Stonehouse based operator, commenced operations in 1973. Now have a fleet of 24 buses and 14 coaches. Largest collection of Y-Type Leopards I have seen in a while! Thanks as always for permission to visit.

Principal Operator in south west Scotland. First shots in Ayr whilst attending a meeting with the operator.

Hopefully does exactly what it says on the tin...

Stylish livery and a significant penchant for registrations containing WCM clealy identify this operator, headquartered in Campbeltown but with interests along the rugged coastline of western Scotland. Well overdue! First pics in the collection as a result of a site visit to Oban. I will try to shift the others over ASAP. Getting to like this one.... Glasgow Citybus also a part of this group, and they now have some ex Lothian kit, including an R-Type Olympian!

Network Rail are adding two additional through platforms at Waverley and simplifying the track layout, and this collection will contain shots of work as it progresses. Additional preparatory work for the Airdrie - Bathgate - Edinburgh electrification is also taking place

Work is now well underway to construct the new road crossing at Kincardine. First photos at the end of January 2007

This will take time. Perhaps money. Few snaps thus far as visits have been either family holidays or chaperoned business "conferences". New England on the agenda for next summer so here's hoping....

Support your local tram network - perhaps then we will be more enlightened in our decisions not to proceed even where cities are crying out for tram networks as their roads grind to a halt. People use trams who would never dream of going on a bus.

Buses from the Tyne and Wear PTE area, including the magnificent Quaylink electric buses, which are eerily quiet!

Principal interest in trucks is taking the wheel! Recent updates include Carrara in Tuscany and Truckfest 2006 at Ingliston, although the weather was not kind

The railways of Italy during a family holiday in 2006. A small number of earlier shots have moved from European Tours

Contains transport planning themed shots

Bus phots along the way whilst on the ITG Portrush Thumper tour. Translink appear to have an enlightened policy when it comes to interchange - the bus and rail stations are adjacent, and thus the bus depot is on hand for photo opperchancities. Look out for the Leopards!

2007 saw preparatory works for the tram network commence. I will endeavour to take a few snaps documenting the construction phase of the project. I may even remember to take one of the big hole in the ground at Gogar!

Whilst I have a significant preference for stage carriage PCVs, from time to time I manage to snap the odd couch as I meander round the Capital. This collection may eventually achieve the aim of keeping all these random snaps in the one plaice.....

NIR beckoned on the holiday Monday courtesy of a £40 flybe ticket and the huge value £14 day rover which is valid on all rail and bus services, including the Enterprise. Grand spin on 80 class to Larne Town, then a Castle Class to the harbour before a CAF unit to Derry completed the track. Made a -1 at Portadown but was bowled out for 8208 as a dud NIR brick.

The ITG Portrush Thumper was a marathon bash with 80 class demus: Belfast Dublin Belfast - Coleraine - Portrush - Antrim - Crumlin - Lisburn - Belfast - Bangor - Belfast - Dublin - Belfast. A big vote of thanks to the ITG organisers for another very enjoyable day out!

Late advice by Chief Executive left this agonisingly poorly planned, although the loss of updates to the Pocket PC Journeyplan application probably didn't help. Colne, Darwen and the Oldham Loop were on the most wanted list, and achieved. Cow Pie Pit will have to wait - partly because I misread a 6 as an 8 and watched the direct service to Rochdale depart.... Penny (sadly) was 390022. That's my story etc.

Dundee - home of jute, jam and journalism. Prefer to remember my time here, well before the photos, as a time of green buses including the Cravens RT working the Fintry routes and the single deck fleetlines on the 7/8 circular. Alexander bodied Ailsas a good substitute, mind.

Only ventures to Sweden from Copenhagen - have been to Malmo by sea and by rail. The rail link is thoroughly recommended!

This will be the first of a number of collections featuring the deregulated Scottish operators which sprung up from the sitting nationalised tenants. Finding a big batch of Strathtay slides all at once finally convinced me of the way forward in this regard. Gems in here include the former MRA1

Buses operating in the Strathclyde PTE area will feature here. First photos were in Whifflet, with a number of local operators providing services alongside First. Feature collections of operators from within the SPT area are now being added.

The line from Stirling to Kincardine via Alloa is currenlty being reinstated, with passenger services to operate from Stirling to Alloa, and coal for Longannet planned to be rerouted from the E&G and Forth Bridge along the line. First photos taken 29th October 2006 showing the line in various stages of reinstatement.

The magnificent 60163 TORNADO opens the batting here.....

75th Anniversary of Western Scottish Omnibuses was celebrated with an Open Day at Kilmarnock - which had the added bonus of superb weather and a tie-in with photo opperchancities of 40145 on an SRPS tour! Well done indeed to the Stagecoach management - I hope that the charity fund raising was successful.

Stagecoach operate services on Arran with a modest fleet of vehicles based at the compact depot at Brodick, adjacent to the ferry terminal. The bus station is immediately adjacent to both of these, and appears to be the depot overspill as buses sit on stands for long periods of time!

Not to be confused with Stagecoach in Cumbernauld....! A few snaps on a recent rail excursion in search of required branch lines kicks this one off.

Perth - shots of the new Goldline Enviro 300s in service on their first day

Magicbus and Neoplans. Two things I remember. The best bit about Magicbus was the selection of ex everywhere kit.......

The most recent rare(ish) track extravaganza round west central Scotland taking locos where they have rarely gone before. Helensburgh Central, Drumgelloch, Paisley Canal, Largs and Lark Hall all featured in the tour. The first shots in this gallery are all courtesy and copyright of my brother.

Eats shoots, and leaves. Sort of. Have a look. If you get the idea, let me know. Then I can improve the title of the collection.... or not.

In the days when works visits allowed wandering at will, I obtained a permit for Swindon Works and set out from Edinburgh the previous night on the long gone Bristol sleeper. This collection is the photographic outcome of a sad day for a Class 40 fan. The only time I have seen a Warship sandwiched between 5 Class 40s though!

This collection will contain floating devices that are not in "stage carriage" passenger service. Starting with Queen Mary 2, I have a feeling the only way is down....

A grand day out! Difficult to commend the day too highly, with as good a display of vehicles as I have seen. The return of VV773 to the road was a highlight for me.

A wee collection of snaps taken at times I haven't hit the full Museum...

Railway themed pictures from Scotland where the train, if it appears at all in the shot, is incidental. Closed station sites will appear here, along with oddball stuff!

The home for anything Scottish - unless it's a Class 40!

Time to split BR from the privatised railway. The present Scottish Rail Scene will be reclassified once I move content across!

There are many programmed infrastructure works across the network, and this collection will endeavour to provide a small flavour of these events as time and the patience of my dear wife will allow......

A long established operator based to the north west of Dunfermline. Recent tie-up with Stagecoach in respect of leasing of vehicles as I understand it - may be related to school contracts. All current fleet appears to be white based, as the ex LT Titans and Metros languish at the rear. **Stagecoach have now taken over the Rennies business, but it appears to be retaining the Rennies concept and to an extent livery.**

Stagecoach in the Highlands took over Rapsons in summer 2008. Rapsons were based in Inverness and at the time of starting the collection were Scotland's leading independent bus and coach operator. Operations comprised Rapsons Coaches, Highland Country Buses, Orkney Coaches and Causeway Coaches, serving mainland Scotland and the Orkney Isles. Rapsons also operated an executive coach hire service. The owner, Sandy Rapson, kindly gave permission for my brother and I to visit their depot in Inverness following arrival on the Moray Mint railtour. Other photos of Rapsons vehicles in the Inverness area are also included. There are shots currently in Lothian Longstone Depot of 807 which I understand is to pass to Rapsons for a schools contract in Fort William.

This collection will have no theme, nor any real point to it. Just humour me....

Time to split up Eurpoean Tours. 1996 shots to open the batting here.

A new collection which will provide a home for odd stuff!

An increasingly regular sight these days. First views of replacements on Edinburgh - Bathgate route. The Jays Olympian seems to feature strongly at Uphall for some reason!

From time to time, I succeed in persuading editors to actually subject unsuspecting readers to my pictures..... Please don't get the impression this is a huge source of income - I am still a long way away from recovering the cost of the camera, but the 170-500 is (as far as my good lady is concerned) well covered. Happy to settle for photo credit. One well known journal did however publish a photo (twice in fact) and woundn't even respond to my query in respect of payment. Given that it was in fact my first published photo, a little disappointing. Always happy to receive requests for use of pics.

The Branch Line Society uses this classification, so it's time I did! usual disclaimer about moving stuff over etc etc...

Portugal was a departure for us in holiday terms, but a week here in 1999 wasn't long enough in spotting terms as I only managed to escape once!

No anoraks, though....

Struggling to find a collection for this picture, I decided to invent one! Plan is to add one pic a month I am particularly pleased with. The webmeister's decision is errrrr..... final! (Probably)

A Pollock artic loaded with insulation was caught by a gust of wind at Lathallan Roundabout, Polmont and was blown over onto a PT Cruiser. Neither driver was injured in the accident.

Mainly Amsterdam Centraal thus far. Graffitti is the one disappointing aspect of rolling stock presentation

W Alexander and Sons (Northern) had a wide operating area, from Dundee to Inverness via Aberdeen. Some vehicles suited the yellow livery, others perhaps less so. Strathtay now holds sway in Dundee, Stagecoach from Aberdeen to Inverness

Closed after 9th December 2006 as a result of DLR expansion. Yet another case of leaving it far too late to travel.....

y only visit thus far to North Weald - a splendid event which allowed me (after an hour's wait) to thrash DMS1626 around the airfield and even overtake an RM!!

Groups of people with cameras hanging about usually suggest something interesting is afoot, and tend to attract my attention. So the group might increase by one person. That person might simply be amusing himself taking pics of the photographers......

Yellow trains.....

The major hobby these days is collecting lines - along the way some phots will be taken, and some of these may even be worth a look............

National Museums of Scotland houses a wide selection of civil and military aircraft, mainly with Scottish links. Home to Concorde G-BOAA

Since I have Citylink, might as well have National Express!

Munros deserve their own collection. Borders operator based in Jedburgh.

The SRPS and Beaver Sports organised the biggest rolling riot seen in Scotland for some years, taking 55022 from Linlithgow via the Highland Main Line to Inverness, over the top to Aberdeen and back via the two bridges to Edinburgh before a reversal returned us to Linlithgow. These shots are designed to create a flavour of the day's events.......

Midland has been my local operator since 1971, and has seen many changes, now being part of the vast First organisation. Although the Metrobuses shown here have been withdrawn, others still soldiered on at Bannockburn until recently when an Olympian invasion put paid to their sterling service. MRM82 and MRM88 were particular favourites, as I was able to test their tachograph operation following resealing at our Truck Centre.

Based in Port Glasgow, operate a network of services within and beyond the Inverclyde area. Smoothiecruiser is one of the key brands in use.

All coffee cups appearing in these phots will be on location. There is no question of me carrying around an empty cup simply to take daft photos.......

Massachussets Bay Transportation Authority or MBTA for short. Operates a wide variety of trains, tubes, light rail and buses in the Boston area. The Charlie ticket was a huge bargain at $15 for a week unlimited travel!

Overdue feature for the vehicles of a well kent operator. A relation of mine is an instructor.

Well presented selection of buses and coaches at their depot at Kelliebank, Alloa opens this collection

This will probably be a small collection, as I wasn't big on the borders at the time. Nevertheless, deserves a slot....

The first 30 B7 vehicles for the 22 were augmented by a further 5 prior to delivery of the first 15 Euro 4 vehicles branded "The Best Deal" for the 29. 49 branded 151-160 "The Leader of The Pack" followed, then 161-166 unbranded. 167-169 arrived as Eclipse 2 and 170, exhibited at the Motor Show as the first Eclipse 2, was branded for the 49, and is currently unique.

Lothian has a small batch of Volvo B7TL Plaxton bodied Trident lookalikes - quite distinctive to the experienced observer. They are fitted with big fans and provide an immense thrash, particularly if they are needing some TLC. Were standard fare on the 4 for many a day, but will now appear from time to time on other Marine services. A bit rare on 26s though.

I tend to refer to these as Try Dents.....basically a double deck Dart and IMO a mistake. The first low floor decker for Lothian, with 5 ALX400 examples preceding the main fleet of Plaxton bodied examples. The ALX400s have been converted to City Sightseeing vehicles to provide a full low floor fleet on CS for 2008.

The newest type in the fleet and indeed the first as far as I am aware to be MAN powered. The are being introduced to replace the Diddy Darts, and with the exception of Yellow Peril II will be in a MacTours variation of Hurley Quine livery.

The new era in the early 1980s - the successor to the Atlantean in some respects. The first vehicles appeared in late 1982 with ECW bodies, a departure for Lothian. The arrival of the new Volvo B9s will spell the end for the vehicles as a fleet mainstay.

Photos taken at Longstone depot - these will merge into the main Lothian collection in due course. Many thanks to the driver who took the time to assist me in my quest for the unusual!

So sayeth the Tramboards.... Lothian provided a tribute to the final Leylands in the main fleet by running on their final day with commemorative tramboards. All 6 (366-371) ran on the 15 during the day. 366, 367 and 371 were "spirited away" from the 15 (to be replaced by 3 Royales which were also in their final service day) to allow them to cover three 26 departures from Clerwood, the Tridents on these duties having run dead from Clerwood to Shandwick Place via Queensferry Road to beat the rugby crowds. A grand night out, but pretty sad at the end. The three buses ran part Route from Tranent in convoy to Charlotte Square, and I think I was the last fare paying passenger to step off a Lothian Leyland Olympian in normal service.

Lothian turned out Atlanteans for a swansong on the 4 in January 2000. A small collection of pictures taken on a day of poor light and wet weather. Sadly missed

Known irreverently as "Jimmy Nyes", the new (smiley) face of the Lothian decker fleet. The first shots in this collection are of the first batch of B9s at a local dealer for PDI. Lothian have now completed deliveries of 175 vehicles from 701 to 875, with 125 B7s and 50 B9s thus far. Route branding has been applied for 3, 31, 37/47 and 44 so far, all in the B7 batches, and the vehicles are almost never seen on other routes. Suffice to say I have yet to photograph one!

Well known for its distinctive yellow Olympians, the dedicated fleet has recently expanded with three 52 plate Darts being painted in the revised livery style first seen on TB320. Other fleet liveried vehicles are also used from time to time. I will expand this collection, as it appears that the instructors advise their trainees to check the website to see if they have been featured. The waves are always much appreciated!

Lothian Darts including the K-plate small ones operated by Edinburgh Bus Tours which have now departed the fleet.. 151-160 were renumbered during 2007 as 451-460 prior to the arrival of the batch of 10 Volvo Eclipse for the 49 service. 451-460 see little passenger service, with 451 and 452 seconded to the Driving School for periods of time. 161-175 are now 461-475 to make room for more Eclipses. Perhaps it would have been easier to move them on.....but we can't have everything now, can we? (Junk, heap, etc.....)

Lothian Buses plc are the principal operator in Edinburgh, originally Edinburgh City Transport and having been Lothian Regional Transport for a period. This collection will contain vehicles now withdrawn from service, and oddball stuff like Park and Ride liveried coos.

Currently only one Scania which has been purchased for use on the X48 Park and Ride services. Pics of a previous demo which saw use on the 19 are included here.

Flagship service 100 is operated from Waverley Bridge to Edinburgh Airport with a dedicated pool of vehicles and drivers based at Marine. First shots are of new Scannies at Reliable Vehicles Newbridge awating and receiving PDIs.

Not a collection yet. Very few LT photos taken thus far. Need to improve.

Chance spot down a side street in Auchinleck took me to this paradise of Atlanteans and Alexander bodied products. Even the Mk 2 Metrobus is superb. Look out for the works cat....

Highlight was the Vulcan, which sadly was unable to fly (along with most of the programme) due to the conditions. Weather was a disaster for the organisers..... There are a few shots, but mostly ground based. Even resorted to taking pictures of other photographers! If you are interested in the tugs used to position aircraft, there are a few shots of these.

A lone Nimrod flew over the runway in tribute to the 14 crew lost. A very sad moment. These are my shots on what was a very warm day.

A small selection of grids in varying liveries at Knottingley on the only occasion I have been granted permission to visit the depot.

Views taken on the final ceremonial opening of the swing bridge on 31st January 1988. A driech day in more ways than one!

North Glasgow Midland operations became Kelvin at deregulation. Kelvin followed Clydesidedown the Routemaster path in the early days.

Quick stop on the way back from Ayr. Unfortunately traffic ruined my attempt to snap TMS407X en root.....

Ireland currently provides the opportunity for travel on proper trains, although the multiple unit takeover is under way with Rosslare gone and Sligo to follow shortly. NIR are in process of replacing their small fleet of Thumpers, although some will survive - not to be missed!

The bridge over the Grangemouth freight line at Ice House Brae is being renewed over Christmas 2007 - a few shots of the work

A selection of older photos to start with - a fine collection of pre-owned double deckers!!

Haymarket is being expanded with the addition of a terminating platform which is to be numbered 0. I will update this collection as work progresses

An initial collection of shots taken at Hamilton, mostly at what would traditionally be known as a bus stations! Plenty of action, and lots of variety both in operator and vehicle terms. Will merge into other collections as time allows.

A very good friend, Graham Stalker, started me off taking photos of bridges. Basically, it's all his fault.

Aberdeen. The land of my birth. Various generations of photos, which may see some expansion as my current employment involves work in Aberdeen. Alexander bodied Atlanteans again. There is a pattern here.

This deserves a collection of its own! This will cover all operations up to the point at which First took over.

Photos from a very wet night at Freightliner Coatbridge. Thanks to Freightliner staff for giving up their time and CILT for organising the event.

Stagecoach in partnership with SESTRANS have provided a trial hovercraft service from Kirkcaldy to Portobello for a two week period. These photos will provide a flavour of the event, which uses an Isle of Wight hovercraft

Edinburgh to Powderhall (nearly), North Berwick, South Leith (almost), Edinburgh, Benhar (no), Cadder reversal (not on the original plan) Greenhill Upper reversal (not on the revised plan), Grangemouth, Stirling, Alloa, Townhill and back to Edinburgh. Simple.

Coach operator based in Grangemouth. Tours specialist, with a mainstay operaing the former Scottish Amicable services to Craigforth, which currently fly under the Prudential flag. Also retails cycles from their showroom next to the depot.

The 'country' operator in Edinburgh. The archives need searched for Eastern Scottish material to support this collection of recent images

An Eastern Scottish depot in the old days, became Midland for a time and now First Edinburgh. I will try to maintain a full pictorial record of all vehicles allocated to or used by the depot here.

First in Glasgow operate many services in the city and the wider Glasgow conurbation. They took over what were Corporation and subsequently SPT depots.

Having previously been Lowland Scottish, this album will contain photos of vehicles in the Borders

A wee haven for those First vehicles which don't fit in elsewhere at the moment....

W Alexander (Fife) had a very attractive red livery. Current incumbent is Stagecoach.

A new collection, of ships which provide passenger services. If they are painted to look like buses, trains or trams so much the better!

Monster machines which just cry out to be photographed. Looking out for an RNLI abc to start spotting the lifeboat launchers.

Also the two boat lifts in the UK are featured, anong with a classic US fire engine! The van with a TGV front is superb.

Very little touring. Just an assortment of snaps taken on various holidays. Interestingly, it seems to be sunny more often - except in France.

The replacement of Polmont Junction over the Christmas holiday period - plain line replacement also taking place east of Linlithgow. This collection has attracted significant attention, and given it was my first digital venture, has provided great personal satisfaction. Only regret was the poor weather.

Photos will only be taken when it is appropriate!

The finest locomotive from the world's finest locomotive builder. Many miles, many locomotives, many photos far too poor to consider scanning.........

A select group of like minded individuHals who cngregate monthly to immerse themselves in (generally) buses of a certain age....

Second year on the shuttle buses. Fair bit of hanging about. One run to Port Seton, then two birls up from Musselburgh Racecourse in the afternoon. Head got a bit sunburnt....

A Lothian Buses subsidiary. Challenge is to present a full fleet without overdoing "The Princes Street Years". We shall see....

Perhaps the most well known road haulier in the UK - I suspect others* may well rue the day that I started this one (* wife, daughter, boss). Hehehe.

Eric and Mark Horsburgh now operate from Houston Industrial Estate but started in Uphall. An interesting mix of new small minibuses and Optares coupled with a large collection of ex Lothian vehicles and others for school contracts.

Will contain vehicles and locomotives driven by the webmeister. First pic is prior to starting my first Rail Replacement duty with 36026!

First visit to the DLR. Would envisage this to become part of the Underground and Light Rail collection over time though.

Self explanatory I believe. A selection of views based around a favourite recreational activity. Kicking off with a visit to Islay in 1992

Time this had a home of its own. Paisley and environs would be the theory, but there appears a snap of an RM working the Glasgow - Ayr service 4.....

Long distance services in Scotland are operated under the Citylink banner. Time to organise the fleet in the one place methinks

Our daughter trying her hand at transport photography.....(with an odd shot of me pointing something other than a camera!)

Easter holidays 2008 found us in Shropshire - and this is a selection of the snaps I managed to take whilst avoiding the inevitable grief...

Time to group "other" Scottish fleets in the one place. Buses Around the World covers too many areas as it is.....

A "Grab and Go" session inbetween trains, but managed a few ex Preston Bus vehicles now with Stagecoach

A few snaps whilst attending a meeting at the University. Minibus city.....

Photos on a recent family holiday - no "broads" though but.....

Tuscany to be precise! Wide variety of types and sizes.

Plenty of scope here. All I need is a visit to Manchester...

Yet another broad brush approach, but I think it's time for separate collections for other UK areas, and for Abroadshire to be on her own.....

Chester is quite an acceptable place to visit. Back in the day, she had a Corpy Bus Company, and I managed a good few piccies. It's my beloved First these days, but I haven't managed along so far.

Tour buses were the only deckers to be seen, but a wide selection of singles, bendies and coaches kept the interest up!

A small selection of the variety to be found in New England, along with some golden oldies from other parts of the USA

Thus far a rather odd selection, from Elgin to Batley via Copenhagen and Dijon.

Appears to be a "must do" but game tickets are more difficult to come by than advance notice of lottery numbers.....

Our daughter takes a keen interest in birds, and if I wasn't colour blind I might be better able to participate!

A little sceptical on this prior to departure - a lot of dollars to be trapped on a boat in the middle of the ocean with hunners of people in the hope of seeing whales. I would have to say this was fantastic! The whales create turbulence in the water causing the fish to gather, and then break the surface to catch their prey. Seabirds flock to the whales and sometimes steal the fish out of the whale's mouth. Recommended!

A major tourist attraction in Barcelona, the largest stadium in Europe.

A selection of snaps which could easily have been taken by a normal tourist......

The buses and trolleybuses of Austria

Cannot recommend Austria too highly. Loads of real trains and plenty narrow gauge action!!!

i give up. Too many collections, far too many options for displaying snaps....

The ashes of Clydeside Scottish IIRC, so the historic shots will creep in as we go. Johnstone and Inchinnan depots were hit on a Sunday morning whilst in the area. Check out the phots of the Dart stuck at the A737 roundabout - oops!

Opening with the preferred hostelry of Inspector Rebus

A selection of the various types of tram which ply the streets of Amsterdam. A few detail shots of bridging arrangements and interir detail also feature. Regrettably only managed one overall livery shot.

Trams are a principal means of transport in Amsterdam in many areas, but there are several bus operators. Buses can use the tram tracks where on road running exists

A2B as it is colloquially known is the reinstatement of the rail connection between Drumgelloch and Bathgate. This link will allow through running of electic services from Helensburgh to Edinburgh (and beyond....). I will try to record works as they progress.

Starting off with Loganair on Islay

A1 service was a consortium of Ayrshire operators who were eventually taken over by Stagecoach.

Through the mists of time.....as soon as I have worked out where we went, I will update this commentary! Photos at Nursery Avenue, Kilmarnock are black and white - my only venture into that medium