at Clifton close to Penrith during a two-week period at the beginning of 2026.

Clifton M6 Bridge: View looking south showing the bridge over the M6 at Clifton with the replacement structure visible just beyond. Engineers have spent 12 months in Clifton, Cumbria, preparing the enormous steel structure of a new bridge, set to carry trains on the West Coast Main Line over the M6. The previous Clifton bridge is nearly 60-years-old and weight restrictions mean it can only carry one train at a time, causing delays to services.

Aberfoyle Slate Quarries: Aberfoyle slate quarries from the south east. The tramway from Aberfoyle ran from the bottom right to enter the quarries at the far end where the hairpin bend is located on the gravel road. The tramway then ran off to the left with branches to various areas within the quarries.

Niddrie West Junction: Booked to run via Shotts at this time, the 09.45 (Sun) Edinburgh - Birmingham is approaching Niddrie West in 1976 (probably October) on the connection from Niddrie North. The signal box at Niddrie West had closed earlier that year so no semaphores to be seen. The pair of tracks on the right are for Niddrie South and Millerhill and in the centre the single line is heading to the ECML via Wanton Walls.