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Reedsmouth: The RCTS/SLS 'Wansbeck Wanderer' railtour photographed at Reedsmouth on 9 November 1963. Ivatt 2-6-0 no 43129 is in the process of running round its train at the Wansbeck Valley platform. See image [[36819]]

Border Counties Railway
K A Gray 1963


Reedsmouth: View south from the tall signal box at Reedsmouth on 9 November 1963 with the Border Counties route to Riccarton on the right and the Wansbeck Valley line to the left. Ivatt 2-6-0 no 43129 is in the process of running round the RCTS/SLS 'Wansbeck Wanderer' railtour.

Border Counties Railway
K A Gray 1963


Rothbury: Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0 no 43129 at Rothbury on 9 November 1963 at the head of the The Wansbeck Wanderer about to return south.

Northumberland Central Railway
K A Gray 1963


Kelso Junction: One of Hawick shed's BR standard class 2 locomotives with the 11.24am St Boswells - Kelso train shortly after leaving Kelso Junction on 9 November 1963. The train is about to pass under the bridge carrying the A699 Selkirk to Kelso road.

Kelso Branch (North British Railway)
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1963


Morpeth: The RCTS/SLS Wansbeck Wanderer stands at Morpeth on 9 November 1963 behind Ivatt 2-6-0 no 43129.

Newcastle and Berwick Railway
K A Gray 1963


Hassendean: St Margarets B1 no 61029 Chamois appears out of the fog between Hassendean and Hawick on 9 November 1963 with the 12.52pm Edinburgh Waverley - Hawick train.

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1963


Reedsmouth: The RCTS/SLS Wansbeck Wanderer stands at the Wansbeck Valley platform at Reedsmouth on 9 November 1963 behind Ivatt 2-6-0 no 43129.

Border Counties Railway
K A Gray 1963


Reedsmouth: View north from the tall signal box at the south end of Reedsmouth station on 9 November 1963. The photograph was taken during a photostop on the RCTS/SLS 'Wansbeck Wanderer' railtour. The Border Counties line to Riccarton Junction runs off to the left through rural Northumberland towards Bellingham. The line is seen passing the former locomotive shed, officially closed in 1952 when a sub to 52C Blaydon. On the right is the station approach road from the hamlet of Redesmouth on the River Rede (note the spelling). Off picture to the right is the Wansbeck Valley platform, at which Ivatt 2-6-0 no 43129 is standing with the special. For the view south from the signal box at this time see image [[23266]]

Border Counties Railway
K A Gray 1963


Scotsgap: The Wansbeck Wanderer at Scotsgap on 9 November 1963. Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0 no 43129 is preparing the take the special on a trip over the Rothbury branch.

Wansbeck Railway
K A Gray 1963


Woodburn: Ivatt 2-6-0 no 43129 stands at Woodburn on 9 November 1963 with the 'Wansbeck Wanderer' railtour.

Wansbeck Railway
K A Gray 1963


Reedsmouth: Ivatt 2-6-0 no 43129 at Reedsmouth on 9 November 1963 with the RCTS/SLS Wansbeck Wanderer. View from the signal box is south towards Hexham with the train standing at the Wansbeck Valley platform and the Border Counties line to Riccarton Junction on the right.

Border Counties Railway
K A Gray 1963


Bellingham (North Tyne): Shrouded in steam, a member of the footplate crew climbs back on board Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0 no 43129 at Bellingham on 9 November 1963. The locomotive has just run round The Wansbeck Wanderer and is preparing to return to Reedsmouth. The special will later visit the Rothbury branch see image [[31617]] before heading back to Newcastle via Morpeth.

Border Counties Railway
K A Gray 1963


Rothbury: The terminus of the Northumberland Central Railway at Rothbury, seen from the buffer stops at the north end of the turntable via which visiting locomotives accessed the shed on the right after running through the station. The photograph was taken on 9 November 1963 during a visit by the RCTS/SLS Wansbeck Wanderer railtour. See image [[32180]]

Northumberland Central Railway
K A Gray 1963


Kelso Junction: BR Standard class 4 2-6-0 no 76050 heading north with the noon Hawick - Edinburgh train approaching Kelso Junction in November 1963. The train has just passed the home signal for the junction and the distant for St Boswells South.

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1963


North Queensferry: Dunfermline B1 No. 61407 bursts out of North Queensferry tunnel with a freight on 9 November 1963.

Forth Bridge Railway
Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) 1963


Rothbury: The former locomotive shed at Rothbury, terminus of the Northumberland Central Railway branch running north from Scotsgap. Photographed during a visit by the Wansbeck Wanderer railtour in November 1963.

Northumberland Central Railway
K A Gray 1963


Pollokshaws East: EMU 303077 on a Cathcart Inner Circle service at Pollokshaws East station on the 9th of November 1978. Today it is reduced to a <b>Bus Shelter</b>. The Church tower is at the corner of Kilmarnock Road and Newlands Road.

Cathcart District Railway
Ian Millar 1978


Dunfermline Upper: Looking east from Inglis Street bridge over the site of Dunfermline Upper Station in November 1986, with tracklifting well underway. See image [[45963]]

Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway)
Bill Roberton 1986


Dunfermline Upper: View west from Inglis Street, Dunfermline, on 9 November 1986 see image [[45948]] with track still in place. The cutting was soon filled in with car parks and roads, completing the transformation.

Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway)
Bill Roberton 1986


West Wylam Junction: View east over West Wylam Junction looking to Newcastle. Note, on the left side, the Wylam Viaduct through the trees.

Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Ewan Crawford 2003


Stephenson's Cottage: View west by Stephenson's Cottage, looking to Wylam.

Wylam Waggonway
Ewan Crawford 2003


Dunkeld and Birnam: A morning Edinburgh - Inverness service calls at Dunkeld in November 2003.

Perth and Dunkeld Railway
John Furnevel 2003


Wylam Viaduct: The disused Wylam Viaduct over the River Tyne seen from the south in 2003.

Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway
Ewan Crawford 2003


Dunkeld and Birnam: An Edinburgh - Inverness train pulls away from Dunkeld on 9 November 2003.

Perth and Dunkeld Railway
John Furnevel 2003


Kirkgunzeon: The former Kirkgunzeon station, ten miles west of Dumfries, looking northwest in November 2005. The trackbed is to the right.

Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
John Furnevel 2005


Killywhan: Looking south across fields towards the former Killywhan station in November 2005. The station building has been refurbished and extended since closure in 1959. The site of the level crossing is by the metal gate at the end of the platform on the far left of the picture.

Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
John Furnevel 2005


Killywhan: The surviving section of platform at the former Killywhan station, seen on a cold and frosty morning in November 2005. View is south west towards Dalbeattie.

Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
John Furnevel 2005


Tarff: The surviving main building of the former station at Tarff on the Kirkcudbright branch in November 2005, more than 40 years after closure of the line. View is east across the A75 road.

Kirkcudbright Railway
John Furnevel 2005


New Galloway: The converted New Galloway station, Mossdale, transformed in November 2005.

Portpatrick Railway
John Furnevel 2005


Kirkgunzeon: Looking east over the former Kirkgunzeon station towards Dumfries in November 2005. Note the clue to the site's current use in the left background.

Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
John Furnevel 2005


Kirkgunzeon: A cold and frosty November morning at Kirkgunzeon, between Dumfries and Dalbeattie, in 2005. View is south east, with part of the platform still visible. Kirkgunzeon station closed to passengers in January 1950.

Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
John Furnevel 2005


Killywhan: The hamlet of Killywhan lies approximately 7 miles south west of Dumfries on the old Port Road to Stranraer. Since closure in 1959 the site has been redeveloped as private accommodation, although part of the original platform is still visible. The photograph was taken on a frosty November morning in 2005 looking south west from the old level crossing in the general direction of Dalbeattie.

Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
John Furnevel 2005


Culter [2nd]: Looking west along the trackbed at Culter station towards Banchory in November 2006. The abutment is part of a long demolished road bridge that once spanned the station.

Deeside Railway
John Furnevel 2006


Newtonhill: Site of the former Newtonhill station between Stonehaven and Aberdeen, closed to passengers in June 1956. View north in November 2006.

Aberdeen Railway
John Furnevel 2006


Drum: Overgrown platform remains at Drum in November 2006. View east towards Aberdeen.

Deeside Railway
John Furnevel 2006


Stonehaven: Old grounded coach in use as a summer house near a holiday cottage at Crawton, just over 2 miles south of Stonehaven, photographed on 9 November 2006. The coach was built at York in 1924 as LNER Locker Composite 10168. [Ref query 646]

Aberdeen Railway
John Furnevel 2006


Glassel: Looking north over the much modified and extended former Glassel station in 2006.

Deeside Extension Railway
John Furnevel 2006


Park: The surviving station building at Park on the Deeside line, photographed looking north in November 2006. The site is now occupied by a caravan sales company.

Deeside Railway
John Furnevel 2006


Inverkeithing Central Junction: 0820 Aberdeen - Birmingham New Street approaching Inverkeithing Central Junction on 9 November.

Aberdour Line (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton 2007


Coppull: A DRS class 66 with the Tesco containers at Coppull, Lancs on 9 November heading for Grangemouth.

North Union Railway
John McIntyre 2007


St Boswells Shed: Standing on the old bay platform at St Boswells on 9 November 2007 looking north towards the buffer stops. The platform once handled branch passenger services to destinations such as Jedburgh and Berwick on Tweed. The area to the left where the main Waverley through platforms were located is now a car park while on the right the 2-road locomotive shed still stands along with its water tank (now on land belonging to an oil distribution company). See image [[28832]]

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2007


Coppull: A defrocked Voyager heads south at Coppull, Lancs on the WCML on 9 November 2007.

North Union Railway
John McIntyre 2007


Nelson [ELR]: They don't make station canopies like this anymore! The canopy on what had once been an island platform at Nelson, looking south-west towards Burnley in November 2007. To the left of the ramp leading to the underpass is the live platform. For a view of the former platform on the right in 2007 see image [[17125]] however since the construction of the Nelson Interchange, the view looks slightly different.

Accrington, Burnley and Colne Branch (East Lancashire Railway)
John McIntyre 2007


Colne: Site of the former carriage sidings at Colne in November 2007, with the entrance to an old air-raid shelter standing alongside.

Accrington, Burnley and Colne Branch (East Lancashire Railway)
John McIntyre 2007


Colne: View from the buffer stops at Colne station on 9 November as a train prepares to depart for Blackpool South via Burnley, Blackburn and Preston.

Accrington, Burnley and Colne Branch (East Lancashire Railway)
John McIntyre 2007


Meon Valley Railway: Meon Valley Line. Bridge over river at Wickham looking North to site of former station.

London and South Western Railway
Alistair MacKenzie 2007


Meon Valley Railway: Meon Valley Line. Bridge over the B2177 at Wickham looking N.

London and South Western Railway
Alistair MacKenzie 2007


Meon Valley Railway: Meon Valley Line. Bridge over the B2177 at Wickham.

London and South Western Railway
Alistair MacKenzie 2007


Fouldubs Junction Yard: A signal check at Fouldubs Junction for an EWS class 60 with an oil train shortly after leaving the INEOS Grangemouth refinery on 9 November 2007. The long building with the curved roof is part of the Whyte & Mackay bottling plant.

Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal)
John Furnevel 2007


Colne: Buffer stops stand at the current terminus of the line at Colne on 9 November 2007. A double track once continued northeast from here to Skipton, the junction for Carlisle, Leeds and Bradford. A local rail action group is currently campaigning for the reopening of this route.

Accrington, Burnley and Colne Branch (East Lancashire Railway)
John McIntyre 2007


Nelson [ELR]: A Colne to Blackpool South service with 142028 arrives at Nelson on a sunny November day in 2007.

Accrington, Burnley and Colne Branch (East Lancashire Railway)
John McIntyre 2007


St Boswells: The former bay platform and west wall of the old locomotive shed at St Boswells, gradually returning to nature in November 2007.

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2007


Hoscar: Like New Lane and Bescar Lane, also on the Wigan to Southport line, Hoscar's Down platform has been moved to the other side of the automatic half barrier crossing. 142004 passes the old demolished platform as it runs through this country halt non-stop on its way to Southport, seen from the entrance to the new down platform. It seems the West Lancashire weather is better in November than August. See image [[25241]]

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Mark Bartlett 2009


Hoscar: Four Lane Ends level crossing, between Hoscar and Burscough Bridge stations. This view looks towards the Parbold Hills in November 2009. [Ref query 4961]

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Mark Bartlett 2009


Westhead Halt: Passenger services from Ormskirk to Rainford ceased in 1958 but the intermediate halt at Westhead, next to this overbridge, closed earlier in 1951. Although the long embankment to the west of this point is still there the overbridge has gone as has the eastern abutment, cleared to create a driveway to a house built on the old formation. Around Skelmersdale the trackbed is built over but at the Ormskirk end of the line cuttings, bridges and embankments can still be seen. Map Reference SD 439080.

East Lancashire Railway
Mark Bartlett 2009


Burscough Junction: The bridge in the foreground still carries the Preston to Ormskirk single line but that in the background now only the trackbed of the curve from Burscough Junction to Burscough Bridge See image [[22975]]. However, if proposals come to fruition their roles would be reversed. Electrification would be extended north from Ormskirk and round the curve to Burscough Bridge. Trains from Preston would be similarly diverted over a relaid North to West curve and the direct line closed. We shall see.

Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway (East Lancashire Railway)
Mark Bartlett 2009


Hoscar: Hoscar is sited on a long straight running from Parbold to beyond Bescar Lane, although it undulates noticeably. This is the view from the Wigan bound platform looking towards Burscough and Southport showing the staggered platform arrangement and the line rising gently to cross the Leeds Liverpool Canal before dipping under the Preston Ormskirk line.

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Mark Bartlett 2009


Aberdare High Level: An early wet autumn morning view of the extant former Aberdare High Level station building, looking in very good condition and still with its canopy supports. Photographed looking north from the current modern replacement station in November 2010. See image [[19535]]

Vale of Neath Railway
David Pesterfield 2010


Edinburgh Waverley: Network Rail's New Measurement Train at Edinburgh Waverley on 9 November, en route to Shettleston via Bathgate and Airdrie.

North British Railway
Bill Roberton 2010


Hereford: 66207 has stoppped to make a crew change at Hereford on a return Cemex working to Peak Forest at 16.40 on 9 November 2010. Note the new high intensity platform lighting recently installed here.

Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
David Pesterfield 2010


Aberdare: Arriva Trains Wales unit 150237 waits at Aberdare to return to Cardiff, and then on to Barry Island, with the 08.21 departure on 9 November 2010.

Vale of Neath Railway
David Pesterfield 2010


Shrewsbury: 57313 stands at platform 4 at Shrewsbury station on 9 November 2010 awaiting its 18.06 departure time. The train is the Arriva Trains Wales operated, Welsh Assembly funded, limited stop return service from Cardiff to Holyhead via Crewe.

Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway and Shropshire Union and Canal Railway Joint
David Pesterfield 2010


Stanley Road [Tram]: A simple elegance might be the description applied to the new tramstops in Blackpool and Fleetwood. This is Stanley Road, on the south side of Fleetwood, constructed during 2011. In that same year the old Fleetwood Fire Station has been demolished and work started on a new building. See image [[32601]] for the same location 11 months earlier.

Blackpool Tramroad and Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad
Mark Bartlett 2011


Fleetwood Ferry [Tram]: The new Fleetwood Ferry tram stop under construction outside the North Euston Hotel. It is seen here partly finished and replaced the old tram stop directly outside the Ferry itself. Previously there was just a setting down point here. See image [[26046]] for the same location in 2009.

Blackpool Tramroad and Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad
Mark Bartlett 2011


Broadwater: Broadwater level crossing is now complete and open for road traffic although the trams are not running again yet. View towards Fleetwood town centre. See image [[32509]] for the same location nearly two years earlier. The tram stop, formerly on the far side of the road, has now been moved behind the camera.

Blackpool Tramroad and Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad
Mark Bartlett 2011


London King's Cross: Just remind me, which century are we in? This Victorian-style sign on the pavement directs passengers to the new King's Cross passenger entrance. It is standing up to footfall rather well - it must have been there for about eight months.

London to Peterborough (Great Northern Railway)
Ken Strachan 2012


Birmingham Moor Street: Britain has plenty of viaducts where track has been removed; but perhaps not many where the space has been filled with headshunts. View south from Birmingham Moor Street towards Tyseley in November 2012, with the sidings currently used to stable Chiltern stock on the right see image [[58435]]. The blue and white building in the left background is the conference centre at Birmingham City football ground.

Snow Hill and Moor Street (Great Western Railway)
Ken Strachan 2012


Marylebone: The 13.07 Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill from platform 5 was only a 4-car unit, but passengers had quite a long walk from the concourse to pass the other two units trapped behind it. Thank goodness platforms 5 and 6 were never sold off and built over. Tip: after I took this shot, I was politely advised by a security guard that photographers should sign in at the information point (between WHS and Upper Crust on the concourse).

Marylebone Station (Great Central Railway)
Ken Strachan 2012


Birmingham Moor Street: The light at the end of the tunnel is a class 172 bound for Stratford-on-Avon. Contrast this view with the terminus platforms see image [[40968]].

Great Western Railway
Ken Strachan 2012


Marylebone: 'Well it might be bright and sunny for those two, but I'm always kept in the dark.' More Clubmans than British Leyland at Marylebone (platforms 4-6) on 9th November.

Marylebone Station (Great Central Railway)
Ken Strachan 2012


Birmingham Moor Street: Anyone here called Buster? Even the flower stall at Moor Street is pleasantly old-fashioned. Notice the steam engine to the right of the 'shed'.

Great Western Railway
Ken Strachan 2012


Birmingham Moor Street: If a run parallel to 'Offa's Dyke' is not on your agenda see image [[39316]], try Birmingham Moor Street, where twice a day, you can find a 67 hauling 6 coaches and a DVT. 67015 David J. Lloyd does the honours on 9 November. I have it on good authority that Selfridges (left) does not, in fact, sell fridges.

Great Western Railway
Ken Strachan 2012


Marylebone: This is the refurbished interior of Chiltern's loco-hauled coaches. Very nice - especially as there is neither noise nor vibration from underfloor engines - but the armrests are fixed, and there is no destination indicator. Nonetheless, Sir Sam Fay would most likely approve.

Marylebone Station (Great Central Railway)
Ken Strachan 2012


Glencraig Colliery: Looking west from the Pitcairn Road level crossing along the Glencraig Colliery (closed 1966) branch, Fife, on 9 November 2012. See image [[37042]]

Glencraig, Bowhill and Lady Helen Collieries Railway
Bill Roberton 2012


Marylebone: Locomotive sandwich at Marylebone on 9 November 2012. Classes 165 and 168 stand on either side of 67015, which had just arrived from Birmingham Moor Street see image [[40968]].

Marylebone Station (Great Central Railway)
Ken Strachan 2012


Heysham Port: 150228 has just met the Isle of Man sailing and now departs with the daily 1315 Heysham Port to Leeds service on a very wet November day. The Sprinter is just passing the ground frame that controls access to Heysham Power Station. See image [[37885]] for the view of the port itself from the bridge shown here.

Heysham Harbour Branch (Midland Railway)
Mark Bartlett 2012


Marylebone: The grand entrance to Marylebone Station in November 2012. The lady on the left appears to be happy taking up 50% of the available seating - though it doesn't look very comfortable to me.

Marylebone Station (Great Central Railway)
Ken Strachan 2012


Nuneaton North Chord: Open at last! A grab shot from a passing Turbostar, looking North along the Chord on 9 November. The yellow and red signals are normal aspects when one of the current two freight trains a day is not expected. The WCML can be seen on the right.

Network Rail
Ken Strachan 2012


City Thameslink: City Thameslink in landscape format see image [[35100]]. No shortage of steel in these parts.

London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Ken Strachan 2012


Birmingham Moor Street: That steam locomotive (Churchward 2-8-0 no 2885) looks badly in need of some spit and polish - but the 67/DVT combination looks excellent. View South-East from the concourse at Birmingham Moor Street on 9 November 2012.

Great Western Railway
Ken Strachan 2012


Birmingham Moor Street: The 10.29 to Kidderminster see image [[40435]] comprises a shiny new 172 at Birmingham Moor Street on 9th November 2012. Notice the GW-liveried water tank, and the poster of the Shakespeare Express on its end. The bike leaning on the lamppost is a timeless detail.

Great Western Railway
Ken Strachan 2012


Baker Street: Now THAT'S a coat of arms. Located above the steps from Marylebone Road at Baker Street station see image [[5095]]. Notice how the stones below the emblem are apparently cracking under its weight.

Metropolitan Railway
Ken Strachan 2012


Nuneaton: It's a good job they kept those untidy parked cars away. 67025 looks suitably embarrassed by its surroundings outside Nuneaton station on 9th November. This area is alongside the main station entrance, but you don't really notice it when driving in, as it is in a turning area - errant taxis are the main hazard here.

Trent Valley Railway (London and North Western Railway)
Ken Strachan 2012


St Pancras: The restored St Pancras train shed looks rather nice at dusk on 9th November. Notice the Dent clock is working - unlike the modern digital clock on the South Eastern lines, which got confused at the onset of winter time, and apparently has not worked since.

London Extension (Midland Railway)
Ken Strachan 2012


Birmingham Moor Street: The 'traditional' concourse at Birmingham Moor Street, with punning cafe, on Friday 9th November 2012. see image [[27204]]

Great Western Railway
Ken Strachan 2012


Marylebone: Residential developments on the approaches to Marylebone seem much more modern and 'greener' than at certain other London termini. It hardly feels like you're in 'The Smoke' at all! A Clubman drifts into the former Great Central terminus on 9th November. see image [[41096]]

Marylebone Station (Great Central Railway)
Ken Strachan 2012


High Street Kensington: LU C stock (now withdrawn) with a District Line service from Wimbledon to Edgware Road arriving at High Street Kensington station on 9th November 2013. This station was originally opened by the Metropolitan Railway with the line from Praed Street junction, Paddington to South Kensington on 1st October 1868 but has for very many years now been served by District and Circle Line trains.

Metropolitan Railway
David Bosher 2013


Sloane Square: LUL D78 stock (now withdrawn) on a District Line service to Wimbledon arriving at Sloane Square station on 9th November 2013. The gaudy platform wall tiles at this station have now been removed and replaced by plain black and white brick-like tiles, more in keeping with its original appearance, opened by the Metropolitan District Railway on 1st October 1868. Above the canopies, can be seen the brackets that once supported the station's all-over roof, destroyed in the London 'Blitz' in 1940.

Metropolitan District Railway
David Bosher 2013


Woodborough: 5029 Nunney Castle taking water in the Up Loop at Woodborough on the Berks and Hants line on 9 January 2014. The locomotive was in transit from Minehead to Southall.

Berks and Hants Extension Railway
Peter Todd 2014


Woodborough: 5029 Nunney Castle has stopped to take on water in the up loop at Woodborough, between Newbury and Westbury, on 9 November 2014. The Castle was on its way from Minehead to Southall.

Berks and Hants Extension Railway
Peter Todd 2014


Pitlochry: Photograph taken at the launch of the Highland Main Line Community Rail Partnership. [See news item]

Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
David Brown Photography 2015


New Orleans St Julia: New Orleans street car No 462 departing St Julia station on the Riverfront line as loco No 1505 of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad brings a freight train along the Mississippi riverfront towards the dock area.

New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
Alastair McLellan 2016


New Orleans St Julia: Loco No 1505 of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad brings a freight train along the Mississippi riverfront across one of the many open crossings along the riverfront. On the right of the crossing is the Riverfront Shopping Mall and the Cruise Ship Terminal.

New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
Alastair McLellan 2016


Kilnknowe Junction: One man and his dog pause on their morning walk to observe the passage of the 0959 Tweedbank – Edinburgh as it turns north towards Torwoodlee on 9 November 2017. The observers are standing on the trackbed of the Peebles Railway, which ran parallel with the Waverley Route from Kilnknowe Junction up to this point before turning west towards Clovenfords see image [[58513]].

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2017


Didcot Parkway: Two rakes of Class 387 EMUs in the sidings close to Didcot station, all in new GWR colours. EMU 387-162 on show. 9th November 2017.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2017


Didcot Parkway: Colas 37421 passing Didcot at speed heading for Oxford with a Network Rail test train on 9th November 2017.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2017


Bridge No 95: With just over half a mile to run before its penultimate stop at Galashiels, DMU 158726 is about to make its final crossing of the Gala Water. The date is 9 November 2017 and the train is the ScotRail 0924 Edinburgh Waverley – Tweedbank.

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2017


Didcot Parkway: 59201 passing through Didcot station with a long loaded stone train heading north for Oxford and beyond. 9th November 2017.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2017


Kilnknowe Junction: A Tweedbank - Edinburgh sevice runs north through the site of Kilnknowe Junction on 9 November 2017.

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2017


Galashiels: Just time for a welcome cup of coffee on a chilly autumn morning at Galashiels on 9 November 2017. Meantime, on the other side of Ladhope Vale, the 1033 ScotRail Tweedbank - Edinburgh service is pulling away from the platform.

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2017


Didcot Parkway: 800-002 departing Didcot for London under electric power with a raised pantograph. This was a crew traiing run on 9th November 2017.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2017


Didcot Parkway: 66099 arriving into the Didcot station sidings with what must be the longest car train on the UK network. 9th November 2017.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2017


Galashiels: An early afternoon service from Edinburgh pulls away from the platform at Galashiels on 9 November 2017 on its way to Tweedbank.

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2017


Edinburgh Gateway: An Inverness to Edinburgh service pulls out of the ever-quiet Edinburgh Gateway on the morning of 9 November. Lying behind each lamp post was a shiny new column waiting to replace it, less than a year after the station opened, and indeed since then they have been replaced. I couldn't possibly comment.

Forth Bridge Connecting Lines (North British Railway)
David Panton 2017


Didcot Parkway: The new Class 800's are now out and about, some on crew training and others on passenger duty in the GWR livery. I assume they are now giving a full rake of vehicles one nmber as on this unit, seen here under crew training awaiting the road to London, both leading and trailing cars carried the number 800-002. 9th November 2017

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2017


Gretna Green: Gretna. Nothing happening on the railway and nothing on the road either.

Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Ewan Crawford 2017


Galashiels: The 0955 ex-Waverley leaving the platform at Galashiels on 9 November 2017 on the last short leg of its journey to Tweedbank. Meantime, in the background, the last of the newly arrived passengers crosses the A7 Ladhope Vale to reach the Interchange building - notwithstanding the traffic signals!

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2017


Bridge No 95: A morning train from Edinburgh to Tweedbank approaching Galashiels in November 2017. The 158 has just passed the site of Kilnknowe Junction and crossed the bridge over Wheatlands Road, three quarters of a mile from its penultimate stop.

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2017


Galashiels: Passengers head for the exit from the Galashiels Interchange waiting area and the A7 pedestrian crossing on 9 November 2017, just as the ScotRail 1029 Tweedbank - Edinburgh runs into the station on the other side of Ladhope Vale.

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2017


Leith Central: A Great Central carriage on display at Leith on 9th November 2018 as part of an Armistice centenary commemoration of the Quintinshill rail crash disaster.

Leith Central Branch (North British Railway)
John Yellowlees 2018


Oubeck Loops: TPE 185124, rather unusually working a service to Glasgow, passes Freightliner 66547 on an intermodal train in the Down Loop at Oubeck on 9th November 2018.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett 2018


Lancaster: 158907, at one time dedicated to WYPTE services, climbs the bank out of Lancaster working from Barrow-in-Furness to Preston on 9th November 2018.

Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Mark Bartlett 2018


Bridgend: On a rather miserable day in South Wales Scotrail 156512 is seen passing through Bridgend en route to Landore Swansea for servicing. The train had left Corkerhill during the early morning of 9th November 2019.
See query 2193

South Wales Railway
Alastair McLellan 2019


Woodacre Crossing: The movement of Corkerhill Sprinters to and from Landore for interior refurbishment has become a regular Saturday occurrence since August 2019, one out and one back. 156512 makes its way south at Woodacre on 9th November 2019 routed via the G&SW, Shap and the Welsh Marches.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett 2019


Buckshaw Parkway: A pair of 3-car Northern Class 331s approach Buckshaw Parkway on 9 November 2020 with a Blackpool North to Manchester Airport service. Compare the view with image [[73216]] taken from the same viewpoint some 12 years earlier.

Bolton and Preston Railway
John McIntyre 2020


Dunfermline Town: 170402 enters Dunfermline Town with the 10.40 from Glenrothes with Thornton to Edinburgh on 9 November 2020. The platform on the left was formerly an island and may revert to being so if proposals to reopen the Longannet/Culross line come to fruition.

West of Fife Railway and Harbour
Bill Roberton 2020


Didcot Parkway: GWR 165122 was the duty shuttle DMU, working between Didcot and Oxford, seen at the former on 9th November 2021.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2021


Didcot Parkway: Not visible here but Colas 66847 is taking a loaded permanent-way new sleepers train eastbound through Didcot on 9th November 2021.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2021


Didcot Parkway: DBC 66035, westbound through Didcot, with a waste train from London on 9th November 2021.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2021


Glasgow Central: DfT minister Tracy Harrison MP is shown two next-generation green trains (Vivarail and HydroFLEX) by Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines at Glasgow Central station.

Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Network Rail 2021


Mossend Marshalling Yard: On 9th November 90039 was named 'Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport', at a ceremony performed by Bill Reeve, Rail Director Transport Scotland, during a three-day Low Carbon Logistics event has been held at Mossend to coincide with #COP26.

Mossend Marshalling Yard (Caledonian Railway)
John Yellowlees 2021


Didcot Parkway: Freightliner 66605, one of the low-geared variants, westbound Light Engine through Didcot on 9th November 2021.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2021


Catesby Tunnel: That is definitely a thingummyjig. It appears to have two electric motors below, and two fuse holders above; and definitely adds atmosphere to what is now an automotive testing facility. I hope they don't remove it.

London Extension (Great Central Railway)
Ken Strachan 2021


Mossend Marshalling Yard: This NTS/DRS Class 68, seen stabled at Mossend, was renamed 'Pride of the North' at Mossend Yard on the 10th November. 68006 was used until last year (2020) on the Fife Circle.

Mossend Marshalling Yard (Caledonian Railway)
John Yellowlees 2021


Mossend Marshalling Yard: 90039, just after its 'Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport' naming ceremony at Mossend, showing off its black 'Backbone' livery on 9th November 2021.

Mossend Marshalling Yard (Caledonian Railway)
John Yellowlees 2021


Didcot Parkway: DBC (EWS liveried) 66133 bringing in a rather long train full of railway spoil, from where to where I wonder, but this was one of many very long trains to pass through Didcot on 9th November 2021.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2021


Didcot Parkway: GWR EMU 387161 being readied for departure to London Paddington from Didcot on 9th November 2021.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2021


Didcot Parkway: DBC 66105 hauling the daily Morris Cowley to Southampton car train through Didcot Parkway on 9th November 2021. The coaling stage and water tower at Didcot Railway Centre can be seen in the background.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2021


Eastleigh East Yard: Elevated view of the East Sidings at Eastleigh on 9th November 2022, with parked Colas locos (66 & 70) and an 08 shunting in the distance.

London and Southampton Railway
Peter Todd 2022


Eastleigh: 153385 apparently now has a non-passenger purpose, perhaps route learning, but it quite often resides at Eastleigh as seen on 9th November 2022.

London and Southampton Railway
Peter Todd 2022


St Andrew Square [Tram]: Tram 251 waits to leave the temporary terminus at St Andrew Square on 9 November 2022.

Edinburgh Trams
Bill Roberton 2022


Eastleigh: During a 9th November trip to Eastleigh, I got the impression the timetables had not fully reset after the so-called strikes. Passenger traffic seemed okay, but the freight workings were very hit and miss with many consists being very lightly loaded. There were also signal failures in the locality which slowed the traffic down. 66124 drifted very slowly into the station, it did not stop but neither did it race away. Reporting No. 4Z94, Southampton West Docks to Didcot at 1324 hours.

London and Southampton Railway
Peter Todd 2022


Eastleigh: While I was watching proceedings at Eastleigh on 9th November 2022 a very long rake of ballast wagons appeared and were slowly filled by the two resident JCBs.

London and Southampton Railway
Peter Todd 2022


Eastleigh: Network Rail RHTT MPV DR 98970 passing through Eastleigh on 9th November 2022.

London and Southampton Railway
Peter Todd 2022


Events


Events from the chronology which occured on this day. This generally lists events before 1995, the creation of the website.

YearCompaniesDescription
1858East Somerset RailwayWitham to Shepton Mallet opened
1870Dingwall and Skye RailwaySS Oscar wrecked off Applecross and considered at that time to be a total loss. Passengers and crew safely rescued. Sailings from Strome Ferry to Stornoway abandoned.
1885Abbotsbury Branch (Great Western Railway)Abbotsbury opened
2002Scottish Central RailwayLandslip at Carmuirs Tunnel. Both bores partly collapse.
2007Glasgow Airport Rail LinkThe 2014 Commonwealth Games are awarded to Glasgow, partly due to the planned new Airport link to Glasgow Central.

News


These are old news items which which occured on this day. This generally lists events after 1995, the creation of the website.

YearCompaniesDescription
2002Glasgow Underground service resumesFollowing re-instatement of 35 drivers and the resolving of issues over training and CCTV the Glasgow Underground re-opened.
2004Work to clear railway line starts [BBC News]Engineers begin clearing the wreckage of the train involved in Saturday^s high-speed crash which killed seven.
2010Doubts over Borders rail line as firm quits [Scotsman]FEARS were raised last night that the cost of one the biggest construction projects in Scotland could rise after an American rail company pulled out of the race for the contract
2010Borders to Edinburgh railway on track despite dropout [BBC]Transport Scotland has said plans to reopen a rail link between the Borders and Edinburgh are ^on track^ despite a member of one bid group withdrawing.
2011Steam railway set to expand [Lancashire Evening Post] Preston’s steam railway is looking to expand its huge engine shed on the city’s docklands as it bids to attracts more visitors. The Ribble Steam Railway, which runs steam trips along the track from its base on Chain Caul Way to the junction with Strand Road, is looking to add extra space at its headquarters. It has submitted plans to the city’s council to extend the shed to allow it to fit new locomotives and wagons from the Furness Railway Trust which has merged with it.
2012Paisley Canal electrification works extended [Network Rail]To complete the electrification of the Paisley Canal line in time to operate electric trains in December, additional weekend and night time engineering works will take place between the 10th and 18th of November. The extension of engineering works is due to the need to replace sections of cable stolen from the line earlier this month.
2015GE wins 1000-locomotive Indian Railways deal [Railway Gazette]INDIA: On November 9 the Ministry of Railways issued GE with a letter of award for a US$2·6bn joint venture contract to develop a factory to supply and maintain 1 000 diesel locomotives. The contract is expected to be signed within 30 days.
2015Highland Main Line Community Rail Partnership launched [ScotRail]The new Highland Main Line Community Rail Partnership (HML CRP) celebrates its launch at an event at Pitlochry Station today (Monday 9 November 2015). More than 40 guests– including Deputy First Minister John Swinney and Phil Verster, managing director of the ScotRail Alliance - were welcomed by Sally Spaven, Chair of the HML CRP. CRPs are designed to form a bridge between the railway and local communities and to work with community groups, businesses and organisations in the area - as well as the rail industry - to encourage more local people and visitors to use trains. The HML CRP includes the rail route from Dunkeld and Birnam to Carrbridge, taking in Pitlochry, Blair Atholl, Dalwhinnie, Newtonmore, Kingussie, and Aviemore.
2016Union stages protests over ScotRail franchise [BBC News]The RMT union is staging a day of protests in support of ^safer Scottish railways^. The rail union is calling on the Scottish government to set out an immediate timetable for Abellio to be stripped of its ScotRail franchise. It has said making Scotland^s railways safer can only be done with a publicly-owned service. ScotRail said it had invested hundreds of millions of pounds on new trains and improved technology. Protests are being held at railway stations across the country.
2016Croydon tram: Seven dead and 50 injured after derailment [BBC News]Seven people have died and dozens more have been injured after a tram overturned in London. People were trapped inside and more than 50 were taken to hospital after the derailment in Croydon just after 06:00 GMT. The tram driver, 42, from Beckenham, has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. British Transport Police said they were investigating whether he fell asleep. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the tram was travelling at a ^significantly higher speed than is permitted^.
2017Ordsall Chord Preview [Manchester Evening News]We took a look at the Ordsall Chord which will carry services between Piccadilly and Victoria from next month. The M.E.N was given an exclusive trains-eye view of the £85m project. Aimed at slashing railway congestion and allowing for faster trains and more frequent services, it will make way for future east-west links
2017ScotRail^s delayed new trains not now expected until March [Scotsman]ScotRail^s new fleet of electric trains will not enter service on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line until late March, The Scotsman has learned. The Japanese-designed Hitachi Class 385 trains were due to have been introduced on the route in September.
2017Tunnelling complete on Northern line extension [Rail News]Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Amy has broken through at Kennington to complete the tunnelling programme on London Undergrounds Northern line extension. Two TBMs, Helen and Amy, have been used to construct a new 3.2km twin-bore tunnel connecting the Charing Cross branch of the Northern line at Kennington to Battersea Power station, via a new station at Nine Elms.
2018Axing train guards could help ^county lines^ drug gangs recruit youngsters, security minister fears [Daily Mail]Mr Wallace has ordered officials to work with the Department for Transport to see if the move will worsen the county lines menace where city gangs groom boys and girls to carry drugs to towns.
2018Highland Council to explore options to keep ‘unsustainable’ Corran Ferry afloat [Press and Journal]The current Corran Ferry service isn’t sustainable, with two ageing vessels and a crewing situation becoming critical.
2018LNER rolls out app that tells passengers which seats are free in every carriage [Daily Mail]London North Eastern Railway has begun using seat sensor technology above seats on all its trains to make it easier for passengers to avoid having to stand.
2018Controlled explosions at Longannet power station [BBC News]There have been a series of controlled explosions at Longannet power station in Fife. The station was closed in 2016, bringing an end to coal-fired power production in Scotland.