1844 | Dalkey Atmospheric Railway (Dublin and Kingstown Railway) 2 mile long extension opened from Kingstown Harbour to Dalkey [1st] . This used Samuda and Clegg's Atmospheric Railway system (later used by Brunel for the South Devon Railway). |
1845 | Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
Ballochney Railway
Slamannan Railway At the instigation of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway, Ballochney Railway and Slamannan Railway pool their receipts. The Wishaw and Coltness Railway did not get involved. |
1919 | Cowdenbeath North Junction to Lumphinnans Central Junction (North British Railway) All passenger trains start to use the Cowdenbeath (New) deviation with the opening of the Cowdenbeath North Junction to Lumphinnans Central Junction link. Cowdenbeath (Old) closed to passengers. Cowdenbeath South Junction to Lumphinnans Central Junction given over to goods and mineral traffic. |
1964 | Cornhill Branch (North Eastern Railway) Scottish Rambler No 3 runs from Coldstream to Wooler. |
1965 | Kelso Branch (York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway) Kelso to Tweedmouth closed to goods. |
1973 | Last American Troops leave Vietnam |
2003 | Lancashire Union Railway Pacer 142043 on a service from Liverpool to Wigan is partly derailed at Carr Mill by a sleeper placed on the line. |
2010 | Athenry and Ennis Junction Railway Official re-opened between Ennis and Athenry to carry a Limerick - Galway Ceannt service. |
Ex-LNWR railmotor LMS No. 10698, paused (and posed) at Nateby whilst working a passenger service between Knott End and the main line at Garstang & Catterall. Might this have been a Last day of Service photo? Services ceased on and from 31st March 1930 and Nateby closed completely although goods trains continued to pass through. 10698 was renumbered as 29988 in 1933 and became the last of its type in service running through the war until withdrawal in 1948. Knott End Collection (1930) |
A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? |
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. |
October 2023 | Strikes at Anglo-Scottish operators by RMT on 1 October, ALEF on 4 October with ASLEF overtime ban on 2-6 October. Three weekends of train services suspended to north-east Scotland as a result of heavy rain, with Storm Babet bringing the heaviest to Scotland since 1891. HS2's Birmingham-Manchester leg cancelled. Start of six-month trial abolition of ScotRail peak fares. |
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