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Oubeck Loops
66689 'Evening Star' was an interesting roster for the 'Runs as required' Prestwick to Grain empty ...
Curriehill
A4 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' nears Curriehill with Saphos Trains' Edinburgh Summer Explorer from ...
Heaton Lodge Junction
On Friday (20 June), Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) engineers completed the latest series of ...
Woodacre Crossing
Testing of Class 93s continues on the WCML. On 9th July 2025 93007 and 93001 did a Crewe Carlisle ...
Hospital Mill Level Crossing
Network Rail Scotland and the British Transport Police (BTP) are raising awareness of the dangers of ...
Ramsbottom
Visiting locomotives 37716 + 57002 'Winston Churchill' at Ramsbottom with the 20:20 Rawtenstall to ...
Lathalmond Railway Museum
Lathalmond Railway Museum held its first Diesel Gala on 6 July 2025, with all serviceable standard ...
Whittlesea
66601, in Freightliner anniversary special livery, hauls the Eccles road to Dowlow empties past ...
Crawshaw Woods Bridge
Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) engineers have this week (May 2025) begun initial preparation work ...
Broughty Ferry
Efforts to improve safety at Broughty Ferry level crossing are being stepped up, as Network Rail and ...
Farington Curve Junction
D1015 'Western Champion' passes Farington Curve Junction, Preston with the 'Western Mountaineer' ...
Wemyss Bay
An aerial view of Wemyss Bay station and Pier. Network Rail is preparing to begin essential ...
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On this day
| 1853 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Extended from Newtown Junction [Limavady] (station opened 1855) to Coleraine Waterside. |
| 1861 | Formartine and Buchan Railway Opened from Dyce (Great North of Scotland Railway) to Old Deer and Mintlaw. Stations opened at Parkhill, Newmachar, Udny, Newburgh Road, Esslemont, Ellon, Arnage, Auchnagatt, Brucklay [1st] and Old Deer and Mintlaw. |
| 1861 | Great North of Scotland Railway Double track from Kittybrewster [2nd] to Dyce brought into use on the opening of the Formartine and Buchan Railway. |
| 1863 | Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway Extended from Kilcommon to Ovoca (now Avoca). |
| 1871 | Wilsontown Branch (Caledonian Railway) Westwoodside and Pool Branch opened for minerals. |
| 1872 | Wigtownshire Railway Act for the Wigtownshire Railway authorises the railway from Newton Stewart to Wigtown along with a tramway to Garlieston Harbour. |
| 1872 | Hamilton to Ferniegair (Caledonian Railway) Hamilton West to Ross Junction (Ferniegair) authorised. Some deviation of the original line at Ferniegair is required. |
| 1881 | Cathcart District Railway Working agreement made between the Cathcart District Railway and Caledonian Railway. |
| 1884 | Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss marries Lady Lillian Mary Paulet (for whom the Wemyss Colliery Lady Lilian Pit sunk 1890-93 was named). |
| 1889 | Barry Dock and Railways Opens first dock of 73 acres. |
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This day in history
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Barrhead station. Compound 4.4.0 1110 on Kilmarnock local. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1949) |
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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 Gatehouse of Fleet.Church Carriage
A grounded ex Caledonian Railway coach at the station served as a hall and church from 1939.
It was replaced in 1965 with an ex Great Northern Railway coach.
The coach survived into the 1970s.
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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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