Today's banner by Aitken Scott: A4 60001 'Sir Ronald Matthews' at Perth Shed Coaling Tower early '60s.

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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.

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This day in history

Freight workings at Portobello. N.B. 0.6.2T 69222.

Freight workings at Portobello. N.B. 0.6.2T 69222.

G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1952)

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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 Monkton Oil Sidings.

Trip wire

North of the former Monkton station is a 800 yard long trip wire alongside the west end of the Prestwick Airport runway. If the wire is broken nearby signals go to danger.

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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 Great Britain Railtour 10 photos
Dean Forest Railway, 4th July 2015[[images]]0 photos
First Day of Elizabeth Line "core" section, 24.5.22[[images]]0 photos
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Talyllyn Railway, 1980 and 2016[[images]]0 photos

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Books

Selected from Amazon's New Releases.


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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