Elvanfoot: Fireman of 45026 holds his hat on as it speeds through Elvanfoot.

Symington [2nd]: Beattock based BR Standard class 4 2-6-0 no 76098 standing in the platform loop at Symington with an up ballast train on 25 March 1966.

Lamington: BR Standard class 4 2-6-0 76098 about to run south through Lamington on 25 March 1966 with an up ballast train.

Elvanfoot: A parcels train hauled by Black 5 45364 is about to pass classmate 45126 with a freight on the WCML at Elvanfoot in the spring of 1966.

Coulter: Platform view at Coulter station looking west towards Symington in the spring of 1966. On the other side of the road beyond the crossing gate is the bridge over the Clyde, with Tinto Hill visible through the trees on the right. See image [[6450]]

Abington: Black 5 45028 running light engine south of Abington on 25 March 1966.

Glasgow Central: Standard 2-6-4T 80061 awaits departure from platform 10 at Glasgow Central in March 1966. The driver looks less than convinced after his inspection of the motion but, having been a passenger on the train, the photographer can confirm that the loco ran well to time on this Gourock service.

Elvanfoot: Black 5 no 45364 climbs south through Elvanfoot with a parcels train on 25 March 1966 in light snow.

Symington [2nd]: A down freight photographed just south of Symington on 25 March 1966. At the head of the train is Kingmoor Black 5 44677 with 'dead' Fairburn tank 42165 marshalled immediately behind. The latter had been withdrawn from Derby shed more than a year earlier and was now on its final journey - to Wishaw, where it was cut up in the yard of Motherwell Machinery & Scrap the following June.

Crawford: Brush Type 4 D1853 with a WCML train north of Crawford on 25 March 1966.

Symington [2nd]: Britannia Pacific 70046 Anzac approaching Symington with a down ballast train on 25 March 1966.

Crawford Viaduct: Britannia Pacific 70051 Firth of Forth about to cross the Clyde on Crawford Viaduct with a Crewe - Perth train on 25 March 1966.

Abington: The view north over Abington station in March 1966, some 14 months after closure. Photographed from the bridge carrying Station Road, which continues towards the village on the left. The station building has since been replaced by a maintenance compound and the platforms by passing loops. See image [[5602]]

Broughton [2nd]: The closed station at Broughton, looking west towards Symington in 1966.

Harthope Viaduct: A northbound freight crossing Harthope viaduct in March 1966 behind BR Standard class 4 2-6-0 no 76098. Another example of 1950s transport stands in the foreground.

Greenock Central: Standard tank 80123 leaving Greenock Central on the 11.25 Gourock - Port Glasgow local service in March 1966.
See query 2288

Wolfclyde Viaduct: Bridge over Clyde at Coulter in 1966 see image [[47524]].

Greenock Central: Standard 4MT 2-6-4T 80002 (since preserved) arriving at Greenock Central with the 12.08 Glasgow - Gourock on 25th March 1966.

Greenock Central: Standard 4MT 2-6-4T 80122 brings the 10.45 Glasgow to Gourock into Greenock Central on 25th March 1966. The smartly dressed passengers on the opposite platform have understandably chosen to avoid the broken station seat.

Broughton [2nd]: View east through Broughton station towards Peebles on 25 March 1966. [Ref query 4069]

Perth: A railtour to remember! The BR Grand Scottish Tour No 1 at Perth on 25 March 1967. The train is double headed by Black 5 no 44997 and A4 Pacific 60009 Union of South Africa. [Editor's notes: Roving Railscot reporter and raconteur John Robin was on this trip and recalls particularly the swing of the Black 5 as it was pushed through Stonehaven at 75 mph and out onto the viaduct. (He also remembers the whole tour cost just £5!)]
Another notable feature is the warm smile on the face of the unknown young girl in the centre of the picture... which seems to light up the whole scene... could almost be a descendent of The Fair Maid herself!

Aviemore: D5070+D5127 about to be joined by D5122 at the head of the 18-coach BR Grand Scottish Tour No 1 prior to leaving Aviemore on 25 March 1967. The trio took the returning special south as far as Perth before handing over to 44997+60009 for the final leg home to Edinburgh.

Aberdeen: Black 5 no 44997 with A4 no 60009 Union of South Africa coming off BR Grand Scottish Tour No 1 at Aberdeen on 25 March 1967, having hauled the train from Perth.

Aberdeen: Scene at Aberdeen station on 25 March 1967 as Black 5 no 44997 together with A4 no 60009 Union of South Africa come off BR Grand Scottish Tour No 1 after bringing the 18 coach special from Perth.

Craigellachie [2nd]: The Scottish Region's 'Grand Tour No 1' is at Ferndearn Pool, just south of Craigellachie, on 25 March 1967. It is on the Speyside 'Whisky Line', which is dotted with distilleries. Class 24s No D5070 and D5127 are moving their 18 carriage load at a leisurely pace towards Aviemore, where a third Class 24 will be added for the climb to Druimuachdar summit. See image [[81529]] for a photograph of how the location looks today.

Edinburgh Waverley: There is an air of expectancy at Edinburgh Waverley on 25 March 1967 as Scottish Region's 'Grand Tour No 1' is about to leave on a journey of some 600 miles. Leading the ensemble of 18 coaches is Class 40 No D368, with Class 47 No D1973 tucked inside. The pair would take the Waverley Route to Carlisle, then head north to Perth, where Black 5 No 44997 and A4 No 60009 'Union of South Africa' would take over.

Perth: 25 March 1967 and the 'Grand Tour No 1' is well under way, having reached Perth, where diesels D1973 and D368 are being replaced by steam locos 44997 and 60009 'Union of South Africa'. The crew of the Class 47 look on with bemusement at the number of onlookers. Two locos were necessary because of the sheer length of the train - 18 coaches! An exhilarating run followed, with 80mph at Stonehaven and a hair raising 75mph on the subsequent curves between there and Aberdeen.

Aviemore: D5127+D5070+D5122 preparing to leave Aviemore on 25 March 1967 at the head of BR 'Grand Scottish Tour No 1'. The trio would take the special as far as Perth from where it would be steam hauled to Edinburgh.

Aviemore: Following its arrival from Aberdeen via Craigellachie on 25 March 1967 behind D5070+D5127, the 18-coach Grand Scottish Tour No 1 was given further assistance for the return journey to Perth by the addition of a third locomotive, no D5122. The trio is seen here at Aviemore at around 18.30 prior to heading south. Full details of the tour, together with timings logged by John Robin that day, appear on the SBJ website. [With additional thanks to John McIntyre] See image [[27770]]

Aberdeen: A4 no 60009 Union of South Africa + Black 5 no 44997 attracting attention at Aberdeen on 25 March 1967. The pair had just brought in the 18 coach Grand Scottish Tour No 1 from Perth via Forfar and were in the process of handing over the train to diesel power for the next leg of the journey to Aviemore.

Aviemore: Twilight was approaching on 25 March 1967 when the 'Grand Tour No 1' arrived at Aviemore behind Class 24 diesels D5070 and D5127. These were deemed insufficient for the gradient up to Druimuachdar summit (The load was 18 coaches) and so a third Class 24, No D5122 was added. This trio took the Tour on to Perth, where the coaches were reunited with Black 5 No 44997 and A4 No 60009, who returned the train to its starting point of Edinburgh Waverley.

Grantown-on-Spey East: BR Grand Scottish Tour no 1 south of Grantown-on-Spey on 25 March 1967 on the leg from Aberdeen to Aviemore via Keith and Dufftown. The pair of Type 2s on the front of the train would be supplemented by a third at Aviemore for the journey to Perth see image [[41311]]. [Ref query 6543]

Cullen Burn Viaduct: Viaduct west of Cullen on the Moray Coast line on 25 March 1973.

North Queensferry: An unidentified class 40 runs through North Queensferry station at around 10.00 on the morning of Saturday 25th March 1978. Judging by the the early Mark 2 coaches and buffet car the train will have originated in Aberdeen. A4 No. 60009 will shortly pass through on a northbound special, hence the odd photographer to be seen lurking!

North Queensferry: An unrecorded class 26 runs off the Forth Bridge and through North Queensferry station with a northbound class 1 working (possibly a Dundee train) at around 10.00 hrs on the morning of Saturday 25th March 1978. The spectators on the left seem totally unmoved by the event...

Dalmeny Junction: 25075 whisks a down express from Edinburgh past Dalmeny Junction under clear signals on the morning of Saturday 25th March 1978. The weather has turned out fine after what appears to have been a wet night, so the prospects are good for the passage of A4 Pacific No. 60009 later that morning see image [[37746]]. (There was an 08.55 Aberdeen departure from Waverley in the 1980-81 timetable and this was presumably the equivalent train in 1977-78.)

North Queensferry: The passage of No. 60009 Union of South Africa through North Queensferry with an Edinburgh to Aberdeen railtour provokes some excitement amongst the gallery on 25 March 1978.

Harwich Town: In a race against an ebbing tide, 08460 has an uphill struggle to unload the Zeebrugge-Harwich train ferry on 25th March 1979. The ferry had arrived almost too late to unload, but after the ship made a smart reversal up to the dock worthy of a newspaper delivery van, the loco was able to nip on and drag the load up the rapidly worsening gradient in the nick of time.

Harwich Town: A selection of Hamburg-based tank wagons containing hazardous substances is hauled off the Harwich train ferry on 25th March 1979 by 08460. This was one of the occasions when the ferry was late and the tide was ebbing, resulting in the engine having to pull the wagons up a sharply angled ramp between the dock and the ferry. The shunter crew had been waiting anxiously at the dockside for some time before the ferry hove into view. See image [[50669]]

Edinburgh Waverley: 143006 at Edinburgh Waverley with the 18.03 to Bathgate on 25 March 1986, the day after the reopening of the line to passenger services. See image [[16445]]

Kirkby Stephen: Kirkby Stephen viewed from behind a 47 hauled train diverted from the WCML. Before the line was reprieved.

Preston: Looking north at an 86 in Preston.

Blackburn: Blackburn west end, before roof removal, viewed from behind an eastbound 47.

London Road [Carlisle]: London Road Goods seen from an eastbound train, a diversion heading for the S&C from the closed WCML in 1989.

Blea Moor Signal Box: Blea Moor box viewed from passing train before the box was relocated.

Ribblehead Viaduct: Ribblehead viaduct (and station and photographer) viewed from passing train.

Appleby: Appleby signalbox and Appleby North Junction viewed from southbound train.

Ribble Viaduct [Preston]: 47456 heads south out of Preston over the Ribble Viaduct on a Glasgow service - via Blackburn and the Settle and Carlisle line due to work on the West Coast Main Line.

Hellifield: A 47 takes the route to Blackburn at Hellifield South Junction in 1989 with a diversion from the WCML.

Beverley: 142068 departing from Beverley for the north on 25 March 1989.

Beverley: View south from Beverley station on 25 March 1989. 142085 is using the crossover to go right line heading back to Hull.

New Biggin: The closed station at New Biggin viewed from a southbound train, diverted from the WCML.

Gisburn: The closed Gisburn box viewed from the south in 1989. The 47 was on a diversion from the WCML via Blackburn, Hellifield and the S&C to Carlisle.

Daisyfield: Daisyfield box, level crossing and former Blackburn-bound platform (now removed) seen from a 47456 hauled train diverted from the WCML due to engineering works and heading north for Hellifield. Taken on the 25th of March, 1989.

North Berwick: Locomotive hauled train in North Berwick.

Saltmarket Junction: Saltmarket Junction, at the NE point of the St Enoch triangle, sits in the rain above the retail units on King Street. The truncated urban viaduct which carried the line into St Enoch stands left and the line to Clyde Junction runs off to the right. March 2007.

Saltmarket Junction: Looking south along Saltmarket in March 2007 at the bridge carrying the CGU line from Saltmarket Junction (right) on towards Gallowgate.

Saltmarket Junction: The urban viaduct that brought the line west from Saltmarket Junction into St Enoch now terminates at King Street. View looking east along Osborne Street towards Saltmarket in March 2007 with the site of St Enoch behind the camera. See image [[9655]]

Union Bridge: View east along Clyde Street in March 2007 showing the twin towers of the viaduct. Trains from south of the river crossed here to reach St Enoch or could bear right at Clyde Junction to reach High Street East Junction just short of Bellgrove station.

Union Bridge: Looking south in the rain over the CGU viaduct in March 2007. The viaduct, which once brought quadruple tracks from the south across the Clyde into St Enoch, now only carries the remaining and little used CGU route running up to join the GCDR at High Street East Jct.

Bridge Street [Subway]: Sunday morning at Bridge Street - Glasgow Subway, 25 March 2007.

Dundee Esplanade: Edinburgh-Aberdeen 170 comes off the Tay Bridge and crosses the arches on the approach to Dundee.

Inchture: Crossing house at level crossing at Inchture on the Perth & Dundee Rly.

Grange Signal Box [D and PR]: Dundee to Perth turbostar passing Grange LC east of Errol. Unit 170434.

Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central] [1st]: Looking north across the Clyde to Glasgow Central Station and Broomielaw between the piers of the old viaduct on 25 March 2007.

Morton Siding: View East past Rhynd Wood toward Leuchars.

Tayport: Historical Grant plaque on side of house built on site of Tayport North cabin & station to the right. ALAS ALAS ALAS.

Morton Siding: View West to Tayport from the Rhynd Farm Crossing. Line closed 1955.

Monkton Oil Sidings: Notice at Exit/Entrance to fuel Discharge Siding.

Monkton Oil Sidings: The fuel discharge siding alongside the Glasgow bound line just to the north of Prestwick Airport station, photographed in March 2007.

Leuchars: Leuchars Junction. Apart from the main lines (silvertops) the others are supernumerary at Leuchars North.

Leuchars: Half view of southbound platform at Leuchars.

Parbroath: Former Newburgh & North Fife Rly. Heads north to Kilmany alongside the A92.

Inchture: Rear of station building at Inchture, not Redcar.

Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central] [1st]: View northwest across the Clyde Viaduct and the remains of its predecessor towards Glasgow Central on 25 March.

Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central]: Looking northeast across the Clyde Viaduct to Glasgow Central Station on 25 March 2007.

Parkhead North: Looking north east from the car park of The Forge shopping centre towards the junction of Duke Street and Shettleston Road in the spring of 2007. The impressive but now disused truss girder bridge once carried the busy goods lines running between Parkhead North and Carntyne, with passenger traffic using a parallel bridge just beyond. The latter is still used today by trains on the electrified North Clyde line (see [[67205]]).

Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central] [1st]: Remaining piers of the old Clyde Viaduct stand on the south bank of the river with the replacement in the background, March 2007.

St Rollox Works: EE Type 1 20903 languishes in the yard at St Rollox Works on 25 March 2007.

St Rollox Works: 08568 sticking out of the back end of St Rollox Works on 25 March 2007.

Tayport: Tay rail ferries for Broughty Ferry left from this Tayport slipway between 1850 and 1878 then, after the first Tay Bridge fell, from 1879 until 1887 when the present bridge was built.

Leuchars: Diamond discarded. Station building and new footbridge with disabled access ramp. The former branch to Tayport is disconnected.

Causewayend: Old bridge over the trackbed between Causewayend and Blackston on the Slammanan Railway. View west on 25 March 2008.

Daviot: Looking south from the platform of Daviot station (closed 1965). The base for a water tank still stands in good condition.

Daviot: The platform remains at Daviot station on 25 March 2008. Looking north towards Inverness.

Moy: The passing loop at Moy in March 2008. The remains of the station platforms are just beyond the two large trees in the centre of the photograph.

Westfield: Site of the old station at Westfield (closed to passengers in 1930), seen on 25 March looking towards Blackston from the former level crossing.

Winchburgh: Stairs to nowhere remain in place at the site of the former Winchburgh station on 25 March 2008.

Avon Viaduct [Westfield]: Abandoned viaduct over the River Avon north of the former Westfield station still looking impressive on 25 March 2008.

Westfield: Looking south from the site of the level crossing at the former Westfield Station towards Bathgate Lower on 25 March. The old trackbed still cuts a swathe through the countryside.

Rhu: As the great Network Rail tree massacre heads north, new photo opportunities are opening up and the tourists will be rewarded with some good views. A Class 66 passes above the Rhu narrows on 25 March with a train of tanks.

Rhu: EWS 66103 with a freight above the Gareloch between Rhu and Shandon in March 2009, as tree felling improves the views.

Blue Anchor: Ex-LMS 6100 Royal Scot in the process of running in on the West Somerset Railway on 25 March 2009, photographed at Blue Anchor station.

Lochearnhead Viaduct: The view as it would have been seen from a train on the C & O looking east along Loch Earn in March 2009. At bottom left is the curving viaduct on the St Fillans line.

Minehead: Ex-GWR 4-6-0 no 4936 Kinlet Hall stands at Minehead station on the West Somerset Railway on 25 March.

Blue Anchor: Royal Scot on the level crossing at Blue Anchor station on 25 March 2009.

Minehead: 6100 Royal Scot stabled at Minehead depot on the West Somerset Railway on 25 March 2009.

York: A CrossCountry service pulls out of York on 25 March 2008 and heads north on the ECML.

York: The 'East Coast' 07.55 Inverness - London Kings Cross Highland Chieftain HST pulls away from its penultimate stop at York on 25 March 2010.

National Railway Museum York: 26020 on display in the main hall of the NRM, York in March 2010. Built at Gorton Works in 1951, originally as a class EM1 1500v DC electric locomotive, it was one of a class of 58 built primarily to handle coal traffic on the trans – Pennine Woodhead Route. The locomotive later carried an 'E' prefix for a time before eventually being reclassified and renumbered 76020 under the BR TOPS system.

National Railway Museum York: D6700 and D8000 are amongst those receiving attention in the NRM workshops at York on 25 March 2010. Other notable visitors in the workshops that day included Deltic 55002 and most of 4472 Flying Scotsman.

York: With just over 200 miles of its 581 mile journey completed the East Coast 1200 London Kings Cross - Inverness Highland Chieftain prepares to leave York platform 5 on 25 March 2010 on the next leg of its journey.

National Railway Museum York: Old wooden destination boards from the Glasgow District Subway stored in the warehouse section of the National Railway Museum in March 2010. Note the board for the former Govan Cross, the name having been changed to plain Govan in 1980.

York: A TransPennine 185 comes off the Scarborough line and pulls into platform 4 at York on 25 March with a service for Liverpool Lime Street.

National Railway Museum York: Remember these? Some famous train headboards (and some not so famous) on display at the National Railway Museum, York, in March 2010.

York: A Liverpool bound TransPennine 185 rounds the curve into platform 4 at York station shortly after crossing the bridge over the River Ouse on a sunny afternoon in the spring of 2010. This platform is used only by westbound trains off the Scarborough line and, some 200 yards further south, at its junction with the ECML, it becomes platform 3 (see image [[35530]]).

Alne: The former goods shed and yard at Alne, seen looking north east from the roadside on 25 March 2010. Alne station closed to passengers in 1958 and was subsequently demolished. The surviving goods facilities are currently used by a stonemason. See image [[28568]] [Ref query 1673]

National Railway Museum York: Gleaming Deltic 55002 The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry stands alongside the workshops at the National Railway Museum, York on 25 March 2010. Good progress continues on restoration of the locomotive to full running order.

National Railway Museum York: The original EE Type 4 no D200, photographed at the National Railway Museum, York, in March 2010.

York: South facing bay platforms 6&7 at York on 25 March 2010 with a 142 on a service to Sheffield standing alongside a 158 about to depart for Blackpool North.

York: Three liveries for the price of one. DVT 82209 leads the way with an Edinburgh Waverley - London Kings Cross service about to enter York station on 25 March 2010. The 1996 GNER livery had been modified in December 2007 with the addition of the National Express 'interim white stripe', then again in November 2009 with the appearance of the DfTs 'East Coast' lettering.

National Railway Museum York: Built at Crewe in 1973, withdrawn in 2005, preserved BR Class 87 electric locomotive no 87001 stands in the main hall of the National Railway Museum, York, in March 2010.

Tollerton: Station House at Tollerton, North Yorkshire, photographed in March 2010. View is east with Tollerton village behind the camera and with the road on the left rising to cross the ECML. The station here closed to passengers in November 1965 but nowadays a yard and engineer's sidings are located on the up side of the line and shown on rail maps as Tollerton sidings see image [[29170]]. [With thanks to all who responded to this query, in particular to Mick Dowson, the current owner of the property.]

Alne: The 1135 Manchester Airport - Middlesbrough heads past the site of Alne station, 10 miles north of York on the ECML, in March 2010. Opened by the GNoER in 1841 the station also became the western end of the independent Easingwold Railway 50 years later. This resulted in the addition of a bay platform on the east side of the line and a crossover to the goods yard on the west side. Alne station closed to passengers in 1958 and has since been demolished, although the former goods yard and shed, now in private ownership, are still in use.

National Railway Museum York: EE Type 1 no D8000 receives attention in the works area at the National Railway Museum on 25 March 2010.

York: First TransPennine 185126 calls at York station's platform 9 on bright and sunny 25 March 2010 with an early afternoon Middlesbrough - Manchester Airport service.

Alne: The old goods yard and shed at Alne, one time terminus of the former Easingwold Railway, between York and Thirsk on the east coast main line. The yard and re-roofed shed are seen here on 25 March 2010, at that time housing a stonemason's business see image [[28568]].
See query 2201

Fylde Junction: The 309' spire of St Walburge's Church, Preston (the third highest in the country) was a feature of many steam age photos of trains approaching Preston station from the north or from Blackpool. The lineside is far less accessible these days and the full spire can only really be included in pictures of the Blackpool line. In this view from St. Mark's Rd, Northern Pacer 142046 is approaching the junction with the WCML on a Blackpool South to Colne service.

York: A Kings Cross - Aberdeen East Coast HST passes the Siemens Depot on Leman Road (opened 2007) shortly after leaving York station on 25 March 2010. The sidings in the foreground give access to the National Railway Museum site.

York: Scene at platform 11 on the north side of York station on 25 March 2010. First TransPennine 185115 stands under the footbridge having recently arrived with a mid-afternoon service on its way from Manchester Airport to Middlesbrough.

York: A Manchester Airport - Newcastle Central service calls at York's outside platform 11 on 25 March 2010. The stairway on the right leads to the west side station car park and across Leeman Road to the National Railway Museum.

National Railway Museum York: Preserved 4472 'Flying Scotsman' still undergoing its major overhaul in the workshops of the National Railway Museum, York, on 25 March 2010. Looks like they've finished work on the nameplate...

Beningbrough: 66712 Peterborough Power Signalbox on southbound First GBRF loaded Tyne Dock to Drax Power Station working passes Shipton north of York at 10.33 just prior to northbound empty working passing

Beningbrough: 66711 on First GBRF Drax Power Station to Tyne Dock empty northbound working passes Shipton north of York at 10.35 on 25 Mar '10 just after loaded working passed heading south

Beningbrough: Cross Country Voyager speeds south by the rear of the GBRF Tyne Dock to Drax Power Station loaded working, with one of the sleeping carriages at The Sidings Hotel at Shipton north of York visible on left.

York: With half an hour to go before departure time the 1511 service to Leeds (shown here as Burley Park) stands alongside a quiet platform 8 at York on 25 March 2010.

Tollerton: A CrossCountry service runs north through the site of Tollerton station in the Vale of York on 25 March 2010. Nothing remains of the station, which closed to pasengers in 1965, but the site sees regular use nowadays by engineering and maintenance staff.

Tollerton: The up 'Flying Scotsman' hurries past flooded fields on the approach to Tollerton, approximately 10 miles north of York, on 25 March 2010.

Bo'ness: The last surviving class 303 set, no 303 032, awaiting a move to new indoor accommodation, stands in the yard at Boness on 25 March 2011. The tenth anniversary of the type becoming extinct in mainline service will occur in December of next year.

Bo'ness: Britain's last splitting distant signal, obtained in the wake of the Larbert resignalling project and re-erected at Boness. Seen here at the SRPS site in March 2011. See image [[9268]]

Galashiels [1st]: Preliminary works in connection with the Borders Railway underway below Station Brae, Galashiels, on 25 March 2011.

Branchton: Branchton, between trains, looking towards Port Glasgow on 25 March 2011. The station only opened in 1967, two years after the Wemyss Bay branch had celebrated its centenary.

Rugby: The 0702 to London Euston blinks in the early morning March sunlight at Rugby see image [[36505]]. If winter comes, can spring be far behind? (Yeats, I think)

Boat of Garten: A gleaming Ivatt 2MT 46512 between Drumuillie and Boat of Garten on 25 March 2012 with the last train of the day for Aviemore.

Morlac: Morlac station stands on a long-abandoned 'Chemin de Fer Economique' (Light Railway) running from St Amand Montrond to Lignieres in the Cher Department. The old station is seen here on 25 March 2012.

Chinley North Junction: A pair of East Midlands 158s, with 158854 leading 158846, approaching Chinley North Junction on 25 March 2012. The train is on its way from Liverpool to Nottingham.

Woodacre Crossing: A Sunday WCML engineering possession for relaying sees DBS 66213 and some flat wagons standing alongside brand new track at Woodacre near Garstang in March 2012. A plant machine is just visible inside the cutting on the new Up line.

Aviemore: On the hottest March day in Scotland since records began Ivatt 2MT 46512 waits at Aviemore with the 14.45 to Broomhill on 25 March 2012.

Interiors: Virgin Pendolino 1st class coach interior at Glasgow Central. Picture taken on a Club 55 jolly boys day out to Hexham in March 2013.

Wandsworth Common: 377116 to Victoria, departing from Wandsworth Common on 25th May 2013.

Sheffield: East Midlands Trains Meridian 222014 stands at Sheffield following arrival from St Pancras on 25 March 2014.

Leeds: The 12.49 service to Carlisle via the S&C waits to leave Leeds on 25 March.

Painthorpe, Wakefield: Looking east to the overgrown section of trackbed, running between housing from Painthorpe Lane to the former Crigglestone Colliery site a few hundred metres beyond, as compared to the view looking west See image [[53369]]. An old wooden gatepost is still in place in this view of March 2015.

St Andrew Square [Tram]: An Edinburgh Tram about to emerge from South St Andrew Street onto Princes Street on 25 March 2015. The angle gives a perspective on the overall length of these units.

Hull: The Northern Trains 1241 Sheffield - Bridlington service runs into Hull on 25 March 2015.

Woodacre Crossing: A Grangemouth (Ineos) to Long Marston special working of 27 aviation fuel four wheel tankers ran on 25th March 2015. The wagons, presumably bound for storage, are seen here passing Woodacre behind Colas 56113. [Any information on the background to this working would be appreciated.]

Dawlish Warren: Traveller's Fare roast chicken poster from the 1980s.

Painthorpe, Wakefield: View south west over Painthorpe Lane, Wakefield, along the former trackbed between Crigglestone Colliery to rear of view and the exchange sidings at Crigglestone West station. The far end of the route was severed by the construction of the M1 motorway during the 1960s. See image [[53473]] for view in opposite direction.

Gyle Centre [Tram]: Edinburgh trams pass at Gyle Centre on 25 March 2015.

Moy: 68018 Vigilant has been hauling the Mossend-Inverness container train for most of this week. Pictured north of Moy.

Slochd Viaduct: 68018 Vigilant races south over Slochd Viaduct with the container empties from Inverness to Mossend.

Leith Walk East Goods: Believe it or not there is a working Railway in this scene: it is behind the fence on the left and is on its way to Powderhall Branch Junction at Piershill. A large but rather short-lived Royal Mail depot occupied the site of the yard. It is now filling up with housing, wouldn't you know.

Broomhill Junction: In an icy gale, Strathspey Railway Ivatt No.46512 is pictured just north of Fisherman's Crossing on the way to Broomhill.

Clydebridge Viaduct: The 1142 from Aberdeen crosses the Clyde at Clydesmill on its way to Glasgow Central on 25th March 2016, during the period of the diversions from Queen Street High level caused by the Cowlairs tunnel works.

Crianlarich: Ben More in evening sunshine. What a lovely day!

Crianlarich: This photo was taken on Saturday 25 March, when despite buses replacing trains Crianlarich-Fort William the tearoom was closed all day. The tearoom business is presently for sale.

Bury Bolton Street: 4MT 2-6-4T 80097 was rescued from Barry in 1985 by the Bury Standard 4 Group. For a long time restoration proceeded very slowly in the open but the loco is now housed in a purpose built shed at Bolton Street station and the team are making good progress. The loco first worked on the LTSR, hence the 33A Plaistow shed plate. It later ran in Wales and was finally withdrawn from Machynlleth. When complete it will join classmate 80080 on the East Lancashire Railway and work will turn to the group's other loco, 2MT 2-6-0 46428.

Rawtenstall: GCR based 8F 2-8-0 48624 draws into Rawtenstall on 25th March 2017. The loco had been part of the Lostock Hall themed steam gala earlier in the month (along with 76084, 45212 and 45407) and covered some additional turns.

Crianlarich: Information board at Crianlarich. See the erroneous claim that before 1965 there were no through trains between Glasgow and Oban! (These started a few years after the creation of British Railways).

Bury Bolton Street: After a very cold night and then hot sun during the day a bit of routine adjustment is required in the locking room underneath Bury South signal box. This frame and all the associated interlocking and electrical equipment was entirely installed by the East Lancashire Railway signalling volunteers. Photo taken with kind permission during a supervised visit in March 2017.

Seascale: A Northern Class 156 calls at Seascale on 25 March 2017 while working the 1533 hrs from Barrow to Carlisle.

Southwaite: The 'Winter Cumbrian Coast Express' heads northwards at Southwaite on 25 March 2017 with Royal Scot class no.46115 Scots Guardsman having worked the leg from Carnforth.

Ramsbottom: LMS 8F 2-8-0 48624, heading for Bury, passes 40106 Atlantic Conveyor at Ramsbottom on 25th March 2017.

Bury Bolton Street: The steam heating boiler of 40106 Atlantic Conveyor was completed and passed its insurance test on 22nd March 2017 allowing the loco to haul (and heat) passenger trains on the ELR on the following weekend. This was the first time in thirty years that it had steam heated a train. There's a tell tale wisp of steam from the front bogie as the shiny EE Type 4 slows to collect the single line staff from the Bury South signalman as it leaves Bolton Street heading for Heywood. Ironically, this was probably the warmest day of 2017 so far. See image [[24898]] of the same loco taken in 1982.

Polmaise Junction: Dunblane-Edinburgh (170 410) and Glasgow-Alloa (170 474) services pass each other near the site of Polmaise Junction on 25th March 2017. The snowy peak of Uamh Bheag looms in the background.

Bury Bolton Street: Visiting 8F 2-8-0 48624 climbs up the steeply graded curve from Bury Knowsley St to Bolton St with a train from Heywood to Rawtenstall on 25th March 2017. This is the view from the rear windows of Bury South signal box taken during a supervised visit.

Crianlarich: 156450 under a simply wonderful blue sky at Crianlarich.

Eden Brows: A Class 142 (number 142066) on an Appleby to Carlisle ecs move (suspected to be for route refreshing) passes the site of the landslip at Eden Brows on 25 March 2017. This is the second day that these runs have taken place. The DMU is crossing the section where the slip occurred and where Network Rail has spent the past year rebuilding the trackbed and there is now a substantial retaining wall and piles beneath to support the line. The line is scheduled to reopen to passenger traffic on 31 March 2017 with Flying Scotsman hauling the reopening special.

Bury Bolton Street: Interior of Bury South signal box taken during a supervised visit on 25th March 2017 with kind permission of the ELR. This view looks south along the old electric line towards Buckley Wells sheds. The operational Heywood line runs behind. After closure in 1980 this box became little more than a shell and everything in this picture is new, including the 65 lever frame. The few white levers illustrate that the vast majority in the frame are operational and the whole box is a credit to the Signalling Department of the East Lancashire Railway.

Wheathampstead: Wheathampstead - Saturday. A short length of platform and a 5-plank wagon on a piece of rail. This has been set up by the local community to remember when the station was open before Beeching. At least close to the station site, if not on it!

Bury Bolton Street: Tucked away in a siding behind Bury South signal box, former Southampton Docks Ruston & Hornsby shunter 07013 awaits attention. This 275hp DE 0-6-0 should be a useful addition to the fleet in due course. Picture taken with kind permission of ELR during a supervised visit to the signal box.

Esk Valley Junction: The Polton branch left the Peebles line only a half mile or so after that line left the Waverley route at Hardengreen. Esk Valley Junction is not to be confused with Glenesk junction, the other side of Hardengreen, though the name means the same. Here's a relic of some ancient signalling hardware which has somehow managed to survive decades of use of the trackbed as a walkway.

Stirling North Junction: Brush type 4s D1935 and D1944 (alias 47805 and 47501, owned by Locomotive Services Ltd) pass Stirling North signalbox with a returning Kingussie - Crewe private charter.

Alloa West Junction: Alloa masts; looking west towards the former Alloa West Junction with electrification masts in place.

Slateford Viaduct: Looking north along Edinburgh's Inglis Green Road on Sunday 25 March 2018 through one of the arches of the 1822 Slateford Aqueduct carrying the Union Canal. Just beyond stands the 1848 railway viaduct, being crossed at the time by the TransPennine 0915 Edinburgh Waverley - Manchester Oxford Road.

Stirling: Brush type 4s D1935 and D1944 (alias 47805 and 47501, owned by Locomotive Services Ltd) pass through Stirling station, after a brief stop, with a returning Kingussie - Crewe private charter.

Dalry: A planter at Dalry station within the adopted station garden.

Slateford Viaduct: A Voyager running ECS westbound over Slatford Viaduct on Sunday morning 25 March 2018, seen from below the Union Canal aqueduct. The train is on its way from Craigentinny TMD to Motherwell station, where it will later form the 1V62 11.15 CrossCountry service to Penzance.

Slateford Viaduct: An early morning light engine movement crossing Slateford Viaduct westbound on 25 March 2018. DRS 66424 is on its way from Craigentinny to Motherwell.

Dalry: Railway information poster spotted at Dalry station during the inauguration of the Nature of Dalry art exhibition on 25th March 2018. This is a collection of wildlife paintings by artist Leo du Feu for the Dalry Station Garden Group.

Baillieston: Early Sunday morning view north across the work site with the new bridge steelwork now in place.

Cambus Loop: Alloa masts; looking east from Cambus level crossing towards Cambus loop, during a month-long possession.

Woodacre Crossing: Immaculate D1935 and D1944 Craftsman run through Woodacre with the returning Kingussie to Crewe private charter train on 25th March 2018. 5000hp for seven coaches will have made light work of the gradients en route.

Newtonhill: Newtonhill signalbox and associated building (lamp room?). The 'box closed on 28 April 2019.

Newcastle Central: The portico at Newcastle Central seems to have been glassed-in since I was last here, but that was a long time ago. The space has a continental feel to it. The same departures summary is shown on six double-sided displays (there's one behind me). One wonders how people coped in the past. Seen on 25 March 2019.

Edinburgh Waverley: Monday 25 March 2019 2K01 06 36 Waverley - Glenrothes catching the early sun on Monday 25 March 2019 whilst waiting to depart from platform 1.

Newcastle Central: A TPE service for Liverpool Lime Street prepares to depart Newcastle's Platform 9 on 25 March.

Newcastle Central: If that's what he's like with a train what is he like with his car? A driver seems to fuss over a chip in the paintwork at Newcastle on 25 March 2019. The train is for Edinburgh.

Naples Maritime: Naples Maritime station was built in 1933. The main building is seen here from a ship approaching its berth in March 2019. Although rail tracks are still in place on the quayside they are not used and the main part of the station is now entirely given over to road traffic. The station was destroyed by bombing during WWII but was rebuilt afterwards in the same style.

Naples Maritime: After many years when the only access to Naples Maritime was by road vehicles rails are being laid again, but this time it is underground tracks as the Naples Metro system is constructing a line to what is now a major cruise terminal. The Metro construction area is on the right in this view from the landward side of the 1930s built station, taken on 25th March 2019.

Newtonhill: The 09.52 LNER service from Aberdeen to Kings Cross passes through the site of Newtonhill Station, closed in 1956. The signalbox closed on 28 April 2019.

Dumbarton Central: 334001 comes over the Leven Viaduct from Dalreoch to enter Dumbarton Central.

Newcastle Central: A Class 158 with an arriving Northern service at Newcastle on 25 March 2019.

Dumbarton Central: The roof of the Glasgow bound platform building at Dumbarton Central is having its roof replaced with new Welsh slate from Penryhn Quarry.

Manors: Manors Northern Rail station is quite isolated from the Metro station (surely breaking some unwritten naming rule) and is absurdly difficult to get to. When you do find it it looks like a parliamentary station, but it does have an hourly service. A Morpeth to Newcastle train calls on 25 March.
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Cawton Gate Crossing: Cawton Gate crossing was across a narrow local road on the eastern edge of Cawton village, and was around 500M east of where the Pickering line diverged north from the Malton line after both ran in parallel from Gilling East Station. North East of the crossing were two keepers cottages which are still in use. The view is looking east, with a conservatory added to the south side cottage, and the line ran to the right of the view. The mother of the present lady occupier of this cottage was the crossing keeper upto closure of the line.

Cawton Gate Crossing: View looking west along a recently excavated section of what was slightly raised trackbed on the section of line running between Hovingham Spa station and Cawton Gate crossing, with the keepers cottages at Cawton Gate just beyond the trees in the distance. This section is being dug out by Hovingham Estates to convert it to arable land and join up the land on either side. A re-routed permissive path is being created to the right of the arable land.

Burntisland East Junction: LNER Azuma 800103 passes Burntisland Links with the 14.52 from Aberdeen to York on 25 March 2021.

Cawton Gate Crossing: View looking east along a lengthy section of the extant trackbed, from the former Malton line, running between Hovingham Spa station and Cawton Gates crossing keepers cottages. The trackbed is a permissive path over Hovingham Estates land. Cawton Gates crossing was around 500m east of the point where the Pickering line diverged north after both ran in parallel from Gilling East station. To rear of view a further, near 100m, section of the trackbed is being dug out to convert to, and join up two isolated sections of, arable land

Fairlie: An aerial view of the repairs to the line at Fairlie taken on the 25th. Track and overhead line have been repaired.

Buckshaw Parkway: 47815 leads the Northern Belle on a 2022 7-day tour, this being the first part of day 3 from Manchester Victoria to Oxenholme (part 2 saw the train head to Edinburgh). The train is actually passing the site of wartime Chorley ROF Halt and a short distance to the east can be seen Buckshaw Parkway, which opened in October 2011 serving a new village built on the ROF site.

Aberdeen: The new First Class lounge and ticket office under construction at Aberdeen in March 2022, with clear temporary departure and arrivals boards. Unusually for the Granite City there are several architectural features build of sandstone in the Joint Station.

Aberdeen: An old street sign indicating the route to the Joint Passenger Station. As a part of Union Street is closed for social distancing purposes buses travel up and down Market Street, along Guild Street and back up and down Bridge Street. This actually seems to have speeded up the service as the buses no longer have to negotiate heavy traffic and traffic lights along the whole of Union Street. Bus drivers are now having to loiter at bus stops for extra time to keep to the timetable.

Cults: Cults station now has a cafe just off the former platform, in the guise of a container. I did not get the chance to sample the fare despite the good weather. I think they mean the Up platform ...

Euxton Junction: SB Rail tamper DR75013 is seen approaching Euxton Junction whilst on a move from Warrington to Carlisle Upperby on 25 March 2022.

Anderston Tunnel: A section of tunnel on the Argyle Line. The route between Rutherglen and Exhibition Centre has re-opened following a £32m improvement project. Network Rail has successfully completed work to the Argyle line, which will reopen as planned this Monday (May 9) following an eight-week programme of extensive engineering works. The line closed on March 13 to allow engineers to deliver a £32m investment in repairing and renewing tunnels, bridges and tracks between Rutherglen and Exhibition Centre. It was the most significant piece of engineering on the line in a generation and was all designed to improve punctuality and reliability for passengers for years to come. Engineers removed 500 tonnes of concrete encasement from the tunnels, with 700 structural beams repainted and more than 1,000 square metres of waterproofing applied.