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14/07/2025	Edinburgh-Aberdeen route will 'end up with discontinuous electrification' RAIL
	St Enoch Railway Station: A tour around one of Glasgow's most loved buildings from the past in 12 pictures Glasgow World
	Multiple cancellations as fault at 2 stations affects Clydebank train routes Clydebank Post
	Retired railway stalwarts special 99th birthday celebration thanks to Network Rail Network Rail
	Amateur artists asked to come up with fresh take on famous British Railways posters in new competition Northern
	Inside the fight against graffiti on trains across the UK's railways Metro
	Industry bodies urge action on Midland Main Line electrification pause Rail News
	I sailed from Ardrossan to Arran - here's why the service must be saved The Herald
13/07/2025	Belfast Live readers have their say on airport rail link plans Belfast Live
12/07/2025	Trains between Glasgow and Gourock disrupted after van gets stuck under bridge Greenock Telegraph
	Potentially dangerous trees to be removed from railway line through Culloden Woods Inverness Courier
	Edinburgh passengers 'left at platform' as 'packed' train arrives with two carriages Edinburgh Live
	Ferries Scotland: Island committee to stage protest against state of Oban to Mull ferry service Scotsman
11/07/2025	Gallery: Care homes unite for a joyful day out at Alford Community Village Railway Press and Journal
	Fury as Bedlington station delay leaves town 'at the back of the queue' Northumberland Gazette

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1836	Preston and Longridge Railway Act passed.
1840	Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Temporary Bridge Street terminus station, Glasgow, opened.
1845	Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Extended from Coatbridge [CR] to Whifflet South Junction. Whifflet [CR] station opened. The Wishaw and Coltness Railway passenger service to Glasgow Townhead ceases to use the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway to reach Gartsherrie and is diverted via Coatbridge [CR]. The extension crossed Rosehall Railway (Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway) on the level.
1847	Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway New line from Portobello (Hawick Junction) to Niddrie South Junction opened, Niddrie to South Esk re-gauged. The Arniston Branch (Marquis of Lothian's Waggonway) was replaced by a new alignment further west.
1847	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Portobello East Junction to Niddrie South Junction, Cairney to Millerhill, re-alignment at Sheriffhall [2nd] and Dalhousie to Gorebridge opened.
1856	West of Fife Mineral Railway Act of incorporation passed.
1884	Alloa Railway Caledonian Railway Alloa Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway.
1898	Gifford and Garvald Light Railway Gifford & Garvald Railway authorised. (Alternative date 1891).
1903	Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway Final inspection by the Board of Trade.
1924	Blantyre to East Kilbride Line (Caledonian Railway) East Kilbride to Hamilton (Hunthill Junction) closed to passengers (occasional special workings until World War II).

D40 4-4-0 no 62273 <I>George Davidson</I> photographed between turns at Macduff in the summer of 1950.

D40 4-4-0 no 62273 George Davidson photographed between turns at Macduff in the summer of 1950.

G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1950)

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

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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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