Chester: Exterior of Chester station, opened on 1st May 1848, seen here on 21st March 2015. It was renamed Chester General in 1875 but became simply Chester again in 1969 when the city's other station, Northgate, closed.

Chester: TfW 175103 stabled in the shadow of the train shed at Chester station on 1st February 2023. The 175s are a good unit, but the last time I photographed from this spot the motive power was a little more exotic, and the journey to Chester quite memorable. See [[67360]]

Fulwell: 50008 'Thunderer' on the Branch Line Society 'Wolf Hall Thunderer' tour at Fulwell, while visiting various secondary lines in South London, and the Southern 3rd rail teritory, that don't see locos or stock very often if at all. 37403 'Isle of Mull' was on the rear here having led to Shepperton.

Blea Moor Tunnel: A tip of material extracted during construction of Blea Moor Tunnel can be found on the west side of the line at the north portal. The tip sidings ran out from the portal. The open railway can be seen in the background with the line running left (from Dent) to right (the tunnel).

Pitcaple: View of Pitcaple from the front of an Aberdeen to Inverness DMU in 1964.

Foxhall Junction: 58007 is close to Foxhall Junction, on Didcot's west curve, with the Didcot to Toton empties on 8th February 1992. The train is passing a loaded service with the signal protecting the Great Western main line visible in the distance.

Eisenerz: OBB Class 52 2-10-0 52 7064 shortly after arrival Eisenerz with a mixed local train from Hieflau. Eisenerz was at the northern end of the famous Erzberg ('Ore Mountain') rack railway which over many years transported large quantities of iron ore quarried from the mountain.

Carstairs: EWS 90028 draws to a halt well beyond the platform at Carstairs shortly before 0630 on a foggy morning in June 2006. Trailing behind the locomotive are the 15 coaches of the down Lowland Sleeper, whose Edinburgh and Glasgow portions will be separated here before leaving the station in opposite directions (see image [[9617]]).

Fairmuir Junction: View south from Clepington Road looking towards where Kingsway West Siding diverged to the right from the line south to Lochee. Fairmuir Junction is behind the camera. The Camperdown Jute and Hemp Works chimney can be seen in the distance. A particularly tall telegraph pole still survived in 1998.

Southbury: Southbury station entrance on 21st January 2023. It was opened as Churchbury with the Chuchbury Loop from Lower Edmonton (now Edmonton Green) on the Enfield Town line to Cheshunt on the Lea Valley Line on 1st October 1891. Passenger services ceased from 30th September 1909 due to tramway competition but the line was reopened on 1st March 1915 mostly for workers to the factories on the Hertford Road during WWI but closed again on 30th June 1919. 41 years passed before a new dawn arrived on 21st November 1960 when it was reopened by BR Eastern Region as part of the electrification of lines in north and north-east London. Churchbury was renamed Southbury and the line became the Southbury Loop. This building had been used commercially while closed so very little need for renovation. This line and station have been part of the TfL-operated London Overground system since 31st May 2015.

Bay Horse: 46100 'Royal Scot' cuts it fine in Forton cutting with 'The Lakelander' excursion over Shap to Carlisle, returning via the Cumbrian Coast, on 11th February 2023. It isn't the first time the 'Scot' has done this to me. See [[54786]].

Ferryhill Junction: The signal controlling the Down lines towards the former Joint Station coming off the two-track Dee Viaduct seen from within the Ferryhill Railway Trust yard in March 2022. The steel sleepers in the foreground are for use on tracks to be laid down on the site itself.

Gauxholme Viaduct: Gauxholme Viaduct and the Rochdale Canal, looking towards Summit, in October 2022.

Silloth: Ivatt Class 4 2-6-0 43027 running round its train at Silloth in 1964.

Blea Moor Tunnel: View north from above Blea Moor Tunnel showing one of the tunnel vents and Dent Head Viaduct beyond. The metal structure on the left is the original cap for the tunnel shaft.

Kings Cross: LNER IC225 91130 waits with the 14.03 to Leeds on 26 January 2023. Several of these trains remain in service between London and Yorkshire destinations.