1861 | Swansea Vale Railway Extended from Ynisygeinon to Ystalyfera. |
1868 | Rutherglen and Coatbridge Branch (Caledonian Railway) Clyde Iron Works branch ('Lanarkshire and Midlothian Branches' railway number 8) opened from the new Rutherglen and Coatbridge Branch (Caledonian Railway) (1865), replacing earlier Clyde Iron Works Railways which ran directly from Cambuslang Goods on the Clydesdale Junction Railway. |
1902 | Dundee Corporation Tramways Electric trams introduced via Constitution Road to Fairmuir [Tram]. |
1955 | Great Western Railway 11 are killed when an excursion train enters a goods loop too quickly at Didcot. |
1967 | Caerphilly Branch (Brecon and Merthyr Railway) 'Down' section closed, traffic diverted via Penrhos, Walnut Tree, Radyr and Cardiff. |
2009 | Whitehaven Junction Railway Northside Bridge (A597) is washed away, leading to the opening of temporary station Workington North. |
Nameplate of former Southern Railway Merchant Navy Pacific 35026, seen during a station stop at Doncaster on a William Deacon^s Bank Club special working to York in 1966. David Pesterfield (1966) |
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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