Picture of the Month/2023

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From Bradshaw, the companion guide to On Our Lines
Picture of the Month - 2023 archive
Here you can find all of the winning Picture of the Month entries during 2023.


January

This month's photograph comes from the lens of Tubetrainboy, depicting a class 345 and class 80x unit approaching Langley station.

February

This month's photograph comes from the lens of dlpb, depicting a Lego tube train in front of the Love The Tube Tube 160 roundel at Baker Street.

March

This month's photograph comes from the lens of Flick, with an imposing view of class 37 37901 'Mirlees Pioneer' at the Derby Railway Technical Centre.

April

This month's photograph comes from the lens of Flick, with a seasonal view of Northern's class 158 unit 158861 pausing at Shireoaks station.

May

This month's photograph comes from the lens of deadly, with an artistic take on the bridge at Worcester Foregate Street station.

June

This month's photograph comes from the lens of CallMeFlick, with this dramatic view of Harz Railways ‘Einheitslok’ 99 222 leaving Wernigerode.

July

This month's photograph comes from the lens of dlpb with a snap of their model Trainbows, 800 008 'Alan Turing' and 390 119 'Progress'.

August

This month's photograph comes from the lens of dlpb with a beautiful photograph of our favourite bridge - the Royal Albert Bridge! A key part of the On Our Lines identity, we'll never get tired of one of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's most iconic structures.

September

September's photograph by @tubetrainboy depicts class 33 33012 Lt. Jenny Lewis hauling a mixed rake of Mark 1 and Maunsell carriages along the picturesque Swanage Railway.

October

October's photograph by @jarley comes from the Epping Ongar Railway's diesel gala, with a rake of mark 2 coaching stock seen alongside North Weald's signal cabin at night.

November

November's photograph is of the impressive Rotterdam Centraal station building, snapped by @dlpb.

December

December's photograph comes from the lens of Jarley, approximately 23 metres below the River Thames! This is Marc Brunel's Thames Tunnel, the first tunnel underneath a navigable river in the world. Today, it is used by London Overground trains on the East London Line route, with people given the opportunity to walk the tunnel during November 2023 as part of a London Transport Museum Hidden London event.