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25/04/2025	Engineers work their magic on world-famous Glenfinnan Viaduct Network Rail
	More frequent trains confirmed for Fife's newest stations Fife Today
	CalMac rival hands new vessel deal to English shipyard The Herald
	'Major milestone' reached as 250,000 journeys are made on the Northumberland Line Northern
24/04/2025	Milestone reached as Hunterston becomes first of seven stations to be defueled Ardrossan Herald
	Glasgow Subway launches new line of subway-themed merchandise Glasgow World
	Bookings open for Inspiration, Railway 200s unique exhibition train Network Rail
	Protecting passengers stranded on trains ORR
	Platform Progress at Bedlington Northumberland Line
	Northern trials new priority seating with clearer markings for customers Northern
23/04/2025	Stonehaven derailment probe will be 'large and complex' BBC News
	New £10,000 mural at Gourock station shines a light on the best of Inverclyde Greenock Telegraph
	'Cumbrae only a technical fault away from hours long queue' Ardrossan Herald
	Journey back to 1985 with retro pictures of railway stations and trains in Dundee The Courier
	Heidi Alexander quizzed by MPs over South Western Railways blunder RAIL

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1872	Dingwall and Skye Railway Lochluichart [1st], a private platform, becomes public and is re-built further west (Lochluichart [2nd]).
1880	Wishaw Deviation (Caledonian Railway) Law Junction to Holytown opened to goods.
1910	Aberdeen Railway Authorisation to rebuild station.
1910	Aberdeen Railway Reconstruction of Laurencekirk authorised.
1916	Neilsland Colliery (Hamilton) Five miners killed by an inrush of water and material at the John Watson Ltd owned colliery from the closed neighbouring Eddlewood Colliery.
1952	Dundee Corporation Tramways Moncur Crescent route closed, but retained for a while for 'specials' use.
1954	York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway Ainderby closed.
1976	Ulster Railway Belfast Great Victoria Street closed, replaced by Belfast Central.
1976	Belfast Central Railway Portadown trains diverted to Belfast Central from Belfast Great Victoria Street.
2000	Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway (Highland Railway) Embankment partly washed out at several locations at the south end of Culloden Viaduct.

View over the north end of Buchanan Street station in the spring of 1949. Nearest the camera is Black 5 44704 preparing to leave with a train for Inverness, while over in platform 1 is 0-4-4T 55146.

G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1949)

A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for?
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Cuneo Painting

A famous Terrence Cuneo painting depicts a 'Blue Train' entering Bowling station from the east with Bowling Harbour on the right.

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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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