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Clifton and Lowther
An extensive construction site has been created in the fields alongside the M6 Motorway to the south ...
Eastleigh Works
47593, just repainted, is pulled out of the shed at Eastleigh Works for offical pictures to be taken ...
Bledlow
31108, at the Chinnor Diesel Gala weekend, in nice sunshine near Bledlow on 5th April 2025. ...
Bay Horse
Blue 'Blue Peter' is back. 60532 heads for Carlisle at Bay Horse on 5th April 2025. This excursion ...
Denham
The brand new HS2 viaduct, seen looking North from an electric car. The relative safety of road and ...
Ropley
Merchant Navy 4-6-2 35005 'Canadian Pacific', newly back in service after a long and very expensive ...
Appleby
Taking water at Appleby again. Jubilee No. 45596 'Bahamas, owned by The Bahamas Locomotive Society ...
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Darlington [Bank Top]
Six weekends of major engineering work in the North East saw huge strides made in Darlington ...
Anniesland
Anniesland station is now step-free as a unique accessibility project is completed. New lifts at ...
Busby
Busby railway bridge is to be upgraded at a cost of £1.8m. Network Rail will replace the railway ...
Townsend Fold Level Crossing
LNER B1 4-6-0 61306 'Mayflower' on it's first run of the ELR Spring Steam Gala heads the 16:00 ...
Newsham
Monday 17th March 2025 was the opening day for Newsham station on the Ashington line and although ...
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On this day
| 1850 | Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Extended from Londonderry [Cow Market] to Londonderry [Foyle Road] , the Cow Market station closes. |
| 1860 | Findhorn Railway Line opened. |
| 1864 | Taff Vale Extension Line extended from Quaker's Yard (Low Level) to meet the Vale of Neath Railway at Middle Duffryn Junction. Opened for goods. |
| 1864 | Taff Vale Extension Opened from Quakers Yard to Middle Duffryn Junction to meet the Vale of Neath Railway. |
| 1966 | Glasgow, Paisley Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Dalry to Kilmarnock closed to local passenger trains. |
| 1966 | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Dumfries to Lockerbie closed to freight. |
| 1966 | City of Glasgow Union Railway Glasgow Glasgow St Enoch (Gorbals Junction) to Strathbungo Junction closed to passengers. (Routes via Barrhead.) |
| 1966 | Lanark Branch (Caledonian Railway) Lanark to Carstairs (Lanark Junction South Curve) closed to passengers. |
| 1966 | Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Keswick becomes a terminus as line to west is closed. |
| 1996 | Kvaerner Kvaener buys Trafalgar House PLC. The Clydebank Engine Works of the Clydebank Engineering and Shipbuilding Works site is now owned by Kvaerner Energy. |
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This day in history
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Platform scene at Dumfries on 18 April 1949 as ex-Caledonian 0-6-0 57573 passes through with an up goods train. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1949) |
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Notes and Queries
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A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? |
Miscellany
Related to Clyde Viaduct [Uddingston].Clyde Viaducts
Viaducts crossing and tunnels under the River Clyde going upstream:
Glasgow District Subway
Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central]
Clyde Viaduct [Glasgow Central] [1st]
Glasgow District Subway
Union Bridge
Clyde Viaduct [Rutherglen] [1st]
Clyde Viaduct [Rutherglen]
Clyde Hot Metal Bridge
Clyde Bridge
Clydebridge Viaduct
Rosebank Bridge
Westburn Viaduct
Clyde Viaduct [Uddingston]
Clyde Viaduct [Uddingston] [1st]
Craighead Viaduct
Camp Viaduct
Sandilands Viaduct
Float Viaduct
Wolfclyde Viaduct
Lamington Viaduct
Crawford Viaduct
Crawford Viaduct [Camps Reservoir Railway]
Bodsberry Viaduct
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Key events
| December 2024 | Travel Safe team boosted. Cardiff-Edinburgh train, Lanark half-hourly in evenings, Gleneagles extra calls. Boxing Day trains to Leven, Dundee, Arbroath, Alloa. Traincrew cancellations hit Tweedbank and South Electrics (on an 'Auld Firm' Day). Lorry on line at Gretna, bus hit Cook Street bridge. Roseburn to Union Canal active travel route opens to the public. |
| November 2024 | 150th anniversary plaque unveiled at Wick. Glasgow Central new travel centre and lounge. Troon restored station opened. Dalwhinnie clock. Consecutive cancellations at North Berwick on a rugby day. Storm Bert - Oban suspended. Inverness signalling centre twice evacuated owing to fuel spill. |
| October 2024 | Temporary timetable ended. Accessible footbridge opened at Anniesland. Tuckshop opened at North Berwick. Greggs at Queen Street. Track circuit failure at Finnieston. Storm Ashley. Poor unit availability in leaf-fall season. Bomb alert at Dalmuir, power failure at Waverley both on 28 October. |
| September 2024 | Active travel route opened at Cameron Bridge. Grab and Go opens at Falkirk Grahamston. Temporary timetable introduced. Royal Mail ceased using rail. ScotRail's peak fare trial ended. |
| August 2024 | Accessible footbridges provided at Dumfries and Uddingston. TPE 2300 Edinburgh-Newcastle for Edinburgh Festivals. Temporary timetable and reduced ScotRail festival extras. Kirkhill overhead line damage. |
| July 2024 | Stranraer trains resumed. Troon rebuilt station opened in time for Open. Railway Heritage Centre opened at Dumfries. Lord Hendy appointed rail minister. Temporary timetable introduced because of driver shortage. |
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