1881 | Eyemouth Fishing Fleet lost Terrible storms sink many fishing vessels from east coast ports, 189 fishermen lost, 129 from Eyemouth. Harmony, Radiant, Press Home, Janet, Lily of the Valley, James and Robert, Sweet Home, Brothers, and other vessels lost. Relief was provided from the Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) disaster fund. |
1932 | Wemyss Coal Company Muiredge Colliery production ends. A portion survives as a training school. |
1956 | Border Counties Railway Riccarton Junction to Hexham (Border Counties Junction) closed to passengers. |
1962 | Neath and Brecon Railway Aberbran closed |
1962 | Neath and Brecon Railway Abercamlais Halt closed |
1962 | Neath and Brecon Railway Local service withdrawn. |
1966 | Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway Leven Connection Railway Wemyss Colliery Lochhead Colliery to Methil West Signal Box (excluded) closed to freight. |
1970 | Wemyss Private Railway Under its own steam, WPR No 20 ran from Methil to Springfield Yard, Falkirk, the depot of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society. The locomotive ran via East Fife Central Junction, Thornton North Junction, Redford Junction and Manor Powis. |
1988 | Ynysybwl Branch (Taff Vale Railway) Railtour runs to Lady Windsor Colliery. Line then closed. |
1994 | Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway (Aborted) Oxted and Groombridge Railway (Used trackbed) 5 are killed when two DEMUs crash on a single track section in foggy conditions at Cowden. |
Approaching the Dumfries stop in October 1972 is the morning Leeds - Glasgow Central train, with the usual ^Peak^ type 4 locomotive in charge. Photograph lloking south from St Mary^s Street bridge, with Dumfries shed on the left. John Furnevel (1972) |
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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