This day in history 29 June

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Clarkston for Eaglesham: All hands to the pumps! A busy platform scene at Clarkston on 29 June 1950, as 57266 approaches with a train for St Enoch.

Busby Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1950


Muirend: Crab 2-6-0 42780 at Muirend on 29 June 1950 shunting stock on the Muirend carriages sidings, the intended spur of the line to Clarkston East Junction see image [[9185]].

Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1950


Pinkhill: Scene just west of Pinkhill station on the Corstorphine branch in June 1958 as a DMU approaches with a Corstorphine - North Berwick service. The large terraced houses standing in the right background face north onto Corstorphine Road. This scene has changed considerably since the photograph was taken, with an additional street of modern houses (Downie Grove) standing just beyond the trackbed (which has been converted to a walkway/cycle path) and the distinctive Forestry Commission Headquarters building now occupying the area directly behind the train.

Corstorphine Branch (North British Railway)
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1958


Blaydon Shed: Gresley class K2 2-6-0 no 61753 photographed on Blaydon shed in June 1958. The locomotive is standing on the departure line waiting to work south. The Colwick based K2 is thought to have been 'borrowed' by York shed to work the York goods on this occasion in place of the usual V2 or B16. The locomotive was eventually withdrawn from Colwick shed in September 1959.

Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
K A Gray 1958


Didcot Shed: Collett ex-GWR 4-6-0 no 5918 Walton Hall photographed on Didcot shed in June 1959. The locomotive ended its days at Oxford, from where it was eventually withdrawn in September 1962.

Great Western Railway
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Oxford: Bulleid West Country Pacific no 34102 Lapford on shed at Oxford on 29 June 1959.

Birmingham and Oxford Railway
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Didcot Shed: Scene in the shed yard at Didcot (81E) on 29 June 1959, with 0-6-0PT no 4649 standing centre stage.

Great Western Railway
K A Gray 1959


Newport High Street: Castle class 4-6-0 no 7023 Penrice Castle with the Paddington-bound Red Dragon at Newport High Street in June 1959.

South Wales Railway
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Swindon: Collett ex-GWR 0-6-0PT no 3758 waits with a train at Swindon on 29 June 1959.

Great Western Railway
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Strawfrank Junction: A Black 5 takes the Edinburgh line at Strawfrank Junction (now Carstairs South) with a freight on 29 June 1963. Carstairs MPD stands in the background.

Caledonian Railway
John Robin 1963


Strawfrank Junction: Trains passing the PW depot on the WCML just south of the former Strawfrank Junction on 29 June 1963. The northbound train is hauled by Carstairs based Black 5 no 45173.

Caledonian Railway
John Robin 1963


Rose Grove Shed: Fowler 3F 0-6-0T 47333 in the sidings alongside Rose Grove shed in June 1963.

Accrington, Burnley and Colne Branch (East Lancashire Railway)
K A Gray 1963


Rose Grove Shed: 42717 stands in the yard at Rose Grove shed in June 1963. The Crab 2-6-0 was officially withdrawn from here in October the following year and cut up at Cashmores, Great Bridge, a month later.

Accrington, Burnley and Colne Branch (East Lancashire Railway)
K A Gray 1963


Leeds City: Neville Hill A3 no 60084 Trigo at Leeds City station with a military special in the summer of 1963.

Leeds New (London North Western Railway and North Eastern Railway Joint)
K A Gray 1963


Bolton MPD: Ex L&Y 0-6-0 no 52523, minus one or two key components, stands abandoned in the rain behind Bolton shed on 29 June 1963. See image [[36976]]

Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway
K A Gray 1963


Bolton MPD: A damp and misty morning on Bolton shed, featuring ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire 0-6-0 no 52523. The locomotive, of 1909 vintage, had been withdrawn in September 1962 and is seen here having been 'stored' at the end of a siding. The photograph is thought to have been taken during a visit on 29 June 1963 (although there is some conflict with reported disposal dates).

Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway
K A Gray 1963


Rose Grove Shed: Fowler 0-6-0T no 47562 abandoned at the end of a siding alongside Rose Grove shed in June 1962, some 5 months prior to its official withdrawal.

Accrington, Burnley and Colne Branch (East Lancashire Railway)
K A Gray 1963


Rose Grove Shed: Lonely looking 'Jinty' 0-6-0T no 47383 stands in the yard at Rose Grove on an overcast day in 1963.

Accrington, Burnley and Colne Branch (East Lancashire Railway)
K A Gray 1963


Eglinton Street: A BR Standard 2-6-4 tank crosses the bridge carrying the CGU line from St Enoch, seen from one of the platforms of Eglinton St. in June 1963.

Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Robin McGregor 1963


Wyre Dock Junction: BR Standard class 2 2-6-2T no 84018 in the sidings at Wyre Dock junction, Fleetwood, on 29 June 1963. The photograph is taken from alongside the signal box with the now-demolished Fleetwood power station in the right background. Fleetwood shed (24F) from which the locomotive was withdrawn in April 1965, stands directly behind the camera. Official closure took place in February 1966.

Fleetwood Deviation (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and London and North Western Railway)
K A Gray 1963


Keighley: The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway re-opening special coasts back into Keighley Station after the first round trip working to Oxenhope. USA Tank 30072 is leading on the return working with LMS 2MT 41241 inside. My mostly reliable Ford 105E van, which had been bought for me, primarily, shortly after passing my driving test, can be seen by the roadside. This had taken a number of us down to Devon, and to Barry, round South and Mid Wales twice, and numerous other rail and Rugby League locations.

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
David Pesterfield 1968


Keighley: Formerly of USA Transportation, Southern Railway, and British Railways. USA Class 0-6-0T 30072, seen in one of its many guises as Worth Valley no 72, is one of the locomotives on the re-opening special awaiting departure from Keighley Station on 29 June 1968. See image [[24540]]

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
David Pesterfield 1968


Keighley: A historic day on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway on 29 June 1968 as Ivatt 2-6-2T no 41241 + USA 0-6-0T no 72 take the inaugural train out of Keighley following the reopening ceremony.

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
David Pesterfield 1968


Keighley: 41241+30072 leaving Keighley station with the inaugural Keighley & Worth Valley working following the reopening ceremony on 29 June 1968.

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
David Pesterfield 1968


Fillan Viaduct: Heading north from Crianlarich - a class 26 takes an oil train over Fillan viaduct on 29 June 1971.

West Highland Railway
John Furnevel 1971


Crianlarich: BRCW Type 2 5357 on a Fort William - Glasgow Queen Street working crossing a northbound service at Crianlarich in the summer of 1971. The train crews are in the process of swapping over.

West Highland Railway
John Furnevel 1971


Ardlui: BRCW Type 2 no 5359 southbound at Ardlui in the summer of 1971.

West Highland Railway
John Furnevel 1971


Garelochhead Viaduct: A Fort William - Glasgow Queen Street train on the approach to Garelochhead in June 1971.

West Highland Railway
John Furnevel 1971


Bath Spa: Class 50 no 50047 departs east from Bath on 29 June 1974.

Great Western Railway
John McIntyre 1974


Lowestoft: On June 29th 1977, the station name board declared this destination as Lowestoft Central, despite the fact there was no other station in the town that might be confused with it. Up until May 1970, however, there was also Lowestoft North on the line to Yarmouth South Town. Visible in this view are the DMU services to Norwich and Ipswich, a Class 03 shunting locomotive and apparently failed stock from the Lowestoft - London service.

Lowestoft Railway and Harbour
Mark Dufton 1977


Haddiscoe (High Level): The direct line between Beccles and Yarmouth South Town was closed in November 1959, with the high cost of maintaining the swing bridge at Haddiscoe part of the justification. This northerly view from the derelict swing bridge box (now restored) in 1977 shows the remaining bridge foundations and circular pivot base.

Yarmouth and Haddiscoe Railway (East Suffolk Railway)
Mark Dufton 1977


Polkemmet Colliery: No 25 (Andrew Barclay 2358 of 1954) ambles past the screens at Polkemmet Colliery on 29 June 1978.

Greenrigg and Polkemmet Collieries Railway (William Dixon Ltd)
Bill Roberton 1978


Colwyn Bay: 47529 slows for the Colwyn Bay stop with a westbound passenger service along the North Wales Coast on 29th June 1980. This particular Brush Type 4 was withdrawn in early 1987 and cut up shortly afterwards at Crewe, the first Class 47/4 to be scrapped.

Chester and Holyhead Railway
Mark Bartlett 1980


Coppull: The now preserved 40135 hauls a refurbished Wirral Line Class 503 EMU south along the WCML near Coppull heading back to Merseyside from Horwich Works. This working travelled out from Horwich to Preston See image [[19617]] before reversing to run south to Birkenhead via Warrington and Ellesmere Port. Note the way the unit has been formed in the train so the (possibly modified and dedicated) brakevans were able to couple to the inner ends of the cars but not the non-standard front coupling. Photo by Steven Brindley. Additional information about these workshop trains by Steven Brindley and Neville Parry.

North Union Railway
Mark Bartlett 1981


Leyland: 47358 hauls a very mixed freight towards Euxton Junction on the Up Slow line through Leyland in the Summer of 1981.

North Union Railway
Mark Bartlett 1981


Leyland: Now preserved 40135 hauls a Class 503 Wirral EMU on the Down Fast line through Leyland. At this time these units were still going for works attention rather than scrapping and I have since been told that the workings went to and from Horwich Works with a reversal in Preston on the journey to and from Merseyside, hence the two brake vans. See image [[25598]] 40135 was withdrawn just over five years later and is now with the Class 40 Preservation Society on the East Lancashire Railway. Image 38875 shows the modern day equivalent working.

North Union Railway
Mark Bartlett 1981


Castle Yard: The surviving pier and the slip at the former Castle Yard of James Lamont and Co, Port Glasgow, seen from Newark Castle in 1997.

James Lamont and Co
Ewan Crawford 1997


Inverkip: Inverkip station building on very much its last legs. Two similar buildings faced each other at this formerly double track station but by 1997 only one platform remained and the canopy had been severely cut back. See image [[9561]] - this is the building on the left platform.

Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway
Ewan Crawford 1997


Swanage: BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T 80078, together with 35027 'Port Line', a rebuilt Merchant Navy 4-6-2. are seen at Swanage on 29th June 2000. Appearances belie the fact that both these locos were once Barry wrecks.

Swanage Railway
Peter Todd 2000


Corfe Castle: Standard class 4 no 80078 with a train on the Swanage Railway, near Corfe Castle, on 29 June 2000.

Swanage Railway
Peter Todd 2000


Neustadt (Sachsen): By 2001 it was a bit of a rarity to find two passenger trains standing side by side worked by the Romanian built C-C diesel hydraulics of DB class 219. One place where this could still be experienced was Neustadt (Sachsen), where local trains to Pirna and Bautzen were so worked using short push-pull sets. On the right, No. 219093 is standing on an unrecorded duty while to the left No. 219110 has not long arrived on the 09.10 from Pirna.

Deutsche Bahn
Bill Jamieson 2001


Wilthen: A block load of combine harvesters from the 'Fortschritt' factory passing through Wilthen on 29 June 2001 (probably in the direction of Poland) behind former DR B-B hydraulic No. 298314.

Deutsche Bahn
Bill Jamieson 2001


Kurort Oybin: 99731 was the first of 32 2-10-2T locos built for the pre-war Deutsche Reichsbahn for service on the various 750mm gauge lines in Saxony. Thanks to being reboilered in 1965, this loco was still in service from Zittau at the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 and passed to the Sächsisch-Oberlausitzer Eisenbahngesellschaft, along with the lines to Jonsdorf and Oybin, in the mid nineties. Here it runs round at Kurort Oybin in June 2001, having arrived on the 13.39 departure from Zittau.

Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany)
Bill Jamieson 2001


Dawlish: An unidentified eastbound train approaching Dawlish station during the early afternoon of Saturday 29 June 2002.

South Devon Railway
Ian Dinmore 2002


Dawlish: A Plymouth - Edinburgh Virgin CrossCountry HST approaching Dawlish in the summer of 2002.

South Devon Railway
Ian Dinmore 2002


Edinburgh Road Bridge Junction: 58045 and 58025 depart Perth with the return leg of the Worksop Highlander tour on 29th June 2002.

Scottish Central Railway
Graeme Blair 2002


Starcross: Looking east towards the River Exe estuary at Cockwood Harbour at low tide in the summer of 2002. The train is a First Great Western service from Penzance to Paddington and will shortly pass through Starcross station, some 9 miles short of its next scheduled stop at Exeter St Davids.

South Devon Railway
Ian Dinmore 2002


Dawlish: A Virgin CrossCountry service heads west after leaving Dawlish on Saturday 29 June 2002.

South Devon Railway
Ian Dinmore 2002


Starcross: A Virgin CrossCountry service photographed just south of Starcross, Devon, in June 2002. The train is passing Cockwood Harbour, on the GWR main line between Exeter and Newton Abbot. [Ref query of 18 October 2017]

South Devon Railway
Ian Dinmore 2002


Dawlish: A Virgin CrossCountry service approaching Dawlish from the south west on 29 June 2002 behind a Class 47 locomotive. The train is on its way from Plymouth to Glasgow Central.

South Devon Railway
Ian Dinmore 2002


Thurgarton: View of Thurgarton station from the level crossing looking to Newark.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Burton Joyce: View towards Nottingham from the level crossing at Burton Joyce.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Newark Castle: Newark Castle signal box seen in 2003. The view looks away from the station towards Nottingham.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Bleasby: Bleasby level crossing looking north in 2003.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Fiskerton Junction: View of Fiskerton Junction signal box from the level crossing in 2003. The gates have been replaced by barriers.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Fiskerton: Fiskerton level crossing looking west to Nottingham and Fiskerton Junction in 2003 with the station behind the camera. The gate box still stands, although it closed when barriers were installed.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Fiskerton: Fiskerton looking east from the level crossing in 2003. The gates have since been replaced by barriers.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Staythorpe Level Crossing: View west from Staythorpe Level Crossing towards the former Staythorpe Yard.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Netherfield Junction [MR]: 2003 view west from Netherfield station, looking towards the junction with the Midland line (in the far distance).

Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston and Eastern Junction Railway
Ewan Crawford 2003


Rolleston: The level crossing at Rolleston still had hand operated gates in 2003. The view looks south east over the line with the station off to the left. The gates were replaces with barriers around 2016.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Rolleston Junction: This copy of the Rolleston Junction signal box diagram was in the gate box at Rolleston Level Crossing. Rolleston ceased to be a junction in 1966.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Bleasby: Former station building at Bleasby opposite the eastbound platform. The station has staggered platforms on either side of a level crossing. It was originally on the westbound platform but this was removed and replaced by a new one further west.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Lowdham: The Nottingham to Lincoln line passes through a very rural area. View north east towards Lowdham station from the level crossing.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Carlton: View east of Carlton station, on the east side of Nottingham on the former Midland line to Lincoln. The station has staggered platforms on either side of a level crossing.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Lowdham: A step back in time at Lowdham as it looked in 2003.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Netherfield: View east over Netherfield showing the broad island platform. Beyond the platforms was Netherfield Junction [GNR] (originally Colwick West Junction) which, in its latter days, gave access to Gedling Colliery.

Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston and Eastern Junction Railway
Ewan Crawford 2003


Rolleston Junction: This photograph was in the gate box at Rolleston level crossing. The old photograph shows Rolleston Junction station from the former signal box before closure of the Southwell Branch (on the right) in 1966. The Nottingham to Lincoln line (left) remains open although the station is somewhat minimal today.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Rolleston: Rolleston looking to Nottingham showing the distant signal for Fiskerton.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Fiskerton Junction: Photograph of a photograph, pinned up in Fiskerton Junction signal box in 2003. The junction closed in 1965 but the box remained open.

Nottingham to Lincoln Branch (Midland Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2003


Albert Road Level Crossing: Having entered Leith Docks on 29 June 2005, EWS 66078 reverses its train over the dock exit road towards the coal terminal. Note the thick ropes in the foreground, normally jammed into the rail flange gaps on the level crossing. This is to prevent them becoming blocked with mud and other debris, increasing the risk of a derailment.

Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
John Furnevel 2005


Edinburgh Dock [Leith]: Empty coal hoppers being reversed over an internal level crossing into the loading area within Leith Docks on 29 June 2005. The hoppers will be loaded with imported coal destined for Cockenzie power station.

Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
John Furnevel 2005


Paisley Gilmour Street: Class 334 334029 departs Paisley Gilmour Street for Ayr.

Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
Graham Morgan 2006


Alloa: Busy platform scene at Alloa on 29 June. Note road markings have now appeared.

Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
John Furnevel 2007


Paisley Canal: Plaque unveiled at Paisley Canal station as part of the Thomas Telford 250th anniversary celebrations on 29 June.

Paisley Canal Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Peter Ramsay 2007


Newbridge Junction: EWS 66184 brings a Sunday morning PW train off the Bathgate branch and onto the main line at Newbridge Junction on its way back to Millerhill Yard during branch engineering work on 29 June 2008.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
John Furnevel 2008


Perth: North end of Perth station on 29 June with 170 405 arriving with a service from Inverness.

Scottish Central Railway
Bill Roberton 2008


Wallingford: The legendary GWR locomotive City of Truro backing onto a train at Wallingford on the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway on 29 June 2008. No 3440 is believed to have been the first locomotive to break the 100mph barrier, having reached a top speed of 102.3 mph while hauling the Ocean Mails express from Plymouth to London Paddington on 9 May 1904.

Wallingford and Watlington Railway
Peter Todd 2008


Uphall: Northside site entrance at Uphall station during engineers occupation of the line on Sunday 29 June. Work in preparation for the new platform, access roads, car parking and other infrastructure is underway. A PW train stands in the station behind EWS 66008 and is straddling the rail bridge over the B8046 just off picture to the right. The road below the bridge is single-file here, controlled by traffic lights, and could become a significant bottleneck given current station expansion plans.

Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway
John Furnevel 2008


Wallingford: The Cholsey & Wallingford Railway has three class 08 shunters, two from the Guinness Brewery. This one, numbered 060, was photographed at Wallingford on 29 June.

Wallingford and Watlington Railway
Peter Todd 2008


Newbridge Junction: ScotRail 170408 runs east through a pre-electrification Newbridge Junction on 29 June 2008. The train is the 0845 Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh Waverley.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
John Furnevel 2008


Uphall: Engineering occupation at Uphall on 29 June 2008. View west with EWS 66008 on a PW train.

Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway
John Furnevel 2008


Cholsey: 3440 City of Truro coming onto a train at Cholsey, on the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway on 29 June. Note the close proximity of the GW main line alongside.

Wallingford and Watlington Railway
Peter Todd 2008


Dunaskin Platform: Former NCB Ayrshire Area No 10 providing brake van trips at Dunaskin on the former Waterside complex on 29 June 2008. [The locomotive was built by Andrew Barclay in Kilmarnock as AB2244 in 1947.]

Dalmellington Iron Company
Colin Miller 2008


Fylde Junction: 158758 on a Blackpool to York service passes under Wellfield Road bridge at the junction with the WCML to the north of Preston station.

Preston and Wyre Railway, Dock and Harbour
Mark Bartlett 2008


Cholsey: Great Western Railway 3440 City of Truro slows its train on the approach to Cholsey station on the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway on 29 June, seen from Cholsey churchyard.

Wallingford and Watlington Railway
Peter Todd 2008


Newbridge Junction: A PW train about to come off the Bathgate branch and onto the Edinburgh - Glasgow main line at Newbridge Junction on a wet 29 June behind EWS 66184.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
John Furnevel 2008


Uphall: EWS 66008 stands at the west end of Uphall station with a ballast train on Sunday 29 June 2008 in connection with the redoubling of the line and construction of a second platform see image [[19979]].

Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway
John Furnevel 2008


Dunblane: The driver of 67 009 watches the conductor-guard complete his check of the train before the Caledonian Sleeper departs Dunblane for Inverness. It is shortly after 5 a.m. on 29th June 2009.

Scottish Central Railway
Mark Dufton 2009


Greenock Central: Looking South to Greenock Central showing the goods line that left the main line at Greenock Central and went down to the street level goods station at Bogle Street and Chapel Street that stood on the site now occupied by Morrison's superstore and car park.

Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
Graham Morgan 2009


Craignure Pier: This 2010 view shows MV Isle of Mull with the insert 5.4 metres long just in front of the funnel to fix her deadweight problem. Off Craignure. See image [[54153]].

Caledonian MacBrayne
Colin Miller 2010


Claughton: As seen here, the buckets on the aerial ropeway at Claughton brickworks were removed when the brickworks was mothballed by Hansons during the economic downturn but happily it returned to use in 2013. This is the last gravity operated ropeway in the United Kingdom and can carry 250 tons of material a day down 750' from Caton Moor over a distance of just over a mile. It was constructed in 1924 and its historic status has been recognised by the Transport Trust see image [[29588]].

Claughton Aerial Ropeway
Mark Bartlett 2010


Claughton: A Transport Trust red plaque, along with a model gantry and bucket, stands outside the lower wheelhouse of the Claughton aerial ropeway, alongside the A683 main road through the village. This is in recognition of it being the last working gravity operated ropeway in the UK.

Claughton Aerial Ropeway
Mark Bartlett 2010


Craignure: View back from the rear of a train towards Craignure on the Isle of Mull Railway in June 2010.

Isle of Mull Railway / Mull and West Highland Railway
Colin Miller 2010


North Connel: Looking north at the location of North Connel Halt on 29 June 2010 along the former trackbed. The old road can be seen descending on the right of the photograph. See image [[22767 for a view from the old road twenty-three years earlier]].

Ballachulish Branch (Callander and Oban Railway)
Colin Miller 2010


Connel Ferry Unused Curve: Demolition of the bridge that was intended to carry a direct line chord from Oban to Ballachulish at Connel Ferry on 29 June 2010. See image [[29610]]

Ballachulish Branch (Callander and Oban Railway)
Colin Miller 2010


Connel Ferry Unused Curve: No, not that one, another one - see image [[29609]].

Ballachulish Branch (Callander and Oban Railway)
Colin Miller 2010


Connel Ferry: Remains of the old loading ramp at Connel Ferry see image [[32319]] still there in June 2010 at the time the bridge on the aborted link direct to the west was being demolished.

Ballachulish Branch (Callander and Oban Railway)
Colin Miller 2010


Connel Ferry Bridge: Connel Ferry bridge, in the early morning, from the east, June 2010.

Ballachulish Branch (Callander and Oban Railway)
Colin Miller 2010


Craignure: Driver possibly contemplating the future at Craignure Station on 29 June 2010. Now confirmed, sadly, that the little railway is to close.

Isle of Mull Railway / Mull and West Highland Railway
Colin Miller 2010


Torosay Castle: Frances Running round at Torosay in June 2010.

Isle of Mull Railway / Mull and West Highland Railway
Colin Miller 2010


Tarmstedt Loop: Trains passing at Tarmstedt on the Isle of Mull Railway on 29 June 2010.

Isle of Mull Railway / Mull and West Highland Railway
Colin Miller 2010


Craignure: Scene on the 260mm gauge Isle of Mull Railway at Craignure on 29th June 2010, locomotive no 7 Frances at the platform.

Isle of Mull Railway / Mull and West Highland Railway
Colin Miller 2010


National Railway Museum York: D1023 'Western Fusilier' standing at the entrance to the workshops at the NRM on 29 June 2011.

National Railway Museum
John Furnevel 2011


Malton: The station buildings at Malton, photographed looking east from the car park entrance in June 2011. See image [[19621]]
See query 2104

York to Scarborough Line (York and North Midland Railway)
John Furnevel 2011


National Railway Museum York: Bulleid 'Battle of Britain' Pacific no 34051 Winston Churchill receives attention in the NRM workshops at York on 29 June 2011. The locomotive is part of the national collection.

National Railway Museum
John Furnevel 2011


York: The driver of the East Coast 1201 York - Kings Cross HST about to make his way along bay platform 6 at York to take up the reins on 29 June 2011. Standing alongside at platform 7 is the Northern 1213 service to Blackpool North.

York Station (North Eastern Railway)
John Furnevel 2011


Malton: The 15.12 Scarborough - Liverpool Lime Street TransPennine service calls at Malton on 29 June 2011.

York to Scarborough Line (York and North Midland Railway)
John Furnevel 2011


York: When is a platform not a platform? Platform 4 at York is in fact the north end of platform 3 and is used only by trains arriving off the Scarborough line. This view north from the said platform on 29 June 2011 shows a Liverpool - Scarborough train running left to right across the picture heading for the bridge over the River Ouse, shortly after leaving platform 5. On the left is the view north along the East Coast Main Line.

York and North Midland Railway
John Furnevel 2011


York: An afternoon Grand Central Trains service from Sunderland calls at York on 29 June 2011 on its way to Kings Cross.

York and North Midland Railway
John Furnevel 2011


Alness: The 1236 from Wick calls at Alness on time at 1603 heading for Inverness. A couple of passengers join 158709 which will arrive in Inverness in 45 minutes time. View north towards Invergordon from the local academy footbridge.

Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
Mark Bartlett 2011


National Railway Museum [York]: The NRM Road Train heading north along Leeman Road in the summer of 2011. The half-hourly shuttle service carries visitors between the National Railway Museum and York city centre.

National Railway Museum
John Furnevel 2011


York: Car park creep - York, June 2011. A Northern service to Hull stands at what is now platform 1 at York, the last operational bay platform in the south east corner of the station see image [[34418]].

York Station (North Eastern Railway)
John Furnevel 2011


York: At first glance it could be mistaken for a guard of honour in corporate colours waving a Grand Central service away from York station. It is in fact a Network Rail PW team standing clear as the 11.23 Kings Cross - Sunderland service restarts from York on 29 June 2011.

York Station (North Eastern Railway)
John Furnevel 2011


York: The big yawn. Waiting for a train on platform 5 at York station on 29 June 2011. The train in question is the 11.55 non-stop service to London Kings Cross (09.30 ex-Edinburgh Waverley). Awaiting connecting passengers on the adjacent platform 6 is the 12.01 stopping train to the same destination, with the 12.13 to Blackpool North standing alongside at platform 7.

York and North Midland Railway
John Furnevel 2011


National Railway Museum York: HST prototype no 252 001 on display at the NRM on 29 June 2011 see image [[36847]].

National Railway Museum
John Furnevel 2011


York: An arrival from the south entering the most westerly of York's platforms on 29 June. The train in this case is the 'East Coast' 10.00 Kings Cross - Aberdeen and the platform is no 11.

York and North Midland Railway
John Furnevel 2011


Alness: The 1236 service from Wick (and Thurso) departs from Alness and heads for Dingwall. This photograph of unit 158709 was taken from the academy footbridge that spans the line at the station and offers this view to the south.

Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
Mark Bartlett 2011


New Bridge Level Crossing: '...and you!' Exchange at New Bridge level crossing on 29 June 2011. The train is the 10.00 ex-Pickering seen shortly after getting underway behind D7628.

Whitby and Pickering Railway
John Furnevel 2011


Malton: Single car 185? Not quite. A TransPennine service leaving Malton station bound for Liverpool Lime Street is in the process of crossing from the platform line back onto the up main before continuing westward on its journey towards its next scheduled stop at York. Photograph taken from the end of the platform on 29 June 2011.

York to Scarborough Line (York and North Midland Railway)
John Furnevel 2011


York: The 12.11 service to Leeds via Harrogate awaits departure time from York's platform 8 on 29 June 2011.

York and North Midland Railway
John Furnevel 2011


New Bridge Level Crossing: D7628 passes slowly over New Bridge level crossing on 29 June 2011 shortly after leaving Pickering with a train for Grosmont.

Whitby and Pickering Railway
John Furnevel 2011


York: Northern 150211 awaiting departure time at York station's platform 8 with the 1211 to Leeds via Harrogate on 29 June 2011. The train had arrived 25 minutes earlier as the 1029 service from Leeds.

York and North Midland Railway
John Furnevel 2011


National Railway Museum [York]: 'Not here you don't!' Preserved notice from a pre-snowflake era, once used by the Cheshire Lines Committee, photographed at the National Railway Museum, York, in 2011.

National Railway Museum
John Furnevel 2011


National Railway Museum York: Almost there. Deltic 55002 'The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry' nearing the end of a long restoration and refurbishment programme in the NRM workshops on 29 June 2011. A month earlier the locomotive had moved through the yard under its own power for the first time in 14 years.

National Railway Museum
John Furnevel 2011


National Railway Museum York: Ex-LNWR motor coach open brake third no 28249 introduced on the Broad Street - Richmond (North London Line) services following electrification in 1916. Photographed at the NRM on 29 June 2011 during temporary relocation pending completion of structural alterations.

National Railway Museum
John Furnevel 2011


National Railway Museum [York]: Last of the line. BR Standard class 9F 2-10-0 no 92220 Evening Star on display in the main exhibition hall at York on 29 June 2011.

National Railway Museum
John Furnevel 2011


York: That roof again. View south along the main platforms at York in June 2011.

York and North Midland Railway
John Furnevel 2011


York: That roof again - take 2... York on 29 June 2011 with a Reading - Newcastle Central CrossCountry service arriving at platform 5 alongside a Northern DMU for Leeds via Harrogate awaiting its departure time in bay platform 8.

York and North Midland Railway
John Furnevel 2011


Malton: Sunshine and blue skies over North Yorkshire on 29 June 2011 as a First TransPennine 185 arrives at Malton with a westbound train, ultimate destination Liverpool Lime Street.

York to Scarborough Line (York and North Midland Railway)
John Furnevel 2011


Edinburgh Waverley: Siemens 380105 ready to depart from Edinburgh Waverley Platform 8 on the First ScotRail 12.11 fast service to Dunbar on 29 June. Technicians from both First ScotRail and Siemens are standing alongside.

North British Railway
David Pesterfield 2011


York: A Northern service to Leeds via Harrogate leaves York on 29 June 2011.

York and North Midland Railway
John Furnevel 2011


York: The 10.48 Scarborough - Liverpool Lime Street TransPennine service, recently arrived at York on 29 June 2011. The train is standing at platform 4 (effectively the north end of platform 3) which is used only by trains arriving off the Scarborough line.

York and North Midland Railway
John Furnevel 2011


Tower Hill: Now withdrawn LUL C stock train on a clockwise Circle Line service at Tower Hill station, which will head away from the camera when it departs, on 29th June 2012. This station opened in February 1967 on the site of the short-lived Tower of London station that had existed only from 1882 to 1884 when it was replaced by Mark Lane station, renamed Tower Hill in 1946, with the completion of the Inner Circle Line which, in its turn, the new Tower Hill station replaced. I vividly recall using the old Tower Hill station lots of times when a boy, usually on trips with my parents and brother from our home in Loughton, Essex to visit the Tower: Central Line to Mile End and then the rattly District Line which was very atmospheric in those days, as was Tower Hill station, almost as dark as a crypt. It is still possible to discern the site of the eastbound platform of the old station from a passing train, the westbound platform was demolished to make way for a new track layout.

Aldgate - Mansion House: City Lines and Extensions (Metropolitan Railway and Metropolitan and District Railway Joint)
David Bosher 2012


Nuneaton: A late running 16.39 to Leicester, delayed by signalling problems, snakes its way out of platform 7 at Nuneaton on 29th June 2012. The station appears to be empty, but the class 153 for Coventry can just be seen in platform 1.

Trent Valley Railway (London and North Western Railway)
Ken Strachan 2012


Nuneaton: 66041 and its containers make a colourful sight at Nuneaton on 29 June as the train snakes between the platform 4 through route and platform 1 (Coventry line). At least one down passenger train was slowed to allow this relatively rare conflicting movement.

Trent Valley Railway (London and North Western Railway)
Ken Strachan 2012


Lochgreen Junction: An Ayr-bound 380 unit passing the site of Lochgreen Junction at the south end of the Troon Loop on 29 June 2013. Photographed from the track-bed of the original direct line. See image [[28035]]

Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Colin Miller 2013


Katzhuette: On 29th June 2013, a Schwartzatalbahn branch train arrives at the Katzhuette terminus of the 25km branch line from the Rottenbach junction on the Saalfeld-Erfurt line in Thuringen. The single-car VT641 diesel unit is a driver-only operation, with a ticket machine on the train. The grid in the foreground and the container to the right are part of a small refuelling point.

Deutsche Bahn
David Spaven 2013


Troon [2nd]: The original Troon station on the direct line closed on 2 May 1892 when the new present day station opened. This is the up building - much altered - from the platform side on 29 June 2013. The goods yard to the left and the line north have long disappeared under what is now 'Old Station Court'. See image [[42538]]

Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Colin Miller 2013


Troon [2nd]: The up side buildings of the original Troon station see image [[43622]] in June 2013.

Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
Colin Miller 2013


Obstfelderschmiede: Passengers board the Oberweissbacher Bergbahn's standard-gauge passenger coach (carried piggyback on a 1.8m gauge Rollwagen) at the Obstfelderschmiede terminus on 29th June 2013. Note the elderly Deutsche Bahn wagon on the chord siding linking to the adjacent Schwartzatalbahn.

Oberweissbacher Bergbahn
David Spaven 2013


Lichtenhain: The Oberweissbacher Bergbahn's sloping split-level passenger coach approaches the funicular's hill terminus at Lichtenhain on 29th June 2013.

Oberweissbacher Bergbahn
David Spaven 2013


York Road: Entrance to former LUL Piccadilly Line station at York Road, closed in 1932 and with the name still engraved on the walls, on 29th June 2013. Below ground, the site of the platforms can be made out by the gap in the tunnel wall about midway between King's Cross St. Pancras and Caledonian Road stations, although hundreds of passengers will pass by each day without realising they are speeding past one of London Underground's ghost stations.

Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
David Bosher 2013


Troon Harbour: The G&SWR powerhouse on the west harbour at Troon in June 2013. Now a Fish Restaurant / Chip Shop [but a rather upmarket one].

Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
Colin Miller 2013


Obstfelderschmiede : On 29th June 2013, a Schwartzatalbahn branch train for Katzhuette passes the Obstfelderschmiede station chord siding (with diesel shunter and elderly DB wagon) linking to the Oberweissbacher Bergbahn funicular.

Oberweissbacher Bergbahn
David Spaven 2013


Obstfelderschmiede : The Oberweissbacher Bergbahn's standard-gauge passenger coach (carried piggyback on a 1.8m gauge Rollwagen) inches down into the Obstfelderschmiede terminus on 29th June 2013. Passengers interchange here with the standard-gauge Schwartzatalbahn branch line, whose single-track platform runs left to right in the foreground.

Oberweissbacher Bergbahn
David Spaven 2013


Dunaskin Platform: It's that time of the year again - out comes a shiny No. 10 at ARPG Dunaskin to give trips up and down the line.

Ayrshire and Galloway Railway
Colin Miller 2014


Beningbrough: The Sidings Hotel & Restaurant at Beningbrough and two of the three grounded Mark One accommodation carriages seen through the site entrance on 29 June, with a semaphore signal standing guard by the roadside. A further two parallel carriages are out of view to the left, with one a first class layout dining carriage to supplement the dining area of the main building. Both have a clear view of activity on the East Coast Main Line which runs on the far side of the building. See image [[21805]]

Great North of England Railway
David Pesterfield 2014


Beningbrough: A smokebox door mocked up and purporting to be from Raven Q6 0-8-0 63412 adorns the wall of the entrance foyer of The Sidings Hotel and Restaurant adjacent to the ECML. The door displays a 52F Blyth shed plate, despite that loco being allocated to 51C West Hartlepool during its final years of service. The door, which is with hinges on the wrong side, appears to be from another class of loco, as the hinges do not match those in views of the class and there is not a pillar type protrusion on the centre line near the edge of the door on the opposite side to the hinges.

Great North of England Railway
David Pesterfield 2014


Perth Carriage Sidings: Perth stabling sidings on 29 June. A class 170 is in residence, standing alongside a polytunnel.

Scottish Central Railway
Bill Roberton 2014


Glasgow Central Low Level: Pillar supporting the roof of the disused platforms at low level Glasgow Central.

Glasgow Central Railway
John Yellowlees 2015


Crossgates: WCRC 47854 nears the site of Crossgates Station on 29 June 2015 with the Edinburgh - Boat of Garten leg of the 'Classic' tour.

Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway)
Bill Roberton 2015


Braehead Viaduct: Grabshot from a passing train showing the eastern end of the new Bargeddie bridge on 29th June 2015.

Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
Colin McDonald 2015


Farington: DCR 31601 hauled 47643, 20020, 26038 and 37025 south at Farington on 29 June 2015. Quite a collection of classic traction although examples of each type, less the Class 26, can be seen working on the mainline over 40 years after they were built.

North Union Railway
John McIntyre 2015


Braehead Viaduct: Contractors working at the construction site of the new Bargeddie bridge on 29th June 2015, seen from a passing train. The bridge is due to be moved into position during a line closure from 11th - 26th July.

Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
Colin McDonald 2015


Chester: Well, the livery is cheerful anyway. A service for Liverpool Central waits to depart Chester on 29/06/2016. It won't actually terminate at Central, but continue round the loop and come back to Chester.

Chester and Crewe Railway
David Panton 2016


Chester: The concourse at Chester on 29/06/2016. Deliberate or not, the copper oxide look matches the colour of the local operator!

Chester and Crewe Railway
David Panton 2016


Bache: Bache (pronounced 'Baitch') is in north Chester and the last stop before the terminus. A service from Liverpool stops on 29/06/2016.

Chester and Birkenhead Railway
David Panton 2016


Hooton: The platform on the right is - not a platform. The one on the left is numbered 1 - but not in regular use. Platforms 2 and 3, out of shot, do all the work.

Chester and Birkenhead Railway
David Panton 2016


Hooton: An Ellesmere Port service calls at Hooton on 29/06/2016.

Chester and Birkenhead Railway
David Panton 2016


Ellesmere Port: Having terminated, a Liverpool service waits to return on 29/06/2016. Platform 2, in the foreground, is on the Helsby line and sees far fewer trains.

Hooton and Helsby Line (Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway)
David Panton 2016


Bromborough Rake: I stopped because I liked the name, and made a new friend, currently licking his paws.

Chester and Birkenhead Railway
David Panton 2016


Rock Ferry: Rock Ferry station on 29/06/2016, with the little-used bay platforms in the foreground.

Chester and Birkenhead Railway
David Panton 2016


Birkenhead Central: A Chester service calls at Birkenhead Central on 29/06/2016.

Mersey Railway
David Panton 2016


Weggis: Flagship of the fleet of 21 vessels operated by the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company, PS Stadt Luzern slows to call at the pier at Weggis on 29th June 2016. This is the largest vessel on the lake, with a capacity of 1200 passengers, and one of five operational paddle steamers in the fleet. Behind the ship, with its summit shrouded in cloud, is Mount Pilatus which has the steepest cog railway in the world connecting with the Lucerne steamers at Alpnachstad.

Lake Lucerne Navigation Company
Mark Bartlett 2016


Birkenhead Hamilton Square: The landmark tower at Hamilton Square station in Birkenhead still boasts its British Railways era lettering together with a ghost of something even older. A bank of four spacious lifts take you down to the platforms; shades of the London Underground.

Mersey Railway
David Panton 2016


Heald Green West Junction: Heald Green West Junction, seen from an aircraft on final approach to Manchester, in June 2016. The branch to the Airport station, seen below, opened in 1993 with the triangular junction linking to both north and south on the Styal line.

Manchester Airport (British Rail)
Mark Bartlett 2016


James Street: The 'heritage' Platform 2 at James Street, Liverpool. It has a departure board, but the platform is surely not in passenger use.

Mersey Railway
David Panton 2016


Liverpool Central: The Northern Line platforms at Liverpool Central photographed on 29/06/2016.

Liverpool ^Link^ and ^Loop^ Lines (Mersey Rail)
David Panton 2016


Maghull: A six-car service from Ormskirk to Liverpool Central calls at Maghull (pronounced MaggULL) station on 29/06/2016.

Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway (East Lancashire Railway)
David Panton 2016


Sandhills: Judging by the name, Sandhills must once have been characterised by grassy dunes on the banks of the Mersey. A look around here shows that this was a long time ago. Sandhills has an intensive service seeing all Northern Line services from Liverpool before it branches off to Southport, Ormskirk and Kirkby. A city-bound service seen on 29/06/2016.

Liverpool and Walton Joint Railway (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and East Lancashire Railway)
David Panton 2016


Town Green: A Liverpool-bound service rolls into Town Green on the Ormskirk line on 29/06/2016.

Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway (East Lancashire Railway)
David Panton 2016


Aintree: Here at Aintree the signs saying 'Alight here for Aintree' are, can I suggest, superfluous. An Ormskirk service calls on 29/06/2016.

Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway (East Lancashire Railway)
David Panton 2016


Moorfields: A West Kirby service on the one-way circle round Liverpool city centre at Moorfields on 29/06/2016. Shades of the London Underground which of course has its own Moorfields.

Liverpool ^Link^ and ^Loop^ Lines (Mersey Rail)
David Panton 2016


Cressington: The attractively maintained station in the leafy suburb of Cressington.

Garston and Liverpool Railway
David Panton 2016


Lucerne: Sudostbahn (Swiss South Eastern Railways) electric locomotive 018, in advertising livery, is on the rear of a train for St. Gallen at the main station in Lucerne in June 2016. A sister loco in black livery was on the front of the train. These loco hauled services are scheduled to be replaced by new Stadler FLIRT EMUs.

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)
Mark Bartlett 2016


Stockport Edgeley Junction: The three-way Edgeley Junction at Stockport seen on 29th June 2016 with a Class 323 EMU taking the Up Slow on the main line towards Cheadle Hulme. The Hazel Grove and Buxton line swings left at this point while the line curving right behind Edgeley Junction No.1 signal box goes to Northenden and Altrincham.

Manchester and Birmingham Railway
Mark Bartlett 2016


Liverpool Lime Street: The concourse at Lime Street. From a Scottish perspective at least the lack of ticket machines and ticket barriers is surprising.

Lime Street Extension (Liverpool and Manchester Railway)
David Panton 2016


Liverpool Central: Possibly the only British station entered through a shopping mall - and with sweeties at the ticket counters! With but 3 platforms (all underground), and handling only local services it's not as high status as the name suggests. However it does what it does really well.

Liverpool ^Link^ and ^Loop^ Lines (Mersey Rail)
David Panton 2016


Plates, signs, notices etc: Sage advice on a Northern Rail set. Get this the wrong way round and you're in for an uncomfortable and undignified travelling experience.

Northern Rail
David Panton 2016


Morecambe: The old order changeth. Until 2015 the Heysham flasks were almost exclusively hauled by EE Class 20s and Class 37s. The Class 20s were retired first and now modern traction is taking over these workings. Brand new 68029 brings up the rear of a single flask train as it enters the Heysham branch on 29th June 2017. What looks like fogging on the image is actually a surprisingly smoky acceleration from lead loco 68022.

Heysham Harbour Branch (Midland Railway)
Mark Bartlett 2017


Morecambe: DRS 68022 Resolution swings on to the Heysham branch after reversing at Morecambe and heads for the power station with a single flask wagon and classmate 68029 in tow. Image taken on 29th June 2017 from behind the fence at the improved foot crossing for the cycleway to Lancaster along the old Green Ayre trackbed. See image [[51941]] taken from the same spot two years earlier with classic traction in use.

Heysham Harbour Branch (Midland Railway)
Mark Bartlett 2017


Thrumster: The beautifully restored Thrumster station on 29th June 2019.

Wick and Lybster Light Railway
Bill Roberton 2019


Gartsherrie North Junction: 66739 'Bluebell Railway' snakes through the realigned junction at Gartsherrie with the northbound Alcan Alumina tanks on 29th June 2019.

Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway
Alastair McLellan 2019


Brora Viaduct: A southbound 158 crosses the River Brora, just south of the station, on 29 June 2019.

Duke of Sutherland^s Railway
Bill Roberton 2019


Coatbridge Central: An unidentified Colas Class 70 brings the Dalston Oil Terminal to Grangemouth Ineos empty tanks over the bridge at Coatbridge Central, which was built to take the railway across the Monkland Canal Basin. Unfortunately, in recent years, somebody has forgotten to put the plug back in! 29th June 2019.

Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway
Alastair McLellan 2019


Coatbridge Central: An unidentified Colas Class 70 brings the Dalston Oil Terminal to Grangemouth Ineos empty tanks over the bridge at Coatbridge Central on 26th June 2019. This was built to take the railway across the Monkland Canal Basin. Unfortunately, in recent years, somebody has forgotten to put the plug back in!

Whifflet Extension (Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway)
Alastair McLellan 2019


Bay Horse: A gleaming 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' on the tail of an ECS working from Carnforth to Crewe on 29th June 2019, ahead of a private charter excursion to Holyhead the following day. 57314 was hauling the train but I hadn't expected a top and tail formation and only just managed to capture the Pacific on the rear as it passed through Bay Horse.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett 2019


Dunmanway: View of the former Dunmanway station building, now a vet clinic, on the up (Cork) platform at Dunmanway. The platform ramp can be made out and the platform canopy now encloses a waiting area. The trackbed is completely overgrown and the down platform, if it survives, is not visible. The first station at Dunmanway was a terminus before the line was extended westwards and lasted from 1866 to 1877. The through station pictured opened in 1877 and survived until closure in 1961.

Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Mark Poustie 2020


Newark Shipyard: Looking across the River Clyde to the MV Glen Sannox tied up alongside the Ferguson Marine yard in Port Glasgow on 28 June 2021. The ship is still to enter service with Cal Mac years after being launched and, if reports are to be believed, still some years away from being ready for revenue earning service.

Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited
John McIntyre 2021


Armathwaite: The guard gives a cheery wave to disembarking passengers as 158909 prepares to leave Armathwaite with a Carlisle to Leeds service on 29 June 2021.

Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway)
Malcolm Chattwood 2021


Armathwaite: On 29 June 2021, 46115 accelerates the 'Pendle Dalesman' away from a speed restriction just south of Armathwaite heading for Lancaster on its return from Carlisle.

Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway)
Malcolm Chattwood 2021


Scorton [Lancashire] [2nd]: The Lancaster to Carlisle (via the S&C) tours ran as 'The Fellsman' for many years but in 2021 are known as 'The Pendle Dalesman'. 46115 is making good progress approaching the Wyre Viaduct at Scorton on the last section of the return leg, just after 9pm on the evening of 29th June.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett 2021


Brock Water Troughs: GBRf 66712 'Peterborough Power Signalbox' passes the site of the Brock water troughs with a special working from Southampton Docks to Carlisle Yard on 29th June 2022. This comprised a mixture of vehicles including some empty vehicle carrying wagons.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett 2022


Oxford: DC Rail Cargo 60029 southbound from Oxford Banbury Sidings to Machen Quarry passes through Oxford on 29th June 2022 as a Turbo DMU calls at the station. Reporting No. 6Z52. Oxford's new Platform 5 is in the later planning stages and will be open for traffic in early 2024. Perhaps this might include electrification from Didcot to Oxford.

Birmingham and Oxford Railway
Peter Todd 2022


Dalgety Bay: Colas 37116 passes Dalgety Bay on a Slateford to Fife and return route learner on 29 June 2022.

Aberdour Line (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton 2022


Brock Water Troughs: A very lightly loaded Mossend to Daventry train passes Badger Bridge at Brock behind 88009 'Diana' on 29th June 2022.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett 2022


Oxford: From this weekend (2nd July) the Severn Tunnel is to be closed for ten days for major track work, so I am expecting more of a variety of trains in the Oxford locality. DRS 68016, working from Eastleigh Arlington Services to Crewe with some 4w PFA container flats was certainly an unusual visitor ahead of the closure.

Birmingham and Oxford Railway
Peter Todd 2022


Brock Water Troughs: I'm sure it brings in some nice rental income to Network Rail but I wish that phone mast had been sited somewhere else. 57313 takes Northern Belle empty stock from Carnforth to Norwich on 29th June 2022. This is now the view north from what is known locally as Badger Bridge, at the site of the old water troughs. 57314 was on the tail of the train.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett 2022


Oxford: Freightliner 66613 northbound through Oxford with 684H, Whatley Quarries to Oxford Banbury Sidings, on 29th June 2022.

Birmingham and Oxford Railway
Peter Todd 2022


Oxford: DC Rail Cargo 60029, southbound from Oxford Banbury Sidings to Machen Quarry with Cappagh box wagons, passing Oxford at 1125 hours on 29th June 2022. Reporting No. 6Z52

Birmingham and Oxford Railway
Peter Todd 2022


Didcot Parkway: The flanks of DBC 66100 'ARMISTICE100', with Poppy emblem and inscription plate too, seen in Didcot Station sidings on 29th June 2022. It is still sat on the accommodation bogie that I first saw last May.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2022


Events


Events from the chronology which occured on this day. This generally lists events before 1995, the creation of the website.

YearCompaniesDescription
1841St Rollox Chemical WorksFoundation works for Tennant's Stalk (or St Rollox Stalk) begins. It was located in the northern part of the alkali department (east side of the works).
1842St Rollox Chemical WorksTennant's Stalk completed with laying of cope. Tallest chimney in the World at a height of 435.5 ft from ground level (455.5 ft from foundation base). This was a Glasgow landmark. It was built with an elongated cone shape for the venting of hydrochloric gases, although uses for the acid had been found on its completion and so it largely was used for the smoke from burning coal. Flues from all over the works were brought to the chimney.
1865Sutherland RailwaySutherland Railway receives act to build a line from Bonar Bridge to Brora.
1865Inverness and Aberdeen Junction RailwayInverness and Perth Junction RailwayHighland RailwayInverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway and Inverness and Perth Junction Railway merger: company named the Highland Railway.
1883City of Glasgow Union RailwayGlasgow St Enoch station and approach lines south of Bellgrove taken over by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Lines north of Bellgrove taken over by the North British Railway.
1914Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway)Authorisation to build Balornock Shed between Germiston Junction Low and Glasgow_>Milton Junction Glasgow . Sometimes known as St Rollox for the shed it replaced.
1949Eyemouth RailwayRe-opened after repairs following flood damage in 1948.
1979British Railways£5 million contract to rationalise trackwork from Dalmeny to Cupar, Dunfermline and Cowdenbeath.
1998Glasgow City and District RailwayStart of repairs to Knightswood Tunnel.

News


These are old news items which which occured on this day. This generally lists events after 1995, the creation of the website.

YearCompaniesDescription
2004First to appoint monitor as ScotRail concerns raised [Scotsman]FIRSTGROUP will have to sign "behavioural undertakings" rather than sell off bus operations to satisfy monopoly concerns over its takeover of the ScotRail franchise, the Competition Commission said yesterday.
2004Passenger groups and rail chiefs still talking over cuts [Scotsman]TALKS are continuing between railway managers and passenger watchdogs in an effort to settle a row over planned cuts to services on the Scotland-London east coast main line.
2004Train death couple facing trial [BBC News]A husband and wife killed by a high speed train after they jumped off a platform had been accused of fraud..
2004Watchdog fears rail switch will hit fares [Scotsman]THE proposed takeover of the Scottish rail franchise by transport giant FirstGroup would result in higher fares and poorer services for bus passengers in the Capital, a watchdog has claimed.
2006ScotRail on the award platform [Scotsman]TRAIN operator First ScotRail has been highly commended at the Railway Industry Innovation Awards for its "dramatic improvements in punctuality, reliability and customer satisfaction".
2007Urgent talks on rail plan sought [BBC News]Scottish Borders Council seeks emergency talks on the future of the Waverley line project.
2009National Express turns down bid [BBC News]Rail and bus operator FirstGroup has said it has had a takeover bid for rival National Express rejected.
2010Hornby opens archive to visitors in Margate [BBC News]Visitors to Kent are set to be taken on a journey through modern history at the home of one of the world^s most prestigious transport model makers. [Fom Mark Bartlett]
2012Landslides and fire disrupt rail services as rains hit Scotland [BBC News]Rail services remain severely disrupted after torrential rain in parts of Scotland and northern England caused flooding and landslides. No services are running on the East Coast main line between Scotland and Newcastle. There is also severe disruption in the west Highlands, following a freight train derailment near Tulloch, and a landslip at Arrochar.
2014Rail warning system “ears” can hear landslide [Scotsman]ELECTRONIC “ears” have been installed along one of Scotland’s most landslide-prone train lines in a pioneering project that could protect rail tracks and roads across Scotland. The fibre-optic cables are a modern-day replacement for a Victorian rockfall warning ­system in the steep-sided Pass of Brander on the Glasgow-Oban line. The UK first is being tested on the route below Ben ­Cruachan, where in 2010 a ScotRail train nearly plunged down a 50ft embankment after hitting a fallen boulder and­ derailing. A tripwire system built by engineer John Anderson in 1882, in which falling rocks trigger line-side signals, did not detect the boulder because it fell from lower down the slope. [From Mark Bartlett]
2015Train sewage on tracks elimination date brought forward [BBC News]The date for the elimination of trains dumping sewage on Scotland^s rail tracks has been brought forward after a campaign, the RMT union has said. Union representatives met ScotRail management, Transport Minister Derek MacKay, and Transport Scotland officials over the issue. The RMT said about 40% of the ScotRail fleet should be fitted with controlled emission tanks by April 2016. The remainder are due to be fully fitted by December 2017.
2015£600m to deliver South Wales Metro by 2020 [BBC News]About £600m is to be spent on a new metro for south east Wales within five years, BBC Wales understands. It is likely to be a mix of light rail, trams, improved trains and faster buses by 2020 in Cardiff and the valleys. It is in addition to planned rail electrification and will run as a ^not-for-dividend^ part of the next all-Wales rail franchise from 2018. The economy minister will task rail and business experts to finalise plans before work starts in 2017. Edwina Hart envisages a partnership with private developers but operating for the minimum profit, with money being reinvested in the network, BBC Wales understands. The Welsh government has already committed £77m to a first phase, which includes a new station for Ebbw Vale.
2016Jail sentence for West Coast SPAD driver [Rail News]THE driver of a steam-hauled charter train who turned off a safety system and almost caused a major collision with a high speed intercity train has been given a jail sentence by Swindon Crown Court. Melvyn Cox was driving the train at Wootton Bassett Junction near Swindon in March last year. It overran a red signal by almost 700m and came to rest fouling the main Great Western line, only moments after an Intercity 125 express had passed. He pleaded guilty to health and safety charges in connection with the incident, and was given a four month sentence, suspended for 18 months.
2017Alstom opens UKs largest train modernisation facility in Widnes [RTM]One of the largest centres for train modernisation to ever be built in the UK has today been unveiled by Alstom. Situated in Widnes in the north west of England, the facility was opened by Parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Lord Prior of Brampton. Alstoms facility is now the biggest in the UK, covering over 13,000 square metres of space, and the company has said that due to its close embrace of Industry 4.0 principles, the facility is ideal for work on intercity trains. [From Richard Buckby]
2017Staff at ^Scotland^s worst station^ to get body cams in blitz on yobs after protests and emergency summit [Daily Record]Staff at Hamilton Centrals Railway station are to be provided with body-worn CCTV cameras after they dubbed it the worst in Scotland because of teenage gangs. Trade Unions, the British Transport Police and politicians attended an emergency round-table summit to discuss the anti-social behaviour. It was organised by Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse MSP Christina McKelvie on Tuesday after staff demonstrated outside the station in a bid to get management to sit up and recognise the situation, which they described as scandalous. James Ledgerwood, head of economic development at the ScotRail Alliance, said: The safety of our staff and customers is always our number one priority. The type of behaviour that we are seeing is totally unacceptable and is not just restricted to the railway station.
2018Testing of cutting-edge maintenance trains for Elizabeth line gets underway [Global Railway Review]Testing is underway in Europe on new state-of-the-art maintenance trains that will be used on the Elizabeth line to help keep it running for hundreds of thousands of Londoners and visitors. London will take delivery of the machines later this year.
201849 degrees Celsius track temperatures buckle rail at Carlisle [Network Rail]Temperatures approaching 50 degrees Celsius are usually reserved for Death Valley in California or certain parts of the Middle East - not the north of England.
2018New electric trains approved after windscreens changed [BBC News]New electric trains for Scotland^s central belt have been approved by rail regulators after their windscreens were replaced over safety concerns. Train drivers^ union Aslef had said the curved windscreen on the Class 385s were causing reflections of other signals at night. New flat windscreens will now be fitted to all 70 of the trains. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has confirmed the Hitachi trains are safe and licensed to carry passengers.
2019^Rescue train^ sent to passengers of cancelled Caledonian Sleeper [BBC News]A ^rescue train^ was sent to help passengers from a Caledonian Sleeper service which broke down in a remote area of the Highlands. The overnight service to London Euston was cancelled due to a power failure shortly after it left Fort William on Friday. Caledonian Sleeper ^sincerely apologised^ and said Sunday night^s services would start from Edinburgh. It is the latest in a series of problems facing the rail firm. Since launching its new £150m fleet to great fanfare in April, passengers travelling between the Central Belt and London have faced disruption and cancellations.
2020Aberdeen trains cancelled after fallen power lines block railway [Evening Express]Rail passengers heading to and from Aberdeen are facing delays this morning.
2020DfT has ^no idea what to do^, say top railway insiders [RAIL]Insiders criticise Government over continued rail industry uncertainty.
2020New MerseyRail ^connected^ trains [Rail Engineer]Merseyrail is the commuter rail network serving Liverpool and is one of the most heavily used urban railway networks outside London. It consists of two dedicated DC third-rail electrified lines known as the Northern line and Wirral line, creating a metro-style network of local passenger rail services within Merseyside and adjacent areas of Cheshire ...
2020New tourist train opens up Yorkshire dales [The Guardian]Over the summer trains will run from Skipton to Appleby, offering walkers and cyclists a chance to explore stunning parts of North Yorkshire and Cumbria. In the UK^s post-pandemic months, when demand for domestic holidays is sky-high, Yorkshire^s expansive green spaces hold appeal for many. But how to explore it without spending hours in a car and cries of ^Are we nearly there yet?^ From next month, a new rail service on one of the country^s most scenic routes, between the Grade II-listed stations of Skipton, North Yorkshire, and Appleby in Cumbria (a 90-minute journey each way) will open up a pocket of the UK countryside to cyclists, walkers and visitors looking to explore by train.
2020ScotRail thanks customers for following safety guidance [ScotRail]ScotRail has thanked its customers for wearing face coverings while making essential journeys and following its five rules for safer travel on Scotlands Railway. Since the wearing of face coverings was made mandatory on Monday (June 22), around 90 per cent of customers have followed the guidance to keep themselves and others safe.
2020Subway staff call for travel ban for passengers flouting mask rules [Evening Times]Subway staff say the company^s policy on passenger masks is ^impossible to enforce^ - and have suggested those flouting it should face an immediate travel ban.
2020Horden train station opens today for first time in more than 50 years [ChronicleLive]County Durham^s new train station will be vital link between Newcastle, Sunderland and Teesside. And there are cash boosts for Middlesbrough and Darlington stations.