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13/01/2025	Campaigner says more must be done to save Ayr's vacant historic buildings Ayr Advertiser
	Signal Box Demolition at Newsham Northumberland Line
	Major timber and glazing overhaul unveiled at Stoke-on-Trent station Network Rail
	In pictures: Passengers and crew toast new Arran ferry as it enters service Ardrossan Herald
	I sailed on the Glen Sannox ferry for the first time - and there were many pleasant surprises on board Scotsman
	Glen Sannox enters service on Arran route - more than seven years after its launch Greenock Telegraph
	Delayed island ferry Glen Sannox begins sailings BBC Scotland
	14 pictures inside the Glen Sannox ferry's maiden passenger voyage from Troon to Arran Scotsman
	'Lovely': Passengers and crew react to the brand new Glen Sannox ferry Ayr Advertiser
	'Lots of lessons learned' from Glen Sannox saga as ferry enters service at last Greenock Telegraph
	One-of-a-kind railway-facing cottage for sale in Luncarty The Courier
	Grant Funding Helps Heritage Railway Invest in Infrastructure and Training Rail News
	Databases launched to make better use of transport accessibility research Railway Gazette
12/01/2025	Glen Sannox takes first paying passengers on trial run to Arran ahead of official launch on Monday STV
	Moy rail bridge repair on A9 expected to cause delays of between 8-12 minutes Inverness Courier

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On this day

1850	Weardale Iron and Coal Company Charles Attwood gains lease of all ironstone and mineral fields at Wolsingham.
1850	Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway Partly opened.
1897	North Eastern Railway North British Railway North Eastern Railway locomotives cease to run through through over the North British Railway to Edinburgh Waverley.
1909	Leven Railway Line doubling begins.
1929	South Queensferry Branch (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway) South Queensferry [1st] to Dalmeny Junction closed to passengers.
1944	Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Fishguard Harbour to Waterford steamer service withdrawn. (See also Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours [Ireland] .)
1985	Midland Great Western Railway Athlone [MGWR] closed with the re-opening of Athlone (Great Southern and Western Railway).
2004	Scottish Central Railway 158717 derails alongside the signal box at Dunblane during an empty stock move.
2008	Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Overrunning Glasgow Central re-signalling work at Shields Junction No 1 is completed.

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This day in history

Wagon plates from Arnott Young, breakers, Dalmuir with B928106 from 42T bogie timber stake wagon at whisky bond/timber yard siding Castlegreen Street, Dumbarton. Alistair MacKenzie (1980)

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A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? [Added 01 March 2023.] Responses so far

Miscellany

Related to Fairmuir Junction.

Rhubarb Junction

Due to the planting of rhubarb by a signalman by the signal box during the Second World War, and its continuing to grow for many years afterwards, the junction acquired the name 'Rhubarb Junction'.

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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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