News
More
RSS News Feed
KML News FeedNews in pictures
Crinan
PS 'Waverley' arrived at Crinan on 19th May 2025 for the first time since 1995. The welcome, by a ...
Appleby
Scottish Railway Preservation Society class 37 no. 37403 'Isle of Mull' being operated by Locomotive ...
Hairmyres
The new station at Hairmyres, opened in May 2025. ...
Leominster
The recently renewed footbridge with lifts at Leominster, seen looking West into the sunset on 12th ...
Glasson Dock
After nearly sixty years service, thirty eight of them operating from Ramsey, mainly to Glasson ...
Inverkeithing South Junction
GBRf 66739 leads the 3Q99 Weedkiller train past Inverkeithing South Junction with the disconnected ...
Buckshaw Parkway
The 2025 May Day Bank Holiday saw various engineering closures on the WCML. With Dallam Junction at ...
Mirfield
Mirfield is being rebuilt as part of the Trans-Pennine Upgrade project and a hoarding now stretches ...
Inverkeithing South Junction
60163 'Tornado' descends towards Inverkeithing with the 'Great Britain XVII' on 30th April 2025. ...
Appleby
Locomotive Services Ltd 37409 'Loch Awe' (front) and 37401 'Mary Queen of Scots' stand in Appleby ...
Cumberland Street
Historic rail bridges near Glasgow Central Station are standing the test of time with a £1.5 ...
Clifton and Lowther
An extensive construction site has been created in the fields alongside the M6 Motorway to the south ...
Latest photographs
On this day
| 1844 | Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Directors train runs over route. |
| 1844 | Dublin and Drogheda Railway Opened from a temporary Dublin terminus to Drogheda [1st] . Foundation stone for permanent terminus, Dublin Amiens Street, laid. |
| 1847 | Dundee and Perth Railway Line opened from Dundee Union Street (later Dundee West) to Barnhill [DPR] , on the east bank of the River Tay near Perth. |
| 1860 | Maybole and Girvan Railway Opened from Maybole Junction (Ayr and Maybole Railway) to Girvan [1st]. Maybole [1st] is replaced by Maybole and becomes a goods station. |
| 1874 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Barnhill [Angus] opened. |
| 1876 | Bristol and Exeter Railway Leading coach of train de-rails at Silverton. |
| 1880 | Morpeth Branch (Blyth and Tyne Railway) The Blyth and Tyne Railway's terminus station at Morpeth is closed to passengers. The former terminus becomes purely a goods yard. |
| 1907 | Sutherland and Caithness Railway Salzcraggie Platform opened to public. |
| 1998 | Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway Lambhill renamed Gilshochill. |
| 2007 | Stanton Iron Works Stanton Iron Works, also known as Stanton Foundry, closed with casting of a final pipe. |
More
This day in history
|
A Singer - Springburn workmen^s train passing Knightswood North Junction on 24 May 1957 behind Ivatt 2-6-0 43135. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1957) |
More
Notes and Queries
|
A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? |
Miscellany
Related to Princes Street Gardens Cutting.Power Magazine
When a railway through Princes Street Gardens was first proposed one of the arguments against the route was that sparks could ignite the powder magazine at Edinburgh Castle above the line.
More
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. |
More
Slideshows
More
Books
Selected from Amazon's New Releases.
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.
More new books
