Hawick [2nd]: Britannia Pacific 70037 Hereward the Wake with the 1X41 Merthyr - Edinburgh excursion at Hawick on 5 February 1965. The train is about to pass an EE Type 4 with a freight in the sidings to the north of the station.

Bathgate Shed: A wet Saturday at Bathgate in February 1966. B1 4-6-0 no 61099 stands in the yard alongside Bathgate shed.

Bathgate Shed: BR Standard class 2 2-6-0 no 78052 stands alongside Bathgate shed in February 1966. Built at Darlington Works in November 1955, the locomotive had been withdrawn by BR the previous month and was cut up at MMS Wishaw two months later.

Bathgate Yard: Standing in the yard at Bathgate in February 1966 is BR Standard class 4 2-6-0 76105. The locomotive had been withdrawn from Polmadie during January that year and by the end of April would be cut up in the yard of Motherwell Machinery & Scrap, Wishaw. Built at Doncaster in July 1957, the locomotive had an operational life of just eight and a half years.

Bathgate Shed: B1 61099 stands in the yard alongside Bathgate shed in fading light on a February afternoon in 1966.

Bathgate Shed: J36 0-6-0 no 65282 stands on Bathgate shed following a shower of rain on 5 February 1966 The locomotive had been officially withdrawal by BR the previous month.

Wanton Walls Junction [2nd]: On the afternoon of 5 February 1970, BRCW Type 2 No. 5303 approaches Monktonhall Junction off the chord from Millerhill Yard with a loaded MGR coal train from Monktonhall Colliery (booked departure time 16:05) to Cockenzie Power Station. The tracks on the extreme right were the direct connection from Niddrie West Junction via Wanton Walls.

Monktonhall Junction: Deltic No. 9011 The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers approaches Monktonhall Junction not long after leaving Waverley station in February 1970 with the 16.00 hrs service to London Kings Cross. This once rural scene on the outskirts of Edinburgh has changed out of all recognition - the field on the right has long succumbed to housing while Queen Margaret University now stands on the left.

Monktonhall Junction: Deltic No. 9004 Queen's Own Highlander rounds the curve north of Monktonhall Junction with the down 'Flying Scotsman' in February 1970.

Ardrossan Town: A Glasgow Central - Ardrossan Harbour DMU running over Princes Street level crossing in February 1972.

Ardrossan Harbour: Ayr based 3208 shunting Ardrossan Harbour in February 1972.

Ardrossan Shed [GSW] [2nd]: Remains of 67D Ardrossan Shed (closed 1965) seen in February 1972 with track still in place. See image [[28561]]

Dufftown: 25233 shunting at a snow covered Dufftown Station on 5th February 1979.

Alves: 25233 passing through the closed Alves station with a grain train from Burghead, to Elgin, then Aberdeen and I'm told Doncaster. 05 February 1979.

Burghead Maltings: 25233 reversing its train down the long siding towards Hopeman. 05 February 1979.

Burghead Maltings: 25233 undercover as its train is attended to at the Maltings.

Dufftown: 25233 with a freight in the snow at Dufftown on 5 February 1979.

Dufftown: Winters day at Dufftown on 5 February 1979 with 25233 standing in the yard at the head of a freight.

Burghead [2nd]: 25233 heading a maltings train away from Burghead on 5 February 1979.

Burghead [2nd]: 25233 prepares to leave Burghead maltings with a freight for Dufftown on a sunny 5 February 1979.

Tay Bridge South Junction: An up HST about to pass Tay Bridge South box in February 1982.

Tay Bridge South Junction: An unidentified Brush Type 4 about to pass Tay Bridge South signal box and run out onto the bridge in February 1982 with a BR InterCity service bound for Aberdeen.

Tay Bridge South Junction: An Aberdeen bound train running out onto the Tay Bridge in 1982.

Eldroth: Preserved K1 No. (6) 2005 and Black 5 No. 5407 are producing copious quantities of steam on a cold and unpleasant day as they approach the summit of the 'Little North Western' just east of Eldroth with the Carnforth to Hellifield leg of the Cumbrian Mountain Pullman on 5th February 1983. The train would continue north from Hellifield in deteriorating conditions behind Midland Compound 1000 and 5690 'Leander' only to be terminated at Appleby due to an incident on the WCML which resulted in the S&C being required as a diversionary route. Participants returned south by service train. With thanks to Messrs Smith, Webb, Greig, Butterworth and Morgan.

Horbury Junction: 37520 has just left the Procor works at Horbury Junction in February 1997 with a rake of refurbished London Transport tube stock heading towards Wakefield Kirkgate. The signal gantry for the junction can be seen centre right.

Pocinho: A view from Pocinho station approach across the goods yard to the the narrow gauge viaduct over the River Douro that until 1988 carried the Sabor line, which ran for 60 miles into the north east corner of Portugal. In the foreground are two wagons that are used to carry the surviving cement traffic on the broad gauge Douro Valley line from Porto. Just behind the cement pallets are the rusting remains of E213, a metre gauge Mallet 2-4-6-0T used on the Sabor line until freight finally ended in 1988.

Tua: Stored steam locomotive and associated stock at the Tua interchange station in 2007. The metre gauge Mallett 0-4-4-0T tanks were used here as station pilots until at least 1983. By 2007 the Tua Valley line had been cut back by fifty miles from Braganca to Mirandela and there were only two railbuses a day. The line closed completely in 2008. The broad gauge Douro Valley line on the left however has continued to see regular passenger and freight trains between Porto and Pochino. Thanks to Bill Jamieson for additional info.

Inverkeithing Tunnel: The 09.52 Aberdeen-Kings Cross NXEC service climbs away from Inverkeithing Tunnel on 5 February, a view only possible since clearance of vegetation last year.

Buckingham: Full marks to Buckingham Council for looking after this disused viaduct - notice the well kept drainpipes (on this side). You will have to take it from me that the top side is tarmacked. The viaduct is North-West of the former station, and presents a useful vantage point for observing the local social life!

Buckingham: Not many trains, but a nice bit of barrow crossing. Buckingham still has brick-surfaced platforms, but the trackbed is flooded with stagnant water, and the forecourt is a car park for the University. Full marks to Buckingham Council for preserving a walkway through the middle of the town. View looks South-East.

Tiffield: 'Slow, Mouldy, and Jolting'... and now decrepit: this bridge over the former SMJ link from Towcester to the WCML is now well into its dotage with a current weight limit of just 3 tons. The warped parapet tells a sad story; I fear the church in the background will outlast this more recent relic!

Milton Keynes Central: This bland and faceless office block includes a station entrance at the centre of its ground floor. At least the bulding now looks no worse then when it was built in the early 1980's. Hope that chap at the bus stop isn't waiting for a W13 to Henlow....

Sanquhar: Work in progress inside the former station building at Sanquhar on 5 February 2010. View is north from what will eventually become a bathroom. See image [[28529]]

Neilston: 314 205 on the reversing stub at Neilston, just west of the station, in February 2011. On electrification in 1962 stabling was constructed behind the remaining track but it was removed 15 years later. That disused yard lamp appears to be a relic. [With thanks to Stewart Duthie for additional information.]

Carstairs East Junction: DBS 66037 climbs to Cobbinshaw with 6E28 Dalzell - Tees Yard steel empties at 14.27 on 5 February.

Carstairs: 82228+91112 with the 1E15 Glasgow Central-London Kings Cross passing through Carstairs station on 5 February.

Birmingham New Street: Arrival at Birmingham New Street in February 2011. Some time soon, they will have to stop imagining what they might do to rebuild New Street, and give the existing station a nice big clean.

Crewe: Conversation at Crewe in 2011. The railway is clearly changing - a few years ago both parties would have been male.

Carstairs South Junction: First TransPennine unit 185128 rounds the curve from Carstairs East Junction to join the WCML at Carstairs South Junction on 5 December 2011. The train is the 12.08 Edinburgh Waverley - Manchester Airport.

Cumbernauld: 170 477 pulls into Cumbernauld with a terminating service from Glasgow Queen Street on 5 February.  The building in the background looks a little out of place when seen in the flesh: all on it's own and the oldest building as far as the eye can see.  That's because it was part of the hamlet called Cumbernauld Station which was the only nearby settlement until the New Town filled in the considerable gap between the station and Cumbernauld village proper see image [[32482]].

Glasgow Central: The intermediate level at Glasgow Central has street accesses at each side of the south-west corner (behind the camera and to the right) and it's also the only way down to Platforms 16 and 17 from the main station upstairs.  There is therefore quite a lot of coming and going here, but two figures in this picture of 5 February are not in such a hurry.

Crewe: The 16.10 Voyager to Glasgow Central pulls into a damp platform 11 at Crewe on 5th February. (My wife was away, so I was at play.) There were quite a few 56's returned from France in the sidings out of sight in the distance.

Carstairs: 322485+322481 on the 5Y00 Shields - Edinburgh ECS through Carstairs on 5 February 2011.

Smithy Lye: The now disused Smithy Lye acted as carriage sidings for Glasgow Central.  This view of 5 February is from Shields Road and looks east with the Paisley Line (left) heading for Bridge Street Junction and Glasgow Central. It is an easier location to photograph than when Brian Forbes stood here see image [[12171]] although now there is less to see.  For once the trackside detritus cannot be blamed on the public; perhaps the thinking is that around here there's no amenity to spoil...

Conon Bridge Viaduct: 67007 crossing the viaduct over the River Conon with the tanker train for Lairg on 5 February 2011.

Neilston: 314 205 waits in the reversing stub at Neilston on 5 February before re-entering the station (formerly known as Neilston High) to return to Glasgow. The line once continued behind the camera to join the G&SWR main line at Lugton and continued independently to Ardrossan and Irvine.

Cumbernauld: On 5 February 170 477 eases out of the siding at Cumbernauld after changing ends for the return to Glasgow Queen Street. For the size of the town Cumbernauld station never seems particularly busy. In fact the per capita bookings are exceptionally low: about 6 tickets sold per resident per year. This is half the figure for the comparable New Town of East Kilbride with its single-platform terminus. The figure for Kirkcaldy, another similarly sized town, is over 20. Cumbernauld's low usage must have a lot to do with the fact that the station is not conveniently placed for most of the town (Croy station is nearer to some communities). There are also frequent express bus services to Glasgow from the town centre.

Neilston: On 5 February 2011 unit 314 205 pulls out of the reversing stub at Neilston heading for the departure platform to form the next service to Glasgow Central. The following half-hourly terminating service will occupy the stub in a few minutes time, so it's occupied for most of the day. Note the increasingly old-fashioned destination blind still carried by all 314s.

Leith Walk East Goods: Map showing LNER Leith Walk East Goods Station 1925 see image [[24397]].

Crewe: Detail of the platform area at Crewe station in February 2011: great for enthusiasts, but not for the general public. See image [[33426 for the converse]]

Warrington Bank Quay: A Voyager for Glasgow Central encounters a little Cheshire mist at Warrington Bank Quay on its way North on 5 February. The driver had popped out with a green flag, but then had very sensibly retreated back into the train.

Greenfaulds: For most of the day every other service on the Glasgow-Cumbernauld line is extended to Falkirk Grahamston.  Although the longer services will naturally carry more passengers to and from Glasgow two and three coach sets seem to be used indiscriminately on either working.  Here 158 727 is seen with a service from Grahamston to Queen Street on 5 February.

Crosshill: The island platform at Crosshill, looking towards Glasgow at spot on 1 o'clock, Saturday 5 February. A young man buys a ticket at the al-fresco ticket window while speaking on his mobile. How rude. Saying 'young man' and berating modern manners? I must be getting old; shoot me if I get worse.

Partick: Ony o' youse blokes goin' the length o' Pertick? The GI Bride - complete with 'wean' - was a Glasgow newspaper strip cartoon of the 1950s, created by Bud Neill. This bronze by Ranald MacColl was scheduled to be in place for 'Homecoming Scotland' in 2009, but was more than a little delayed and was quietly placed in the ticket hall at Partick station on 31 January 2011. Photographed 5 days later.

Sighthill East Junction [2nd]: On 5 February 2011 unit 158 727 retreats from the camera heading for Glasgow Queen Street with a service from Cumbernauld. Photographed from the north end of Barnhill station, which the Cumbernauld line bypasses. [To get your bearings please see the map at image 32725 where Barnhill station and the junction are left of centre.]  After stopping at Springburn station only a few hundred yards away the train will then turn sharp south, on a curve built as recently as 1993, leading to Glasgow Queen Street High Level.

Coatbridge Central [NB]: The current Coatbridge Central got its coveted suffix only in 1953: the previous Central station was the former North British one which closed two years earlier.  The line, between Sunnyside and Whifflet South Junctions, remains and a girder bridge carrying it is a local landmark, although it is little-used.  It runs parallel here with the passenger line through the current Coatbridge Central.  All that remains of the NB station however is an underpass, seen here looking from Sunnyside Road on 5 February.

Conon: The overgrown platform at Conon station (closed June 1960) photographed on 5 February 2011. A new station (to be named Conon Bridge) is proposed for the village, hopefully before 2012, when there are major road works planned for the Kessock Bridge. These are expected to result in significant delays to road traffic, particularly during in the morning and evening peaks. Protracted discussions regarding the cost (£1.6m for a basic platform and shelter) and 'who pays?' have delayed the project.

Gartcosh: 170 459 calls at Gartcosh en route from Glasgow to Falkirk Grahamston on 5 February.  In the background, on the other side of the M73, is the village of Gartcosh.  The traffic noise (which doesn't seem too bad to me) is presumably the reason why it was thought necessary to install 16 PA speakers. Behind the camera to the right is the brownfield site of the former steelworks which has been on the cusp of development for some years, while to the left all is rural with, on that day, a 'country smell' strong enough to stop a train.

Shields Road [CGU]: Shields Road station had platforms on lines serving both Glasgow Central and St Enoch. These are the St Enoch (and City Union) lines looking west on 5 February. The Glasgow and Paisley lines can be seen in the background. For a station today the area has to make do with the Glasgow Subway, though its Shields Road station is actually in Scotland Street.

Carstairs South Junction: Freightliner 66623 in 'Bardon Aggregates' blue livery approaches Carstairs South Junction on 5 February 2011.

Smithy Lye: The disused sidings of Smithy Lye are to the left of the City Union line in this view east from Shields Road on 5 February.  The Glasgow and Paisley line is at their other side.  The overhead wire beneath the camera serves the line connecting the CU and the G&P, and the points are currently set for it.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Queen Street station on the morning of Saturday 5 February.  It's obvious it has been raining because those yellow 'people cones' are out in force to warn of the danger of slipping on wet floors.  What we need now is something to warn of the danger of falling over cones.

Hereford: The station footbridge at Hereford, looking towards the booking hall in February 2011. I passed the other way in a slightly intoxicated state once or twice when younger!

Crosshill: 314 214 on the Inner Circle line at Crosshill on 5 February with a service for Glasgow Central.  Its arrival was heralded by the digital announcements peculiar to these parts.  It's not the slightly actressy voice used on the rest of the Scotrail network; it's more demotic, shall we say, though falling short of Parliamo Glasgow.

Glasgow Queen Street Low Level: The North Hanover Street entrance to Queen Street station is detached from the main building and serves only the low level platforms with access at their east ends only.  It is consequently comparatively quiet, especially at weekends as most of its custom is from commuters and students at Strathclyde University and nearby colleges.  It couldn't be quieter here on Saturday 5 February.  Note mandatory 'wet floor' cone on the perfectly dry floor.

Sighthill East Junction [2nd]: Having called at Springburn station (in the background) 158 871 takes the Cumbernauld line with a service for Falkirk Grahamston on 5 February.  It will by-pass Barnhill station, the first stop for the Queen Street Low Level electric line forming in the foreground, then shortly curve round to cross over it and head north east on the line from the former Buchanan Street.  It was 27 years between Buchanan Street's closure and the opening of a new curve to allow through running from Queen Street on this tight Z-bend route.

Crouch End: Platform remains at Crouch End station, looking towards Alexandra Palace, in heavy snow on 5th February 2012. Opened by the Edgware, Highgate & London Railway (later absorbed by the GNR) in 1867, this line almost became part of the LUL Northern Line with over £1 million being spent on the project before 1939. After the war, the scheme was not proceeded with even though conductor rails had been laid all the way and the platforms at Crouch End, seen here, reconstructed to adjust to tube train height. Steam trains continued to ply up the gradients from Finsbury Park until the line, once promised a bright new future, was closed instead, on 5th July 1954.

Thornton Junction: 170411 catches the low sunshine on 5 February as it passes Thornton Junction with the 15.25 from Perth to Edinburgh. At right, the Methil branch and its signal disappear into the undergrowth.

Didcot Parkway: Freightliner 70020 close-up, passing through Didcot on 5 February 2013.

Didcot Parkway: DBS 67006 Royal Sovereign in Didcot sidings on 5 February with a freight destined for the MOD depot at Bicester.

Didcot Parkway: Freightliner 70020 eastbound through Didcot station with containers on 5 February 2013.

St Pancras: The 'Eurostar' ticket office at St Pancras in February 2013 - a masterful blend of the old and the new.

Milton Keynes Central: 90019, in EWS/First ScotRail Sleeper livery, sets off from a brief signal stop at Milton Keynes platform 1 with Southbound empty car carriers on 5 February. Since the closure of the Transit factory in Southampton in October, all Ford vehicles carried on our railways are now imported. Jaguars from Castle Bromwich, and Land Rovers / Range Rovers from Halewood are still UK-built.

Didcot Parkway: Freightliner 66592, Oxford bound through Didcot on 5 February, passing the new platform at the Didcot Rail Centre.

Raglan: And there it was - gone! The lovely station building at Raglan has recently been demolished see image [[26282]]. [The demolition seemed to have been done slowly and carefully - is it being re-erected elsewhere, I wonder?] [With thanks to Alastair McLellan]

South Moreton: Freightliner 66541 with a freight in South Moreton cutting, to the east of Didcot, in February 2013.

Hammersmith [HC]: All platforms are occupied at Hammersmith on 5 February 2013, with three trains of old stock standing side by side at the western terminus of the Hammersmith and City line.

Paddington: Paddington station having a purple period. View from the Hammersmith and City Line platforms on 5th February 2013.

St Pancras: That Gothic look - a Eurostar can just be seen through the main Euston Road entrance at St Pancras on 5 February.

Carlisle: New DRS Class 68 locomotive 68002 prior to departure from Carlisle on 5 February with a test run to Crewe.

Carlisle: A new TransPennine class 350/4 EMU departs from Carlisle with 1M95 from Edinburgh to Manchester International Airport on its first week in operational service.

Carlisle: Platform meeting at Carlisle on 5 February between engineers and crew of new DRS class 68 loco 68002. The test train had just arrived behind 47853 which was about to be replaced by 90020 for the second days test trip to Crewe. According to the driver these will continue for approximately 2 months before the loco enters normal operational service.

Carlisle: 90020 leading new DRS 68002 about to depart from Carlisle on 5 February with a test run to Crewe.

Carlisle: The no 2 end of new DRS Class 68 loco 68002 Intrepid at Carlisle during testing operations on 5 February 2014. Note the data transfer cables between the first coach and the locomotive.

Carlisle: Colas Railfreight 56087 passing through Carlisle station on 5 February 2014 with the Kingmoor - Chirk log train.

Carlisle: DRS 20309+37423 pass through Carlisle on 5 February during a light engine move to Crewe.

Crigglestone: View north towards the former Crigglestone Junction, from the over-bridge by the site of Crigglestone station on 5 February 2014. Note the long welded down line on steel sleepers laid over the previous night to replace well worn jointed track on wooden sleepers. Cut sections of the old track are stacked alongside the up line which is also due to be replaced.

Dalgarven Signal Box: Signal box name now restored and in pride of place at entry to the Museum of Ayrshire Life, Dalgarven Mill. The signal box stood between Dalry and Kilwinning and was demolished in 1968. See image [[37547]]

Crigglestone: View south over the former Crigglestone West station site on 5 February, showing the new long welded down line on steel sleepers see image [[46201]]. The former station masters house and staff cottages, still occupied and in everyday use, are to the right. The exchange sidings with Crigglestone Colliery, sited alongside and also connected to the east - west Thornhill to Notton Junction line, were to the left of the present running lines.

Newton West Junction: Contractors at work on 5 February 2015 sealing off the overbridge which carries Old Mill Road across both the West Coast main line and the Kirkhill line at Cambuslang. The bridge has had a weight limit in place for some time and is to be replaced with a new concrete structure. The work is scheduled for completion by the autumn of 2015.

Farnworth Tunnel: A Wilmslow to Blackpool North TPE service exits the smaller bore of Farnworth Tunnel on the afternoon of 5 February 2015. Major reconstruction work starts here in May 2015 to make room for overhead power lines in connection with the electrification of the Manchester - Preston via Bolton route.

Kilmarnock: GBRf 66745 powers through Kilmarnock station on 5 February 2015 with loaded coal hoppers from Hunterston to Drax power station. This is a new path for GBRf.

Farnworth Tunnel: Northern unit 156428 enters the larger southbound bore of Farnworth Tunnel while working a service to Stalybridge on 5 February 2015. See image [[50273]]

Farnworth: Looking north from the platform at Farnworth station on 5 February 2015 as a Northern service to Manchester Victoria approaches. Through the various bridges along this straight the up platform at Moses Gate station can just be made out.

Kilmarnock: Daffodils at Kilmarnock, it must be springtime.

Edinburgh Waverley: Twilight at Waverley and a strip of LEDs brings out the the lattice on the c1900 footbridge at the Calton Road entrance. The original light fittings add a more token contribution.

Edinburgh Waverley: Royal Mail unit 325 005 makes the briefest of signal stops to allow a Virgin unit to pass on 5 February 2016.

Shawfair: Another day, another acronym... The latest building project to get underway on the site of the former Millerhill Marshalling Yard is RERC, the Edinburgh and Midlothian Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre. Located to the south of the Biogen food waste recycling plant and opposite the under construction ScotRail EMU depot, the new facility is due to come on stream in early 2018 and will result in permanent closure of Powderhall depot. Running between Newcraighall South Junction and Shawfair on 5 February 2017 is the 0911 Edinburgh – Tweedbank, with construction work taking place in the background.

Shawfair: The first trains of the day north and south on the Borders Railway cross at Shawfair at 0925 on Sunday 5 February 2017. Both are on time - and not a 158 in sight.

Heysham Port: Possibly the worst image of a Sprinter I have ever taken - but there are items of interest. The high security that now surrounds the port area meant this view, taken from a Seatruck ship in the harbour, is more of the fence than the departing daily boat train. The brown columns are the old canopy supports and the stone structure behind is the old Midland Railway power station, which supplied the once electrified line to Morecambe and Lancaster Green Ayre. 5th February 2018.

Haymarket: A ScotRail HST stop board, and a ScotRail HST, seen at Haymarket Station on 5th February 2018.

Heysham Port: Isle of Man Steam Packet MV Ben-my-Chree, moored alongside Heysham ferry terminal and railway station prior to the daytime sailing to Douglas on 5th February 2018. She will be back again later for the overnight crossing. The Heysham Nuclear Power stations form part of the backdrop to this photo taken from another ship in the harbour.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Evening at Glasgow Queen St on 5th February 2018 with 380101 and 156504 in the platforms, the latter recently arrived from Dunblane. On my first trip in a refurbished Class 156 I found the new seats to be rock hard and not really suitable for a long run to Oban or Fort William.

Bay Horse: TPE Driving Trailer 12809 leads a test train of new MkV stock through the cutting at Forton while on test between Carlisle and Crewe on 5th February 2019. Propelling loco on this occasion was 68025 Superb.

Malton: Driving Trailer of a new TPE Nova 3 loco hauled coaching set, photographed at Malton during station training and platform checks on the evening of 5 February 2019. The train was on its way from Manchester International Depot to Scarborough hauled by DRS TPE liveried 68028 Lord President.

Malton: View of the drivers desk in the Driving Trailer on the new TPE Nova 3 loco hauled coaching sets. This was during at station training and platform checks at Malton Station during the evening of 5 Feb 2019, whilst running from Manchester International Depot to Scarborough. DRS TPE liveried 68028 Lord President was pulling the set eastbound.

Malton: View of seating in the standard class coaches on the new TPE Nova 3 loco hauled sets, seen at Malton on the evening of 5 Feb 2019 during at station training and platform checks whilst running between Manchester International depot and Scarborough. The three intermediate Standard Class coaches have face to face seating with a table throughout other than at the extreme ends. The driving trailer only has three bays with table per side.

Malton: View of seating in First Class coach on the new TPE Nova 3 loco hauled sets, seen on test at Malton on the evening of 5 Feb 2019. First Class is by the loco.

Malton: TPE 68028 Lord President and Nova 3 coaching set at Malton Station on 5 Feb 2019 during evening test running between Manchester International depot and Scarborough. At Malton station training on such as use of a disabled ramp was undertaken. Checks were also carried out to determine optimum stop point in relation to the (slightly too short) raised section of platform linking to the end most doors. View of the slab end of the coach next to the loco, with a porthole in the centre to the first class vestibule

Chesterfield: Former LMS Jubilee class no.45596 'Bahamas' departing from Chesterfield on 5 February 2019 whilst travelling with support coach from Tyseley to Keighley. The locomotive has been undergoing restoration at Tyseley for a return to main line operations after a prolonged absence. It is scheduled to haul a railtour from Keighley to Carlisle on Saturday 9 February 2019. [Ref query 6 February 2019]

Donibristle Platform: 43014 leads the Network Rail New Measurement Train away from Donibristle on its way to Aberdeen on 5 February 2019.

Malton: TPE 68028 'Lord President' and Nova 3 coaching set at Malton Station on 5 Feb 2019 during evening test running between Manchester International depot and Scarborough. (Note Scarborough destination display in loco cab window).

Malton: Views of the manufacturers Driving Trailer details on the new TPE Nova 3 loco hauled coaching set seen at Malton whilst running from Manchester International Depot to Scarborough pulled by DRS TPE liveried 68028 'Lord President'.

Malton: TPE 68028 'Lord President' and Nova 3 coaching set at Malton on 5 Feb 2019 during evening test running between Manchester International depot and Scarborough. View of cables linking loco to coaching set.

Malton: TPE 68028 'Lord President' and Nova coaching set at Malton Station on 5 Feb 2019 during evening test running between Manchester International depot and Scarborough.

Chesterfield: Outside the front of Chesterfield station is a statue to the father of railways, George Stephenson, holding a model of what appears to be Locomotion No.1. I must admit to being surprised at finding this statue in Chesterfield, however a little research advised me that he spent his final years in the town.

Chesterfield: EMT Meridian DEMU 222019 calls at Chesterfield with a service to Sheffield on 05 February 2019.

Larbert: An Alloa service calls at Larbert on 5 February 2020.

Easter Cornton Level Crossing: 'Cornton No 2' seems to be the preferred name of this foot crossing in Stirling, south of the far more conspicuous Cornton Level Crossing. According to the website for such things 162 people use this daily. I'm not sure how these figures are arrived at, particularly when there is no CCTV.

Grahamston (Falkirk): A freight from Grangemouth to Aberdeen (or somewhere) rumbles through Grahamston on 5 February 2020. Has anyone else noticed how 'freight' has entirely supplanted 'goods'?

Larbert: A northbound service accelerates out of Larbert on 5 February 2020, passing the Network Rail Training School. The out-of-use Larbert North box is just out of shot on the left.

Stirling: A Dunblane to Edinburgh service pulls into Stirling on 5 February 2020.

Larbert: A Glasgow Queen Street service pulls into Larbert on 5 February 2020. The wide trackbed must have made the installation of OHLE masts easier and cheaper here than at other stations. It doesn't help with photography however. Ah well, it's not all about me. (It is.).

Stirling: An HST for Glasgow Queen Street makes its final call, Stirling, on 5 February 2020. The ScotRail app had this billed as three cars (a 170). Not infallible then.

Hest Bank: 66118 skirts Morecambe Bay as it passes Hest Bank with a lightweight MOD load from Longtown to Fenny Compton. This had left Carlisle nearly three hours late but with a clear run over Shap was less than two hours down at this point and arrived at its destination 'right time'.

Hest Bank: Vegetation has been cleared from the cutting at Hest Bank recently, opening up the view of Morecambe Bay behind the railway line. A TPE Class 397 hurries south on 5th February 2020, with a Glasgow to Manchester Airport service, but was actually terminated at Preston with a brake problem.

Falkirk Grahamston: A Dunblane to Edinburgh service pulls into Grahamston on 5 February 2020, formed of two 385/0s. One 385/1 (four cars) are also regularly used.

Plaistow: LUL C stock, on a Hammersmith & City Line service from Barking to Hammersmith via Paddington, departing from Plaistow station in east London, also served by LUL District Line trains, on 5th February 2013. To the right are the disused platforms, closed in 1962, on the C2C line from Fenchurch Street to Tilbury and Shoeburyness. The C stock trains were withdrawn from service in 2014, severing the London Underground's final link with the 1960s.

Polnish Hospital: This wonderful book is in part a record of the building of the Mallaig Extension and a detective story, tracing the identity of the photographer. The cover photograph is of the walking wounded at the Polnish hospital. Building the Mallaig Railway, a photographer's Story by Hege Hernæs is available from the Glenfinnan Station Museum shop.

North Berwick: A Scottish Region light blue enamel sign, still usefully employed in 2022, in North Berwick