1838 | Arbroath and Forfar Railway Leysmill to Forfar officially opened. Stations opened at: Leysmill, Friockheim, Guthrie, Auldbar Road, Clocksbriggs, Forfar [1st]. |
1855 | Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway Opened from a new Ballymena station (just north of the Belfast and Ballymena Railway terminus Ballymena [1st] which closed) to Coleraine and Portrush. Stations opened at Ballymena, Killagan, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush |
1895 | Garngaber Curve (Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway) Garngaber Junction Line opened for Merchandise (this line? Seems a bit late.) |
1901 | Wrington Vale Light Railway Line opened. |
1950 | Aberdeen Railway Muchalls closed. |
1957 | North Kent Railway 90 are killed at Lewisham when an express trains passes signals and runs into a stopped electric train. As a result of the crash a 350 ton bridge over the line is dropped onto the crash site. |
1967 | Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway) Balerno Goods to Balerno Junction and Balerno Goods Junction to Ravelrig Junction closed. |
1967 | Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway Gorgie Cattle Market [NB] to Gorgie Mills siding (excluded) closed. |
2001 | Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Tree-planting ceremony marks the site-start at Newcraighall. Construction of Newcraighall and Brunstane stations on the Edinburgh CrossRail scheme commences. |
2005 | Caledonian Railway Network Rail's upgrade of line north from Preston to Glasgow Central will allow 125mph running. |
BR Standard class 2 2-6-0 no 78036 photographed on Crewe South shed (5B) in December 1966. David Pesterfield (1966) |
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 |
Kelvindale Tunnel | 12 photos | |
Wagon Plates | 18 photos | |
Disused London stations, 1981-2022 | [[images]] | 0 photos |
Class 321 Greater Anglia units | [[images]] | 0 photos |
New Street No More | 10 photos | |
The Great Britain Railtour | 10 photos |
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