10 Images released on Thursday 02/12/2021

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Castle Douglas: An eastbound service from Stranraer, with Black 5 45470 in charge, pauses at Castle Douglas in August 1963.

Portpatrick Railway
Brian Haslehust [22/08/1963]


East Kilbride: 156495 and 156511, on arrival at East Kilbride, with the 12.17 departure from Glasgow Central. Flats occupy the former goods yard.

Busby Railway
Bill Roberton [22/11/2021]


Interlaken West: View at Interlaken West on a summer evening in 1966. At the pier is MV Oberhofen, a vessel operated at that time by the BLS on Lake Thun on local services around Interlaken. The Oberhofen was rather smaller than other BLS vessels that would cruise the full length of the lake, and I believe she is still in BLS operation today, albeit now only on private charters. The BLS Ce 4/6 electric locomotive in the station will certainly not be in regular service now, and it would already have been more than forty years old when the picture was taken. Two examples have however been preserved, and at least one can be seen occasionally on specials. Dominating the background are the Monch and Jungfrau mountains

Bern-Lotschberg-Simplon Railway (BLS)
Robin McGregor [26/07/1966]


St Pauls [Tram]: Near the tram stop adjacent to Snow Hill (see image [[76600]]), I told a lion and a donkey that my favourite escape from reality was to imagine an enterprising resurgence of HSTs. The lion gave me a pitying look, but the donkey just laughed.

Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway (Great Western Railway)
Ken Strachan [25/04/2021]


Barry: Fireman's view from the cab of a Barry resident, looking along the rusting lines in October 1975. Although some had left for preservation by this time, and the yard was busy scrapping rail wagons, it was impossible to imagine the great majority of these rusting locos would survive.

Barry Dock and Railways
Mark Bartlett [28/10/1975]


Wensley: The former Wensley station seen from the level crossing in November 2004. View west along what is now the Wensleydale Railway's heritage line towards Redmire.

Hawes Branch (North Eastern Railway)
John Furnevel [02/11/2004]


Porthmadog Harbour [WHR]: Welsh Highland Railway train to Caernarfon, behind ex-South African Railways NSGG Garrett Class 16 2-6-2+2-6-2 No.87, just departed from Porthmadog Harbour and beginning its long and spectacular journey up into Snowdonia, on 22nd May 2016. This was the final section of the Welsh Highland Railway to be reopened in 2011 after having lain derelict since 1937, a remarkable achievement.

Festiniog to Welsh Highland Link
David Bosher [22/05/2016]


Lostock Junction: Northern 142055 comes off the line from Crow Nest Junction at Lostock Junction and heads towards Bolton while working a service to Manchester Victoria in October 2011.The line coming in from the left is from Euxton Junction and Chorley. It is also the line that Lostock station is located. The Euxton Junction to Bolton line has since been electrified and that to Crow Nest Junction and Wigan was recently approved for this too.

Liverpool and Bury Railway (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)
John McIntyre [22/10/2011]


Kyle of Lochalsh: On 15 June 1991 the Scottish Chamber Orchestra chartered a train from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh with a performance at the destination. Motive power was 37025 (now based at Bo'ness and occasionally hired for main line use), seen here after arrival at Kyle.

Kyle of Lochalsh Extension (Highland Railway)
Bill Roberton [15/06/1991]


Levenshulme: There are two primary routes from Manchester to Chester. Many services run via Earlestown and Warrington but these two Sprinters are taking the stopping route via Stockport and Altrincham, seen here passing Levenshulme on 9th August 2021 as 323229 runs non-stop through the down platform on a Stoke to Manchester service.

Manchester and Birmingham Railway
Mark Bartlett [09/08/2021]