Kittybrewster Yard: GNSR D40 4-4-0 62275 Sir David Stewart about to pass what was then its home shed at Kittybrewster with a special train for Macduff on Saturday 7 July 1951.

Aberdeen: North end of Aberdeen station in the summer of 1951, with GNSR D40 4-4-0 62275 Sir David Stewart about to depart with a train for Macduff.

Stonehouse Viaduct: 42128 crossing Stonehouse Viaduct in 1953.

Powmillon Viaduct [South]: 42164 crossing Strathaven Viaduct.

Whiteshawgate Junction: Looking south towards Strathaven at Whiteshawgate Junction in July 1953. To the left is the route for Strathaven Central and right for Strathaven (Old) renamed Flemington goods yard.

Burnfoot Signal Box: Black 5 4-6-0 no 45490 leaving Troon on 7 July 1954 with a Stranraer - St Enoch train. (Note the pre-fabs).

Barassie: Caley 'Jumbo' 57355 runs south through Barassie on 7 July 1954 with a pair of brake vans.

Barassie Junction: One of Ayr's Fairburn 2-6-4Ts no 42195 photographed at Barassie on the curve from Troon (new) with a Girvan - Glasgow train in the summer of 1954.

Barassie: Class 2P 4-4-0 40651 calls at Barassie on 7 July 1954 with a Glasgow - Girvan train.

Barassie Junction: Ex-Caledonian 3F 0-6-0 57614 approaching Barassie on the line from Lochgreen Junction on 7 July 1954 with a freight for Kilbarchan.

Barassie Junction: Jumbo 57279 passing Barassie signal box on 7 July 1954 with a Troon freight.

Aberdeen: Metropolitan-Cammmell Class 100 DMU at Platform 1 in Aberdeen station on the first day of diesel services to Ballater (7th July 1958). The battery charging equipment for the BMU was located just beyond the buffer stops on this platform.

Tobermory Pier: The Art Deco ferry terminal at Tobermory in July 1959, emblazoned with MacBraynes lettering. The building is still there, and continues in use as the Calmac offices, mainly serving the Ardnamurchan ferry that leaves from a slipway behind the building [[62336]], but also selling tickets for other Isle of Mull ferries. Photo by G H Robin.

Giffnock: A train for Busby leaving Giffnock on 7 July 1959 behind BR Standard class 5 4-6-0 no 73072.

Tobermory Pier: 'M V Glenshira' alongside Tobermory Pier on 7th July 1959. The harbourside buildings have become somewhat more colourful since the photograph was taken. Photo by G H Robin.

Kings Cross: A3 60055 'Woolwinder' was probably heading tender first light engine to the shed as it was being admired at Kings Cross station in 1960. It was withdrawn the following year and cut up at Doncaster.

Beltie Burn Viaduct: View west from a train showing Balnacraig Viaduct on the former Royal Deeside line in the summer of 1962. The 1857 structure, which spanned the Beltie Burn just west of Torphins, Aberdeenshire, was also referred to as Sundayswells, Lumphanan and Beltie Burn Viaduct. Demolition was carried out in June 1989.

Ballater: General view of Ballater station on the Royal Deeside line in July 1962. The line closed in 1966 and the refurbished station building has since become a visitor centre and museum. The next train for Aberdeen stands at the platform.

New England MPD: Gresley K3 2-6-0 no 61835 stands between two buildings at Peterborough's New England shed on 7 July 1963 having been rigged as a stationary boiler. The locomotive was officially withdrawn from here on 16 September 1963 and cut up at Doncaster Works the same month.

March: Ex-LNER class J20 0-6-0 no 64699 on shed at 31B March in July 1963, with one of the 'new order' (D6745) making an appearance in the left background.

New England MPD: A4 Pacific no 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley simmers in the yard at New England shed, Peterborough, (34E) in July 1963.

Glasgow St Enoch: Black Five number 45489 propels empty stock into St Enoch station. The background consists of the Lewis department store and a vent for the Central low level line.

Glasgow St Enoch: The massive arch of the roof at St Enoch station dwarfs the locomotives below in the Summer of 1965. The line up includes 45432, 45455, 80000 and 45489

Barry: Branch Line Society 'South Wales Wanderer' railtour at Barry, during the course of visiting various power stations and collieries around Cardiff in a 3-car suburban DMU on 7th July 1973. What great tours these were.

Colchester: The date is 7/7/77 and commuters line up at Colchester for the arrival of the 08.11 Clacton/Walton to Liverpool Street service. Their journey will have been relatively stress free, because none of them has portable music, mobile phones, laptops, tablets, games and incoming messages requiring attention. There will, however, have been a fair amount of newspaper rustling, card playing, unwanted conversations with bored strangers and, of course, smoking.

Ladybank: 40060 takes the Perth route at Ladybank (North) Junction on 7th July 1978. The layout here was altered during October 1980 when the signalbox was abolished and colour light signalling installed. When the junction was remodelled in 1980 one of the principal aims was to raise the speed limits for traffic entering and exiting the Perth route. The original crossover was on canted track which caused a severe restriction to southbound traffic. I cannot recall the previous speed limit but Up trains are now permitted to travel at 50mph. Previously Perth bound trains were all routed via the Down Branch loop and again speed was severely limited. Today Perth bound traffic is permitted through Ladybank at 70mph.

Colchester: In the 1970s, apart from holiday excursions, the only regular diesel hauled train on the Colchester - Clacton line was the early morning newspaper service which ran every day except Sunday. It is seen here at 6.30am on 7th July 1979 passing under Cowdray Avenue in Colchester on its return leg. In the foreground are the points for the flyunder junction to the main line.

Bradford Forster Square: 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley with the empty stock of The North Yorkshireman in the goods yard outside Bradford Forster Square station in July 1981.

Bradford Forster Square: 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley photographed in the goods yard near Bradford Forster Square on 7 July 1981 prior to working the return North Yorkshireman special.

Ardrossan Winton Pier: The 12.33 to Glasgow Central awaiting departure time at Ardrossan Winton Pier in July 1984.

Ardrossan Winton Pier: General view of Winton Pier station, Ardrossan in the summer of 1984, with a DMU from Glasgow Central recently arrived at the terminus.

Landore MPD: General view over part of 87E Landore diesel depot, Swansea, in the summer of 1991.

Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum: Needs some work... Prestongrange Museum, July 2005.

Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum: Narrow gauge 9 ton capacity 'drop-bottom' mine cars on display at Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum, East Lothian, in 2005. These are the surface cars introduced on the Easthouses Tramway, linking Easthouses, Lingerwood and Lady Victoria, following replacement of the 'endless rope' haulage system shortly after nationalisation. Loaded cars were marshalled in rakes of 10 and taken to the preparation and disposal point at Lady Victoria using narrow gauge Hunslet diesel locomotives. One of the locomotives is exhibited at the National Mining Museum, Newtongrange. For a photograph of the cars in use see image [[72286]].

Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum: Whitaker Brothers rail-mounted steam crane no 130 photographed in the grounds of Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum, East Lothian, in 2005.

Glasgow Central: Virgin Trains Class 57311 leaving platform 4 just a few hours after the July 7th Attacks.

Glasgow Central: A strange quietness in Glasgow Central on the day of the July 7th Attacks.

Glasgow Central: Juniper Class 334023 sitting in Platform 10 at Glasgow Central.

Glasgow Central: The Time approaching 1305hrs on a platform clock at Glasgow Central. This picture was taken on the day of the July 7th Bombings.

Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum: Names to conjure with. Combination image showing the makers plates attached to the Whitaker steam crane and associated pony truck at Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum in July 2005.

Forteviot: The former station at Forteviot in July 2006, looking west from the level crossing. [Ref query 137]

Blackford: A Glasgow - Dundee train heads north through Blackford in the summer of 2006.

Forteviot: Road approach to the former station at Forteviot in July 2006.

Blackford: An Edinburgh - Inverness train runs east over Blackford level crossing, Perthshire, in July 2006. The 'Highland Spring' water bottling plant stands in the background.

Auchterarder: Top of Auchterarder SB looking south across a field in July 2006.

Balshaw Lane Junction: Stanier pacific no.6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' heads south at Balshaw Lane Jct late in the evening of 7th July 2007.

Manuel High Level: Looking towards Edinburgh in July 2007 with the Edinburgh - Glasgow main line on the right and the current SRPS line to Boness coming in from the left - with a wire fence between.

Manuel High Level: Westbound coal empties running alongside the SRPS lines just after passing the site of Manuel station on 7 July 2007.

Manuel High Level: A westbound Edinburgh - Glasgow shuttle passing the site of Manuel station in July 2007. Originally opened as Bo'ness Junction in 1842, the station was eventually closed in March 1967. The line to Boness, now owned and operated by the SRPS, can be seen on the left beyond the wire fence.

Manuel High Level: An Edinburgh - Glasgow shuttle approaching Manuel in July 2007.

Philpstoun: An Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Queen Street shuttle service in the cutting approaching the site of Philpstoun station on 7 July 2007.

Manchester Central: Opened by the Cheshire Lines Committee in 1880, Manchester Central station closed to rail traffic in 1969. The listed building was eventually reborn as the G-Mex exhibition and conference centre in 1986. The former station is shown here on 7 July 2008 having been renamed Manchester Central earlier this year.

Deansgate: Deansgate station was known as Knott Mill and Deansgate until 1969, as can be seen from the very ornate panel above the street level entrance. The station is on the busy two track bottle neck section between Castlefield Junction and Manchester Piccadilly.

Deansgate: A Northern 156 crosses the Bridgewater Canal heading west from Deansgate to Castlefield Junction. The impressive girders on the skewed bridge structure can be seen as can Deansgate canal tunnel beyond. After crossing this bridge the train will pass under the former CLC lines that now carry the Manchester Metrolink trams.

Deansgate: View west along the Bridgewater Canal at Deansgate, Manchester, on 7 July 2008. In the middle distance, through the arch of the railway bridge, the masts of the Trafford Park/Warrington line can be seen, while running above that is the CLC/Metrolink elevated section, on the approach to G-Mex/Central station, out of the picture to the northeast.

Manchester Central: Metrolink tram 1012, on an Altrincham - Piccadilly service, drops off the Cheshire Lines formation onto the street-running section alongside the G-Mex/Manchester Central trainshed and undercroft.

Manchester Central: Metrolink tram 2006, on a Manchester Piccadilly - Eccles service, climbs away from the G-Mex/Central tramstop onto the elevated Cheshire Lines formation. The structure on the left is a footbridge, dating from 1985, giving direct access to the Deansgate station platform.

Deansgate: A Buxton to Blackpool North service with 156452 calls at Deansgate. It has been announced that these through services are to cease in December with the Buxton trains reverting to Piccadilly and an hourly Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service commencing - just like the old days.

Glenbirnie Junction: The remaining abutments of the bridge that carried the Newburgh and North Fife Railway across the A913 road between Glenbirnie Junction and Lindores. Opened in 1909 the expected traffic never materialised and passenger services on the line ceased in 1951. The majority of the line between Lindores and St Fort closed completely in 1964 and the final section back to Glenbirnie Junction in 1969.

Doncaster: 321901 awaits departure from a bay platform at Doncaster with a service to Leeds on 7 July.

Donibristle Platform: 67008 coasts downhill from Donibristle summit with the evening Fife commuter train on 7 July.

Bo'ness: Morayshire running as LNER 246 waits at Bo'ness for train to Birkhill.

Conder Green: The Glasson Dock Branch trackbed on the 80th anniversary of its closure to passengers in 1930. This view looks north towards Lancaster from near Conder Green station picnic site. The River Lune estuary, which the branch closely follows for most of its length, can be seen on the left.

Berwick-upon-Tweed: A Voyager coming off the Royal Border Bridge with a Northbound Cross Country service

Berwick-upon-Tweed: 43277 passing very quietly through Berwick on 7 July with a northbound East Coast service.

Beal: A CrossCountry Voyager heading North at Beal on 7th July 2010

Beal: A Peckett 0-4-0 tank engine at Beal level crossing on the site of the former station (closed in 1968), along with other railway memorabilia.

Berwick-upon-Tweed: A CrossCountry Voyager standing at platform 1 of Berwick station waiting to take a service South

Berwick-upon-Tweed: Looking across Royal Border Bridge from the south end of Berwick station. July 2010.

Carnforth: Four of the six DRS Class 20s were removed from storage at Carnforth on 5 July 2011 and returned to Kingmoor for attention and a possible return to service. The view of the yard has therefore opened up again and resident shunter 08485 is seen here on 7 July pulling a rake of WCRC coaches past the coaling tower. 47772 in faded RES livery remains on the storage road with several other locomotives.

Heywood: Deltic 55002 The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry manoeuvering in the sunshine at Heywood on 7 July 2012 during the East Lancashire Railway's Diesel Gala weekend.

Warcop: Diesel shunters stabled in the sidings of the Eden Valley Railway at Warcop in the summer of 2012. The two-tone 0-4-0DM was Andrew Barclay designed and Vulcan Foundry built (works no 5262) to an order from Drewry Cars (numbered 2181) in 1945. The other is Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn 0-6-0DH 8343 of 1962, which now carries the name Darlington.

Bury Bolton Street: 33109 on shed at Bury on Saturday 7th July.

Warcop: 37042 in faded EWS maroon livery, stabled in the sidings of the Eden Valley Railway at the south end of Warcop station on a sunny Saturday afternoon in July 2012.

Ramsbottom: 5081 with a train at Ramsbottom on Saturday 7th July during the East Lancs Diesel Gala.

Achnasheen: 158702 approaches the station at Achnasheen on 7th July on a service for Kyle. There is a passing loop here and both platforms are in use. In the foreground the bed of the River Bran can be seen, evidence of the prolonged dry weather in NW Scotland in 2012.

Crewe Junction: The fourth wagon from the rear of this heavy freight train passing through Shrewsbury derailed as it made its way over the crossings heading towards Crewe on 7 July. The noise was very loud indeed.

Pickering: A DMU arrives empty stock through the rain at Pickering station on 7 July 2012 to form the 14.00 train to Grosmont.

Lairg: A guard's announcement that the train would be a few minutes in Lairg awaiting departure time led to a rush for the doors. I grabbed my camera but all the other escapees wanted a smoke break. 158711, seen here in the relocated southbound platform at Lairg, is on the 0812hrs second train of the day from Wick and Thurso to Inverness. The original station building is behind the camera. See image [[20565]]

Bridgnorth: Newly restored Bulleid Pacific no 34053 Sir Keith Park at Bridgnorth shed in July 2012.

Warcop: D6742 emerged from the Vulcan Foundry in June 1962 and was initially allocated to Darnall shed, Sheffield. Subsequently renumbered 37042 it was later acquired for preservation and arrived at the Eden Valley Railway Centre at Warcop in April 2011. The locomotive is seen here on 7 July 2012 standing in the PW yard to the south east of the station.

Balnacra Level Crossing: 158715 on a Kyle to Inverness service crosses the A890 at Balnacra between Strathcarron and Achnashellach. A railwaymen's halt was located here at one time but no public station.

Warcop: Scene at the Eden Valley Railway Centre, Warcop, in July 2012. On the far side of the fence is former South West Trains 4-CEP EMU set 2315, with Hunslet 0-4-0DM ND3815 (2389/1941) standing on the right.

Attadale: A Class 158, working from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh, runs along the shore of Loch Carron between Strathcarron and Attadale on 7th July 2012.

Warcop: Class 411 EMU no 2315, in faded South West Trains livery, stands under a cloudy sky in the sidings at the Eden Valley Railway Centre, Warcop, in the summer of 2012.

Warcop: Scene in the yard at Warcop on 7 July 2012 with Hunslet 0-4-0 DM ND3815 (2389/1941) in front of class 47 no 47799.

Edinburgh Waverley: The 0848 empty stock movement ex-Craigentinny Depot arrives at Waverley on 7 July 2013. The HST is neading for platform 19 at the other end of the station where it will form the East Coast 0910 to Aberdeen.

Ramsbottom: Deltic D9009 Alycidon with a train at Ramsbottom on 7 July during the ELR diesel gala.

Ramsbottom: 50026 with a train at Ramsbottom on the East Lancs Railway on 7 July 2013.

Bury Bolton Street: View across the car park at Bury Bolton Street on 7 July with Deltic D9009 Alycidon at the platform.

Haymarket: Progress at Haymarket on 7 July 2013. View west from above Haymarket Tunnel.

Edinburgh Waverley: Sunday morning view over the east end of Waverley on 7 July 2013. The East Coast 0900 to Kings Cross waits at platform 2, while the ECS for the 0910 HST to Aberdeen runs into platform 1. (The HST will depart from platform 19 which it will reach via the crossover). At platform 3 unit 380107 will form the first Sunday train to North Berwick at 1033, while sister unit 380104 is stabled in platform 4. Class 90 and 67 'sleeper' locomotives stand in the adjacent bay.

Woodacre Crossing: Travelling from Dundee to Chester, as part of a UK tour, the Royal Scotsman passed through Lancashire on 7th July 2013. The luxury coach set must have its own auxiliary power unit as the train was top and tailed by non-ETS West Coast locos, namely 47237 seen here leading the train south of Woodacre, and 57009 on the rear.

Monktonhall Colliery: Borders Railway Access Point No.1 on the old road into Monktonhall Colliery, photographed on 7 July 2013.

Ramsbottom: 37324 photographed with a train at Ramsbottom during the East Lancs Diesel Gala held on 5-7 July 2013.

Midford: Looking towards Bath at Midford on 7 July, the hottest day of 2013 so far. A gatepost and a loading dock can be seen, along with the bed of the siding which branched off North of the covered way see image [[25875]], which in turn is located North of the old Midford halt. Much vegetation has been cleared to build the Two Tunnels trail through here.

Bury Bolton Street: Deltic D9009 Alycidon about to take charge of a train at Bury Bolton Street on 7 July.

Devonshire Tunnel: It looked easy on the OS map; but after joining the Two Tunnels Trail adjacent to this colourfully graffitied viaduct South of Devonshire Tunnel, I recommend that you find an easier access point!

Edinburgh Waverley: A touch of glass. View over Waverley towards Princes Street on 7 July 2013. Dominating the scene is a section of the recently reglazed station roof. In the foreground is the transformed Market Street entrance with work continuing on new access and replacement canopies for 'sub' platforms 8 & 9. In the background, immediately to the left of the Balmoral Hotel, is part of the glass roof covering Waverley Steps, with passenger lifts now operating alongside.

Bury Bolton Street: EE Type 4 no D335 alongside the platform at Bury Bolton Street on 7 July 2013 during the East Lancashire Railway's diesel gala.

Standish: On a glorious sunny summer's afternoon, a double Voyager heads south towards the site of the former Standish station, making towards the next stop at Wigan North Western.

Bury Bolton Street: Photograph taken during the ELR Diesel Gala on 7 July, with 50026 getting underway at Bury Bolton Street.

Roxburgh Viaduct: Looking up. Roxburgh Viaduct on 7 July 2013.

Leaderfoot Viaduct: Looking west along the Tweed towards Leaderfoot Viaduct in July 2013.

Roxburgh: One of two pairs of bridge abutments to the south of Roxburgh station, photographed on 7 July 2013. This pair carried the NB line towards Kelso and on to Tweedmouth. See image [[25446]]

Ramsbottom: Deltic D9009 Alycidon with an East Lancs special leaving Ramsbottom on 7 July 2013.

Lobenstein: Acres of infrastructure to spare at Lobenstein (Sachsen) on 7th July 2013 as the weekends-only single-car Erfurter Bahn through train from Blankenstein heads off towards Leipzig.

Roxburgh Viaduct: The pedestrian footbridge attached to Roxburgh Viaduct. Looking east across the River Teviot in July 2013.

Combe Down Tunnel: A below-average number of cyclists enjoying smooth new tarmac as they leave the south portal (near Midford) of Combe Down tunnel, which is internally lit from 5am to 11pm; and offers music while you ride. See image [[35576]]

Grenoble: Class Z 26500 Coradia Duplex double decked emus stabled at Grenoble station on a July evening in 2014.

Lancaster: General relief at Lancaster Platform 5 on 7th July 2014 as the 1118 arrival from Carlisle via the Cumbrian Coast proves not to be the rumoured Pacer railbus but the relatively luxurious 156463.

Barrow-in-Furness: First TransPennine 185139 departs Barrow for Manchester Airport on a sunny 7th July 2014.

Lancaster: The interior of the 1902 covered walkway at Lancaster station on a sunny 7th July 2014.

Grenoble: On a late Monday afternoon in July 2014, Alsthom TFS-2 tram 2032 enters Grenoble's Place Verdun on a run south to Échirolles Denis Papin. 2032 was one of a batch of 15 delivered in 1989/90, and is one of 53 of the type running in the city.

Grenoble: View of Grenoble's main station, in the centre of the picture, seen from the heights of the Bastille, across the River Isère in July 2014. A dual voltage Class BB22200 in TER 'En Voyage' livery heads up a regional express service. This now 200 strong class was built by Alstom between 1976 and 1986.

Grenoble: View over Grenoble from the Bastille in July 2014. The carriage sidings and servicing facility located immediately north of the main station, with what appear to be Class X73500 diesel railcars, a TGV set and TER regional express sets awaiting their next turns. The X73500s work out of Grenoble on lines to Chambéry via Montmélian, Veynes and Gap, and Clelles. The circular building at the top right of the picture is the European Syncrotron, part of Grenoble's significant scientific research community.

Lido [Corsica]: The railway halts near Calvi on the island of Corsica mostly operate as request stops. This one, Lido, photographed on 7 July, is named after the restaurant.

Alresford (Essex): In 2016, members of the local community in Alresford, Essex were engaged in a campaign to save their historic station building from demolition by Abellio Greater Anglia. Part of that campaign involved making the premises look as attractive as possible to show the potential for renovation and community reuse. The building is shown here on 7th July 2016, along with a dedicated local resident tending flower beds added by volunteers.

Rayne: Grub’s up for an eager diner at the former Rayne station on 7th July 2016. Known at the time as the “Booking Hall”, the premises were in use as a café for users of the Flitch Way. The Mk 2 coach was serving as a museum for the original railway line between Bishops Stortford and Braintree.

Oxenholme Lake District: TPE 185150 loads another set of passengers for Windermere in the back platform at Oxenholme on 7th July 2016. At this time masts were being erected for the electrification of the branch. This was later abandoned with a proposal to use hybrid Class 769 units (Class 319 EMUs with underfloor diesel engines) instead. However, in 2020, there is talk again of wiring the branch - time will tell.

Hebden Bridge: With the S&C closed north of Appleby until at least March 2017, WCRC have substituted a weekly Carnforth to Scarborough run alternating to run via Skipton one week and Preston the next. On 7 July 2016 it was a 'via Preston' week and the return trip is seen arriving at Hebden Bridge. 37516 and 37668 did the honours between Carnforth and York with 8F 48151 doing the York - Scarborough leg. Having popped over from Preston by train I had the choice on the return of paying a part fare on the charter or waiting for the Northern Class 158 around 20 minutes later. No contest really when it is a chance of loco haulage over Copy Pit!

Castle Douglas: The road overbridge at the west end of the station - all that is visible is part of the main beam - see image [[32313]] for 1973. All else is under a Tesco here.

Castle Douglas: Looking west from the road bridge at the station site - see image [[24070]] for a 1973 view.

Hebden Bridge: A Northern service from York to Blackpool North approaches Hebden Bridge on 7th July 2016. 158903 passes the signal box and will soon arrive at the westbound platform, which is slightly staggered compared to the eastbound.

Forres: Work on the new station at Forres is progressing well, platforms are nearly complete, the footbridge is being erected and track laid. View west through the site on 7 July 2017.

Forres East Junction: The new station site is progressing well, platforms are nearly complete, the footbridge is being erected and track laid. This view looks east, with the signal box on the right.

Forres: The new station site is progressing well, platforms are nearly complete, the footbridge is being erected and track laid. This view looks west.

Bargeddie Bridge: Work now in progress on the older ('Cutty Sark') bridge which takes the R&C line across the A8 at Bargeddie involves grit blasting, strengthening and repairs to steelwork, repairs to masonry and new paintwork. The east half is being done first, then the contraflow will be switched to the other lane to finish the job. (Photo from dashcam video).

Kents Bank: The 1004 hrs Preston to Barrow in Furness starts away from Kents Bank station on 07 July with DRS 37403 'Isle of Mull'. Now which decade are we in?

Forres: The new station site is progressing well, platforms are nearly complete, the footbridge is being erected and track laid. This view looks east, with the signal box in the distance.

Maxwell Park: A Glasgow Central service comes to a stop at Maxwell Park on 7 July 2018. The station is adjacent to the park itself.

Blackpool North: 390152 waits in the newly extended Platform 1 at Blackpool North prior to forming the 1554hrs (SO) service to Euston. Northern 319386 departs from Platform 2 for Preston. See image [[34138]] taken from this position prior to electrification work commencing.

Layton: 319369 slows to call at Layton with a Manchester Airport to Blackpool North service on 7th July 2018, See image [[55384]] for the same location a couple of years earlier.

Clarkston: A warm Saturday, 7 July, and suitably-dressed people are heading to town. The odd structure on the right is the ramp of a rooftop car park.

Stockholm Central: After the new underground line Citybanan had opened under central Stockholm the surface lines through the main station were closed to allow for bridge reinforcement and track renewals in the tunnel under Södermalm. This view to the south shows part of the Old Town (Gamla Stan) and Riddarholmen the island located between Stockholm Central and Stockholms Södra stations. The latter was the temporary terminus for trains coming in from the south see image [[65912]]

Falkirk High: Even with the the 380s and the borrowed 365s the use of diesel on the EGML is not over - on 7 July anyway.

Exhibition Centre: A Whifflet service calls at Exhibition Centre on 7 July. The Up and Down lines come together at this end of the platform, having made their own, different ways from Finnieston West Junction.

Clarkston: An East Kilbride service at Clarkston on 7 July. As at some other locations the lattice footbridge could seriously do with a coat of paint, at least. Too fiddly, or is replacement permanently just round the corner?

Layton: Virgin 390152 rolls through Layton station with the 1554hrs (SO) Blackpool North to Euston service on 7th July 2018. Since electrification there are now four daily direct trains each way between Blackpool and London. See image [[37224]] for a similar view several years earlier.

Stockholm City: This is the new main station of Citybanan opened in July 2017. This underground line was built to relieve the pressure on Stockholm Central and the 2 tracks running south therefrom. The station is adjacent to but a long walk from both Stockholm Central and T-Centralen the Metro station.

Yoker: A Dumbarton Central to Cumbernauld service pulls into Yoker on 7 July 2018. Why 'via Yoker' has long been established as the term for this route is surprising, given that neighbouring Clydebank is far better known.

Hyndland: A Milngavie service at Hyndland on 7 July 2018. The departure screens are kept busy here.

Langside: The eastern subway at Langside station. The glazed brick is probably original from 1894, but whereas it would have once shone like new wallies (look it up, Sassenachs) it's now a little discoloured.

Maxwell Park: The fine station building at Maxwell Park. Notice that it's corporate ScotRail down on the platform, but the more harmonious SPT hues have been retained at street level. A deliberate policy, or did they run out of paint?

Jordanhill: An Edinburgh service passes through Jordanhill on 7 July 2018, not quite brought to a stop by the Hyndland East signal.

Strathbungo: A southbound service passes through the site of Strathbungo station on 7 July. This station was probably one of the more justifiable Beeching closures as the area is stiff with other stations. Muirhouse South junction is in the background, with the non-passenger connection to Larkfield Junction going straight ahead.

Jordanhill: A Dalmuir service at Jordanhill on 7 July 2018. Busy Hyndland East Junction is in the background; some trains apparently heading this way will swing off north towards Anniesland.

Williamwood: The Neilston line is the last stronghold of Class 314s and 314201 takes a Glasgow service on 7 July 2018. I didn't hang about to see whether that chap made it but do you fancy his chances?

Stockholms Södra: During summer 2018 this station was the temporary terminus for long distance trains from southern Sweden, Denmark and Germany. The overground platforms at Stockholm Central were closed meantime to allow bridge repair and strengthening work to be carried out on the two track section 'wasp's waist' across the waterways separating it from Riddarholmen and Södermalm. In the background is an SJ X2000 from Gothenburg while to the right is an SL commuter train. The station is easily able to handle even the longest train with 4 platforms each several hundred metres long. Originally the station was the northern terminus of the Southern Mainline opened in 1860; however it has been rebuilt in the 20th Century and connected to the northern Swedish network.

Williamwood: Semi-rural Williamwood Halt opened in the 1920s and has never lost its halt-like platform, despite the development it encouraged. A Neilston service calls on 7 July 2018 while the driver reflects on life.

Langside: An Outer Circle service at well-to-do Langside on 7 July 2018. The station was once known as Langside & Newlands and is in fact on the Newlands side of the White Cart.

Falkirk High: A Class 365 smiles into Falkirk High on 7 July with an Edinburgh service. The opening windows make a nice change - on such a day, anyway.

Cathcart: After clattering over Cathcart West Junction a Neilston to Glasgow service enters Cathcart station in the charge of a doomed class 314.

Langside: The western access to Langside station on 7 July 2018. As at a couple of other Cathcart Lines stations the ironwork survives.

Cathcart: You will be relieved to hear that this is not an extant subway access to Cathcart station, but one which was bricked up many years ago. A conveniently removed brick allowed the photo. I don't know why this eastern entrance, on Old Castle Road, was closed. Other comparable Cathcart Lines stations still have entrances at both ends.

Odenplan: The northern exit concourse from Odenplan Station on the new Stockholm Citybanan on a quiet Saturday afternoon. For a clue as to where the people were see image [[65243]].

Odenplan: The exit from Stockholm's Citybanan station onto Odenplan. The people in yellow clothing are going to watch the Big Match Sweden vs E..land in the World Cup that evening. The other exit route was a lot quieter see image [[65233]].

Cathcart: A Circle service calls at Cathcart on 7th July 2018. Class 320s are currently the usual fare on Circle services, though things may change in the Class 385 cascade.

Hyndland: A Cumbernauld service enters Hyndland on 7 July. With a train to town every 4 minutes local residents are pretty well served.

Slochd Viaduct: 67020, still in EWS livery, hauls the Caledonian Sleeper southwards over Slochd Viaduct in the late evening sun pf 7th July 2019.

Curriehill: Specially repainted 50007 and 50049 near Curriehill with a GBRf charter from Motherwell to Birmingham New Street on 7th July 2019.

Inverurie: Inverurie getting some serious attention from the engineers on 7th July 2019.

Inverurie: New rails and sleepers awaiting installation at Inverurie on 7th July 2019.

Inverurie: Heavy equipment and new track panels for the Inverurie relaying project on 7th July 2019.

Scorton [Lancashire] [1st]: Day 1 of the annual UK tour of the Royal Scotsman saw 66746 take the train from Edinburgh to Chester on 7th July 2019. The train is seen at Broad Fall Farm, Scorton heading south with 66743 on the tail.

Curriehill: A pair of class 221 Voyagers pass through Curriehill with the 10.51 from Edinburgh to London Euston on 7th July 2019.

Ascott-under-Wychwood: Nothing stops at Ascott at weekends. Here is a London-bound class 800 about to prove this point. Notice the characterful signal box.

Ascott-under-Wychwood: Mechanical signal boxes are disappearing fast - time to photograph them in their final conditions! This box has an interesting little dip over the porch.

Ascott-under-Wychwood: Not down there you won't. There is a conflict between the 'Men at Work' sign and the overgrown and padlocked gate, which could conceivably lead to a footpath parallel to the Ascott-under-Wychwood up platform.

Ascott-under-Wychwood: Coal merchants' yards have always been located adjacent to railway stations. Departures from tradition in this case include diversification into supply of wood, and use of a Japanese-built delivery truck. see image [[70680]] for more modern aspects of the station.

Euxton Balshaw Lane: One of Ian Riley's Black 5s, 45407 'Lancashire Fusilier', heads north at Euxton Balshaw Lane on 7th July 2020. This move from Bury to Carnforth is likely to be the first part of a journey that will see the loco in Fort William in the near future. Also of interest is the carriage behind the loco, LMS First Class Restaurant Car no.15412, built in 1928.

Croston: After years of Class 142s, 150s, 153s and 156s, could the Northern DMU cascade plan have resulted in a Class 158 on the Preston to Ormskirk line or was it a late substitution? 158901 calls at Croston on the afternoon of 7th July 2020 with a service to Preston.

Inverness MPD: Class 47 D1944 / 47501 * Craftsman, * in BR two tone green, sits at Inverness after a route learning trip from Carlisle.

South Gyle: A Waverley-bound service accelerates through South Gyle after a stop at Edinburgh Gateway. There are several pairs of stations in Scotland which are closer together, but here, with few exceptions, trains call at one or the other but not both. This is probably to do with pathing on a main line and to avoid further slowing down locals.

Morecambe Promenade: The staircase of the art deco Midland Hotel, opened by the LMS at Morecambe in 1933. It closed in the 1990s and became semi-derelict but was bought by developers Urban Splash and, after a full refurbishment, reopened in 2008. Art-deco features abound inside and outside this wonderful building.

Milton Keynes Central: Like a Bat out of Bletchley - there were not many passengers on the station on 7th July 2022, but there was evidently plenty of urgent mail. I estimate the speed of unit 325005 at 100mph.

Byrehill Junction: Catching an ECS movement between Dubbs Junction and Byrehill Junction during daylight hours is normally quite difficult. However, thanks to extended daylight and the current ScotRail emergency timetable the last train from Largs on weekdays, the 2052hrs ECS to Ayr CSD is manageable. On 7th July 2022 it was formed of 380021, seen here approaching Byrehill Junction on a sunny what was a evening around 2109hrs.

Cardenden: Freightliner 66526 approaches Cardenden with the Thornton Yard - Ravenstruther - Millerhill ballast working on 7th July 2022.

Dalgety Bay: LNER Azuma 800112 nears Dalgety Bay, with the 10.00 from Kings Cross to Aberdeen, on 7 July 2022.