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Clarkston for Eaglesham: Ex-Caledonian 0-6-0 no 57319 hurries south through Clarkston with the Polmadie breakdown crane on 16 May 1951, having been called to an incident at East Kilbride. For a view of the incident see image [[9567]].

Busby Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1951


East Kilbride: Ex-Caledonian 0-6-0 no 57575 and driver M. Gibson having fun at East Kilbride on 16 May 1951.

Busby Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1951


East Kilbride: CR 0.6.0 57575 and driver M. Gibson having fun at East Kilbride.

Busby Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1951


East Kilbride: CR 0.6.0 57575 and driver M. Gibson having fun at East Kilbride.

Busby Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1951


East Kilbride: CR 0.6.0 57575 and driver M. Gibson having fun at East Kilbride.

Busby Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1951


Almond Valley Junction: Black 5 45167 brings a down local through Almond Valley Junction on 16 May 1953.

Scottish Midland Junction Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1953


Almond Valley Junction: Black 5 44979 brings the up 'Postal' through Almond Valley Junction on 16 May 1953.
See query 2187

Scottish Midland Junction Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1953


Stirling: A Stirling - Dollar - Perth train waits to start its journey on 16 May 1953. Locomotive in charge is Reid ex-NB 'Scott' class D30 4-4-0 no 62426 Cuddie Headrigg.

Scottish Central Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1953


Eastfield Shed: 'Director' 4-4-0 62689 Maid of Lorn brings a train from Fife past Eastfield shed on 16 May 1954 on its way to Queen Street. See image [[39805]]

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1954


Polmadie Shed: Fairburn 2-6-4T no 42165 stands in the shed yard at Polmadie in May 1959. In addition to the steam locomotives on shed at the time, a pair of early Metrovick diesels can be seen in the right background. The pair (D5709+D5705) had worked into Gushetfaulds that morning on the overnight Condor container train from Hendon.

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Polmadie Shed: A May evening at Polmadie shed in 1959. BR Standard 'Clan' Pacific no 72008 Clan MacLeod stands nearest the camera with tank locomotives 42144 and 80003 on the shed roads in the background.

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Polmadie Shed: Clan Pacific no 72008 Clan MacLeod stands outside Polmadie shed in May 1959.

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Polmadie Shed: Metrovick diesels D5709+D5705 stand in the yard at Polmadie on 16 May 1959, having brought in the overnight Hendon-Gushetfaults Condor freight service.

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Brucklay [2nd]: BR Standard class 4 2-6-0 76108 leaving Brucklay with an up passenger train on 16 May 1959.

Formartine and Buchan Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1959


Polmadie Shed: BR Standard class 4 2-6-4T no 80001 photographed on 16 May 1959 in the shed yard at 66A Polmadie.

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Polmadie Shed: BR Standard Pacific no 72000 Clan Buchanan on shed at Polmadie in May 1959. [Railscot note: A project to build the next 'Clan' in the series, no 72010 Hengist, is currently (February 2010) being undertaken by the Standard Steam Locomotive Co.]

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Polmadie Signal Box: Standard class 4 2-6-4T no 80129 has just moved off Polmadie shed on its way to Glasgow Central to pick up empty stock in May 1959. The locomotive is about to pass 'Dixon's Blazes', site of the last operational blast furnace within the City of Glasgow, closed down the previous year.

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Polmadie Shed: Locomotive lineup in the shed yard at Polmadie on 16 May 1959 includes Metropolitan - Vickers Type 2 locomotives (BR Class 28) D5705 and D5709, with Standard Pacific 72000 'Clan Buchanan' and Standard class 4 2-6-4T 80085 standing beyond. D5705 has since been preserved and can be seen on the East Lancashire Railway see image [[18211]].

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Brucklay [2nd]: An up train at Brucklay on 16 May 1959 behind BR Standard class 4 2-6-0 no 76108.

Formartine and Buchan Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1959


Polmadie Shed: D5705+D5709 photographed at Polmadie shed on 16 May 1959 with their front doors open. The maker's plate on the side of D5705 reads Metropolitan-Vickers 1958. D5705 is the only one of the class to have been preserved and can be found on the East Lancashire Railway. See image [[18211]]

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Polmadie Shed: Jubilee 4-6-0 no 45702 Colossus in the shed yard at Polmadie in May 1959.

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Polmadie Signal Box: Pride of Polmadie. Stanier Coronation Pacific no 46232 Duchess of Montrose, about to pass her home shed with the up Mid-Day Scot shortly after leaving Glasgow Central on 16 May 1959. In the background stands the ironworks founded in 1837 by William Dixon, which became known to Glaswegians as Dixon's Blazes due to the blast furnaces lighting up the city skyline day and night. Production ceased the year before this photograph was taken, since when the area has been substantially redeveloped.

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Hawick [2nd]: Gresley A3 Pacific 60079 Bayardo of Carlisle Canal shed, photographed at Hawick in May 1959 heading home with the up Waverley.

Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Polmadie Shed: The short-lived BR Standard Pacific no 72000 Clan Buchanan, photographed in the shed yard at Polmadie in May 1959. Built at Crewe in 1951, withdrawn from Polmadie in 1962, cut up at Darlington in 1963.

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Polmadie Shed: Metrovick Co-Bo D5709 at Polmadie in May 1959 having brought in the overnight 'Condor' freight service in conjunction with classmate D5705.

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Polmadie Shed: A busy scene in the yard at Polmadie on 16 May 1959. Standing in the centre of the picture is home based Royal Scot 4-6-0 no 46105 Cameron Highlander.

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Polmadie Shed: McIntosh ex-Caledonian 3F 0-6-0 no 57625 photographed in the summer of 1959 on Polmadie shed.

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Polmadie Shed: BR Standard class 4 2-6-4T no 80003 stands alongside a number of other locomotives in the busy shed yard at Polmadie in May 1959. [Editors note: The hazy atmosphere and angle of the sun seem to have conspired to produce an image reminiscent of a Terence Cuneo painting!]

Polloc and Govan Railway
A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1959


Cathcart: A DMU approaches Cathcart station from the Mount Florida direction on 16 May 1960. The goods yard stands on the right and the train is about to cross over Old Castle Road to reach the platform. [The subsequently extended island platform here now reaches a point some distance beyond the gap.]

Cathcart District Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1960


Muirend: Fairburn tank 42242 arrives at Muirend on 16 May 1960 with the 5.42pm to Uplawmoor.

Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1960


Strathbungo Junction: A Kilmarnock stopping train approaching Strathbungo Junction on 16 May 1961. The locomotive is Black 5 4-6-0 no 45010. [Ref query 156]

Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1961


Ferryhill Shed [2nd]: Gresley A3 Pacific no 4472 Flying Scotsman stands on Ferryhill shed on 16 May 1964, having arrived in Aberdeen earlier that day with the Queens College RTS 'Flying Scotsman Railtour' from Edinburgh see image [[36107]].

Aberdeen Railway
K A Gray 1964


Aberdeen: 4472 Flying Scotsman photographed in Aberdeen station on 16 May 1964 after bringing in the Queen's College Railway & Transport Society Flying Scotsman Rail Tour. The special had arrived earlier from Edinburgh Waverley, having run via Glenfarg and Forfar.

Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
K A Gray 1964


Aberdeen: Centre of attention. 4472 at the head of the Queen's College RTS 'Flying Scotsman' railtour of 16 May 1964. The train is seen at Aberdeen station shortly after its arrival from Edinburgh Waverley.

Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
K A Gray 1964


Walkinshaw Branch Junction: A train of flats approaching the site of Walkinshaw Branch Junction from the north west on Saturday 16 May 1964. The locomotive in charge is BR Standard class 5 4-6-0 no 73076, seen here approximately two months before its withdrawal from Polmadie shed.

Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1964


Perth: 4472 at Perth ready to leave for Aberdeen.

Scottish Central Railway
John Robin 1964


Aberdeen: 4472 Flying Scotsman pictured following arrival in Aberdeen with the Queen's College RTS railtour of 16 May 1964 from Edinburgh.

Denburn Valley Line (Great North of Scotland Railway)
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1964


Busby Junction: A Derby Diesel with a down freight at Busby Junction on 16 May 1964. Photographed from an East Kilbride train crossing in front of the freight.

Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
John Robin 1964


Walkinshaw Branch Junction: A Gourock - Glasgow Central train approaching the site of Walkinshaw Branch Junction on 16 May 1964 behind Fairburn 2-6-4T no 42265.

Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1964


Walkinshaw Branch Junction: BR Standard class 5 4-6-0 no 73075 photographed half a mile west of Paisley St James with the 9.30am Glasgow - Gourock on 16 May 1964. The train is about to pass the site of Walkinshaw Branch Junction, which once provided a direct link between the Greenock line and the former Paisley and Barrhead District Railway. The gasometer on the horizon is part of Paisley Gasworks.

Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1964


Aberdeen: The 1.30pm train for Glasgow Buchanan Street waiting to leave Aberdeen on 16 May 1964. Locomotive in charge is A4 Pacific no 60006 'Sir Ralph Wedgwood'.

Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
K A Gray 1964


Craigendoran Pier: Heavy paddling in evidence as the much loved Jeanie Deans heads out into the Clyde from Craigendoran Pier on 16th May 1964. Built at Fairfield's Govan Yard in 1931 for the London and North Eastern Railway she was withdrawn from regular service at the end of the 1964 season and, following an unsuccessful preservation attempt, was eventually scrapped in Belgium some 4 years later.

Craigendoran Pier Deviation
Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) 1964


Ferryhill Junction: The up West Coast Postal about to run through Ferryhill Junction, Aberdeen, on 16 May 1964. Locomotive in charge is A4 Pacific no 60016 Silver King.

Aberdeen Railway
K A Gray 1964


Ferryhill Junction: Gresley A4 Pacific 60006 Sir Ralph Wedgewood takes the 1.30pm Aberdeen - Glasgow Buchanan Street south past Ferryhill Junction on 16 May 1964, shortly after its arrival at 61B. See image [[22228]]

Aberdeen Railway
John Robin 1964


Aberdeen: 4472 Flying Scotsman stands at Aberdeen on 16 May 1964 preparing to return to Edinburgh with a special. Alongside is 60027 Merlin, about to leave with one of the scheduled 3 hour services to Glasgow Buchanan Street. The special had been organised by the Queen's College Railway and Transport Society of St Andrew's University, whose gowned officials adorn the platform.

Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
John Robin 1964


Ferryhill Shed [2nd]: 4472 Flying Scotsman on the turntable at Ferryhill during its 4 hour stopover in Aberdeen on 16 May 1964. The A3 had arrived in the city from Edinburgh with the Queens College RTS 'Flying Scotsman Railtour'.

Aberdeen Railway
John Robin 1964


Kelty North Junction: View from a train window as A3 Pacific no 4472 'Flying Scotsman' heads north towards Perth on the Kinross-shire line with the Queen's College Railway and Transport Society's 'Flying Scotsman Rail Tour' on 16 May 1964. See image [[24811]]. The photograph is thought to have been taken about a mile north of Kelty.

Kinross-shire Railway
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1964


Princes Street Gardens Cutting: 4472 Flying Scotsman emerges from The Mound tunnel and accelerates west through Princes Street Gardens on 16 May 1964 with the Queen's College Railway & Transport Society 'Flying Scotsman Rail Tour' bound for Aberdeen. See image [[25697]]

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Frank Spaven Collection (Courtesy David Spaven) 1964


Kinnaber Junction: 4472 Flying Scotsman takes the East Coast route at Kinnaber Junction on 16 May 1964 with the Queens College RTS 'Flying Scotsman Railtour' returning from Aberdeen to Edinburgh.

Aberdeen Railway
John Robin 1964


Perth South Shed: A grab shot from a train passing Perth shed on 16 May 1964 captures crimson lake liveried Stanier Pacific 46244 King George VI standing in the yard.

Scottish Central Railway
John Robin 1964


Paisley St James: Fairburn 2-6-4T no 42242 approaching Paisley St James on 16 May 1964 with a Saturday service from Glasgow Central destined for Wemyss Bay.

Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1964


Paisley St James: Fairburn tank 42260 eastbound through Paisley St James on 16 May 1964 with a Saturday Gourock - Glasgow semi-fast.

Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1964


Tay Bridge [Station]: A platform and trackside scrum well underway at Dundee Tay Bridge station on 16 May 1964 following the arrival of 4472 Flying Scotsman from Aberdeen. The A3 was returning to Edinburgh with the Queen's College Railway & Transport Society Flying Scotsman Rail Tour. See image [[49458]]

Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
John Robin 1964


Perth: The Flying Scotsman Rail Tour, organised by Queen's College Railway & Transport Society, stands at the north end of Perth station on 16 May 1964 prior to heading for Aberdeen.

Scottish Central Railway
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1964


Aberdeen: The Queen's College RTS Flying Scotsman railtour of 16 May 1964 ex-Edinburgh Waverley pictured following its arrival in Aberdeen.

Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1964


Tay Bridge: Gresley A3 Pacific no 4472 Flying Scotsman runs out onto the Tay Bridge on 16 May 1964 with the Queens College RTS 'Flying Scotsman Railtour'.

Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
John Robin 1964


Shirebrook West Junction: Scene at Shirebrook West Junction in May 1971. The ex MR Shireoaks (Worksop) to Mansfield line runs top left to bottom right while the line curving away to the right was a short chord to Warsop Junction on the erstwhile Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway's line from Chesterfield to Lincoln.

Midland Railway
Bill Jamieson 1971


Goole [L and Y]: Fixed installations such as this one go a long way towards explaining why BR was lumbered with conveying short wheelbase mineral wagons well into the fourth quarter of the 20th century. An unbraked 16 tonner is unloaded into the hold of a ship at Goole Docks on the evening of 16th May 1974.

Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway
Bill Jamieson 1974


Colchester Town (St Botolphs): For photographers with obsessional tendencies for elusive subjects, the morning Colchester North station to St. Botolphs Public Delivery Sidings 08 hauled trip freight was very bad news. Runs 5.30 a.m. (if required) was its description. Thus it could only be caught on film May/June/July and, since it took occasional wagons off a main line freight working in the early hours, the need for it to run was entirely unpredictable from day to day. There was little alternative except to keep turning up at the trackside at 5.30 a.m. and waiting... Three years into my campaign, it is shown here shunting St Botolphs yard early on the morning of May 16th 1980, when sun and good fortune finally brought it within the range of Kodachrome 64. The yard closed in June 1982 and I was able to rebuild my life...

Tendring Hundred Railway
Mark Dufton 1980


Lowestoft: A full house at Lowestoft on 16th May 1981, with a Norwich service departing, an Ipswich service boarding and Class 31 and 08 locos in the sidings. The sadly missed overall roof lasted until 1992 see image [[43037]]. Platform 1 (far left) fell into disuse after the line to Yarmouth South Town closed in 1970.

Lowestoft Railway and Harbour
Mark Dufton 1981


Tynemouth: Part of the main concourse of the 1882 NER station at Tynemouth, seen here in May 1981. The station has since been beautifully restored and now hosts weekend indoor markets, a very nice Italian restaurant and of course the Tyne & Wear Metro! See image [[30376]].

Tynemouth Deviation (North Eastern Railway)
Colin Alexander 1981


Bridgnorth: D1062 Western Courier together with D1013 Western Ranger at Bridgnorth in May 1981.

Severn Valley Railway
Colin Alexander 1981


Yarmouth South Town: During the era of railway closures, the sequence of events was typically: Disappearance of DMUs, lifting of the track, structural decay of the buildings and ultimately demolition of the ruins. At Yarmouth South Town, the actual sequence was rather different: Withdrawal of services, track lifting, dereliction and demolition – to leave a DMU. This photo was taken on the site of the Yarmouth South Town terminus on 16th May 1981 after the station had been razed completely and shows one of the last railway relics to have been part of a Cravens DMU body that had been used as a store.

Yarmouth and Haddiscoe Railway (East Suffolk Railway)
Mark Dufton 1981


Swindon: 37117 and 37256 westbound with a stone train at Swindon on 16 May 1984. They will have come up from the Somerset quarries via Westbury and Reading and be heading for a stone supply depot at Wootton Bassett.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 1984


Bishton Flyover: A viewpoint just West of the former station allowed me to watch this up HST heading for London at speed. The Bishton flyover to the right leads to Llanwern steelworks, left. For the other end of the steelworks see image [[1725]].

South Wales Railway
Ken Strachan 1987


Stockton: Approach to Stockton station in May 1990. The former station building has since been converted to retirement housing and is now known as Hackworth Court.

Leeds Northern Railway
Ian Dinmore 1990


Stockton: A class 31 hauled freight runs south through Stockton on Tees on 16 May 1990.

Leeds Northern Railway
Ian Dinmore 1990


Stockton: The road approach to Stockton station in May 1990.

Stockton Extension (Leeds Northern Railway)
Ian Dinmore 1990


Stockton: A DMU stands at Stockton station on 16 May 1990. The overall roof was removed and the station 'rationalised' here in 1979 see image [[27210]].

Leeds Northern Railway
Ian Dinmore 1990


Greenhill Lower Junction: 26040, running light locomotive, is seen approaching Greenhill Lower Junction in 1991

Scottish Central Railway
Roger Geach 1991


Kirkland Yard: Black Cat Railtours' tour of East of Scotland branch lines on 16 May 1992, formed by 107 045, passes the former Kirkland Yard, Levenmouth. There are hopes of freight and passenger revivals on this line; meanwhile the Kingdom of Fife Railway Preservation Society have established a base here.

Kirkland Yard and Leven Dock to Methil Line Widening (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton 1992


Methil East Junction: The 'Black Cat' Railtour of 16 May 1992 calls at what will, in 2024, be the new Leven(mouth) station. Unit is Derby Heavyweight 107045.

Kirkland Yard and Leven Dock to Methil Line Widening (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton 1992


Kirkland Yard: 107045 brings the 'Black Cat' Railtour past the former yard throat at Kirkland, and towards East Fife Central Junction, on 16 May 1992.

Kirkland Yard and Leven Dock to Methil Line Widening (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton 1992


Broomhill: Looking across the Spey Valley from a lay-by on the A95 some 9 miles north east of Aviemore on 16 May 2002. Nestling between the fields of spring lambs is Broomhill station, closed by BR in 1965, but whose reopening by the Strathspey Railway would take place 2 weeks later.

Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
John Furnevel 2002


Boat of Garten: BRCW Type 2 D5325 standing in the sidings at Boat of Garten in May 2002.

Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
John Furnevel 2002


Tay Bridge: Tay Bridge crossing - May 2005. View north from Wormit.

Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2005


Tay Bridge South Junction: A Dundee-Edinburgh train about to leave the Tay Bridge on 16 May 2005 and run past Tay Bridge South box.

Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2005


Drem Junction: EWS 90020 is about to bring a Waverley bound service off the North Berwick branch at Drem Junction on 16 May 2005

North Berwick Branch (North British Railway)
James Young 2005


Tay Bridge South Junction: Edinburgh - Aberdeen train running onto the Tay Bridge in May 2005.

Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2005


Wormit: Platform remains at Wormit looking north onto the Tay Bridge in May 2005. Tay Bridge South signal box is on the left.

Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2005


Tay Bridge South Junction: 'Morning!' Driver and signalman appear to be within touching distance of one another on a fine May morning in 2005 at the south end of the Tay Bridge.

Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2005


Wormit: Standing on the down platform at Wormit station on 16 May 2005 looking east towards Newport-On-Tay. The station closed along with the branch in May 1969.

Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2005


East Fortune: View across the ECML at the former East Fortune station. May 2007.

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2007


East Fortune: The former station at East Fortune on the up side of the East Coast Main Line, seen on 16 May 2007 from the road bridge.

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2007


Dunbar: Interesting old buildings at the entrance to the former goods depot and yard at Dunbar on 16 May 2007, with Dunbar Parish Church as a backdrop. The Shoestring Cafe (shown on old maps as 'Station Lodge') on the left was worth the trip on its own. Dunbar station is off picture to the right with the former goods shed beyond.

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2007


Dunbar: Station building and forecourt at Dunbar. May 2007.

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2007


Blair Atholl: Blair Atholl sidings. Tulach Hill is better looking.

Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
Brian Forbes 2007


Aberlady: View west along the platform at Aberlady from the road bridge, May 2007.

Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway
John Furnevel 2007


Dunbar: The attractive station at Dunbar, seen looking west from the car park in May 2007. Located approximately 30 miles from Waverley on the ECML and opened by the NB in 1846, Dunbar station always appears smart and well maintained. The station became a single platform loop off the main line following 'modernisation' in the 1970s. (The canopies were removed for electrification.) [Note: A further 'modernisation' some 40 odd years later saw a second platform reintroduced at the end of 2019 along with a new footbridge, lifts and extended car parking facilities.]

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2007


East Linton [1st]: The former goods yard at East Linton on 16 May 2007, looking east towards the main station building standing beyond the trees, with the ECML running past on the left. At the time the area was being used by Network Rail as a storage facility and access point. [Ref query 25 April 2018]

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2007


East Linton [1st]: Entrance to the station forecourt at East Linton from Station Road on 16 May 2007. Station House seems a bit of an understatement in this case!

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2007


East Linton [1st]: The down platform buildings at East Linton on 16 May 2007 standing alongside the ECML. Beyond is the fine looking 'Station House'. Originally opened as Linton in 1846, the name change occurred 18 years later. The station was eventually closed in May 1964.

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2007


East Linton [1st]: Looking east along the ECML from the old station footbridge at East Linton on 16 May 2007. The surviving platform buildings connect to the substantial structure incorporating the former Station House beyond.

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2007


Abbotsford Ferry [2nd]: 'Wash the area with soap and warm water as soon as possible to relieve the sting, remove any nettle hairs, refrain from scratching...' Part of a Google search attachment to an archived computer file containing this photograph, taken after venturing onto the overgrown trackbed of the former Abbotsford Ferry station (closed 1931). View is north east along the branch back towards Selkirk Junction in May 2008.

Selkirk and Galashiels Railway
John Furnevel 2008


Dunfermline MPD: View east over the site of Dunfermline locomotive shed (62C) in May 2008. The shed, opened in 1948, officially closed in September 1969. The main line passed on the left at a higher level, while straight ahead stands the East End Park stadium of Dunfermline Athletic FC.

Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway)
Bill Roberton 2008


St Germains Level Crossing: A4 Pacific no 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley at St Germains on 16 May with the York - Edinburgh leg of The Coronation special.

North British Railway
Mark Poustie 2009


Bo'ness: Ex-LNER no 246 Morayshire steaming through the train shed at Boness on A Day Out with Thomas on 16 May 2009

Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway
Ken Browne 2009


Glasgow Central: The Class 380 mock up on display at Glasgow Central Station in May 2009, in what was then then short stay car park. This later became the renumbered platforms 12 and 13.

Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Colin McDonald 2009


Glasgow Central: The Class 380 driver's cab mock up on display at Glasgow Central Station in May 2009.

Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Colin McDonald 2009


Haltwhistle: A slightly grubby looking Carlisle - Newcastle service formed by 156479, approaching Haltwhistle from the west on 16 May 2010.

Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
John Steven 2010


Birkhill: 80105 in disguise approaching Birkhill on 16 May 2010.

Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway
Brian Forbes 2010


Birkhill: Sunday afternoon at Birkhill. View south towards Manuel on 16 May 2010.

Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway
Brian Forbes 2010


Camelon: An Aberdeen - Edinburgh train passing Camelon on 16 May during diversions due to weekend engineering works.

Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway
Brian Forbes 2010


Portobello: A4 no 60019 Bittern is serviced at Portobello East Junction engineers' sidings on 16 May, the evening prior to working the return leg of The Coronation as far as York. The additional tender is visible and the smokebox door is open.  Note the recently ballasted track on the start of line to Millerhill and the South Sub.

North British Railway
Mark Poustie 2010


Harrow and Wealdstone: Freightliner 66534 'OOCL Express' powers north through platform 5 at Harrow & Wealdstone Station with a near full consist of containers in the early evening of 16 May, following a lay over in Wembley yard.

London and Birmingham Railway
David Pesterfield 2011


Wakefield Kirkgate: Looking east along platform 3 at Wakefield Kirkgate showing the original canopy, albeit devoid of glass, still in situ on 16 May 2011. At the far end of the former overall roof support wall the canopy also runs fully across platforms 2 & 3. Surveyors can be seen at the far end of the platform. They indicated that the platform was due to be cleared fully to leave just a waiting shelter. Platform 3 is used by the local Pontefract line service plus the three return Grand Central services between Bradford Interchange and London Kings Cross; including the 11.13 service which I was waiting to join. For the same scene 34 years earlier see image [[39219]]

Manchester and Leeds Railway
David Pesterfield 2011


Lancaster: HM The Queen visited Lancashire on 16th May as part of her Diamond Jubilee UK tour. 67026 Diamond Jubilee, in a special silver livery, lifts the Royal Train up the bank at Lancaster with 67006 out of sight bringing up the rear.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett 2012


Farington Junction: Colas Rail 47739 hauls Merseyrail emu 507012, sandwiched between two Arlington Fleet Services barrier vehicles, on the 5Z08 move to Kilmarnock from Birkenhead on 16 May. The train is seen heading north on the WCML near Farington Junction. For a similar stock move, a little further south, almost 31 years earlier, See image [[19617]]

North Union Railway
John McIntyre 2012


Lostock Hall Junction: The Royal Train, with 67006 leading and 67026 on the rear, takes the line to Farington Junction at Lostock Hall Junction on 16 May 2012. The train was conveying HRH Prince Charles from an earlier engagement in Burnley.

Blackburn and Preston Railway
John McIntyre 2012


Dunfermline MPD: Scene on 16 May 2012 at the site once occupied by Dunfermline Shed, 62C, which is currently undergoing redevelopment. The builders have unearthed a large metal object, which may have been part of the coaling plant... or is it?

Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway)
Grant Robertson 2012


Lancaster: The Class 67s have been used for Royal Train duties since 2003. Here the claret liveried 67006 Royal Sovereign is seen at Lancaster on the rear of the train conveying HM The Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales to Diamond Jubilee engagements in Lancashire.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett 2012


Lostock Hall Junction: 67026 on the rear of the Royal Train conveying HRH Prince Charles from an earlier engagement in Burnley on 16 May 2012. The train is seen heading from Lostock Hall Jct to Farington Jct before joining the WCML to head south. In the right background is Lostock Hall station on the line to Farington Curve Jct and Preston.

Blackburn and Preston Railway
John McIntyre 2012


Bullers O' Buchan Halt: Remaining bridge abutment at Bullers O' Buchan on the Boddam Branch of GNSR in May 2013, with the embankment beyond curving away to the north towards Longhaven and Boddam. No trace remains of the old station, which closed to passengers as long ago as 1932.

Boddam Branch (Great North of Scotland Railway)
Brian Taylor 2013


Workington: Model versions of a Peak and a Hymek pose together at Workington in May 2014 see image [[47934]].

Workington Model Engineers
Ken Strachan 2014


Macclesfield: An up Pendolino leaving Macclesfield on a Friday morning in May 2014. The sign on the footbridge has been added since my last visit see image [[38999]]. The dark satanic mill in the background is adjacent to the road to Buxton.

North Staffordshire Railway
Ken Strachan 2014


Knutsford: Originally opened in 1863, Knutsford station building, seen here in May 2014, shows evidence of a number of alterations over the years.

Cheshire Midland Railway
Ken Strachan 2014


Workington: It's not every day you see Southern steam in Cumbria. Exchange trials, perhaps?

Workington Model Engineers
Ken Strachan 2014


Altcar and Hillhouse: Looking north west along the closed line to Southport Lord Street from the site of Altcar and Hillhouse station (closed 1952) through the bridge carrying the B5195 over the trackbed. [Ref query 6400]

Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway (Cheshire Lines Committee)
Ken Strachan 2014


Dundee: An Inverurie - Edinburgh service climbs west out of Dundee towards the Tay Bridge on 16th May 2015. The coach in the siding is a staff car off the Royal Scotsman with an axle problem awaiting attention.

Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
Colin McDonald 2015


The Mound: 158702 southbound towards Inverness on 16 May about to go under the A9 at The Mound alongside the River Fleet. The train is the 1234 ScotRail service from Wick / Thurso.

Sutherland Railway
Brian Smith 2015


Gisborne: R Class 4-6-4 built by NB Loco in Glasgow [works no. 27051 of 1950]. The train is a special to Bendigo from Melbourne. Behind is K Class 2-8-0 K190.

Victorian Railways
Colin Miller Collection 2015


Moss Side: 142012 crosses the B5259 and slows for the Moss Side stop on a Colne to Blackpool South working on 16th May 2015.

Preston and Wyre Railway, Dock and Harbour
Mark Bartlett 2015


Dundee: Oh beautiful Railway Station near the Silv'ry Tay!
Alas! I am very sorry to say
That most of it has recently been taken away...


The site of the 1960's Dundee station building awaits redevelopment in May 2015 see image [[33756]].

Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
Colin McDonald 2015


Dundee: View over Dundee station towards the Tay Road Bridge on 16th May 2015. The station currently has a temporary entrance in Riverside Drive near the Discovery Point Rotunda.

Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
Colin McDonald 2015


Alloa: Exterior of the 2008 station at Alloa, which brought trains back to the Scottish town after forty years when the line from Stirling was reopened. Two Class 156s are at the single platform, on 16th May 2016. This new station is just to the east of the previous one, now demolished. The Alloa line has since been electrified.

Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
David Bosher 2016


Cowlairs East Junction: This rural branch line scene is misleading, for it is actually the north curve of the Cowlairs triangular junction in Glasgow. During the temporary closure of Glasgow Queen Street High Level in 2016, this curve was brought into use for services between Queen Street Low Level and Stirling/Alloa/Dunblane. The train is the 16.52 Low Level to Alloa service on 16th May that year. It is awaiting passage of the 17.01 Low Level to Edinburgh (via Springburn) service in order to proceed on to the main line.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Mark Dufton 2016


Haymarket: 158739, heading for Edinburgh Waverley, arriving at Haymarket station on 16th May 2016.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
David Bosher 2016


Edinburgh Waverley: 380 114 for North Berwick awaiting departure from platform 4 at the east end of Edinburgh Waverley on 16th May 2016.

North British Railway
David Bosher 2016


Scorton [Lancashire] [2nd]: Two DRS Class 66s take the Tesco Express north through the site of Scorton station (closed 1939) on its way from Daventry to Coatbridge on 16th May 2016. The flat farming land between here and the coast is very noticeable from this vantage point.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett 2016


Haymarket: 158713, on a Dunblane service, arriving at Haymarket station on 16th May 2016.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
David Bosher 2016


Alloa [1st]: The site of the original station in Alloa, closed on 7th October 1968, looking towards Stirling on 16th May 2016. The new station, opened just under 40 years later on 19th May 2008, is behind the camera. The reopened singled line is now electrified.

Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
David Bosher 2016


Dalston: A Network Rail movement from Carlisle to Blackpool North running 13 minutes early on 16th June through Dalston.

Maryport and Carlisle Railway
Brian Smith 2016


Stirling: 158713 to Dunblane at Stirling station on 16th May 2016.

Scottish Central Railway
David Bosher 2016


Dumfries: Station adopter Louis Wall has placed items of historic interest in the old kiosk on the northbound platform at Dumfries.

Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
John Yellowlees 2016


Stirling: 156495, working to Alloa, arriving at Stirling station on 16th May 2016.

Scottish Central Railway
David Bosher 2016


Stirling: 158 740 from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunblane departing from Stirling station on 16th May 2016.

Scottish Central Railway
David Bosher 2016


North Berwick: 380114, just arrived at North Berwick from Edinburgh Waverley on 16th May 2016.

North Berwick Branch (North British Railway)
David Bosher 2016


Stirling: Stirling, before electrification, with 158740 to Edinburgh Waverley on 16th May 2016.

Scottish Central Railway
David Bosher 2016


Haymarket: 221 124 Cross Country unit to Penzance at Haymarket station, Edinburgh on 16th May 2016.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
David Bosher 2016


Leyland: 60103 Flying Scotsman heads south through Leyland on 16 May 2017 while working the Edinburgh to Crewe (via the S&C) leg of the fourth day on the 'Cathedrals Express' railtour.

North Union Railway
John McIntyre 2017


Slateford Junction: 'Flying Scotsman' seen at Slateford pulling out onto the WCML from the Craiglockhart Connection with 1Z44 'Cathedrals Express' for Appleby, running on time after a late start from Waverley was recouped while awaiting the WCML path at Slateford. Out of sight at the rear of the train is 47746 'Chris Fudge' which provided more assistance in rear once the whole train was on the main line - hence the fairly rapid acceleration away towards Kingsknowe.

Caledonian Railway
Alasdair Taylor 2017


Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Excavations have now started in connection with the construction of the new staff accommodation block in the former car park area at Queen Street. In the background can be seen George House, the offices of Network Rail Infrastructure.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Colin McDonald 2017


Slateford: 'Flying Scotsman' at Slateford pulling out onto the WCML from the Craiglockhart Connection with 1Z44 'Cathedrals Express' for Appleby, running on time after a late start from Waverley was recouped while awaiting the WCML path at Slateford. Out of sight at the rear of the train is 47746 'Chris Fudge' which provided more assistance in rear once the whole train was on the main line - hence a fairly rapid acceleration away towards Kingsknowe.

Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
Alasdair Taylor 2017


Lancaster: 68004 Rapid on the tail end of 2C47, Preston to Barrow, as it crosses Carlisle Bridge at low tide on 16th May 2018. 68003 Astute is the train loco just disappearing into the greenery. This M-F loco-hauled service has its last run on 18th May.

Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Mark Bartlett 2018


Dyce: This is the replacement fish and chip shop for the one which burnt down a couple of year's ago. This was formally in the old station building.

Great North of Scotland Railway
Alan Cormack 2018


Shrivenham: 66536 heading an eastbound Freightliner through Shrivenham.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2018


Aberdeen: Aberdeen railway station concourse on 16th May 2018. Just follow the green line to the rail replacement bus. The buses are only up the stairs, across the connecting bridge into the multi story car park and then across the road!

Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
Alan Cormack 2018


Aberdeen: South College Street, Aberdeen with a rail replacement bus waiting to go to Dyce because of the engineering works. This is set to continue until the 19th August 2018 and both sides of the road are coned off. A little more thought during the redevelopment of the station a few years ago would have allowed for this. The old station access is in the distance.

Denburn Valley Line (Great North of Scotland Railway)
Alan Cormack 2018


Shrivenham: 35028 Clan Line, at the head of an eastbound Belmond Pullman special at Shrivenham. Running 40 minutes late.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2018


Pilrig Street: The Caledonian's Leith New Lines crossed over here.

Leith New Lines (Caledonian Railway)
John Yellowlees 2018


Eastfield TMD: Class 365s at Eastfield. The recent electrification work makes this a difficult photograph to take.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
John Yellowlees 2018


Powderhall: Remnant of the passenger station closed in 1917.

Easter Road Deviation (North British Railway)
John Yellowlees 2018


Oubeck Loops: 68004 Rapid leading the 0515 Carlisle to Preston service, with 68003 Astute on the rear, at Oubeck on 16th May 2018. When the top and tail Class 68s replaced single Class 37s on these services they had to be reduced by one coach to fit in some platforms.

Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Mark Bartlett 2018


Shrivenham: 800xxx with an eastbound express passenger passing by the site of the long gone (closed 1964) GWR Shrivenham Station on the eastern outskirts of Swindon.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2018


Arley: D7535, in BR Blue livery, waits time at Arley during the Severn Valley 2019 Spring Diesel Gala on 16th May.

Severn Valley Railway
Douglas McPherson 2019


Birmingham Curzon Street: The signs are good - and there are some mysterious piles of earth. Hopefully, HS2 will call here in a few years. Grab shot from a train coming into New Street on 16th May 2019. I was travelling to the NEC - the return fare with a railcard costing me less than parking a car at the NEC!

Grand Junction Railway
Ken Strachan 2019


Ayr Harbour: Changed days from when an 08 shunter shuffled about Ayr Harbour coal dock sidings. All now seems to come in by road. 16th May 2019.

Falkland Yard and Ayr Harbour (Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Colin Miller 2019


Durrus Road: Durrus Road was the final station before Bantry on the line from Drimoleague. Like Aughaville Halt, the next station to the east, it had a single platform and no passing loop. The platform was on the right here in this May 2021 view looking along the trackbed towards Aughaville Halt. There is a small hamlet at Durrus Road, but like many stations along the route it was a long way from the village it purported to serve, Durrus being at least 6 miles to the southwest. At least the name Durrus Road suggested that it might not actually be adjacent to Durrus!

Bantry Extension Railway
Mark Poustie 2021


Ballater: The original layout of Ballater Station captured by the Ordnance Survey at the time of its construction. The 'iron gates' (below the letter 'w' in Railway) 'at the entrance to the goods station' were supplied by Harpers of Aberdeen who also designed the famous white suspension bridges across the Dee at Polhollick and Cambus o'May. The Richard Connon and Company's sawmill siding would probably have been sited behind the engine shed (pink building). The main timber-loading bank lay along the siding shown south of the Weighing Machine (Wg Machine). The Well was the only water supply for the Station and Engine Shed; it also supplied the sawmill when the groundwater supply allowed. A public water supply was installed for Ballater by Farquharson of Invercauld in 1873 along the route of the abandoned Tramway to Bridge of Gairn. See article. Extract from the 25' map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland. see maps.nls.uk/copyright.html

Aboyne and Braemar Railway
Charlie Niven 2021


Ballater: The second Edition 25 map 1900 shows the changes since 1866 See image [[79229]]. One of the major differences was due to the extension of the line to Bridge of Gairn which meant, amongst other changes, that the goods shed moved to the north of the running line next to the weighing machine (W.M.) and the main platform was extended right up to the bridge under the main road to Braemar See image [[70036]]. The Engine Shed moved to a site adjacent to where the words Albert Memorial Hall occur. Extract reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland. maps.nls.uk/copyright.html

Aboyne and Braemar Railway
Charlie Niven 2021


Bank [C and SLR]: Northern Line and Bank reopen. Looking through one of the passageways at Bank from the new walkway to the brand new southbound Northern Line platform, with a train of LU 1995 stock on a service to Morden, about to depart on 16th May 2022, the day the station and the line between Moorgate and Kennington re-awakened from a five months' sleep to allow for the reconstruction of the station to take place.

City and South London Railway
David Bosher 2022


Bank [C and SLR]: Although the new southbound Northern Line platform at Bank station was opened to traffic on schedule on 16th May 2022, there is still more reconstruction work to be done improving facilities and better links to the Central, Waterloo & City and DLR lines as well as the District and Circle Lines via the connection to Monument station, as detailed in this poster on display at Bank station.

City and South London Railway
David Bosher 2022


Bank [C and SLR]: LU 1995 stock on a Northern Line service to Morden heading away from the camera as it departs from the wide new southbound platform at Bank on the first day of operation, 16th May 2022. The Northern Line between Moorgate and Kennington was temporarily closed in January 2022 to allow the upgrading works to proceed and reopened on schedule. Trains through this and London Bridge stations are on a right-hand running section and the northbound platform has not been widened but a new lengthy pedestrian foot tunnel (where a travellator might have been built) occupies the former southbound platform site with the new southbound platform and running tunnel built to the west of that.

City and South London Railway
David Bosher 2022


Bank [C and SLR]: The new and lengthy walkway between the northbound and new southbound platforms at Bank station, looking south, on the day it reopened, 16th May 2022, following a temporary closure since January for the reconstruction. The new wide southbound platform is beyond the wall on the right, reached via separate walkways, while this particular walkway is on the site of the former southbound platform (left) and southbound track (right).

City and South London Railway
David Bosher 2022


Nine Elms [Northern Line]: View across the concourse at Nine Elms with a Northern Line train from Battersea Power Station to Mill Hill East making its first stop, on 16th May 2022. For many years, the branch from Finchley Central to Mill Hill East had just a one-stop shuttle service (with a few peak hour through trains) but with the opening of the Battersea branch in September 2021 Mill Hill East now has an all day service of through trains to and from central and south London

Northern Line Extension [TfL]
David Bosher 2022


Events


Events from the chronology which occured on this day. This generally lists events before 1995, the creation of the website.

YearCompaniesDescription
1846Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness RailwayA passenger coach starts running from 1st_>Longridge 1st to Edinburgh to complete a Glasgow to Edinburgh route.
1874Vale of Neath RailwayTrain heading towards Neath breaks loose and runs into Merthyr station. It collides with a Brecon and Merthyr Railway train. One killed and fifty injured.
1888Midland RailwayAddingham opened.
1932Formartine and Buchan RailwayEllon north signal box closed.
1960Glasgow Central RailwayKirklee Junction (excluded) to Bellshaugh Junction (excluded) closed (the south to west curve at Kirklee/Maryhill).
1983Dundee and Arbroath RailwayBalmossie Halt renamed Balmossie, and Golf Street Halt renamed Golf Street.
1994Limerick and Ennis RailwayRe-opens to passengers between Limerick and Ennis, six days a week.

News


These are old news items which which occured on this day. This generally lists events after 1995, the creation of the website.

YearCompaniesDescription
2001Rail Passengers Committee meeting in North Berwick- 318s for the North Berwick service, but not yet
- DMUs borrowed from "sister" National Express companies to cover for aged 305s on the North Berwick service if necessary
- North Berwick route to be re-railed in September
- New stop to pick up passengers on ScotRail sleepers at Carstairs
- Stirling to Alloa to Kincardine line to be progressed but not clear yet whether freight only, or passenger only between Stirling and Alloa
- Railtrack keen to alter EdinburghWaverley layout for further capacity
2006Burned boy, 14, saved by his trainers after wire touches 25,000-volt cable [Scotsman]A TEENAGER was thrown 15 feet into the air and left with serious burns when a telephone wire he was dangling off a railway bridge touched the 25,000-volt railway power cables.
2006Rail performance scheme extends to Inverness [Scottish Executive]Quality control regime now applies to Perth-Inverness rail line.
2006Rail cable burn youth ^critical^ [BBC News]Police name a 14-year-old boy in a "critical" condition after he touched an overhead railway cable.
2006Is there trouble in the pipeline for trams network? [Scotsman]A NETWORK of gas and water mains are to be left running underneath Edinburgh^s tram rails despite fears that a major leak would cause chaos.
2006Hatfield crash fine ^excessive^ [BBC News]A £10m fine imposed over the Hatfield rail disaster was "excessive", the Court of Appeal is told.
2007Arunhithe Ltd (Falco UK) - Falco station and street furniture gives specifiers new options [Railway Strategies]As part of the ongoing station and facilities refurbishment Falco offers a great range of station, street and trackside furniture.
2007Strada Contractors Limited - Painting the railway [Railway Strategies]Strada Contractors Limited has built up a wealth of experience within the rail industry over the years, and has become a major player as a painting contractor.
2007Construction starts at Coleshill Parkway station [Railway Strategies]An official ceremony was held on the site of the Coleshill Parkway station in May to mark the beginning of construction work for the new £8.3 million station
2007Disruption warning as Forth Bridge to close for a week [Scotsman]RAIL commuters who use the Forth Bridge are facing a week of disruption after Network Rail announced major work near the north end of the crossing this summer.
2007FirstGroup on track for a bumper year [Scotsman]FIRST ScotRail operator FirstGroup today said it had cut delays on its Scottish trains as it unveiled an 11 per cent jump in profit to £195.8 million.
2008Partick station revamp soars by £6.3m [Evening Times article - submitted by Colin Harkins]The cost of revamping the interchange at Partick has soared by £6.3 million.
2008Bridge lorry causes travel delays [BBC News Article]A lorry becomes stuck under an Aberdeenshire bridge, causing road and rail problems.
2008New travel centre to open at Aberdeen [First ScotRail]On Sunday 18 May the new travel centre at Aberdeen Station will open its doors to customers, marking the latest stage of the major redevelopment programme.
2011Edinburgh trams in price scrapping investigation [BBC News]Councillors in Edinburgh have agreed to look into the price of scrapping the city^s beleaguered trams project.
2011Project Miller [125 Group]The 125 Group is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement in principle with the National Railway Museum (NRM) for the return to service of the forerunner to the High Speed Train (HST) – the train which revolutionised high speed rail travel in the UK in the 1970s. [From Richard Buckby]
2011Rail unions demand £500 bonus to work through Olympics [Telegraph]Rail unions are demanding at least £500 from London Underground to guarantee no disruption during the Olympics.
2012Scottish Cup final: Hibs and Hearts fans to travel on same trains [Scotsman]RIVAL fans will be allowed to mix on the trains heading from Edinburgh to Glasgow before this weekend’s all-Edinburgh football showdown. Police chiefs have insisted there is “no need” to attempt to segregate more than 20,000 fans who will be travelling by rail from the capital on Saturday for the Scottish Cup final.
2012Station upgrade is just the ticket [Evening Times]GLASGOW commuters were able to buy a train ticket for the first time at their local railway station as part of £500,000 of improvements by ScotRail. Machines have been installed at 21 stations across the west of Scotland, including eight which have never had the facility before.
2013Ilkeston train station bid wins £4.5m investment [BBC News]A new railway station is to be built in a Derbyshire town after the scheme got government backing. The proposed £6.5m station in Ilkeston is one of four schemes that successfully applied for money from a £20m Department for Transport fund. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said the scheme had been awarded £4.5m from the New Station Fund. The station will open in 2014 and will connect Ilkeston to Northern Rail^s Sheffield to Nottingham route.
2013Patrick McLoughlin defends High Speed Rail 2 as ^right for Britain^ [Telegraph]The High Speed Rail 2 project is ^right for Britain^, the Transport Secretary has insisted, after a devastating report by Whitehall’s spending watchdog said its economic benefits are not clear. [From Mark Bartlett]
20148 terrifying train journeys [Metro]You know how irritating it is when your train’s delayed and then you end up rammed against someone with a serious BO? Well these rail journeys are worse. Some of them are beautiful, some of them are harrowing and some of them will make you want to give ole’ National Rail a bit of a high five.
2015Quintinshill: train disaster mercy killings ^probable^ [BBC NewsA senior retired army officer has said some soldiers were ^probably^ shot in mercy killings after Britain^s deadliest rail disaster, 100 years ago during World War One. The crash, at Quintinshill near Gretna, involved a military train filled with troops - most of them from Leith - two passenger trains and two goods trains. It claimed an estimated 228 lives and left hundreds more injured. There are no official army accounts of the alleged shootings on 22 May 1915.
20152 Dead, at Least 20 Injured in Germany Train Crash [ABC News]A train hit the trailer of a tractor Saturday at a road crossing in western Germany, killing the train driver and one passenger and injuring at least 20 others, police said. Police spokesman Jochen Laschke said a regional train heading to the small town of Ibbenbueren from the city of Osnabrueck collided with the trailer of a farmer^s tractor that was loaded with a tank full of manure. Laschke said the accident took place in a rural area near Ibbenbueren, 440 kilometers (275 miles) west of Berlin. Three of those injured were in severe condition, police said.
2016 Flying Scotsman reaches Scotland after 11th hour Network Rail U-turn [Scotsman] HUNDREDS of people queued to get a closer look at the world’s most famous locomotive yesterday after Flying Scotsman arrived in Tweedbank following a historic first trip on the re-opened Borders Railway. Steam fans lined the 35-mile route from Edinburgh, with spectators thronging station platforms, footbridges and fields to watch the 93-year-old engine steam by.
2016Borders Railway extension to Carlisle ‘a realistic prospect^ [Scotsman]EXTENDING the Borders Railway to Carlisle is “a realistic prospect”, according to Scottish Secretary David Mundell. The Conservative MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale - the Scottish constituency closest to Carlisle - has pledged to work with the Scottish Government to deliver the SNP’s manifesto pledge to explore extending the recently re-opened railway line to England.
2017Fresh rail strikes announced for 30 May [BBC News]Employees at three rail companies are to stage strikes, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has said. RMT members at Southern Railway, Merseyrail and Northern (Arriva Rail North) will walk out on 30 May. The 24-hour strike is the latest in a bitter dispute over staffing and plans to introduce new driver-operated-only (DOO) trains. It will be the 32nd day of industrial action by Southern workers, who started holding strikes a year ago.
2017Annie^s wee brother unveiled at Wemyss Bay station [Greenock Telegraph]A BEAUTIFUL bronze statue has been unveiled at the new £4m revamped railway station in Wemyss Bay. The sculpture of a happy schoolboy heading for a holiday ^Doon the Watter^ was unveiled on Saturday. Friends of Wemyss Bay Station commissioned the new piece by Angela Hunter, the artist behind the popular ^Wee Annie^ Girl on a Suitcase statue in Gourock.
2018Disruption to CalMac services worst in years, says chief [BBC News]The CalMac managing director^s comment follows repairs to a ferry overrunning, triggering weeks-long issues for services.
2018East Coast train line to be put into public control [BBC News]Rail services on East Coast Main Line to be brought back under UK government control.
2018First electric train at Blackpool North [RAIL]Pendolino arrives at Blackpool North ahead of introduction of electric services
2018Govia Thameslink changes time of every train in shake-up [BBC News]The time of every train on Britain^s largest rail franchise, Govia Thameslink (GTR), will change as part of a major shake-up. Arrival and departure times are being re-set from Sunday and some services will call at different stations. Some signal workers have claimed it is going to be ^a disaster^, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said. GTR said nearly 400 extra trains each day would bring ^a significant boost^. The company said it would be running about 3,600 trains across its network - which includes Southern rail, Gatwick Express, Thameslink and Great Northern.
2018Hitachi blasted by minister for ^unacceptable^ delays to new ScotRail trains [Scotsman]Delays by train builder Hitachi to a new fleet for ScotRail^s flagship line were today blasted by transport minister Humza Yousaf as ^just not acceptable^.
2019A guide to Londons most stressful tube stations [Railway Technology]New research from PowWowNow has ranked the most stressful tube stations in London using data from TfL and social media comments. Which are they and why do commuters hate them so much? Ask any Londoner what they think of the Underground, and theyll say its the beating heart of the capitals economic and touristic activities, as well as the quickest way to get around the city “ but probably no one will ever tell you how much they love using it.
2019Cairngorm funicular report held up over potential legal acion [Press and Journal]The long-awaited findings of a major probe into the Cairngorm funicular railway fiasco are being withheld as potential legal action against the previous operator is considered.
2019Limit HS2 speeds and move terminus to cut costs, say Lords [The Guardian]The cost of HS2 should be slashed by limiting the speed of trains and making its London terminus Old Oak Common rather than Euston, according to a critical House of Lords report, which warns that better northern rail connections could be lost if the project blows its budget. In a report that could stoke further doubts over high-speed rail after Conservative leadership candidates discussed axing the project, the Lords economic affairs committee said it was far from convinced that the £55.7bn price was credible, and the government should publish a new cost-benefit analysis.
2019Obituary: John Ransom, champion of railway and canal preservation [Scotsman]Philip John Greer Ransom. Heritage railway champion, historian and author. Born 24 September, 1935 in Northamptonshire. Died 27 March, 2019 in Lochearnhead, aged 83.
2019Commuters angry at loss of peak-time train from Haymarket to East Lothian [East Lothian Courier]The loss of a peak-time train service between Haymarket and North Berwick has been criticised by commuters.
2019Compensation payouts for Scotrail delays rocket 70% in a year [Scotsman]Compensation paid out for delayed journeys on Scotrail has risen more than 70% in a year, topping £1 million.
2019New car park at Longniddry Railway Station opens [East Lothian Courier]A NEW car park at Longniddry Railway Station is now open. The new car park is to the east of and in addition to the one already in place at the station. It has spaces for 58 vehicles and 10 bikes, adding to the previous 73-vehicle capacity at the station. East Lothian Council posted on Twitter yesterday (Wednesday) that the barriers at the new car park were being lifted at the station that evening.
2020LNER Celebrates Azuma First Birthday with the chance to name a train [LNER]LNER will today celebrate a full year since the world-class Azuma train launched into passenger service on the LNER route. In the past 12 months, Azuma has carried over 4.5 million passengers more than five million miles in more style, comfort and with the best WiFi than ever before on the route. To celebrate Azuma^s first birthday, LNER is inviting the public to become part of railway history with the chance to name an Azuma train. LNER is encouraging customers to get creative and submit names which reflect the picturesque LNER route, notable destinations, community heroes or rail icons from history.
2020Police chief criticised over lockdown trips home [BBC News]The head of British Transport Police in Scotland twice drove from his flat in Glasgow to the family home in Yorkshire.