The Big Five Enjoyer

LMS 5P5F 4-6-0s No. 5024 & 5025 wait to leave Aviemore with a train of LNER stock (a special prehaps) in or around 1935. No. 5025 is preserved today at the Strathspey Railway, which is also in Aviemore.

Photo Credit: Stephenson Rail Archive (Highland Railway Album 2)

North of Berwick, at the station at Reston, an NBR 0-6-0 No. 174 helps out NER 4-6-2 No. 2400 on an East Coast express in the inaugural year of the grouping, 1923.

Photo Credit: LGRP (North British Album)

North East Fife

(4 months late but hey, worth a comment)

Ex-G&SWR Class 119 No. 14118 is seen departing from Glasgow St. Enoch station at the head of a passenger train bound for Largs in June 1933. 14118 was withdrawn exactly 1 year later in June 1934. Photo Credit: LMS Steam In Scotland In The 1930s

Ex-G&SWR Class 119 No. 14118 is seen departing from Glasgow St. Enoch station at the head of a passenger train bound for Largs in June 1933. 14118 was withdrawn exactly 1 year later in June 1934.

Photo Credit: LMS Steam In Scotland In The 1930s

LNER D49/1 No. 265 'Lanarkshire' on an Edinburgh-Carlisle stopping train at Millerhill in April 1928.

Photo Credit: RCTS LNER Book 1

The first private engine of the Duke of Dunrobin, a 2-4-0T (originally named Dunrobin is seen with crew & a little dog in it's Highland Railway condition as 'Gordon Castle'.

Photo Credit: Photomatic Ltd (Highland Railway Album)

Testing the new floor in the enlarged part of Glasgow Central Station (1904) showing a great assembly of locomotives, including 0-8-0Ts 494 & 495 & an 0-8-0 tender engine.

Photo Credit: The Caledonian Railway (O.S. Nock)

CR Drummond 0-4-4T No. 1230 of 1886 vintage at Perth in 1921, this engine was used for a time on the Methven branch.

Photo Credit: The Caledonian Railway (O.S. Nock)

LMS 4P 2-6-4T No. 2695 has just worked on the 10.30am Inverness to Kyle passenger train & seen on Kyle shed on 16th July 1946.

Photo Credit: Harold D. Bowtell (Highland Railway Album 2)

LMS 4P 2-6-4T No. 2695 has just worked on the 10.30am Inverness to Kyle passenger train & seen on Kyle shed on 16th July 1946.

Photo Credit: Harold D. Bowtell (Highland Railway Album 2)

87 years ago today, 35 people lost their lives when an Edinburgh-Glasgow express smashed into the back of a Dundee-Glasgow local at Castlecary, near Falkirk. Here in early 1938, we see one of the locos, A3 No. 2744 'Grand Parade' awaiting it's fate at Doncaster.

Photo Credit: Eric Fry

I KNEW IT! I read the script on the Google Drive link & KNEW it had to be 224 😂

The model looks very Drummond era I must say, like it's final condition.

It's the spirits again, just turn him off & on again.

A down train approaching Rockcliffe with an LMS 2P 4-4-0 No. 614 (then allocated to Dumfries shed) at the head.

Photo Credit: E.E. Smith (Legends of the G&SWR in LMS days)

LNER A4 No. 9 'Union of South Africa' & an unidentifiable A2 & V1 make their way towards Edinburgh Waverley to take up duty.

Photo Credit: The Scottish Railway Book

The NBR provided one hospital train during WW1, and as can be seen, its formation was made up of internally modified luggage vans, supplemented by 3 compartment brake 3rds and a 12 wheel dining carriage. All vehicles retained their NB livery.

Photo Credit: North British Album

An early 1890s photo of a GNoS 'Subby' service on the suburban line, with one of the plucky little E class 0-6-0Ts working hard. Following the introduction of the 0-4-4Ts, the 0-6-0Ts were taken off the passenger work.

Photo Credit: A.G. Dunbar (GNoSR Album)

Seen at Blair Atholl yard is this 1937 view is ex-HR 'Barney' No. 17702 with one of the large snowplough fitted. An interesting sight, considering the photo was taking in August.

Photo Credit: LMS Steam In Scotland in the 1930s

Welcome to my Bluesky! On this account, I will be sharing photos documenting Scotland's 'Big Five' railway companies, their predecessors & successors. I will possibly also cover industrial lines too, if people are interested!

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- The Big 5 Enjoyer