7 Images released on Friday 19/02/2021

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Braeside Junction: Approaching Braeside Junction from Charlestown in August 2020. Crombie Depot just visible in the top left. The track is still there on the right but heavily overgrown.

Charlestown Railway
Mark Poustie [08/08/2020]


Brock: Black 5 45231, standing in for 46100 'Royal Scot', takes the outbound 'Lakelander' from Crewe to Carlisle alongside the Lancaster Canal between Brock and Garstang on 29th August 2020.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett [29/08/2020]


Bathgate: Effective snow clearance at Bathgate on 14 December 2010, enabling unimpeded platform access to the 1341 service to Waverley. The appearance of a 158 came as something of a surprise, given the introduction of through electric services on the Edinburgh - Helensburgh route two days earlier, although recent conditions had resulted in emergency timetable alterations across the network. The prolonged period of bad weather had also delayed completion of new stations on the reopened line at at Armadale, Caldercruix and Drumgelloch. For a wide view of the snow-covered Bathgate station on this particular day see image [[31926]].

Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway
John Furnevel [14/12/2010]


Beeston Castle and Tarporley: A totem from Beeston Castle and Tarporley (closed 1966) is among the goodies on display at this railwayana auction in September 1996.

Chester and Crewe Railway
David Panton [07/09/1996]


Galashiels: UK Railtours' excursion from Kings Cross to Tweedbank passing Galashiels, looking back north, at 13.57 on 30th December 2015. The train is travelling behind 66003 and left London at 5.35 a.m. on a freezing cold morning. The new bus station is on the left, providing convenient interchanges to towns like Selkirk and Peebles.

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
David Bosher [30/12/2015]


Dingwall: A lucky shot, in February 2021, between some heavy rain showers sees 37419 'Carl Haviland ' and 37423 'Spirit of the Lakes' approaching Dingwall on the way north with the big Inverness snowploughs. It has been a long time since these ploughs ventured onto the Far North Line.

Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
John Gray [17/02/2021]


Warrington Bank Quay: DB 59206 approaches Warrington Bank Quay station with a coal train heading to Fiddlers Ferry power station in March 2010. The power station has now closed and the once frequent coal trains are no more at Warrington.

Grand Junction Railway
John McIntyre [03/03/2010]