The Railway Travel & Photography Train had specially cleaned SGS's at each end and ran up and down the scenic branch all morning for tour participants to take pictures.

A service train with an SGS 0-6-0, which had a bent axle and was literally wobbling up the hill at walking pace. A dull day, converted to mono in Photoshop to try and put some life into it!

A runby with a 'CWD' 2-8-0 on a Railway Travel & Photography tour. The cyclists were bribed to stay in that position!

The heavily delayed combined Glasgow and Edinburgh sleepers arrive out of the mist at Carstairs, where they will split for their respective destinations. It's about 11 am - this train normally arr... (more)

The crew of Stanier Pacific 'Princess Elizabeth' share a joke with colleagues on Lancashire's busiest tourist line.

A GNER Aberdeen-London Kings Cross HST (left) passes a northbound Virgin Voyager (right). The towers of the famous Forth Bridge are visible in the background.

A London-Glasgow 'Pendolino' at Speed alongside the infant River Clyde on the approach to Carstairs.

This daily Carlisle-Edinburgh infrastructure train was the only freight to Edinburgh's Millerhill Yard to utilise electric traction. It has since reverted to the ubiquitous EMD class 66.

The revitalised Ayrshire coal industry in full swing. 66026 southbound with a train of older hoppers - an unidentified loco in the background loads a train of the newer HTA vehicles.

Ageing 37417 hauls failed EMD 66157 and its train of Grangemouth bound empty petroleum tanks approaching Carstairs on a blustery Spring afternoon.

Freightliner's small fleet of 1965-built class 86s still clock up high mileages on intermodal trains on the West Coast Main Line, like this southbound Crewe-bound train leaving Carstairs.

Hunslet Saddletank No 7 performs at Wheldale Colliery. This engine was pressed into use for 3 weeks in 12/81 when severe weather froze this systems Sentinel diesels.

Hunslet Saddletank No 7 performs at Wheldale Colliery. This engine was pressed into use for 3 weeks in 12/82 when severe weather froze this systems Sentinel diesels, one of which is visble here.

Hunslet Saddletank No 7 performs at Wheldale Colliery. This engine was pressed into use for 3 weeks in 12/82 when severe weather froze this systems diesels. See EXIF data for full caption.

Hunslet Saddletank No 7 performs at Wheldale Colliery. This engine was pressed into use for 3 weeks in 12/82 when severe weather froze this systems diesels. In the foreground is stacked NG track p... (more)