Langwith Junction: Robinson O4 2-8-0 63765 in the shed yard at Langwith Junction on 13 May 1961.

Darlington [Bank Top]: Wakefield shed's ex-WD 2-8-0 no 90348 stands at Darlington Bank Top on 13 May 1962 with the RCTS (East Midlands Branch) 'East Midlander No 5' rail tour. This locomotive handled the short leg between Darlington Bank Top and Darlington North Road, following which a visit to the works had been arranged.

Nottingham Victoria: Fowler 2P no 40646, double heading with 'Schools' class no 30925 Cheltenham preparing to leave Nottingham Victoria on 13 May 1962 with the 9-coach RCTS East Midlander No 5 rail tour.

Church Fenton: The RCTS East Midlander No 5 railtour, photographed at Church Fenton on 13 May 1962. Schools class 4-4-0 no 30925 'Cheltenham' + Fowler 2P 4-4-0 no 40646 had paused here to take on water during the journey from Nottingham Victoria to Darlington Bank Top.

Nottingham Victoria: Schools class no 30925 Cheltenham and Fowler 2P no 40646 prepare to leave Nottingham Victoria on 13 May 1962 with the 9-coach RCTS East Midlander No 5 rail tour bound for Darlington.

Church Fenton: Schools class 4-4-0 no 30925 'Cheltenham' + Fowler 2P 4-4-0 no 40646 seen with a special during a water stop at Church Fenton on 13 May 1962. The train is the 1X50 RCTS East Midlander No 5, which is on its way from Nottingham Victoria to Darlington Bank Top.

Wetherby [2nd]: 40646+30925 at Wetherby on 13 May 1962 with the RCTS (East Midlands Branch) 'East Midlander no 5' railtour. The locomotives ran tender first on the leg between Wetherby and Starbeck.

Normanton: Maunsell Southern Railway Schools Class 4-4-0 30925 'Cheltenham', piloting Fowler LMS 2P 4-4-0 40646, is seen standing at Normanton on 13 May 1962 with the RCTS East Midlander Railtour to Darlington, via various branch line locations en route.

Wetherby South Junction: 30925 Cheltenham and 40646 running round at Wetherby South Junction on 13 May 1962 under the A661 road bridge. The train standing in Wetherby station behind the camera is the RCTS East Midlander No 5 on its way from Church Fenton to Harrogate. The run round here was necessitated by the closure of the direct line between Wetherby East and West Junctions in 1961. Wetherby station closed in January 1964 and the site is now a walkway and car park. See image [[54833]]

Darlington [Bank Top]: Schools class 4-4-0 30925 'Cheltenham' alongside WD Austerity 2-8-0 90348 at Darlington Bank Top on 13 May 1962. 30925 had arrived with the RCTS East Midlander No 5 railtour which it had double headed with ex-LMS 2P 4-4-0 40646 from Nottingham Victoria see image [[39017]]. 90348 was used to shuttle the special between Bank Top and North Road, where a works visit had been arranged.

Nitshill: Standard class 5 4-6-0 no 73055 southbound approaching Nitshill on 13 May 1964. The train is the 5.30pm Glasgow - Carlisle. [Ref query 7240]

Manningtree: The 13.30 Ipswich to Liverpool Street crosses the River Stour at Manningtree on 13th May 1979. The industrial complex in the background is the former British Xylonite (BXL) plastics factory at Brantham which ceased production in 2007. The factory siding can be seen behind the last carriage. The site of the demolished factory was eventually redeveloped as a train maintenance and stabling depot which opened in February 2017.

Orbliston: 26036 eastbound to Aberdeen at Orbliston at 1141 hours, 13 May 1981.

Edinburgh Waverley: General view over the west end of Waverley in May 1986.

Stirling North Junction: Interior of Stirling North signal box, May 1990. See image [[28834]]

Stirling Middle Junction: Looking north from Stirling Middle signalbox towards the station. On the right there is some freight traffic and pilot 08630 is waiting in a siding. Taken during an escorted visit in May 1990.

Stirling Middle Junction: 37403 passes Stirling Middle signalbox to couple on to the stock of an excursion train on 13 May 1990.

Stirling: Stirling pilot 08630 parked in the station in May 1990, with a busy freight scene in the background.

Stirling: 60009 'Union of South Africa' at Stirling on railtour duties on 13 May 1990.

North Llanrwst: Token exchange at Llanrwst signal box on the Blaenau Ffestiniog branch in the spring of 1990.

Stirling Middle Junction: Interior view of Stirling Middle 'box during an official tour on 13 May 1990. See image [[23746]]

Dalwhinnie: The signal box at Dalwhinnie in May 1998.

Dalwhinnie: With all the problems on the Highland Main Line in the past couple of weeks caused by the severe weather it's nice to be reminded that other seasons are available. On a beautiful 13 May 1998, unit 158 716 calls at Dalwhinnie with a southbound service.

Broomhill: Southern approach to Broomhill station in May 2002. View from Station Road bridge.

Aviemore: Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0 no 46512 about to depart from the Strathspey platform at Aviemore on 13 May 2002.

Aviemore: A May evening in 2002 sees the GNER 1200 ex-Kings Cross Highland Chieftain HST pulling away from the Aviemore stop on the last leg of its 581 mile journey to Inverness.

Aviemore Shed: The locomotive shed at Aviemore, displaying its opening date of 1898 on the front of the building, seen here looking north on 13 May 2002. Eventually closed by British Rail in the early 1960s (code 60B), it was subsequently taken over by its current owners the Strathspey Railway.

Broomhill: Looking east across the Spey valley in May 2002 with Broomhill station in the foreground.

Carlisle: Sunshine on Carlisle station on 13 May 2003. Passengers are waiting to board Arriva Trains 142020 at platform 5.

Carlisle: A southbound freight approaching Carlisle station on 13 May 2003 behind EWS 56038.

Carlisle: A train for Millom, consisting of a pair of 153 units, stands in the M&C bay at Carlisle on 13 May 2003.

Carlisle: A gleaming EWS 56038 pauses with a freight at the north end of Carlisle in May 2003 for a crew change.

Carlisle: An EWS class 66 takes coal empties north through Carlisle station on 13 May 2003.

Carlisle: 87020 North Briton stands at Carlisle platform 4 on 13 May 2003, shortly after arriving with a Virgin Trains terminating service from London Euston.

Carlisle: Virgin liveried 87020 North Briton stands at the north end of Carlisle in May 2003 shortly after bringing in a terminating service from London Euston.

Carlisle: A Virgin CrossCountry Voyager leaves Carlisle for Edinburgh on 13 May 2003.

Carlisle: Complete matching set. A Virgin Trains west coast main line service arrives at Carlisle platform 4 on a bright and sunny May afternoon in 2013. All vehicles are in VT triple stripe livery, including the locomotive, no 87020 North Briton.

Uphall: The cramped facilities at the single line Uphall station in 2005, with a Bathgate - Newcraighall train at the platform.

Haymarket: Haymarket platform 0 on 13 May 2006 with work about to get underway.

Kelvindale: View southwest over Kelvindale station in May 2007. Looking along the line towards Anniesland, with the Dawsholm gasometers dominating the background. The station opened in September 2005.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Neighbours. Looking north up Dundas Street from West George Street on 13 May 2007.

Kelvindale: View south over the maze-like access to Kelvindale in May 2007, a new station built as part of the reinstated Maryhill - Anniesland link and opened in late 2005.

Bishops Lydeard: 33202 stabled in the bay at Bishops Lydeard station on the West Somerset Railway in May 2007.

Carntyne: View west at Carntyne - May 2007.

Gilshochill: View west over Gilshochill station on 13 May 2007.

Sighthill West Junction: Ashvale Crescent, Springburn, early one Sunday morning in May 2007, looking north west towards the apex of the Cowlairs triangle. The Sighthill West - Cowlairs West line is in the foreground, while the E&G runs across the centre. Clearance of the old carriage sheds and sidings had been completed by the end of January, with work now underway on the NR Cowlairs Maintenance Delivery Unit and the West of Scotland Signalling Centre. The MDU will occupy much of the area in the photograph, while the signalling centre will stand in the south east corner of the site. Part of the base for the latter can be seen bottom left beyond the fence.

Kinning Park [Subway]: View of Kinning Park Subway station looking south west in May 2007. Photographed on a Sunday morning through part of the footbridge which spans the M8 Motorway at this point, linking Cornwall Street (from where the picture was taken) and Cornwall Street South.

Ibrox [Subway]: Entrance to Ibrox Subway station on Copland Road on 13 May 2007 with Woodville Street on the right.

Kinning Park [Subway]: Kinning Park Subway on 13 May 2007, with the M8 running past in the background.

Cessnock [Subway]: Cessnock Subway, view across Cessnock Street on 13 May.

Cessnock [Subway]: Looking more Boulevard Saint Michel than Paisley Road West. One of the stars of the Glasgow Subway system, Cessnock station, seen here on a Sunday morning in May 2007.

Shettleston PW Depot: View east over Shettleston PW depot on 13 May from the bridge carrying South Hallhill Road. The link from the main line comes in on the left with Shettleston station behind the camera. The logo is that of STRC - the Scotland Track Renewals Co. (Part of the Jarvis rebranding).

Shettleston Junction: Looking east towards Shettleston Junction in the spring of 2007, with the line turning south in the background once the start of the NB route to Hamilton. The trackbed is now built over around 150 yards south of the junction. The yellow gate to the right gives access to the PW depot now operated by STRC (formerly Jarvis).

Shettleston: View over Shettleston station from the car park on a quiet Sunday morning in May 2007. The tenements of Balgair Terrace stand on the north side of the line.

Possil: Looking west over the wall alongside Balmore Road just south of the former Possil station on 13 May 2007. The old goods shed still stands here in what is now a busy scrapyard.

Possil: Still hanging in there - the old Possil station building still standing on Balmore Road on 13 May 2007.

Birmingham International: A Pendolino calls at Birmingham International on 13 May 2008.

Birmingham International: 67014 arrives at Birmingham International on 13 May on a service from Wrexham.

Didcot Parkway: EWS 60063 stands at Didcot on 13 May 2008.

Birmingham New Street: The front end of Central Trains 170 501 has just managed to make it into the sunshine after drawing to a halt at Birmingham New Street on 13 May 2008.

Cheltenham Spa: A Cross Country Voyager arrives at Cheltenham Spa on 13 May.

Birmingham International: 321414 stands in bright sunshine at Birmingham International on 13 May preparing to depart on a service to Walsall.

Birmingham International: EWS Class 66 locomotive 66173 runs north through Birmingham International on 13 May.

Bathgate Yard: The 1355 service to Newcraighall photographed passing a pile of ballast shortly after leaving Bathgate on 13 May. Clearance of trees, delivery of sleepers and two sets of made-up points in the nearby yard provide further clues regarding the proximity of the works team.

Bathgate Yard: Alphaline liveried 158 service about to run into Bathgate terminus on 13 May 2008.

Bridge of Earn: 170 421 at Bridge of Earn on 13 May with the 0810 Edinburgh - Perth. This is one of several towns to the north of Scotlands central belt where reinstatement of rail links has become an issue.

Didcot Parkway: EWS 66041 + 66087 double head a continuous welded rail train through Didcot on 13 May before turning north towards Oxford.

Chapel-en-le-Frith: Chapel-en-le-Frith station looking towards Buxton on 13 May 2009. The station building on the Buxton platform is now the Brief Encounter restaurant. There is no footbridge between the platforms and access between them is by way of the foot crossing behind the photographer.

Whaley Bridge: Looking towards Hazel Grove, 150149 arrives at Whaley Bridge with a service to Buxton

Stonehaven: DRS Class 66 heads an intermodal freight north through Stonehaven.

Chapel-en-le-Frith: The plaque on the wall of the former station building at Chapel-en-le-Frith commemorating John Axon GC and John Creamer. [Railscot note: On 9 February 1957, driver Axon's freight train was returning from Buxton in the Derbyshire Peak District to his home depot at Edgeley, Stockport, when the steam brake pipe fractured. Despite exposure to scalding steam, he urged his fireman to jump to safety and hung on the outside of the cab as the train picked up speed, reaching 80mph down a long incline. His shouted warning to the signalman at Doveholes enabled a DMU at Chapel-en-le-Frith to be moved to safety but his own life was lost as his engine crashed into the rear of a freight train there. John Creamer, the guard on the second train, also died in the crash. John Axon was posthumously awarded the George Cross.]

Chinley: An East Midlands Trains service from Manchester Piccadilly to Norwich calls at Chinley on 13 May 2009.

Airdrie: View east over Airdrie station towards Drumgelloch on 13 May 2009. 320313 has stopped at the through platform and 320308 stands in the siding.

Hest Bank: Only two passenger trains a day traverse the Bare Lane to Hest Bank chord - the 0551 and the 1620 from Morecambe. No contest then for which one to photograph! 142050 rejoins the mainline at Hest Bank on its way to Leeds via Skipton. Hest Bank station's down platform used to occupy this area but after closure in 1969 the platforms were removed and the chord extended to near the level crossing.

Oxford: EWS 66013 heads north through the down centre road at Oxford on a tanker train on 13 May 2009.

Birmingham International: EWS 90035 runs into Birmingham International on 13 May with the Virgin Trains 1203 London Euston - Birmingham New Street.

Dunlop: 156 450 at the head of a 4-car service to Glasgow Central stands in bright sunshine at Dunlop on 13 May 2009 as work progresses alongside on the second platform.

Chapel-en-le-Frith: 150149 slows as it passes Chapel-en-le-Frith SB and approaches the station on a Buxton to Manchester Piccadilly service on 13 May 2009. This is the former L&NW route to Buxton, the lower level Midland route crosses from left to right via a tunnel below the rear of the DMU.

Airdrie: 320308 stands in the siding to the south of Airdrie station on 13 May 2009, seen from the car park.

Dunlop: View from bridge 72 looking south towards Dunlop on 13 May 2009, showing ongoing work in progress, with cable gulleys now in place.

Birmingham International: DVT 82101 arrives at Birmingham International on 13 May at the rear of the Virgin Trains 1203 London Euston - Birmingham New Street service.

Dunlop: View over Dunlop station showing progress on 13 May 2009.

Bugsworth Basin: Bugsworth Basin in the village of Buxworth, north west Derbyshire, was the western end of the Peak Forest Tramway. Here it met the Peak Forest Canal (right) and limestone from quarries at Dove Holes was transferred from tramway to canal for onward delivery to Cheshire and Lancashire. The tramway was constructed with rails attached to stone sleepers that can be seen in the photograph. The tramway was always worked by teams of horses.

Whaley Bridge: A Northern Rail service to Buxton departs from Whaley Bridge on the climb up to Chapel-en-le-Frith on 13 May 2009. 150149 is the unit doing the work.

Hayfield: There are still a few clues here that this was once the site of the terminus station on the Hayfield branch from New Mills. The station used to be to the left of the building in the photo (now a car park)as we look towards New Mills. Just to the right of the building in the distance is a gate on the former trackbed which is now the start of the Calico Trail.

Hest Bank: A Morecambe to Leeds Pacer has just left the Bare Lane chord (note point blades in the foreground) and is heading for the next stop at Carnforth. 142050 is passing the signal box that overlooks the popular foreshore at Hest Bank. The box also controls the crossing at nearby Bolton-le-Sands. The crossover just ahead of the train is used to access the chord from the Up line but only nuclear flask trains currently operate in that direction.

Elderslie: 66525 running by the WH Malcolm yard at Elderslie with coal empties bound for Greenhill

Haymarket: A ECR 225 leaves Haymarket having come off the Carstairs line from Glasgow Central with a service for King's Cross.

Solway Junction: The 1410 service to Newcastle (ex-Glasgow Central) seen after leaving Annan on 13 May having passed below Station Road bridge. The train is approaching the signal that, prior to the summer of 2008, marked the start of the single line section to Gretna. For a view looking back from the footbridge in the background during single line days see [[19966]].

Annan: View north west at Annan on 13 May 2010 over the little used sidings at the rear of the down platform, which were once part of a busy goods yard. In the background Freightliner 70003 brings a train of HHA high capacity coal hoppers past the signal box before running south through the station.

Racks: 66140 takes a coal train south through Racks on 13 May 2010. Note the name of the station (closed in 1965) formed out of white bricks on the side of the cutting to the left of the first vehicle.

Annan: Freightliner 70003 rumbles south through Annan station on 13 May 2010 with a long coal train heading for Drax.

Stirling: Alloa to Glasgow service at Stirling.

Dunning: Glasgow to Aberdeen express races north at Innerdunning.

Bridge of Allan: The Friends of Bridge of Allan led by Elizabeth Rankin and Gavin Drummond are seen enjoying the first of their splendid new station seats.

Haymarket: Busy haymarket Station during the rush hour.

Racks: The station name has now reappeared at Racks (closed 1965), formed with white bricks see image [[19502]]. Photographed looking east from the road bridge on 13 May 2010.

Martinton Bridge: EWS 66238 crosses the River Nith on Martinton Bridge with a southbound coal train in May 2010 on the approach to Dumfries station.

Ashby Magna: Two bridges from different centuries photographed in May 2010. The far bridge is over the M1, the near one over the North end of the former GC station. The wall on the North side is original blue brick, but on the South side - disguised by grassed-over piled-up earth - there is reinforcement by an SGB concrete beam. Notice the gap in the beam for the station entrance doors.

Haymarket: Highland Chieftain heads off for the north at Haymarket passing an incoming service from Dunblane, on right is incoming Perth to Edinburgh.

Leyland: A Northern Rail service from Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria in the hands of 180106 calls at Leyland on 13 May 2010. The use of these 125 mph capable units has been extended until December 2010, although between Blackpool and Manchester there is very little opportunity to get above even half that speed. The comfort level and 5 coach sets will be missed when they go and are replaced by two coach class 150s or, worse, class 142s!

Bridge of Allan: To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the re-opening of Bridge of Allan station there was a plaque-unveiling by James Anderson, former convenor of Central Regional Council, followed by a tree-planting.

Bridge of Allan: To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the re-opening of Bridge of Allan station there was a tree-planting by Beaconhurst School in the presence of Dr Richard Simpson MSP, Rt Hon George Reid, the Friends of Bridge of Allan and Bridge of Allan Primary School.

Kirkpatrick: The 1400 TransPennine Manchester Airport - Edinburgh Waverley, photographed on 13 May 2010 on the WCML some 4 miles north west of Gretna about to pass the site of Kirkpatrick station. The surviving footbridge stands in the background while the former goods yard on the right now plays host to a selection of agricultural and transport items, most of which appear to have seen better days. While the village is named Kirkpatrick Fleming, the railway station (1847-1960) was plain Kirkpatrick throughout.

Haymarket East Junction: Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley coming off the branch at Haymarket East Junction.

Stirling: Glasgow to Dunblane leaving Stirling.

Rhu: 45231 running to time between Rhu and Shandon with stock for this year's Jacobite service. The K1 is undergoing repairs and will come up in two days time but 45407 may have to deputise.

Annan: The 1212 Glasgow Central - Newcastle Central via Carlisle arrives at Annan on 13 May 2010.

Annan: A Glasgow Central - Newcastle service calls at Annan on 13 May 2010.

Kirkham and Wesham: Although their stay with 'Northern' was extended until May 2011 the three Adelante units are due to go to 'East Coast' with the summer timetable change. Manchester - Blackpool passengers will miss these 5-car express units and are unlikely to view cascaded London Midland 150 sets as an improvement. Roll on electrification. 180106 pulls away from a stop at Kirkham on 13 May heading for Blackpool.

Bridge of Allan: Train 1Z46 rushes through Bridge of Allan on 13 May 2011. The Compass Tours 'North Wales Scotsman' was en route from Holyhead to Dundee behind WCRC 47804.

Stirling: K4 no 61994 The Great Marquess at Stirling on 13 May 2011 prior to joining forces with Black 5 no 45231 The Sherwood Forester standing at the platform on the left. The pair then headed off to Boness with their service coaches in preparation for the SRPS West Highlander railtour to Fort William the following day. See image [[34077]]

Stirling: 45231 Sherwood Forester (rear) and 61994 The Great Marquess, with service coaches in between, leave Stirling for Boness on 13 May 2011. See image [[34081]]

Preston: Four 2-car DMU sets are coupled together on Platform 5 at Preston, 25 minutes before midnight on 13 May 2011, waiting to form an ecs to Blackpool North servicing point.

Hest Bank: Looking North over the signal box at Hest Bank on what Winnie the Pooh would undoubtedly call a Blustery Day. A Transpennine 185 heads south towards the level crossing on 13 May 2012.

Arnside: There's a lovely view out to sea from Arnside, but it's worth looking the other way from time to time. A suitably outdoorsy group of passengers prepares to board a class 185 forming a late running 13.06 to Carlisle on Sunday, 13th May 2012. We arrived in Arnside by accident - we'd set our satnav to take us to Carnforth... but it knew better!

Murrayfield Stadium [Tram]: On Sunday 13 May a new bridge was put in place at Murrayfield carrying the tram route over Roseburn Street alongside the main line. Nearby the Murrayfield tramstop is taking shape.

Arnside: Less passengers than in the 2010 view from the same spot see image [[30654]], but Arnside station still looks great in May 2012.

Kendal: I would rate this sign on Kendal station as somewhere between off-putting and significantly threatening. However, I certainly agree that people should pay for their tickets.

Kendal: The 12.28 to 'Oxenholme and all connections everywhere' coasts into Kendal under a glowering sky, with the mountains of the Lake District in the background. see image [[25577 for a view looking the other way]]

Hest Bank: Oh dear, the gnomes have escaped again! Surreal detail on the seaward side of Hest Bank box on 13th May this year.

Strand Road Exchange Sidings: On time as usual. The loaded bitumen tanks from Lindsey, hauled by 66011, cross Strand Rd in Preston and roll onto Ribble Rail metals. The DBS loco will only be here for an hour or so while it deposits the fourteen loaded tanks for Ribble Rail transfer, collects the empties and then sets out for Lincolnshire again.

Fort William: The inaugural Jacobite of 2013 was hauled by Ian Riley's 44871, seen here on 13 May preparing to leave Fort William for Mallaig. See image [[43104]]

Mallaig: One for the album. Scene at Mallaig station on 13 May 2013 following the arrival of 44871 with the first Jacobite of the season see image [[43089]].

Edinburgh Waverley: The new canopy serving sub platforms 8 & 9 at Waverley seen here nearing completion on a fine Sunday morning in May 2013. View is west from the car park looking back towards the station entrance on Market Street, with a section of the North Bridge dominating the background.

Wallyford: View east from the footbridge at Wallyford on 13 May 2014 as the 12.27 North Berwick - Edinburgh Waverley, formed by ScotRail unit 380105, arrives at the platform.

Auchterarder: 44871 and 45407 take the Cathedrals Explorer / Highlands and Islands Explorer through Auchterarder en route from Inverness to Fort William on 13 May.

Blackford: DRS 66302 nears Blackford with the Mossend - Aberdeen intermodal on 13 May 2014.

Shrivenham: An eastbound container train on the Great Western main line passing the village of Bourton on the outskirts of Swindon on 13 May 2014. The locomotive is Freightliner 70009.

Blackford: 44871 and 45407 passing Blackford on 13 May with The Cathedrals Explorer from Inverness to Fort William.

Wallyford: The 12.27 North Berwick - Edinburgh Waverley arrives at Wallyford on 13 May 2014, formed by ScotRail unit 380105.

Hardengreen Viaduct: Work in progress on the embankment south of the rail bridge over Hardengreen roundabout on 13 May 2014.

Wallyford: The 11.00 Glasgow Central - Penzance CrossCountry service runs through Wallyford on 13 May 2014.

Shrivenham: Freightliner 66571 eastbound near Bourton on the eastern outskirts of Swindon on 13 May.

Wallyford: The 12.11 Edinburgh Waverley - Dunbar about to run through Wallyford station on 13 May 2014. This service calls only at Musselburgh during its 25 minute end-to-end journey.

Musselburgh: Girl with a goldfish. The 12.50 Dunbar - Edinburgh makes its only intermediate stop at Musselburgh on 13 May 2014. The scheduled journey time from here to Waverley is 7 minutes. Glug.

Wallyford: With the Pentland Hills barely visible through the haze, ScotRail 380105 leaves Wallyford on an unusually warm 13 May 2014 forming the 12.27 North Berwick - Edinburgh Waverley.

Musselburgh: The 1306 Edinburgh - Plymouth CrossCountry service about to run through Musselburgh on 13 May. [Ref query 9814]

Wallyford: View west from the footbridge at Wallyford on a fine spring afternoon in 2014. The lady is in the process of boarding the 1249 ScotRail service to Waverley (1227 ex-North Berwick) formed by EMU 380105. Scheduled journey time from here is 10 minutes, including one interim stop at Musselburgh.

Swanage: Looking across the running lines at Swanage on the afternoon of 13 May 2015. Former Southern Railway Bulleid Battle of Britain Class Pacific 34070 Manston is stabled across the turntable in front of the one engine single track Swanage engine shed to its rear.

Garstang and Catterall: The evening sun catches DBS 66019 heading south along the WCML near to Garstang & Catterall on 13 May 2015. The train is the 6V71 Hardendale Quarry to Margam limestone working.

Larchwood Railway Cuttings Cemetery: A photograph with history from a trip to Belgium. A Gent to Poperinge train passes Larchwood Railway Cuttings Cemetery on the outskirts of Ypres. 100 years earlier the scene was very much different in that the trees above the cemetery is Hill 60 where some of the heaviest fighting of the WW1 took place.

Cadder Yard: The 1100 Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street, formed by DMU 170431, passes through the former Cadder yard on 13 May 2015. The new EGIP depot stands on the right. See image [[16962]]

Swanage: View from above the rear of the station signal box at Swanage on 13 May, with Standard Tank 80104 ready to depart platform 2 on the 14.00 service to Norden. BRCW 33201 is shut down attached to a coaching rake in the shorter platform 1, and Maunsell U class 2-6-0 31806 is stabled forward of the goods shed.

Larchwood Railway Cuttings Cemetery: Taken showing Larchwood Railway Cuttings Cemetery on the outskirts of Ypres with 'Hill 60' in the background. Taken 13/5/2015 from the side of a small crossing.

Scorton [Lancashire] [1st]: 86613 and 86622, two of the 16 strong Freightliner Class 86 fleet, take the evening Coatbridge to Crewe train south at Scorton on 13th May 2015. The former E3148 and E3174 are approaching the footbridge at Broad Fall Farm.

Scorton [Lancashire] [1st]): Two DRS Class 57s take the evening flask train south along the WCML in May 2015. 57012 and 57002 have just passed Scorton and are approaching the footbridge at Broad Fall Farm.

Swanage: Looking north from Northbrook Road overbridge, Swanage, on 13 May with Bulleid BB Class 34070 Manston stabled by the coaling stage. Diesel Shunter D3591 is on the left of the running line in the middle distance, whilst an Hymek and another diesel loco can be seen in the background.

Darlington [Bank Top]: Darlington (Bank Top), looking back south from the ex-13.00 Virgin Trains service from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley, on 13th May 2016.

National Railway Museum [York]: 47798 'Prince William', standing outside the National Railway Museum at York, buffered up to of all things a Eurostar power car. Seen from a passing Virgin Trains service from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley, just re-stared after its York station stop, on 13th May 2016.

Warwick: 68009 leads Chiltern Mainline service 1K45 from Marylebone to Kidderminster through Warwick on 13 May 2016. DVT 82309 brought up the rear. See image [[41185]] for the other end, in both senses.

Warwick: The back entrance to Warwick station - clearly proof against Dalek invasions. Seen here on 13 May 2016. [Ref query 47706]

Gretna Green: Going here and going there at Gretna Green on 13th May 2016.

Warwick: That's another load off my mind. The guard of a train heading for Marylebone checks for straggling passengers before departure. The more luxurious train on the other platform - notice the alternative livery - is heading for Birmingham.

Bridgend: 60039 running light through Bridgend for Margam.

Warwick: What now guv'n'r - back to the factory? Imagined conversation between secondman Carter and driver Regan on train 408R from Southampton Eastern Docks to Castle Bromwich Jaguar terminal with empty car carriers (see also image [[41974]]).

Warwick: The latest Freightliner livery doesn't seem to suit 66's as well as 70's - which, let's face it, need all the cosmetic assistance they can get. see image [[55154]] The train seen here passing through Warwick on 13 May 2016 is 443R, from Leeds FLT to Southampton FLT.

Westbury: Colas Rail 70.807 and a classmate bask in the sun at Westbury. The livery may be bright, but it doesn't actually make up for the (lack of) styling.

Bishops Lydeard: Integrated transport is nothing new - witness this advertisement for a 1904 GWR bus service linking two Western branch termini, on show at the West Somerset Railway museum at Bishops Lydeard.

Minehead: I'm sure those ISO containers are younger than Drewry 04 shunter D2271. But it's a strange and interesting contrast, seen at Minehead in May 2017.

Inveresk: 60103 Flying Scotsman nears Inveresk with The Cathedrals Express from Kings Cross to Edinburgh on 13 May.

Minehead: I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down. No. 53809 seems to be perspiring from all of its joints after arriving at Minehead on 13th May 2017.

Minehead: Driver to photographer: Did you get my good side? D1010 Western Campaigner is ready at Minehead to return railtour passengers along the WSR to pick up their HST for Paddington.

Bishops Lydeard: The goods shed at the South end of the WSR is now a fine museum.

Wemyss Bay: This bronze sculpture unveiled today of a boy by Angela Hunter was commissioned by the Friends of Wemyss Bay Station to mark the 150th anniversary of the first train in 2015, recent completion of a major restoration by Network Rail and this year's 50th anniversary of electric trains coming to Inverclyde.

Reading: 67024 hauls VSOE stock through Reading on a railtour on 13 May 2017. Ironically, I was catching another railtour on the same day, to Minehead.

Birmingham New Street: Two EMU's preparing to go back to where they came from, in the stygian depths of New Street station on 13th May 2017.

Reading: This down HST is literally and figuratively in the shadow of electrification at Reading. The Voyager in the background is a more modern express DMU.

Minehead: Minehead station is fine and traditional, but the recently built Turntable Café (right) is an acquired taste. The silver 1997 Vauxhall Corsa is arguably as well preserved as the station.

Taunton: The former goods yard at Taunton has been significantly redeveloped lately. I remember a large shed latterly used for storing road vehicle parts and a much clearer view of this water tower emblazoned with the text: British Railways Taunton Freight Concentration Depot. see image [[40790]]

Corfe Castle: Token exchange at Corfe Castle.

Peterborough (Nene Valley): Battle of Britain 4-6-2 34081 92 Squadron seen at Peterborough NVR Station on the 13th May 2018.

Corfe Castle: Exhibits, with a predominantly Southern theme, in the small museum at Corfe Castle on the Swanage Railway.

Dalgety Bay: 170411, on the 16.43 from Edinburgh to Glenrothes with Thornton, is passed by 'Royal' locos 67006 and 67005 returning SRPS stock from Dundee to Bo'ness on 13th May 2018. These coaches had formed an excursion to the Lake District the previous day.

Plates, signs, notices etc: The nameplate of BB 4-6-2 34081 '92 Squadron', and the splendid squadron crest, as seen on the locomotive at the Nene Valley Railway on 13th May 2018.

Wansford: Peak Class 46 D182 poking its nose out of Wansford shed on 13th May 2018.

Gorebridge: After crossing the Gore Glen bridge ScotRail 170409 drops down to pass below Station Road and enter Gorebridge station on 13 May 2018. The train is the 0911 (Sunday) Edinburgh Waverley - Tweedbank.

Wansford: A view across the shed yard at Wansford in May 2018 with 60163 Tornado taking centre stage but under repair due to a middle cylinder fault following its failure on the ECML.

Wansford: 'Helga,' a Scandinavian Railcar, stabled in the Wansford Station bay platform on 13th May 2018.

Wansford: A view across the Wansford station sidings in May 2018, with GWR 0-6-2T 5619 on the turntable and a Swedish 4-6-0 standing as an exhibit. I think this is a sister engine to the Swedish loco that the SRPS had at Bo'ness.

Lymington Town: The double sausage totem sign at Lymington Town.

Gaur Viaduct: B1 No. 61306 'Mayflower,' and 37685 'Loch Arkaig,' cross the Gaur Viaduct at Rannoch with the Steam Dreams - 'Highlands and Islands Explorer' travelling from Inverness to Fort William. 13th May 2019.

Whitemoss Level Crossing: B1 61306 'Mayflower' running to time on the climb to Auchterarder with the 'Highlands & Islands' tour, from Inverness to Fort William, on 13th May 2019.

Milton Keynes Central: Shome mishtake shurely? There were a lot of stops in the West Midlands on this service to Edinburgh but it did not actually terminate in Birmingham. It was a long and somewhat viewless journey see image [[69946]]-OK, I did get a better view from another seat after a while....

Friarton Junction: B1 4-6-0 61306 Mayflower passes the site of Perth South shed, on the left, with a 'Steam Dreams' charter from Inverness to Fort William on 13 May 2019.

Perth New Yard: B1 4-6-0 61306 Mayflower passes the former Perth New Yard, with a 'Steam Dreams' charter from Inverness to Fort William, on 13th May 2019.

Slochd Viaduct: B1 No.61306 Mayflower, leads 'The Highlands & Islands Explorer' over Slochd Viaduct on the long journey from Inverness to Fort William. Class 37 No. 37685 'Loch Arkaig' assisting at rear.

Kingussie: B1 No.61306 'Mayflower' hurries 'The Highlands & Islands Explorer' past Balavil, north of Kingussie on 13th May 2019. 37685 'Loch Arkaig' on the rear. The Caingorms in the background still have traces of snow on them.

Perth New Yard: 37685 'Loch Arkaig' brings up the rear of the 'Steam Dreams' leg from Inverness to Fort William, passing the former entrance to Perth New Yard on 13th May 2019. The trailing crossover is presently out of service.

Milton Keynes Central: I hope that the new West Coast operator First Trenitalia will be able to refurbish out this kind of seat. This is what I was faced with on my first journey on a Pendolino from Milton Keynes Central to Edinburgh. I specifically asked Virgin Trains for a window seat; should have realised I was to be travelling on the thirteenth...

Templehall Level Crossing: DRS 66433 about to pass Templehall level crossing, between Inchture and Longforgan, with the Grangemouth - Aberdeen Craiginches intermodal on 13th May 2019.

Druimuachdar Summit: The 'Highlands and Islands Explorer' is dwarfed by the scenery as it passes over Druimauchdar Summit, hauled by B1 No. 61306 'Mayflower,' on 13th May 2019. 37685 'Loch Arkaig' is providing assistance at the rear.

Dalwhinnie: B1 No. 61306 'Mayflower,' and 37685 'Loch Arkaig', top and tail the Steam Dreams Railtour across the moor at Dalwhinnie on 13th May 2019.

Edinburgh Waverley: The main and widest entrance to Waverley is the one on Princes Street, but this has been closed during lockdown. This forces the few passengers to use the Waverley Bridge ramps where, because the footways are fenced from the (hardly used) drives it is impossible to properly distance when passing someone. I am sure they know what they are doing. Photographed incidental to my daily exercise permitted under emergency coronavirus legislation.

Drumshoreland: There was never much to Drumshoreland itself and unlike its neighbour Uphall no real community built up around the isolated station. The buildings on the eastbound platform are however substantially still there. It seems to have had a prominent and generously-sized cludgie.

Lostock Hall: The 0946 Preston to Leeds service, with 195017, passes Lostock Hall on 13 May 2021. The area to the right is the former goods yard which has been cleared of vegetation in the past year. On the far side of this area is the line from Farington Junction, joining with the East Lancashire line at Lostock Hall Junction in the distance.

West Bryans Siding: Amongst improvements made by the Lothian Coal Company during development of the Lady Victoria cmplex was the construction of extensive rail facilities alongside the main line. This enabled closure of the sidings previously used by the Newbattle Collieries, which were located in a cramped yard at the south end of Newbattle Viaduct. The yard was abandoned prior to World War 1, with all traffic moving to the new site. This is the old yard more than a century later on a damp May morning in 2021. Running behind the fence on the left is the Borders Railway (see [[71036]]), with the B6482 Dalhousie Road passing to the right. Just beyond the point where the fences meet is the south end of Newbattle Viaduct.

Lostock Hall: 70810 passes the site of the first Lostock Hall station (the present station is behind the camera), with the site of the famous locomotive shed immediately to the left. The loco is working the 6E32 empty bitumen tanks from Preston Docks to Lindsey Oil Refinery on 13 May 2021.

Livingston North: An Edinburgh service pulls into Livingston North on 13 May 2021. Six carriages are more usual and with the reduced timetable there surely can't be a shortage of stock.