News
| 20/02/2019 | Rail hub model could save St Rollox but time is running out Evening Times |
| 20/02/2019 | Sign up for a sneak peak of the changing Glasgow Queen Street station Network Rail |
| 19/02/2019 | Over £10,000 awarded to Ayrshire community projects ScotRail |
| 19/02/2019 | David Spaven: Packaging passengers and small freight will benefit rural railways Scotsman |
| 19/02/2019 | Birmingham: Washwood Heath train factory demolished Rail Engineer |
| 18/02/2019 | New class 385 electric train for Glasgow Central routes ScotRail |
| 18/02/2019 | Plans to overhaul rail fares system could end split ticketing ITV News |
| 16/02/2019 | ScotRail commuter train uncoupled at station because of power surge, operator reveals Scotsman |
| 16/02/2019 | ScotRail begs train drivers to come out of retirement Scotsman |
| 16/02/2019 | Ministers accused of 'fiddling' key ScotRail target Herald |
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On this day
| 1804 | Penydarren Tramway Richard Trevithicks locomotive tested on the line, having been tested at Penydarren Ironworks. The locomotive drew a train of 5 wagons from Penydarren to Abercynon. |
| 1842 | Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Service starts between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Haymarket |
| 1860 | Swansea Vale Railway Extended from Glais to Pontardawe and opened to passengers. The station in Swansea was Swansea St Thomas. |
| 1862 | Keith and Dufftown Railway Keith to Dufftown opened. Stations at Earlsmill, Botriphine and Drummuir. |
This day in history
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A Stirling-Edinburgh Princes Street train arrives at Larbert on 21 February 1953. The locomotive is Pickersgill ex-Caledonian 4-4-0 no 54503. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow [1953] |
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Notes and Queries
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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. |
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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 1408869756
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Published 2019-01-24
Author(s) Monisha Rajesh
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Publisher Times Books
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