News
| 20/08/2019 | DRS develops strategy to eliminate older traction Rail |
| 20/08/2019 | Fire-hit Old Railway Station in Ballater celebrates first year since rising from the ashes Press and Journal |
| 20/08/2019 | Cleaners pay campaign starts at Scottish railway stations BBC News |
| 19/08/2019 | Glasgow to Oban rail route to reopen after flooding BBC News |
| 18/08/2019 | Dutch firm Abellio takes over East Midlands rail franchise BBC News |
| 18/08/2019 | New board to oversee completion of Ferguson ferries BBC News |
| 17/08/2019 | Funicular work to finally begin in May – operators reveal – as new attraction launches Press and Journal |
| 17/08/2019 | 'Riot' on Inverness to Aberdeen train sees rampaging thugs strike as cops race to scene The Sun |
| 17/08/2019 | Hands off our treasured railway, say locals in Soller, Mallorca Guardian |
| 16/08/2019 | West Highland Line to re-open on Monday Network Rail |
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On this day
| 1840 | Glasgow Paisley Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Glasgow to Ardrossan trains start running, with connections to Liverpool steamers. The Ardrossan Railway was re-built to standard gauge for its connection to the main line. |
| 1840 | Govan Waggonway Polloc and Govan Railway Govan Waggonway partly incorporated into the Polloc and Govan Railway. This opened between Rutherglen and Windmillcroft Quay. |
| 1855 | Taff Vale Extension Opened from Pontypool Road to east of Crumlin Viaduct. |
| 1858 | Fife and Kinross Railway Line opened from Milnathort to Hopefield (Kinross). |
| 1860 | Fife and Kinross Railway Kinross-shire Railway Joint station opened at Kinross. |
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This day in history
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Clyde tugs Flying Meteor, Flying Typhoon, Brigadier plus an unidentified example, photographed looking east alongside a busy Victoria Harbour, Greenock, on 2 August 1959. A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) [1959] |
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Key events
| August 2019 | Government announces reopening of Levenmouth line within 5 years. |
| June 2019 | New Caledonian Sleeper suffers various problems and delays. |
| Apr 2019 | New Caledonian Sleeper launched. |
| Feb 2019 | Construction of two new platforms (5 & 6) completed at Edinburgh Waverley. |
| Dec 2018 | New ScotRail timetable implemented. |
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Slideshows
| Bath and Bristol since 2008 |    | 94 photos |
| Cumbernauld |    | 4 photos |
| Kenya National Rail Museum Nairobi |    | 16 photos |
| Milton Keynes |    | 50 photos |
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