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Running over an hour late, RailAdventure 43468 and 43480 top 'n' tail a pair of former Crosscountry ...
Ramsbottom
A1A Locomotives Ltd 31108 will be appearing at the ELR Diesel Gala 3rd - 6th July. Here it heads the ...
Morecambe South Junction
HM The King, Duke of Lancaster, visited the city on 9th June 2025 for a ceremony at Lancaster Castle ...
Appleby
A1 60103 'Tornado', being operated by West Coast Railways on Thursday 5th June 2025, leads the ...
Bo^ness
LSL's 20118 and 20132 take a break from main line duties to shunt the bay platform at Bo'ness on 3rd ...
Birmingham New Street
New trains at New Street in May 2025. On the left is WMR 730027, an Aventra EMU built by Bombardier ...
Appleby North Junction
'Britannic Explorer' preparations. GBRf's 66765 'Julie Garn' and 57310 'UK Railtours' ease out of ...
Oakworth
An extremely rare event of a steam loco running smokebox first downhill towards Keighley. Jubilee ...
Crinan
PS 'Waverley' arrived at Crinan on 19th May 2025 for the first time since 1995. The welcome, by a ...
Appleby
Scottish Railway Preservation Society class 37 no. 37403 'Isle of Mull' being operated by Locomotive ...
Hairmyres
The new station at Hairmyres, opened in May 2025. ...
Glasson Dock
After nearly sixty years service, thirty eight of them operating from Ramsey, mainly to Glasson ...
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On this day
| 1844 | Oxford Branch (Great Western Railway) Didcot Junction to Oxford [1st] opened. Stations on this section at: Appleford Halt, Culham, Radley and Oxford [1st]. |
| 1848 | Tiverton Branch (Bristol and Exeter Railway) Opened. |
| 1880 | Callander and Oban Railway Line opened from Dalmally to Oban for goods. |
| 1889 | Newry and Armagh Railway Armagh Rail Crash results in the death of 88 people, 22 of whom were children. A heavily loaded excursion leaves Armagh to climb the bank. Stalling near the summit the train is divided. The rear portion ran back downhill towards Armagh striking the next train (the line was operated by time interval). The accident leads to the passing of the Regulation of Railways Act of 30/08/1889. |
| 1934 | Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway A road tanker crashes into a overbridge by Uphall station killing a man and injuring a youth |
| 1961 | Sutherland Railway Rogart re-named Rogart Halt. |
| 1965 | Portpatrick Railway Last passenger train on Port Road; the overnight Paddy to London. (A Saturday.) |
| 2000 | ScotRail Driver training on Class 334s (Junipers) begins on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway between Glasgow and Ayr. |
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This day in history
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A4 Pacific 60027 Merlin calls at Galashiels in June 1961. Dougie Squance (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) (1961) |
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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
Related to Ward Foundry.First Locomotives built in Scotland?
This works is often described as making the first locomotives built in Scotland. There are earlier examples, including colliery locomotives and Timothy Birstall's 'Perseverance' which was taken to the Rainhill Trials in 1829.
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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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Publisher Amberley Publishing
Published 2023-10-15
Author(s) Howat, Colin J.
The Dundee & Arbroath Railway
ASIN 1915069173
Publisher Lightmoor Press
Published 2023-02-24
Author(s) Ferguson, Niall
Edinburgh, Granton and Leith Railways
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Publisher Amberley Publishing
Published 2023-04-15
Author(s) Williamson, Kenneth G.
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