1848 | Chertsey Branch (London and South Western Railway) Addlestone opened. |
1881 | London and North Western Railway South Wales Cwmbargoed Junction to Cwmbargoed (LNWR) opened. |
1900 | Dublin and Wicklow Railway Train fails to slow sufficiently and crashes through the end screen of Dublin Harcourt Street station, at the buffer end, resulting in the locomotive hanging over Hatch Street. |
1965 | Ulster Railway Closed from Portadown Junction to Brownstown Crossing and Brownstown Metal Box Factory. |
1966 | Greenock and Ayrshire Railway Greenock Princes Pier [2nd] to Kilmacolm (excluded) closed to Ocean Liner Boat Trains. |
1966 | City of Glasgow Union Railway Cumberland Street closed. |
1966 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint RailwayCity of Glasgow Union Railway Shields Road closed. |
2005 | Mallaig Extension (West Highland Railway) Line closed from the 14th to the 16th to allow the lining of Borrodale Tunnel to be repaired. Buses replaced trains. |
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Fairburn 2-6-4T 42216 brings empty stock out of platform 11 at Glasgow Central in February 1966. Robin McGregor (1966) |
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A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? |
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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