News
| 25/05/2019 | Yorkshire heritage railways say coal ban is 'threat' BBC News |
| 24/05/2019 | Virgin Trains takes government to court over West Coast route The Guardian |
| 24/05/2019 | The unexpected age of ScotRails toughest customers “ Alastair Dalton Scotsman |
| 24/05/2019 | New trains arrive on the Overground ITV News |
| 23/05/2019 | £1 million depot upgrades to improve customer satisfaction ScotRail |
| 22/05/2019 | British Steel's closure would have 'huge' knock-on effects The Guardian |
| 22/05/2019 | British Steel enters insolvency endangering 5,000 jobs BBC News |
| 21/05/2019 | Strike ballot threat to new Caledonian Sleeper fleet Scotsman |
| 21/05/2019 | New luxury Caledonian Sleeper trains suffer further delay Scotsman |
| 20/05/2019 | Halton Curve: Rail line links north Wales and Liverpool BBC News |
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On this day
| 1826 | Dundee and Newtyle Railway Act receives Royal assent, engineer Mr {Charles Landale} (Elgin Railway engineer). |
| 1826 | Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Act receives Royal assent |
| 1856 | Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Opened throughout, operated by the North British Railway. |
This day in history
![<I>Crab</I> 2-6-0 42833 arriving at Lugton on Saturday 26 May 1956 with a St Enoch - Kilmarnock semi-fast. [Ref query 19 November 2017]](https://www.railscot.co.uk/__cache/thumbnails/61000/x61802.jpg.pagespeed.ic.P_fWTsowhc.jpg) |
Crab 2-6-0 42833 arriving at Lugton on Saturday 26 May 1956 with a St Enoch - Kilmarnock semi-fast. [Ref query 19 November 2017] G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow [1956] |
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Key events
| 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. |
| Oct 2018 | New ScotRail 385s taken out of service due to braking fault. |
| Aug 2018 | First of the ScotRail refurbished HSTs arrives in Scotland. |
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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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