11 Images released on Sunday 28/11/2021

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Aberdeen: The main concourse at Aberdeen, in August 1963.

Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
Brian Haslehust [/08/1963]


Aberdeen: Station concourse, Aberdeen, on the evening of 14th March 2019.

Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
David Bosher [14/03/2019]


Cowlairs Incline: Emerging from the Queen Street tunnel, B1 class No 61345 is throwing everything at the 1 in 41/42 gradient of Cowlairs Incline while heading a special train to Edinburgh on 11 April 1966. The banker was a Class 21 diesel, which was considerably quieter than the B1!

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Colin Kirkwood [11/04/1966]


Eastleigh: GBRf 59003 passing light engine through Eastleigh to pick up its train on 6th September 2021. A few weeks later this loco was drafted in to assist with removing damaged coaches from the tunnel at Salisbury following the collision there.

London and Southampton Railway
Peter Todd [06/09/2021]


Kirkham and Wesham: Colourful Malcolm liveried 90024 headed an Illuminations excursion from Euston to Blackpool North on 27th November 2021. There are no run round facilities at Blackpool since electrification and 90036 was on the rear of the blue and grey rake of coaches, seen passing through Kirkham on the outward journey.

Preston and Wyre Railway, Dock and Harbour
Mark Bartlett [27/11/2021]


Craigendoran: Craigendoran from above. The WHL can be seen on the left, the station in the centre, the junction in the centre background, the remains of the piers on the right. Prior to the pier being built the original GD&HR line ran in an almost straight line from around the junction towards the road bridge in the bottom left of the photo. There is still a bridge over a burn in the back garden of a house near to the bowling green from the original route.

Craigendoran Pier Deviation
John McIntyre [22/11/2021]


Craigendoran Pier: Plenty of activity at Craigendoran on a summer morning, believed to be in 1963. 'PS Jeanie Deans' is reversing out and, in the further distance, one of the Maids is heading off in the direction of Gourock. Meantime 'PS Waverley' is berthed at the pier.

Craigendoran Pier Deviation
Brian Haslehust [//1963]


Acton Main Line: Class 800 unit on a GWR express to Paddington speeding past the obsolete fast tracks up platform at Acton Main Line on 22nd May 2021. The down fast tracks platform has been demolished. The class 800s came into service on the GWR main line in October 2017.

Great Western Railway
David Bosher [22/05/2021]


St Leonards: Debs Newman and Rob Carpenter of the Holyrood Distillery unveiling the Red Wheel yesterday. This was a warehouse of the Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway 'Innocent' line, opened 1831. The city's first railway, built to carry coal and agricultural goods. Horse and rope hauled until 1846. Closed 1968.

Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
John Yellowlees [26/11/2021]


Granton Hotel: Here is Baroness Goldie, Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence, after unveiling the Red Wheel at the former railway hotel built by the Duke of Buccleuch in 1838. The building became HMS Claverhouse.

Duke of Buccleuch
John Yellowlees [26/11/2021]


Granton Hotel: HMS Claverhouse was originally a hotel opened by the Duke of Buccleuch on Granton Square for the Granton - Burntisland ferry service. It was requisitioned for the Royal Navy in 1939.

Duke of Buccleuch
John Yellowlees [15/11/2021]