10 Images released on Friday 04/12/2020

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Lanark: A dark and dismal January day at Lanark in 2014. ScotRail EMU 320307 is awaiting its departure time alongside platform 1 with an early afternoon service to Milngavie.

Lanark Branch (Caledonian Railway)
John Furnevel [30/01/2014]


Aberdeen Waterloo: Looking along the Aberdeen Waterloo branch on 22nd November 2020. Very unusually, in addition to the plant behind the camera being fully occupied with tank wagons, this rake also filled the siding alongside the branch.

Aberdeen Waterloo Extension (Great North of Scotland Railway)
Duncan Ross [22/11/2020]


Elgin East: The disused Elgin East station, opened 1852, closed 1968, on 15th June 2019.

Morayshire Railway
David Bosher [15/06/2019]


Gleensk Viaduct: Viaduct at Gleensk, on the Valencia Harbour branch, seen from the Ring of Kerry road in 1988.

Valentia Harbour Branch (Great Southern and Western Railway)
Bill Roberton [//1988]


Hilton Junction: A grubby A4 60010 'Dominion of Canada' heads south from Hilton Junction with the 1.30pm Aberdeen to Glasgow on 29th August 1964. The loco was withdrawn the following May but in 1966 left the UK to be preserved in Montreal.

Scottish Central Railway
Robin McGregor [29/08/1964]


Ipswich : The climb out of Ipswich towards Belstead is tackled by 47486 at the head of a Norwich-Liverpool Street express on 12 May 1984. The recently prepared foundation for an OLED mast visible below the locomotive reveals that electrification works have commenced.

Colchester to Ipswich (Eastern Union Railway)
Mark Dufton [12/05/1984]


Keith: An Aberdeen bound DMU in Keith station at 1330 on 19th January 1979. Bubble Car SC55007 is the rostered unit on this service.

Great North of Scotland Railway
Peter Todd [19/01/1979]


Hincaster Junction: 390157 is climbing north towards Oxenholme passing through Hincaster on 28th November 2020. This rear car is directly over the top of the disused canal tunnel in this view taken from the horse path, which zig zags up the hill on the eastern side.

Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Mark Bartlett [28/11/2020]


Bury Bolton Street: D9016 Gordon Highlander waits at Bury Bolton St on 5 January 2013 before moving off to the sidings at Castlecroft yard.

East Lancashire Railway
John McIntyre [05/01/2013]


Porthmadog: The final down Cambrian Coast Line train of the day, from Machynlleth to Pwllheli, arriving at Porthmadog station on the evening of 21st May 2016.

Aberystwyth and Welch Coast Railway
David Bosher [21/05/2016]