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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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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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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