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1838Dundee and Arbroath Railway: Arbroath Lady Loan to Dundee Craigie opened. Stations opened at: Arbroath Lady Loan, East Haven, Carnoustie, Monifieth, Broughty Ferry, Dundee Craigie.
1900Londonderry Railway: North Eastern Railway starts to work line.
1969Leven Railway: Leven to Thornton Junction closed to passengers
1969Edinburgh and Northern Railway: Sinclairtown, Dysart, Thornton closed to passengers
1969Leven Railway: Line closed to passengers

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LNER Scottish Area Timetable covering passenger services commencing 6 October 1947. LNER Scottish Area Timetable covering passenger services commencing 6 October 1947.

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A Northern Rail service from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street has just arrived at Platform 2 at Leyland on 23 September alongside a TransPennine Express service from Manchester Airport to Blackpool North at Platform 3.
Leyland
John McIntyre
314 201 pulls into the arrivals platform at Neilston on 28 July 2008 with passengers at platform 1 ready to board the return service to Glasgow following reversal.
Neilston
David Panton
<I>Shane</I> (formerly Bord na Mona No 3, built by Andrew Barclay of Kilmarnock in 1949) stands at Causeway on the BGCR on 5 August.
Causeway
Bill Roberton
J38 65914 stands at Kinneil alongside the Scottish Rambler No 5 Railtour on 11 April 1966 having brought the train in from Stirling where it took over from Austerity 90386 (see image 20904). View is west towards Grangemouth. The fenced-off area on the right was a coal stocking yard, shunted by an NCB Pug. [With thanks to Jim Watson].
Kinneil
Robin Barbour Collection
Reversal at Kirkcaldy without using the siding. This short working, due to Sunday engineering work, runs back for the return to Edinburgh on 21 September 2008.
Kirkcaldy
David Panton
Marazion was the first station out of Penzance and famous for many years for its Pullman car camping coaches alongside the sea. Opened as Marazion Road it closed in 1964 but, although all other infrastructure has gone, the former station building is still in use and stands alongside the main line.
Marazion
Mark Bartlett
Freightliner 66609 on a northbound Oxwellmains-Aberdeen cement train passing Arbroath on 2 October.
Arbroath
Sandy Steel
150246, heading for Plymouth, leaves the single line section from Penzance and passes the site of Marazion station. The former station building, closed in 1964, can be seen on the down side in this view towards Penzance.
Marazion
Mark Bartlett
A Pendolino being dragged south on 28 September 2008 past the site of the former Royal Ordnance Factory at Euxton, Lancs (also known as ROF Chorley). The large factory stood to the left of the tracks with office and administrative facilities to the right. The location boasted its own station, opened in 1938 as Chorley ROF Platform and renamed Chorley Halt by 1942. The station was closed by 1963 and subsequently demolished after the majority of the site had been redeveloped for housing and commercial use. The remains of one of the island platforms can be seen to the right of the tracks on the weed covered mound.
Chorley Halt
John Mcintyre
No 256 <I>Morayshire</I> gets ready to leave Boness on 5th October 2008.
Boness
Brian Forbes
A brand new station opened in 1999 Horwich Parkway was originally unstaffed but this ticket office and waiting room was subsequently opened. Beyond the car park the Bolton Wanderers Reebok Stadium can be seen.
Horwich Parkway
Mark Bartlett
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September 2008 First trains appear in new ScotRail livery
Airdrie to Bathgate contract placed.
August 2008 New ScotRail brand and signage introduced
Many services hit by flooding in wettest August on record
Redoubling of Annan - Gretna section completed.

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Blackpool Pleasure Beach station - opened in 1987, but with an old traditional style canopy. Does anyone know where this came from?

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