Aberdeen: The BR Scottish Region Last V2 excursion from Edinburgh, photographed at Aberdeen station on 5 November 1966. Locomotive is V2 2-6-2 no 60836 of 62B Dundee Tay Bridge shed.

Aberdeen: The BR Scottish Region Last V2 excursion special of 5 November 1966 stands at Aberdeen prior to commencing its return journey to Edinburgh. Locomotive 60836 of Tay Bridge shed was finally withdrawn by BR the following month.See image [[24572]]

Buchanan Street: A good number of photographers were out in the heavy rain with their cameras as B1 61407 left Glasgow Buchanan St with the 11.35 to Thornton on 5th November 1966. The station was to close the following day, however, and this was to be the final steam-hauled departure in the hours of daylight. The risk of a wet camera was no doubt having to be weighed against the importance of capturing a record of the occasion. I quite liked three-quarter rear shots of Buchanan St departures, so was happy enough to keep mine sheltered under the station canopy.

Ferryhill Shed [2nd]: Peppercorn A2 Pacific no 60532 Blue Peter photographed on Ferryhill shed, Aberdeen, on 5 November 1966.

Aberdeen: The BR Scottish Region Last V2 Loco Excursion from Edinburgh Waverley stands at Aberdeen on 5 November 1966 behind a smart looking 60836. The souvenir ticket read ... Out via Forth Bridge, Glenfarg & Forfar. Return via Montrose & Bridges. Fare 40/-

Edinburgh Waverley: D365 with a train at the west end of Waverley in November 1966 amid construction work. The smoke is from V2 60836 with a special standing just off picture to the right see image [[47753]].

Lugton: A Metro Cammell 3-car set forming the 1532 ex-Kilmarnock runs into Lugton on Saturday 5 November 1966. This was the last day on which scheduled passenger trains stopped at Lugton with official closure taking place two days later on Monday 7th.

Aberdeen: Gresley V2 no 60836 stands at Aberdeen on 5 November 1966 with the BR Scottish Region 'Last V2' excursion special, preparing to start the return journey to Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Waverley: Gresley V2 2-6-2 no 60836 about to leave Waverley on 5 November 1966 with the Last V2 Excursion. The special ran to Aberdeen via Glenfarg and Forfar, returning by way of the east coast route.

Millerhill Marshalling Yard [North]: BRCW Type 2 no D5306 runs into Millerhill Yard from the north on 5 November 1969 with a train of Presflos, thought to be the 1140 Irvine - Oxwellmains.

Millerhill Yard: Clayton D8612 waits to depart from Millerhill Yard with the 14.58 trip freight to the Royal Navy's Royal Elizabeth Depot at Dalmeny on 5 November 1969, with an additional brake van attached for the benefit of members of the Edinburgh University Railway Society.

Millerhill Yard: A brake van carrying members of Edinburgh University Railway Society forms part of a the 14.58 Millerhill - Royal Elizabeth Yard trip freight standing ready to leave Millerhill for Dalmeny on 5 November 1969 behind Clayton D8612.

Millerhill MPD: Blue liveried Clayton D8606 on shed at Millerhill on 5 November 1969. (Railscot note: This is the locomotive that, as Hawick station pilot on the evening of 5 January 1969, was sent south in advance of the final train over the Waverley route to check out reports of demonstrations and disturbances further down the line towards Newcastleton see image [[21882]])

Nairn: Scottish Grand Tour no 11 pauses at Nairn on 5 September 1970 with EE Type 4 no D364 in charge. [With thanks to David Spaven].

Braintree: Electric trains were still a novelty at Braintree when this photo was taken on 5th November 1977. Previously worked by DMUs and signaled with semaphores, the new electric service to Witham had only been fully introduced on October 3rd. A rare example of 1970s modernization, the stark contrast in fortunes of this branch compared to that from Witham to Maldon remains a subject of wonder (or suspicion?) given that both were earmarked for closure in the Beeching Report.

Inverness MPD: 40159 (nearest camera) together with an unidentified classmate stabled in Inverness yard on 5 November 1978.

Newcraighall North Junction: A train conveying spoil and spent ballast passing Newcraighall North Junction on a bright and sunny Sunday morning in November 2002. The train is on its way back to Millerhill South Sidings following weekend PW activity in the Perth area.

Wensley: Entrance to the former goods yard at Wensley, in the Yorkshire Dales, in November 2004. View is south across what is now the Wesleydale Railway's line between Leeming and Redmire, with the closed Wensley station standing beyond and the level crossing just off picture to the left. The station, closed in 1954, has since been converted to holiday accommodation. See image [[1589]].

Kingussie: Approaching Kingussie from the south.

Cambus o' May: The former station at Cambus O' May on the Deeside line, closed along with the line in February 1966 . The privately owned building is seen from what is now The Deeside Way on an autumn day in November 2005. View is west towards the old terminus at Ballater see image [[5780]].

Findhorn Viaduct [Tomatin]: The valley of the River Findhorn on a November afternoon in 2005. View south across the river towards the viaduct taking the Highland main line on towards Slochd Summit.

Grantown-on-Spey West: View north at the former Grantown-on-Spey-West station in 2005. The signal box was to the right here. The typical Highland Railway cottage remains on the right, surrounded by growing firs.

Cambus o' May: What is now 'The Deeside Way' passing the former station at Cambus o' May in November 2005. The view along the old trackbed is east towards Aberdeen.

Forres [2nd]: Part of the former west to south platform at Forres in 2005, now incorporated into the station car park.

Forres [2nd]: Looking east at Forres in 2005, with the existing platform handling Inverness - Aberdeen services to the left and, on the right, the abandoned platform that once saw trains on the route to Grantown-on-Spey and Aviemore.

Findhorn Viaduct [Tomatin]: Photograph taken from the pathway alongside the A9 to the east of Tomatin on a pleasant November afternoon in 2005. The view is south west along the meandering River Findhorn as it passes below the 1897 Highland Railway viaduct, with the valley floor bathed in autumn sunshine.

Johannesburg: Electric locomotive E7005 and a companion awaiting their next duties in sidings outside Jo'burg. Although I saw diesels with TOP-type class numbers, these were numbered corresponding to our pre-TOPS system. see image [[55269]].

Aberdeen: Sunday morning at Aberdeen, looking south, November 2006.

Aberdeen: Aberdeen station, main entrance, early on Sunday morning 5 November 2006. See image [[31067]]

Milton of Crathes: D2134 stands in the sidings at Milton of Crathes in November 2006.

Clayhills Yard: Mid morning scene at Clayhills sidings on Sunday 5 November 2006. The HST set will form the 1142 service to Kings Cross. Stabled alongside is the stock of the Aberdeen portion of the Caledonian Sleeper.

Aberdeen Guild Street: The eastern entrance to Guild Street goods yard, Aberdeen, from Market Street in November 2006 with containers being loaded at the south end. The tracks in the foreground once crossed Market Street and continued into Aberdeen docks. Rail activity here will soon cease with container traffic moving to new handling facilities at Craiginches. See image [[18074]].

Clayhills Yard: Looking over the servicing and stabling areas to the south of Aberdeen station on Sunday 5 November 2006 with a ScotRail 170 DMU receiving attention. The station itself is off picture to the left and Clayhills sidings are on the right. The HST in the process of leaving the sidings is about to move into the station to form the 0950 to Kings Cross. Other occupants of the sidings are a second HST (1142 to Kings Cross) plus the stock for the 2215 Caledonian Sleeper to Euston.

Aberdeen Waterloo: Aberdeen, Waterloo, view south under Castle Terrace bridge into the remains of the former GNSR terminus in November 2006.

Aberdeen: View south from Guild Street bridge over the west side of Aberdeen station on 5 November 2006. On the left a train stands at platform 6 (north) while on the right is the fence that now separates platforms 8&9 from the main station.

Aberdeen: View south along Aberdeen station frontage on a Sunday morning in November 2006 just after the station had opened.

Aberdeen: Looking north along the through platforms at Aberdeen in November 2006 with a train boarding for Inverness. The line behind the wire fence to the left is used for station bypass and train servicing movements.

Aberdeen Guild Street: Guild Street, Aberdeen, looking south in November 2006 with the station over to the right. Most of the old yard is now out of use although container and other traffic is still handled at the south end (left background). Current plans for alternative freight handling facilities at Raiths Farm near Dyce, with container traffic moving to Craiginches, would release the Guild Streeet site for redevelopment.

Aberdeen: Empty stock from Clayhills sidings arriving at Aberdeen station on 5 November 2006. The train will later depart as the 0950 to London Kings Cross.

Aberdeen: Arrival from Inverness at Aberdeen in November 2006. Lines to the left of the fence are used for station bypass and empty stock movements.

Milton of Crathes: D2134 at Milton of Crathes on the Royal Deeside Railway in November 2006 looking west towards Banchory.

Milton of Crathes: D9551 stands on the Royal Deeside Railway site at Milton of Crathes in November 2006.

Milton of Crathes: Ongoing construction work at Milton of Crathes on the Royal Deeside Railway in November 2006. View looking west towards Banchory with the preserved battery EMU alongside the partially built platform.

Aberdeen: An empty train runs through Aberdeen platform 7 on a Sunday morning in November 2006.

Aberdeen: The station concourse at Aberdeen looking south early on a quiet Sunday morning on 5 November 2006 shortly after the station opened for business.

Clayhills Yard: Looking over Clayhills carriage sidings, Aberdeen, early on a Sunday morning in November 2006. While much of the city is sitting down to breakfast and the Sunday papers, a GNER HST set (centre) is warming up prior to moving into the station where it will form the 0950 Aberdeen - Kings Cross. The second set will form the 11.42 service to the same destination, while the stock of the Aberdeen portion of the Caledonian Sleeper, will not be required for another 12 hours.

Aberdeen Waterloo: Aberdeen Waterloo terminus in November 2006 looking south from Castle Terrace.

Aberdeen: View south into Aberdeen station from Guild Street bridge in November 2006 looking along the former Great North bay platforms 10 and 11 towards the buffer stops. The old bays have long been infilled and given over to car parking but the canopy framework and supports are still in place. See image [[68267]]

Bellingham (North Tyne): The old Border Counties station building at Bellingham on 5 November 2007 with the usual chilly and slightly uncomfortable aura surrounding it. My thoughts, as always, turn to Stephen King's The Marsten House... (add sound of creaking floorboard and owl hooting)

Tarset: Running along the overgrown cutting on the left, the Border Counties line arrived at Tarset, some 20 miles north of Hexham. The former station, now a fairly secluded private residence, is seen looking southeast towards Bellingham from the road bridge on 5 November 2007.

Wark: The Border Counties station site at Wark, Northumberland, on 5 November looking back towards Hexham. Probably the best drained lawn in the village.

Falstone: The platform side at Falstone, seen here lit by a low winter afternoon sun on 5 November 2007. The stone signal box at the far end of the platform has been subsumed within the overall structure as a result of the insertion of a new extension (green section) between it and the main building, while modifications have also been carried out to the front of the old station. View south east along the Border Counties trackbed towards Bellingham.

Reedsmouth: The southern approach to Reedsmouth on 5 November 2007, some 51 years after withdrawal of passenger services. The tall converted signal box is nearest the camera with the main station building further along the island platform. On this side of the station is the trackbed of the Wansbeck Valley line to Scotsgap and Morpeth, with the platform behind the wooden fence.

Reedsmouth Shed: 'Sub to Blaydon (52C)' was how the old 2-road Border Counties locomotive shed at Reedsmouth was described at the time of its official closure in September 1952. The modified building is seen here in use by the local farmer in 2007, with rails still in place. View is north with Reedsmouth station behind the camera.

Barrasford: Looking west towards the old station at Barrasford, Northumberland, on the former Border Counties line in November 2007. Situated in the North Tyne Valley approximately five and a half miles from Hexham the station closed in 1956 and is now a private residence.
See query 2224

Tarset: The remote Border Counties station at Tarset on 5 November 2007, more than 50 years after closure. View is south along the former station approach from the main road looking towards Reedsmouth, with the trackbed of the Riccarton Junction - Hexham line running along a cutting to the left of the privately owned 1861 station building.

Reedsmouth: Standing on the Border Counties trackbed at Reedsmouth on 5 November 2007 looking back towards the junction. Thia particular viewpoint gives a good impression of the height of the converted former signal box. Note also the tall garden ornament.

Reedsmouth: At the confluence of the North Tyne and the River Rede is the village of Redesmouth. Despite the spelling the station was known as Reedsmouth! This is the approach along the Border Counties line heading north from Hexham on 5 November 2007. On the left is the route to Riccarton Junction, while on the right is the Wansbeck Valley line to Morpeth. The tall building is the converted signal box with the station building beyond.

Reedsmouth Shed: The former 2-road locomotive shed at Reedsmouth standing to the north of the station on the east side of the Border Counties line. The shed, which ended its life as a sub-shed of Blaydon (52C), has been put to use by the local farmer. The photograph, taken in November 2007, more than 40 years after closure, shows rails still present in the foreground.

Deadwater: An early morning scene on the trackbed of the Border Counties Railway in the autumn od 2007 under a weak October sun. View is south towards the former station at Deadwater, 6 miles out of Riccarton Junction on the route to Hexham, with the border itself approximately 3 miles behind the camera. This was a little used station even by Border Counties standards and closed to passengers in 1956.

Deadwater: The lonely outpost of Deadwater, Northumberland, seen here in 2007 some 51 years after closure. View is north towards the border, marked by the dark treeline in the left middle distance. There was never much of a service here, and what there was seemed grudged. The 1951 BR timetable entry for the 6.47am train from Riccarton Junction to Hexham reads... 'Note E' : Calls at Deadwater 6.55am when required to take up, on informing the station master at Riccarton Junction before 5pm on the day previous to travel.

Chollerton: The impressive skew arch viaduct that once carried the Border Counties line over the A6079 a quarter of a mile south of Chollerton station, seen here in November 2007. [Ref query 178].

Wark: Approximately 25 miles south from Riccarton Junction on the Border Counties Railway stood Wark station, seen here on 5 November 2007 looking along the trackbed towards Hexham. The old goods shed (right) and signal box (behind camera) also survive here. Wark lost its passenger service in 1956 and closed completely in 1958.

Reedsmouth: Scene at Reedsmouth in November 2007, more than half a century after closure. View is north along the Border Counties route to Riccarton Junction, with trains on the Wansbeck Valley line using the other side of the island platform off to the right. Both the former station building and converted signal box are now private residences.

Wark: The former station building and goods shed at Wark, Northumberland, in November 2007. The line ran along the other side of the buildings and the view is south towards Hexham. Wark station closed to passengers in October 1956. See image [[17385]]

Saughtree: The only Scottish station on the Border Counties line was Saughtree, around 2 miles north of the border, seen looking back towards Deadwater on 5 November 2007. Restoration work, including some relaying of track, has taken place here since closure in 1956, plus the arrival of a diesel locomotive and wagons. From here the line ran south west to skirt Saughtree Fell, before turning north again to reach Riccarton Junction.

Reedsmouth: The converted station building still standing on the platform at Reedsmouth, seen here on 5 November 2007 looking northeast from the trackbed of the Border Counties line to Riccarton Junction. The Wansbeck Valley line to Morpeth ran along the far side of the wide island platform.

Reedsmouth: Approaching Reedsmouth from the north in November 2007 along the trackbed of the Border Counties line from Riccarton Junction. The station had been closed to passengers for over half a century by this time. Just beyond the converted signal box was the juction with the Wansbeck line from Morpeth which came in from the east on the other side of the station, beyond which the line continued south towards Hexham.

Falstone: Standing alongside the North Tyne in rural Northumberland is the small village of Falstone. The former station on the Border Counties Railway was located some 23 miles north of Hexham and 15 miles from Riccarton Junction. Now owned by the Forestry Commission, the old station is seen here in November 2007 after being extended and converted to form part office and part residential accommodation. View is north west along the trackbed looking towards Kielder.

Deadwater: 'This station must be one of the least important in the British Islands, serving as it does so sparsely populated a district. No proper roadway leads to it, access being by a footpath across a field. It is under the charge of one female official, who is empowered to issue tickets to but six stations...' [The Border Line, James Logan Mack, 1924.] Deadwater station in 2007, the border lies just behind the camera.

Wall: A mile west of Hexham the picturesque Border Counties Railway left the Newcastle and Carlisle and turned north on its journey to Riccarton Junction. After crossing the River Tyne the first stop was at Wall. The much rebuilt station is seen looking north on a rainy 5 November. Note the old coach standing at the end of the platform beyond the stone signal box.

Humshaugh: Across the fields stands the old station at Humshaugh on the Border Counties line. The platform is still in place with the main building now a substantial private house and the refurbished former goods shed located to the left of the picture. View northwest on 5 November....in the rain.

Barrasford: The former Border Counties Railway station in the village of Barrasford, Northumberland, standing on the banks of the North Tyne and seen here looking west on 5 November 2007. The famous old quarry located to the north of the village, and now operated by Tarmac Construction, claims to have supplied building materials to the Emperor Hadrian.

Chollerton: Six miles north of Hexham (as the crow flies) stands the village of Chollerton. View west over the road junction in the village centre on 5 November 2007, looking towards the old Border Counties station.

Ferryhill MPD: The turntable at Ferryhill shed, photographed on 5 November 2008.

Ferryhill Shed [1st]: Part of the remains of the former Ferryhill shed on 5 November 2008.

Kilmarnock: 156501 forming the 13.12 Glasgow Central - Carlisle service restarts from Kilmarnock on 5 November passing the former south bay platform.

Kilmarnock: Network Rail MPV unit DR98957 arriving at Kilmarnock on 5 November 2010.

Woodacre Crossing: First light at Woodacre on 5th November sees two Black 5s heading south with the Buxton Spa Express. 45407 and 44871 left Lancaster at 7.08am to go to Buxton, Sheffield and Wakefield and were not due back there until 9.50pm.

Lancaster: An unusual combination on a bonfire night Leeds to Morecambe service. Single unit 153358 and 3-car Pacer 144017 leave Platform 5 at Lancaster heading for Morecambe after reversal. 2-car Pacers usually suffice for these Little North Western line services.

Polmaise Junction: An Edinburgh to Dunblane service approaches the magical mist-shrouded city of Stirling (or possibly Camelot) on 5th November 2011. The planned electrification of the line included building a large EMU stabling depot at this location.

Chapel-en-le-Frith: Working hard on the long climb into the Peak District, Black 5 45407 leads 44871 on The Buxton Spa Express railtour from Lancaster to Buxton on 5 November 2011, seen here passing Chapel-en-le-Frith.

Forth Bridge: Another scaffolding-free shot of the Forth Bridge, this one taken on 5 November 2012. Nice and shiny in it's new paint too! See image [[40857]]

Kielder Viaduct: Looking north across Kielder Viaduct in November 2013.

Kielder Viaduct: Looking north over the Kielder Burn alongside the viaduct on 5 November 2013. The Border Counties line continued north west from here before eventually meeting up with the Waverley route at Riccarton Junction.

Kielder Viaduct: View from Kielder Viaduct in 2013, looking north over the valley of the Kielder Burn towards the village. Note the railway-themed metal scrollwork integrated within the parapet - for a close up of the panel see image [[17581]].

Kielder Forest: Looking north towards the former Kielder Forest station in November 2013. The trackbed to the left has become heavily overgrown since closure see image [[27306]] although little has changed significantly around here in the past sixty-odd years - with the exception of the number of trees and the volume of water.

Kielder Viaduct: View south from Kielder Viaduct in November 2013.

Pleasure Beach [Tram]: Western Locomotive 733 and its carriage 734 stand on the Pleasure Beach loop prior to working through the illuminations to Little Bispham on 5 November 2014. The illuminated Western Train was stored from 1999 but restored to service in 2009 with the help of a £278,000 lottery grant. The driver sits in the smokebox and the black painted pantograph can just been seen on top of the cab.

Strand Road Exchange Sidings: Discussion time at Strand Road on 5 November as 60040 The Territorial Army Centenary, newly arrived from Lindsey, is uncoupled from the loaded bitumen tanks. RSR Sentinel Enterprise waits on the centre road to trip the tanks to the terminal.

Fleetwood Ferry [Tram]: Early evening at Fleetwood Ferry in November 2014 as Flexity 004 waits in front of the North Euston Hotel prior to returning to Starr Gate. See image [[40940]]

Pleasure Beach [Tram]: Brush Railcar 627 has been on static display at the Pleasure Beach turning circle for a couple of years but in a colour scheme commemorating the Jubilee See image [[40315]]. In 2014 however it was restored to Blackpool Green and Cream and the windows now display old photographs of the tramway. 627 is seen here during the last week of the 2014 illuminations season.

Cowlairs Incline: Shiny new cantilever at Keppochhill Road on 5 November. Must be nearly a whole Meccano No. 10 outfit in there.

Cowlairs Incline: The wiring on the north end of the Cowlairs Incline looks almost complete as the 1306 arrival from Edinburgh descends in the afternoon sunshine on 5th November 2016. However, the supports cease before the Pinkston Road overbridge and there's no knitting yet for some distance up the hill from there.

Cowlairs Incline: View north of the Cowlairs Incline from Pinkston Road in the afternoon sunshine on 5th November 2016. Foundations for the last few stanchions before the tunnel all appear to be ready for the metalwork to be fitted. Further up the hill the OHLE is at a much more advanced stage. To the right at the top of the photo lies the Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area

Lancaster: On Saturdays a Class 37 hauled Cumbrian Coast train lays over at Lancaster from 1608 to 1732 before returning to Barrow. 37401 Mary Queen of Scots is seen idling in Platform 5 as the light fades on 5th November 2016

Cuilhill Canal Basin: I think this is the only visible evidence of the Drumpellier Railway. The picture is of one of the pillars of the viaduct which carried the Drumpellier Railway over the Glasgow and Coatbridge Railway (NB) at Bargeddie to Cuilhill Gullet on the Monkland Canal. The view looks north with the canal not far beyond the open railway.

Beattock: 1S42 Euston - Glasgow Central Pendolino passing an undentified Freightliner 66 hauled freight, probably heading for Coatbridge. 5th November 2017.

Boat of Garten: Taking on water at Boat of Garten at the north end on the member's special.

Aberdeen Docks: A bird's eye view from Aberdeen Harbour Board's Marine Operations Centre North at Footdee ('Fittie') on 4th October 2017.

River Dulnain Viaduct: North of the bridge over the River Dulnain there is as yet only one 60ft track panel laid. This is the view looking north towards Grantown on Spey on 5th November 2017.

Edinburgh Gateway [Tram]: This rustic wooden gate looked a little incongruous beside the modern building and trams at Edinburgh Gateway on 5th November 2017.

Newcraighall South Junction: ScotRail 170395 has just cleared Whitehill Road Bridge shortly after restarting from Newcraighall station on 5 November 2017. The 1011 Edinburgh Waverley - Tweedbank is about to run onto the double track section at Newcraighall South Junction.

Bath Spa: Everything you could possibly want to know about IET's see image [[61791]] - except whether you will get a cold shower from the HVAC.

Bristol Temple Meads: A class 158 is about to leave for the South Coast on 5th November. I wouldn't say it took off like a rocket; but it was hardly a banger.

Newcraighall North Junction: PW train returning to Millerhill on 5 November 2017 behind 66077 about to enter the yard past Newcraighall North Junction. The train is the 0820 Perth - Millerhill SS.

Boat of Garten: Boat of Garten this morning, 828 on the member's special, taking on water before continuing to Broomhill. The steam heating was certainly needed.

Millerhill EGIP Depot: Scene at the south end of Millerhill Yard on the morning of 5 November 2017. View is east across the running lines towards the new cleaning and stabling roads, which appear to be more or less complete.

River Dulnain Viaduct: The second member's special, we are on the 'new' bridge over the River Dulnain just now. The view looks to Grantown-on-Spey.

Dalry: A wee history of Dalry station, seen there on 5 November 2019. I remember it looking like that picture, but only because it remained unchanged into the 1980s, seeming like something from another age with its totems and LMS lighting. A neighbouring panel had images courtesy of RailScot; I saw no point in photographing that.

Prestwick Town: A Kilmarnock to Stranraer service calls at Prestwick Town on 5th November 2019. My ticket called it ‘PRESTWICK SCLYDE’; it seems it is not only BBC weather who are unaware that the unloved regions were abolished 24 years ago.

Prestwick International Airport: An Ayr service calls at Prestwick International Airport on 5th November 2019. The station seems to have pioneered lift towers, in Scotland anyway, so it has a lot to answer for. Aesthetically it is not dating well. Also for some years it has needed ground-secured ropes to keep the roof on. It has the air of a station waiting for the passengers who never came; the same feeling as the airport itself. To be fair though I have never been to either in peak season…

Barassie: An Ayr service calls at Barassie on 5 November 2019. The station has ludicrously quiet announcements; perhaps the neighbours have complained. This is not an unknown, a bit like the people who buy houses under flight paths and near concert venues and bleat about noise.

Dalry: An Ayr service calls at Dalry on 5th November 2019. On the right there is a group sculpture, a circle of white hares looking up. It is called 'White Hares Looking Up'.

Prestwick International Airport: Prestwick International Airport station is the only one in Scotland owned by a local authority, which explains the non-standard signage. That name has always been the official one, but in the past signs called it 'Glasgow Prestwick Airport' now relegated to a sort of suffix. On 5th November 2019 the airport itself was almost lifeless with a hint of only one departure. Is it always like this, I wonder?

Prestwick Town: A study of the Up building at Prestwick Town on 5 November 2019. It is a little neater than the other side which has the ticket office - and a cafe. Van Morrison is promising us 'Three Chords and the Truth'.

Silkstone Junction: The infilled land adjacent to the road overbridge on the A637 Barnsley Road, where it adjoins both the A637 Claycliffe Lane and the local road Barugh Lane at a mini roundabout, is being worked on in Nov 2020 in order to create a larger roundabout to more ably cope with the traffic volume along the A637. By chance I happened to be back down in the area and noted that the work had opened up the upper east side of the arch of the bridge, that formerly crossed over the Silkstone Branch line just to the west of Silkstone Junction. Backfilling of the cleared area is taking place, to support the new road section, and I was advised that the under bridge area is to be filled with concrete. View is looking north west with the arch top still visible.

Silkstone Junction: The infilled land adjacent to the road overbridge on the A637 Barnsley Road, where it adjoins both the A637 Claycliffe Lane and the local road Barugh Lane at a mini roundabout, is being worked on in November 2020 in order to create a larger roundabout to more ably cope with the traffic volume along the A637. By chance I happened to be back down in the area and noted that the work had opened up the upper east side of the arch of the bridge that crossed over the former Silkstone Branch line just west of Silkstone Junction. See Image [[74880]]. Backfilling of the cleared area is taking place, to support the new road section, and I was advised that the under bridge area is to be filled with concrete. View is looking north over the bridge from Barugh Lane, along Barnsley Road towards Darton.

Ballinluig: Railway Farm, home of the Station Cat Pottery, lies just off the Ballinluig to Aberfeldy Road on the land between the Tummel and Tay rivers. The Logierait Viaduct can easily be seen from the pottery, which is housed in this MkI coach, and there are a number of quirky artefacts too. The coach will also be visible from the Highland main line when trees are not in leaf.

Balnaguard Halt: In 2012 Bill Roberton photographed the LMS sign that marked the path leading to Balnaguard Halt on the Aberfeldy branch [[37798]]. This had opened in 1935 and closed with the line thirty years later. Ten years on the sign is still there, and this is the view from the other side, but the halt itself has completely disappeared. Presumably the remains of the wooden board underneath once posted a railway timetable.