Wakefield's Wharf: Looking generally southwards on the northern section of the Lancaster Canal at Crooklands in October 2020. This is Wakefield's Wharf, after the company that operated the Gatebeck Powder Works, and there was a tramway siding here for transhipping goods to and from the barges. The stone plinth has an information plaque about the Gatebeck Tramway, which ran along the roadside behind the wall to the right with the siding accessing the wharf through the right hand gate.

Rufford: Two Network Rail trains pass in the loop at Rufford on 20 October 2020. On the left is MPV DR98902 on RHTT duties, heading to Ormskirk. Moving off on the right is Network Rail test train, unusually hauled by 73951, with 73952 on the rear. The train had already visited Ormskirk and having collected the single line token, was now returning to Preston before heading to Carnforth for the night.

Nuneaton: My expectations were doubly confounded by this work-in-progress to re-roof the footbridge at Nuneaton. First, how could the contractors start work without NR issuing a press release? Second, surely scaffolding and temporary roofing always create a gloomy atmosphere within? But in fact, the ramp to platforms 2 and 3 looks bright and airy - possibly temporarily, but I enjoyed it anyway. View looks North West - away from London.

Grantown-on-Spey East: The boarded up station building at Grantown-on-Spey East, photographed from the trackbed in the spring of 2012. For the restored version see image [[66987]].

Clarkston for Eaglesham: Ex-Caledonian 0-6-0 no 57319 hurries south through Clarkston with the Polmadie breakdown crane on 16 May 1951, having been called to an incident at East Kilbride. For a view of the incident see image [[9567]].

Insch: Insch station, between trains, on 23rd September 2020.

Croy: Falkirk Grahamston is not usually a destination for trains at Croy, but the Polmont landslip made it a temporary terminus for services that would otherwise be going on to Edinburgh. Passengers didn't seem to be tempted by the 3-stage journey to Edinburgh so these trains ran largely empty. The alternative routes didn't seem busier either.

Brent Cross: Exterior of Brent Cross, LUL Northern Line, on 26th August 2020. This station opened on 13th November 1923 as Brent with the first stage of the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway Edgware extension from Golders Green to Hendon Central, completed to Edgware the following year. The line then became known as the Morden-Edgware Line until 1937 when it was renamed Northern Line, even though a large section lies in south London! Brent was renamed Brent Cross on 20th July 1976, concurrent with the opening of the Brent Cross shopping centre, the first of its kind in the UK. The station is now a Grade II Listed Building.

Methil Dock No 1: An isolated portion of embedded track at Methil Docks Gate 2 level crossing, seen on 26th September 2020. This spur led to a coal merchant at the former Methil Station (Barclays Yard).

Motherwell Shed: Caley 0-6-0 57278 pauses during some shunting around the shed yard at Motherwell in June 1963.

Wemyss Bay: Wemyss Bay station on 12th May 1985, with a Class 303 unit in Strathclyde PTE livery awaiting its return to Glasgow Central . The poster proclaims that “Red Star goes like there’s no tomorrow”. This boast was inevitably a hostage to eventual fortune because by 2001 the Red Star parcels service was gone and had no tomorrow. Class 303 units (formerly the “Blue” trains), ran out of tomorrows a year later in 2002.