The return excursion to Darlington leaves the Harbour station. normally visited only by Sprinter units. Preserved 40145 is at the rear. Stranraer in SW Scotland was once the main ferry port for bo... (more)
The preserved Class 40 wheels its Stranraer-bound excursion northbound on the Glasgow & South Western main line through deepest Ayrshire on a perfect late spring morning.
One of the Highland Rail Festival steam runs on the rarely visited Oban branch crosses the top end of Loch Awe, in very typical West of Scotland weather.