Today's banner by John Clark: Consecutively numbered class 305 EMUs at Enfield Town station on a wet Sunday in 1978. To view a shot from a similar position in 2016 see image 74868.

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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

On a misty November morning in 1948, Caley <I>Jumbo</I> 57307 of Hamilton (West) shed takes a freight over Waulkmill Glen Viaduct between Patterton and the former Lyoncross Junction.

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

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

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 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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Books

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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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