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Alderley Edge
Northern are making good progress applying their own vinyls to the units cascaded from the West ...
Hest Bank
87002 took the 'Capitals Scot' excursion from Euston to Edinburgh on 10th January 2025, a perfect ...
Craigo
Network Rail has successfully demolished a bridge over the railway at Craigo Road, Marykirk, on the ...
Crewe
The last Avanti Voyagers were taken out of service in December 2024 and the new Evero 805 and 807 ...
Bo^ness
Recent BKR acquisition, 3-car Class 117 DMU L425, in the bay platform at Bo'ness during the 2024 ...
Basford Hall Yard
New digital era dawns for train traffic control through Crewe. Passenger and freight trains are now ...
Dalgety Bay
47709 (in reality 47712) brings up the rear of the 'Bo'ness Christmas Explorer' as it passes through ...
Bo^ness
37403 'Isle of Mull' heads for the sidings at Bo'ness during the 2024 Winter Diesel Gala. ...
Huddersfield
Huddersfield station seen in the midst of generational change. Almost a year to the day since work ...
Burrs Country Park
Following successful 'fit-to-run' examinations, Bullied "Battle of Britain" Pacific 34081 "92 ...
Dunkeld and Birnam
A £3m investment will close the gap for Dunkeld and Birnam passengers. Network Rail will soon begin ...
Newcastle Central
First day of services to Ashington. Sixty years after its short-sighted closure to passengers by ...
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On this day
| 1850 | Weardale Iron and Coal Company Charles Attwood gains lease of all ironstone and mineral fields at Wolsingham. |
| 1850 | Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway Partly opened. |
| 1897 | North Eastern Railway
North British Railway North Eastern Railway locomotives cease to run through through over the North British Railway to Edinburgh Waverley. |
| 1909 | Leven Railway Line doubling begins. |
| 1929 | South Queensferry Branch (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway) South Queensferry [1st] to Dalmeny Junction closed to passengers. |
| 1944 | Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Fishguard Harbour to Waterford steamer service withdrawn. (See also Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours [Ireland] .) |
| 1985 | Midland Great Western Railway Athlone [MGWR] closed with the re-opening of Athlone (Great Southern and Western Railway). |
| 2004 | Scottish Central Railway 158717 derails alongside the signal box at Dunblane during an empty stock move. |
| 2008 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Overrunning Glasgow Central re-signalling work at Shields Junction No 1 is completed. |
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This day in history
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Wagon plates from Arnott Young, breakers, Dalmuir with B928106 from 42T bogie timber stake wagon at whisky bond/timber yard siding Castlegreen Street, Dumbarton. Alistair MacKenzie (1980) |
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Notes and Queries
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A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? |
Miscellany
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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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The Railways of Stirling
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Class 08 Locomotives in Scotland (Class Locomotives)
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Published 2023-10-15
Author(s) Howat, Colin J.
The Dundee & Arbroath Railway
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Publisher Lightmoor Press
Published 2023-02-24
Author(s) Ferguson, Niall
Edinburgh, Granton and Leith Railways
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Published 2023-04-15
Author(s) Williamson, Kenneth G.
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