News
| 18/08/2019 | Dutch firm Abellio takes over East Midlands rail franchise BBC News |
| 18/08/2019 | New board to oversee completion of Ferguson ferries BBC News |
| 17/08/2019 | Funicular work to finally begin in May – operators reveal – as new attraction launches Press and Journal |
| 17/08/2019 | 'Riot' on Inverness to Aberdeen train sees rampaging thugs strike as cops race to scene The Sun |
| 17/08/2019 | Hands off our treasured railway, say locals in Soller, Mallorca Guardian |
| 16/08/2019 | West Highland Line to re-open on Monday Network Rail |
| 16/08/2019 | Ferguson Marine shipyard to be nationalised by Scottish Government Scotsman |
| 16/08/2019 | Edinburgh Festival passengers from London told they will have to travel via Glasgow Scotsman |
| 15/08/2019 | Aberdeen to Inverness railway line to fully reopen next week Evening Express |
| 15/08/2019 | Building a short stretch of track would give Edinburgh a third main rail hub Evening News |
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On this day
| 1858 | Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway Opens from Elgin to Keith. |
| 1865 | Rosedale Branch (North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway) Line extended from Blakey Junction to Rosedale (East). |
| 1898 | East Fife Central Railway Line opened from East of Fife Central Junction to Lochty for goods only. |
| 1915 | Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway (North British Railway) Methil Dock No. 3 closed for repairs. |
| 1971 | Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Last freight runs between Greenside Junction and Kipps Junction, line closed. |
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This day in history
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J36 0-6-0 65303 leaving Fraserburgh on 18 August 1959 with a goods train. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow [1959] |
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Key events
| August 2019 | Government announces reopening of Levenmouth line within 5 years. |
| June 2019 | New Caledonian Sleeper suffers various problems and delays. |
| Apr 2019 | New Caledonian Sleeper launched. |
| Feb 2019 | Construction of two new platforms (5 & 6) completed at Edinburgh Waverley. |
| Dec 2018 | New ScotRail timetable implemented. |
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Slideshows
| Bath and Bristol since 2008 |    | 94 photos |
| Cumbernauld |    | 4 photos |
| Kenya National Rail Museum Nairobi |    | 16 photos |
| Milton Keynes |    | 50 photos |
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ASIN 0241364817
Publisher Michael Joseph
Published 2019-07-11
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ASIN 0241364817
Publisher Michael Joseph
Published 2019-07-11
Author(s) Kate Moore Kate Moore
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ASIN 1916045316
Publisher Safe Haven Books
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Author(s) Andrew Martin
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ASIN 1787014304
Publisher Lonely Planet
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Author(s) Lonely Planet
