Stirling-Alloa_line-1.jpg Tree cuttings Stirling-Alloa_line-2.jpg Farmers crossing Stirling-Alloa_line-3.jpg site for a loop?looking east from Stirling by-pass, 3rd Feb. 05 Stirling-Alloa_line-4.jpg Stirling-Alloa_line-5.jpg Stirling-Alloa_line-6.jpg outskirts of Causewayhead, looking east, 3rdFeb05 Stirling-Alloa_line-7.jpg New houses at Causewayhead, 3rdFeb05 Stirling-Alloa_line-8.jpg Wait till a 66 with 37 hoppers pass of an evening Stirling-Alloa_line-9.jpg Tree work notice 17540_img2.jpg View from Kincardine road bridge, looking west 17540_img3.jpg A fine view of the Ochils, even if only coal trains 17540_img4.jpg Some long straight sections on the line from Kincardine 1959_img2.jpg Tha rails have gone, at 'Millionaires row' 1959_img3.jpg 'Millionaires row' from the other side 2090_img2.jpg From Stirling by-pass, looking towards Stirling 2090_img3.jpg from by-pass, looking east towards Alloa 32592_img2.jpg views around Alloa station site, 15Nov05 32592_img3.jpg views around Alloa station site, 15Nov05 32592_img4.jpg View of the new Alloa station site IMG_2787-1a.jpg Vegetation removed and drainage work ongoing, 7Feb.06 IMG_2798-1a.jpg More fencing ongoing, 7Feb.06 IMG_2821-1a.jpg Petrol station now closed and sealed off, 7Feb.06 IMG_2817-1a.jpg Site of Alloa station, showing progress, 7Feb.06 IMG_2803-1a.jpg Electric power lines here, present a hazard, 7Feb.06 IMG_2797-1a.jpg An update at 'Millionaires Row', 7Feb.06 IMG_2788-1a.jpg Fencing going up, 7Feb.06 IMG_2820-1a.jpg The old sidings line to be removed, 7Feb.06 IMG_2811-1a.jpg View from Alloa end, more fencing, 7Feb.06 DSCF2856-1entrain.jpg near Alloa station site, 15Nov.05 IMG_5467-2a.jpg Looking east near Causwayhead, 9May06 IMG_5458-2a.jpg Drainage construction, 9May06 IMG_5464-2a.jpg Sleepers and rails in bundles near Causwayhead, 9May06 IMG_5466-2a.jpg more sleepers and rails IMG_5461-2a.jpg Looking east from road bridge, 9May06 IMG_5571-1a.jpg General view of the Alloa station location, on the left, and the new ASDA store on the right, 15May06 IMG_5578-1a.jpg An interesting lorry IMG_5588-1a.jpg The freight only section from Kincardine to Alloa, 15May06 IMG_5579-1a.jpg IMG_5592-1a.jpg Drilling bore holes for stabilisation, and drainage work, 15May06,freight section IMG_6149-1a.jpg Looking west behind 'Millionaires row', 30May06 IMG_6148-1a.jpg Looking east from Causwayhead, 30May06, welded rails IMG_6151-1a.jpg Towards Alloa from by-pass overbridge, 30May06 IMG_6152-2a.jpg Towards Stirling, from by-pass, drainage work on-going still, 30May06 IMG_6154-2a.jpg Looking west from Estate road, 30May06 IMG_7426-1a.jpg Alloa station site, 8Jul06 IMG_7425-1a.jpg Alloa station site, with new ASDA store progressing well, 8Jul06 IMG_7420-1a.jpg Looking west from Alloa, 8Jul06, Drainage work to complete. IMG_7431-1a.jpg New road bridge under construction, east side of Alloa, on Kincardine road, 8Jul06 IMG_8591-1a.jpg Another view of the drainage work near Alloa station site, 8Aug06 IMG_8589-1a.jpg Drainage trench and pipes, at Alloa, 8Aug06 IMG_8595-1a.jpg Stock of drainage pipes and new ASDA store progress IMG_8586-1a.jpg Looking towards Alloa,behind 'Millionaires' row,8Aug06 IMG_8588-1a.jpg Drainage pipes near Alloa station site, 8Aug06 IMG_8585-1a.jpg All the rail access points have these signs, IMG_8576-1a.jpg Looking towards Causewayhead, behind 'Millionaires' row, 8Aug06 IMG_8601-1a.jpg another view of the drainage work, 8Aug06 IMG_0044-1a.jpg New ballast on top,looking west from Stirling by-pass road, 15Sep06 IMG_0048-1a.jpg Looking west to Causewayhead, 15Sep06 IMG_0053-1a.jpg Clipping head at work, on road/rail machine, 15Sep06 IMG_0065-1a.jpg Road rail machine at work, near Causewayhead, 15Sep06 IMG_0067-1a.jpg another view of the clipping machine, 15Sep06 IMG_0058-1a.jpg Looking west, behind 'Millionaires' row, track laid, 15Sep06 IMG_0061-1a.jpg Looking east behind 'Millionaires' row, 15Sep06 IMG_0063-1a.jpg close up of steel sleepers, rails clipped in position, more ballast and tamping to come, 15Sep06 IMG_0068-1a.jpg Track laid at Manor Powis,LC, looking east, 15Sep06 IMG_0075-1a.jpg Just west of Alloa station site, work ongoing now, 15Sep06 IMG_0086-1a.jpg Looking west from Alloa station site, 15Sep06 IMG_0089-1aa.jpg The railway now 'Bridged' east of Alloa, for the new road, 15Sep06 IMG_0082-1a.jpg The Alloa station layout now taking shape, old track still remaining,just, 15Sep06 IMG_0085-1a.jpg The new ASDA now opened,very handy for the station, 15Sep06 DSCN0273-3a.jpg Looking west towards Stirling, from the Stirling by-pass road bridge, rails already in position up to the bridge, 20Sep06 DSCN0275-1a.jpg Farmers crossing and showing the drainage access, looking west to Stirling, 20Sep06 DSCN0278-1a.jpg Stirling by-pass, looking east to Alloa,sleepers await the rail, 20Sep06 DSCN0279-1a.jpg close up of Sleepers laid out, ready for the 'rail', 20Sep06 DSCN0282-1a.jpg Track machine,'Trac Rail Transposer', pictures tells how the rail is laid in position, 20Sep06 DSCN0285-1a.jpg Two trac machines are used to lift and lay the rail in the sleepers, 20Sep06 DSCN0287-1a.jpg Workers follow up the 'trac' machines, and fit the clips to hold the rail in position, 20Sep06 IMG_1220-1a.jpg 158734 passes the Alloa line junction, entering Stirling station,with a Dunblane-Edinburgh service, 17thOct06 IMG_1228-1a.jpg 67004 with 4D05,Inverness-Mossend parcels, approach Stirling station, 17thOct06 IMG_1234-1a.jpg Alloa line double track, leaving Stirling, 17thOct06 IMG_1397-1a.jpg View looking west towards Stirling, from Cambus,with the loop point assembled 21stOct06 IMG_1398-1a.jpg View loking east at Cambus, 21stOct06 IMG_1400-1a.jpg First photo of the loop at Cambus, under construction, 21stOct06 IMG_1408-1a.jpg Close up of rail clips and holder,used for the steel sleepers, 21stOct06 IMG_1412-1a.jpg The loop taking shape at Cambus, 21stOct06 IMG_1414-1a.jpg The points being assemled at Cambus, for the loop, 21stOct06 IMG_1425-1a.jpg The end of line, at this date,approaching Alloa Business Park, 21stOct06 IMG_1427-1a.jpg Looking east towards Alloa station site, 21Oct06 IMG_1426-1a.jpg View from pedestrian bridge, just before Alloa station site, 21stOct06 IMG_1430-1a.jpg The Alloa Station site, showing progress to date, 21stOct06 IMG_1438-1a.jpg Looking west towards origonal Alloa station bridge, 21stOct06 IMG_1421-1a.jpg Assemled point work, 21stOct06 IMG_1669-1a.jpg Preparing the next track section, 1Nov06 IMG_1628-1a.jpg The Kirow crane at work on the pointwork at Cambus, 1Nov06 IMG_1619-1a.jpg Looking west from Kincardine, the freight line takes shape, 1Nov06 IMG_1666-4a.jpg Kirow crane IMG_1681-1a.jpg A seacow ballast hopper, passing the new rail overbridge,Alloa, 1Nov06 IMG_1672-1a.jpg The freight loop point work at Cambus, 1Nov06 IMG_1663-4a.jpg Crossing the main road at Cambus,1Nov06 IMG_1652-1a_RExpress_.jpg Kirow crane transports a track section to the Cambus loop, 1Nov06 IMG_1692-1a.jpg Track assembly at Kincardine,1Nov06 IMG_1679-1a.jpg The new rail underbridge, east of Alloa,1Nov06 IMG_1695-1a.jpg Ballast and sleeper stock pile at Kincardine Power station, 1Nov06 IMG_1605-4a.jpg 08756 arrives at Kincardine Power station site, to prepare for ballast wagons, 1stNov06 IMG_1810.jpg The loop at Cambus nearing completion, 3Nov06 IMG_1814-1a.jpg 08756 at the head of the LWR wagons, 3Nov06 IMG_1812-1a.jpg Freight line section now heading west,and fast, 3Nov06 IMG_1973-1a.jpg 08756 at work with the track laying kit, 9Nov06 IMG_1935-1a_.jpg Track laid past Kennet, 9Nov06 IMG_1934-1a.jpg Alloa station site progress, 9Nov06 IMG_1944-1a.jpg Remains of Kincardine station platform, 9Nov06 IMG_1993-1a.jpg Trundling along the track near Kennet, 9Nov06 IMG_1999-2a.jpg 08756 returns to the storage site at the end of track laying,for the present time, 4.5 miles in 4 days, 9Nov06 IMG_2026-1a.jpg Track laying wagons, 10Nov06 IMG_2037-1a.jpg Removing the Balfour Beattie track laying wagons from storage site at Kincardine, 10Nov06 IMG_2019-1a.jpg Track laid in Clackmannan, 10Nov06 IMG_2046-1a.jpg R T Rail,s 08756 shunts the Balfour Beattie wagons, 10Nov06 IMG_2056-1a_.jpg R T Rail,s 08756 shunting seacow ballast wagons at Kincardine, 10Nov06 IMG_2741-1a.jpg DR77002 at Kincardine, 28Nov06 IMG_2775-3a.jpg DR77002 enters the SAK line at Kincardine, for the first time, 28Nov06 IMG_2752-1a.jpg Plasser and Theurer, 'First Swietelsky' track machine, waits at Kincardine,before entering the SAK line 28Nov06 IMG_2763-1a.jpg DR77002 stops at the old Kincardine Station site, 28Nov06 IMG_2789-1a.jpg IMG_2784-3a.jpg DR77002 start work on the Freight only section of the SAK line, 28Nov06 IMG_2826-1a.jpg IMG_2819-1aa.jpg DR77002 now takes the curve, passing the line into the old Kincardine power station, 28Nov06 IMG_2846-1a.jpg IMG_2828-1a.jpg IMG_2856-1a.jpg IMG_2862-3a.jpg IMG_2853-4a.jpg IMG_2857-1a.jpg IMG_2868-1a.jpg IMG_2874-1a.jpg The driver controls IMG_2871-1a.jpg Control panel IMG_2870-4a.jpg A friendly crew IMG_2872-1a.jpg The operating side of the machine IMG_2880-1a_RailExpress_.jpg Loading the ballast hoppers IMG_2888-1a.jpg A ballast truck IMG_2884-1a.jpg Setting off behind the ballast train IMG_2889-3a.jpg DR77002 at work, near Kennet,28Nov06 IMG_2899-1a.jpg DR77002 waits on the ballast loading up IMG_2895-4a.jpg Taking the ballast to the work site IMG_3261-1a.jpg Cadzow lorry with the second girder, draws forward for uplifting, at Helensfield 16Dec06 IMG_3276-1a.jpg The 1000 tonne crane takes the load from the lorry, 16Dec06 IMG_3285-1a.jpg Hoist away IMG_3288-1a.jpg Swinging the girder round into position at Helensfield, 16Dec06 IMG_3312-1a.jpg The present end of the line from the Kincardine end, 16Dec06 IMG_3326-1a.jpg The two girders now in position across the main A907 road, the final link to enable the line to be completed through to Stirling, 16Dec06 IMG_3331-1a.jpg Fixing the stretchers, 16Dec06