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16/01/2019	Higher fares could be introduced on Scottish ferries to manage tourists Scotsman
15/01/2019	Plans for £550,000 revamp of Aberdeen train station submitted Evening Express
15/01/2019	German watchdog raises serious doubts over Siemens-Alstom merger in latest blow RTM
15/01/2019	German train-delay scarf sells for 7,550 euros on eBay Guardian
14/01/2019	Manchester city centre bridges to be restored to Victorian splendour Network Rail
14/01/2019	Here are the north-east trains ScotRail have cancelled or changed today Evening Express
14/01/2019	Edinburgh Waverley station staff to go on strike Scotsman
14/01/2019	30 minutes at Glasgow Central... ScotRail YouTube
13/01/2019	HS2 may run fewer, slower trains to stay on budget and schedule The Guardian
12/01/2019	Insight: Blame the wrong kind of trains for ScotRail woes Scotsman

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1834	Clarence Railway Line reaches Ferryhill
1854	Great Western Railway Paddington New station, departure side, opened.
1919	Dingwall and Skye Railway Loan crossing and sidings opens for Admiralty (Alternative date: 1 February 1918)
1965	Vale of Llangollen Railway Llangollen and Corwen Railway Corwen and Bala Railway Bala and Dolgelly Railway Aberystwyth and Welch Coast Railway Last day of passenger service from Ruabon (excluded) to Morfa Mawddach (excluded).
1967	Edinburgh and Northern Railway Line re-opened between {{Bridge or Earn Junction}} and {{Ladybank}} after clearing rockfall at {{Clatchard Craig Quarry}} and re-instating line.

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Looking towards Dereham at Thuxton on 16 January 1977. Freight continued for a further 12 years before the station experienced a renaissance as part of the Mid Norfolk Railway. [See image 47725]

Mark Dufton [1977]

Former level crossing... where? [Added 16 January 2019]

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Key events

Dec 2018	New ScotRail timetable implemented.
Oct 2018	New ScotRail 385s taken out of service due to braking fault.
Aug 2018	First of the ScotRail refurbished HSTs arrives in Scotland.
July 2018	New ScotRail class 385s introduced on Edinburgh - Glasgow services.
Jun 2018	LNER takes over operations on the East Coast Main Line from Virgin/Stagecoach.