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1941Start of Clydebank Blitz:
1970Dingwall and Skye Railway: Strathcarron to Stromeferry re-opens (following major blockage).
1970Kyle of Lochalsh Extension Railway (Highland Railway): Strathcarron to Strome Ferry re-opens.
Externally traffic – scarred, but internally as fit as a proverbial butcher’s dog (one of impeccable pedigree, naturally), locomotive 55 017 The Durham Light Infantry arrives to take command of its train at around 11.20 a.m. on Monday March 13th 1978. It will shortly race up the ECML to Edinburgh at speeds in excess of 100 mph. Externally traffic – scarred, but internally as fit as a proverbial butcher’s dog (one of impeccable pedigree, naturally), locomotive 55 017 The Durham Light Infantry arrives to take command of its train at around 11.20 a.m. on Monday March 13th 1978. It will shortly race up the ECML to Edinburgh at speeds in excess of 100 mph.

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158 727 calls at Huntly in June 1999 with a service to Inverness.
Huntly
David Panton
Spring time in Northumberland, an unidentified CrossCountry express races north near Alnwick on 7 March 2010.
Alnwick
John Steven
View across former Easingwold Branch level crossing on Station Road at Alne station looking towards the ECML running just beyond the farthest tree line. [See image 21801 for view in opposite direction].
Alne
David Pesterfield
The site of the goods shed at Blair Atholl (seen here still standing in 1989) is now occupied by two houses. The main station building can be seen on the right. The goods shed was located at the Inverness end of the station off the end of the up platform.
Blair Atholl
Ewan Crawford
<I>Scottish Grand Tour no 11</I> pauses at Nairn on 5 September 1970 with EE Type 4 no D364 in charge. [With thanks to David Spaven].
Nairn
Bill Jamieson
08870 ^Millhouses^ runs under the Crigglestone Junction to Horbury Bridge line overbridge as it crosses Blacker Lane returning from the exchange sidings into the British Oak opencast disposal point at Calder Grove, near Wakefield in 1992.
Crigglestone
David Pesterfield
Q6 no 63379 of 52K Consett shed stands in the yard there on 15 February 1964 having brought in a load of steel flats earlier in the day. [see image 22966]
Consett
Robin Barbour Collection
A Virgin Trains service to Birmingham New Street calls at Haymarket in February 1999 behind 86 258 <I>Talyllyn</I>.
Edinburgh Haymarket
David Panton
Liverpool based Jubilee no 45698 <I>Mars</I> about to take a southbound train away from Carlisle^s platform 4 in the mid 1960s.
Carlisle
K A Gray
The 0811 service from Morecambe, formed by 156469, runs into Platform 2, a north facing bay at Lancaster. Some trains on the branch are lightly loaded but this train is usually standing room only, at least for the five minute run from Bare Lane.
Lancaster
Mark Bartlett
9T26 empties for Polkemmet on Benhar branch. Oct 1978.
Benhar
William Barr
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February 2010 Major recovery/repair operations completed at Carrbridge
RMT union calls strike over use of guards on new A-B-E services
January 2010 Container train in major derailment at Carrbridge
Weather worsens across Britain - all transport badly hit
December 2009 Festive season travel disrupted by worst weather for many years

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EE Type 1 with a coal train.... where and when? [Added 280210]

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