It is interesting on the historical routes to see what the areas look like today. Take for example the Windsor Locks train station. c. 1955 c. 2018
Great idea for a thread. Here's one from me: Dawlish station, circa 1993: Compare that with Dawlish as it looks in 2014:
Here's another one! The Woodhead line in Northern England, which was closed in 1981. And below, the real thing:
