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1849	Bristol and Exeter Railway Great Western Railway Great Westerns lease expires
1900	Great North of Scotland Railway Doubled Avochie Signal Box to Rothiemay opened.
1906	Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway Taff Vale Railway stops operating trains from Pontypridd to Alexandra Docks when Alexandra Docks company takes over with engines bought from the Mersey Railway.
1907	Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway Highland Railway Highland Railway withdraws locomotives and rolling stock from the Invergarry line and ceases its operation.
1943	Aberdeen Railway Montrose [CR] to Broomfield Junction closed to passengers.
1959	Cairnryan Military Railway Cairnryan pile construction yard to Cairnryan Junction (excluded) closed.
1962	Leith North Passenger Branch (Caledonian Railway) Leith North Branch (Caledonian Railway) Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway) Edinburgh Princes Street (Dalry Middle Junction) to Leith North passenger service withdrawn. Craigleith, Murrayfield, Granton Road, Newhaven and Leith North closed.
1962	Blaina Branch (Monmouthshire Canal Tramway) Abertillery closed.
1962	Beaufort Ironworks Tramway Aberbeeg closed.
1962	Monmouthshire Canal Tramway Abercarn closed.

The down <I>Granite City</I> arrives at Gleneagles on 30 April 1956. Locomotive in charge is BR Standard class 5 4-6-0 no 73120.

The down Granite City arrives at Gleneagles on 30 April 1956. Locomotive in charge is BR Standard class 5 4-6-0 no 73120.

G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1956)

A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for?
[Added 01 March 2023.]

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Footbridges

Rose Street in Inverness was known for the Rose Street Foundry which made many railway objects, such as lattice footbridges for the Highland Railway.

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Key events

December 2024	Travel Safe team boosted. Cardiff-Edinburgh train, Lanark half-hourly in evenings, Gleneagles extra calls. Boxing Day trains to Leven, Dundee, Arbroath, Alloa. Traincrew cancellations hit Tweedbank and South Electrics (on an 'Auld Firm' Day). Lorry on line at Gretna, bus hit Cook Street bridge. Roseburn to Union Canal active travel route opens to the public.
November 2024	150th anniversary plaque unveiled at Wick. Glasgow Central new travel centre and lounge. Troon restored station opened. Dalwhinnie clock. Consecutive cancellations at North Berwick on a rugby day. Storm Bert - Oban suspended. Inverness signalling centre twice evacuated owing to fuel spill.
October 2024	Temporary timetable ended. Accessible footbridge opened at Anniesland. Tuckshop opened at North Berwick. Greggs at Queen Street. Track circuit failure at Finnieston. Storm Ashley. Poor unit availability in leaf-fall season. Bomb alert at Dalmuir, power failure at Waverley both on 28 October.
September 2024	Active travel route opened at Cameron Bridge. Grab and Go opens at Falkirk Grahamston. Temporary timetable introduced. Royal Mail ceased using rail. ScotRail's peak fare trial ended.
August 2024	Accessible footbridges provided at Dumfries and Uddingston. TPE 2300 Edinburgh-Newcastle for Edinburgh Festivals. Temporary timetable and reduced ScotRail festival extras. Kirkhill overhead line damage.
July 2024	Stranraer trains resumed. Troon rebuilt station opened in time for Open. Railway Heritage Centre opened at Dumfries. Lord Hendy appointed rail minister. Temporary timetable introduced because of driver shortage.

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Books

Selected from Amazon's New Releases.

The Railways of Stirling

ASIN 1915069297
Publisher Lightmoor Press
Published 2023-09-20
Author(s) Peddie, Donald

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Class 08 Locomotives in Scotland (Class Locomotives)

ASIN 1398105600
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Published 2023-10-15
Author(s) Howat, Colin J.

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The Dundee & Arbroath Railway

ASIN 1915069173
Publisher Lightmoor Press
Published 2023-02-24
Author(s) Ferguson, Niall

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Edinburgh, Granton and Leith Railways

ASIN 1398108561
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Published 2023-04-15
Author(s) Williamson, Kenneth G.

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Today's banner by David Bosher: LU 1995 stock, Northern Line to Edgware, departing from Golders Green at 13.27 on Saturday, 15th March 2025. The platform on the left is no longer in passenger use.

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