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The 'Sefton Sparkler' ran on 3rd November 2024 to commemorate the final withdrawal of the Class 507 ...
Tarbert Pier
Unless inclement weather prevails, it's unusual for the vessel working the Tarbert (Loch Fyne) to ...
Horton-in-Ribblesdale
The new footbridge at Horton-in-Ribblesdale is nearing completion in November 2024, although there ...
Hairmyres
Artist's impression of the new larger station to be built at Hairmyres. This station will have a ...
Accrington
On the last day of 6M43/6E43, Preston Dock bitumen trains, it had to go wrong! The loaded train for ...
Burntisland
The last 'Royal Scotsman' excursion of 2024. 66746 nears Burntisland station heading from Edinburgh ...
Strand Road Level Crossing
On the penultimate day of this service, having delivered a load of bitumen to the Preston Docks ...
Rawtenstall
ELR 15-coach special. After the public passenger service ended on 12th October 2024, the special ...
Inverkeithing East Junction
Less glamorous duties for Royal Scotsman-liveried 66743, on 6K14 from Dundee Central Junction to ...
Glen Douglas Halt
Adding a dash of colour to a largely brown landscape, the Blue Pullman heads south at Morlaggan, on ...
Glen Douglas Halt
The stock of The Jacobite heads south at the site of Morlaggan lineside cottage above Loch Long at ...
South Tottenham
Remembrance roundel, specially decorated with poppies for this year's Remembrance Sunday, at South ...
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On this day
| 1843 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Bellahouston [1st] station opened. (At Ibrox). |
| 1873 | Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Edinburgh Loanhead and Roslin Railway opened from Millerhill Junction. (Or 23 July 1874.) |
| 1950 | Peebles Railway Thornielee closed. |
| 1960 | Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway Crow Road closed. |
| 1960 | Glasgow City and District Railway Hyndland [1st] Branch closed to passengers, but new electric train maintenance depot was opened by the station's island platform so the branch is retained, although the station tracks lifted. |
| 1967 | West Riding and Grimsby Railway Carcroft and Adwick-le-Street closed |
| 1967 | Dundee and Newtyle Railway Fairmuir and Maryfield Goods (Scottish Central Railway) Ninewells Junction (excluded) to Fairmuir Junction to Fairmuir Goods and Maryfield Goods closed to freight. |
| 1967 | South Queensferry Branch (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway) South Queensferry [1st] to Dalmeny Junction closed to freight. |
| 1967 | Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway Scotland Street goods and Heriothill Goods to Trinity Junction (excluded) closed. Scotland Street goods depot is closed. (The Warriston Junction to Bonnington East Junction approach had closed in 1960.) |
| 1982 | Torrington Extension (London and South Western Railway) The 'Last Train to Torrington' railtour runs, 15 carriages 'topped and tailed' with locomotives 31174 and 31158. |
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This day in history
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On a misty November morning in 1948, Caley Jumbo 57307 of Hamilton (West) shed takes a freight over Waulkmill Glen Viaduct between Patterton and the former Lyoncross Junction. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1948) |
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Notes and Queries
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A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? |
Miscellany
Related to Newbattle Viaduct.The Sun Inn
The first meeting of the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Company was held at the The Sun Inn . This is to the east of the Newbattle Viaduct at its north end, across the A7 from the viaduct.
The Newbattle Viaduct [1st] ran to the east of the inn, ie the opposite site to the present viaduct.
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Key events
| May 2024 | 50th anniversary of the Electric Scots Continuing ASLEF dispute at DfT operators overtaken by general election Barrhead/East Kilbride conductor dispute resolved Peak fares trial extended to August First Minister officially opens £116M Levenmouth Railway |
| April 2024 | New active travel route at Gourock Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central the first stations in Britain to have British Sign Language on their main departure screens Joanne Maguire new interim ScotRail MD, Liam Sumpter to head Network Rail in Scotland |
| 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 |
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