1907 | Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway Singer station on new loop line skirting round the north of the Singer Works opened. The old course of the line becomes a goods line to the west of Kilbowie Road and the old station becomes a terminus for worker's trains, Singer Workers Platforms, and is expanded to 6 platforms. |
1909 | Dunfermline and District Tramways Branch of tramway opened from Dunfermline to Townhill. |
1914 | Caledonian Railway Improvements to Thankerton station authorised. |
1932 | Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway Blantyre Pits Signal Box closed. |
1958 | Strathspey Railway Royal Railbus introduced on Aviemore to Elgin [East] service via the Speyside line. This leads to a near doubling of the passenger traffic. |
1985 | West Highland Railway Rannoch signal box closed. |
End of the road for Corkerhill^s 2P 4-4-0 No. 40621 at Lugton East on 3 November 1962. Its companion is Jubilee No 45711 ^Courageous^. Colin Kirkwood (1962) |
A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? |
May 2024 | 50th anniversary of the Electric Scots Continuing ASLEF dispute at DfT operators overtaken by general election Barrhead/East Kilbride conductor dispute resolved Peak fares trial extended to August First Minister officially opens £116M Levenmouth Railway |
April 2024 | New active travel route at Gourock Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central the first stations in Britain to have British Sign Language on their main departure screens Joanne Maguire new interim ScotRail MD, Liam Sumpter to head Network Rail in Scotland |
March 2024 | Alex Hynes departure announced from Scotland for DfT Jacobite suspended |
February 2024 | Dunblane resignalling to allow southbound trains to depart from Platform 3 Highland networks closed by storm on 5 February East Kilbride carpark reduced for new station construction Addiewell temporarily closed for reconstruction Brodick ferries diverted to Troon by Ardrossan pier damage Seawall damage near Helmsdale |
January 2024 | 'The Hatch' café opens at Singer 'Reboot your Commute' advertising campaign Four loops taken out of use during snow on HML Storms Isha and Jocelyn led to network closures from 1900 on 21 and 23 January Storm Ingunn on 31 January closed West and North Highland routes |
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