Edinburgh Waverley Nov 2022

 

Edinburgh Waverley Station

In 1846, the North British Railway (NBR) Company built a station at the east of Nor Loch. The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (EGR), and the Edinburgh Leith and Newhaven Railway (EL&NR) also opened stations. The three companies combined their stations and renamed the station 'Waverley' after the novel of that name written by Sir Walter Scott.

By 1865, the North British had absorbed the EGR and the EL&NR and built a new station. The NBR built a new Waverley Station in the 1890's. 

NBR Edinburgh Waverley Station West End

NBR Edinburgh Waverley Station East 

NBR 0-6-0 locomotives
Edinburgh Waverley West 1893

The North British Hotel (now the Balmoral), which dominates the station, opened in 1902.

North British Railway Hotel Edinburgh

North British Railway Edinburgh Waverley Station

NBR Edinburgh Waverley Station Perth Express

The station on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) would be operated by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) after the railway amalgamations of 1923.

Edinburgh Waverley Station 1923

LNER Empire of India Class A4 leaving Edinburgh

After nationalisation of the rail network in 1947 the station was operated by British Railways. 

 British Railways Edinburgh Waverley Station 1950

 British Railways Edinburgh Waverley Station 1960

When British Rail was privatised in 1994, the station was placed in the ownership of Railtrack. The ownership changed again in 2002, when Railtrack ran into financial difficulties, and Network Rail assumed control of the railway infrastructure. 

Network Rail Edinburgh Waverley Station 2003

The station was refurbished and altered from 2006 to 2020. 

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Edinburgh Waverley Station November 2022

Edinburgh Waverley Station Concourse

Edinburgh Waverley Station West End at night

Edinburgh Waverley Station Platforms 10-12

Edinburgh Waverley Station Platforms 15-16

Edinburgh Waverley Station Platform 17
Scot Rail Class 170

Edinburgh Waverley Station Platform 2
LNER Azuma

Edinburgh Waverley Station Platforms 5 and 6
LNER Azuma

Edinburgh Waverley Station Platforms 5
LNER Azuma

Edinburgh Waverley Station East End
Scot Rail Class 380

Edinburgh Waverley Station East End
LNER Azuma

Edinburgh Waverley Station East End
Platform 5 and 6 LNER Azuma

Edinburgh Waverley Station East End
LNER Azuma departing Platform 6

Edinburgh Waverley Station Wast End
Princess Gardens

Wylam - LNER Azuma 15 Oct 2022

 LNER Azuma passing through Wylam on the Tyne Valley Line on 15th October 2022.

Wylam LNER Azuma

Wylam LNER Azuma

France - Gare d' Arras

Gare d Arras

Gare d'Arras serves the city of Arras, Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. The original station opened in 1846, is located on the Paris–Lille railway and Arras-Dunkirk railway and accessible from LGV Nord. 

Gare d Arras

The B 82500 is a class of dual-mode, multi-system, diesel and overhead electrification (1.5 kV DC, 25 kV AC) powered multiple unit built by Bombardier for SNCF.

Gare d'Arras SNCF B82500

Gare d'Arras SNCF B82500

Gateshead Central Bar 2 Sep 2022

 

Central Bar Gateshead

 The Central Bar dates from the mid 19th century and located near the former Gateshead East railway station (1850-1981) and the town's busy tram station (1880 -1951).

Central Bar Gateshead

The upper bar id located alongside the Newcastle to Sunderland line.

Central Bar Gateshead
Northern Trains Class 158

Central Bar Gateshead
Northern Trains Class 158 and Model Loco

Central Bar Gateshead
Model Loco

Newcastle Central 26 Aug 2022

Newcastle Central Station Platform 6
Direct Rail Services Class 66

Wylam - DRS Nuclear Train Aug 23 2022

 Travelling along the Tyne Valley on the afternoon of 6th August 2022 was a 'Nuclear' Train from originating from Seaton o-t- Energy en route to Sellafield BNF, passing through Wylam.  It consisted of a double header class 88 hauling a nuclear flask.

Wylam  Aug 23 2022
DRS double headed Nuclear Train 

Newcastle - Vermont Hotel - Aug 2022

Newcastle Casltle Keep
LNER Azuma awaiting at a Signal

LNER Azuma awaiting at a Signal

 

Wylam - 21/22 August

Wylam 21 Aug - Northern Rail Class 156
Express to Hexham

Wylam 22 Aug - Northern Rail Class 156
En route to Carlisle

Wylam 22 Aug - Northern Rail Class 156
En route to Newcastle

Aln Valley Railway - Richboro

Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0T Richboro

 Locomotive Richboro was built in 1917 by Hudswell, Clarke and Company in Leeds and allocated works number 1243. It was delivered to the docks at the Military Port of Richborough, a vital part of the logistics chain during World War One. 

Richborough Military Port

Military activities continued after the war, but as they came to end, the locomotive was sold. It was purchased by W Craig and Sons, operating at their Ifton Colliery in Shropshire. 

Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0T locomotive 1243
Ifton Colliery in Shropshire

In January 1947 the locomotive passed to the National Coal Board when the mines were nationalised. 

It worked at Gresford Colliery near Wrexham, North Wales, till 1969 when it was placed in storage. It was preserved, and moved to the Aln Valley railway in 2012.

Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0T Richboro

Aln Valley Railway - Locomotive 60

 Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST no. 60 built in 1948. Works number 3686. Built for the National Coal Board with cab and bunker cut down to a smaller loading gauge for working the Lambton Drops, a coal staithe in Sunderland.