11 Images released on Sunday 15/10/2023

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Carnforth: DB 012 104-6 on display at Steamtown Carnforth in 1984. It was returned to Germany in 1996 and back in working order in 2023. On the right there are a couple of tenders behind, or should that be tender behinds?

Carnforth Shed (Furness Railway and London and North Western Railway)
Bill Roberton [//1984]


Stirling Road Junction: The site of Stirling Road Junction in 1993, with a 37 engaged in making up its train from Costains Concrete at Newmains. This traffic ceased circa 2000.

Coltness Iron Works Railway
John Clark [/08/1993]


Aberdour: 170434 passes a very floral Aberdour with the 13.09 from Aberdeen to Edinburgh on 22 August 2023. The gardens are now maintained by local volunteers.

Aberdour Line (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton [22/08/2023]


Rayleigh: 720118 with the ex-14.33 Greater Anglia service from Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria arriving at Rayleigh at 15.13 on Friday, 15th September 2023.

Shenfield to Southend Line (Great Eastern Railway)
David Bosher [15/09/2023]


Patricroft: This old platform building at Patricroft has a definite lean to it, accentuated by the fact the door is upright. Although the unstaffed station is fairly plain a local group has created murals and information boards paying homage to the nearby Motive Power Depot, which closed in 1968. This September 2023 view is on the Manchester platform looking towards Liverpool.

Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Mark Bartlett [06/09/2023]


Dollar Beg Siding: View west showing the long sweep of the Devon Valley Railway on its approach to the Dollar Viaduct from the east and the embankment continuing to the station. In the far distance is the Wallace Monument on Abbey Craig. Balshie Siding was in the trees towards the top left, with Dollarbeg beyond.

Devon Valley Railway
Ewan Crawford [17/08/2023]


Boat of Garten: A photograph taken in 1965 from the 15.10 Inverness-Forres-Aviemore service during the stop at Boat of Garten. The Park Royal railbus on the northbound track, signalled for the Speyside line, is the 16.50 from Aviemore to Craigellachie.

Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
Brian Haslehust [17/08/1965]


Goathland: North Yorkshire Moors Railway Autumn Steam Gala 2023. Black Five 5428 approaches Abbots House soon after leaving Goathland with the 14:58 Grosmont to Pickering.

Goathland Deviation (North Eastern Railway)
Stephen Willetts [22/09/2023]


Rosyth: 158722 calls at Rosyth with a service to Cowdenbeath. The elevated booking office has since been demolished and the car park extended.

Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway
Bill Roberton [//1992]


Thornton Junction TMD: 20119 and 20198 outside Thornton Junction depot on 16 May 1991. 26042 is also on shed.

Thornton Marshalling Yard and Rothes Pit (British Railways)
Roger Geach [16/05/1991]