Barassie: D2437, the Barassie wagon works shunter, out on a foray up the main line prior to propelling its train back into the works yard in the Summer of 1963. [Built by the G&SWR in 1902, the former Barassie carriage and wagon works became a wagon repair facility in 1928 until its eventual closure in 1974.]

Banff: BR Standard class 2 2-6-0 78045 photographed shortly after setting out from the terminus at Banff on 23 August 1963 on its way to Tillynaught.

Inverboyndie Siding: The siding serving the Banff Distillery at Inverboyndie. View east towards Banff station in the summer of 1963.

Tillynaught: BR Standard class 2 2-6-0 78045 photographed near Tillynaught Junction on 23 August 1963 with a train for Banff. [Ref query 1003]

Inverboyndie Level Crossing: BR Standard class 2 2-6-0 78045, approaching with a train from the Banff direction, is about to pass over Inverboyndie level crossing on 23 August 1963. [Ref query 15240]

Leighton Buzzard: Jubilee 45641 Sandwich approaching Linslade Tunnel, north of Leighton Buzzard, with an up WCML freight in August 1964. [Ref query 4521]

Polmadie Shed: Kingmoor's 9F 2-10-0 92017 is waiting its next turn at Polmadie MPD on 23 August 1964. The light has shown its coupled wheels to good effect.

Fraserburgh: Fraserburgh in the summer of 1964. An NBL Type 2 awaits departure, and a Cravens diesel unit is just visible beneath the station canopy.

Fraserburgh: Fraserburgh in the summer of 1964, with an NBL Type 2 awaiting departure. A Cravens diesel unit can also be spotted beneath the station canopy.

West Wycombe: Take five. Prairie tank 6125 with a PW train on the Joint GC/GW line near West Wycombe on a pleasant Sunday morning in the summer of 1964.

Carlisle: A pause in station pilot duties at Carlisle enables one of the crew of Jinty 0-6-0T 47345 to catch up with the day's news.

St Combs: A Cravens DMU at St Combs in August 1964. All that remains on the platform to welcome passengers is a converted goods van body, a poor alternative to the quite respectable station building originally provided. The foundations of the building can be seen beyond the 'hut'.

Bathgate Shed: B1s stored at Bathgate awaiting disposal on 23 August 1964. Nearest is 61219, withdrawn from St Margarets earlier in the month. Standing behind is 61242 Alexander Reith Gray, a July withdrawal from Dalry Road shed.

Buchanan Street: Steam and shadows at Buchanan Street station during the early evening of 23 August 1965. Black 5 no 45013 is awaiting its departure time with the 6.15pm service to Dundee.

Rothesay Pier: A Clyde Hover Ferries hovercraft on the beach at Rothesay in August 1965. More traditional modes of transport are represented by Cowal, Loch Fyne and DEPV Talisman in the background.

Buchanan Street: Black 5 no 45084 of Stirling South shed brings a train into Buchanan Street station in the summer of 1965.

Buchanan Street: Black 5 no 45295 takes the 5.36pm Dunblane train out of Buchanan Street in 1965.

Buchanan Street: Black 5 no 45084 of Stirling South shed stands at the buffer stops at Glasgow Buchanan Street on 23 August 1965.

Stirling: 60034 Lord Farringdon about to head south from Stirling with the 1.30pm Aberdeen - Glasgow Buchanan Street in August 1965.

Polmadie Shed: View of Polmadie shed looking to Rutherglen from the air. The M74 extension will shadow the main line on the north side.

Alloa Bridge: View of Alloa swing bridge from the air looking north in 1969.

Busby Junction: View of Busby Jct from the air looking south. The junction is bottom centre and housing now occupies the site of the Argus Foundry

Kirknewton [NER]: The former station at Kirknewton on the Wooler branch in the summer of 1969. The station closed to passengers in 1930 but the line itself survived until 1965.

Alloa Junction: Alloa jct from the air looking to Longannet in 1969. The junction is bottom centre and the M9 now crosses the railway at this point.

Ravenglass: Looking at this picture its a wonder main line steam has continued and thrives. How close a look at the engine did they want? 4498 pauses on the overbridge at Ravenglass on one of the early Cumbrian Coast workings, this particular one believed to have been from Blackpool North to Ravenglass, and steam hauled from Carnforth by A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley.

Silecroft: A4 Pacific no 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley heading north for Ravenglass at the small station of Silecroft on the Cumbrian coast in the summer of 1978. The signalbox and semaphores protecting the level crossing here remain in use to this day.

Selby: 55006 'Fife and Forfar Yeomanry' Selby Station, northbound at 1312 hours on 23 August 1979.

Selby: Deltic 55017 The Durham Light Infantry comes off the swing bridge over the River Ouse into Selby on 23 August 1979 with a service for Kings Cross. Some 4 years later the east coast main line was rerouted, bypassing this notorious bottleneck.

Cameron Bridge [1st]: The 'Lothian & Fife Wanderer' visits Cameron Bridge (1st) station on 23 August 1980.

Leven Dock: Leven Dock siding (though the dock was infilled long ago) on 23 August 1980. Prominent is the sign for W A Lawson & Co, coal merchants. The yard closed six years later.

Lurgi Gas Plant: The BLS Lothian and Fife Wanderer from Waverley reaches the end of the line at the Lurgi gasification plant at Westfield, Fife, on 23 August 1980.

Kirkland Loop: A passenger train calls at the site for Levenmouth station on 23 August 1980. The 'Lothian & Fife Wanderer' deposits visitors (as was permitted in those days) onto the tracks just short of the location.

Bonnington East Junction: Seen from the BLS Lothians & Fife Wanderer on 23 August 1980. Looking over the allotments north of Powderhall with the former NBR North Leith branch curving to the right and the abutment of the CR Leith New Lines bridge visible on the left.

Leith Walk East Goods: View from the BLS Lothian and Fife Wanderer DMU railtour on 23 August 1980 as it passes the truncated siding into Leith Walk East goods (latterly a parcels depot) on the way to Granton.

Lochend Junction: Seen from the BLS Lothians & Fife Wanderer on 23 August 1980. Passing the former Lochend Junction with the trackbed of the chord to Leith Central curving to the right. The white building is Redpath Brown Ltd., Engineers. Beyond are the floodlights of Hibernian FC's Easter Road Stadium. This scene has been utterly transformed by new development.

Pilton West Junction: Passengers from the BLS Lothians & Fife Wanderer on 23 August 1980 inspect the end of the Granton branch. The view is south towards Crew Junction.

Bogside Fife: The BLS Lothian and Fife Wanderer railtour calls at Bogside, Fife, on 23 August 1980, at that time the end of the line from Dunfermline. Two gunpowder vans stand in the siding opposite the old signal box (a sealed version of which still stands alongside what is now a walkway/cycle path) See image [[11082]]. Bogside lost its passenger service in 1958, although freight continued for several years. Official closure of the line between Bogside and Oakley came in 1982.

Thornton Yard: Passing stabled locos at Thornton Depot including 20202, 25066 and a couple of sisters. Seen from the Branch Line Society's Lothian & Fife Wanderer on 23 August 1980 which was returning from a visit to Westfield.

Kirkland Loop: Looking west from the site of the future Levenmouth Station, under the Bawbee Bridge, to the 'Lothian & Fife Wanderer' railtour on 23 August 1980 resting at the east end of the Kirkland Loop.

Leith Walk East Goods: Seen from the SLS Lothians & Fife Wanderer on 23 August 1980. Looking towards Easter Road with engineers sidings surviving. On the other side of the train, Leith Walk East Goods was now closed and trackless. The signalbox was located beyond the buffer stop.

Dunfermline Upper: Westbound SLS railtour DMU passing Dunfermline Upper goods yard on 23 August 1980 as it approaches the abandoned Upper station, closed to passengers in October 1968.

Blairhall Junction: Looking west along the overgrown Blairhall Colliery branch. The colliery closed in 1969. Seen from the Branch Line Society's Lothian & Fife Wanderer on 23 August 1980. Comrie Dean Viaduct is seen in the background right.

Oakley (Fife): View from the Branch Line Society's Lothian & Fife Wanderer on 23 August 1980 of the closed Oakley signalbox, replaced by a ground frame.

Millerhill: View from the Branch Line Society's Lothian & Fife Wanderer on 23 August 1980 of Millerhill Station on the stub of the Waverley Route.

Pilton Junction West: A photo stop for the Branch Line Society's 'Lothian & Fife Wanderer' on 23 August 1980. The Met-Cam DMU set is seen near the former Pilton Junction West, with the Gas Works station building on the left.

Granton: Approaching Granton Harbour with the Branch Line Society's 'Lothian & Fife Wanderer' DMU railtour on 23 August 1980.

Breakwater Junction: The Branch Line Society's 'Lothian & Fife Wanderer' DMU railtour passes the Texaco tank farm at Breakwater Junction on 23 August 1980.

Bogside Fife: Lost Railfreight. It is many years since explosives were carried by rail but the specialised wagons were once seen in a variety of locations all over the UK [[21338]]. The Branch Line Society's Lothian & Fife Wanderer's presence at Bogside on 23 August 1980 allowed participants close inspection of gunpowder vans for a nearby quarry, the only traffic to this remnant of the Stirling - Dunfermline railway by this time. Forty years later almost everything in this picture has gone but the signal box survives in reasonable condition. [[75020]] #COP26

Breakwater Junction: BLS Lothian & Fife Wanderer at Granton on 23 August 1980.

Wivenhoe: A Class 101 DMU passes through Wivenhoe station on 23rd August 1981. The train was a “Seaside Special” that had visited Clacton and Walton (where it had been stabled for the day). Chartered by the Fakenham and Dereham Railway Society, it is seen here returning home to stations between Wymondham and Ryburgh in Norfolk. [Ref query 4089]

Frinton: Frinton on Sea ceased to be a gated community in April 2009 when the level crossing on the only road access was converted to automatic barriers. This view, taken on the evening of Sunday August 23rd 1981, shows a summer EMU service from Walton on Naze returning day trippers back up the line to Colchester. See image [[77159]]

Barassie Junction: Barassie Junction and Signalbox looking southwest from the road bridge approach, 23 August, 1982. At the time, preparations were underway behind the 'box for the deviation of the line to ease the curve onto the line to Troon station, this connected up after the Troon avoiding line formally closed on Saturday, 27 November, 1982. The old Kilmarnock & Troon Railway alignment that formerly ran round to the harbour from Barassie Junction had been cut back to become dead-end sidings, circa 1973, when the harbour sidings were lifted, these sidings still in use in August, 1982 and visible behind the Signalbox, with what appeared to be a rail-mounted crane standing in the headshunt. There had been three more dead-end sidings on the west side of the Signalbox (on the original alignment of the K&TR), but these had been lifted after Barassie Works closed in (I believe) 1972.

Valenciennes: The Beautiful Facade of Valenciennes Station in France, picture taken from my bedroom window in the Grand Hotel.

Achnasheen: Class 37 37421 heading for Inverness near Achnasheen

Mallaig: 37423 stands at Mallaig on 23 August 1987 alongside 5305 on a steam special.

Mallaig: Detail of 5305 at Mallaig on 23 August 1987.

Corpach: 5305 westbound out of Banavie heading for Mallaig on 23 August 1987.

Hellifield: The lever frame at Hellifield South signal box in August 1988.

Warcop: Looking north along the platform at a wet Warcop station in August 1988. See image [[32774]]

Warcop: 37511 stands in the rain at Warcop station in August 1988 with a munitions train. The line from Appleby was closed by BR the following year. Warcop is now the home of the Eden Valley Railway.

Kirkby Stephen: A Class 31 locomotive runs light engine south through Kirkby Stephen in August 1988.

Reading: FGW 180108 on a Paddington - Hereford service at Reading on 23 August 2002

Henley-on-Thames: Network SouthEast liveried 165005 at Henley-on-Thames on a late summer afternoon in August 2002 shortly after arrival with a Twyford shuttle service.

Henley-on-Thames: 165005 leaving Henley-on-Thames on the afternoon of 23 August 2002 with the branch train for Twyford.

Thale: Located on the north edge of the Harz mountains, the German town of Thale is the terminus of a branch from Quedlinburg and must have been a busy location during East German days. The weeds testify to the fact that by 2002 the freight traffic had long gone but at least the attractive signal box and array of signals at the station throat survived.

Reading: View from the window of a train calling at Reading station in the summer of 2002. [Ref query 3565]

Markinch Viaduct: Markinch to Edinburgh local train shortly after leaving Markinch passes over Markinch Viaduct. FSR class 170.

Leslie Viaduct: Trees are partly obscuring the River Leven Viaduct on the old single line branch to Leslie. This is a foot/cycle path these days.

Markinch Viaduct: Silver NXEC HST set crossing Markinch Viaduct with 1S12 on 23 August 2008.

Chinley: 142061 approaches Chinley with a Sheffield - Manchester service on 23 August 2008.

Crosshill: Fresh lick of paint at Crosshill... new Scottish colours??

Crosshill: Example of the new Station signage at Crosshill on Glasgows South Side. The sign was replaced during the July/ August line closure

Mount Florida: New lift facility almost installed at the Station

Mount Florida: New station signage at north entrance to Mount Florida station in August 2008. This is part of the agreement (including the new Saltire livery) announced by the Scottish government in April, that the First Scotrail franchise was to be extended to 2014. If you look closely the First Scotrail and SPT logos have gone... it now has the Saltire with the wording ScotRail, Scotlands Railway.

Leyland: The Cumbrian Mountain Express ran from Liverpool to Carlisle via the Settle & Carlisle line and returned via Shap. Stanier Pacific 6201 Princess Elizabeth is seen here accelerating the 10 coach train south through Leyland, heading for Liverpool, on 23 August 2008.

Chinley: Northern Rail 142047 approaches Chinley station with a Manchester - Sheffield service on 23 August 2008.

Chinley: 142047 in Merseyrail livery but with Northern Rail logo as well (must be the Serco NedRail connection!) slows for the stop at Chinley station on a Manchester - Sheffield stopping service on 23 August 2008.

Whalley: Even an only daughters wedding does not stop Railscot contributions. Friend and fellow enthusiast for forty years, Malcolm Chattwood was down from Scotland and in Whalley for Miss Bartlett's wedding reception but also managed to capture 6201 Princess Elizabeth coming off Whalley viaduct on its way to the S&C and Carlisle. [View looking towards Langho by Malcolm Chattwood.]

Thornton Junction: Interesting display at Thornton on 23 August 2008, a tribute to, among other things, its railway heritage.

Chinley: 142061 passes the site of the first Chinley station (before the line here was quadrupled in 1902) as it approaches the current station on 23 August 2008. The Northern Pacer was working from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly.

Inverkeithing Central Junction: 60009 Union of South Africa accelerates away from Inverkeithing on 23 August 2009 with the first SRPS Forth Circle train of the day.

Cairneyhill: Union of South Africa passes Cairneyhill with the first SRPS Forth Circle special on 23 August 2009.

Inverkeithing: Union of South Africa starts away from Inverkeithing with the second SRPS Forth Circle special on 23 August 2009

Blackfriars: View north across the Thames towards Blackfriars, showing the piers of the old LC&DR bridge which are to have part of the redesigned Blackfriars station built on them. Blackfriars Underground station has been closed to allow the reconstruction work to be carried out and will reopen in September 2011. On completion the station will be able to accommodate 12-car trains and will have an additional entrance created allowing pedestrian access to the station from the south bank of the river.

Waterloo: View south east over Waterloo Station in August 2009 from the London Eye.

Blackfriars Bridge: The magnificent crest of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway on Blackfriars Bridge, London, in the summer of 2009.

Charing Cross (London): You get an unbeatable view of railway landmarks from The London Eye. View north across the Thames towards Charing Cross station in August 2009.

Adana: DE 24 103 (Tulomsas) running through platform 1 at Adana on 23 August 2009. It is proceeding from the MPD just visible at the extreme right. In the background is the stock for the daily express to Ankara. The number indicates that these locomotives are rated at 2400HP and were for a long time the principal power for both freight and passenger services. It is carrying the then new livery which involved a painted number replacing the cast numberplate and TCDD plate on the cabside and repositioning the the star and crescent moon higher on the cab. It retains the cast numberplate on the front. This particular loco has been equipped with both cab air conditioning and electric train heat, which affects their haulage capacity.

Waterloo East: Trains to and from Charing Cross pass alongside the Royal Festival Hall on 23 August. Waterloo East station is just off picture to the right. View east from the London Eye.

Milton Keynes Central: Both the class 350, and 'Stone and Webster House' (the mirror glass block in the background, above the entrance to Milton Keynes station) are acquired tastes. The 350 is about to set off for London on 23 August.

Milton Keynes Central: Stand well back.... A down Pendolino runs through Milton Keynes at speed on 23 August 2010.

Mindrum: In the foothills of the Cheviots stands this road sign for Mindrum station (closed to passengers in September 1930). Note the sign reads 'From Wooler' but 'To Mindrum Station' and 'To Cornhill'. The 'For Sale' sign in the background also refers to Mindrum Station, currently being advertised for sale at a guide price of £350,000. See image [[10891]].

Leith East Goods: Site of the former Caledonian Leith East goods station seen looking north towards the docks in August 2011, with the vacant yard on the near side of the red brick wall [[35359]]. Beyond the tenement on the other side of Salamander Street stood the NB South Leith goods station [[30277]], while the pile of scrap in the left background stands on the the original Edinburgh & Dalkeith route to South Leith passenger station [[27583]]. Rails can still be seen imbedded in the cobbles of Salamander Place on the left [[3175]].

Johnstone: A very sprightly 37409 at Johnstone on 23 August hauling debranded 322485 from Wabtec Kilmarnock to Glasgow Works for an overhaul before it heads South to join Northern. See image [[27095]]

Didcot Parkway: DBS 60063 runs east through Didcot station on 23 August 2012 with a train of oil tanks.

Canonbury: 378 149, with a London Overground service to Highbury & Islington, arriving at its penultimate stop at Canonbury on 23rd August 2012. These former through platforms are now served by trains between Highbury & Islington and Crystal Palace or West Croydon or Clapham Junction via Peckham Rye (trains to New Cross start from Dalston Junction) via a reopened section of the former North London Railway's Broad Street viaduct. Trains between Stratford and Richmond or Clapham Junction via Kensington (Olympia) now serve two reinstated platforms on the north side. This station was opened in 1870, replacing an earlier one called Newington Road & Balls Pond a short distance east that had opened in 1858, 8 years after the line. It was badly damaged during the London 'Blitz' and, though still in use, the ruins survived for many years and I remember them well. The roof of the passageway leading to the ticket office had completely disintegrated and on wet days the rain poured in and there were also holes in the roof of the ticket office. Many times I espied the ticket clerk sitting under an umbrella in a desperate attempt to stay dry. These ruins were swept away in the 1970s when the once grand NLR station entrance was demolished and replaced by an ugly concrete block that resembles more a public convenience than a railway station. All the war-ravaged platform buildings were demolished at the same time and replaced, inevitably, by bus stop style waiting shelters which were also replaced in the 1990s with, that's right, more bus shelters! Personally, I preferred its moribund condition though I suspect I was in the minority and, of course, I didn't have to work there.

Didcot Parkway: EWS liveried 08752 stands in the sidings at Didcot on 23 August 2012.

Didcot Parkway: A train from Paddington takes the Oxford line after leaving Didcot on 23 August 2012.

Edinburgh Waverley: The 18.30 East Coast London Kings Cross Service loading prior to departure from Waverley on a sunny 23 August evening, with a preview of the forthcoming benefits from the renovated station roof.

Didcot Parkway: A quiet spot. Didcot station, 23 August 2012.

Didcot Parkway: Network Rail DBSO 9701 stands in the sidings at Didcot on 23 August 2012.

Stow: The now abandoned Stow station buildings viewed from the site of the demolished house which blocked the trackbed. The garage which also blocked the trackbed has also been demolished. It is hoped that the building will survive if a suitable purchaser is found which will help the project finances in a small way.

Stow: David Spaven signing a copy of 'Waverley Route: the life, death and rebirth of the Borders Railway' at the launch event for the book at Stow Town Hall. Signing followed a highly entertaining and informative talk by Councillor David Parker (the Leader of Borders Council) on the challenges presented to a council which wants to build a railway.

Canonbury: 378220, with a London Overground service to Richmond, arriving at one of two reinstated platforms on the north side of Canonbury station on 23rd August 2012. The one-time through platforms on the south side of the station are now served by trains coming up from south London along a reinstated section of the former North London Railway's Broad Street viaduct, and which terminate at Highbury & Islington.

Stow: Some of the original Waverley Route campaigners reunited for the first time in over 40 years at the DS book launch on 23 August. Left to right standing are Andrew Boyd, Chris Harvie and Bruce McCartney, while seated are Kim, Madge and Bob Elliot. The smaller picture shows Madge and Kim in Downing Street during the campaign itself.

Didcot Parkway: 31105 stands at Didcot station on 23 August 2012. The class 31 is now part of Network Rail's track inspection fleet.

Didcot Parkway: Freightliner 70009 brings a freight off the Oxford line through Didcot on 23 August 2012.

Leachbhuidh No 79 Tunnel: Black 5 No 45407 with the return working of The Jacobite photographed on 23 August 2013 between the tunnels at Creag Ghobhar west of Glenfinnan. In the distance are Loch Eilt and Sgurr na Paite.

Taksim Square: The funicular linking Kabatas with Taksim in Istanbul, photographed at Taksim Square terminus on 23 August.

Bispham [Tram]: Reversing the trolley pole was once a common tramway scene but now rarely seen due to the almost universal introduction of pantographs. Heritage Open Balloon 706 is on the centre road at Bispham. In the upper picture the conductor is removing the insulated hooked pole from a cabinet in the tram body. The lower image shows the sprung trolley pulled down and walked round to the rear to be put back on the wire.

Crewe: The rather dilapidated disused Crewe South Junction signal box in August 2014.

Crewe: A Northern rail 323 EMU departing from Crewe on 23 August with the 16.34 service to Manchester Piccadilly.

Crewe: View from a passing train as a London Midland service departs from Crewe on 23 August 2014, about to run past an interesting item of equipment in the foreground(?).

Wilpshire Tunnel: A4 Pacific 60009 'Union of South Africa' climbs Wilpshire bank having just passed through Wilpshire Tunnel with a charter train from Carlisle on 23 August 2014. (Photo taken with a telephoto lens from the public side of the lineside fence where the line curves away)

Bispham [Tram]: August Bank Holiday means Heritage trams in Blackpool. Open top Balloon 706 Princess Alice has just arrived at Bispham station and is now drawing forward to reverse and return to Pleasure Beach.

Birmingham International: There's no answer to that ... Scene at Birmingham International on 23 August 2014. Editor's note for the curious: The second part of the ad reads... 'Try Chiltern's fast new service.'

Ropley: An afternoon visit to the Mid-Hants Railway on 23 August 2014 finds Maunsell U Class 2-6-0 no 31806 in the yard.

Leyland: A Grand Central HST power car heading north on the WCML towards Leyland on 23 August 2014 on its way to Heaton from Crewe Works.

Glasgow Central: X-MEN arrive at Glasgow Central on 23 August 2014.

Ropley: The eponymous Britannia class Pacific no 70000 at Ropley on the Mid-Hants Railway in August 2014. The locomotive was in the yard undergoing repairs at the time and its front driving wheels had been removed.

Euxton: DBS 92031 southbound on the WCML at Euxton on 23 August 2014 with a Mossend to Daventry container train.

Ropley: Maunsell Schools Class 4-4-0 925 Cheltenham at Ropley on the Mid-Hants Railway on 23 August 2014.

Ropley: Bulleid West Country Pacific no 34007 Wadebridge with an afternoon train on the Mid-Hants Railway on 23 August.

Ropley: Ex-Southern Railway Maunsell 4-6-0 no 850 Lord Nelson photographed working a service train on the Mid-Hants Railway during an afternoon visit on 23 August 2014.

Wolverhampton: A southbound Virgin Pendolino service about to leave Wolverhampton for Euston on 23 August 2014.

Gorebridge: The 0944 2Z20 ex-Newcraighall clears Station Road bridge to arrive at Gorebridge on 23 August 2015 during a Sunday morning crew training trip to Tweedbank.

Burntisland Viaduct: West Coast 47804 leads the Royal Scotsman stock into Burntisland with the Newcastle - Kingussie leg of a charter from London Victoria on 23 August. 47802 was on the rear of the train.

Gorebridge: ScotRail 158741 leaving Gorebridge on 23 August 2015 with the 2Z20 Newcraighall - Tweedbank route familiarisation trip. The train is passing the south exit from the platform onto Lady Brae Road.

Grantown-on-Spey East: Having been hidden by trees for around forty years,the former station at Grantown-on-Spey (East) is now out in the open after a major site clearance. The plan,by Revack Lodge Estate, is to turn the building into a heritage centre and shop, with two railway coaches, placed on rails between the platforms, as a cafe. The infill between the platforms will be part of a new access road from the A95.

Haymarket: Sign of the times!

Broomhill: Ivatt Class 2 No.46512 on the gradient out of Broomhill with the morning train for Aviemore.

Boat of Garten: Ivatt Class 2 No.46512 departs Boat of Garten with the last train of the day to Aviemore. The engine is hauling six coaches instead of the usual five.

Greenloaning: 170457 passes the last co-acting signal on Network Rail Scotland, Greenloaning's up starter. 23rd August 2017.

Blackford: 170427 passes the former Blackford station and goods yard on 23rd August 2017. There is little evidence of the planned Highland Spring terminal yet.

Stirling: 66305 draws the Grangemouth - Aberdeen intermodal service through Stirling on 23rd August 2017.

Greenloaning: 170411 passes Greenloaning signalbox on 23rd August 2017. The box is switched out and the passing loops and crossovers have been disconnected.

Ythan Viaduct: The viaduct at Ellon over the River Ythan is now on The Formartine and Buchan Way.

Ythan Viaduct: The viaduct at Ellon over the River Ythan has a telegraph pole still in situ on the east parapet with a support forged from a rail.

Stirling Middle Junction: Colas 56302 enters Stirling with the threatened Grangemouth Ineos - Lairg fuel tanks on 23rd August 2017. Stirling Middle signal box is in the background.

Blackpool North: A view north-eastwards from behind the station building at Blackpool North. Electrification preparation work is well underway with the closure and demolition of platforms 1, 2 (right of station), 7 and 8 (left of the building). Along the line from Preston several OHL stanchions have been erected and at Kirkham work continues with the other station rebuilding.

Ythan Viaduct: The view south towards Dyce on the River Ythan viaduct at Ellon. The line is now The Formartine and Buchan Way.

Greenloaning: 170411 passes Greenloaning station, closed in 1956, on 23rd Agust 2017.

Perth: ScotRail HST on crew training run about to leave Platform 1 at Perth at 1525 on Thursday 23 August 2018 with Royal Scotsman in Platform 3

Pitlochry: ScotRail Class 170 on 10 11 Glasgow - Inverness on Thursday 23 August 2018 ready to leave Pitlochry - also showing the extent of the new north end platform extensions with sandbags providing track support.

Perth: Rear Power car 43135, of ScotRail HST, on crew training run leaving Platform 1 at Perth at 1525hrs on Thursday 23 August 2018.

Perth: Class 170 170470 arriving into Platform 1 at Perth at 1538 on Thursday 23 August 2018 with the 1513hrs Dundee-Glasgow service.

Aberdour: HST power car 43296 on the rear of a LNER Kings Cross to Aberdeen service as it rounds the curves through Aberdour on 23rd August 2018.

Aberdour: LNER liveried 43311 leads a Kings Cross to Aberdeen service through the floral displays at Aberdour on 23rd August 2018.

Pitlochry: Royal Scotsman passing through Pitlochry on Boat of Garton to Dundee service on Thursday 23 August 2018.

Perth: Royal Scotsman stock stabled in platform 3 at Perth on 23rd August 2018. The 1342hrs Aberdeen - Glasgow is about to depart from Platform 1.

Aberdour: 158729 pulls away from Aberdour with a stopping service from Edinburgh to Glenrothes with Thornton on 23rd August 2018. This view taken over the north wall in the grounds of Aberdour Castle.

St Leonards Bridge Junction: The 1342hrs Aberdeen to Glasgow threading its way through the steam age layout to the south of Perth, after departing from Platform 1 on Thursday 23rd August 2018.

Bangkok Hua Lamphong: The 18.30 sleeper train to Chiang Mai sits in Bangkok's main railway station on 23rd August 2019. Hua Lamphong has fourteen platforms. This is a journey of around 450 miles and takes thirteen hours but the stock was very comfortable. Loco 4507 is one of a class of twenty two diesel electrics built for Thai Railways by Hitachi in 1993. Photo by Mark Edwards.

Bangkok Hua Lamphong: This train of six coaches was parked in one of Hua Lamphong's fourteen platforms. The stock is of mixed designs but several in a purple livery and all with drapes on the windows. I don't know what they are used for but the front coach seems to have a plentiful supply of air conditioning. The station itself is scheduled to close in the near future for conversion to a museum. Services will be transferred to Bang Sue Central Station. Photo by Mark Edwards.

Newtongrange: The ScotRail 0911 Edinburgh - Tweedbank passing what were once the yards of the Lothian Coal Company on Sunday 23 August 2020. Part of the former railway land has since become a concrete and asphalt plant operated by Tillicoultry Quarries Ltd. A survivor from NCB days is the old locomotive shed, part of which is visible on the extreme right.

Donibristle Platform: 66746 heads the first 'Royal Scotsman' outing of 2020 (due to the pandemic restrictions). The 'Taste of the Highlands' tour is seen on the last leg from Dundee to Edinburgh on 23 August. 66743 is on the rear.

Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: Access and recovery work ongoing on 23rd August 2020 at the site of the Carmont derailment.

Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: Temporary vehicle parking facilities in the field alongside the line at the site of the Carmont derailment. 23rd August 2020.

Clitheroe: Looking north from the castle keep high above Clitheroe, 150005 arrives at its destination with the 0917 hrs service from Rochdale on 23 August 2021. Clitheroe station is to the right of the train, obscured by tree growth.

Lancaster Old Junction: After some regular runs by 35018, 46115 'Scots Guardsman' put in an appearance on 'The Dalesman' on 23rd August 2022 and made a spirited departure from Lancaster up the bank towards Oubeck.

Bay Horse: The new 'Refrigerated Rail ... Cool move' vinyls on 88010 are eye catching compared to the rest of the fleet - but it seems to have lost its 'Aurora' nameplates as a result of their application. This is the 0535hrs from Mossend to Daventry (1253hrs) on 23rd August 2022, passing through the cutting at Forton.

National Museum of Scotland: A longstanding display of Scottish Region totems at Chambers Street. All the stations represented are still open to passengers in 2022.

Bamber Bridge: WCRCs 'The Pendle Dalesman' charter from Lancaster to Carlisle via the S&C is seen from a new footbridge over the tracks, to the east of Bamber Bridge, on 23 August 2022. 46115 'Scots Guardsman' was wheezing well (from the RH draincock) as it progressed eastwards towards Blackburn.