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30/06/2025	Work at Cupar rail bridge unveiled by Network Rail Fife Today
	Railway heritage shown off at Lathalmond event Dunfermline Press
	Rail electrification workforce has halved since 2018, study suggests RAIL
	Disruption on West Coast Main Line after tree fall causes significant damage The Herald
	'Patrollers' could be put in place to 'enhance safety and well-being' at Falkirk railway stations Falkirk Herald
	Work at Kirkcaldy rail bridge unveiled by Network Rail Fife Today
	Scotland's scenic Far North Line reopens after £11.5m upgrade Network Rail
	Do not travel warning issued by TPE after tree falls on the line Rail News
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	Ferguson's bosses confirm Glen Rosa remains on track for 2026 delivery date Greenock Telegraph
	Ferries Scotland: The £4.4m fund for suffering island businesses as Caledonian Isles still out of action Scotsman
29/06/2025	New figures show sharp contrast in train service performance in area Helensburgh Advertiser
	UK rail regulator urged to limit approvals of private train services Financial Times
	Family trapped on Aviemore steam train as Highland wildfires burn for a second day STV
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1837	Durham and Sunderland Railway Act to divert Durham branch from Gilesgate to Shincliffe. Whitwell to Quarrington Branch and westward extension to Brandon also included.
1837	Taff Vale Railway Act passed for branch to Cyfartha Iron Works and branch to Plymouth Iron Works, Penydarren Iron Works and Dowlais Iron Works. Only the branch to connect to Crawshays Private Railway was opened. The branch also served the Ynysfach Iron Works.
1841	Great Western Railway Chippenham to Bath opened, Great Western Railway main line open throughout. Stations on this section at: Corsham, Box, Bathford Halt, Bathmapton.
1842	Stockton and Hartlepool Railway Act passed to legalise the company.
1848	York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway Proposed Team Valley Railway receives Act for line from Gateshead to Newton Hall to Leamside. Line was to have a branch from Newton Hall to Durham, Relly Mill and Bishop Auckland.
1852	Seghill Railway Blyth Extension (Seghill Railway) Act passed to combine several lines to form the Blyth and Tyne Railway.
1852	Stockton and Hartlepool Railway Hartlepool West Harbour and Railway Merger authorised by Parliament along with lease or purchase of the Clarence Railway.
1857	Franklin Expedition The Fox leaves the Orkneys looking for the Franklin Expedition. McClintock and Hobson lead. Hobson finds note on King William Island. Bones found and McClintock recovers artefacts from Eskimo.
1862	Inverness and Ross-shire Railway Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway Inverness and Ross-shire Railway absorbed by Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.
1862	Eden Valley Railway Stockton and Darlington Railway Eden Valley Railway bought by the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

Director class 4-4-0 no 62681 <I>Captain Craigengelt</I> emerges from Queen Street tunnel on 30 June 1950 with a train from the Fife coast.

Director class 4-4-0 no 62681 Captain Craigengelt emerges from Queen Street tunnel on 30 June 1950 with a train from the Fife coast.

G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1950)

A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for?
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December 2024	Travel Safe team boosted. Cardiff-Edinburgh train, Lanark half-hourly in evenings, Gleneagles extra calls. Boxing Day trains to Leven, Dundee, Arbroath, Alloa. Traincrew cancellations hit Tweedbank and South Electrics (on an 'Auld Firm' Day). Lorry on line at Gretna, bus hit Cook Street bridge. Roseburn to Union Canal active travel route opens to the public.
November 2024	150th anniversary plaque unveiled at Wick. Glasgow Central new travel centre and lounge. Troon restored station opened. Dalwhinnie clock. Consecutive cancellations at North Berwick on a rugby day. Storm Bert - Oban suspended. Inverness signalling centre twice evacuated owing to fuel spill.
October 2024	Temporary timetable ended. Accessible footbridge opened at Anniesland. Tuckshop opened at North Berwick. Greggs at Queen Street. Track circuit failure at Finnieston. Storm Ashley. Poor unit availability in leaf-fall season. Bomb alert at Dalmuir, power failure at Waverley both on 28 October.
September 2024	Active travel route opened at Cameron Bridge. Grab and Go opens at Falkirk Grahamston. Temporary timetable introduced. Royal Mail ceased using rail. ScotRail's peak fare trial ended.
August 2024	Accessible footbridges provided at Dumfries and Uddingston. TPE 2300 Edinburgh-Newcastle for Edinburgh Festivals. Temporary timetable and reduced ScotRail festival extras. Kirkhill overhead line damage.
July 2024	Stranraer trains resumed. Troon rebuilt station opened in time for Open. Railway Heritage Centre opened at Dumfries. Lord Hendy appointed rail minister. Temporary timetable introduced because of driver shortage.

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