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Par: 1051 'Western Ambassador' passes Par, non stop with the 1A69 0835hrs Penzance to Paddington service, on 5th November 1973. The Swindon Class 120 unit is ready to form the next departure to Newquay.

Cornwall Railway
Roger Geach [05/11/1973]


Bo'ness: Looking over Bo'ness station throat in 1994. The signalbox carries the name Bo'ness West but has since been renamed plain Bo'ness. So what happened to Bo'ness East?

Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway
Bill Roberton [//1994]


Liskeard: A 'Warship' arriving at Liskeard with a Penzance to Liverpool express in June 1967. An NBL diesel hydraulic of the D6300 series waits in the yard with a short freight.

Cornwall Railway
Brian Haslehust [23/06/1967]


Lochend Junction: A shot thought to date from 1975 of Lochend Junction looking west. The train, worked by a Class 25, was the evening trip working from Easter Road to Millerhill and the lines to the left were heading for Abbeyhill and the ECML. To the rear of the signal box is the trackbed of the line to Leith Central which closed on 1st May 1972.

Easter Road Deviation (North British Railway)
John Clark [//1975]


Perth: Britannia 70039 'Sir Christopher Wren' arriving at Perth in 1964 with a morning parcels train from Carlisle.

Scottish Midland Junction Railway
Robin McGregor [29/08/1964]


Newcastle Central: Looking out along bay platform 1 at Newcastle Central on Sunday 4 February 2024. The train awaiting its scheduled departure time is the x1316 Lumo service to Edinburgh Waverley.

Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Andy Furnevel [04/02/2024]