1898 | Wemyss Coal Company West Wemyss Harbour and the timber viaducts were badly damaged in storms of the 18th to 19th. |
1965 | Strathspey Railway Advie [2nd] closed. |
1965 | Strathspey Railway Boat of Garten to Craigellachie closed to passengers. |
1965 | Inverness and Perth Junction Railway Forres [2nd] to Aviemore closed to passengers. Stations closed at Boat of Garten, Broomhill, Grantown-on-Spey West, Dava and Dunphail. Dallas Dhu Siding (excluded) to Boat of Garten (excluded) closed to all traffic. Both Forres West Junction and Forres East Junction to Forres South Junction closed to passengers. Further south on the retained line Kincraig closed. |
1965 | Douglas Branch (Caledonian Railway) Lanark Racecourse to Smyllum West Junction closed to freight but is retained for turning engines. |
1965 | Strathspey Railway Aberlour closed. |
1967 | Formartine and Buchan Railway Ellon south signal box closed. |
1971 | Barry Pier Branch (Barry Dock and Railways) Last standard passenger train to Barry Pier. |
2002 | Sutherland and Caithness Railway Car struck by train at Halkirk level crossing. |
2010 | New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways)
Torbanehill and Bathgate Branch (Monkland Railways) Opened for driver training between Airdrie and Bathgate. |
Freight workings at Portobello. N.B. 0.6.2T 69222. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1952) |
A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? |
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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