11 Images released on Friday 01/12/2023

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Bridgnorth: Last time I visited Bridgnorth SVR, there were only foundations for this new cafe. Now that it has been built, it looks rather like it has always been there.

Severn Valley Railway
Ken Strachan [30/09/2023]


Kelty: View south west from Kelty showing the route of the which ran between the fences, passed under the A909, served Lindsay Colliery Pits Nos 4 and 5 and continued past Loch Fitty to Townhill and Dunfermline. The portion of the line from line from [[Lassodie Mill Colliery]] to [[Kelty]] was built under the [[North British Railway]].

West of Fife Mineral Railway
Ewan Crawford [05/09/2023]


Folkestone West: The third and final photo stop at Folkestone West by the Railway Touring Company's 'The Armistice Kentish Belle' railtour, behind LMS Jubilee no. 45596 'Bahamas' (1934), looking back east towards Dover Priory, at 15.24 on Saturday, 11th November 2023. This station was known as Shorncliffe until 10th September 1962.

South Eastern Railway
David Bosher [11/11/2023]


Fort Matilda: A Derby DMU bound for Gourock calls at Fort Matilda in 1967.

Gourock Extension Railway (Caledonian Railway)
Brian Haslehust [//1967]


Merryhill Quarry Siding: The site of Merryhill Quarry Siding, on the Charlestown branch, looking east in 1990.

Charlestown Railway
Bill Roberton [//1990]


Kelvin Hall: The site of Kelvin Hall station looking east in 1980. The station closed to passengers in 1964 as Kelvin Hall but from opening in 1896 until 1959 when renamed it was known as Partick Central. The island platform and street level building are both visible. the goods yard was sited to the left of the shot with the River Kelvin to the right.

Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway
John Clark [//1980]


West Kirby: Merseyrail class 508 EMU 508131 rests at West Kirby on 14 November 2023 after arrival at 14.42, and will form the 14.51 service back to Liverpool Central. I travelled on the unit from Lime Street and back to Birkenhead North. This unit is one of two due to be withdrawn from service in w/c 18 December, according to the article on poor class 777 reliability performance posted in the Railscot news feed the following day.

West Kirkby Branch (Birkenhead Joint Railway (Great Western Railway and London and North Western Railway Joint))
David Pesterfield [14/11/2023]


Kelty: View east from Kelty showing the former course of the Lochore mineral line. This ran in roughly the treeline to the left over to the right, then via the islands in Loch Ore to, in the distance, curve back to the left, and approach the Mary Pit of the Lochore Colliery. Parts of the Aitken Colliery and Kelty Coup (tip) were in the foreground.

Lochore Branch (North British Railway)
Ewan Crawford [05/09/2023]


Leven Viaduct [Dumbarton]: A Balloch bound service on the North Clyde line photographed crossing the River Leven in September 2012. The train is on the short hop between Dumbarton Central and Dalreoch stations.

Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
John Furnevel [09/09/2012]


March: 40122, the green machine, former D200 on shed at March on 18th November 1983. There were often 40s here at that time working the freight services.

Peterborough, Ely and Cambridge (Eastern Counties Railway)
Roger Geach [18/11/1983]


Arbroath: 43031 leaves Arbroath, heading for Aberdeen on 25th October 2023, as 158740 pulls in ready to form a stopping service to Dundee.

Junction Line (Dundee and Arbroath Railway)
Mark Bartlett [25/10/2023]