8 Images released on Tuesday 29/04/2025

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Preston: Since John McIntyre photographed this old tramroad bridge abutment in 2015 [[53214]] it has been tidied considerably and the Preston Historical Society has affixed a blue plaque. This was the scene on Garden St, Preston on 2nd April 2025.

Preston to Walton Tramroad (Lancaster Canal)
Mark Bartlett [02/04/2025]


Brock Water Troughs: A few empty wagons on the otherwise well loaded Hams Hall to Mossend service, passing Brock Water Troughs behind 66703 on 7th April 2025. This loco entered service with GBRF in 2001 and since 2002 has carried the name 'Doncaster PSB 1981-2002'.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett [07/04/2025]


North Shields: North Shields in January 2025. I got off here to take the Tyne Ferry, which was bit of a rush of a walk, but at least most of it was downhill .

Tynemouth Extension (Newcastle and Berwick Railway)
Roger Geach [16/01/2025]


Shapbeck Quarry: Colas Rail 70810 was working hard as it passed beneath Little Strickland Road, near the village of the same name, on Tuesday 15th April 2025 working 6E41 1158 Carlisle New Yard to Bradwell Up Sidings. The train was nearing Shapbeck Quarry, beyond which is Shap Summit, the highest point on the WCML in England at 916ft above sea level, having begun the 12-mile climb of gradients up to 1 in 125 at Penrith.

Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Oliver Wilkinson [15/04/2025]


North Acton: A Central Line service arrives at North Acton in 1993.

Ealing and Shepherd's Bush Railway
Bill Roberton [//1993]


Dollis Hill: The somewhat unobtrusive south side entrance to Dollis Hill station, LU Jubilee Line, at 14.41 on Saturday, 15th March 2025. This also forms a subway under the station to the other side of the lines, free of charge, with the ticket office in the subway beneath the island platform. The line here opened in 1880 but Dollis Hill did not open until 1st October 1909 as part of the Metropolitan Line. It was rebuilt and transferred to the Bakerloo Line on 20th November 1939 and finally transferred to the Jubilee Line on 1st May 1979.

Kingsbury and Harrow Railway (Metropolitan Railway and Metropolitan and St John's Wood Railway Joint)
David Bosher [15/03/2025]


Glenfarg: Looking to Glenfarg at the location where the M90 sweeps in from the right, at a higher level, to completely obliterate the former trackbed. View looks south.

Glenfarg Line (North British Railway)
Ewan Crawford [19/12/2023]


Aberdeen Gas Works: Aberdeen Gas Works with 'Mr Therm' in 1961.

Aberdeen Corporation Gas Department
David Murray-Smith [//1961]