1692 | Massacre of Glencoe |
1866 | North British Steam Packet Company SS Dunlop and SS Black Dwarf launched by A & J Inglis for the Silloth services. |
1877 | Blane Valley Railway Blanefield station's headshunt is extended east and sidings laid into the Blanefield Print Works to the north. |
1998 | Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway) Last mail train runs from the station to Cardiff. |
2000 | Deeside Railway Last delivery of a set of track panels to Milton of Crathes for partial re-instatement of the line by the Royal Deeside Railway Preservation Society. |
2010 | Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway (Highland Railway) Derailed 66048 retrieved from foot of embankment at Carrbridge. |
2011 | New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways) Caldercruix station opened. |
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Seen from Elderslie golf course, Royal Scot No 46166 ^London Rifle Brigade^ is creeping along the line from Paisley Canal on 13 February 1964, with the roof of the former Elderslie tram depot in the background. This view is no longer possible, due to the closure of the line and also to the forest of trees which has grown up on the embankment in the meantime. Colin Kirkwood (1964) |
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A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? |
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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