Today's banner by John Clark: A shot, thought to date from early 1972, of a train awaiting departure from Gateacre to Liverpool Central High Level. At this time the service to Gateacre was the only route still using Central HL, which closed along with the branch on 15th April 1972.

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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.

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This day in history

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.

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)

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Notes and Queries

A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for?
[Added 01 March 2023.]

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Miscellany

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Sleeper construction

Ben View and Craig View, railwaymen's cottages in Aviemore at the rear of the north signal box, were built using sleepers.

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Key events

May 202450th 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 2024New 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 2024Alex Hynes departure announced from Scotland for DfT
Jacobite suspended
February 2024Dunblane 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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The Railways of Stirling

ASIN 1915069297
Publisher Lightmoor Press
Published 2023-09-20
Author(s) Peddie, Donald

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Class 08 Locomotives in Scotland (Class Locomotives)

ASIN 1398105600
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Published 2023-10-15
Author(s) Howat, Colin J.

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The Dundee & Arbroath Railway

ASIN 1915069173
Publisher Lightmoor Press
Published 2023-02-24
Author(s) Ferguson, Niall

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Edinburgh, Granton and Leith Railways

ASIN 1398108561
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Published 2023-04-15
Author(s) Williamson, Kenneth G.

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