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Woodacre Crossing
The 'Eastriggs Eloper' ran from Watford Junction to Carlisle on 14th September 2024. At Carlisle ...
Slateford Junction
Locomotive Services' D8096 and D8107 approach Slateford on 12 September 2024, their third day of ...
Wilpshire
LNER A4 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' heads the last Fellsman of the 2024 season at Brownhills, near ...
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Edmiston Drive Depot [Subway]
Second generation subway cars await disposal on 9 September after withdrawal in the summer of 2024. ...
Newton-le-Willows
175s to GWR? 175010, paired with 175104 to form a five car train, calls at Newton-le-Willows with a ...
Elgin
37510 approaches Elgin on 6th September 2024 with 5S03, the 00.30hrs Doncaster West Yard - Inverness ...
Kirkham and Wesham
Further Class 323s have been cascaded from the West Midlands franchise to Northern. On 4th September ...
East Fife Central Junction
This is the very long new footbridge which crosses over the River Leven and Leven Railway. The south ...
Finsbury Park
Until 1st September 2024 people had to walk under the low skew bridges across Stroud Green Road. The ...
Cockfosters
T 223 on replacement bus service for the LU Piccadilly Line between Cockfosters and Wood Green, ...
Bo^ness
Newly refurbished, Standard 4MT 2-6-4T 80105 in steam at Bo'ness on 27th of August 2024. Its last ...
Rosyth
50049 and 50007 speed through Rosyth with the 'Grampian Highlander', from Aberdeen to Taunton via ...
Accrington
56302 'Peco' heads 6E43 Colas Ribble Rail - Haverton Hill Colas passing through a deserted ...
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On this day
| 1851 | Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway Opened. |
| 1851 | Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway Gloucester to Grange Court Junction with the South Wales Railway opened. |
| 1854 | Great North of Scotland Railway Huntly to Aberdeen Kittybrewster official opening. |
| 1860 | Inverness and Ross-shire Railway First sod cut. |
| 1951 | Esk Valley Railway Polton to Eskbank [1st] (Esk Valley Junction) closed to passengers. |
| 1955 | Edinburgh and Northern Railway Bridge of Earn Junction to Ladybank closed to passengers. Stations at Abernethy, Newburgh [2nd] and Collessie closed. |
| 1955 | Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Parkhead North station closed. |
| 1955 | Vale of Clwyd Railway Line closed to passengers. Stations at Rhuddlan, St Asaph and Trefnant closed. |
| 1997 | Great Western Railway 7 people killed at Southall as a result of a collision between a First Great Western express train and a freight train. Following the crash 43011 is withdrawn, the first HST power car to be withdrawn. |
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This day in history
![J36 0-6-0 65295 of Parkhead shed, photographed at Bothwell (NB) on 19 September 1959, more than four years after the station had closed to passengers. [Ref query 994]](/__cache/thumbnails/58000/x58814.jpg.pagespeed.ic.JZdNVLbO5V.jpg)
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J36 0-6-0 65295 of Parkhead shed, photographed at Bothwell (NB) on 19 September 1959, more than four years after the station had closed to passengers. [Ref query 994] G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1955) |
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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 Rose Street Junction.Footbridges
Rose Street in Inverness was known for the Rose Street Foundry which made many railway objects, such as lattice footbridges for the Highland Railway.
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Key events
| 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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The Railways of Stirling
ASIN 1915069297
Publisher Lightmoor Press
Published 2023-09-20
Author(s) Peddie, Donald
Class 08 Locomotives in Scotland (Class Locomotives)
ASIN 1398105600
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Published 2023-10-15
Author(s) Howat, Colin J.
The Dundee & Arbroath Railway
ASIN 1915069173
Publisher Lightmoor Press
Published 2023-02-24
Author(s) Ferguson, Niall
Edinburgh, Granton and Leith Railways
ASIN 1398108561
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Published 2023-04-15
Author(s) Williamson, Kenneth G.
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