Kirkby: The new arrangement at Kirkby, now that the Merseyrail services have been extended to Headbolt Lane. A signal has been installed, with an indicator for the two platforms at Headbolt Lane. See image [[77079]] for the same view in 2021 when there was a walkway here to link to the Northern trains to Wigan.

Prestonpans: One of a series of art works, including a platform mural, by local artist Adele Conn, officially inaugurated at Prestonpans in October 2011 (see image [[6061]]).The information board alongside contains a brief history of the station.

Headbolt Lane: There are three platforms at the new Headbolt Lane station. Two for Merseyrail services and a third for Northern trains towards Wigan behind the black screen. There are aspirations to extend the battery powered EMUs towards Wigan but the new fleet needs to be introduced across all the network first. 777146 stands at the buffers after arriving from Liverpool Central.

Dingwall: 158720 literally coasts into Dingwall with a service from Invergordon to Inverness on 28th September 2023.

Headbolt Lane: A new station for Merseyrail. I am sure our much missed contributor John McIntyre would have made the opening day of Headbolt Lane on 4th October 2023, but here it is two weeks later. This stretch of line has had a second track laid again to support Merseyrail services. 777142 is at the platform, next to the staffed ticket office, newly arrived from Liverpool Central.

Saltoun: This old sign to Saltoun Station still stands at a road junction near Humbie. Strangely there is no corresponding indicator for Humbie or its station. East Lothian (County) Council should maybe consider cleaning it - just a wash, you understand, not a repaint-don't want to break the highway maintenance budget.

Kirkdale Servicing Depot: Class 777 EMUs, awaiting service entry, at the new Stadler EMU depot at Kirkdale, seen from the station footbridge as 507014 leaves towards Liverpool. The Stadler buildings occupy the site of the old EMU depot (See [[31181]]), which in turn was built on the site of Bank Hall steam shed. Since this picture was taken in December 2022 the new 777s have taken over Kirkby and Ormskirk services and are now being rolled out on the Southport and Wirral lines.

Arndean Cutting: Looking down on the missing bridge west of Arndean with the former DVR running from left (east) to right (west). The cutting walls for the roadway, realigned when the railway was built, can be seen. There is also a spoil heap (top centre) from ironstone mining activities dating from before the railway. There was a house here - Blairbane - which was swept away by the railway construction.

Luxulyan Tunnel: 66190 with the 6G09 Goonbarrow Junction to Fowey clay, seen from the Treffery Viaduct not long after leaving Luxulyan Tunnel. A nice spot to eat your pasty while waiting for the train.

Auchnagatt: Auchnagatt station, seen from the 2.15pm Fraserburgh-Aberdeen on Saturday 2nd October 1965, the last day of passenger services on the line.

Lymington Pier: EMU 6050 at Lymington Pier in May 1975.

Walton-on-Thames: Walton-on Thames looking east in June 1968. 2-BIL 2113 is arriving at the head of a combined Waterloo - Alton / Guildford all stations working which will split at Woking. The unit was introduced into traffic on 16/12/1937, survived being damaged twice by enemy action during WW2, and continued in service until 23/01/1971.

Bedlington: Bedlington South signal box in 1987.

Salisbury: Crew change at Salisbury for a class 33 hauled Waterloo to Exeter service in 1975. DEMU 1131 is on the left.