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13/06/2025	No trains to run on part of major Glasgow railway line this weekend Glasgow Times
	Glasgow company to overhaul London Underground wagons Railway Gazette
	Corran ferry route with 500 years of protected pedestrian access comes to an end as 2 foot passenger charge confirmed Press and Journal
	Celebrate historic rail lines 150th with a special journey to Carlisle News and Star
	Barrachd airgid a dhìth 'son loidhne-rèile a' chinn a tuath a leasachadh Naidheachdan a' BhBC
	Picture perfect Peak District viaduct to get £7.5m renewal Network Rail
12/06/2025	Engineering firm 'adopts' Glasgow train station Glasgow Times
	Plans put forward for new front doors on Glasgow Central Station Glasgow World
	Wood panel manufacturer rail plans still on track Inverness Courier
	'All options must be considered' to save historic ferry Glasgow Times
	Revealed: ScotGov pulls plug on lifeline public finance of state ferry fiasco firm The Herald
11/06/2025	First GB Railfreight Class 99 locos arrive in the UK Railway Gazette
	Scottish dates announced for 'unforgettable' exhibition train to celebrate major rail anniversary Scotsman
	FirstGroup hails success of Lumo trains ahead of Scottish route launch The Herald
	Falkirk area historic railway now able to steam ahead with refurbishment works Falkirk Herald

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On this day

1827	Ardrossan and Johnstone Railway Act receives Royal assent.
1841	Bristol and Exeter Railway Bristol (Harbour Bridge Junction) to Bridgwater, and Weston Junction to Weston-super-Mare opened. Stations on these sections at: Nailsea, Clevedon Road, Banwell, Weston Junction, (possibly Oldmixon), Highbridge, and Bridgwater, and on the original Weston branch Weston-Super-Mare [1st].
1860	Buckley Railway Authorised to convert from a horse-drawn tramway into a railway.
1874	London and North Western Railway South Wales Morlais Tunnel completed.
1884	Deeside Railway Doubled from Ferryhill Junction to Cults.
1909	Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway) New goods shed opened at Buchanan Street Goods. The yard is greatly expanded and a new girder bridge crosses over the new lines at Dobbies Loan.
1938	Wemyss Coal Company Muiredge Colliery goes out of use again.
1954	Clarence Railway Billingham to Haverton Hill public service withdrawn.
1954	Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway New Woodhead Tunnel opens and electric services over line commence.
1963	Anstruther and St Andrews Railway TV Train on line.

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This day in history

Time honoured 8.25am (approx) ex Pollokshaws East passing Eglinton Street. C.R. 0.4.4T 15188 G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1948)

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Notes and Queries

A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? [Added 01 March 2023.] Responses so far

Miscellany

Related to Loch Treig Tunnel.

A Base Camp

During the construction of the West Highland Railway one of the 'base camps' was at the north end of Loch Treig, a location close to where the later Loch Treig Dam and Loch Treig Tunnel were built.

From this camp supplies were ferried by small flat bottomed 'puffer' to the lochside locations where work proceeded. The line, going south, was slowly climbing to the summit at Corrour Summit, locations further south needing aerial ropeways to reach the works area from the lochside - by the south end of the loch the line was 450 ft above the water level.
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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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