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Our most liked pictures of 2019

Each week, railway enthusiasts send us striking images from across the network.

Our Twitter followers then vote for their favourite as our new header image.

Here are 10 of the most liked winners of 2019:

1 – This year’s overall winner is a lovely photo from @SianEllenJ of a train driver and walker sharing a wave over the sea wall between Teignmouth and Dawlish:

2 – In second place is a wonderful shot taken by @rhydian_mason from the footbridge at Harlech. What an image:

3 – Ribblehead Viaduct is one of our most famous pieces of listed Victorian infrastructure. Thank you @MikeGeolHorton for this stunning photo of the bridge on a late snowy afternoon, just as the sun was setting on the Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express:

4 – @AndyLee1707 took a great pic of a @VirginTrains heading into the sunset from Carlisle:

5 – @HighSpeedPanda took us to the Cambrian Coast with this scenic photo:

6 – Another great one from Wales – thanks to @pongo1927 for this mountainous image of Barmouth viaduct:

7 – Thank you to @Rail_Photter for this fantastic photo of the Scarborough Spa Express passing near Healy Mills, Ossett:

8 – @BTPEastScot sent in this wonderful photo of the Forth Bridge – one of our most distinctive structures:

9 – The railway at sunset is always popular with our followers! Here’s a great contribution from @Dai_Lygad, of Cardiff Central in the early evening:

10 – Rounding off our top 10 winners is a classic steam shot from @drs37425, taken near Linlithgow and heading to Edinburgh Waverley:

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