Woodacre Crossing: After several cancellations, the Sundays Only Chirk to Carlisle log empties ran again on 10th January 2021. After a long (scheduled) wait in the loop at Barton 70802 takes the train north between Garstang and Woodacre on a very gloomy afternoon. Photo ancillary to a daily exercise walk permitted under Corona Virus legislation.

Carron Water Bridge [East Croft of Carmont]: A close up of the Carron Water Bridge near Carmont on 17th January 2021, the day after the parapet collapsed causing the line to be closed again. This image shows how the collapsing stonework has also pulled down the guard rails and exposed the trackbed and ballast.

Carron Water Bridge [East Croft of Carmont]: On 17th January 2021, even the Network Rail chopper (G-NTWK) was in on the act at the scene of the Carron Water bridge parapet collapse, but it did not come low enough for me to get it and the bridge in the same photo.

Carron Water Bridge [East Croft of Carmont]: The day after the parapet of the Carron Water bridge collapsed the debris can be seen littering the embankment. The river channel was improved during summer 2020, to prevent the viaduct being undermined, but this damage has occurred 'top down'. This was the scene on 17th January 2021 with line closed and engineers on site.

Boat of Garten: A grounded (former 6-wheel) coach body in the goods yard at Boat of Garten in April 1977. Although externally the left hand end appears intact, some modifications have been carried out by the previous owners before it arrived on the Strathspey Railway.

Carron Water Bridge [East Croft of Carmont]: A close up of the damaged parapet on the Carron Water Bridge, which collapsed the previous day on 16th January 2021 (See news item). Network Rail engineers can be seen firing up the chainsaw so I might get some better photos once the trees have been felled, but my Apple Watch tells me this will involve another hike of 9.19 miles.

Carron Water Bridge [East Croft of Carmont]: A view of damage to the parapet of the viaduct over the Carron Water north of East Croft of Carmont and a little west of the former Dunnotar Signal Box.

Brunstane: An empty stock movement running between Craigentinny and the west end of Waverley passes through Brunstane on 15 September 2019. Photographed through the shrubbery on the east side of the station. The CrossCountry Voyager had been diverted around the sub due to engineering works at the east end.

Blacksboat: A low winter sun illuminates the former station at Blacksboat. The view is to the south on 1st Febrary 1997.

Bude: Exterior of the former Bude station, Cornwall, once served by a portion of the famous Atlantic Coast Express, seen here abandoned and derelict in June 1974. This seaside terminus was closed in October 1966 after only 68 years, another victim of the infamous Beeching cuts. Had the then Minister of Transport, the non-driving Barbara Castle had a holiday home at Bude, as she did at St. Ives (which branch line from St. Erth she saved), Bude may well still have had a railway today.

York: Yesterday's technology: LCD departures board at York in May 1994. At the time station names on such displays were limited to an often inadequate ten letters. Incidentally neither ‘CSTR-LE-ST’ nor EDGE HILL were true destinations; these were slight deceptions to guide passengers towards express services to Newcastle and Liverpool respectively.

St Monans Salt Pans: The Newark Coal & Salt Company was established in 1771 to produce salt from the seawater off St Monans, Fife, using coal from a nearby mine to heat the water. A waggonway was used to move the coal to the saltpans and also connected to the harbour at Pittenweem, along the coast to the east. This ceased operation around 1794 and production stopped in the 1820s. Plans were announced in 2021 to restart production in the area. Looking east to Pittenweem along the site of the saltpans. The (now restored) windmill was used to pump seawater into the pans. The waggonway would have run along the course of the level path below, dividing to serve the coal mine, uphill to the left, and along the shore to Pittenweem.

Kinning Park Junction: Although the WD 2-8-0 is somewhat blurred, this picture shows some of the complexities around Glasgow's Shields Road station in July 1963. The loco is heading eastwards light engine on the low level lines through Kinning Park Junction, and about to enter the short tunnel underneath Shields Road. Platforms of Shields Road station can be glimpsed top left and right, for the Paisley Canal line on the left and for the Paisley Gilmour St line on the right. Tracks to General Terminus Quay diverge underneath the Gilmour St platforms.

Ladywell: 466035 with 465171 from Hayes (Kent) to Charing Cross, arriving at Ladywell station in south-east London, on 16th February 2019.