On Friday 19th June the 6B03 from Leith Docks to Cockenzie power station about to pass under Seafield Road after leaving the docks.

The 12:30 Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street descending from the Pass of Drumochter at Dalnacardoch.

In pretty terrible light the 1S25 having just crested the summit at Drumochter commences the descent towards Dalwhinnie.

A couple of other shots taken between Dalwhinnie and Newtonmore...

...with 67004 Poste Haste in charge.

Later in the morning the skies brightened for the 4H47 from Grangemouth crossing the Findhorn Viaduct.

CalMac ferry Loch Portain arriving at Leverburgh, Harris on the first sailing of the day from Berneray on North Uist.

Fulmar Towers. At the Butt of Lewis (no sniggering please) the cliffs are home to a variety of seabirds including Fulmars. They are rather endearing birds, coming back to the same nest site with the same mate year after year. They don't actually make a nest as such but simply find a nice niche or burrow into which their lay their eggs.

A small fishing vessel in the harbour at Leverburgh at 9:30 on Tuesday evening.

Fulmars are related to the albatross and like albatrosses they are tube noses, being able to eject a nasty fishy oily mixture from tubes above their bills when threatened. They fly on short stubby wings, making use of updrafts and thermals. The way fulmars do it flying is easy.

Loch Portain arriving at Leverburgh from Berneray

A trio of Kittywakes buzzes the Loch Portain en-route to Beneray.

Later in the day, on the last sailing from Berneray, looking towards Harris. The Sound was like a mill pond with plenty od sea life; seals, a basking shark and lots of seabirds. A real naturalist's paradise.

The MV Isle of Lewis is CalMac's biggest passenger ferry. Here she is berthing at Stornoway on the afternoon run from Ullapool. The journey across The Minch takes 160 minutes and offers breathtaking views of the North West Highlands as the ship approaches Ullapool. Like the class 60s Isle of Lewis is also powered by Mirrlees-Blackstone engines!

As well as Drumochter the Highland Mainline also has to climb another 1000' plus summit, at Slochd between Aviemore and Inverness. taken on Saturday 27th I had hoped to get a picture of the sleeper passing the board but it was quite misty at this elevation despite being clearer and sunnier further down.

The 1S25 from Euston crossing the Findhorn Viaduct at Tomatin, with the mountains in the background obscured by low cloud.

Later in the day the Stobart inter-modal, 4N47, passses Dalwhinnie on the final approach to Drumochter.