Cutler Sidings: Looking south along the course of the Dalmellington branch near Cutler Sidings in 1988, with the Chalmerston (former NCB Pennyvenie) branch on the upper left.

NRM Shildon: I quote from the museum placard: In 1840, Queen Adelaide, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen, widow of King William IV of England and aunt to the recently crowned Queen Victoria, made a tour of the northern provinces of England by rail. She was the first monarch of England to use this technology. Nice livery; but a bit of a contrast to the APT on the left.

Halsall: Despite running through the middle of flat fertile farm land, seventy years after final closure the line of the Downholland branch is still easily seen. This is the route north of Halsall station towards Southport in August 2020. The trackbed follows the line of pylons but the trees in the distance, and the ramps of yet another LSPJR road bridge, mark the site of New Cut Lane railmotor halt. This opened in 1906 and closed with passenger services in 1938.

Dumfries: A Glasgow - Carlisle service approaching the Dumfries stop in 2018. The SPT liveried DMU is passing Dumfries signal box which opened in 1957 replacing several older boxes in the area. The feathers on the signal at the end of the down platform controlled the junction for the former Stranraer route, the surviving stub of which, running as far as the ICI polypropylene plant at Cargenbridge, was officially closed in 1994.

Schoolhill: A train from Elgin photographed approaching its destination at Aberdeen on 19 April 1954. Black 5 4-6-0 no 45488 has just run through the platforms of the former Schoolhill station (closed 1937).

Wolsingham: View of the ornate former Wolsingham Station building, seen looking westerly, alongside the platform of the Weardale Railway station, The railway is currently in limbo following its closure by British American Rail Services, and subsequent sale to a regional community organisation. Some work is being carried out to hopefully bring the line back into operation in 2021.

Ravenscraig: Extract form a map included in the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1885) from my personal library (get him). Gourock stands alone, the line going no further than the current Greenock Central. Ravenscraig station was near the current Branchton; Branchton itself wasn't there. As yet there's no familiar WHL arching round Helensburgh.

Leyton Midland Road: 172 008, on a London Overground GOBLIN service from Gospel Oak to Barking, at Leyton Midland Road on 5th January 2013. This station, where the original atmospheric wooden platform buildings and canopies were torn down in the 1970s and replaced by draughty bus-stop style shelters, was opened as Leyton by the Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway, which linked the Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway at South Tottenham with the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway at Woodgrange Park, on 9th July 1894. The suffix Midland Road was added post-nationalisation by BR Eastern Region in 1949. The scene here is now very different with masts and overhead wires in place. After several delays the EMUs arrived in 2019 and the class 172 units went to West Midlands Trains.

Craiginches Yard: 44703 climbing away (south of Craiginches) from Aberdeen on the 13.30 to Glasgow on 3rd September 1966.