Falkirk High: Viscount Whitelaw addresses the crowd at Falkirk High. 16 February 1992 - the E&G's 150th Anniversary. To the right is the George Wylie sculpture.

Dalegarth: Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway's 2-6-2 River Irt couples up to coaches at Eskdale (Dalegarth) terminus on 16 February 1992 after running round ready to return to Ravenglass.

Princes Street Gardens Cutting: A4 60009 masquerades as 60004 William Whitelaw when passing through Princes Street Gardens on 16 February 1992 with a special commemorating the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway's 150th anniversary.

Ravenglass [R and E]: A Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway family ticket, for unlimited travel along the line on 16 February 1992.

Coltbridge Viaduct: View south along the Water of Leith at Coltbridge, just north west of Murrayfield station on the former Caledonian suburban route north out of Princes Street. Photographed on 16 February 2006, almost 40 years after closure of the line.

Dunblane: DRS 66409 speeds north through a wet Dunblane station on 16 February 2006 with a Grangemouth - Aberdeen intermodal service.

Butterley: DMU 101 692, still sporting the experimental Scotrail livery it was given in the late 1990s, photographed at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley, on 16 February 2007. The unit spent much time during its twilight operational years deployed on the Cumbernauld - Motherwell shuttle service see image [[27207]].

Forteviot: 11.42 Queen Street - Aberdeen service heads north at Forteviot on 16 February having just crossed the Water of May viaduct.

Forteviot: 66416 passes the old station house at Forteviot with a Grangemouth - Aberdeen Intermodal working on 16 February. In the foreground is the site of the old SB.

Slateford Junction: A Voyager passing Slateford yard westbound on 16 February 2007. First ScotRail DMUs can be seen in the background on the stabling and cleaning roads recently built along the north side of the yard.

Cogie Hill: Cogie Hill Halt (SD 446468) opened in 1870 and closed in 1930. The line crossed the road on a diagonal and goods trains to Pilling continued to pass through until 1963 See image [[60670]]. The halt was situated just beyond the fence. Level crossing gate posts are still in situ at the road side although the track bed formation towards Pilling has disappeared here.

Cogie Hill: Cogie Hill Halt (SD 446468) Cogie Hill Crossing Cottage looking towards Nateby and Garstang.

Garstang Road: Garstang Road Halt (SD 423476) on the outskirts of Pilling village was a late opening in 1923 and closed in 1930. The crossing keepers cottage is still in use as a residence with outbuildings across the old formation. View looking towards Garstang.

Pilling: Pilling Station (SD 413478) opened in 1870 only to close in 1872. It opened again in 1875 as the Knott End railway although Pilling would be the terminus of the line until Knott End was reached in 1908. See image [[29967]] for the sparse 1915 passenger timetable. Passenger services ceased in 1930 but goods continued until 1963. The station house has been extended across the formation and an additional house built. Industrial buildings occupy the former goods yard. The railway barrow is a nice touch by the current owners. View looking towards Garstang from the site of the old level crossing on the A588

York: A pair of engineers electric locomotives sit ready in the bay platform at York station.

York: 3 car class 158 of Northern Rail leaves York to travel across the Pennines to Blackpool on 16th February

Union Bridge: Clydebridge Viaduct on the CGU on 16th February 2010, as seen from Victoria Bridge

Cumberland Street: Site of Cumberland Street station looking east from Eglinton Street in February 2010. The area in the foreground was part of the large original station, which had entrances on both Cumberland Street see image [[13587]] and Eglinton Street. Following closure in 1966 the Eglinton Street entrance was demolished and the route reduced from four to two tracks, with this area being landscaped to create an open space for the benefit of occupants of the new housing being built nearby.

Glasgow Central: Say cheeeeese! New ballast drop at the former Platform 11a/12 at Glasgow Central on 16 February 2010 where good progress is being made on construction and access for platform 12 and 13. Note also the new supporting wall being built for platform 11 in the background

Gorbals: View north with, to the right, the site of Gorbals Station, its stone staircase still in place. To the left (the red brick structure) Main Street station, on the line to Paisley Canal. Main Street opened in 1872, and closed in September 1900 when the quadrupled route from Port Eglinton to St Enoch was opened by the G&SWR. It was replaced by Eglinton Street (later Cumberland Street) station, further west see image [[14613]]. Gorbals Station opened in 1877 as a replacement for the former Southside terminus and was the penultimate stop on this line prior to closure in 1928. To the north of the two stations the lines converged at Gorbals Junction.

Gorbals: Looking along the route of the viaduct running between Gorbals station and Clydebridge viaduct. The landscaped area was once home to Gorbals infamous tenements, which were pulled down in the 1960s to make way for high flats... which in turn are being gradually demolished themselves.

Larkfield Junction: Voyager 221108 on a Birmingham New Street - Glasgow Central service approaching Larkfield Junction on 16th February 2010. To the left was Gushetfaulds freight terminal, now the site of major engineering works in connection with the M74 extension.

Tondu Junction: 150242 about to relinquish token as it runs into Tondu station from Maesteg on 16 February 2011. The unit will leave as the 13.07 service to Cardiff Central. The mothballed Ogmore Vale line runs off to the right of the DMU, and the sparsely used freight line to Margam is seen joining the operational line in the centre right foreground. There is apparently a proposal (late 2011) to operate a 30min frequency service to Maesteg, as on other lines, and this will no doubt make use of the loop line seen behind the DMU to cross services on the otherwise single track route from Bridgend to Maesteg.

Alnwick: The forecourt of the former Alnwick terminus looking north east on 16 February 2012. In the background, beyond the station canopy, is the town's 'Tenantry Column' topped by the 'Percy' lion.

Swindon: Freightliner 66619 eastbound from Swindon on the afternoon of 16 February 2012 with Network Rail ballast empties. The train is passing the little used access line into the Keypoint rail freight terminal.

Alnwick: The north corner of the former Alnwick station in February 2012. The main entrance to what is now 'Barter Books' is just off picture to the right.

Alnwick: Inside the former Alnwick station, February 2012.

Edlingham: Remains of Edlingham Viaduct seen from the ruins of Edlingham Castle in February 2012. See image [[34406]]

Hardengreen: View south over Hardengreen Roundabout on 16 February 2013, with tree clearance in progress. A bridge will span the gap to the embankment on the far side.

Farington Curve Junction: Coasting down hill in the morning mist is Black 5 44932, which is about to work The Lancastrian charter around the Preston-Carnforth-Hellifield-Blackburn-Preston loop. The engine and its support coach had worked down from Carnforth and have just turned on the Farington triangle ready for the northbound departure from Preston. See image [[42082]]

Fountainhall: Looking south past the boarded up station house at Fountainhall on 16 February with the old platform and water tower base exposed. This will be the central work depot of three along the route. See image [[26237]]

Preston (Ribble Branch): A demonstration freight was the first train of the day at the Ribble Steam 2013 Gala. Two Barclays, resident John Howe and visitor No.3 (from the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway), made a fine sight at the head of a rake of nine wagons.

Lancaster: E3137 (86259) heads north at Galgate on the approach to Lancaster with the first leg of the Winter CME2 from London to Carnforth on 16 February 2013.

Fylde Junction: Plenty of sound effects from Black 5 44932 as she lifts 13 bogies and an idling Brush Type 4 (47760) out of Preston on the second Lancastrian tour on 16th February 2013. This train had originated in St. Neots and was steam hauled round the loop from Preston via Carnforth, Hellifield and Blackburn.

Heriot: The former level crossing at Heriot looking south on 16 February 2013. Note the concreted access point. See image [[42100]]

Lancaster: Black 5 no. 44932 drifts downhill into Lancaster with the Preston to Preston via Carnforth, Hellifield and Blackburn leg of 'The Lancastrian' railtour on 16 February 2013. The tour had originated from St Neots.

Falahill Summit: Looking north over the A7 at Falahill in February 2013 towards the Waverley Route trackbed on the right. Some re-routing of the road will be necessary to provide a bridge over the new railway.

Hellifield: A Northern Rail Class 158 3 car unit calls at Hellifield on a Leeds to Carlisle service on 16 February 2013. At the other platform a second 158 has just departed on the reverse service. After a busy few minutes the station will again become quiet for an hour or so.

Heriot: Access point north from the former level crossing at Heriot on 16 February 2013. As with the south side of the crossing a concrete pad has been laid across the entrance. See image [[42083]]

Lancaster: Having hauled the first leg of the Winter CME2 from London to Carnforth on 16 February 2013, E3137 (86259) Les Ross is seen just south of Lancaster heading light engine to Preston. The loco stabled there before collecting the return leg of the tour at Farington Junction.

Borthwick Bank Signal Box: View south to Borthwick Bank on 16 February 2013. An access point has now been established here.

Heriot: View north towards the former station at Heriot on 16 February with evidence of traffic over the trackbed.

Long Preston: Black 5 no. 44932 passes through Long Preston station with 'The Lancastrian' railtour heading for a water stop at Hellifield on 16 February 2013.

Hellifield: With the tender filled with water, 44932 sets off from Hellifield on 16 February 2013 on the run to Preston via Blackburn.

Fountainhall: A good place to watch trains go by in a couple of years time! Looking east at the Borders Railway route just south of Fountainhall on 16 February 2013, with the Lauder branch trackbed turning eastwards in the background.

Hoghton: 158817 climbs Hoghton bank on 16 February 2013 with a York to Blackpool service. To the right there used to be a quarry siding, controlled by a signalbox to the left. The remains of the brick base of the box can still be seen.

Preston (Ribble Branch): Two Barclay 0-4-0STs double head a freight along the Ribble Steam running line in February 2013. The difference in size between resident veteran John Howe (built 1908) and much younger Ferrybridge No.3 (built 1954) is very apparent.

Shap: A4 60009 'Union of South Africa' climbs Shap at Salterwath, with a northbound Cumbrian Mountain Express in February 2013. 'Number 9' is now incarcerated at Bury Transport Museum [[82304]].

Hardengreen Viaduct: Hardengreen roundabout - a bridged version! View south along the (closed) A7 towards Hardengreen roundabout on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 16 February 2014 - with the bridge deck now in place.

Strand Road Level Crossing: Another quality restoration from the Ribble Steam workshop. Bagnall 2680/1942 made its preservation debut at the 2014 spring gala. The loco was originally Birchenwood No. 4 but has been restored from Barry condition as one of the former Preston Dock Bagnalls, Courageous. The 0-6-0ST was one of four RSR locos in steam that day. A crew member goes to attend to the lifting safety valves as it rests at Strand Rd in between gala turns on 16 February 2014.

Svensta: Alstom Coradia Nordic designated X62. Leaving the Jämtland mountains behind on its way from the ski resorts of Storlien, Duved and Åre to the Swedish east coast at Sundsvall on the Gulf of Bothnia.

Preston: Preston Tram Power prototype City unit in open storage in a private yard in Preston in February 2015. The tram has previously run on the tramways at Blackpool and Birkenhead, but proposals to run a pilot system on the old Longridge line around Deepdale are presently stalled.

Brora: The 1435 departure for Inverness (1234 ex-Wick) pulling into Brora station on 16 February 2015.

Ayr Tram Depot [Trams]: There were two tram depots in Ayr, one on each side of Bellesleyhill Road, in the north of the town. This is the southern example, operating as a Bed Superstore in February 2015. See image [[50389]]

Camps Junction: An SB Rail tamper passing the former Camps Junction on 16 February en route from Carstairs to Millerhill.

Ayr Tram Depot [Trams]: The second of Ayr's two adjacent former tram depots in February 2015. This is the much modified structure on the north side of Bellesleyhill Road (note the original brick parapet). See image [[50381]]

Camps Junction: DRS 68002 in charge of the returning Edinburgh - Carmarthen rugby special at the former Camps Junction on 16 February 2015.

Barnsley Court House: Looking south over Court House Car Park in Barnsley, in February 2015, towards the site of Court House Station (located approximately where the large building now stands) along the Midland Railway approach spur from its connection with the former Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.

Alloway Junction: The former route of the MDLR at Maybole Road, Ayr, on 16 February 2015. The railway bridge was demolished many years ago and now the embankment which led north to the junction with the main line is being removed. Whether this is simply further clearance or cycle track extension is unknown at present.

Barnsley Court House: A substantial stone bridge abutment on the north side of Old Mill Lane, Barnsley, on the line connecting Court House Junction, beyond the building ahead, to Court House Station, behind the camera. A short isolated section of south side approach embankment stands on the right

Barnsley: View east down Old Mill Lane, Barnsley, on a wet February day in 2015, showing the close proximity of the three bridges that once served the two main Barnsley stations. The abutment on the left once carried the MR line into Court House Station (closed in 1960). The two bridges beyond still carry lines to Barnsley (formerly Exchange) station, the nearest the MS&LR line to Penistone and the other the L&YR line to Wakefield Kirkgate.

Farington Curve Junction: Going on standby at Preston as the duty Thunderbird, 57310 Pride of Cumbria ran light engine from Crewe Gresty Bridge on 16th February 2016 and is seen here passing Farington Curve Junction.

Girvan: A Stranraer service heads south in the bucketing rain from Girvan.

Ayr: 'Hornet' topping and tailing the track measurement train through Ayr.

London Euston: The lettering on lounge car should have read 'ale on a Sleeper' to match these experiments in rebranding (or possibly just hasty paintwork repairs) on the Lowland Sleeper at Euston on 16th February 2016.

Brondesbury: 378220, with a London Overground service to Stratford, departing from Brondesbury on 16th February 2016. This station was shoddily rebuilt at platform level in the 1960s, when its original wooden Victorian buildings were demolished and replaced by the usual ghastly bus stop style waiting shelters that are still there today, when the Broad Street to Richmond line, as it then was, was saved from the Beeching cuts. Its mind-blowing that Beeching ever had the audacity to propose closure of a line through the heavily built-up London suburbs in the first place.

Exhibition Centre: Exhibition Centre masquerading as Craiglang for the duration of the run of 'Still Game' at the centre. This would be the fourth name for this location after Stobcross, Finnieston and Exhibition Centre.

Eskbank: A midmorning Tweedbank service pulls out of Eskbank on 16/02/2017.

Bicester North: The walk from Bicester Village to Bicester North is not too long or unpleasant, but there is a connecting bus run by Chiltern Railways anyway. Nice to see integrated transport in action. 16th February 2018.

Joppa [2nd]: With the demolition of a former Driving Test Centre (a glorified shed) we once again have a street view of the former Joppa station building. Would make a nice little home, with a bit of work. The pole on the right has insulators at the top and was probably a lamp with a cable strung from the station building. 16th February 2018. See image [[14178]] [Ref query 21 February 2018]

Dalreoch Junction: A Balloch bound train leaves Dalreoch as seen from the Carman Hill Fort. At the bottom right is Dalmoak House. The view includes the flats at Dennystown, the Old Dumbarton Bridge, Dumbarton, the Clyde, Dumbarton Castle, Dumbarton FC's stadium and the meandering River Leven.

Shawfair: The first houses in the proposed new town of Shawfair are just going up, but they are nowhere near Shawfair station. Mind you, nothing is near Shawfair station which in addition seems deliberately hard to get to. The upside is that you'll never have people in the way of your shot. A Tweedbank service calls on the afternoon of 16th February 2018.

Alexandria: Bonhill Bridge seen from the west with Alexandria station closer to the camera. Bonhill Bridge was the last bridge fabricated by William Arrol at the Dalmarnock Works.

Craigendoran Pier: Hebridean Princess off Craigendoran. The Rosneath transmitter is beyond.

Bicester North: The 17.34 to Birmingham Moor Street comes to a halt in Bicester North at sunset on 16th February 2018.

Salwick: 319386 hurries past Salwick station with a Manchester Airport to Blackpool service on 16th February 2019. Only a short section of the long island platform is in use and much of it is overgrown as seen in front of the EMU.

Salwick: 319363 hurries through now electrified Salwick with a Blackpool North to Manchester Airport service on 16th February 2019. Salwick station is now functional and well cared for, even though it only has four Up and three Down trains each weekday, but it had more character when the full platform canopy was in place See image [[19186]]

Crofton Park: Crofton Park, south-east London, looking north on 16th February 2019. This station opened with the Catford Loop from Shortlands to Nunhead on 1st July 1892.

Long Preston: A Leeds to Carlisle Class 158 approaches Long Preston on 16 February 2019.

Kirkham and Wesham: Two Manchester Airport services cross at Kirkham on 16th February 2019. Since electrification these are usually handled by the ex-Thameslink Class 319 EMUs, as seen here. 319386, on the right, is using the new Platform 3, opened in 2018.

Salwick: Refurbished Northern Sprinter 150137 runs past the island platform at Salwick working from Preston to Blackpool South on 16th February 2019. There are no plans to electrify the Blackpool South branch and services will continue to be worked by DMUs for the foreseeable future. See image [[18988]] from 2008.

Clapham North: Clapham North, Northern Line, looking north from the steps on 16th February 2019. There were originally four stations of this type, with a narrow island platform in a single tunnel, all on what was originally the City & South London Railway. Only two remain, here at Clapham North and also at Clapham Common, the next stop south. That at Euston (Bank branch) disappeared during the construction of the Victoria Line in the 1960s and a new station at Angel was opened in 1992.

Long Preston: 4-6-0 Jubilee class no. 45596 'Bahamas' is about to pass under the road bridge at Long Preston station while working a railtour from Keighley to Carlisle on 16 February 2019.

Waterloo East: 376019 with 376012, from Charing Cross to Hayes (Kent), arriving at its first stop at Waterloo East station on 16th February 2019. This station was opened as Waterloo Junction on the Charing Cross Railway of 1864, on 1st January 1869, replacing the 1864 Blackfriars station just to the east, to provide better interchange with the LSWR's Waterloo terminus of 1848. Initially a rail connection linked the two but the bridge across Waterloo Road was later converted into a footbridge and the rail link severed. The station was renamed Waterloo in conjunction with the ex-LSWR terminus on 7th July 1935 and was further renamed Waterloo East on 2nd May 1977. There is a pedestrian escalator and subway connection from this station to LUL's Southwark station on the Jubilee Line Extension, opened in 1999. Part of the London Eye, a.k.a. the Millennium Wheel, can be seen in the top right background.

Lea Road: 319371, working from Lime Street to Blackpool North, passes through the site of Lea Road station on 16th February 2019. The station closed in 1938 and the island platform on the slow lines (as at Salwick) is long gone but the bridge parapets behind the train mark the site of the entrance See image [[65931]].

Catford Bridge: 376012 on the rear of a Charing Cross to Hayes (Kent) train, departing from Catford Bridge, south London, on 16th February 2019. This station opened with the Mid-Kent Line from Lewisham to Beckenham Junction on 1st January 1857 and is a stone's throw from Catford station on the 1892 Catford Loop (see my photo image no. 81247), on a viaduct out of view to the right and which line crosses above the Mid-Kent line just to the south of Catford Bridge station.

Stirling: 73968 and 73970 top and tail the Aberdeen to Polmadie Caledonian Sleeper stock through Stirling.

Catford: 700001 to London Blackfriars calling at Catford station in south-east London, in pouring rain on 16th February 2019. This now rebuilt station opened with, and gave its name to, the Catford Loop from Nunhead to Shortlands on 1st July 1892. Situated on a viaduct, it is a short walk from Catford Bridge station on the Charing Cross to Hayes line (see my photo, image no. 81237) which is in a cutting to the right but there are no direct interchange facilities.

Cononley: 333008 departs from Cononley on 16 February 2019 whilst working a Skipton to Bradford Foster Square service.

Salwick: Nos 1 to 7, Railway Cottages at Salwick are a good example of Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway staff housing. No.1, nearest the railway, is a slightly different design including an original bay window, presumably indicating a more senior position in the station hierarchy. The station ramp and a new catenary mast can be seen beyond the terrace. 16th February 2019.

North Dulwich: Entrance to North Dulwich station, south London, opened 1st October 1868, on 16th February 2019. Shame about the graffiti.

Cockenzie Harbour: Replica wagon no.45 outside the 1722 Waggonway Heritage Group's museum and office on West Harbour Road, Cockenzie.

North Dulwich: 455813 to London Bridge, arriving at North Dulwich station, south-east London, on 16th February 2019. As main line termini in the English Capital have had the name 'London' planted in front of their names, e.g. London Paddington and London Waterloo, somehow London Bridge station was left out - although London London Bridge would be a bit too obvious, I suppose!

Cockenzie Harbour: A stone sleeper, part of a row exposed by excavations in 2017 by the 1722 Waggonway Heritage Group. A further dig on the route to Tranent is proposed.

Lea Road: 390136 approaches Lea Road with the 1554hrs Blackpool North to Euston service on 16th February 2019. The location could be shown as Constable Lane as that was the name of a L&YR signal box sited where the rear of the train is passing. Constable Lane was something of a misnomer as there is no road of that name and it was approached by footpath over the fields but, surely no coincidence, there was a small rural police station on nearby Lea Lane. Between Constable Lane and Salwick were four sets of water troughs.

Crofton Park: 700001 to London Blackfriars departing from Crofton Park, on the Catford Loop in south-east London, on 16th February 2019. This station was opened with the line from Nunhead to Shortlands on 1st July 1892.

Ladywell: 465171, on the rear of a service from Hayes (Kent) to Cannon Street, departing from Ladywell station, south-east London, on 16th February 2019.

Ladywell: 376005, with a service to Hayes (Kent), arriving at Ladywell station in south-east London on 16th February 2019. This is a fairly well-used London suburban station, being closer to Lewisham Hospital than the main Lewisham station.

North Dulwich: The fine entrance building to North Dulwich station in south London, opened with the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway's line from Peckham Rye to Sutton on 1st October 1868, seen here just over 150 years later on 16th February 2019. The station was designed by Charles Barry, Jr. (1823-1900), eldest son of Charles Barry (1795-1860) who designed the Houses of Parliament at Westminster in 1866.

Cononley: 333015 approaches Cononley with a service from Skipton to Leeds on 16 February 2019.

North Dulwich: North Dulwich station, south London, on the former LBSCR's Peckham Rye to Sutton line opened in 1868, looking south on 16th February 2019.

Blackfriars [CCR]: The old entrance to the Charing Cross Railway's Blackfriars station, as restored in 2005, on 16th February 2019. This was opened with the line from London Bridge in 1864 and closed and replaced by Waterloo Junction slightly further west in 1869, which was renamed Waterloo in 1935 and further renamed Waterloo East in 1977. This former Blackfriars station is not to be confused with the ex-LC&DR station that opened as St. Paul's in 1886 and was not renamed Blackfriars until 1937, even though the Metropolitan District Railway station below had opened with that name in 1870.

Gargrave: 45596 'Bahamas' approaches Gargrave on 16 February 2019 with the second railtour of the month from Keighley to Carlisle.

Southwark: Through the platform doors is a train of LUL 1996 stock, waiting to depart for Stanmore from Southwark on 16th February 2019. This station opened with the Jubilee Line Extension on 20th November 1999 and has a pedestrian escalator and subway connection to the National Rail station at Waterloo East. In common with the other stations on the extension the platform doors prevent decent photos with a train in them.

Ladywell: 466035 with 465171 from Hayes (Kent) to Charing Cross, arriving at Ladywell station in south-east London, on 16th February 2019.

Kirkham and Wesham: Former Scotrail 156449, and a second Sprinter, negotiate the sweeping curve as they head east from Kirkham station with a service for Manchester on 16th February 2019.

Hellifield: Carriages from former EMUs, converted for mail/parcels use but now resting in the WCRC sidings at Hellifield as a source of spares on 16 February 2019.

Lady Victoria Pit Signal Box: The 1045 (Sunday) Tweedbank - Edinburgh approaching the Newtongrange stop on 16 February 2020. The train is passing a point where industrial sites now occupy former railway land on both sides of the line. The area to the right was once part of the Lady Victoria yard and sidings, while on the left was the lesser known [[Newbattle Disposal Point and Coal Stocking Site]]. The latter was established during World War 2 to deal with coal from non-rail served locations such as opencast workings. It was linked to the main line just south of Newtongrange station. This area is now occupied by Butlerfield Industrial Estate - see [[40939]].

Newtongrange [Village]: The surviving cast iron gatepost at the site of the level crossing in Newtongrange, once used by the line into the Lothian Brick & Tile Works. View north across Dalhoussie Road on 16 February 2019 with Main Street off to the right. Note the large sign and arrow indicating the main road to Edinburgh. This is in addition to the standard road traffic direction signs. Doubtless intended to try and avoid confusion caused by the unusual double roundabout here, shown at image [[71420]].

Falahill Summit: Localised flooding is apparent in fields around Falahill following several days of rain in mid February 2020. The passing train is the ScotRail 0911 Edinburgh Waverley - Tweedbank.

Worcestershire Parkway: RAILSCOT can exclusively reveal that the reason for the last delay in the opening of the first new station in Worcestershire for a hundred years and one week is to allow clandestine night time trials of airliner-inspired inflatable, illuminated escape chutes. Unfortunately as we were not officially invited to this trial, we could not quiz GWR technical staff as to why passengers were expected to detrain from a power car. Perhaps it was the only place they had room to fit the slide?