12 Images released on Wednesday 27/01/2021

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Forest Gate: 345005, with a TfL Rail service from Liverpool Street to Shenfield, heading away from the camera as it departs from Forest Gate station in east London, on 30th May 2019. This service should have been running through from west London via the new Crossrail tunnels from December 2018 but the opening date has been put back time and time again and as at 31st December 2020, there is still no sign of when the new service will begin. The platforms on the far left on the fast tracks are now obsolete and fenced off.

London to Colchester (Eastern Counties Railway)
David Bosher [30/05/2019]


Paisley St James: Activity at Paisley St James, looking west over the station on 29 May 1953. Ex-Caledonian 0-6-0 no 57389 has halted with a westbound goods in order to carry out a shunting operation (the goods yard and a mineral depot are located behind the camera on the north side of the line). Meantime, on the embankment in the left background beyond the prefabs, Caley 4-4-0 no 54497 waits on the branch with a freight.

Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow [29/05/1953]


Harrow-on-the-Hill (Met): Interior of unrefurbished Metropolitan Line 'A' stock from 1961, seen in July 1994. These interiors later got a makeover and the stock lasted until 2012.

Harrow and Rickmansworth Railway
David Panton [17/07/1994]


Dalgety Bay: CrossCountry 220017 nears Dalgety Bay on 24th January 2021, with the 12.31 from Dundee to Bristol Temple Meads, which would have started from Aberdeen before the Carron Water bridge problem. Photograph ancillary to a daily exercise walk permitted under Corona Virus legislation.

Aberdour Line (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton [24/01/2021]


Greenock Princes Pier [2nd]: Fowler 4F 0-6-0 no 44189 with a recently arrived train at Greenock Princes Pier station on 2 August 1958.

Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow [02/08/1958]


Lancaster Old Junction: The second of consecutive northbound freights at Lancaster Old Junction on 12th January 2021 was Colas 70802 with late running log empties from Chirk to Carlisle. Seen here descending the bank towards Lancaster station, closely following the 'Tesco' containers. Photograph ancillary to a permitted exercise walk under Corona Virus legislation.

Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Mark Bartlett [12/01/2021]


Navigation Road [Tram]: Metrolink tram 3004 departs from Navigation Road heading to the Etihad Campus in May 2017. On the left is the national rail network platform used by Northern services between Manchester and Chester. On the right is the LMRCA Railway Club with the bowling green in use.

Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway
John McIntyre [19/05/2017]


Newcraighall South Junction: BAM tracklaying team discussion taking place on 8 October 2014. View is north, with GBRf 66706 standing below a bridge located midway between Shawfair station and Newcraighall South Junction.

Millerhill Deviation (Network Rail)
John Furnevel [08/10/2014]


Kirriemuir Junction: The remains of Kirriemuir Junction seen in 1996 in a view looking west. Ballast survived along with the platform mound. The signal box was closer to the camera in a recess into the cutting on the south (left) side of the line.

Scottish Midland Junction Railway
Ewan Crawford [//1996]


Brock Water Troughs: Northern 195108 runs alongside the Lancaster Canal at Brock with a Manchester Airport to Barrow service on a sunny 15th January 2021. Photo ancillary to a permitted exercise walk under Corona virus legislation.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett [15/01/2021]


Breakwater Junction: A 'now' picture to Bill Roberton’s 'then' of 1980 (see image [[75464]]). A path follows the course of the harbour line, but otherwise it is hard to believe this is the same place. Off-camera to the right however things look pretty post-industrial.

Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway)
David Panton [01/01/2021]


Loughborough Junction: 319366, with a Thameslink service to St. Albans City, calling at Loughborough Junction in south London on 19th October 2013. This EMU was later transferred to Northern Rail and has since been refurbished.

Metropolitan Extensions: Herne Hill to the Metropolitan Railway (London, Chatham and Dover Railway)
David Bosher [19/10/2013]