Colwick Yard: Ex-GNR Ivatt J6 0-6-0 no 64191 stabled for the weekend in the shed yard at Colwick on Sunday 28 August 1960. The locomotive was eventually withdrawn from Boston in February 1962 and was subsequently cut up at Doncaster Works. (See image [[55247]]).

Toton MPD: Still going strong after more than 80 years. A pair of Johnson ex-Midland 2F 0-6-0 veterans photographed in the shed yard at Toton in the summer of 1960. Fowler 4F 44106, a mere 34 years old at the time, stands alongside. See image [[26617]].

Colwick Shed: Scene in the shed yard at Colwick on 28 August 1960. Nearest the camera is class J94 0-6-0ST no 68033, with L1 2-6-4T no 67707 standing alongside.

Annesley Shed: Shed scene at 16D Annesley, Nottinghamshire, in August 1960 with a number of BR class 9Fs on display. The shed and its associated yard stood at the northern end of the former Great Central 'coal corridor' linking with the yard at Woodford Halse in Northamptonshire. In later years it became well known for the performances of the 9Fs that dominated the route, hauling the rapid-turnaround unfitted freights known as 'runners' between the two locations. During the 1959/60 period Annesley's allocation of 76 locomotives included no less than 31 of the big 2-10-0s. Annesley shed was officially closed on 3 January 1966, with Woodford Halse having shut down 6 months earlier.

Annesley Shed: Class O1 2-8-0 no 63711 photographed on Annesley shed in the summer of 1960.

Hurlford Mineral Sidings: View of Hurlford shed over the Hurlford Mineral Sidings in the summer of 1960. Note the lineup of stored class 2P 4-4-0s centre right. Hurlford shed was officially closed in October 1966.

Colwick Shed: Scene in the yard at Colwick MPD (40E) on 28 August 1960 with a J94 and a pair of J69 0-6-0 tanks standing in the yard nearest the camera.

Annesley Shed: Colwick K2 2-6-0 no 61767 stands on Annesley shed in the summer of 1960. WD Austerity, Black 5 and O1 classes are also represented in this scene.

Toton MPD: J20 0-6-0 no 64690, a visitor from 31B March, stands in the shed yard at Toton on 28 August 1960. In the background is local 3F 0-6-0T no 47231.

Langbank: Fairburn 2-6-4 tank no 42231 at the head of a Gourock - Glasgow Central semi-fast on 28 August 1963. The train is seen here running alongside the River Clyde to the east of Langbank.

Bishopton Tunnel Signal Box: Black 5 4-6-0 no 44880 about to run past Bishopton Tunnel signal box on 28 August 1963 with a Wemyss Bay - Glasgow train.

Langbank: A Gourock - Glasgow Central train photographed shortly after leaving Langbank on 28 August 1963 behind BR Standard class 5 4-6-0 no 73075.

Parklee Signal Box: BR Standard class 5 4-6-0 no 73058 at the head of a Wemyss Bay - Glasgow semi-fast eastbound near Parklee level crossing on 28 August 1963.

Langbank: Black 5 4-6-0 no 44669 approaching Langbank with an eastbound freight on 28 August 1963. This is the original bridge over the Greenock Road west of Langbank. The east end of the timber ponds can be seen on the right.

Stranraer Town: Stranraer Town station in August 1964. It is not known whether the Swindon DMU was departing on a passenger service or perhaps just shunting out of the platform. Possibly the latter, as there is someone in the driver's seat at the back of the train.

Dunragit: View of Dunragit in August 1964, taken from the front of a DMU bound for Stranraer.

Stranraer Harbour Junction: Plenty going on around Stranraer engine shed in August 1964. Steam on the shed itself and a Hunslet 0-6-0DM shunting the yard. The view looks to have been taken from the front of a DMU on the approach to Stranraer Town station.

Kilkerran: View from a southbound DMU arriving at Kilkerran station in August 1964. The station is very well kept, with a splendid garden display, but it closed the following year.

Princes Risborough: Ex-GWR Hall class 4-6-0 no 6911 Holker Hall is about to restart from Princes Risborough on 28 August 1964 with a stopping train for Banbury.

Barrhill: View approaching Barrhill in August 1964, taken from a southbound DMU.

Stranraer Harbour: Stranraer Harbour in 1964. The 'Caledonian Princess' is berthed, and a Standard 4MT 2-6-4T stands in the bay platform of the station with a 'Port Road' train. A DMU for Glasgow is on the right.

Hawick [2nd]: D27 about to restart from Hawick on 28 August 1964 with The Waverley, 9.15am ex-London St Pancras.

Beaconsfield: 6911 Holker Hall calls at Beaconsfield on an August afternoon in 1964 with a Paddington - Banbury stopping train.

West Wycombe: Possibly the last shot of the day at West Wycombe as night begins to fall on a late summer evening in August 1964. The passing train is a Birkenhead - Paddington express and the locomotive is Tyseley based 7026 'Tenby Castle'.

Adelaide [Belfast]: No 51 with an up empty stock train passing Adelaide station on 28 August 1965.

Belfast Great Victoria Street: No 51 brings ecs into Belfast, Great Victoria Street, on 28 August 1965. See image [[48090]]

Cameron Bridge [1st]: J37 0-6-0 no 64569 with the RCTS Fife Coast Rail Tour from Glasgow on 28 August 1965. The train is just west of Cameron Bridge heading for Thornton Junction, where it will hand over to no 256 Glen Douglas see image [[45866]]. [Ref query 6083]

Carntyne: Preserved NBR 4-4-0 256 'Glen Douglas' passing Carntyne with an SLS railtour on 28th August 1965. The tour ran from Glasgow St Enoch and included a trip along the Fife Coast line behind J37 64569.

Belfast Great Victoria Street: No 51 runs into Belfast Great Victoria Street station on 28 August 1965 with empty stock.

Leuchars Junction [2nd]: J37 0-6-0 no 64569 at Leuchars Junction on 28 August 1965 with the RCTS <I>Fife Coast Rail Tour</I> getting ready to leave for St Andrews. See image [[20522]]

Thornton Junction: Preserved NBR 4-4-0 no 256 Glen Douglas at Thornton Junction on 28 August 1965 with the RCTS Fife Coast Rail Tour.

Belfast Great Victoria Street: No 48 stands at Belfast Great Victoria Street on 28 August 1965 at the head of the noon train to Portadown.

Portadown [3rd]: 'Jeep' 2-6-4T No 54 photographed at Portadown station on 28 August 1965.

Portadown [3rd]: Scene at Portadown station in August 1965 as Jeep 2-6-4T no 51 takes water alongside the north box.

Glasgow St Enoch: NB 256 Glen Douglas photographed prior to setting off from St Enoch with the RCTS Fife Coast Rail Tour on 28 August 1965.

Adelaide Shed: A quiet period on Adelaide shed, Belfast, in August 1965, finds 'S' Class 4-4-0 no 171 relaxing in the yard.

Uddingston: Bank Hall Jubilee 45698 'Mars' is seen passing Uddingston with the 14.00 Friday/Saturday only Glasgow-Liverpool express on 28th August 1965.

Leuchars Junction [2nd]: Glen Douglas at Leuchars Junction with RCTS Fife Coast Tour from Glasgow St Enoch.

Bathgate Shed: J36 0-6-0 65297 at Bathgate shed in August 1965.

Guard Bridge: Class J37 No 64569 passing through Guard Bridge station en route to St Andrews in August 1965 with the RCTS Fife Coast Railtour.

Guard Bridge Viaduct: 64569 takes a train over the River Eden estuary at Guard Bridge in August 1965 on its way from Leuchars Junction to St Andrews.

Anstruther [1st]: Ex-LNER Thompson B1 No 61132 stands in the yard at Anstruther in August 1965. Photograph taken from the passing RCTS Fife Coast Railtour.

Belfast Great Victoria Street: No 53 at Belfast Great Victoria Street with an up passenger train in 1965.

Lurgan: No 48 stands at Lurgan in August 1965 with a train to Belfast Great Victoria Street.

Leuchars Junction [2nd]: The RCTS <I>Fife Coast Rail Tour</I> at Leuchars Junction on 28 August 1965, with J37 0-6-0 no 64569 preparing to set off for Thornton Junction via the Fife Coast line. At Thornton the J37 will hand over to no 249 <I>Glen Douglas</I> for the remainder of the tour. See image [[45866]]

Belfast Great Victoria Street: Time out. The crew of no 49 between turns at Belfast Great Victoria Street on 28 August 1965.

Anstruther [2nd]: Photograph taken during the Fife Coast Railtour on 28 August 1965. The special, which started from St Enoch behind no 256 Glen Douglas, was handed over to J37 0-6-0 no 64569 at Leuchars Junction for the trip around the coast. The train is seen here near Anstruther on its way to Thornton Junction. [Ref query 6785]

Belfast Great Victoria Street: Station pilot at Belfast Great Victoria Street on 28 August 1965 is S Class 4-4-0 no 171, seen here preparing to take out a train of empty stock.

St Leonards Bridge Junction: A4 No 60024 Kingfisher approaching Perth with a Glasgow to Aberdeen train in the Summer of 1965.

Perth: A busy scene at Perth in August 1965 as Stanier Black 5 No 44718 pulls in with a Dundee - Glasgow train while a down service boards at the opposite platform. A type 2 diesel locomotive is standing between the trains on the centre road.

St Leonards Bridge Junction: Black 5 no 44690 approaching Perth station from the south in the summer of 1965 at the head of a Glasgow - Dundee train.

St Andrews [2nd]: J37 No 64569 meets a photographic scrum at the south end of St Andrews station during the 1965 RCTS Fife Coast railtour. The J37 had taken over from No 256 Glen Douglas at Leuchars Junction and took the train round the Fife Coast line before handing back to no 256 at Thornton Junction.

Anstruther [2nd]: J37 No 64569 at Anstruther with the RCTS Fife Coast Railtour in August 1965.

Portadown [3rd]: No 48 runs light engine through Portadown station in the summer of 1965. [Ref query 4553]

Glasgow St Enoch: BR Standard tank 80004 stands alongside NB 256 Glen Douglas at St Enoch on 28 August 1965. The latter is preparing to set off with the RCTS Fife Coast Rail Tour.

Adelaide Shed: 'S' Class 4-4-0 no 171 stands in the sunshine on Adelaide shed, South Belfast, in the summer of 1965.

Portadown [3rd]: No 48 photographed standing just outside Portadown station in the summer of 1965, with the driver having a word with the signalman in Portadown North box.

Prestwick Oil Siding [1st]: BR Sulzer Type 2s D7605 and D7606 with a fuel train at Prestwick Airport on 28th August 1967. D7605 was scrapped two years later after a collision near Nottingham.

Borthwick Bank Signal Box: The signal box at Borthwick Bank had closed on 7th July 1968 following closure of the coup and all sidings and associated trackwork had been removed. However, during demolition of the Waverley Route I was told that a temporary yard had been laid in at Borthwick Bank where recovered track panels could be dismantled so on Saturday 28th August 1971 I made my way there to find out. Sure enough, the main line had been singled and a number of sidings put down. The view shows plant and equipment together with wagons loaded with recovered material. I also got a shock when without warning an 08 shunter appeared from the south and trundled through without stopping. There were also quite a few folk crammed into the cab! I presumed it was heading for Millerhill to be changed over or serviced.

South Leith Goods: The BLS 'Forth Fife Railtour' of 28 August 1976 at South Leith.

Alloa Harbour: The BLS 'Forth Fife Railtour' on the Alloa Harbour branch on 28 August 1976. View is north, looking back towards Bedford Place, with the Glasshouse Loan Centre (music project and workshop) standing on the left. [Editors note: In response to queries re the dmu destination of 'Cluny Bridge' Bill tells me that, according to 'folklore', when destination blinds were being ordered for dmus, Cluny Bridge showed up in the working timetable (as an ecs destination) so was added to the menu!]

Cowdenbeath (Old): View north at Cowdenbeath (Old) during the BLS railtour of 28 August 1976. Photograph showing the Dora opencast loading pad and the now-buried tunnel used by the former route to Lumphinnans Central Junction. See image [[35113]]

Cowdenbeath (Old): A 3-car class 101 DMU stands near the site of the 1848 Cowdenbeath (Old) station, closed to passengers in March 1919. View is south towards the bridge carrying the A909, with Cowdenbeath South Junction beyond. The railtour is the BLS 'Forth Fife Railtour' of 28 August 1976 which ran from Edinburgh Waverley. See image [[35112]]

Alloa Harbour: The BLS 'Forth Fife Railtour' stands in front of Alloa glassworks on 28 August 1976. The works stood alongside the branch which left the current main line at Alloa Harbour Junction and ran south to Alloa Ferry passenger station. Alloa Ferry was the original and short lived (June 1851 - July 1852) terminus of the line pending the extension west to Stirling, see image [[17758]]. The final section of the Harbour branch closed in 1978.

Royal Elizabeth Yard: A photograph taken on the BLS 'Forth Fife Railtour' of 28 August 1976 showing the buffer stop on the truncated Kirkliston branch, looking back north towards the main line and the connection into MOD Royal Elizabeth Yard, Dalmeny.

Witham: The end of the line….. Following final closure of the Maldon-Witham line in 1966, a half mile length was retained at the Witham end to serve the Rom River factory. This is the rural setting of the end of that stub, well beyond the factory siding, in 1977. The pasture to the left was transformed into a dense housing estate by 1980 and this buffer stop ended its days amidst suburbia.

Witham: Further to Ken Strachan's picture of the Witham-Maldon line trackbed today see image [[26138]], here is the corresponding scene from approximately the same spot on 28th August 1977. The road bridge is the point of comparison. The sign on the left warns industrial rail traffic from the Rom River factory beyond the bridge that it must not pass through the gates (behind the photographer) that mark the beginning of British Rail jurisdiction.

Thorpe le Soken: August Bank Holiday Monday 1978 finds Thorpe le Soken the focus of much human activity, not all of it train related. The approach road hosts a special holiday market. Locals attracted by the event wait to return down the line to Clacton/Walton, most having been less than enthused by a few racks of not so special secondhand clothes and an ice cream van.

Thorpe le Soken: For 100 years, from 1882 to 1982, up carriages from Clacton and Walton were combined at Thorpe le Soken station for forward travel to London. In the down direction, trains were correspondingly divided. This photo, dating from 28th August 1978, shows the supervised coupling of the two London bound portions at Thorpe le Soken, the Walton portion being in the rear nearest the camera. The original platform 1 fell into disuse when this practice stopped.

Clacton: Early afternoon at Clacton on August Bank Holiday Monday 1978. 37026 and its excursion stock are berthed in platform 4 while the passengers enjoy themselves on the beach and pier. Another excursion train headed by 47252 is in the carriage sidings behind the camera. Station staff will be taking it easy, preparing for the mass exodus around teatime.

Plates, signs, notices etc: Midland Region condemned wagon plate from 13T no. 480177. at Arnott Young breakers Dalmuir.

Edinburgh Park: 25078 heading away from Edinburgh, near Sighthill, on the E and G line on 28 August 1981.

Haymarket: 47712 Lady Diana Spencer, bringing up the rear of a westbound Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Queen Street push-pull service, calls at Haymarket on 28 August 1981.

Kirkham and Wesham: Blackpool Bank Holiday traffic between Salwick and Kirkham with 40097 westbound on a passenger train on a very hot August day. 40097 was withdrawn in June the following year and cut up at Doncaster by March 1984. Map ref SD 448324 - Salwick station can just be seen in the distance.

Kirkham and Wesham: 40084, returning from Blackpool North between Kirkham and Salwick with yet another long Saturdays Only train on the busy August Bank Holiday weekend of 1982. This was the last summer of passenger working for 40084 as it was withdrawn the following May and cut up at Crewe a year later. Map Ref SD 446325

Kirkham and Wesham: The now preserved Brechin Railway Class 25 25072 heads for Blackpool North between Salwick and Kirkham on a sweltering Bank Holiday Saturday in 1982. At that time Blackpool bound loco hauled (25, 31, 37, 40, 46, 47) trains were still common on Summer Saturdays but alas no more. see image [[12351]]

Kirkham and Wesham: Sporting the locomotive equivalent of a black eye, EE Class 40 no 40133, of the split headcode variety, has the throttle wide open as it leaves Kirkham. The train, heading back towards Preston from Blackpool North, is a summer Saturday extra service on the August Bank Holiday weekend 1982. The scrubland to the right of the picture marks the path of the former slow lines.

Kirkham and Wesham: It's Summer Bank Holiday 1982 and a Saturdays only train from Blackpool North, probably 1E57 for Sheffield, heads east at Kirkham behind now preserved EE Type 3 no 37215. See image [[29976]].

Kirkham and Wesham: A Blackpool (Bank Holiday) Saturday extra returns from the resort in the summer of 1982. 40197 and its seven coaches are heading east between Kirkham and Salwick stations. The Class 40 had another year to go in service before withdrawal from Crewe in September 1983 followed by cutting up at Doncaster eight months later.

Kirkham and Wesham: Memories of another long hot summer. 40097 is eastbound from Blackpool North on 28 August 1982 with a returning Summer Saturdays only train that has just passed through Kirkham and Wesham. See image [[20389]] showing the locomotive heading for Blackpool earlier in the day.

Kirkham and Wesham: Mixed DMU working a Blackpool (August Bank Holiday weekend) service in 1982. The seven coach train comprises a Class 105 Cravens, A Swindon Class 120 3-car and a Derby Class 108. Although I had gone to this spot to photograph the loco hauled Saturday extras I'm glad I also captured this unusual formation for posterity.

Newcastle Central: Class 45 No.83 working 1V93 0940 Edinburgh to Plymouth service seen at Newcastle Central on 28th August 1983. In later years, when the HST were introduced to the East Coast, this service was often Deltic hauled but not in 1972. Down in Devon this was always a interesting train. How late would it be? As it was long distance it could have its moments. In reverse it was 1S27, 0730 or thereabouts from Plymouth to Edinburgh.

Dunbar: View towards Edinburgh from the operational platform at Dunbar in August 1985, prior to the fire that resulted in the subsequent demolition of the station roof. The disused platform was inaccessible.

Henllan: 0-4-0ST Hunslet Quarry engine Alan George photographed in action on the Teifi Valley Railway on 28 August 1988.

Staithes Viaduct: Embankment and surviving Staithes viaduct north abutment near Boulby, just west of Staithes, on the former Middlesbrough - Whitby line, photographed in August 1990. Part of the Cleveland Potash mine at Boulby stands over on the left. The mine was developed in the 1960s to cater for the increasing world demand for fertiliser, resulting in the line (closed in 1958) being reopened to here in 1973, in conjunction with a new ship/road/rail terminal at Tees Dock.

Meadows Box [2nd]: 47283 departs from Leith South with a fertiliser van train on 28 August 1991, passing stacks of pipes which have also arrived by rail. The former traffic has vanished, while pipe traffic is intermittent.

Old Oak Common Carriage Shed: Lines of redundant rolling stock in the yards at Old Oak Common in August 1993.

Blackfriars: View south towards the Thames along platform 4 at Blackfriars station in August 1993. 319179 is standing at the platform with a Thameslink service.

Newcraighall Junction: Laying in the new turnback siding at the north end of Millerhill Yard in preparation for the official opening of Newcraighall station. Scene looking south from Whitehill Road bridge on 28 January 2002. For the view north from the bridge on the same day see image [[57231]].

Crailsheim: DB Bo-Bo electric No. 101 004 pauses at Crailsheim, an important junction in Swabia, with InterCity train 2065, the 09:07 Karlsruhe Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf. The red tail lights betray the fact that this a push-pull formation in 'push' mode.

Dunure: A rather boggy cutting just south of the station site at Dunure in 2005.

Broomhill: City of Truro waits to depart from Broomhill on 28 August 2006 with a train for Aviemore.

Boat of Garten: City of Truro departing Boat of Garten for Aviemore in August 2006

Earn Viaduct [Forgandenny]: The long Strathearn viaduct was going through extensive repairs. The covering was to avoid contamination from the harvest ruining the paintwork. Did you know that trains cannot pass on this bridge at the moment.

Aviemore: City of Truro stands at Aviemore on 28 August 2006 after bringing in a train from Broomhill.

Haymarket: Haymarket platform 0 - 28 August 2006.

Haymarket: Haymarket platform 0 - 28 August 2006.

Ladybank: Ladybank. Well kept up platform building.

Stanley Junction: Stanley Jn. The signal cabin can be seen under bridge.

Hoy: Not much left here! The site of Hoy station (closed 1965), photographed on 28 August 2007 looking towards Thurso from the open level crossing.

Ulbster: Opened in 1903 by the Wick and Lybster Light Railway, the single platform station at Ulbster was equipped with basic goods facilities, comprising a siding and loading bank. The north end of the former siding is seen here in the summer of 2007 complete with a selection of old tyres. The converted station masters house stands in the background and the remains of the passenger platform can be found over to the left (see image [[16728]]).

Ulbster: The abandoned platform at Ulbster on the Wick and Lybster Light Railway, seen here in August 2007, more than 63 years after closure of the line. View is south west with the old trackbed to the right and the station's goods siding located on the far side of the mound in the background. The platform building was demolished many years ago, although the foundations, including several of the iron pins that secured the wooden superstructure, can still be seen.

Watten: Standing on the open level crossing at the former Watten station in August 2007 looking towards Wick.

River Thurso Viaduct [Halkirk]: Lattice girder bridge over the River Thurso just to the south west of Halkirk in August 2007. View is south.

Acheilidh Crossing: Looking northwest over Strathfleet on an overcast 28 August 2007. The train is the 10.39 ScotRail service from Inverness, which has just crossed the level crossing at the former Acheilidh loop. The next stop is Rogart, approaching the halfway point on its journey to Wick and Thurso.

Thurso: Afternoon train for Inverness standing at Thurso on 28 August, alongside a surviving goods shed.

Watten: The former station at Watten between Georgemas Junction and Wick on 28 August. View looking towards Wick from the level crossing.

Halkirk: Maintenance and testing of warning lights and audible alarm being carried out at Bridge Street open level crossing, Halkirk, on 28 August 2007. View is northeast towards Georgemas Junction over the site of the former Halkirk station (closed 1960) which stood just beyond the crossing. Three occupants of a car tragically died as a result of a collision with a train on this crossing in September 2009.

Thurso: View of Thurso station from Princes Street in 2007.

River Thurso Viaduct [Halkirk]: View south along the River Thurso south west of the village of Halkirk, Caithness, on 28 August 2007, showing the lattice girder bridge that carries the Far north line across the river.

Thurso: That's far enough... The buffer stops at Thurso, 28 August 2007.

Bath Spa: A class 67 arrives at Bath with The Northern Belle in August 2007.

Thurso: The booking office and waiting area at Thurso on 28 August 2007, with a 158 for Inverness waiting at the platform.

Rogart: A First Scotrail Inverness - Wick/Thurso service leaving Rogart on 28 August 2007 - looking nothing like the picture on the signpost! An Aquarius roadrail vehicle waits in the background to follow the train north.

Georgemas Junction: ScotRail 158740 approaching Georgemas Junction on 28 August 2007 with a train off the Thurso line.

Bower: First stop east from Georgemas Junction on the line to Wick was the station at Bower, seen here in the summer of 2007 looking north east.

Rogart: ScotRail 158740 leaves Rogart for Wick and Thurso on 28 August 2007. View north from the level crossing see image [[16448]].
See query 2149

Georgemas Junction: A 158 leaves Georgemas Junction for Inverness on 28 August. The Thurso line comes in from the left.

Ulbster: The modified former station master's house at Ulbster on 28 August 2007.

Thurso: Passengers coming and going at Thurso in the summer of 2007 with a recently arrived service from Inverness at the platform.

Bilbster: Remains at Bilbster, once the first station west from Wick. Seen from the private crossing on 28 August looking southeast towards the end of the line.

Rogart: An Aquarius roadrail vehicle stands at the level crossing at the east end of Rogart station on 28 August 2007 awaiting the passage of the 0714 from Inverness to Wick & Thurso. Once the train is clear, the vehicle will mount the rails on the crossing and undertake a PW inspection trip as far as Kildonan.

Thrumster: The old station building at Thrumster on the former Wick and Lybster Light Railway, see here in the summer of 2007. The mainly wooden structure has been preserved within a small public park alongside the A99.

Scotscalder: Looking south towards Altnabreac from Scotscalder on 28 August 2007.

Scotscalder: Plaque at Scotscalder station. August 2007.

Scotscalder: Line north to Georgemas Junction from Scotscalder on 28 August 2007, seen from the old goods siding at the south end of the station.

Wick: The 1552 service to Inverness prepares to commence its four and a quarter hour journey south from Wick in August 2007. The railway infrastructure that once surrounded the station has almost all been demolished and cleared away.

Georgemas Junction: ScotRail 158740 stands at Georgemas Junction on 28 August 2007 having recently arrived from Thurso.

Mid Clyth: The former station at Mid Clyth (closed April 1944), on the Wick and Lybster Light Railway, photographed in August 2007. A successor to the original resident rodent exterminator, the station cat, stands guard more than 63 years on.

Hilton Junction: Edinburgh - Perth evening commuter service near Hilton Junction on 28 August. The steading to left is Hilton Farm and the village over the train is Bridge of Earn.

Alexandria: Alexandria Map of 1923 showing LMSR/LNER Joint Line with Alexandria Station. This line had many works branches to the Argyll Motor Works and to many of the fabric print and dying works along the Vale of Leven.

Balloch Central: Balloch Map of 1923 showing - CR/NBR - LMSR/LNER Joint Line with Balloch Central and Pier and Jamestown Stations. Jamestown was on the former Balloch to Stirling Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.

Linlithgow: EWS 66109 with westbound coal empties shortly after passing through Linlithgow on 28 August.

Launceston: Scene on the narrow gauge Launceston Steam Railway (built along the trackbed of the former North Cornwall Railway) in August 2008. Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0ST <I>Covertcoat</I> (works no 679 of 1898) is standing at the platform.

Old Kilpatrick: Old Kilpatrick Map of 1922 showing CR line at Old Kilpatrick and NBR alternative route which included Kilpatrick Station. My working life started in the Dunbarton County Architects Office in Ferry Road next to the, by then, closed station. The line had become a branch by then and there was a wagon repair facility next to our offices, the end of the branch line.

Dalmuir: Dalmuir Map of 1922 showing NBR lines in Dalmuir including Dalmuir Riverside Station, next to which was the Beardmore Factory which was variously a ship builders, ship breakers and railway wagon breakers.

Renfrew: Map of 1909 to 1934 showing lines in Yoker and Renfrew.

Anniesland: Anniesland Map of 1914 showing lines in Anniesland, Kelvinside and Jordanhill. Note - Great Western Road Station rather than Anniesland.

Bathgate STVA Aborted Siding: View east from the B792 Blackburn Road overbridge as a 158 approaches Bathgate on 28 August. The train is about to pass a set of points installed to provide access to the new STVA car terminal, a project that appears to have been put on hold for the time being.

Milngavie: Milngavie Map of 1922 showing NBR lines at Milngavie and Burnbrae including to paper works and to Burnbrae Dye Works. Branch to Burnbrae Dye Works had Bennie Railplane test track built over it.

Linlithgow: 170 410 approaching Linlithgow on 28 August with a Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh Waverley service.

Scarborough: A terminated TransPennine service from Liverpool Lime Street recently arrived at Scarborough on the morning of 28 August 2008.

Bodmin General: Ex-GWR 2-8-0 tank no 4247 at Bodmin General on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway in August 2008.

Bathgate Shed: Rear view of the old 64F Bathgate shed on 28 August 2009, with demolition imminent.

Bo'ness: Preserved and restored ex-LNER class D49 no 246 Morayshire stands alongside the water tank at Boness on Friday 28th August 2009.

Livingston North: The new pedestrian approaches to Livingston North station are almost complete as seen in this view looking west on 28 August 2009. I found the scene strangely reminiscent of Robin Barbour's 1959 photograph looking over the livestock pens at Oliver's auction mart in Hawick. See image [[23300]]

Drumgelloch: Looking south west over work currently in progress in connection with the new Drumgelloch station development on 28 August 2009. The replacement will be some 550m east of the current version (off picture in the right background) and will encompass the site of the former Clarkston (Lanarks) station (out of shot to the left). The view is approximately midway between the two, taken from the west end of Katherine Street, looking towards Old Bore Road (I took no offence at this). The new development will include dual platforms, a footbridge, lifts and new road access, with parking for over 330 cars.

Westcraigs: Significant flooding affecting the trackbed running through bridge 38 at Westcraigs on 28 August 2009. View is west towards Forrestfield where work is in progress in the distance.

Livingston North: ScotRail 158732 about to depart from the westbound platform at Livingston North on 28 August 2009 with a sevice from Waverley heading for Bathgate. No signs of the forthcoming electrification at this stage.

Bathgate: Photograph taken looking east from the pavement alongside the old Bathgate shed (just off picture to the right) on 28 August 2009. On the left is the A89 Edinburgh Road while over to the right a train has just left the current Bathgate terminus and is running alongside recently erected electrification masts on its way to Waverley. Between the road and the railway is part of the area currently being cleared in preparation for the construction of the new station, car parking, access roads and associated infrastructure.

Westcraigs: The surviving platform and station house of Westcraigs station on the closed Airdrie - Bathgate line photographed on 28 August 2009. View is west towards bridge no 38, which carries Station Road over the trackbed. Opened in 1862, it was referred to as Westcraigs for Harthill in some timetables, although the proposed new station to be built half a mile east of here would be named Blackridge.

Bescar Lane: A Southport to Manchester service has just arrived at Bescar Lane as the level crossing barrier starts to open on 26 August 2009. Although both platforms used to be on the east side of the crossing, today the down platform (from where the photograph was taken) is now on the west side.

Westcraigs: Site of the former Westcraigs station in West Lothian, situated just over 2 miles west of Armadale on the Airdrie - Bathgate route. The line closed to all traffic in 1982 with the old trackbed later being turned into a public walkway (see image [[9677]]). Photograph taken looking east in August 2009, by which time preliminary work was underway on the Airdrie - Bathgate reopening project, with walkways having been commandeered for movement of construction equipment and materials.

Westcraigs: Entrance to the former Westcraigs station, West Lothian, on 28 August 2009. View north from Station Road showing the old station house, with the remains of the westbound platform just beyond and the site of the goods yard off picture to the left. For the view from the other side of the trackbed on the same day see image [[25344]].

Bathgate Shed: The remains of Bathgate shed seen looking south west from Edinburgh Road on 28 August 2009. Final demolition to make way for the northern section of the new Bathgate station car park took place 2 weeks later see image [[25412]].

Westcraigs: Scene at the former Westcraigs station at the end of August looking west along the remaining platform towards bridge no 28. This area is currently (November/December 2009) seeing considerable activity with the bridge squad having recently moved on from the B8084 road bridge at Armadale (road now reopened) to the B718 rail bridge just behind the camera (road now closed).

Bathgate Shed: The end is nigh. View between the advertising hoardings fronting Edinburgh Road on 28 August 2009, showing part of the remaining skeleton of Bathgate locomotive shed almost ready for demolition. The <I>coup de grace</I> was finally administered 2 weeks later (See image [[25412]]).

Armadale: Sneaking back onto the works site after an extra long lunch break in the local hostelry..? Construction activity alongside Station Road, Armadale on 28 August 2009. View is north east from the B8084 road bridge along the trackbed towards Bathgate.

Clarkston (Lanark): The old bridge on the eastern edge of Airdrie carrying Towers Road over the trackbed. The bridge, seen here looking south east on 28 August 2009, has been closed for some time in connection with work on the Airdrie - Bathgate project, with its replacement due to open in June 2010. The metal barrier on the extreme right of the photograph is part of the perimeter fence around an electricity sub station that now stands on the spot once occupied by the eastbound platform building of Clarkston (Lanark) station, closed in 1956. See image [[20208]]

Livingston North: The 1024 Bathgate - Waverley service, formed by 158732, photographed on 28 August 2009 standing amongst the myriad of miscellaneous metalwork that has appeared around Livingston North station see image [[70335]].

Livingston North: The 0948 Edinburgh - Bathgate 158 service pulls away from the recently commissioned westbound platform at Livingston North on 28 August 2009.

Forrestfield: Activity on the Airdrie-Bathgate section on 28 August 2009. Looking along the trackbed towards Blackridge from the A89 overbridge just east of Forrestfield station.

Drumgelloch [1st]: Work in progress at Drumgelloch terminus on 28 August 2009. The bridge that carried Crowwood Drive over the trackbed at the east end of the station has now been demolished. See image [[21893]]

Caldercruix: Ongoing site preparation at Caldercruix on 28 August with the old platforms and the former lineside housing to the south now demolished See image [[21918]]. View west from Main Street road bridge towards Drumgelloch.

Bathgate LMD: The 1054 Bathgate - Edinburgh heads east on 28 August 2009.

Bathgate Shed: Out with the old. The 1124 Bathgate - Edinburgh passes the former Bathgate yard and shed on 28 August 2009.

Haymarket: 322 483 would have left Shields Depot early on the morning of 28 August 2010 to form the 0702 from Glasgow Central to North Berwick, seen here at the Haymarket stop. The unit will then handle services between North Berwick and Edinburgh for the rest of the day, supplementing the sets stabled at Waverley.  Meantime, work progresses at Haymarket on the installation of lifts to serve platforms 2, 3 and 4 which, perhaps surprisingly for such a busy station, have no disabled access.

Challow: During the evening of Saturday 28 August 2010, no 6024 King Edward 1 stops to take on water in the loops near the site of Challow station (closed 1964) between Didcot and Swindon. The ex-GWR 4-6-0 was at the head of a Paddington - Bristol 'Bristolian' special.

Carstairs East Junction: An Edinburgh-bound Virgin Voyager between Carstairs South and East Junctions on 28 August 2010. Photograped from a Glasgow Central - North Berwick Class 322, halted at signals east of Carstairs station to let it pass.

Challow: 6024 King Edward 1 stopped for water in the loops near the site of  Challow station on 28 August 2010. The locomotive was on its way from Paddington to Bristol on the GWR Mainline with an evening Bristolian special.

Maldon: Above is the sad sight of Maldon station in October 2010 see image [[35920]] seriously damaged by fire a year previously. Below is the station fully rebuilt on 28 August 2011, the official re-opening date.

Spurn Point: Track crossing the south end of the undamaged north section of the causeway to Spurn Point showing the extent of land erosion here. Spurn Point lighthouse can be seen across the water.

Spurn Point: Double track section opening out and sited off the south end section of the causeway to Spurn Point by the lighthouse, running, behind the camera, to what is thought to be the site of a two road engine shed.

Maldon: J541 had been superseded in use on the Victorian Goldfields Railway by K160, an earlier design of 2-8-0, built at the Newport Workshops of VR in 1940.

Spurn Point: Southern most extant track section of the former Spurn Head military railway located between the visitor car park and the RNLI Humber Lifeboat Crew 'village' at Spurn Head.

Garstang Town: Garstang in August 2012. At the bottom of the picture the A6 still climbs to cross the route of the Garstang and Knot End Light Railway. The course of this can be seen from the air running dead straight through the housing area and out into the open fields before eventually curving right at the top of the picture to run alongside the West Coast Main Line down to Garstang and Catterall station, off picture to the right. The site of Garstang Town itself, where the railway's engine and carriage sheds were located, is to the right of the school field.

Lancaster: Looking south over Lancaster and the River Lune in 2012. The West Coast Main Line crosses the river on Carlisle Bridge and Lancaster (Castle) station can be seen beyond. From Lancaster station two lines of trees can be seen forking left and right towards the river. That going left was the link to Lancaster Green Ayre station. To the right was the Glasson Dock branch. The old Midland route from Morecambe was on the south bank of the river and passed under Carlisle Bridge before curving over the river into Green Ayre station. See image [[72974]], a map of this location a century earlier.

Fleetwood [3rd]: The view north eastwards towards Fleetwood Ferry and the old Fleetwood station site in August 2012. See image [[59683]], a map from a century earlier. Across the Wyre estuary Knott End can be seen. The car park is on the site of the old Knott End Railway station and the line ran along the edge of the houses that now overlook the golf course. The slipway used by the local ferry points towards Fleetwood. Near the bottom left of the picture, the green space just beyond the boating lake, a pitch and putt course, once also had a 15-inch miniature railway circling it but this was lifted around 1982.

Montrose: A southbound departure from platform 1 at Montrose on 28 August about to pass below the station's new footbridge, complete with integral passenger lifts.

Manila: Market day at Taguig, right next to the PNR main line to Alabang see image [[40401]]. Notice the market stalls built onto motorbike sidecars; the practical addition of umbrellas; and the skate (in the distance) on the right hand track. Skates are home-built powered wagons, privately owned and operated. They provide a useful service to the public, but contribute nothing to PNR; and can be rather dangerous, as they have no formal collaboration with the PNR working timetable. Understandably, they are not easy to photograph; especially up close.

Fleetwood [2nd]: A view of Fleetwood in 2012. The curved building at the bottom left of the picture is the North Euston Hotel. As the road curves round the first building on the Wyre Estuary is Fleetwood Ferry for the boat to Knott End, which is just off picture to the left. Continuing round there is an open space with a linkspan. This is the site of Fleetwood station, which closed in 1966, and was later where the ferries to Northern Ireland departed before services transferred to Heysham Port. The barren open space on the far side of the peninsula was all railway tracks at one time, and later a lorry trailer park for the ferries, all now disused. The inlet is the entrance to Fleetwood Dock, now given over to leisure craft.

Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge: Work in progress on the Borders Railway southern approach to the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass on 28 August 2013.

Eskbank and Dalkeith: View south over the remains of the 1847 Eskbank station on 28 August 2013.

Newmills: Colas Rail Freight 56105 crosses the Bluther Burn bridge at Newmills with the 6D71 Linkswood - Grangemouth empty tanks on 28 August 2013.

Eskbank and Dalkeith: Bridgeworks on the B6392 north of Eskbank station on 28 August 2013 looking along the trackbed towards Sheriffhall.

Preston (Ribble Branch): The Ribble Steam Railway is one of the more accessible industrial railways with a number of different locations from where the bitumen trains can be seen. Here RSR Sentinel Progress growls over the Maritime Way level crossing near the swing bridge with the first of two rakes of loaded tankers heading for the Lanfina terminal.

Armathwaite: 61994 The Great Marquess seems to be going well enough as it approaches Armathwaite from the north on 28 August with the last Fellsman of the 2013 season. However, it appears to have started to struggle further south, resulting in delays to the following Carlisle - Leeds service.

Dalkeith: Shortly after leaving Dalkeith terminus trains passed below this bridge carrying Cemetery Road. The partially infilled cutting and sealed underbridge area (part of a hand car washing operation at this time) are seen here looking west in 2013. The A6094 Eskbank Road runs past on the left, with the old bridge providing a pedestrian link to Dalkeith Cemetery and Ironmills Park. The trackbed beyond the bridge is now a walkway leading to Glenesk Junction, where the Dalkeith branch once joined the Waverley Route.

Dalkeith: A car heading east into Dalkeith along the A6094 on 28 August speeds past the bridge that carried Cemetery Road over the trackbed of the E&DR just west of Dalkeith station. A supermarket and car park are being built on the old station site and this bridge is now the only significant surviving artifact from the 1838 Dalkeith branch. See image [[39723]]

Armathwaite: Freightliner 66529, running not far in front of the southbound Fellsman, approaches Armathwaite on 28th August 2013 with a loaded coal train which, according to the on-line Network Rail WTT, will be from Killoch Colliery to either Ratcliffe or Drax power station.

Newton West Junction: The 1440 Glasgow Central - Euston Pendolino passes under the partly constructed Old Mill Road bridge across the WCML at Cambuslang on 28th August 2015. The rebuilt bridge is due to open at the end of October 2015 see image [[51404]].

Alrewas: The signalbox at Alrewas, which controls a level crossing on a minor road, marks the start of a short single line section on the line from Lichfield to Wichnor Junction. The station at Alrewas was just behind the camera but all trace has been removed since its closure in 1965. The line is now used for freight movements and also by Voyagers running to and from the nearby Barton-under-Needwood depot. [Ref query 34665]

Millburn Yard: A Freightliner Heavy Haul service of cement empties prepares to depart for Oxwellmains from an increasingly weed-encroached Millburn Yard in Inverness on 28th August 2015.

Millburn Yard: Freightliner Heavy Haul services from Oxwellmains to Aberdeen and Inverness now convey – thanks to award of Freight Facilities Grant – bogie vans of bagged cement which formerly moved by road. Both hopper wagons and vans can be seen in this shot of the Lafarge cement terminal deep in Millburn Yard, Inverness on 28th August 2015.

Wichnor Junction: DBS 66140 runs light engine towards Tamworth on 28 August, passing a pillbox in the grounds of the National Memorial Arboretum. The locomotive is crossing the River Tame to the south of Wichnor Junction.

Alrewas: Among the several hundred memorials at the National Memorial Arboretum near Alrewas is this one, dedicated to the Railway Industry. At one end are crests of the GWR, LNER and British Railways. At the other are those of the LMS, SR and British Rail and a rather fine sculpture of a Stanier 8F 2-8-0 stands on top of the plinth.

Wichnor Junction: Seen from the grounds of the National Memorial Arboretum, a Cross Country Class 170 DMU crosses the River Tame heading north towards Burton-upon-Trent.

Atherstone: Another view see image [[36124]] of the former stamping ground of the Beyer Garrett, this time looking towards the A5 and the WCML.

Blackmoor Gate: Blackmoor Gate station has been redeveloped as a pub and restaurant. The East side is more recognizable as a station than the heavily extended West side. The L&B see image [[19797]] plans to relay track down this side as part of their grand expansion plan towards Barnstaple.

Killington Lane: Ho hum, another narrow gauge ballast wagon (see image [[39967]]). This one seems to have a larger capacity - lets hope it is soon helping to build an extension towards Barnstaple.

Sheffield Modeller Association: An open day of the local model engineers in Sheffield.

Woody Bay: Never trust a one-eyed diesel. Scene near the shed, looking towards the station. Notice the information board in the foreground.

Blackmoor Gate: While we are waiting for the L&B to return to this station see image [[56469]], there are facilities for all ages of enthusiasts. Children can play in the play trains, while adults can enjoy food, drink, and views.

Lynton: Here is the other end of the L&B see image [[44005]] in August 2016. This building was a café for a while, but is now a private house. View looks towards the town and sea.

Woody Bay: The modern day L&B may be short, but it has a wonderful atmosphere. View looks North West towards the coast. The engine is Axe see image [[56413]]

Lochridge Junction: This location is south of Stewarton near where the double track becomes single. GBRf 66743 is heading south to Kilmarnock to join with stable mate 66746 on the 'Royal Scotsman' for overnight stabling. [Ref query 25071]

Woody Bay: Narrow gauge steam traction, varnished wooden seats, and glorious views. Three steps to heaven! see image [[31779]]

Lochridge Junction: Sprinter 156514 working 1L55 south to Carlisle on 28 August 2016. The train is south of Stewarton, where the double tracks become single.

Edinburgh Waverley: 46100 'Royal Scot' leaves Waverley with the second Borders steam trip on 28 August.

Edinburgh Waverley: 'Royal Scot' about to leave Waverley with the morning's empty stock of the Borders steam excursion.

Rufford: Northern 150204 calls at Rufford whilst on an Ormskirk to Preston service on 28 August 2016. Rufford is the only passing loop on the line from Farington Curve Jct although it only occasionally sees trains pass. Photo taken from the foot crossing next to the River Douglas bridge.

Whitemoss Level Crossing: 66429 approaching Whitemoss LC with 6K50 ballast from Rogart to Mossend via Millerhill.

Edinburgh Waverley: DBC 67008 leads the empty stock for the afternoon Borders steam trip into platforms 1/20.

Lynton: It's a long way down. Looking over the 45-degree inclined track from the upper town to the lower at Lynton, with two cars crossing.

Rufford: My attempt to recreate the Mark Bartlett photo see image [[53470]] has been thwarted by the vegetation. Here a Preston to Ormskirk shuttle crosses the Leeds Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) just south of Rufford station. The bridge also forms an occupation crossing known as Canal Bridge Crossing. While this was a Sunday and there isn't normally any train service on a Sunday, 28 August 2016 was an exception with a special timetable being used in connection with the Ormskirk Motorfest.

Rufford: The last service from Preston to Ormskirk on the special timetable in connection with the Ormskirk Motorfest on 28 August 2016 is seen crossing the Leeds Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) to the south of Rufford station. The cameras on the right are in place on the occupation crossing to check that the crossing is being used correctly.

Sheffield Modeller Association: An open day of the local model engineers in Sheffield.

Killington Lane: I guess you have to have the sign on the right for legal reasons, but the one on the left seems to be more elegant. The engine is 'Axe' - does that make the driver an Axe man? Killington Lane looking towards Woody Bay in August 2016.

Braunton: Another view of the now-incongruous signal at Braunton see image [[56400]]. The railway path to Barnstaple resumes to the right of the street sign in the background.

Braunton: One of only two 'Signal Court's in the UK. This signal, which presumably used to have a longer ladder, once stood at the Southern limit of Braunton station, on the line from Barnstaple Junction (behind photographer) to Ilfracombe. [Ref query 11455] The station building and goods shed still stand.

Killington Lane: 'Axe' saunters around its train at Killington Lane. The guard told me that the railway needs to have seven planning applications approved to cross the lane.

Killington Lane: Thats a rather inviting looking open door, especially in the current shortage of steam. View looks towards Woody Bay along the L&BR in August 2016.

Edinburgh Waverley: Piano forte; Waverley has joined Central in going tuneful.

Callander (Dreadnought): The only train in Callander today; the barrel train beside the toilets at the rear of the Dreadnought Hotel. The car park on the site of the station is off to the left with a small amount of metal fencing on the ramp up to Ancaster Road.

Book: Cover of The Insider Rail Guide – Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh by David Spaven and David Fasken published August 2017. See a short review by Mark Bartlett.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Demolition of the buildings on the east side of Glasgow Queen Street station still in progress in late August 2017. Outwith the demolition site perimeter, work is in progress on the construction of the new staff facilities.

Callander Ticket Platform: Not far from the former ticket platform in Callander is an interesting set of railway relics; Signal, E&G milepost and sign. Wow.

Book: The pocket Insider Rail Guide for the Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh line. Co-authored by David Spaven and David Fasken and published by Kessock Books in August 2017. See a short review by Mark Bartlett.

Elgin: The 0900 Inverness to Aberdeen service, formed of two unidentified Class 158 units, waits to cross the 0819 Aberdeen to Inverness service at Elgin on 29th August 2017. Just before the bridge is the junction for the goods yard, formerly the connection to Elgin East (GNoSR) station. The junction was temporarily removed during the engineering works a couple of weeks later.

Callander (Dreadnought): A signal at Callander marking the start of the converted trackbed to Strathyre. It's not an original!

Blackpool Zoo: The resident Severn-Lamb steam outline 2-8-0 is turned at the east end of the 800yd Blackpool Zoo line on 28th August 2018. The diesel engine is carried in the tender but there is a belt drive (which can just be seen) to the third coupled axle of the locomotive. This was the second Rio Grande locomotive I had seen in less than a week See image [[65530]] and both drivers told similar stories. Because the weight is in the tender rather than the loco they suffer from very poor adhesion and rain usually means services have to be halted.

Ramsgreave and Wilpshire: The ex-works looking 1733, in BR Blue livery, brings up the rear on a special passing through Ramsgreave and Wilpshire heading for the S&C on 28th August 2018. The train was the 'Cumbrian Mountain Whistler', the inaugural main line return of D213 Andania See image [[65346]]

Blackpool Zoo: The resident loco on the Blackpool Zoo miniature railway takes four well loaded coaches past the various animal enclosures along the 800 yard line on 28th August 2018. There is a turntable at each end of the line, which must even out the wear of the flanges compared to the circular lines these engines often operate on.

Farington Curve Junction: 195123 on a Blackpool North to York service passes 57312 on the rear of a Chesterfield to Workington railtour on 28 August 2021. The Class 195 is approaching Farington Curve Junction on the WCML and will shortly take the East Lancs line towards Blackburn.

Farington Junction: 45690 'Leander' heads south with support coach on the WCML at Farington Junction whilst on a move from Carnforth WCRC to Bishops Lydeard on the West Somerset Railway on 28 August 2021, before hauling 'The Royal Duchy' railtour to Par the following day.

Farington Curve Junction: 37800 and 37510 join the WCML at Farington Curve Jct on 28 August 2021 with a railtour from Chesterfield to Workington. On the rear of the train was 57312 providing ETH to the ten MkIII carriages.

Trowbridge: Twice as ugly. I managed to evade a shopping trip and visited Trowbridge station; and was promptly rewarded, if that is the word, by 70812 and 70801 travelling light from Hinksey Yard at Oxford to Westbury. It is unusual on this line to see any freight locomotives moving on a Sunday.

Trowbridge: The 15.49 from Weymouth to Temple Meads briefly had this modern station all to itself. I had fifteen minutes on the station while my wife went shopping; I saw a light engine movement and two trains, which is a good tally for a Sunday afternoon.

Embsay: LYR A Class 0-6-0 52322 moves around in Embsay station yard and the frames of the shed extension can be seen behind the loco. The original Midland Railway signalbox is on the right.