Alloway Viaduct: Heading over the Doon viaduct from Alloway Tunnel on 19 November 2000.

Map: Section of London Underground map showing the North London Line route between Willesden Junction and Stratford running along the top.

Edinburgh Waverley: Temporary bus platforms - Waverley, 19 Nov 2006.

Haymarket MPD: Progress on the new maintenance sheds at Haymarket MPD on 19 November 2006 looking west.

Slateford Yard: New First ScotRail stabling and cleaning roads now in place on the north side of Slateford Yard. View west on 19 November 2006 with Slateford Road just off picture to the right.

Edinburgh Waverley: Sunday morning scene at the East end of Waverley on 19 November 2006. Several through roads are blocked by construction work. The GNER 0900 London Kings Cross service boards at no 21 (far left). In the loco bay is one of the EWS class 90s in First ScotRail livery used on the Caledonian Sleeper.

Firbeck Junction: Firbeck Junction, Tickhill, looking north to Doncaster. The line to the left runs to Doncaster and that to the right (out of use) to Harworth Colliery. The South Yorkshire Joint certainly was joint - involving the Great Central Railway, Great Northern Railway, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Midland Railway and the North Eastern Railway companies.

Edinburgh Waverley: The new Balmoral through platform on the north side of Waverley station, with work still underway on lifts and stairs on 19 November 2006.

Edinburgh Waverley: The GNER 0900 (Sunday) service to London Kings Cross boarding at sub platform 21 at Waverley on 19 November 2006.

Harworth Colliery: The disused track at the former Harworth Colliery site. The view is towards the loading point. A very long conveyor crossed the nearby hills to reach this point. The extremely overgrown line to the right is the former Ranskill Line.

Staveley (GC): The Great Central's Annesley branch passed over the Midland Railway at Staveley. This view looks south from that bridge towards Staveley (GC) station. The line also crossed a west (MR) to south (GCR) connection between these two lines where the distant fence stands. At the time of the photograph, in 2006, the Midland route was still in place although no longer in use below this viewpoint.

Edinburgh Waverley: A Virgin Voyager shortly after arrival in the east end bay platform 7 on a Sunday morning in November 2006 with a terminated CrossCountry service.

Barrow Hill Shed: Inside Barrow Hill roundhouse in November 2006.

Barrow Hill: MGR trains sit in the sidings at Barrow Hill. View looks south. The line to the left is the recently closed line to Creswell, Oxcroft, Seymour Junction and Bolsover all of which have closed. That in the centre is to Rotherham.

Chesterfield: Southbound at Chesterfield.

Chesterfield: Meeting at Chesterfield. View looks south.

Edinburgh Waverley: EWS 67028 stabled in the east end bays (now part of platforms 5 & 6) at Waverley in between Sleeper duties on a wet 19 November 2007. In the background a class 322 EMU is boarding at the adjacent platform 4 with a North Berwick service.

Edinburgh Waverley: New stabling point at Waverley. What is now a dead-end siding running alongside the south wall opposite platform 7, is now regularly used to accomodate locomotives used on First ScotRail's Caledonian Sleeper services. The siding is shown here on 19 November with EWS locomotive (and sleeper regular) 90035 stabled alongside the southside crossover.

Bellinzona: Basel to Venice EuroCity express service pauses at Bellinzona.

Moreton-on-Lugg: A northbound Arriva Trains Wales service with a Class 175 DMU approaches the closed station at Moreton-on-Lugg on 19 November 2008.

Alloa West Junction: 170 477 has just passed the footbridge at Alloa West with the 1041 service to Glasgow Queen Street on 19 November.

Abergavenny: 175009 on an Arriva Trains Wales southbound service approaching Abergavenny on 19 November.

Alloa West Junction: 170 477 with the 1041 service to Glasgow Queen Street on 19 November passing Alloa Cricket Club with Dumyat Hill dominating the background.

Knock Hill: Former junction on the southern slopes of Knock Hill, photographed on 19 November 2008, showing where the West of Fife Mineral Railway branches to North Lethans Colliery (curving to the right) and South Lethans Colliery, Steelend (on a straight line to the left) once diverged.

Dorrington: Although the station has gone the signalbox remains at Dorrington as a northbound Class 158 heads towards Shrewsbury on 19 November past an upper quadrant home signal beyond which stands a lower quadrant starter.

Pontrilas: A view of Pontrilas, looking north-east from above Pontrilas Tunnel in November 2008, with a southbound Class 158 held at the signal for the block section to Abergavenny.

Abergavenny: Arriva Train Wales 175009 slows as it approaches Abergavenny with a southbound service in November 2008.

Abergavenny: 158822 heads north from Abergavenny with a service to Holyhead on 19 November 2008. Photo taken from the public footpath crossing.

Pontrilas: Southbound 158839 is brought to a halt by a signal check at Pontrillas on its way to Cardiff on 19 November.

Arndean: Cutting at Arndean, two miles west of Rumbling Bridge, on the former Devon Valley Railway.  Note the masonry retaining walls on both sides of the trackbed.

Abergavenny: 158822 departs north from Abergavenny on 19 November with a service to Holyhead. The length of the northbound platform is almost of Scarborough platform 1 proportions, with 2, 3 and 4 car sets that call here dwarfed!

Pontrilas: The remains at Pontrilas (closed 1958) seen from above the tunnel mouth to the south of the station looking towards Hereford on 19 November 2008. The northbound platform edge has been cut back and the southbound platform has gone completely.

Devonport Junction: Looking west at Plymouth. The closed line to the left, (with the 'paperclip' sculpture on the dismantled viaduct), was the west to south curve of the branch to Millbay. Behind the camera was the south to east curve and Plymouth station at the junction.

Craigendoran Junction: 'Leaf Train' waiting in Craigendoran Loop is passed by a SPT train heading for Helensburgh.

Princes Street [Tram]: Saturday afternoon view east along Princes Street on 19 November 2011 as Edinburgh and the ongoing tram works prepare to celebrate Christmas and the approaching new year. See image [[20756]]

Kinghorn: The Fife Circle add-on to the Spitfire Railtours Edinburgh Explorer II passes south through Kinghorn on 19 November 2011 with 57001 leading and 50044 + 50049 bringing up the rear.

Kinghorn: 50044+50049 bring up the rear of the 'Edinburgh Explorer II' special as it returns south through Kinghorn on 19 November see image [[36471]].

Preston: Approaching midnight on 19 November 2011 as 50049+50044 arrive back in Preston with the Spitfire Railtours 'Edinburgh Explorer II', following an outing lasting almost 19 hours and including visits to Yorkshire, Edinburgh and the Kingdom of Fife see image [[36478]].

Preston: 50049+50044 on the front of a railtour that had just arrived back in Preston a few minutes before midnight on 19th November 2011. The train is waiting to depart ecs to Carnforth.

Corkerhill: 380004 stands at Corkerhill on 19 November 2012, the first day of electric operations over the branch.

Paisley Canal: 380004 preparing to leave Paisley Canal with the 14.30 to Glasgow Central on 19 November 2012, the first day of electric operations over the branch.

Corkerhill: 380004 with the 14.30 Paisley Canal - Glasgow Central at Corkerhill on 19 November 2012 following the completion of branch electrification work.

Balgreen [Tram]: View over Balgreen tram stop on 19 November 2013, with the iconic Jenners Depository in the background.

Saughton [Tram]: Looking south towards the Saughton bridge carrying the Edinburgh tram route over the E & G and Fife lines on 19 November.  A foot and cycle path has been provided here.

Saughton [Tram]: Looking east along the tram route towards Balgreen on 19 November 2013. Carrick Knowe golf course is on the left, the main line with a passing 334 on the right and Edinburgh Castle dominating the skyline.

Inverness: The main entrance to Inverness Station, facing onto Station Square, just off Academy Street, on 19 November 2014. The Royal Highland Hotel (formerly The Station Hotel) stands alongside on the right.

Inverness: Looking across the concourse at Inverness on 19 November 2014. The train waiting to depart from platform 6 is the 12.17 local service to Dingwall. The 32 minute journey includes stops at Beauly, Muir of Ord and Conon Bridge.

Dodworth: View west from the level crossing to the single platform Dodworth station on 19 November 2014. The first station out of Barnsley on the route to Penistone, Dodworth was reopened in 1989 on the site of the original 1854 station, which had closed in 1959. [Ref query 10662]

Dodworth: The disused signal box, on the south side of the line, located beyond the Station Road level crossing at the east end of Dodworth Station as seen in November 2014. It replaced the original MS&LR box, which was demolished as a result of a derailment in January 1955.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: A surprise awaiting passengers taking the lift down to platform 9 at Queen Street on 19th November 2015 - demolition of the present station buildings appears to have started somewhat earlier than expected.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: A seagull's eye view of the magnificent train shed roof at Queen Street in November 2015 - plus the excrescence which is the Millenium Hotel extension. The latter is due to be demolished in the refurbishment of the station. Access by kind permission of Merchants House.

Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Scheduled for demolition in the redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street are the current station management facilities building (centre) and the unloved Consort House (right).

Baillieston: Coal empties, seen here just west of Baillieston station, roll down the gradient towards Rutherglen Junction rather faster than they climbed it when loaded and en route to Longannet.

Slochd Viaduct: 37218 and 37059 are running a little late as they haul their train of fourteen autoballasters south over Slochd Viaduct.This is the return working of 6K40 from Forsinard to Mossend.

Barassie Junction: The driver of Freightliner 66515 gives a friendly wave as he reverses into the sidings at Barassie Junction on 19 November before running round. Longannet power station is due to close in March 2016, so this traffic will also cease.

Barassie Junction: Freightliner class 66 No 66515 heads 6G10, a rare coal move from Killoch direct to Longannet on 19 November. Having run round in the sidings, it will now head to Longannet via Kilwinning.

Jesmond [1st]: Now bypassed by the underground station of the Tyne & Wear Metro, the old surface route through Jesmond is retained for empty stock movements. The station building is a pub The Carriage, and the signalbox is an Indian restaurant with an old carriage placed between them.

Jesmond [1st]: Now bypassed by the underground station of the Tyne & Wear Metro, the old surface route through Jesmond is retained for empty stock movements. The station building is a pub 'The Carriage', and the signalbox is an Indian restaurant with an old carriage placed between them.

Shrubhill Tram Depot: The preserved octagonal chimney at the former Shrubhill Tram Depot seen looking towards Leith Walk on 19 November 2017, with ongoing construction activity on the site gradually moving west towards the camera. The rusting rails of the Powderhall branch are visible bottom right.

York: Two GBRf 66s running south through Platform 9 at York on 19th November 2017. The locos are 66752 The Hoosier State and 66712 Peterborough Power Signalbox.

Balerno Goods Junction: A recent walk along the Water of Leith Walkway showed that there are still a few telegraph poles lurking in the undergrowth, and here's one near Balerno. I think some-one's already cracked the joke about 'bush telegraph', so I'll refrain....

Croft Spa: Looking north to the poorly maintained and narrow width ECML over-bridge across the A167 Northallerton Road, a short distance to the south of Croft on Tees village. The large Tees Bridge, over the River Tees, lies approx 100m to the right.

Croft Spa: Views taken close to the Tees Viaduct, located south of Croft-on-Tees, where the East Coast main line traverses the historic boundary between Yorkshire and County Durham. Immediately south of the viaduct, set back from the line on the up side, is a large sign proclaiming that the vast expanse of Yorkshire lies ahead.

Yarm on Tees: The most northerly section, across the River Tees, of the 650m Yarm Viaduct is built in stone compared to brick for the rest of the structure. A large plaque is sited above the centre pier detailing the names of the design engineers, the superintendent of works, and the contractors responsible for the building the structure.

Croft Spa: View taken close to the Tees Viaduct, located south of Croft-on-Tees, where the East Coast main line traverses the historic boundary between Yorkshire and County Durham. This is looking north east from the up side towards the viaduct seen immediately beyond the signals that allow bi-directional running on each line. Also of note are the additional track safety features installed to seek to keep any derailment on the immediate viaduct approach from deviating from the forward direction

Croft Spa: View taken close to the Tees Viaduct, located south of Croft-on-Tees, where the East Coast main line traverses the historic boundary between Yorkshire and County Durham. This is from the up side looking south west to bridge 87, showing it to be in as bad a condition rail side as it is when seen from the road. See image [[61941]]

Deveron Viaduct: Just published by Kessock Books, the new Insider Guide on the Aberdeen to Elgin and Inverness Railway by David Fasken and David Spaven. [Amazon] [Kessock Books]

Forres [2nd]: View south to the former station at Forres.

Forres: A panoramic view of the new station at Forres, looking south, from the road bridge to the west. The old station has been obliterated.

Barrow-in-Furness: Although the Cumbrian Coast Class 37 passenger services are drawing to a close before long the ETH fitted locos are still being 'shopped' and 37409 'Lord Hinton' has recently been overhauled and repainted in large logo livery. The loco is seen on 19th November 2018, newly arrived in Barrow-in-Furness with the 1145hrs arrival from Carlisle.

Morningside Road: As shown on this screen on a No 11 bus 'Morningside Station' is a well-recognised Edinburgh location long after the station closed and probably will be so forever. Morningside Maisie's school gets a mention. I only know this because she and it are on the mug in front of me.

Lichfield (Trent Valley): 390104 calls at Platform 2, Lichfield Trent Valley, with a Manchester to Euston service on 19th November 2019. This view taken from High Level platform 3 during an unexpected visit when a direct service that should have run through New Street was diverted via the Trent Valley because of catenary damage, necessitating two changes to reach Birmingham.

Shettleston PW Depot: On a sunny autumn morning, 67020 waits in Shettleston loop at the head of the Railhead Treatment Train. 67012 is on the tail, sitting on the bridge over Gartocher Road.

Shettleston PW Depot: 67012 waits in the Shettleston loop, on the tail of the Railhead Treatment Train, in November 2020. 67020 is at the head.

Woodacre Crossing: Orion Logistics Parcels EMU 326001, albeit still running with its former passenger number 319373, was out on test/training on 19th November 2021, seen here at Woodacre returning from Carlisle to Crewe, and running over an hour early.