This day in history 01 October
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Stoke-on-Trent: Locomotives in the shed yard at Stoke-on-Trent (5D) on 1 October 1961. Locally based Fowler 4F 0-6-0 no 44499 stands nearest the camera.
Crewe South Shed: Stanier Pacific no 46211 Queen Maud on Crewe South shed in October 1961. The locomotive was withdrawn by BR during that month.
Crewe Works: A miscellaneous lineup at Crewe Works in October 1961. The motley collection, which includes Black 5 no 44759, could easily be mistaken for a scrapline. In fact, following this visit, the locomotive continued in service for a further 6 years, being eventually withdrawn from Carlisle Kingmoor in November 1967.
Corkerhill Shed: Standard tank 80128 passing its home shed at Corkerhill on 1 October 1961 with a St Enoch - Paisley West train. This being a Sunday, the shed yard is well occupied.
Crewe South Shed: Sunshine and shadows in the shed yard at Crewe South in October 1961. The locomotive in the foreground is 6846 Ruckley Grange, a visitor from Bristol, Barrow Road.
Crewe South Shed: The busy shed yard at Crewe South plays host to Stanier 2-6-0 no 42963 in October 1961, having been reallocated there from Crewe North a month earlier. The locomotive ended its days at Springs Branch, Wigan, from where it was eventually withdrawn in July 1966. 42963 was cut up at Drapers of Hull in January 1967 see image [[21784]].
Stoke-on-Trent: Crab 2-6-0 no 42925 stands in the shed yard at Stoke-on-Trent in October 1961.
Crewe South Shed: Scene at Crewe South in October 1961 with Black 5 no 44755 on shed.
Crewe South Shed: Horwich Mogul no 42839 stands on Crewe South shed in October 1961.
Crewe North Shed: Ivatt 2-6-2T no 41220, photographed in October 1961 on Crewe North shed.
Crewe Works: Stanier 2-6-4T no 42469 in the sidings alongside Crewe Works following a visit in October 1961. The locomotive was eventually withdrawn from Heaton Mersey shed in May 1963, returning here for scrapping the following month.
Crewe South Shed: Stanier Black 5 4-6-0 no 45067 photographed on Crewe South shed on the first day of October 1961.
Nitshill: 46132 approaches Nitshill with Carlisle train.
Elderslie: Even ex-works locos were allowed to shunt in Elderslie! Corkerhill's Standard 5MT No 73121 is about to leave the yard on 1 October 1964 and head for home. Sent from my iPad
Muirkirk [2nd]: DMU at Muirkirk just before closure in October 1964 (the train from Lanark waiting to return there).
Elderslie: Kingmoor's ex-Crosti 2-10-0 92021 enters Elderslie station from the Paisley Gilmour Street direction with a train of Empty Stock on 1 October 1964. The Pressed Steel factory is in the background.
Thornton Junction: Gresley V2 2-6-2 60973 heads a southbound block working, probably Craiginches to Oxwellmains cement empties, through Thornton Junction during an autumn rainstorm in 1965.
Thornton Junction: NBR J37 0-6-0 64570 brings a northbound coal train through a very wet Thornton Junction on 1st October 1965. The photo was taken from the welcome shelter of the station building.
Dunfermline Lower: J37 0-6-0 64571 pauses for water at Dunfermline Lower, after undertaking some local freight work around Rosyth and Inverkeithing, on 1st October 1965. It was withdrawn at the end of that month.
Thornton Junction: In a chilly October rainstorm, there was no inclination to leave the shelter of the station buildings on the island platform at Thornton Junction. But a WD 2-8-0 90168 could just about be photographed making its way along the avoiding line with a coal train. An unidentified J37 approaches from the opposite direction with a mixed goods coming from the Fife Coast route. 1st October 1965.
Carlisle Kingmoor MPD: GWR Castle class No 7029 'Clun Castle' on the turntable at Carlisle Kingmoor, in pouring rain on 1 October 1967. It has been coaled and watered and is about to head to Carlisle station to take over the 'Splendour of Steam Rail Tour from A4 No 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley'. Sent from my iPad
Carlisle Kingmoor MPD: Two BR Type 2s. A blue Class 25 and two-tone green Class 24 D5053 are nose to nose at Carlisle Kingmoor depot on 1 October 1967. Peering between them is Black 5 45274, notable as being the loco involved in the serious Sutton Coldfield derailment of 1955.
Carlisle Kingmoor MPD: Preserved A4 No 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' had just come off the 'Splendour of Steam Rail Tour' on 1 October 1967 and was making its way past Carlisle Kingmoor shed. A minute later it had reversed into the depot, where it stopped beside my pal and myself. A most welcome sight as the rain was pouring down, and we were invited onto the footplate where the open firebox made short work of drying us off!
Milngavie: Amidst great relief, the Milngavie line (and Springburn branch) finally gained a Sunday service in the late 1980s. But it was not always so - it had previously had a Sunday service. This was withdrawn on Sundays from the 1st of October 1967.
Elderslie: Sunset over the two home signals at the Johnstone end of Elderslie station on 1 October 1967.
Fiesch: A glorious autumn morning at Fiesch, in Switzerland's Upper Rhone valley in 1971. The Furka Oberalp Railway's motor coach number 42, built by Brown Boveri in the early 1940s, pauses in the station with a train for Brig.
Vallorbe: A photograph taken at the Swiss frontier station of Vallorbe in 1971, with two SNCF BB8500 electrics taking over a Florence-Paris international express for the next stage of the journey, as far as Pontarlier. The locomotives had made a very important addition to the train in the shape of the SNCF GrilExpress car seen in the foreground. I can confirm that dinner later in the evening was much to be enjoyed during the non-stop run from Dijon to Paris.
Great Ormesby: The former Great Ormesby station on 1st October 1977, a few weeks after the centenary of its opening. The elderly lady living there spotted me looking around for a vantage point and wasted no time in coming out to remind me it was private property. Happily, my girlfriend rescued the situation and we were invited in for tea. I ended up sat in an armchair under the ticket hatch, but had to wait very patiently for the photo opportunity, which was finally allowed just as the light was fading.
Martham: Despite being extensively modified, the standard Wilkinson and Jarvis station building design so characteristic of the M&GN railway was still recognizable at Martham on 1st October 1977. The station had closed in 1959 and became a storage yard for Butagas, a bottled gas company. It appears that removal of the platform, window replacement and rendering had taken place a short time before. The sign informs that the yard is closed on Saturdays and refers enquirers to Martham DIY Centre. All that remains today is a housing development signed as 'Station Close'.
Plates, signs, notices etc: LNER 21T wagon plate from Darlington wagon 260600 at Arnott Young, Dalmuir for breaking.
Plates, signs, notices etc: LMS 21T wagon plate from wagon 726544 at Arnott Young, Dalmuir for breaking.
Renfrew Fulbar Street: Site of former Fulbar Street Station on the Paisley Renfrew branch.
Ardlui: West Highland Line, Class 37 Glasgow - Oban at Ardlui Station.
Arrochar and Tarbet: West Highland Line, interior view of signal cabin at Arrochar and Tarbet Station.
Arrochar and Tarbet: West Highland Line, Arrochar & Tarbet Station, passenger underpass.
Arrochar and Tarbet: West Highland Line Arrochar & Tarbet Station.
Arrochar and Tarbet: West Highland Line, Arrochar & Tarbet Station signal cabin.
Ardlui: West Highland Line, Ardlui Station signal cabin.
Ardlui: West Highland Line, Ardlui Station signal cabin.
Inverness Goods: 40044 stands in Inverness goods in October 1981.
Haymarket: Platform scene at Haymarket station in October 1982 with 37190 on a westbound train at platform 2. Work is underway in the background in connection with the removal of some of the original Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway structures in order to make way for additional car parking facilities. (The old E&G train shed can now be seen at the SRPS station at Boness.) The area has witnessed many further changes since the photograph was taken, with part of the extended car park that was eventually built subsequently reclaimed to accommodate the additional platform 0 (opened in January 2007) and the Caledonian Ale House in the background (to the left of the station building) demolished in 2008 to make way for the new tram / train / bus interchange.
Haymarket: 37068 westbound through Edinburgh Haymarket on 1 October 1982. The EE Type 3 was withdrawn in 1995 but lingered around for ten years in storage before being cut up at Booths, Rotherham in 2005
Haymarket: 37190 passing light engine through Edinburgh Haymarket, on 1 October 1982. Withdrawn from service ten years later the loco is now preserved on the Midland Railway at Butterley.
Edinburgh Waverley: 4472 'Flying Scotsman' at Waverley having handed 'The Fair Maid' over to a diesel.
Perth New Yard: Ex-LNER A3 Pacific no 4472 Flying Scotsman about to be turned at Perth New Yard. The photograph is thought to have been taken in the early 1980s. Note the base of the former water tower on the left. [With thanks to Gary Straiton]
Perth New Yard: Gresley A3 Pacific no 4472 Flying Scotsman on the turntable at Perth New Yard in the early 1980s. [With thanks to Gary Straiton]
Aberdour: 4472 'Flying Scotsman' climbs away from Aberdour with a southbound charter believed to be 'The Fair Maid' on 1 October 1983.
Slateford: The disused buiding on the eastbound platform at Slateford in October 1985.
Etal: Home-built diesel Clive recently arrived with a train at Etal on the Heatherslaw Light Railway in October 2001.
Wemyss Bay: The walkway between the station concourse and the pierhead at Wemyss Bay on 1 October 2005.
Annat Signal Box: Annat signal box and entrance to Corpach paper mill from the east - October 2005.
Lochearnhead [2nd]: The former Lochearnhead station - impressively restored and converted for use as an activity centre for scout troops. Photographed in October 2005.
Lochearnhead [2nd]: Interior of Lochearnhead station in October 2005 showing the former waiting room and station masters office converted for use as a canteen. See image [[5501]]
Lochearnhead [2nd]: Restored platform and canopy detail - Lochearnhead station - October 2005.
Lochearnhead [2nd]: Commemorative plaque at Lochearnhead station, October 2005.
Lochearnhead [2nd]: Lochearnhead - detail - October 2005.
Annat Signal Box: Annat signal box on the line to Mallaig, standing alongside the level crossing leading into the paper mill at Corpach. View east towards Fort William in October 2005.
Haymarket MPD: Haymarket MPD on 1 October 2006 with much of the fitting out work completed on the new sheds.
Edinburgh Waverley: Progress on the Waverley east end platform extensions on 1 October 2006. Work continues on platform 1 and is now also underway on the bay platform beyond.
Lakeside [FR]: 'MV Tern' sweeps into the pier at Lakeside, at the south end of Windermere, on 1st October 2006. Built by Forrest & Son, Wivenhoe, 1891 as a steam yacht, she was fitted with diesel engines in 1956.
Glasgow Central: 92011 Handel departing Platform 1 with the empty Glasgow Central portion of Caledonian Sleeper on 1st October
Bridlington: The car park at Bridlington, looking south west towards the main station entrance on 1 October 2008. This area was once part of the goods yard, with rail access via the gate on the right (see image [[42743]]). Beyond the gate are through platforms 4&5, used by trains on the Yorkshire Coast line between Scarborough and Hull. The other operational platform nowadays is south facing bay platform 6, normally used by services between Bridlington and Hull.
Hornsea: The former terminus at Hornsea on the Yorkshire coast, at the end of the branch from Hull, photographed in October 2008. The branch was closed in 1964 and the building has since been converted to residential accomodation. The lettering on the low wall reads 'Southport 215 Miles', this being the other end of the Trans-Pennine Cycle Network.
Hornsea: The former Station House, Hornsea, stands in the rain facing Railway Street on 1 October 2008. The arched portico that once served as the main entrance to the terminus can be seen in Station Mews on the left. See image [[21003]].
Beverley: A Northern Rail Bridlington - Hull - Sheffield train about to leave Beverley station on 1 October 2008. View north from the level crossing.
Beverley: The approach and forecourt serving the listed station building at Beverley, East Yorkshire, photographed on 1st October 2008. View towards the west side main entrance looking north from Trinity Lane in the general direction of Scarborough. [Ref query 7 August 2018]
Bridlington South: Northern 158815 with the 0841 Sheffield - Bridlington service passes Bridlington South on 1 October 2008 approaching its final destination.
Driffield: Capital of the Yorkshire Wolds. View north east showing the attractive frontage and main entrance to Driffield station on 1 October 2008.
Bridlington South: The handsome signal box at Bridlington South, photographed looking west across the running lines on 1 October 2008.
Bridlington: Echoes of a bygone age. The attractive refurbished booking office on the east side of the concourse at Bridlington, photographed in October 2008.
Bridlington: View along the length of the passenger concourse towards the station exit at Bridlington on 1 October 2008. The booking office is in the far right corner under the clock see image [[20922]] with the memorable station buffet located in the opposite corner. The whole area is awash with striking floral displays.
Bir-Hakeim: A Paris Metro Line 6 train crosses the Seine on Pont Bir-Hakeim between Passy and Bir-Hakeim stations on 1 October 2008. The railway viaduct here is supported by metal colonnades above the road surface of the bridge, except where it passes over the île des Cygnes, where it rests on the masonry arch seen on the left.
Driffield: A Bridlington - Sheffield service, formed by 158817, runs into Driffield station on 1 October 2008, passing a stabled track machine almost hidden in the undergrowth.
Driffield: The crossing barriers are raised at Driffield on 1 October as a Scarborough train boards at the platform. [I happen to know a young Peter Todd spent many happy hours at this very spot between the late 50s and mid 60s watching a myriad of Summer Seaside Specials hurry by to destinations such as Bridlington, Filey and Scarborough. The highlight he recalls would have been Gresley A3 Pacific 60038 Firdaussi rushing through and the lowlight probably an Austerity 2-8-0 clanking by on an excursion from Leeds.]
Bridlington: Looking south from platform 6 at Bridlington station on a sunny 1 October 2008. A Northern DMU is awaiting its departure time in the bay platform with an afternoon service for Hull and Sheffield. On the right is the through Yorkshire Coast route to Scarborough. See image [[23828]]
Beverley: Northern 158906 emerges from below the overall roof of Beverley station on 1 October 2008 and is about to clear Armstrong Way level crossing with a southbound service from Bridlington which will call at Hull and Doncaster on its journey to Sheffield.
Beverley: View south towards Hull through Beverley station in October 2008, In the background beyond the footbridge is Armstrong Way level crossing and signal box.
Bridlington: The south end of Bridlington station in October 2008 with a 158 waiting in bay platform 6 with a service to Sheffield via Hull. The through Scarborough platforms, numbered 4 & 5, are on the left.
Bridlington South: Northern 158815 passes Bridlington South box on 1 October with the 0841 Sheffield - Hull - Bridlington service.
Hornsea: The impressive arched portico that once formed the main entrance to the Hull & Hornsea Railway's 1864 Hornsea terminus on the Yorshire coast. The refurbished former station, a grade 2 listed building, now serves as residential accommodation.
Driffield: 'Come on, come on...' Waiting for the barrier to raise, River Head Drive level crossing, Driffield, 1 October 2008. The 07.39 Gilberdyke - Scarborough is at the platform.
Driffield: The late running 07.39 Gilberdyke - Scarborough train runs over the crossing on River Head Drive and into Driffield station on 1 October 2008.
Driffield: A Bridlington - Sheffield service, formed by Alphaline liveried 158817, runs over Wansford Road level crossing, Driffield, on 1 October 2008, as it slows on the approach to the station.
Bridlington: The station building at Bridlington seen looking south from the car park on 1 October 2008.
Bridlington: A Northern 158 waits in bay platform 6 at Bridlington on 1 October where it will form the 1010 service to Hull and Sheffield. Once a busy seaside excursion station, Bridlington boasted 8 platforms in its heyday. The 1970s housing beyond the fence on the far right of the picture stands on the site of the original platforms 1-3, while the former excursion platforms 7&8 (located to the left of the train) were taken out of use prior to resignalling work in 2000. In addition to the bay, the 2 remaining operational platforms (4&5) can be seen on the right.
Shaw and Crompton: Northern 150136 departs from Shaw and Crompton for Manchester Victoria via Oldham in October 2009. For the same view less than 4 years later see image [[44104]].
Rochdale: Under the shadow of the Pennines, Pacer unit 142060 arrives in the bay platform at the east end of Rochdale station on 1 October, having travelled from Manchester Victoria via Oldham. This service finishes on 3 October 2009 when the entire Oldham Loop line will close for at least two and a half years to allow conversion to Metrolink tram operation.
Hollinwood: Looking east towards Oldham as 142060 departs from Hollinwood on a Manchester Victoria to Shaw and Crompton service on 01 October 2009. The train is about to cross the M60 Manchester orbital motorway.
Attadale: An Inverness bound train approaches Attadale. The tiny halt can just be seen in the distant left of centre. At one stage this was the intended western terminus of the line. Loch Carron is not particularly deep here and fortunately the line was continued further west to Stromeferry.
Milnrow: A Manchester Victoria to Wigan via Oldham and Rochdale service calls at Milnrow on 01 October 2009; Pacer unit 142035 providing the stock. Photo taken looking towards Rochdale.
Achanalt: Entrance to Achanalt station in October 2009. View south over the car park alongside the A832 road.
Erbusaig Bridge: The morning service from Inverness passes south through Erbusaig with only a short distance left to reach Kyle of Lochalsh. The train came through the narrow cleft in the cliff above the right hand side of the right carriage. There are signs of recent embankment stengthening works. The view looks towards the Crowlin Islands.
Strathpeffer [2nd]: View from the buffer stops at the old Strathpeffer station on 1 October with the coffee, souvenirs and bric-a-brac selling steadily. The items most in demand on this particular day seemed to be Christmas tree decorations!
Dingwall: View south from Dingwall station as the 1101 Inverness - Dingwall service runs slowly towards its destination on 1 October 2009.
Oldham Werneth: A service for Shaw from Manchester Victoria has just left Oldham Werneth and enters the first of two tunnels on route to the next station at Oldham Mumps on 01 October 2009. Werneth tunnel is 471 yards long and Central tunnel (seen at the other end of Werneth tunnel) is 449 yards long.
Rochdale: A Northern 155 service to Selby calls at Rochdale on 1 October 2009. The DMU is one of a reducing number of examples this class, with many others having been split into single car units and reclassified as Class 153.
Achnasheen: An afternoon ScotRail service for Kyle of Lochalsh photographed shortly after leaving Achnasheen station on 1 October 2009. The train is crossing the bridge over the River Bran.
Garve: 158708 on the level crossing over the A835 about to run into Garve station during a downpour on 1 October 2009. The train is the 1443 Kyle of Lochalsh - Inverness.
Garve: The 1443 Kyle of Lochalsh - Inverness stands at Garve on 1 October 2009.
Levisham: Clear the way! No 7 whistles for the level crossing with a Grosmont - Pickering train at Levisham on 1 October 2009.
New Hey: Looking south, 150136 departs from New Hey on a Manchester Victoria to Rochdale service on 01 October 2009. New Hey is on the section from Shaw and Crompton to Rochdale that was singled some years ago. The remains of the former Rochdale bound platform is in the undergrowth on the right.
Dingwall Junction: The 1203 service from Kyle of Lochalsh about to join the route from Wick and Thurso at Dingwall Junction on 1 October 2009 on its way to Inverness. Photograph taken from alongside the public foot crossing.
Grosmont: Raven Q6 0-8-0 no 63395 reverses into the station at Grosmont on 1 October 2009.
Pickering: 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley arrives with a train at Pickering on 1 October 2009.
Dingwall Junction: The lines to the Far North and Kyle of Lochalsh split to go their separate ways half a mile north of Dingwall station. The photograph, taken from one of the two foot crossings on an overcast 1 October 2009, shows 158720, forming the 1203 service from Kyle, slowly approaching the junction to join the route from Wick and Thurso as it turns south towards Inverness.
Achnasheen: The 1101 ex-Inverness about to leave Achnasheen on 1 October 2009 for Kyle of Lochalsh.
Derker: It is D-day minus 2 and a Shaw & Crompton to Manchester Victoria service has just left Derker on it's way to Oldham Mumps in the hands of 142035. Two days later on 3 October 2009 the last heavy rail trains ran on the Oldham Loop. Conversion of the line to Manchester Metrolink tramway will take place over the next 2 to 3 years.
Dingwall Junction: Next stop Dingwall. Heading south after passing through Dingwall Junction on 1 October 2009 is ScotRail 158720 forming the 1203 service from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness.
Achanalt: Evening scene at Achanalt in October 2009. View is east towards Dingwall.
Dingwall: A train about to pass the remains of Dingwall goods as it approaches the station from the south on 1 October 2009. Most of the former railway land that once made up the area between the main line and Station Road is now occupied by the modern housing visible on the far right, including a new street named Cambrai Court.
Achnasheen: Autumn sunshine illuminates First ScotRail 158708, seen here arriving at the westbound platform at Achnasheen in October 2009. The train is a morning service from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh.
Duirinish: A Sprinter heading to Inverness runs by the coast between Portnacroish and Duirinish. On the horizon is the Cuillin range on Skye.
Achnasheen: The 11.01 Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh train pulls away from Achnasheen station under threatening clouds on 1 October 2009 and heads west towards its next stop at Achnashellach.
Shaw and Crompton: The Rochdale to Manchester Victoria via Oldham service enters the now closed Shaw and Crompton station on 1 October 2009 in the hands of 150136. In the left background a Class 142 Pacer unit stands in the turnback siding waiting to follow the Class 150 on a Shaw and Crompton to Manchester Victoria via Oldham service.
Dingwall: The 1862 station building at Dingwall, looking south east from Station Road on 1 October 2009.
Garve: A ScotRail 158 standing alongside platform 1 at Garve with a Kyle - Inverness service on 1 October 2009. View is south from the A835 level crossing.
Dingwall Junction: Looking south towards Dingwall Junction from the foot crossing on an autumn day in 2009. Situated half a mile north of Dingwall station, the junction is the meeting point of the lines from the Far North and Kyle of Lochalsh. An early afternoon service off the latter is passing through the junction and is about to accelerate away south towards Inverness.
Achnasheen: The 1101 service from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh drifts into Achnasheen station on 1 October 2009.
Grosmont: Britannia Pacific no 70013 Oliver Cromwell makes history on 1 October 2009 by travelling to NYMR Grosmont via the Esk valley line. The locomotive arrived running tender first, complete with support coach.
Pickering: No. 7 Sir Nigel Gresley shuffles out of Pickering station on 1 October 2009 to run round its train... admired by one or two lesser items of motive power.
Shaw and Crompton: 142034 has just terminated at Shaw and Crompton on 1 October 2009 and will shortly continue to the turnback siding on the Rochdale side of the station. Photo taken from the level crossing looking towards Rochdale with the footbridge immediately above the photographer.
Dingwall: The 1101 ex-Inverness stands at Dingwall on 1 October 2009.
Derker: Pacer 142035 on a Shaw and Crompton to Manchester Victoria service calls at Derker on 01 October 2009.
Glasgow Central: 156439 stands at Platform 11 of Glasgow Central on 1st October. To the left is the former car park which will become the new platforms 12 and 13. Originally planned as part of the now cancelled Glasgow Airport Rail Link, this will be the biggest construction project undertaken at the station since the extension of 1906. The car park was closed on 27th September and screens are now being erected which will result in a temporary reduction in the available space on platforms 11 and 14.
Dingwall: View north from the station footbridge at Dingwall on 1 October 2009.
Duirinish: A Sprinter runs by a remote section of Loch Carron about a mile south of Duirinish station.
Carnforth: Preparing a locomotive for a railtour can take a long time. Ex LMS Pacific no 6233 is seen in the WCRC yard at Carnforth on 1 October 2010, having just been coaled in readiness for the following day's duties when it took a special from Carlisle to Stirling and then back to Carnforth.
Quinton: Views like this used to be quite common around the UK, but the march of progress - and deterioration of brickwork - has led to many demolitions. Looking south at Quinton on a soaking wet October day in 2010 see image [[45800]]
Carnforth: The early afternon DMU service from Morecambe to Leeds in the hands of 144005 calls at a wet Carnforth station on 1 October 2010.
Inverkeithing: The 10.30 East Coast service from Kings Cross, bound for Aberdeen, enters Inverkeithing on 1 November 2010.
Carnforth: 47851 in two tone green leaves Carnforth on the rear of the ecs to Barnetby on 1 October 2010 in preparation for a railtour the following day. The train is taking the ex MR line to Settle Junction, the ex Furness line is to the left. The lead locomotive is 47500 in WCRC maroon.
Quinton: Before the wind farm - standing on the former East abutment of the bridge which is now totally demolished, the trackbed looked much greener than it does today see image [[45477]] But that brick abutment clearly had a limited lifespan, even without redevelopment.
Grosmont: No 7822 'Foxcote Manor', the 'guest' locomotive at the NYMR Autumn Steam Gala, photographed at Grosmont station on 1 October 2011. Unfortunately NYMR's Standard Class 4 4-6-0 no 75029 was not ready in time to make an appearance at this event see image [[28429]].
Ranelagh Road Crossing: The out of use level crossing at Ranelagh Road, Ipswich, in October 2010 see image [[42380]].
Levisham: BR 9F 2-10-0 no 92214 photographed on 1 October on Levisham level crossing with the 10.30 Grosmont to Pickering.
Oxenholme: 46115 Scots Guardsman charges through Oxenholme station on 1 October 2011 with the Crewe to Carlisle 'Train of Hope' charity railtour. The tour was running almost an hour late due a failure of the diesel locomotive taking the ecs to Crewe.
Lancaster: 144017 arrives at Lancaster from Leeds on 01 October 2011. The service reversed here and travelled to Morecambe where it reversed again to go to Heysham Port. This Pacer is now based at Appleby-Frodingham, Scunthorpe and used on driver experience tours at the site.
Carlisle: Scotrail 156435 on a Newcastle to Glasgow Central service on 01 October 2011 arrives at platform 1, Carlisle while 66744 is stabled in the sidings to the west. The 66 has had a few identities, first as 66408 with DRS [See image 35020] , then as 66843 with Colas and then as 66744 with GBRf. With thanks to David Pesterfield for the loco's history.
Levisham: Ex-GWR 4-6-0 no 7822 Foxcote Manor arriving at Levisham with a train from Pickering on 1st October 2011.
Carlisle: Photographing a photographer photographing a TPE Class 185 as it passes Carlisle PSB and arrives at Carlisle with a northbound service on 1 October 2011.
Charonne: The former Charonne Station on the Petite Ceinture line in Paris on 1 October 2011. Situated on the Rue Bagnolet, now converted into the Fleche d'Or Cafe.
Wrexham General: Arriva Trains 175002, extensively damaged in the 2011 Whitland level crossing crash, has now been repaired. The unit is seen here on 1 October bringing up the rear of the 16.02 service departing from Wrexham General bound for Chester
Wrexham General: An Arriva Trains Wales 175/1 leads a 175/0 north out of Wrexham General late in the afternoon on 1 October 2012. The Wrexham - Bidston line through platform 4 is on the far left see image [[11054]].
Gobowen: GWR style running in board at the north end of Gobowen up platform in October 2012.
Leyland: No doubt about which FOC operates 56094, as it slowly heads south through Leyland on 1 October 2012 with the Carlisle Yard to Chirk log train. Normally hauled by a Class 66 and with up to 21 bogie wagons, the Class 56 only had 14 wagons heading for N Wales on this occasion.
Arnabol Viaduct: 62005 crosses Arnabol Viaduct with The Jacobite on 1 October. This viaduct is not so well known as Loch nan Uamh about half a mile away. The picture would not have been possible a few years ago as the embankment was very overgrown but a fire has cleared it.
Mount Vernon: Platform 1 at Mount Vernon now has CCTV fitted for Driver Only Operation as part of the electrification project. 156449 is seen here on 1st October about to depart for Glasgow Central High level.
Baillieston: The last post. Final adjustments being made to the platform furniture at Baillieston on 1 October 2014. Part of the finishing touches in connection with the electrification of the Whifflet line.
Loch Awe: ScotRail 156500 at Loch Awe station on 1 October 2014.
Folkestone Harbour: The 1856 station at Folkestone Harbour, officially closed on 31 May 2014. Photograph taken on 1st October 2014 through the bamboo sculpture built on the approach to the station.
Baillieston: 156462 boards passengers for Glasgow Central high level at Baillieston on 1st October 2014 as the rearrangement of platform furniture is finalised. See image [[48887]]
Folkestone Harbour: The signal box at the entrance to the closed Folkestone Harbour station on 1 October 2014. See image [[48913]] [Ref query 14875]
Castlemaine [Victoria]: A northbound train for Bendigo pulling away from the camera with the new branding: V/Line on the doors but PT on the nose.
Castlemaine [Victoria]: A southbound for Melbourne pulls in, passing a northbound train. The northbound one has the new branding with V/Line on the doors but PT on the nose, while one seen here has V/Line on its nose. PT is slowly being applied to them all.
Gisborne [Victoria]: N class No. N472 'City of Sale' passing Gisborne, Victoria, with the Bendigo to Melbourne service.
Cambridge: What a lovely day to go to Stansted. 170 .105 approaches the island platform on 1st October 2015. see image [[7242 for a return working]]
Barton and Broughton: Its great that a number of Cumbrian Coast trains have gone over to Class 37 haulage but a lot of photographers wish the locos were at the southern end of the train with the DBSOs to the north. 37423 is backlit by the sun as it heads north from Preston with the daily service to Barrow in Furness. The train is just approaching Lightfoot Lane bridge, above the long cutting from Oxheys.
Forfar Shed [2nd]: The steam shed at Forfar (one time 63C) closed in 1964 and was subsequently converted to accommodate a construction company. The refurbished and re-roofed building is seen here on 1 October 2015 looking south east. See image [[65648]]
Gorebridge: A Tweedbank service pulls away from Gorebridge on a day your photographer heard the words Indian summer so often he had to go and lie down.
Gorebridge: The name of the Station Garage, Gorebridge, is legitimate again after a brief 47 year gap. The lettering appears to be Gill Sans, appropriately the one used by British Railways.
Dawsholm Junction: The junction for the new connection to the main line at Anniesland has now been installed just west of the tunnel under the Forth and Clyde Canal. As the connection with the main line is still incomplete, the new points are clamped (inset) for the route to Anniesland platform 3.
Paddington [LUL]: Thanks to tram-style vestibules, it's a lot easier to move between coaches in the recently commissioned S stock, than in older tube trains. Photograph taken pulling away from Paddington's Bishops Road platforms on the Hammersmith and City line in October 2015.
Ayr: The Ayr - Girvan set bides it's at time at Ayr Platform 3 on a lovely 1 October.
Ayr: A six-car 380 from Glasgow glides into Platform 4 at Ayr on 1 October.
Ribble Steam Railway Workshops: During the Ribble Steam 2016 Autumn diesel gala the resident self-propelled crane performed a couple of demonstration lifts of railway axles from a lowmac wagon outside the workshop and depot. Dutch Class 11 NS663 can be seen in attendance.
Prestwick International Airport: PIK has more fantouche departure screens than the standard, probably because it's not owned by a railway company. Photographed 1 October.
Ayr: A double set 380 (too long for the bays?) for Glasgow whines quietly at Platform 4 while on 3 the 156 for Girvan, engine off, awaits its driver. Photographed 01/10/2016
Preston (Ribble Branch): NS601, usually a static exhibit inside the Ribble Steam Museum See image [[28121]], was brought out for the 2016 Autumn Diesel Gala and looked the part at the head of a rake of bitumen tanks. This was the first of the Netherlands 600 Class and one of only ten built at EE's Dick Kerr works in Preston before production switched to Vulcan Foundry.
Deansgate Goods: I took this on Saturday night at Manchester, it's the old Great Northern goods warehouse on Dean Street now an entertainment centre (very busy), cinema, restaurants etc.
Girvan: 156436 waits to return to Ayr from Girvan on 1st October 2016. The unusual ironwork round the subway entrances is of the same period as the station buidling, the only art deco station in Scotland.
Coleshill Parkway: The 19.05 to Leicester calls at Coleshill Parkway on 1st October 2016.
Banbury: Not long left. Scene inside Banbury North signal box on 1 October 2016, with 2 days before it will be dismantled with parts going to locations around the UK for spares, museum displays, or putting back into use in other signal boxes. See image [[46737]]
Preston (Ribble Branch): Speed whiskers - on a box shunter? Ribble Steam Dutch Class 11 shunter NS663 has recently been repainted into its original Netherlands State Railway green and made its livery debut at the 2016 Autumn Diesel Gala. Looking very smart in the new pale green, with white stripe round the bodywork, 663 stands in the platform after working a trip along the branch. See image [[40573]]
Fleetwood [3rd]: The North Euston Hotel opened to guests in 1841 and a Transport Trust plaque by the entrance marks the period when it was a stop off point on the Euston - Fleetwood - Ardrossan - Glasgow route that preceded the railway over Shap and Beattock. A WD inscription in the stonework (bottom right of the picture) marks the period after the Glasgow traffic finished when it was used by the War Department before becoming a hotel again.
Fleetwood Ferry [Tram]: Pretty (Little Things) in Pink. Flexity tram 016 displays its colourful overall advertising livery as it proceeds along Pharos Street in Fleetwood on 1st October 2019.
Fleetwood Ferry [Tram]: The ferry from Knott End slipway nears the Fleetwood landing stage on 1st October 2019. In the summer season this operates at thirty minute intervals, moving to hourly for the winter period. Contrary to appearances the vessel was actually tacking sideways towards the dock and the bow waves and wake were caused by the fast flowing incoming tide.
Carlisle: Surprised there's not barbed wire fencing or the like surrounding this bit of land in Carlisle, and I walked on it. £1000 fine coming my way maybe?
Carlisle: 68017 'Hornet' on 1Z99 waiting patiently in Carlisle with 66305 on the rear. 1st October 2019.
Slateford: GBRf 66736 'Wolverhampton Wanderers' passes through Slateford on 1st October 2019, hauling the North Blyth to Fort William alumina train, having come off the chord from Craiglockhart Junction.
Carlisle: 66305 is on the rear of a short engineers train in Citadel station. This was 1Z99, hauled by 68017 on 1st October 2019.
Slateford Junction: MPVs DR98961 and 98911 head for Slateford Yard with RHTT equipment, having come from Mossend on 1st October 2019.
Basford Hall Junction: Activity on the WCML on 1 October 2020 about a mile south of Basford Hall Junction, with a London bound Pendolino on the Up Fast and a GBRF Washwood Heath to Hindlow Quarry empty stone train with 66780 on the Down Slow.
Prestwick Town: The 11.04 from Glasgow Central to Ayr calls at the virtually deserted Prestwick Town on 1st October 2020. No-one got off, one person and a baby got on. I took the car.
Nantwich: TfW 175105 passes Nantwich on its way to Manchester on 1 October 2020.
Nantwich: The 1131 hrs, TfW service from Manchester to Carmarthen with 175116, passes Nantwich on 1 October 2020. The main station building on the left is now a restaurant.
Worleston: Worleston station building (no.2 Station Road) at street level on 1 October 2020. The lower floor of the house is at platform level, although these have been removed; the station closed in 1952.
Worleston: Looking west from a road bridge, the site of Worleston station on 1 October 2020, with the station building on the left which has been in private ownership for some time, the station having closed in 1952. The building has the street level entrance at first floor level while downstairs is at platform level.
Calveley: An Avanti West Coast 5-car Voyager passes the site of Calveley station on a Crewe to Chester working on 1 October 2020. The up platform and all the buildings have been demolished but next to the Voyager are the remains of the down platform. The skew arch bridge in the background carries the A51 road over the railway.
Hardengreen Viaduct: A ScotRail 158 DMU forming the 1024 Edinburgh - Tweedbank service crosses Hardengreen Viaduct in light rain on the first day of October 2020, shortly after restarting from Eskbank.
Hardengreen Viaduct: A southbound train on the Borders Railway photographed shortly after restarting from Eskbank on the morning of 1 October 2020. The DMU is about to cross Hardengreen Viaduct.
Book: Railscot contributor David Hindle's new book, 'Lament for a branch line', which covers the Preston to Southport railway and a number of associated branches, has just been received at the Railscot editorial desk. The book has just been published by Mortons as a Silver Link Silk Edition and a review will appear on Railscot. www.mortons.co.uk for more details.
Glasgow Central: 390132 at platform 1, Glasgow Central, with the 15.40 Avanti West Coast service to Euston on 1 October 2021.
Glasgow Central: The western side of Glasgow Central Station, just after a shower on 1 October 2021. To the left is the Grand Central Hotel. To the right, the Hielanman's Umbrella.
Shackerstone: When I heard there was a Royal Mail van on the platform at Shackerstone, I must admit I was expecting something bigger (see image [[28001]]). The vegetation in the passenger seat is an interesting feature.
Market Bosworth: There's your lunch then appears to be the message to the resident railman at Market Bosworth on a lovely autumn day in 2022. The original station building (out of shot to the left) is now a service garage for cars. The building visible on platform 2 came from Chester Road station on the Birmingham to Lichfield line and was built between 1865 and 1870 by the LNWR. The DMU was a mixed set: one car had an end corridor connection, the other didn't.
Shenton: Looking out of the front of a Battlefield Line DMU in October 2022. With half of the trackbed overgrown, it is easy to imagine that this line was always a backwater but, in its heyday, 2-10-0s took long trains of iron ore this way. View looks towards Market Bosworth.
Standish: DB Cargo 66177 passes the Coppull Hall HABD to the north of the former station site at Standish with the 4Z25 Mossend to Daventry container train on 01 October 2022.
Shenton: If you ever wondered where Leicester Belgrave Road station went, here it is, re-erected at Shenton on the Battlefield Railway. It now contains a glass blowing studio - potentially shattering news.
Farington Junction: DB Cargo 66097 approaches Farington Junction with the 4Z50 Daventry to Grangemouth container service on 01 October 2022.
Farington: DRS 88009 'Diana' on the 4Z43 Daventry to Mossend Tesco train is seen heading north at Farington and about to pass under Coote Lane bridge. This was the first of four freight services that I photographed on 01 October 2022, a day of few trains due to industrial action.
Coppull [2nd]: DRS 88002 'Prometheus' approaches the site of Coppull station on 01 October 2022 with the 4Z45 Daventry to Mossend container service.
Events
Events from the chronology which occured on this day. This generally lists events before 1995, the creation of the website.
News
These are old news items which which occured on this day. This generally lists events after 1995, the creation of the website.
| Year | Companies | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | TDG Nexus Depot opened | EWS commenced serving the TDG Nexus open-access terminal at Fouldubs, Grangemouth, in October. |
| 2002 | Edinburgh Light Railway | (Exact date?) Iain Gray, Transport Minister, announced £3 million to support the development of a third tram line in Edinburgh for the South East of the city including the new Edinburgh Royal Infirmary site. |
| 2003 | New Pendolino train named ^City of Edinburgh^ | A new Pendolino train was named ^City of Edinburgh^ before operating its first public service in Scotland which ran from Edinburgh to Glasgow. Pendolinos are tilting trains and will be used by Virgin Trains from January 2004 on the West Coast Mainline between Glasgow and London. Services from Edinburgh to London by the West Coast Mainline using Pendolinos will start in 2005 following upgrading work on the line. |
| 2004 | Inter-city fears over rail links to England [Scotsman] | FEARS that Scotland could lose direct rail links to dozens of destinations south of the Border have been raised by civic leaders in Edinburgh and Glasgow. |
| 2004 | Firms fined over railway death [BBC News] | Two firms have been fined a total of £325,000 after a student was killed while working on tracks in south London. |
| 2004 | Deal close in Eurostar dispute [BBC News] | A rail union recommends its workers accept an improved pay offer from Eurostar management. |
| 2007 | The Drax Flyer [Freightliner] | The official unveiling ceremony took place today at the Freightliner Maintenance Ltd depot in Leeds in celebration of the new contract between Drax Power Ltd (Drax Power) and FHH for rail delivery of coal and limestone into Drax Power Station. Following a previous five year contract which helped FHH to establish itself in the coal business, this new contract represents a significant step, extending the duration and volume of trading between the two companies. |
| 2008 | EQUIPPING FOR THE FUTURE - NETWORK RAIL SIGNS SKILLS PLEDGE [Network Rail Article] | |
| 2008 | RMT HAS NO EXCUSE FOR CYNICAL STRIKE [Network Rail Article] | |
| 2008 | EQUIPPING FOR THE FUTURE - NETWORK RAIL SIGNS SKILLS PLEDGE [Network Rail Article] | |
| 2009 | Meeting over rail crossing fears [BBC News Article] | The Scottish transport minister is to meet rail bosses to see if safety measures at train level crossings need to be improved. |
| 2012 | Public transport ^Scottish Oyster Card^ announced [BBC News] | Plans have been revealed for a Scotland-wide travel smart card which can be used across public transport networks. The Scottish government has backed the plan for what it calls a ^Saltire Card^. |
| 2012 | Poets track down ideal audience [Evening Times] | A GROUP of Ayrshire poets will take to the railway to celebrate National Poetry Day. Largs Poems and Pints will board four ScotRail trains on Thursday to mark the occasion, performing for passengers. |
| 2013 | End of the line for the mile, the chain and the yard [Railnews] | PLANS being prepared by Network Rail will see the eventual end of the Imperial mile, chain and yard on the National Rail network, as a metric switchover takes effect during the next couple of decades. The move will be triggered by the progressive installation of the European Rail Traffic Management System on selected routes between now and the 2030s. The decision has been taken by the industry’s Technical Standards Leadership Group, Railnews has been told. Although it will be necessary to permit the spread of metric-only ERTMS, the change will bring speeds and also locations, as presently indicated by mileposts, into line with the measurements already used on the rest of the railway. |
| 2013 | Richard Branson^s Virgin Trains tops fares league with 210% increase in prices [Evening Standard] | Rail companies were today branded “great train robbers” as new figures revealed some fares have more than tripled since privatisation. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Trains and First Great Western topped the list with prices hikes of 210 per cent, according research by the transport union TSSA |
| 2014 | 11 of the world^s most amazing train stations [CNN] | (CNN) -- Whether they^re blasting over the tracks in Germany or Japan, trains offer travelers a chance to sit back and relax as they ride through some of the world^s most incredible scenery. But often the stations the trains depart from are an attraction in their own right, counting among the world^s most beautiful pieces of architecture. Hamburg-based architectural data company, Emporis just released a list of 11 of the world^s most spectacular train stations. |
| 2015 | Preparing the way for Bath electrification [Rail Engineer] | To the east of the city of Bath – from the Georgian Sydney Gardens, through Bathampton Junction on to Box Tunnel – the railway has recently undergone a period of intense engineering work in preparation for the electrification of the Great Western main line (GWML) by May 2017. It was the biggest track renewal possession ever planned. 2,539 people were inducted to enter the possession and over 160,000 hours were worked. It all started on Saturday 18 July and was completed on 1 September, during which time trains to London were diverted via Bristol. [From Richard Buckby] |
| 2015 | Community Rail Awards 2015 | Winners of Community Rail Awards in Scotland for 2015 were: Helmsdale Station CIC (Community Interest Company): first for innovation in community rail (major restoration of the disused station building). Sonia Cameron: first for outstanding voluntary contribution (Mallaig, Morar and Arisaig ScotRail Station Adopter). Graham and Liz Gaffney Whaite, Dalmally: third for most enhanced station building (major restoration of the disused station building). |
| 2017 | Passengers stuck as ScotRail skips stations [Sunday Times] | About 60 scheduled train stops are being skipped every day on Scotlands rail network, leaving commuters stranded and undermining confidence in public transport. Figures obtained by the Scottish Greens indicate that between January and August, trains failed to stop on 12,885 occasions at stations where passengers had expected to get on or off. They include transport hubs, such as Glasgows Partick, where trains failed to stop 320 times during the seven months. Other stops most affected include the citys Anniesland (435), Westerton (340), Dalreoch (324), Renton (246), Hillfoot (229), Glasgows High Street (227) and Dumbarton East (210). |
| 2017 | Is Europe^s ghostliest train station about to rise again? [BBC News] | It was one of the world^s most opulent railway stations, sitting imposingly on the French-Spanish border - but then it fell into disrepair. Now, writes Chris Bockman, the building is showing new signs of life. |
| 2017 | Alstom and Siemens announce merger [Rail News] | FRENCH train-builder Alstom is to merge its rail business with German-based Siemens Mobility. The new company is intended to be a European champion, competing more effectively with the Chinese state-owned rolling stock builder CRRC. |
| 2018 | ScotRail pledges ^faster journeys and more seats^ with new timetable [BBC News] | ScotRail has set out major changes to its timetables which take effect in December. The rail operator has promised faster journey times, more services and more seats for passengers. It said the ^enhancement^ of its services was as a result of the introduction of new high-speed and electric trains and further electrification of the lines. ScotRail previously faced criticism for rush-hour overcrowding on some routes. |
| 2018 | CairnGorm Mountain railway closed for ^several weeks^ [BBC News] | CairnGorm funicular railway has stopped operating due to problems with the structure supporting the tracks. |
| 2018 | Caledonian Sleepers Mk 5s delayed until Spring 2019 [RAIL] | Introduction of CAF-built Mk 5s delayed by Caledonian Sleeper until next year. |
| 2019 | Average of almost 50 trains a day cancelled by ScotRail [The Herald] | Almost 75,000 trains have been cancelled under Abellios stewardship of ScotRail, it has emerged. |
| 2019 | BBC documentary goes inside the Channel Tunnel - the busiest railway system in the world [Daily Mail] | It runs for 23.5 miles under the English Channel, carries over 20m passengers a year on 400 trains a day and some of those hit 99mph. A new documentary series goes behind the scenes. |
| 2019 | Housing plan could halt bid to revive old train tracks [The Gazette] | Campaigners believe a new development would be the final nail in the coffin to hopes the railway could return to the likes of Bridge of Weir. |
| 2019 | Depot improvements at Inverness [Rail Engineer] | When Abellio secured the ScotRail franchise in 2015, it soon commenced an exciting transformation programme to improve passenger services across Scotlands network. Plans included a £475 million investment in new and better trains on routes between Scotlands seven cities. These faster and more-spacious trains, with more carriages and new onboard facilities, will speed up journeys. |
