1985

31135 arrives at London Paddington during a downpour on 25/03/1985 with 3A03 1340 Bristol Temple Meads-London Paddington mail vans.

Celebrity GWR150 Green, 50007 stands at the blocks at London Paddington after arriving with 1A53 0932 Penzance-London Paddington on 25/03/1985.

56078 drags 87001 into Birmingham New Street with the diverted 1G28 1200 London Euston-Wolverhampton on 31/03/1985. 56078 had hauled the elctric locomotive on the non electrified Nuneaton-Birmingham route due to engineering works in the Coventry area.

45015 slogs up the Lickey Incline at Vigo whilst in charge of 1E51 0906 Bristol Temple Meads-York relief on 09/04/1985.

58003 and 58010 keep a pair of Class 20's company at Coalville Mantle Lane Sdgs on xx/06/1985.

37260 'Radio Highland' stands at Kyle of Lochalsh with 2H86 1400 Kyle of Lochalsh-Inverness on 14/07/1985.

37260 'Radio Highland' stands at Kyle of Lochalsh with 2H86 1400 Kyle of Lochalsh-Inverness on 14/07/1985.

47708 'Waverley' awaits departure from Glasgow Queen Street on 15/07/1985 with 1O18 1030 Glasgow Queen Street-Edinburgh Waverley.

On Scottish bank holiday Monday's it was not uncommon for locomotive and stock to replace DMU's on certain Fife circle services. 26004, which was more usually to be found on Lothian power station coal services, stands at Edinburgh Waverley prior to departure with the 1705 service to Cardenden on 15/07/1985.

37090 awaits departure from Glasgow Central on 16/07/1985 with 1A03 1130 Glasgow Central-Stranraer Harbour. 37300 stands on 1Z31 1110 Glasgow Central-Ayr relief service which was eventually CAPED and ran ECS to Polmadie instead.

37300 awaits departure from Ayr with 1Z33 1830 Ayr-Glasgow Central relief on 16/07/1985.

37260 'Radio Highland' arrives at Brora with 2H65 1735 Inverness-Wick on 17/07/1985.

37262 Dounreay' stands at Thurso shortly after arriving with 2H71 1039 Georgemas Jnct-Thurso on 17/07/1985.

26037 stands at Helmsdale on 17/07/1985 after running round the empty stock off the unadvertised Wednesdays only (03/07-28/08) 1H67 1015 Inverness-Dunrobin Castle. As no run round facilities exist at Dunrobin Castle the train had to run further north. However as the service trains to Wick/Thurso were booked to cross at Brora the ECS had to run still further north to Helmsdale in order to run round. Here 26037 is seen awaiting departure time with 5H68 Helmsdale-Dunrobin Castle prior to working the return service 1H68 1500 Dunrobin Castle-Inverness.

After reversing northwards in order to change platforms, 26037 re-enters Helmsdale on 17/07/1985 with 5H68 Helmsdale-Dunrobin Castle ECS.

26037 stands at Helmsdale on 17/07/1985 arfter running round the empty stock off the unadvertised Wednesdays only (03/07-28/08) 1H67 1015 Inverness-Dunrobin Castle. As no run round facilities exist at Dunrobin Castle the train had to run further north. However as the service trains to Wick/Thurso were booked to cross at Brora the ECS had to run still further north to Helmsdale in order to run round. Here 26037 is seen awaiting departure time with 5H68 Helmsdale-Dunrobin Castle prior to working the return service 1H68 1500 Dunrobin Castle-Inverness.

26037 stands at Helmsdale on 17/07/1985 arfter running round the empty stock off the unadvertised Wednesdays only (03/07-28/08) 1H67 1015 Inverness-Dunrobin Castle. As no run round facilities exist at Dunrobin Castle the train had to run further north. However as the service trains to Wick/Thurso were booked to cross at Brora the ECS had to run still further north to Helmsdale in order to run round. Here 26037 is seen awaiting departure time with 5H68 Helmsdale-Dunrobin Castle prior to working the return service 1H68 1500 Dunrobin Castle-Inverness.

37035 awaits departure at Wick with 2H64 1805 Wick-Inverness on 17/07/1985.

At four minutes to midnight on 18/07/1985, 26015 gets the right away from Stirling with 1S81 2050 Carlisle-Perth. The Class 26 took over the train from an AC electric locomotive at Mossend Yard.

20097 prepares to shunt 97252 ETHEL3 and the Fort William-London Euston sleeping cars onto the 1550 Mallaig-Glasgow Queen Street at Fort William on 19/07/1985.

104325 'The Mexican Bean', comprising of 53434 (DMBS)+53424 (DMCL) stands at Crianlarich on 19/07/1985 having arrived with an Oban-Crianlarich shuttle service.

27051 stands at Edinburgh Waverley awaiting to work 2J05 1115 Edinburgh Waverley-Dundee on 20/07/1985.

27206 stabled at the east end of Edinburgh Waverley at 1127 on 20/07/1985.

97407, the former 40012 'Aureol' stands on Crewe Diesel (CD) on 21/07/1985.