Gallery

My galleries are arranged alphabetically by COUNTRY.

Scroll down to view the various countries and select those that you would like to view.

For the UK I have divided the country into smaller geographical regions, and where necessary, counties.

I hope you enjoy browsing and discover something of interest.

Australia

Goolwa - Victor Harbour, SA

(Contains 4 photos)

River port on the Murray River. The Steam Ranger Heritage Railway operates its 5ft 3in railway between Goolwa and Victor Harbour, running the "Cockle Train" along the route, taking 30 minutes. See steamrangerheritagerailway.org .

Melbourne, VIC

(Contains 9 photos)

Major Australian City. Capital of Victoria. Famous Flinders Street Station right at the centre.

Belgium

Ostend (Oostende)

(Contains 3 photos)

Coastal city once connected to the UK by ferries to and from the UK.

Canada

New Westminster (Vancouver), BC

(Contains 6 photos)

City just south east of Vancouver, and part of the District of Metro Vancouver.

North Vancouver, BC

(Contains 7 photos)

On the north shore of Burrard Inlet, opposite the City of Vancouver.

Germany

Aachen Hbf (Contains 2 photos) German town close to the Dutch and Belgian border	Montabaur (Contains 3 photos) Rhineland town located on the high=-speed ICE route between Cologne and Frankfurt.
Munich HBF (Contains 12 photos) The main station in Munich,	Wiel am Rhein (Basel) (Contains 2 photos) Located in the suburbs of Basel, Switzerland, the most SW town in Germany.

Ireland (North & Rep)

Athenry, Co. Galway (Contains 1 photo) Town 16 miles east of Galway, crossing point for Claremorris to Limerick north-south route.	Athlone, Co. Westmeath (Contains 3 photos) Midlands town situated on the rail route directly west of Dublin. Junction for lines to Galway and the north west.
Ballina, Co. Mayo (Contains 5 photos) Town at the end of the single line from Manulla Junction in County Mayo.	Belfast Central, Co. Antrim (Contains 1 photo) Now known as Belfast Lanyon Place, the main Belast station opened in 1976.
Claremorris, Co. Mayo (Contains 4 photos) Junction station on the Dublin to Westport and Ballina routes, and the Western Rail Corridor line to Athenry.	Cork, Co. Cork (Contains 5 photos) Second city in the republic, and the main destination for southbound trains from Dublin.
Drogheda, & Navan branch, Co, Neath (Contains 6 photos) Drogheda, station on Dublin-Belast mainline, freight only branch to Navan & Tara Mines	Dublin Connolly (Contains 17 photos) Busy terminus station north of the River Liffey. Services to and from Belfast use this station.
Dublin Heuston (Contains 6 photos) Terminus station linking towns and cities to the south, south west, and west.	Ennis, Co. Clare (Contains 3 photos) The county town of County Clare - located on Western Corridor route from Limerick to Athenry.
Galway, Co. Galway (Contains 9 photos) County town of Co. Galway, terminus of route from Athlone.	Killarney, Co. Kerry (Contains 5 photos) Station on the Mallow to Tralee branch, Co. Kerry
Limerick Colbert Street (Contains 4 photos) Major city in the west. Opened in 1858 this western terminus connects with Dublin and other main towns in Ireland.	Limerick Junction, Co. Tipperary (Contains 1 photo) Famous junction station on the Dublin to Cork mainline.
Mallow, Co. Cork (Contains 1 photo) Town located on the Dublin to Cork mainline, and the junction for the route to Killarney and Tralee.	Millstreet, Co. Cork (Contains 1 photo) Town on the Mallow to Tralee line.
Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow (Contains 3 photos) Station on the coastal Dublin to Rosslare line.	Tralee, Co. Kerry (Contains 1 photo) County town of Co. Kerry, terminus on the branch line from Mallow.
Westport, Co, Mayo (Contains 3 photos) Terminus of the line from Athlone, via Claremorris.

Isle of Man

Adrift in the Irish Sea, this 30 x 9 mile island is home to an eclectic selection of 2, 3 and 3 1/2 foot gauge railways.

Douglas Bay Horse Tramway (Contains 4 photos) 3 foot gauge tramway, built by Thomas Lightfoot in 1876, running for just over one and a half miles along the promenade in Douglas.	Isle of Man Steam Railway (Contains 7 photos) Once part of a much larger network (46 miles) of 3 foot narrow gauge lines covering much of the island, now operating just over 15 miles between Douglas and Port Erin.
Isle of Man Railway Museum, Port Erin (Contains 3 photos) An interesting museum located in a former bus garage adjacent to the station at Port Erin, and well worth the visit.	Manx Electric Railway (Contains 3 photos) An 18 mile-long electric tramway, built in 1893, running between Douglas and Ramsey, on a track gauge of 3 feet.
Snaefell Mountain Railway (Contains 5 photos) A 5 mile-long electric 3 foot, 6 inch gauge tramway, connecting Laxey (on the Manx Electric Railway) to the summit of Snaefell Mountain, 2,034 feet high.

Netherlands (The)

Ommen

(Contains 1 photo)

Town in eastern Netherlands, located east of Zwolle in the Salland region of the Vecht Valley.

Zwolle

(Contains 1 photo)

City in north eastern Holland, a major station on NS with rail connections in 8 directions.

Sri Lanka

Gampola (Contains 9 photos) Town located in the country's central highlands, within Kandy District, Central Province.	Kandy (Contains 1 photo) Major city in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Railway on the line to Matala.
Peradeniya Junction (Contains 14 photos) Junction at which point the lines to Kandy and Matale, and Bandarawela and Nuwara Eliya, divide.

Switzerland

Aigle (Contains 5 photos) Town in the Vaud canton, south west Switzerland. Located on the Simplon line between Domodossolaa (Italy) and Geneva.	Basel Bad (Badischer) Bahnhof (Contains 5 photos) Station in the Swiss city, but operated by Deutsche Bahn (DB).
Basel SBB Bahnhof (Contains 4 photos) Basel's central railway station, the busiest international station in Europe.	Bex (Contains 4 photos) Village located south of Aigle, in the Vaud canton. Main line trains from Italy to Geneva and Lausanne pass and stop here.
Brig (Contains 5 photos) Historic town in the canton of Valais, close to the border with Italy.	Geneva (Contains 1 photo) City in the west of Switzerland. The country's second largest city. after Zurich, and the country's capital.
Martigny (Contains 7 photos) Capital of the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais, south west Switzerland.	Monthey (Contains 1 photo) Located in the canton of Valais in south west Switzerland.
St. Maurice (Contains 4 photos) Saint Maurice is located on the SBB main line between Italy and Geneva and Lausanne.	Visp (Contains 1 photo) On the main line between Geneva and Italy, in the south west of the country.

UK - Cotswolds & Southern Midlands

Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.

Badminton, Gloucestershire (Contains 1 photo) Village located on the GWR Bristol to London main line west of Chipping Sodbury.	Gloucester, Gloucestershire (Contains 11 photos) County town of Gloucestershire. Station just off the Midland route between Bristol & Birmingham, and with a connection to South Wales.
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (Contains 17 photos) Heritage railway in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, running on the route of the former GWR main line between Cheltenham and Birmingham.	Hereford, Herefordshire (Contains 2 photos) County town of Herefordshire, located on the Welsh Marches line from Newport to the North and West, as well has hosting local services to and from the Midlands.
Leominster, Herefordshire (Contains 4 photos) Market town between Ludlow and Hereford on the Welsh Marches Line.	Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire (Contains 3 photos) Town located on the Cotswold Line between Oxford and Hereford.
Standish Junction & Haresfield Loop, Gloucestershire (Contains 8 photos) Standish Junction is where the Golden Valley Line from Swindon joins the Bristol to Birmingham main line. The freight loops at Haresfield are just north of Standish on the Birmingham route.	Worcester Shrub Hill (Contains 3 photos) Former Great Western Railway station famed for its collection of lower quadrant signals.
Yate, South Gloucestershire, and Westerleigh branch (Contains 7 photos) Commuter town 12 miles north of Bristol, on main line to Birmingham. Junction for branches to Westerleigh & Tytherington.

UK - East Anglia & Lincolnshire

Railways in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and most of Lincolnshire, except North Lincolnshire.

Cromer, Norfolk (Contains 3 photos) Seaside resort located on branch line to Sherringham.	Gainsborough, Lincolnshire (Contains 2 photos) Town with two railway stations in the West Lindsey District of Lincolnshire
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Contains 1 photo) Terminus of two single track branches from Norwich, via either Acle or Reedham.	Hubbert's Bridge, Lincolnshire (Contains 2 photos) Village with station on the Sleaford to Boston section of the Skegness branch.
Ipswich, Suffolk (Contains 3 photos) County town of Suffolk, located on the Great Eastern Main Line.	Lincoln Central, Lincolnshire (Contains 9 photos) County town and cathedral city. Linked by rail to Sheffield, Leeds, Nottingham and Grimsby, plus freight services to and from Immingham.
Manea, Cambridgeshire (Contains 2 photos) Village with a small station on the line between Ely and March.	March, Cambridgeshire (Contains 2 photos) Railway town in the Fenlands of Cambridgeshire.
North Walsham, Norfolk (Contains 4 photos) Station on the Cromer & Sherringham branch.	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (Contains 4 photos) City 75 miles north of London on the East Coast Main Line
Skegness Branch, Lincolnshire (Contains 6 photos) Boston to Skegness. Known as the Poacher Line, single track branchline to the coastal resort.	Spalding, Lincolnshire (Contains 1 photo) Market town on the River Welland, located on the line between Peterborough and Sleaford.
Thetford, Norfolk (Contains 5 photos) Town located on the Breckland line, between Cambridge and Norwich.	Wymondham, Norfolk (Contains 4 photos) Town 10 miles south east of Norwich, on Breckland line to Ely and Cambridge. Junction for Mid Norfolk Railway to Dereham.

UK - East Midlands

Railways around Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire & Lincolnshire.

Barrow Hill Roundhouse, Staveley, Derbyshire (Contains 30 photos) The last remaining operating roundhouse in the UK, now a museum and events centre.	Brush Falcon Works, Loughborough (Contains 8 photos) Birthplace of many BR locomotives, including Class 60, etc. Latterly the home of Brush Traction, now owned by Wabtec, the works are planned for closure.
Buxton, Derbyshire (Contains 10 photos) Spa town located in the Peak District, 1000ft above sea level.	Chesterfield - Tapton Junction, Derbyshire (Contains 2 photos) North of Chesterfield station, where the Barrow Hill route leaves the Sheffield route.
Coalville, Leicestershire (Contains 16 photos) Large industrial town located on the freight-only Leicester to Burton-on-Trent line.	Derby, Derbyshire. (Contains 36 photos) Major railway centre of the East Midlands, plenty of train action around this town!
Edale, Derbyshire (Contains 4 photos) Station on the Hope Valley line between Manchester & Sheffield.	Great Central Railway, Loughborough to Leicester, Leicestershire (Contains 7 photos) Heritage Railway based on the former Great Central Railway mainline in Leicestershire.
Hadfield, Derbyshire (Contains 1 photo) Once a station on the Woodhead Route, close to the Greater Manchester boundary.	Leicester - Vic Berry's Scrapyard (Contains 28 photos) Famous scrapyard where many first-generation diesels met their end.
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire (Contains 1 photo) Station on the Leicester to Peterborough route.	Northampton & Lamport Railways (& Brampton Valley Way), Northamptonshire (Contains 9 photos) Heritage railway located 5 miles north of Northampton on Brampton Valley Way.
North Muskham, nr. Newark, Nottinghamshire (Contains 2 photos) Village north of Newark on the East Coast Main Line	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (Contains 2 photos) Capitol city of Nottinghamshire, station built by the Midland Railway and served by trains to and from London St. Pancras.
Toton Traction Maintenance Depot, Nottinghamshire (Contains 8 photos) Large maintenance depot in the East Midlands.	Worksop, Nottinghamshire (Contains 1 photo) Large town of the Bassetlaw district, right in the heart of the East Midlands coal fields.

UK - Essex

Lines linking London and East Anglia.

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (Contains 3 photos) Terminus of the Sunshine Coast Line branch off the GEML at Colchester.	Colchester, Essex (Contains 4 photos) On the Great Eastern Main Line, 51 miles from London. Junction for lines to Clacton and Walton-on-the-Naze.
Mark's Tey to Sudbury branch, Essex (Contains 2 photos) Branch line that runs for 11 miles off the Great Eastern Main Line from Mark's Tey	Shoeburyness, Essex (Contains 1 photo) Eastern terminus of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway, 39 miles from London Fenchurch Street.
Tilbury Riverside, Essex (Contains 1 photo) Terminus on the LT&S railway, reached on a short spur from Tilbury Town. Now closed.

UK - Industrial Lines

Non-mainline locations, standard and narrow gauge, and not preserved!

Bere Regis, Dorset: Sylvasprings Watercress narrow gauge railway

(Contains 11 photos)

18 inch gauge line operating through the watercress beds.

UK - Isle of Wight

The Island Line, and Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

Island Line

(Contains 10 photos)

The remaining passenger route between Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin.

Isle of Wight Steam Railway

(Contains 14 photos)

5.5 mile long heritage railway between Smallbrook Junction and Wootton

UK - London

Railways of all regions around the capital, roughly bounded by the M25 motorway.

Clapham Junction, South London (Contains 4 photos) Very busy station on the South Western, and Brighton, main lines.	Kenley, London Borough of Croydon (Contains 3 photos) Station serving a residential suburb on the Purley-Caterham branch.
London Bridge (Contains 1 photo) Terminus station located in Southwark, SE London. One of the oldest in the world.	London Euston (Contains 1 photo) London terminus station of the West Coast Main Line.
London Fenchurch Street (Contains 2 photos) Terminus station in SE London. Start of services on the former London, Tilbury & Southend Railway route.	London Kings Cross (Contains 16 photos) Terminus of the East Coast Main Line, situated in North London. Opened by the Great Northern Railway in 1852.
London Liverpool Street (Contains 3 photos) Terminus of the Great Eastern Main Line from Norwich, located in the North East of the City.	London St. Pancras (Contains 1 photo) Terminus of the line from Sheffield, constructed by the Midland Railway. Located alongside Euston station. Now terminus of international services for Eurostar.
London Waterloo (Contains 8 photos) Terminus of the former London & South Western Railway, on of the busiest stations in the UK.	Wandsworth Road (Contains 7 photos) Just south of the point where the Victoria line passes over the Waterloo line, and close to Stewarts Labe TMD.
Willesden Junction (Contains 13 photos) Major junction five and a half miles out of Euston, on the West Coast Main Line.

UK - Merseyside

Railways in Liverpool and around The Wirral.

Liverpool Lime Street

(Contains 7 photos)

The world's oldest terminal railway station still in use.

Merseyrail network, Merseyside

(Contains 19 photos)

Urban commuter network spanning Merseyside & The Wirral.

UK - Mid-Wales & Shropshire

Railways including the Cambrian Coast Line, Central Wales Line, and Shropshire.

Cambrian Coast routes to Aberystwyth & Pwllheli (Contains 13 photos) Lines west of Shrewsbury, via Machynlleth to the West Wales coast.	Central Wales Line (Contains 6 photos) Locations all along the route between Craven Arms and Llanelli.
Craven Arms, Shropshire (Contains 3 photos) Small town on the Welsh border, junction for Central Wales line and the North & West route to Hereford.	Marsh Brook, Shropshire (Contains 3 photos) A small hamlet just off the A49 and located on the Shrewsbury to Craven Arms route, south of Church Stretton.
Oswestry, Shropshire (Contains 3 photos) Market town close to the Welsh border. Two miles from Gobowen, the town was the headquarters for the Cambrian Railways Company.	Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Contains 5 photos) County town of Shropshire, and a major railway junction.

UK - North East England

Railways of North Lincolnshire, Durham, Northumberland, Tyneside & Teeside.

Barnetby, North Lincolnshire (Contains 16 photos) Barnetby le Wold is a small village between Brigg and Immingham, North Lincolnshire.	Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland (Contains 3 photos) Border town located on the East Coast Main Line.
Brocklesby Junction, North Lincolnshire (Contains 6 photos) Small village in North Lincolnshire, where the lines to Immingham leave the route to Grimsby & Cleethorpes.	Cleethorpes, North Lincolnshire (Contains 1 photo) Seaside resort on the Humber estuary,at the end of the branch that extends from Grimsby.
Hexham, Northumberland (Contains 2 photos) Town located on the Carlisle to Newcastle route.	Melton Ross, North Lincolnshire (Contains 12 photos) Melton Ross is a small village in North Lincolnshire, separated from New Barnetby by the railway and level crossing.
Newcastle, Tyne & Wear (Contains 2 photos) Largest city in the North East of England. 277 miles from London on the East Coast Main Line.	Shildon, Co. Durham (Contains 1 photo)
South Bank, Teeside (Contains 3 photos) In the heart of the industrial area in Teeside, between Middlesbrough and Redcar.	Thornaby & Tees Yard (Contains 5 photos) Once a major motive power depot, and location of a large marshalling yard, now much scaled down.

UK - North Wales

Standard and narrow gauge lines in the north of the Principality.

Holyhead, Gwynedd

(Contains 4 photos)

Irish sea port and town at the end of the North Wales Main Line.

Wrexham, Clwyd

(Contains 1 photo)

The largest town in North Wales. Home to 4 railway stations.

UK - North West England

Railway photography around Lancashire & Cumbria.

Arnside, Cumbria (Contains 3 photos) Village on the Cumbrian Coast Line, situated on the estuary of the River Kent. Railway passes over the river on Arnside Viaduct.	Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria (Contains 2 photos) Town at the end of the line for routes from Carlisle and Lancster.
Carlisle, Cumbria (Contains 15 photos) Situated on the West Coast main line just south of the Scottish border.	Carnforth, Lancashire (Contains 10 photos) Small town located on the WCML, also the junction for lines to Barrow-in-Furness and Workington.
Clifton & Lowther, WCML, Cumbria (Contains 11 photos) South of Penrith on the West Coast Main Line, also the site of Eden Valley Goods Loop	Colne branch, Lancashire (Contains 2 photos) Short branchline between Rose Grove and Colne, once a through route to Skipton.
Dalston, Cumbria. (Contains 3 photos) Large village located 4 miles south of Carlisle, on the Cumbrian Coast route.	Docker, Cumbria. (Contains 6 photos) Village located on the WCML, rail north of Oxenholme, and just over 4 miles from Kendall.
Drigg, Cumbria (Contains 1 photo) Village on the Cumbrian Coast line about 15 miles south of Whitehaven.	East Lancashire Railway, Lancashire (Contains 4 photos) Heritage line on the former Baccup branch.
Eskmeals Viaduct, Cumbria (Contains 3 photos) On the Cumbrian Coast Line, south of Ravenglass, this long viaduct crosses the River Esk.	Flimby, Cumbria. (Contains 1 photo) Small village in Allerdale, between Maryport and Workington, on the Cumbrian Coast Line.
Foxfield, Cumbria (Contains 2 photos) Located 10 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness on the Cumbrian Coast Line.	Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria (Contains 3 photos) Town on the Cumbrian Coast Line, situated close to the River Kent estuary and Morecambe Bay.
Greater Manchester, incl. termini (Contains 25 photos) All lines in the Greater Manchester area, including Piccadilly and Victoria stations.	Great Strickland, Cumbria (Contains 4 photos) Location off the A6,on WCML, 5 miles south east of Penrith.
Lancaster, Lancashire (Contains 3 photos) County town of Lancashire, located on the West Coast Main Line.	Little Strickland, Cumbria (Contains 9 photos) Located 3 miles north of Shap, 7 miles south of Penrith on the West Coast Main Line.
Oxenholme & Windermere branch, Cumbria (Contains 7 photos) Station on the WCML, junction for Windermere branch.	Parbold, Lancashire (Contains 7 photos) Village in Lancashire with station on the Manchester to Southport line.
Penrith, Cumbria (Contains 3 photos) Town in the Eden Valley, with its station on the WCML serving the Northern Lakes.	Plumpton Up Goods Loop, Penrith, Cumbria (Contains 6 photos) Freight loop located 4 miles north of Penrith on the WCML.
Preston, Lancashire (Contains 2 photos) Major station on the West Coast Main Line, half way between London and Glasgow.	Rufford, Lancashire (Contains 2 photos) Station on the West Lancashire line between Preston and Southport.
Settle to Carlisle Railway. (Contains 29 photos) Former Midland Railway main line, opened in 1870s, running 117 miles through Yorkshire Dales and Northern Pennines.	Scout Green, Cumbria (Contains 24 photos) West Coast Mainline: just below the summit at Shap.
Shap, Shap Wells, Shap Beck, Cumbria (Contains 25 photos) Famous northbound incline on the West Coast Main Line in Cumbria. 914ft above sea level.	Tebay & Greenholme, Cumbria (Contains 4 photos) On the West Coast Mainline where the climb up to Shap starts.
West Lancashire Light Railway, Hesketh Bank, Lancashire (Contains 6 photos) Narrow gauge (2ft) heritage railway running on former land once part of a brickworks.	Wigan, Lancahire (Contains 1 photo) A town now part of the Greater Manchester area, with two stations: North Western, and Wallgate.
Wigton, Cumbria. (Contains 1 photo) Market town on the Cumbrian Coast Line, located in the borough of Allerdale, 11 miles south west of Carlisle.	Workington, Cumbria. (Contains 10 photos) Town located at the mouth of the River Derwent, on the Cumbrian Coast Line.

UK - North West Midlands

Railways around Staffordshire & Cheshire

Chester (Contains 12 photos) County town of Cheshire and railway hub for Transport for Wales, Merseyrail and Northern.	Crewe, Cheshire (Contains 13 photos) Major railway town in Cheshire.
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (Contains 2 photos) County town of Staffordshire, located on the loop line off the WCML from Norton Junction.	Warrington, Cheshire (Contains 18 photos) Large town on the banks of the River Mersey. Bank Quay station on the WCML, Central on the Liverpool to Manchester route.
Wedgwood & Barleston, Staffordshire (Contains 5 photos) Wedgwood and Barlaston stations are located on the loop off the WCML between Norton Junction and Crewe, via Kidsgrove.

UK - Scotland

Everything north of the border!

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire (Contains 3 photos) The "Granite City" in the north east of Scotland.	Aberdeen Main Line (Perth to Aberdeen, via Dundee, Arbroath & Montrose). (Contains 18 photos) The route to Aberdeen from Perth, via Dundee, Arbroath and Montrose.
Aberdeen Waterloo Branch (Contains 4 photos) Freight-only branch leaving the Inverness line at Kittybrewster Junction, Aberdeen.	Abington, South Lanarkshire (WCML) (Contains 12 photos) Village located on the West Coast Main Line, north of Beattock.
Bowling, West Dumbartonshire (Contains 3 photos) Located on the North Clyde Line, opened in 1858.	Carstairs, South Lanarkshire (Contains 1 photo) A small village, but a major junction, where the Edinburgh line branches away from the WCML to Glasgow Central.
Crawford, South Lanarkshire (WCML) (Contains 24 photos) Small village just south of Abington on the WCML.	Dalmeny, Edinburgh (Contains 4 photos) Village on the south shore of the River Forth, and the Forth Bridge.
Dyce, Aberdeenshire (Contains 2 photos) Located on the Aberdeen to Inverness, 6 miles out of Aberdeen.	Edinburgh Waverley (Contains 22 photos) Edinburgh Waverley station lies 393 miles from London Kings Cross. Built by the North British Railway in 1866.
Elvanfoot, South Lanarkshire (Contains 3 photos) A small village located between Crawford and Beattock on the WCML. Once the junction for a branch to Wanlockhead.	Far North Line & route to Kyle of Lochalsh (Contains 9 photos) The two former Highland Railway routes to the far north, and to the Kyle of Lochalsh (and the ferry to Skye), which actually split at Dingwall.
Glasgow Central (Contains 12 photos) Former Caledonian Railway terminus at the end of the West Coast Main Line from London Euston.	Glasgow Queen Street (Contains 7 photos) The main station in the city for trains to Edinburgh. There is a high level and low level station here, and was built by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, opening in 1842.
Glasgow & South Western Route, via Kilmarnock (Contains 8 photos) For the purposes of this gallery we refer to the main route between Carlisle and Glasgow via Dumfries and Kilmarnock, plus the coal branches around New Cumnock.	Grangemouth branch, Stirlingshire (Contains 5 photos) Leading to the large oil refinery, the branch leaves the Edinburgh to Falkirk line at Grangemouth Junction.
Greenfoot (Glenboig), North Lanarkshire (Contains 5 photos) On the route between Coatbridge and Greenhill Lower Junction, near Falkirk.	Greenhill Lower Junction, Falkirk (Contains 2 photos) Junction where the line from Coatbridge joins from the south to the route to Falkirk and Larbert, and for the main Glasgow to Edinburgh main line.
Highland Main Line, Perth-Inverness (excluding Inverness) (Contains 29 photos) The Highland Main Line starts properly at Stanley Junction, north of Perth, terminating in Inverness.	Holytown, North Lanarkshire (Contains 10 photos) Former mining village on the outskirts of Motherwell.
Inverkeithing, Fife (Contains 3 photos) Main railway hub for Fife, located 13 miles north west of Edinburgh.	Inverness (Contains 23 photos) The Highland capital, Inverness is the hub for lines stretching north to Wick & Thurso, west to Kyle of Lochalsh, east towards Aberdeen, and of course, south down the Highland mainline towards Perth.
Keith, Banffshire (Moray) (Contains 2 photos) Town on the Aberdeen to Inverness route. Junction for the Dufftown branch.	Lamington, South Lanarkshire (WCML) (Contains 8 photos) On the West Coast Mainline, north of Abington, the tracks cross over Lamington Viaduct, spanning the River Clyde.
Larbert, nr. Falkirk, Stirlingshire (Contains 2 photos) "Central Belt" station on route between Stirling in the north and lines going south to both Glasgow and Edinburgh.	Longannet (Culross), Fife (Contains 2 photos) Longannet Power Station on the north bank of the River Forth, and on the railway between Alloa and Dunfermline.
North Queensferry, Fife (Contains 6 photos) Village on the north side of the River Forth, and at the north end of the Forth Rail Bridge.	Perth (Contains 7 photos) City where the lines from Glasgow and Edinburgh converge and where they diverge to Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness.
Ravenstruther , near Carstairs, South Lanarkshire (Contains 3 photos) Now closed, once the site of an open-cast coal mine and loading point. Located on West Coast Main Line.	Waverley Route/Borders Railway (Contains 9 photos) The reinstated Borders Railway between Edinburgh and Tweedbank.
Wemyss Bay, Renfrewshire (Contains 12 photos) Terminus station of the Inverclyde Line from Glasgow Central. Station built by the Caledonian Railway, as part of the rail/steamer interchange for Rothesay, Isle of Bute.	West Highland Line & Mallaig Extension (Contains 71 photos) The route heads out of Glasgow Queen Street, up Cowlairs Bank, and on through Dumbarton, to Crianlarich, where the lines splits for either Oban or Fort William. The Mallaig Extension opened late, in 1904.

UK - South East England

Covering the area that was once the Southern Region of BR in East Sussex and Kent.

Ashford International, Kent (Contains 3 photos) Intermediate station on the High Speed 1 route from London to Paris, via the Channel Tunnel.	Chartham, Kent (Contains 5 photos) Small village located 4 miles west of Canterbury, on the former SECR route between Canterbury and Ashford.
Dover Western Docks, Kent (Contains 2 photos) Built by the SECR, terminus of the mainline from London Victoria.	Faversham, Kent (Contains 4 photos) Station on the Kent Coast Main Line, junction for routes to Margate & Ramsgate, and Dover.
Rochester, Kent (Contains 4 photos) On the Chatham Main Line between London Victoria and Dover.	Wye, Kent (Contains 3 photos) Small village in the Kent Downs, on the outskirts of Ashford.

UK - Southern Counties

Railway locations between the South West and South East: Wiltshire, Hampshire, West Sussex, Surrey.

Amberley, West Sussex (Contains 4 photos) Station in the Arun Valley, between Horsham and Arundel.	Andover, Hampshire (Contains 4 photos) Town on SR main line between Salisbury and Basingstoke.Junction for Ludgershall branch.
Basingstoke, Hampshire (Contains 7 photos) Large town on the main line out of Waterloo, junction for Reading and south coast routes.	Bedwyn, Wiltshire (Contains 2 photos) The village of Great Bedwyn, the station being known as Bedwyn, is located on the GWR "Berks & Hants" main line.
Bluebell Railway, West Sussex (Contains 14 photos) Heritage railway running for 11 miles between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead. One of the UK's oldest preserved railways	Bognor Regis, West Sussex (Contains 2 photos) Seaside resort town at the end of a branch off the West Coastway Line.
Bosham, West Sussex (Contains 3 photos) Village west of Chichester on the West Coastway line that runs between Brighton and Southampton.	Botley, Hampshire (Contains 1 photo) Small town South East of Eastleigh, on line to Fareham. Location of a stone terminal, alongside the station.
Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire (Contains 1 photo) Saxon town located on the Westbury to Bath line, part of the Heart of Wessex route.	Brockenhurst, Hampshire (Contains 2 photos) Station on the South Western Main Line to Bournemouth and Weymouth. Junction for the Lymington branch.
Brookwood, Surrey (Contains 3 photos) Village & station on the West of England mainline 3.5 miles west of Woking.	Chichester, West Sussex (Contains 2 photos) Station on the ex-LB&SCR main line from Brighton to Portsmouth.
Dorking, Surrey (Contains 1 photo) Town on the route between London and Horsham.	Eastleigh, Hampshire (Contains 69 photos) Important railway town, and junction, on the former LSWR route from London to Southampton, Bournemouth and Weymouth.
Edington & Bratton, Wiltshire (Contains 1 photo) Site of a former station on the Berks & Hants line, east of Westbury.	Fairwood Junction, Westbury, Wiltshire (Contains 12 photos) Junction at the west end of the Westbury Avoiding Line on the ex-GWR Main Line to Devon & Cornwall.
Gatwick Airport, West Sussex (Contains 11 photos) Station on the Brighton main line serving the airport.	Hungerford, Berkshire (Contains 1 photo) Town on the "Berks & Hants" route, 9 miles west of Newbury.
Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire (Contains 11 photos) Village located on the Westbury to Bath route in the Avon valley.	Lymington Pier, Hampshire (Contains 2 photos) Terminus of a short branch from Brockenhurst, for onward ferry to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.
Micheldever, Hampshire (Contains 17 photos) Village with a station on the London to Southampton mainline. Between Basingstoke and Winchester.	Mid Hants Railway, Hampshire (Contains 15 photos) Heritage railway operating between Alresford and Alton, known as the "Watercress Line".
Millbrook (Southampton), Hampshire (Contains 5 photos) Station on the western outskirts of Southampton, location of a Freightliner terminal, and junctions for Eastern and Western Docks.	Pewsey, Wiltshire (Contains 1 photo) Village with a station, located on the former GWR "Berks & Hants" main line.
St.Denys, Southampton, Hampshire (Contains 3 photos) Riverside town on the River Itchen, on the London Waterloo to Southampton mainline.	Salisbury, Wiltshire (Contains 13 photos) An important crossroads between the former LSW&R mainline from London Waterloo to Exeter main line with the Wessex main line from Portsmouth to Bristol. 84 miles west of London.
Southampton, Hampshire (Contains 3 photos) City located on the South West Main Line from London Waterloo.	Swindon, Wiltshire (Contains 12 photos) Famous railway town in Wiltshire, situated on Brunel's original main line from London to Bristol. Onetime location of the Great Western Railway locomotive works.
Upton Scudamore, Wiltshire (Contains 9 photos) Located on the former GWR branch down to Salisbury, south of Westbury.	Warminster, Wiltshire (Contains 2 photos) Garrison town between Westbury and Salisbury.
Westbury, Wiltshire (Contains 44 photos) Former GWR station on the Berks & Hants Main Line from London to the west.

UK - South & West Wales

Railway photography along the South Wales Main Line, secondary routes, and the various branches feeding in from the valleys.

Abercynon, South & North (Contains 1 photo) This is a village in the Cynon Valley, part of the Rhondda Cynon Taf unitary authority. The station once had two stations, "North" for services to Aberdare , and "South" for trains to Merthyr Tydfil. In 2008 changes to the track layout allowed the North station to close and now all trains use the South station.	Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan (Contains 4 photos) Last station on branch from Pontypridd, line continuing to Hirwaun (Tower Colliery).
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire (Contains 5 photos) Historic market town located 15 miles west of Monmouth. The station is outside of town, on the "North & West" route, and still controlled by mechanical signalling.	Bishton Flyover, Llandevenny, Gwent (Contains 8 photos) Immediately east of Llanwern Steelworks, on the 4-track South Wales Main Line.
Cardiff (Contains 17 photos) Capitol city of Wales, and an important railway junction and major station.	Cardiff Canton TMD, Cardiff (Contains 3 photos) Former BR/EWS traction maintenance depot for South Wales. Located on the South Wales Main Line and closed 2005.
Cardiff industries (Contains 3 photos) A collection of images featuring the industry around the Welsh capital, but not Cardiff General station itself.	Cwmbargoed branch, Mid Glamorgan (Contains 5 photos) Colliery branch that leaves the Rhymney branch at Ystrad Mynach.
Cwm Mawr, Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Railway, Carmarthenshire (Contains 8 photos) Former mineral line in Carmarthenshire that gradually closed in the 1960s, the final section closing in 1998.	Ebbw Vale Branch. (Contains 2 photos) South Wales valley branch between Newport and Ebbw Vale. Once served the tinplate works, then closed. Now reopened as a passenger railway.
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire (Contains 4 photos) Market town 10.5 miles west of Swansea on the main line to Carmarthen.	Magor (& Undy), Monmouthshire (Contains 15 photos) Adjacent villages on the South Wales Main Line, west of Severn Tunnel Junction.
Margam Knuckle Yard, Margam TMD & TATA Steel Port Talbot (Contains 36 photos) Alongside the South Wales Main Line.	Newport, Gwent (Contains 65 photos) City in South Wales located close to the River Usk, and on the ex-GWR South Wales main line.
Newport Alexandra Dock Junction Yard, Gwent (Contains 27 photos) Freight yard situated alongside the South Wales main line east of Newport station.	Newport East Usk Yard, Gwent (Contains 1 photo) Yard located to the east of Newport station, and where the Uskmouth Branch diverges.
Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Torfaen (Contains 12 photos) Heritage Railway centred on Furnace Sidings, just north of Blaenavon and close to the Big Pit Mining Museum.	Radyr, Cardiff (Contains 4 photos) In the northern suburbs of Cardiff. Once the location of an important marshalling yard for coal trains.
Rhymney branch, Gwent (Contains 14 photos) Branchline from Cardiff to Rhymney, via Caerphilly & Ystrad Mynach.	Severn Tunnel Junction, Monmouthshire (Contains 4 photos) Station near the village of Rogiet. Junction for the London Paddington main line and the route north to Gloucester.
South Wales Mainline, Newport to Cardiff (Contains 21 photos) Locations along the four track mainline from Newport to Cardiff, excluding those two cities.	West Wales (beyond Swansea), Cardiganshire & Pembrokeshire (Contains 20 photos) All the lines beyond Swansea, including the Fishguard, Milford Haven & Pembroke branches.

UK - South West England (ex-GWR)

Railway photography in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset & the Bristol area, on former GWR/Western Region routes.

Banklands, north of Taunton, Somerset (Contains 4 photos) Location on the Bristol route, just a mile or so north of Cogload Junction on the GWR mainline.	Bodmin Parkway, Cornwall (Contains 2 photos) Former Bodmin Road station on the GWR main line to Penzance.
Bradford-on-Tone, Somerset (Contains 13 photos) Village 4 miles west of Taunton on the GWR main line.	Bridgwater & Highbridge, Somerset (Contains 11 photos) Town and village adjacent to each other, on the Taunton to Bristol main line.
Bristol St. Philip's Marsh T&RSM Depot (Contains 16 photos) Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot located at St. Philip's Marsh, Bristol. Leased from Network Rail to Great Western Railway.	Bristol Temple Meads & Bath Road TMD (Contains 36 photos) A major station on the mainline to the west, dominated by Brunel's magnificent curved overall roof.
Castle Cary, Somerset (Contains 12 photos) On the Berks & Hants route, east of Taunton, and junction for the line to Yeovil, Dorchester & Weymouth.	Chetnole, Dorset (Contains 8 photos) Wayside halt on the former Westbury & Weymouth Railway, between Yeovil and Maiden Newton.
Cockwood Harbour, Devon (Contains 7 photos) On the GWR main line, between Starcross and Dawlish Warren.	Cogload Junction, near Taunton (Contains 141 photos) Where the old GWR "Berks & Hants" line comes in from the east, to join up with the main Exeter to Bristol route.
Cowley Bridge, Exeter, Devon (Contains 1 photo) Point at which the former LSWR/Southern route leaves the ex-GWR main line, north of Exeter.	Creech St. Michael, Somerset. (Contains 56 photos) Close to the Taunton & Bridgwater Canal, east of Taunton station.
Cullompton, Devon (Contains 2 photos) Once a station on the GWR main line in Devon, between Exeter and Tiverton Junction.	Curry Rivel (Oathe, Wick), Somerset (Contains 47 photos) The Berks & Hants line east of Cogload, actually just north out of Curry Rival, on the Somerset Levels.
Dainton Bank, Devon (Contains 7 photos) Third steepest main line incline on Britain's rail network, west of Newton Abbot.	Dawlish, The Sea Wall & Dawlish Warren, Devon (Contains 77 photos) The two South Devon stations bracketing the famous sea wall section of the GWR mainline, to Newton Abbot, Plymouth and Cornwall.
Dorchester West, Dorset (Contains 3 photos) Station on the former GWR route from Weymouth to Westbury. This section also includes views north of the station towards Maiden Newton.	East Somerset Railway, Cranmore, Somerset (Contains 41 photos) Preserved railway, once part of the route to Shepton Mallet and beyond. along the Cheddar Valley line to Yatton.
Exeter St. Davids (Contains 141 photos) The main station in the Devon capital, junction of the Southern and Great Western routes to and from London.	Exminster, Devon (Contains 1 photo) Village south of Exeter, on the GWR main line to Plymouth.
Frome, Somerset (Contains 18 photos) Town served by a loop off the Berks & Hants main line. The station still retains its Brunel overall station roof.	Hele & Bradninch, Devon (Contains 1 photo) Site of a former station between Exeter and Cullompton on the GWR main line.
Hemerdon, Devon (Contains 3 photos) Fourth steepest main line incline in the UK, located a few miles east of Plymouth.	Ivybridge, Devon (Contains 2 photos) Small town in the South Hams, South Devon, 9 miles east of Plymouth. Station reopened in 1994 on a new site.
Laira T&RSMD, Plymouth (Contains 6 photos) The west country's principal traction maintenance depot.	Liskeard, Cornwall (Contains 9 photos) Small market town 20 miles west of Plymouth on the GWR Cornish main line
Lostwithiel, Cornwall (Contains 3 photos) Small town on the GWR mainline east of Liskeard.	Lostwithiel to Fowey (Carne Point) Branch, Cornwall (Contains 1 photo) Freight-only branch used by china clay trains to Carne Point. Once a GWR passenger branch to Fowey.
Maiden Newton, Dorset (Contains 31 photos) Intermediate station on the former GWR secondary mainline from Westbury to Weymouth. Once the junction for the Bridport branch, closed in 1975.	Merehead, Somerset (Contains 29 photos) Former Foster Yeoman quarry in the Mendips, still dispatching high tonnages daily.
Midsomer Norton, North Somerset (Contains 6 photos) The Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust preservation centre.	Newton Abbot (inc. Aller Junction), Devon (Contains 38 photos) On the West of England mainline from Paddington to Penzance, change here for Paignton.
Norton Fitzwarren (nr. Taunton), Somerset (Contains 7 photos) Junction for the West Somerset Railway, west of Taunton.	Paignton, Devon (Contains 6 photos) Town on the south coast of Devon, within the Torbay area. Terminus of the branch from Newton Abbot, and location of the Paignton & Dartmouth Railway.
Paignton & Dartmouth Railway, Devon (Contains 2 photos) Former Dart Valley Railway, branch from Paignton to Dartmouth.	Par, Cornwall (Contains 7 photos) Cornish fishing village 3.5 miles east of St. Austell, junction for the Newquay branch, and other china clay branches. St. Blazey depot is close by.
Parkandillack branch, Cornwall (Contains 14 photos) Freight-only branch that connects with the Cornish Main Line at Burngullow Junction, west of St. Austell.	Penzance & Long Rock Depot, Cornwall (Contains 22 photos) The end of the line! Town 327 miles from London Paddington on the GWR main line.
Plymouth, Devon (Contains 11 photos) Famous naval city and major station on the GWR route to Cornwall. Much rebuilt after WWII bombings.	Powderham, near Exeter (Contains 10 photos) The South Devon mainline hugs the Exe Estuary, close to Powederham Castle, between Exeter and Dawlish.
Rewe, near Exeter, Devon (Contains 12 photos) Village located on the A396 Exeter to Tiverton road, 5 miles north of Exeter, and close to the mainline.	St. Andrews Road, Hallen Marsh (Avonmouth), Bristol (Contains 7 photos) Tiny station on Severn Beach branch, serving the Avonmouth industrial area. Includes Hallen Marsh and Avonmouth Bulk Terminal
St. Erth & St. Ives branch, Cornwall (Contains 3 photos) St. Erth, the last station before Penzance on the GWR main line. Junction for St. Ives branch.	St. Blazey, Cornwall (Contains 5 photos) Village near Par, depot for the china clay trains and the traction operating them.
Silverton, Devon (Contains 5 photos) Village 8 miles north of Exeter, close to the GWR main line.	South Brent, Devon (Contains 5 photos) Village in the South Hams of Devon, onetime junction station for the Kingsbridge branch. Station long since closed.
South Devon Railway, Buckfastleigh to Totnes, Devon (Contains 26 photos) Heritage railway on part of the former GWR Ashburton branch.	Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset (Contains 1 photo) Location on the old Westbury to Weymouth route between Yeovil and Castle Cary.
Starcross, Devon (Contains 1 photo) Station between Exeter and Dawlish Warren, on the GWR main line.	Stoke Canon (nr. Exeter), Devon (Contains 2 photos) Village located on the ex-GWR main line north east of Exeter.
Taunton, Somerset (Contains 57 photos) Important station on the Great Western Main Line, once junction for Barnstaple, Minehead and Chard.	Teignmouth, Devon (Contains 42 photos) Devon town sitting on the north side of the River Teign, 14 miles south of Exeter.
Tiverton (Junction & Parkway), Devon (Contains 3 photos) Former, and present, stations serving the town located 7 miles away, on the GWR main line.	Torquay, Devon (Contains 1 photo) Seaside town in South Devon, located on the Paignton branch
Totnes, Devon (Contains 7 photos) Market town in South Devon, at the foot of Rattery Bank, on the GWR mainline to Plymouth.	Truro, Cornwall (Contains 1 photo) County Town and cathedral city of Cornwall, on Cornish Main Line.
Wellington, Somerset (Contains 10 photos) Somerset/Devon border ton on the Great Western Main Line.	West Somerset Railway (Contains 87 photos) The 22 mile heritage line running from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead, Somerset.
Weymouth, Dorset (Contains 8 photos) Terminus of the Wilts, Somerset & Weymouth Railway (GWR), and the ex-LSWR main line from Waterloo.	Whatley Quarry, Somerset (Contains 3 photos) Quarry at the end of a branch on the Westbury to Taunton main line, owned by Hanson.
Whiteball, Somerset (Contains 48 photos) Summit and tunnel on the mainline between Taunton and Exeter.	Witham Friary, near Frome, Somerset (Contains 3 photos) Village south west of Frome on Berks & Hants route. Witham East Somerset Junction for the Merehead branch.
Yatton, North Somerset (Contains 3 photos) Station on the Bristol to Exeter mainline. Formerly the junction for the Clevedon and Cheddar branches.	Yeovil Pen Mill, Somerset (Contains 10 photos) One of two stations serving the town of Yeovil, on the Westbury to Weymouth route.

UK - South West England (ex-LSWR/SR)

Railway photography on former LSWR/Southern Region routes in Devon and Dorset.

Axminster, Devon (Contains 117 photos) On the former LSWR/SR mainline, this section has a selection of photos taken at the station and the immediate area either side.	Barnstaple Branch, Devon (Contains 15 photos) The former secondary Southern Railway mainline, now downgraded and classified as a branch line, stretching for 39 miles between Exeter and Barnstaple.
Bournemouth, Dorset (Contains 4 photos) Large town in East Dorset on the main line from London to Weymouth.	Chard Junction, Somerset (Contains 82 photos) My closest active railway location, and still possessing a passing loop and engineers siding.
Crewkerne, Somerset (Contains 8 photos) Market town in South Somerset, between Yeovil Junction and Chard Junction on the South Western mainline.	Exeter Central (Contains 7 photos) Formerly Exeter Queen Street, this was the Southern Railway's station in Exeter.
Exmouth Branch, Devon (Contains 2 photos) Ex-LWSR/SR branch line from Exmouth Junction to Exmouth.	Feniton, Devon (Contains 3 photos) Between Honiton and Exeter, the station at Feniton was once better known as Sidmouth Junction.
Gunnislake branch, Cornwall (Contains 2 photos) Former Southern Railway branch that goes as far as Gunnislake from Plymouth, Devon.	Honiton, Devon (Contains 4 photos) Known as the Lace Town, Honiton lies between Axminster and Exeter on the former Southern main line. Retains a passing loop on this mostly single line route.
Honiton Incline, Devon (Contains 29 photos) Six mile section of the former LSW&R mainline to Exeter, from west of Seaton Junction to Honiton Tunnel, climbing at 1 in 80.	Launceston Steam Railway (Contains 7 photos) Narrow Gauge Railway built on the former North Cornwall Railway route between Halwill and Padstow.
Okehampton & Meldon Quarry Branch, Devon (Contains 12 photos) On the branch line between Coleford Jn and Meldon Quarry, ex-LSWR/SR main line.	Pinhoe, Devon (Contains 2 photos) Village on the outskirts of Exeter, located on the Waterloo line.
Seaton Junction, Devon (Contains 16 photos) Former junction station for the Seaton branch. Also a milk depot for many years, dispatching milk tanks for London every evening.	Seaton Tramway, Devon (Contains 8 photos) Electric tramway operating on the former LSWR/SR branch line to Seaton.
St. James Park, Exeter, Devon (Contains 2 photos) Suburban station west of Central station, serving Exeter City football ground.	Sherborne, Dorset (Contains 2 photos) Market and abbey town on the former LSWR mainline between Salisbury & Exeter.
Stoke No. 32 Level Crossing, East Stoke, Dorset (Contains 6 photos) Level Crossing on the Bournemouth to Weymouth main line, operated by manual gates.	Sutton Bingham, Somerset (Contains 1 photo) Village east of Crewkerne, on the Southern Salisbury to Exeter main line. Line runs alongside reservoir.
Swanage Railway, Dorset (Contains 103 photos) Heritage railway based on the former LSWR/SR/BR branch line between Wareham and Swanage	Wareham, Dorset (Contains 2 photos) Ancient Saxon town, station on the Bournemouth to Weymouth route. Close to junction for Swanage branch.
Whimple, Devon (Contains 2 photos) Station between Feniton and Pinhoe. Once the home of Whiteways Cider Co.	Wool, Dorset (Contains 1 photo) Large village with station on the Bournemouth to Weymouth line.
Yeovil Junction, Dorset (Contains 31 photos) Yeovil is in Somerset, but Yeovil Junction is over the border in Dorset!

UK - Thames Valley

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

Burnham (Slough), Berkshire (Contains 5 photos) Village on the outskirts of Slough, located on Reading to Paddington main line.	Didcot, Oxfordshire (Contains 17 photos) Station west of Reading on the GWML, junction for line north to Oxford. Once location of coal power station.
Heyford, Oxfordshire (Contains 4 photos) Heyford Wharf on the Oxford Canal lies alongside the mainline north from Oxford to the West Midlands.	High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (Contains 5 photos) Large town with a station on the Chiltern Main Line from London Marylebone.
Reading, Berkshire (Contains 19 photos) Large town in Berkshire, and crossing point for main west-east, and north-south, rail routes.	Slough, & Windsor branch (Contains 3 photos) Town on the London Paddington to Reading route, with branch to Windsor.
Tilehurst, Berkshire (Contains 7 photos) Station on the GWR main line between Reading and Didcot.	Uffington, Oxfordshire (Contains 2 photos) Village in the Vale of the White Horse, east of Swindon.

UK - West Midlands & Warwickshire

Railways of Birmingham and its metropolitan areas, plus the county of Warwickshire.

Birmingham New Street (Contains 4 photos) Key central hub of the British railway passenger network.	Henley in Arden, Warwickshire (Contains 2 photos) Station on the North Warwickshire Line between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon.
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire (Contains 5 photos) Station on the Chiltern main line between London Marylebone and Birmingham. Junction for branch to Coventry.	Water Orton, Warwickshire (Contains 12 photos) Located east of Birmingham, junction for routes to Nuneaton & Tamworth.

UK - Yorkshire

Mainline railways in West, North, East and South Yorkshire

Beningbrough, near York, Yorkshire (Contains 11 photos) Former station on the ECML, now location of "The Sidings" hotel & restaurant.	Burton Salmon, North Yorkshire (Contains 11 photos) Located south of Milford Junction, on the line to Castleford and Knottingley.
Colton Junction, North Yorkshire (Contains 14 photos) Junction south of York, where the north end of the ECML Selby Diversion meets the route to Milford Junction.	Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Contains 5 photos) Famous railway town and works located on the East Coast Main Line.
Hatfield & Stainforth, South Yorkshire (Contains 18 photos) South Yorkshire station, just under 7 miles north east of Doncaster station. Located alongside the now-closed Hatfield Colliery.	Hensall (& Heck Ings), North Yorkshire (Contains 5 photos) Village located on the Castleford to Goole line. Close to the ECML.
Hull to Scarborough line, North Yorkshire (Contains 7 photos) The former NER Yorkshire Coast Line, running between Hull Paragon and Scarborough, joining the York-Scarborough route at Seamer.	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (Contains 7 photos) Heritage railway in West Yorkshire.
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire (Contains 4 photos) Market town 4 miles east of Harrogate, located on the York to Leeds route.	Milford Junction, North Yorkshire (Contains 20 photos) Situated in the village of Monk Fryston, Milford Junction is adjacent to the site of Gascoigne Wood Colliery, in the Selby coal field.
Northallerton & the Redmire Branch, North Yorkshire (Contains 28 photos) Station on the ECML, Northallerton also junction for the 22 mile branch to Redmire, part of which is now the Wensleydale Railway.	Northallerton to Thirsk - East Coast Main Line (Contains 4 photos) Various locations between these two stations on a relatively straight section of the ECML.
Penistone, South Yorkshire (Contains 1 photo) Market town located on the Barnsley to Huddersfield route, but also once on the Woodhead Route.	Rotherham Masborough Junction (Contains 3 photos) Now-closed station that was a junction for the routes to Sheffield and Beighton Junction.
Seamer, North Yorkshire (Contains 1 photo) South of Scarborough on line to York. Junction for coastal route to Hull.	Skipton, & the Rylstone Branch, North Yorkshire (Contains 4 photos) Town on the line between Leeds and Hellifield. Freight route to Rylstone on the former branch to Grassington.
Todmorden, West Yorkshire (Contains 1 photo) Town in the Calder Valley, on the route from Manchester to Leeds and Wakefield.	Wakefield, West Yorkshire (Contains 8 photos) City south of Leeds with two stations: Westgate (on ECML route between Doncaster & Leeds)and Kirkgate.
York, Yorkshire (Contains 30 photos) Major city and famous railway town situated on the East Coast Main Line

USA

Ashland, NE (Contains 2 photos) Small city north east of Lincoln on the main line to Omaha.	Bealville, Tehachapi Pass, CA (Contains 12 photos) Small community in Kern County, south central California. Situated on the Tehachapi Pass route.
Cable, Tehachapi Pass, CA (Contains 1 photo) Location on the Tehachapi Pass route close to Tunnel 17.	Caliente, Tehachapi Pass, CA (Contains 5 photos) Small community in Kern County, south central California, located on the Tehachapi Pass route, 22 miles from Bakersfield.
Casa Grande, Gila Sub, AZ (Contains 2 photos) City in Pinal County, between Phoenix and Tucson, on the Gila Sub of the SP/UP	Chamiso, AZ (Contains 4 photos) Located in Cochise County, Arizona, east of Tucson. On the Sunset Route, Lordsburg Sub.
Chicago, IL - "Metra" network (Contains 4 photos) The Metra commuter system reaches out in all directions, serving communities throughout the suburban area.	Columbia River Gorge (BNSF), WA (Contains 2 photos) Spectacular roue along the northern bank of the Columbia River, between Vancouver (WA) and Wishram.
Council Bluffs, IA (Contains 1 photo) City in Iowa, but located right on the IA-NE border adjacent to Omaha.	Daggett, CA (Contains 3 photos) Town in San Bernardino County, 10 miles east of Barstow. BNSF Needles Sub and UP Cima Sub from Salt Lake City meet here.
Denver Union Station, CO (Contains 5 photos) Major transport interchange in the downtown area of the city.	Duplainville, WI (Contains 2 photos) Located in a few miles north of Waukesha, southern Wisconsin. The CN and CP meet on a flat crossing adjacent to a grade crossing.
Echo Canyon, UT (Contains 5 photos) Deep sandstone canyon where the UP transcontinental mainline passes through the Wahsatch Mountains.	Evanston, WY (Contains 2 photos) City located on the Union Pacific transcontinental mainline just inside the Wyoming border with Utah.
Flagstaff, AZ (Contains 1 photo) Large city located on the Santa Fe Southern Transcon, between Los Angeles and Albuquerque.	Florida East Coast Railway, FL (Contains 14 photos) The FEC is a Class II regional railroad, operating wholly within the state of Florida.
Folkston Funnel, GA (Contains 35 photos) On the CSX, situated in Georgia, just a few miles north of the Florida boarder.	Fort Worth, Texas (Contains 7 photos) City in Texas, the 12th largest in the USA. Location for the BNSF headquarters.
Gila Bend, AZ (Contains 1 photo) Town in Maricopa County, Arizona. On the Sunset Route.	Gilman, IL: Canadian National (Contains 4 photos) Once on the Illinois Central mainline, ownership transferred to the Canadian National railroad when they acquired the old IC in 1998.
Goodland, IN: Toledo, Peoria & Western RR (Contains 6 photos) A 207 mile long short line railroad, running more or less horizontally through the states of Indiana and Illinois.	Grand Island, NE (Contains 8 photos) County seat of Hall County, Nebraska. Home to the Nebraska Central shortline railroad, and host to 140+ daily trains of the UP and BNSF.
Hastings, NE (Contains 11 photos) The UP and BNSF can be found here, and near 2nd Street you'll find the BNSF yard, with a number of old BN, ATSF and BNSF units often idling around.	Kansas City, MO&KS (Contains 55 photos) Largest city in Missouri, major railroad interchange.
Lincoln, NE (Contains 7 photos) State capitol of Nebraska, the Cornhusker State.	Maricopa, AZ (Contains 3 photos) Situated due south of Phoenix, AZ, on the Sunset Route.
Mescal, AZ (Contains 1 photo) Located in Cochise County, Arizona, east of Tucson.	North Platte, NE (Contains 11 photos) Railroad town established by the Union Pacific Railroad. Location of the huge Bailey Yard.
Oakland, Jack London Square, CA (Contains 6 photos) A popular destination for tourists, situated on the waterfront in Oakland. Famous amongst railfans for its street-running trains.	Ogden, UT (Contains 5 photos) City 20-odd miles north of Salt lake City, an important station on the UP transcontinental mainline.
Phoenix, AZ (Contains 10 photos) State Capital of Arizona. A fast-growing city out in the Sonoran Desert.	Portland, OR (Contains 4 photos) Oregon's largest city, located on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.
Promontory, UT (Contains 9 photos) Remote location in Utah where the transcontinental railroad was connected between the Central Pacific and Union Pacific. Now the site of the Golden Spike National Historic park.	Red Rock, AZ (Contains 2 photos) Out west, west of Phoenix on the SP Sunset Route.
Rochelle, IL (Contains 11 photos) Rochelle Railroad Park, where the Union Pacific and BNSF cross on the diamonds. 80 to 90 trains per 24 hours pass through town.	Sacramento, CA (Contains 5 photos) State Capital of California, and home to the California State Railroad Museum.
St. Louis Museum of Transportation, MO (Contains 20 photos) A must-see railroad museum located in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood.	St. Louis Union Station, MO (Contains 1 photo) Former railroad station now converted for retail and leisure use.
Saginaw, TX (Contains 4 photos) Small city located in the inner suburbs of Forth Worth.	Salt Lake City, UT (Contains 19 photos) State capital of Utah, now located on the Union Pacific transcontinental rail route from Denver to San Francisco. Stop on the "California Zephyr".
Sandhills Sub, NE: BNSF (Contains 12 photos) The BNSF primary route out of the Powder River Basin, stretching 235 miles between Alliance and Ravenna, Nebraska.	San Jose, CA (Contains 3 photos) Bay-area city 40 miles south of San Francisco, in the centre of the "Silicon Valley".
San Francisco, CA (Contains 4 photos) Well-known city in Northern California. Caltrain operates the station at 4th & King Streets (once 4th & Townsend).	San Martin, CA (Contains 1 photo) Located in Santa Clara County, California. Stop on the Caltrain Gilroy-San Francisco route.
Sapulpa, OK (Contains 8 photos) City in Creek & Tulsa Counties, OK, and on the famous Route 66.	Shawmut, AZ (Contains 4 photos) Located in Maricopa County, on the former Southern Pacific Sunset Route, south of Phoenix.
Tehachapi Loop, CA (Contains 40 photos) Located in Kern County, south-central California. The Loop is a three quarter mile long spiral built by the Southern Pacific Railroad.	Tucson, AZ (Contains 1 photo) City in Arizona, set in the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by mountains, including the Santa Catalinas.
Tucumcari, NM (Contains 1 photo) Railroad toen created by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (The Rock) and now on the UP line between El Paso & Chicago.	UP Overland Route along the Lincoln Highway, NE (Contains 17 photos) Shots taken along Highway 30, The Lincoln Highway, between Grand Island and Fremont, Nebraska.
Vail, AZ (Contains 1 photo) East of Tucson, Arizona, on the Lordsburg Sub.	Vancouver, WA (Contains 1 photo) City north of Portland, OR, on the north bank of the Columbia River.
Vinings, Atlanta, GA (Contains 2 photos) Located on the CSX WA Sub, Atlanta-Chattanooga route, a suburb of Atlanta.	West Crookton, AZ (Contains 2 photos) Located on the BNSF (ex-Santa Fe) Seligman Sub.
West Springfield, MA (Contains 9 photos) City in Hampden County, Massachusetts, part of the city of Springfield. Located to the west of the Connecticut River.	Williams (BNSF) & the Grand Canyon Railway, AZ (Contains 3 photos) City on the ex-Santa Fe Transcon, also junction for the Grand Canyon Railway.
Winter Park, FL (Contains 9 photos) Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, just on the northern outskirts of Orlando, the station here hosting Sunrail and Amtrak, with occasional freights.	Woodford Siding, Tehachapi Pass, CA (Contains 1 photo) Close to Tehachapi Loop, in Kern Countt, south central California.