15 Images released on Wednesday 20/09/2023

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Killorglin : A memorial board commemorates the former station site at Killorglin which lay behind the board and has long since been swept away. Killorglin is the largest town on the branch from Farranfore to Valencia Harbour and the substantial station here had a train shed. The line from Farranfore opened as far as Killorglin in January 1885 with the remaining section south westwards to Valencia Harbour opening in 1893. Closure came in early 1960 with track lifting completed by August 1962.

Valentia Harbour Branch (Great Southern and Western Railway)
Mark Poustie [11/08/2023]


Mound Tunnels: More on Flying Scotsman at Princes Street Gardens. Impressive indeed!

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
John Yellowlees [15/08/2023]


Millerhill Yard Up Arrival Sidings: The eastern section of the bridge that carried Whitehill Road over the up reception sidings at the north end of end of Millerhill Yard, seen here looking east from the road entrance to the yard in January 2015. The track here was lifted long ago, but for a view from the bridge showing activity in 1963 see image [[41848]].

Millerhill Marshalling Yard (British Railways)
John Furnevel [18/01/2015]


Threlkeld: This rusty steel gubbins would appear to be a loading chute from the Quarry Railway to standard gauge wagons below. I think its a fair bet that the tree wasn't there when the chute was in use.

Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Ken Strachan [06/08/2023]


Camps Junction [CR]: 50007 and 50049 pass the former Camps Junction with the empty stock off the 'Pilgrim Explorer' tour, from Edinburgh to Polmadie, on 16 September 2023.

Caledonian Railway
Bill Roberton [16/09/2023]


Aviemore Speyside: The real star of the Strathspey show on 15th September 2023 was the Beaver Tail observation coach, seen at Aviemore.

Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
John Yellowlees [15/09/2023]


Aviemore Shed: High-vis jackets abound as A3 Pacific No.60103 'Flying Scotsman' leaves Aviemore shed yard on 15th September 2023. Ivatt Class 2MT No.46512 in the foreground and Brush Type 2 and an industrial diesel outside the shed.

Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
John Gray [15/09/2023]


Whitley Bridge: GBRf class 60 60087 runs east through Whitley Bridge station on 31 July 2023, whilst working service 6H70, the 09.54 ex Tyne Coal Terminal loaded biomass working heading for Drax Power Station.

Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway
David Pesterfield [31/07/2023]


Forfar North Junction: View looking south on the line approaching Forfar from Broughty Ferry showing the base of a signal, just under a mile south of the junction.

Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway
Ewan Crawford [18/07/2023]


Kings Cross: The splendid exterior of London's Cathedral of Trains, Lewis Cubitt's magnificent King's Cross station that celebrated its 170th anniversary in 2022, seen through the upstairs front windows of a HV type bus on route 91 to Crouch End (where I live), on the late summer afternoon of Wednesday, 30th August 2023.

London to Peterborough (Great Northern Railway)
David Bosher [30/08/2023]


Ramsbottom: ELR 2023 Autumn Diesel Gala. Visiting Class 37 D6851 'Flopsie' plus resident 37109 depart from Ramsbottom with the 09:00 Bury to Rawtenstall on Saturday 16th September.

East Lancashire Railway
Stephen Willetts [16/09/2023]


Grantown-on-Spey East: Grantown-on-Spey East is up for sale. The lockdowns hit hard, apparently. This view looks over the site in the Dufftown direction.

Strathspey Railway
John Gray [23/08/2023]


Dunaskin Platform: Last open day at Waterside for 2023.

Dalmellington Iron Company
Colin Miller [27/08/2023]


Carlisle: Sporting express passenger headlamps Fowler 2-6-4 tank No 42301 is more likely to be a station pilot at the north end of Carlisle on 28 April 1963.

Citadel Station Committee (Caledonian Railway and London and North Western Railway)
Colin Kirkwood [28/04/1963]


Hyndland North Junction: A Class 320 EMU on the infrequently used Hyndland West Junction to Hyndland North Junction curve, south of Anniesland, seen from Jordanhill station in March 1996.

Stobcross Railway
Roger Geach Collection [/03/1996]