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Lathalmond Railway Museum
Lathalmond Railway Museum held its first Diesel Gala on 6 July 2025, with all serviceable standard ...
Whittlesea
66601, in Freightliner anniversary special livery, hauls the Eccles road to Dowlow empties past ...
Crawshaw Woods Bridge
Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) engineers have this week (May 2025) begun initial preparation work ...
Broughty Ferry
Efforts to improve safety at Broughty Ferry level crossing are being stepped up, as Network Rail and ...
Farington Curve Junction
D1015 'Western Champion' passes Farington Curve Junction, Preston with the 'Western Mountaineer' ...
Wemyss Bay
An aerial view of Wemyss Bay station and Pier. Network Rail is preparing to begin essential ...
Appleby
A break in the rain as 37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' and 37508 propel inspection saloon 975025 ...
Newsham
158845 arrives at Newsham with a service from Ashington, crossing the site of now closed Newsham ...
Mexborough
A Chiltern Railway based Class 165 unit, no. 165006, is an unusual visitor to Mexborough heading to ...
Tynemouth
First 555 impressions: I let three conventional Metro units go by, anticipating a Class 555 known to ...
Coventry
The prototype Very Light Rail unit on demonstration on Greyfriars Street near Coventry station on ...
Bay Horse
New GBRf loco 99001 made a test run from Crewe to Carlisle on 24th June 2025. It was running under ...
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On this day
| 1828 | Ballochney Railway Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway A passenger service from Airdrie to Glasgow advertised (before opening, or when partly opened?). A horse drawn spring-less coach ran over the Ballochney Railway from Airdrie Leaend to Kipps, the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway from Kipps to Kirkintilloch Basin and, after connecting with track boats on the Forth and Clyde Canal, passengers reached Glasgow. |
| 1844 | Bristol and Gloucester Railway Standish Junction to Gloucester opened. The Great Western Railway had running powers from Standish Junction to Gloucester. |
| 1853 | Peebles Railway Act receives Royal assent. |
| 1857 | East of Fife Railway Line opened from Leven [2nd] to Kilconquhar. |
| 1877 | Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway opens a new southern approach to Carlisle Citadel, London and North Western Railway No 1 Approach Line. |
| 1877 | London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway's new diverted approach to Carlisle Citadel is opened. Railway No 1. |
| 1877 | Carlisle Realignment (Maryport and Carlisle Railway) (Or 7th.) New deviation of the approach to Carlisle Citadel for the Maryport and Carlisle Railway opened. Railway No 8. Currock Junction to Carlisle Citadel - opened due to the modifications to the goods avoiding lines through Carlisle. |
| 1889 | Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Junction Railway (Taff Vale Railway) Opened from Lavernock to temporary platform at Biglis as the Barry Dock and Railways would not grant access to Biglis Junction station. |
| 1892 | Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway (Highland Railway) Aviemore to Carrbridge opened. |
| 1907 | Aberfeldy Branch (Inverness and Perth Junction Railway) Grandtully station signal box becomes a ground frame (and at a later date replaced by a ground frame), signalling removed from station. Aberfeldy Distillery signal box replaced by ground frame. |
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This day in history
![This item in the 13th July 1923 edition of the Fleetwood Chronicle, Fylde News and Advertiser was the explanation for the photograph of the Windermere steamer ^Swift^ entitled ^Knott End Railway^, that was found in the late Rev. Ron Greenall^s historic photo collection. See image [[82025]].](/__cache/thumbnails/82000/x82026.jpg.pagespeed.ic.Z--BLsXhND.jpg)
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This item in the 13th July 1923 edition of the Fleetwood Chronicle, Fylde News and Advertiser was the explanation for the photograph of the Windermere steamer ^Swift^ entitled ^Knott End Railway^, that was found in the late Rev. Ron Greenall^s historic photo collection. See image [[82025]]. Rev Ron Greenall Collection (1923) |
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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 Alyth Junction.Belmont Castle
To the north west is Belmont Castle, once the home of James Key Caird, jute baron and mathematician. His name was given to the whaleboat James Caird, famous for the Voyage of the James Caird which led to the rescue of the members of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition.
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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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Slideshows
| Class 357 C2C units 2013-2023 | [[images]] | 0 photos |
| Dublin DART 19th June 2016 | [[images]] | 0 photos |
| Welsh stations, National and Heritage Lines 1980-2022 | [[images]] | 0 photos |
| Wagon Plates | 
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| Class 142 Pacers | [[images]] | 0 photos |
| Strathendrick, Aberfoyle and Blane Valley Lines | 
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Books
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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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