News
| 21/07/2018 | Age of the train delayed by wrong kind of carpet Scotsman |
| 20/07/2018 | Long-delayed new ScotRail trains to debut on Tuesday Scotsman |
| 20/07/2018 | Sale of Network Rail's commercial estate reaches final stages Network Rail |
| 20/07/2018 | China keen to develop UK-China freight traffic RAIL |
| 19/07/2018 | More disruption from faults sees Scotrail record worst June punctuality since 2006 Scotsman |
| 19/07/2018 | Amtrak revives its classic 1950s glass-domed train |
| 18/07/2018 | Kerse Road bridge reaches new heights Network Rail |
| 17/07/2018 | Disabled former MP stranded after new station's lift failure BBC News |
| 16/07/2018 | Passengers advised of changed access into Queen Street station Network Rail |
| 16/07/2018 | Investigation launched after train carrying nuclear material ran stop signal at Kingussie The Herald |
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On this day
| 1848 | Salisbury and Yeovil Railway Act passed |
| 1848 | Hartlepool Dock and Railway The Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway Both companies leased by the York Newcastle and Berwick Railway at George Hudson's instruction. |
| 1861 | Inverness and Perth Junction Railway Act obtained for a line between Dunkeld and Forres, and Ballinluig to Aberfeldy. Engineer: Joseph Mitchell. |
| 1861 | ~London, Chatham and Dover Railway Adisham opened |
| 1861 | Leven Railway East of Fife Railway Leven and East of Fife Railway Leven Railway and East of Fife Railway merge to form the Leven and East of Fife Railway. |
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This day in history
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Trains at Hyndland station, July 1949. Ex-NB J37 0.6.0 64584. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow [1949] |
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Notes and Queries
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Steam hauled passenger train... where and when? [Added 22 July 2018] Suggest an answer |
Key events
| June 2018 | Serious rail disruption caused by unusually high temperatures near end of month. |
| May 2018 | First of the ScotRail leased class 365 units appears on the E&G line. |
| March 2018 | Red weather warning of freezing temperatures and heavy snow is followed by transport chaos at beginning of month. |
| February 2018 | Announcement that Stagecoach/Virgin ECML franchise to end early. |
| December 2017 | First electric services run on Edinburgh - Glasgow main line. |
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Slideshows
| Bath and Bristol since 2008 |    | 87 photos |
| Cumbernauld |    | 4 photos |
| Kenya National Rail Museum Nairobi |    | 16 photos |
| Milton Keynes |    | 50 photos |
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