A few phots on days nedding around the East Coast mainly en route to and from Montrose for the diesel gala at Brechin.

Power North was Easy Jet G-EZAN with EZY 601 from lovely Luton airport seen here after arrival at Edinburgh on July 30th 2025

43127 with 43143 passes Stonehaven’s semaphores as the tram departs with the 0853 Aberdeen – Glasgow on July 31st 2025

Haymarket’s 158734 leaves Stonehaven with the 0923 Aberdeen – Montrose on July 31st 2025

43032 powers out of little Portlethen with 0741 Glasgow – Aberdeen on July 31st 2025

Built to last, an overbridge near Gourdon on the long closed Montrose – Inverbervie line which saw its last freight in May 66 and passengers in Oct 51.

73967 speeds through Portlethlen with the 2115 Euston – Aberdeen sleeper, a paltry load 4 on August 1st 2025

The tide is in at Montrose basin as 43037 tails the 0630 Edinburgh – Aberdeen North on August 1st 2025

The busy box at Stonehaven in the evening sun of August 2nd 2025

Bonus for my Southbound journey, 158709 and 170408 arrive at Stonehaven with the 1433 Aberdeen – Glasgow on August 3rd 2025

My first EMU ever out of Stirling, 385023 on the 1650 Edinburgh on August 3rd 2025

Portion power 92020 at Edinburgh with the 2315 to Euston which will combine at Carstairs like hundreds of other portions down the years with the Glasgow – Euston on August 3rd 2025

Trip over 92023 at the Euston with 1M11 overnight from Glasgow/Edinburgh on August 4th 2025

An archive Angus view from the late Tony Ewer of 26036 at Arbroath with the booked load 1 forming the 1835 Montrose – Dundee on August 26th 1983…
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