1850 | Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Extended from Londonderry [Cow Market] to Londonderry [Foyle Road] , the Cow Market station closes. |
1860 | Findhorn Railway Line opened. |
1864 | Taff Vale Extension Line extended from Quaker's Yard (Low Level) to meet the Vale of Neath Railway at Middle Duffryn Junction. Opened for goods. |
1864 | Taff Vale Extension Opened from Quakers Yard to Middle Duffryn Junction to meet the Vale of Neath Railway. |
1966 | Glasgow, Paisley Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Dalry to Kilmarnock closed to local passenger trains. |
1966 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Dumfries to Lockerbie closed to freight. |
1966 | City of Glasgow Union Railway Glasgow Glasgow St Enoch (Gorbals Junction) to Strathbungo Junction closed to passengers. (Routes via Barrhead.) |
1966 | Lanark Branch (Caledonian Railway) Lanark to Carstairs (Lanark Junction South Curve) closed to passengers. |
1966 | Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Keswick becomes a terminus as line to west is closed. |
1996 | Kvaerner Kvaener buys Trafalgar House PLC. The Clydebank Engine Works of the Clydebank Engineering and Shipbuilding Works site is now owned by Kvaerner Energy. |
Platform scene at Dumfries on 18 April 1949 as ex-Caledonian 0-6-0 57573 passes through with an up goods train. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1949) |
A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? |
March 2024 | Alex Hynes departure announced from Scotland for DfT Jacobite suspended |
February 2024 | Dunblane resignalling to allow southbound trains to depart from Platform 3 Highland networks closed by storm on 5 February East Kilbride carpark reduced for new station construction Addiewell temporarily closed for reconstruction Brodick ferries diverted to Troon by Ardrossan pier damage Seawall damage near Helmsdale |
January 2024 | 'The Hatch' café opens at Singer 'Reboot your Commute' advertising campaign Four loops taken out of use during snow on HML Storms Isha and Jocelyn led to network closures from 1900 on 21 and 23 January Storm Ingunn on 31 January closed West and North Highland routes |
December 2023 | Further strikes and other action by ASLEF at DfT train operators in first week of December Glasgow-Barrhead electric services begin Cathcart Circle and Shotts expresses restored all day East Linton station opens 'Polar Express' trains on the Edinburgh South Suburban First Boxing Day trains to Edinburgh since 1981 Storms Pia and Gerritt affect services |
November 2023 | RMT members vote to accept pay offer, but ASLEF announce a rolling programme of strikes in December at DfT operators. Waverley brought to a standstill for rest of day after power-surge fried signals on 2 November. Calls suspended at Altnabreac. New Sleeper lounge at Euston. New coffee-shop at Shettleston. |
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