1846 | North British Railway Tranent, Longniddry, Haddington, Reston [1st] opened. |
1864 | Callander and Oban Railway First meeting of the Callander and Oban Railway Committee. |
1870 | Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway North facing junction at Abergavenny opened. New station opened at junction and 1863 station closed and replaced by sidings. |
1885 | Baltinglass Branch (Great Southern and Western Railway) Opened to Colbinstown. Contractor Robert Worthington. Double track as far as Naas. |
1899 | Clydebank Engineering and Shipbuilding Works
John Brown & Co Shareholders of John Brown & Co, Atlas Works, Sheffield, agreed to purchase the Clydebank Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Glasgow. Reconstruction and re-equipping of shipyard begins. The new west yard will be laid out to the west of the fitting out basin. |
1914 | Callander and Oban Railway Connel Ferry Bridge altered for road vehicles and pedestrians. |
1984 | Isle of Mull Railway Line officially opened by Chris Green. |
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12-wheel LMSR restaurant car sandwiched between two MkIs at Crewe on 22nd June 1961. David Murray-Smith (1961) |
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A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? |
Penzance | 5°31'57.49"W |
Arisaig | 5°50'22.10"W |
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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