10 Images released on Saturday 31/10/2020

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Crooklands Wharf: In 2020, over eighty years after closure, a short stretch of the Gatebeck Tramway trackbed survives alongside the A65 at Crooklands, climbing away from the wharf in the direction of Milnthorpe and curving towards the old canal bridge abutment. There is reportedly a length of rail still visible in front of the wharf entrance but I confess I couldn't find it.

Gatebeck Tramway
Mark Bartlett [11/10/2020]


Didcot Railway Centre: GWR 'Saint' 4-6-0 2999 'Lady of Legend' on a GWS passenger train in the Railway Centre station on 29th August 2020.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd [29/08/2020]


Bitton: RSH 0-6-0T no.7151 of 1944 sits at the buffers at the south end of Bitton station in May 1984.

Bath Branch (Midland Railway)
John McIntyre [/05/1984]


Hardengreen Viaduct: A ScotRail 158 DMU forming the 1024 Edinburgh - Tweedbank service crosses Hardengreen Viaduct in light rain on the first day of October 2020, shortly after restarting from Eskbank.

Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
John Furnevel [01/10/2020]


Clarkston East Junction: BR Standard tank 80056 descending towards Giffnock on 25 May 1964 with the 8.15am ex-Clarkston.

Busby Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow [25/05/1964]


Low Marishes: Looking south towards Rillington from the level crossing by the former Low Marishes crossing worker's bungalow, along the grassed trackbed running towards the now removed bridge across the River Derwent. The crossing bungalow sits on the north side of the local road running to Yedingham from the A169 Malton to Pickering road.

York to Scarborough Line (York and North Midland Railway)
David Pesterfield [14/10/2020]


Crew South Junction: Detail from an information board on the CR Leith branch walkway. The photo-in-photo shows the southern end of Crew yard, and looks north towards the junction itself. The bridge from which this image was taken survives. This is surprising; it has only ever carried a path and requires stepped access to cross what is now just another path.

Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway)
David Panton [09/10/2020]


Burntisland Aluminium Works: The British Aluminium Company's sidings at Burntisland in 1983, after cessation of rail traffic. The track had been partly covered to allow access for lorries.

Burntisland Aluminium Works Branch (British Aluminium)
Bill Roberton [//1983]


Moncrieffe Tunnel: Standard Caprotti 5MT 4-6-0 73146 heads towards the Moncrieffe Tunnel as it leaves Perth with the 12noon Dundee to Glasgow express on 17th July 1965.

Scottish Central Railway
Robin McGregor [17/07/1965]


Romford: 345038, with a TfL Rail service from Shenfield to Liverpool Street, arriving at Romford on 6th October 2020. This service should have been running to Reading via the Crossrail tunnels under central London since December 2018 and STILL there is no sign of just when the new line under London will open.

London to Colchester (Eastern Counties Railway)
David Bosher [06/10/2020]