Under threatening skies, the Fort William to North Blyth empty Alcan train waits at Bridge of Orchy to meet a northbound passenger service. The colourful autumn leaves will soon desert the trees a... (more)

1S03, the 07:10 Leeds to Aberdeen, skirts the shore of the River Tay estuary on the outskirts of Dundee. The rather large oil rig in the background is "Rowan Gorilla VII" - which arrived in Scotla... (more)

Looking more like a model, the weekly train of fuel oil tanks from Glasgow to Fort William passes the Northern shore of Loch Tulla, deep in the Scottish Highlands, on a glorious early summer after... (more)

Working a Glasgow to Aberdeen train, 170407 crosses the River Tay at Perth on a clear autumn day in 2008.

An interesting scene on the Caledonian Railway heritage line in Scotland, as one of the preserved diesel locos earns its keep on a ballast train. The class 26 pictured celebrated its 50th birthday... (more)

Network Rail's New Measurement Train skirts the East coast of Scotland while running from Aberdeen to Newcastle on a glorious autumn evening in 2009. The NMT follows a program which covers virtual... (more)

66729 'Derby County' passes beneath the looming bulk of Ben Lomond (3196 ft) while working the daily Fort William to North Blyth alumina tank train. Spring has definitely come to the Scottish High... (more)

Less than 6 months after crossing the Atlantic, GE Class 70 loco 70005 passes Alloa while working a Freightliner Heavy Haul coal train to Longannet power station. Though not to everyone's taste, t... (more)

Every year around easter, a steam hauled railtour - the Great Britain - travels the length and bredth of the UK. On the 2010 Scottish legs, BR Standard Pacific 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' was the loco... (more)

A National Express East Coast HST rolls off the Tay Bridge with 1E14, the 09:52 Aberdeen to London Kings Cross. It seems the tennis match has been abandonded..

Still hard at work after nearly 50 years, 31233 sends a plume of acrid exhaust skyward at Perth station. While most class 31s have been turned into coke cans and razor blades, a few of these locos... (more)

The Tay Bridge is the longest railway bridge in the UK at just over two miles. The structure seen here is the second attempt at bridging the estuary, the first famously collapsed during a violent ... (more)

47826 sweeps round the curve at Magiscroft in a lucky burst of sunshine while working 5Z93, the empty stock of a weekend railtour

66413 passes Carnoustie on a warm Summer evening, while working 4N83 Aberdeen to Grangemouth Asda/Walmart intermodal service.

37425 (a 44 year old veteran of the rails) waits for a passenger train to pass at Perth while working 6D66 - the 18:39 Inverness to Mossend train, which conveys empty fuel tanks. The loco is the o... (more)