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/ /	Burntisland Docks 17 acres site developed with 2 docks each with 6 coal hoists by the North British Railway.
/ /1762	Nor Loch, Edinburgh Drained, this was the future site of North British Railway's Edinburgh Waverley station.
09/03/1837	Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Branch to the canal basin of the Carlisle and Port Carlisle Canal in Carlisle opened. The terminus later became Canal Yard and was an interchange point with the North British Railway who acquired the Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway and Dock Company.
07/07/1844	North British Railway Act receives Royal assent. Alternative date 04/07/1844.
/ /1845	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Act receives Royal assent.
/ /1845	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (as yet unbuilt) absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1845	Marquis of Lothians Waggonway North British Railway Waggonway purchased by the North British Railway.
21/07/1845	Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway North British Railway Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway merged with the North British Railway.
/ /1846	Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Fisherrow branch modified to branch off North British Railway.
/ /1846	Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Original Fisherrow branch from Niddrie connected to North British Railway to form Niddrie to Monktonhall link.
16/06/1846	North Berwick Branch (North British Railway) Act passed.
18/06/1846	North British Railway Opened from Edinburgh North Bridge to Berwick and the branch from Longniddry to Haddington.
01/08/1846	Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Line extended from Haymarket to meet the North British Railway at North Bridge station.
/ /1847	Musselburgh Branch (North British Railway)Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Musselburgh branch opened and Fisherrow closed to passengers.
14/07/1847	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.
/ /1848	North British Railway Trinity College Church, Edinburgh, pulled down to make room for North Bridge station.
01/05/1848	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Line extended from Gorebridge to Bowland.
20/04/1849	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Line opened from Bowland to Hawick [1st].
01/08/1849	Dunse Branch (North British Railway) Line opened as double track, Duns to Reston.
13/08/1849	North Berwick Branch (North British Railway) Opened from Drem Junction to Williamstown.
17/06/1850	North Berwick Branch (North British Railway) Line opened completely to North Berwick.
27/01/1851	[[Kelso Branch (North British Railway) Wallace Nick station, a temporary terminus just west of Kelso closed when line is extended to Kelso.
/10/1852	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Newstead station closed.
/07/1856	Jedburgh Railway Line opened, worked by North British Railway. Jedburgh station had an all-over roof which was supported by the engine shed and station building. It is so far from the town a bus runs between the station and town.
04/09/1858	Border Union Railway (North British Railway) The North British Railway proposes building the line jointly with the Caledonian Railway.
/ /1859	Selkirk and Galashiels Railway North British Railway Selkirk and Galashiels Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1859	Dunse Branch (North British Railway) Line singled.
/ /1859	Border Union Railway (North British Railway) Port Carlisle Junction to Canal Junction Curve (Caledonian Railway) Caledonian Railway Line authorised between Hawick and Carlisle. Running powers granted for the North British Railway over two short portions of the Caledonian Railway. Gretna: Gretna Border Union Junction to Gretna GSWR Junction to allow traffic exchange with the Glasgow and South Western Railway using the NBR's proposed Gretna branch. Carlisle: Canal Junction [Carlisle] to Port Carlisle Junction to Carlisle Citadel, more importantly giving access to the intended southern terminus (not NBR owned).
/ /1860	Border Counties Railway North British Railway Border Counties Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1860	Jedburgh Railway North British Railway Jedburgh Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1860	East Benhar Mine (Fauldhouse) Opened by Benhar Coal Co (served by the Benhar Branch (North British Railway)).
/ /1860	Clyde Trustees Decide to build a wet dock (the Queens Dock) on their land at Stobcross. The North British Railway promotes the Stobcross Railway as a branch of the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway to serve it. (1860s).
/ /1860	Caledonian Railway Border Union Railway (North British Railway) The North British Railway is authorised to use Carlisle Citadel.
/ /1861	Caledonian Railway Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Agreement to enlarge Carlisle Citadel station, owned by the Caledonian Railway and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. A joint committee is to be created which will include the Glasgow and South Western Railway, Maryport and Carlisle Railway and North British Railway.
08/01/1861	Caledonian Railway The use of Carlisle Citadel by the North British Railway is agreed.
29/10/1861	Border Union Railway (North British Railway) Opened from Canal Junction [Carlisle] to Scotch Dyke. Trains run from Carlisle Citadel. Stations opened at Harker, West Linton [Cumbria], Longtown, Scotch Dyke. North British Railway trains use Carlisle Citadel for the first time.
01/03/1862	Border Union Railway (North British Railway) The line is extended from Scotch Dyke to Newcastleton. (Goods only?)
01/06/1862	North British Railway Hawick Junction (at Portobello) becomes Portobello East Junction.
03/06/1862	Macmerry Branch (North British Railway) Monktonhall Junction [1st] to Hardengreen Junction authorised with branch to Macmerry.
01/07/1862	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Hawick [1st] closed to passengers on opening of the Border Union Railway (North British Railway).
01/07/1862	Border Union Railway (North British Railway) The line from Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle Citadel via Galashiels and Hawick [2nd] is completed. The line opened from Hawick [2nd] to Scotch Dyke. Stations opened at Hawick [2nd], Barnes, Shankend, Riccarton, Steele Road, Newcastleton, Kershope Foot, Penton, Riddings Junction (and Canonbie on the incomplete Langholm branch). (Alternative date 01/08/1862.)
29/07/1862	Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee Railway North British Railway Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee Railway absorbed by the North British Railway.
29/07/1862	West of Fife Mineral Railway North British Railway West of Fife Railway absorbed by the North British Railway.
/ /1863	Wansbeck Railway North British Railway Wansbeck Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1863	North British Railway Buy Charlestown Harbour and extend it east.
/ /1863	Scottish Central Railway Dundee, Perth and Aberdeen Junction Railway Dundee and Newtyle Railway The Scottish Central Railway absorbs the Dundee, Perth and Aberdeen Junction Railway and its lease of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway. The North British Railway is granted running powers over both the Dundee and Perth Railway and Dundee and Newtyle Railway routes.
/ /1863	North British Railway Scottish North Eastern Railway Dundee Goods Station is to be used jointly by the North British Railway and Scottish North Eastern Railway.
01/05/1863	Devon Valley Railway Opened from Kinross to Rumbling Bridge (worked by North British Railway).
/ /1864	Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee Railway North British Railway, as successor to the Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee Railway, is authorised to use Hilton Junction.
/ /1864	Scottish Central Railway Agreement between Scottish Central Railway and North British Railway over the toll for the line between Hilton Junction and Perth General and use allowed of Perth General.
/ /1864	Skaterig Branch (North British Railway) Authorised, a branch of the Stobcross Railway.
01/07/1864	Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock The North British Railway starts running Silloth and Port Carlisle trains to Carlisle Citadel.
/ /1865	Scottish Central Railway Caledonian Railway Scottish Central Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Running powers for the North British Railway, London and North Western Railway, Midland Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway were preserved.
/ /1865	Territorial Agreement The 'Territorial Agreement' is made between the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway.
/ /1865	Leith North Branch (Caledonian Railway) Bangholm Branch authorised. The proposed line was to link the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway.
12/03/1865	Glasgow and South Western Railway North British Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway and North British Railway agree to grant each other running powers over each others lines.
01/08/1865	Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway North British Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway absorbed by North British Railway. (The Scottish Central Railway and Caledonian Railway are granted running powers over the former Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway main line.
/ /1866	Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway North British Railway Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1866	Scottish North Eastern Railway Caledonian Railway Scottish North Eastern Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Confirmation of running powers for the Highland Railway between Perth General and Stanley Junction. Confirmation of running powers for North British Railway, London and North Western Railway, Midland Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. The SNER's running powers over the Montrose and Bervie Railway are transferred to the Caledonian.
/ /1866	Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) Bill for the line presented with support from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and the North British Railway (who did not have a partner other than the North Eastern Railway route to Newcastle Central for taking traffic from the Border Union Railway (North British Railway) (Waverley Route) at Carlisle).
/ /1866	Dundee and Arbroath Railway North British Railway authorised to purchase joint ownership of line.
/ /1866	North British Railway Connection to the Dundee and Arbroath Railway authorised.
/ /1867	Forth and Clyde Canal Monkland Canal Forth and Cart Canal Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company)) Drumpeller Railway Caledonian Railway Forth and Clyde Canal (Forth and Clyde Navigation) including the Port Dundas branch, Monkland Canal, Forth and Cart Canal and various assets such as the Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company)) and Drumpeller Railway, bought by the Caledonian Railway to compete with the North British Railway in the Forth - Clyde Valley. The North British Railway is given running powers over the Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company)). Caledonian Railway given running powers over the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway to Larbert Junction
/ /1867	Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Running powers for the Caledonian Railway, who would work the Solway Junction Railway, obtained for the North British Railway owned line between Kirkbride Junction and Abbeyholme Junction.
/ /1867	Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway With the Caledonian Railway's take over of the Forth and Clyde Canal the North British Railway is given running powers over sidings at Bowling Basin, Bowling Basin Sidings [NB].
/ /1867	Skaterig Branch (North British Railway) Abandoned. (A Skaterigg Branch (North British Railway) did later open.)
/ /1868	Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) An agreement with the London and North Western Railway is reached over use of the Ingleton Branch (London and North Western Railway) and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway by the Midland Railway. The route would involve the North Western Railway. The Midland Railway tries to abandon the Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway). The North British Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway block the abandonment.
/ /1868	Leith North Branch (Caledonian Railway) Caledonian Railway's proposed Bangholm Branch, associated with the Leith North branch (Act 1862), abandoned. (Today Bangholm Park borders, and is to the south of, the former Newhaven station.) The proposed line was to link the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway.
/ /1868	Dundee Sea Wall Sea Wall and Esplanade authorised. Considerable land is to be reclaimed of the foreshore. The Caledonian Railway and North British Railway are to contribute to the expense.
/ /1868	Roughrigg and Gateside Collieries Branch (North British Railway) Approximate year of opening to Roughrigg Colliery from Bowhouse.
/ /1868	Port Carlisle Junction to Canal Junction Curve (Caledonian Railway) Use of the branch by the North British Railway is regulared by the North British Railways General Powers Act.
/ /1869	Forth Iron Works Railway Iron works closed. Line taken over by the North British Railway as the Kinnedar Branch (North British Railway) some time later.
/ /1869	Cleland and Midcalder Line (Caledonian Railway) Calderhead branch not built. (The area to north of Shotts already well served by lines now owned by the North British Railway.)
01/06/1869	North Eastern Railway North British Railway North Eastern Railway locomotives hauling trains from the south start running through over the North British Railway to Edinburgh Waverley.
15/06/1869	Caledonian Railway North British Railway The North British Railway wishes to withdraw from the 'joint purse' arrangement then in operation.
14/08/1869	Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company) North British Railway ceases to work the branch with the impeding take over by the Caledonian Railway.
/ /1870	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Fountainhall station masters house built.
/ /1870	Scottish Central Railway The North British Railway begins running Glasgow to Perth General services over the former Scottish Central Railway.
19/03/1870	Macmerry Branch (North British Railway) Line opened from Monktonhall Junction [1st] to Macmerry.
15/07/1870	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) Tay Bridge [1st], Dundee Tay Bridge [Station] and line from Leuchars to Dundee authorised. Dundee's Dock Street Tunnel authorised. Running power access authorised for the Caledonian Railway between Buckingham Junction and Camperdown Junction.
31/07/1870	Macmerry Branch (North British Railway) Connection from Hardengreen Junction (Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway) to Smeaton (Macmerry Branch) opened.
19/12/1870	City of Glasgow Union Railway Gallowgate opened, used as a terminus by the Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) until the Glasgow College terminus was complete.
/ /1871	Esk Valley Railway North British Railway Esk Valley Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1871	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Under construction. Contractor: John Waddell.
/ /1871	Wansbeck Railway Newcastle and Berwick Railway Curve (authorised in original Wansbeck Railway Act) put in to allow North British Railway trains to run into the main Morpeth station in either 1871 or 1872. The two companies built the curve towards each other, meeting in the middle. On opening the Wansbeck Railway trains stopped using the Blyth and Tyne Railway's Morpeth Branch terminus.
/ /1871	Forth and Clyde Junction Railway The North British Railway takes over operation of the line from the F&CJR.
02/01/1871	Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Line opened. With this opening North British Railway trains for Airdrie and the Monklands are diverted from Glasgow Buchanan Street to the new railway.
01/02/1871	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) College [1st] station opened on a site previously occupied by the University of Glasgow.
01/02/1871	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Opened.
17/07/1871	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Auction Mart started by John Swan & Sons by the St Boswells station.
22/07/1871	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) Foundation stone of the Tay Bridge [1st] laid.
26/10/1871	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Whifflet [NB] to College passenger service starts.
/ /1872	Leslie Railway North British Railway Leslie Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1872	Northumberland Central Railway North British Railway Northumberland Central Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1872	North British Railway Caledonian Railway Authorisation of a connecting line between the North British Railway and Caledonian Railway. (Castlecary Curve?)
01/05/1872	Macmerry Branch (North British Railway) Smeaton, Ormiston, Winton and Macmerry stations opened.
/ /1873	Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway North British Railway Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1873	Broxburn Railway North British Railway Broxburn Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1873	Stobcross Railway Cowdenhill Branch (North British Railway) authorised. Caledonian Railway given running powers.
/ /1874	Blyth and Tyne Railway North Eastern Railway Line absorbed by the North Eastern Railway to stop the North British Railway from acquiring the line and developing an independent route into Newcastle, with its own terminus.
/ /1874	Caledonian Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Wester Dalry Branch and Dalry Road Lines (Caledonian Railway) Restrictions lifted. Caledonian Railway granted running power over the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. For westbound passenger traffic for the north, the Caledonian Railway must pause at Damhead Junction to pick up any North British Railway coaches. For goods and minerals the company may run from north of Larbert Junction and from Grangemouth Junction over the proposed Wester Dalry branch via Damhead Junction (later Haymarket West Junction) for Edinburgh, Leith and Granton traffic.
20/10/1874	Stobcross Railway Line opened by the North British Railway. The Caledonian Railway obtained permission for running powers to Stobcross and for goods yards at Partickhill Goods [CR] and Stobcross. The Caledonian managed to gain join ownership of the Stobcross high level to Stobcross low level connecting line.
29/10/1874	Whiteinch Railway Whiteinch Tramway Opened as a branch from the Stobcross Railway from an east facing Whiteinch Junction. Railway operated by North British Railway and tramway by the Wood brothers.
/ /1875	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) Extension of time authorised.
/ /1875	Devon Valley Railway North British Railway Devon Valley Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1875	Stobcross Railway Cowdenhill Branch (North British Railway) opened to Knightswood pits and brickworks, later extended to the Cowdenhill stone quarries.
/ /1875	Rosehall Railway Wishaw and Coltness Railway Rosehall Crossing at Whifflet closed and northern portion of Rosehall Railway closed with the opening of a new connection avoiding both the level crossing and Rosehall Tunnel. Rosehall Connections (North British Railway) opened from the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway.
01/08/1875	Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Forth and Clyde Junction Railway lease to the North British Railway for 50 years.
/ /1876	Peebles Railway North British Railway Peebles Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1876	Berwickshire Railway North British Railway Berwickshire Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1876	Penicuik Railway North British Railway Penicuik Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1876	Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company) New Dock (Carron Dock) authorised along with lines to the dock. Agreement made with landowner, Lord Zetland. North British Railway to be granted access, on certain terms.
01/05/1876	Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) First passenger train. Midland Railway trains run through Carlisle Citadel, continued north by the North British Railway or Glasgow and South Western Railway.
/ /1877	Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1877	Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1877	Camelon Ironworks Branch (North British Railway) Grahamston Iron Works branch authorised.
19/01/1877	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) During construction two spans are blown from Tay Bridge [1st] during severe gales.
01/08/1877	Leven and East of Fife Railway North British Railway Leven and East of Fife Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
01/08/1877	St Andrews Railway North British Railway St Andrews Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1878	Dundee and Perth Railway Authorisation to expand and rebuild Dundee West station. The Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) opened in 1878 and the Caledonian Railway was facing competition from the North British Railway's new Dundee Tay Bridge [Station].
25/02/1878	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) Tay Bridge [1st] inspected by Major-General C. S. Hutchinson for the Board of Trade between the 25th and 27th and is passed.
01/06/1878	Dundee and Arbroath Railway Broughty Junction to Broughty Pier closed to passengers with the opening of the Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway).
01/06/1878	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) Public opening of bridge and line between Camperdown Junction, Dundee (Tay Bridge) station and Leuchars. The Tay Bridge [1st] was single track and the other part of the line double. The bridge had signal boxes at either end. The engineer for the line was Thomas Bouch, knighted after Queen Victoria travelled over the bridge.
01/06/1878	Edinburgh and Northern Railway Leuchars Junction [1st] closed on opening of the Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) replaced by Leuchars Junction [2nd] to the south at the junction between the lines.
/ /1879	Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway North British Railway Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway absorbed by North British Railway. (Alternative date 1879).
/ /1879	Arbroath and Forfar Railway Agreement that a short portion of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway between Arbroath Harbour Junction and St Vigeans Junction should become joint Caledonian Railway and North British Railway.
/ /1879	Dalderse and Springfield Iron Works Branch (North British Railway) Opened to Dalderse Goods and Mineral Depot. Also served Springfield Yard, Springfield Goods, Springfield Iron Works, Salton Iron Works, Springfield Saw Mills, Callendar Iron Works and the Dalderse Iron Works.
/ /1879	Camelon Ironworks Branch (North British Railway) Opened to goods.
12/05/1879	Newport Railway Wormit to Tayport via Newport opened. A new short bridge opened from Wormit to meet the Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) at a junction just offshore. A second signal box was at this junction.
28/12/1879	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) Tay Bridge [1st] Disaster. High Girders section of bridge falls in severe weather conditions. An evening train crossing the bridge falls with the High Girders and all on board are killed.
/ /1880	Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock North British Railway Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock company authorised to be absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1880	North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway North British Railway Arbroath and Montrose Railway absorption by North British Railway authorised.
/ /1880	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) Locomotive, Drummond 4-4-0 No 224, retrieved from bottom of River Tay, nicknamed The Diver and put back in service. The letterbox, of Dalhousie station and now at the museum in Bellingham [North Tyne], was made from metal from this engine.
/ /1880	Dalderse and Springfield Iron Works Branch (North British Railway) Extended to Falkirk Gas Works.
/ /1880	Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway and Dock North British Railway Absorption of the Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway and Dock by the North British Railway authorised.
/ /1880	North British Railway Wishaw Lines rejected.
01/02/1880	Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway Caledonian Railway North British Railway Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway authorised (Caledonian Railway and North British Railway). This involved the bulk of the former Dundee and Arbroath Railway between Camperdown Junction and near Arbroath station and a short portion of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway as far as St Vigeans Junction. This followed the opening of the Tay Bridge [1st] in 1878 and the impending opening of the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway of 1880.
01/02/1880	Carmyllie Railway Becomes joint Caledonian Railway and North British Railway, when the Dundee and Arbroath Railway becomes the Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway.
01/02/1880	Dundee and Arbroath Railway Broughty Junction to Broughty Pier re-opened following the Tay Bridge [1st] disaster - Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway).
/ /1881	Blane Valley Railway North British Railway Blane Valley Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
01/08/1881	Montrose and Bervie Railway North British Railway The Montrose and Bervie Railway is absorbed by the North British Railway.
30/09/1881	Montrose and Bervie Railway Caledonian Railway End of the working by the Caledonian Railway of the Montrose and Bervie Railway. The North British Railway having bought the line.
15/10/1881	Eyemouth Fishing Fleet lost Terrible storms sink many fishing vessels from east coast ports, 189 fishermen lost, 129 from Eyemouth. Harmony, Radiant, Press Home, Janet, Lily of the Valley, James and Robert, Sweet Home, Brothers, and other vessels lost. Relief was provided from the Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) disaster fund.
/ /1882	Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway and Dock Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Caledonian Railway granted running powers between Abbeyholme Junction and Canal Yard (where connection was made with the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway) over the North British Railway controlled lines.
/ /1882	Solway Junction Railway North British Railway gains running powers over the Solway line from Abbeyholme Junction and Brayton Junction
/ /1882	Solway Junction Railway Branch to the North British Railway's Port Carlisle line authorised.
/11/1882	Glasgow and North Western Railway Glasgow and North Western Railway proposed, the Bill presented to Parliament to seek approval.. The route was to have been a 167 mile long railway from Glasgow to Inverness via Fort William. Supported by the North British Railway and opposed by the Highland Railway, Caledonian Railway (part owners of the Callander and Oban Railway), Caledonian Canal, David MacBrayne and some landowners. The Bill was rejected in 1883. It was not built (a less ambitious variation of it, the West Highland Railway with an Act in 1889, did open).
/ /1883	Princes Dock Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway) Cessnock Dock and Railway authorised.
/ /1883	Alloa Railway The North British Railway withdraws its proposed Larbert and Cambus Line. It is granted running powers over the Alloa Railway in exchange for Caledonian Railway running powers to Alloa from Longcarse Junction (not Alloa West Junction?).
27/04/1883	North British Railway Alloa Railway South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) North British Railway given running powers over the Alloa Railway and South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) from Alloa to Greenhill Junction but must guarantee a minimum of traffic worth £3000 annually.
29/06/1883	City of Glasgow Union Railway Glasgow St Enoch station and approach lines south of Bellgrove taken over by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Lines north of Bellgrove taken over by the North British Railway.
01/08/1883	Caledonian Railway The Carmuirs Fork between Carmuirs West Junction to Carmuirs East Junction is opened to passengers. Running powers are granted to the North British Railway.
/ /1884	Dundee Suburban Railway Agreement for operation with the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway. The line was to have run east from south of Fairmuir Junction past the north side of Dundee Law to turn south beyond the Eastern Necropolis and join the line near Camperdown Junction creating a loop via Dundee Tay Bridge [Station]. Stations were proposed at Kings Cross Road, Coldside, Maryfield and Craigie. A number of lines following a similar course were proposed, none were built.
/ /1884	Perth General Enlargement (Perth Station Committee (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Highland Railway)) Perth General station enlargement authorised.
28/07/1884	Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway (Highland Railway) Act passed. This was partly in response to the proposed incursion of the North British Railway's Glasgow and North Western Railway from Glasgow to Inverness via Loch Lomond, Crianlarich, Glencoe, Fort William and the Great Glen.
/ /1885	Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway North British Railway Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1885	North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway Aberdeen Railway The North British Railway and Caledonian Railway are granted running powers over the independent Montrose Harbour lines.
01/08/1885	Kelvin Valley Railway North British Railway Kelvin Valley Railway absorbed by North British Railway. (Alternative date 31/03/1886.)
/ /1886	Tranent Waggonway Tranent Colliery to Meadowhill taken over by the North British Railway, Meadowhill to Port Seton dismantled.
/ /1886	Aberdeen Railway Agreement allows the North British Railway to use Broomfield Siding and Broomfield Junction on the Montrose [CR] branch, crossed by Montrose to Bervie trains following the NBR's take over.
/ /1886	North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway Aberdeen Railway Formal agreement between the North British Railway and Caledonian Railway about use of the Montrose Harbour sidings.
15/03/1886	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) College [1st] terminus closed.
01/10/1886	Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway Abbeyhill to Lochend Junction opened to passengers and freight. This line effectively quadrupled the main line of the North British Railway from Abbeyhill Junction to Piershill Junction and provided a useful diversionary route.
/ /1887	Glasgow City and District Railway North British Railway Glasgow City and District Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1887	Perth General Enlargement (Perth Station Committee (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Highland Railway)) Reconstruction and enlargement of Perth General completed.
01/02/1887	Glasgow City and District Railway Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) City of Glasgow Union Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway Stobcross Railway Circular service introduced by the North British Railway.
13/07/1887	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) New double track Tay Bridge opened. (Alternative date 6/1887).
/ /1888	North Monkland Railway North British Railway North Monkland Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1888	Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway The North British Railway and Caledonian Railway agree joint working of the line.
02/07/1888	Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway Railway opened to passengers and freight. Line operated by both the North British Railway and Caledonian Railway. Stations at Kilsyth (New), Colzium, Banknock, Dennyloanhead, Bonnybridge Central.
/ /1889	Leith New Lines (Caledonian Railway) Leith New Lines planned; (Newhaven to Leith passenger terminus by North British Railway's Leith station, a triangular junction at Lochend with a line to Edinburgh Princes Street under the city with a branch to Waverley Market by Edinburgh Waverley station). Branch to Leith Edinburgh Dock authorised.
/ /1889	Dundee and Perth Railway Dundee West station rebuilt with superb baronial building at entrance and large glass canopy covering the platforms behind. Station rebuilt with growing competition from the North British Railway's Dundee Tay Bridge [Station], to the south, following the opening of the second Tay Bridge.
/ /1889	Scottish Central Railway Agreement between Caledonian Railway and North British Railway to expand Stirling station.
01/05/1889	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) Dundee Esplanade opened.
01/05/1889	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) Wormit opened.
26/07/1889	Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway North British Railway Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway merged into North British Railway.
/ /1890	North British Railway Operate a horse bus in East Lothian.
/ /1890	Broxburn Branch (North British Railway) Approximate year of opening.
/ /1890	Kirkcaldy District Railway (North British Railway) Line authorised, initially as an independent railway.
02/06/1890	Aberdour Line (North British Railway) Aberdour opened.
04/07/1890	Leith New Lines (Caledonian Railway) Act received for a line from Newhaven to Seafield (Seafield Junction [CR] was for the line to the terminus and the North British Railway lines). Extension through Princes Street rejected.
17/08/1890	North British Railway Six of the Forth Ferry Steamers now redundant and scrapped.
/ /1891	Whiteinch Railway North British Railway North British buys the smaller line.
/ /1891	Princes Dock Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway) Plans of 1883 for the Cessnock Dock and Railway abandoned and new Princes Dock Railway authorised.
/ /1891	Glasgow and South Western Railway North British Railway Bill to merge the Glasgow and South Western Railway and North British Railway fails in the House of Lords.
/ /1891	Kirkcaldy District Railway (North British Railway) Bill promoted to extend the line west to Larbert and Grangemouth, both on the Caledonian Railway. Bill passes in the Commons but fails in the Lords.
/ /1891	North British Railway Proposed Lanarkshire Lines Bill rejected.
/ /1891	North British Railway Expansion of Edinburgh Waverley authorised.
31/01/1891	Railway Strike End of railwaymen's strike. Men of the North British Railway, Caledonian Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway were on strike to ask for a reduction in working hours and for recognition of the railway union.
03/07/1891	Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway The Leith New Lines (Caledonian Railway) are given an Act which allows a link from the Leith New Lines to Easter Road on the North British Railway. This connection was not built.
05/08/1891	Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway North British Railway Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
31/10/1891	Caledonian Railway North British Railway The Caledonian Railway and North British Railway come to terms. Agreements relating to any future lines.
31/10/1891	Peace Agreement The 'Peace Agreement' is made between the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway.
/ /1892	Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Caledonian Railway North British Railway Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) authorised (Caledonian Railway and North British Railway). Siding to Denny's Leven Engine Works at Dumbarton authorised.
/ /1892	Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Cordale Works Branch authorised.
/ /1892	Rough Castle Branch (North British Railway) Opened from Falkirk High to Camelon Goods [NB].
/ /1892	Rough Castle Branch (North British Railway) Approximate date of opening from Camelon Goods [NB] to Rough Castle Junction.
/ /1892	Princes Dock Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway) North British Railway granted running powers over the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway between Shields Junction No 1 and Cessnock Dock Branch Junction at Ibrox station.
/ /1892	Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Caledonian Railway North British Railway Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway authorised to make a connection at Dumbarton to access the Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint).
10/05/1892	Caledonian Railway North British Railway Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway The partners in the Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) agree on the operation of the line and the connecting steamers from Balloch Pier. The partners take over Loch Lomond Steamers.
/ /1893	William Baird and Company Purchase mines at Santander, North Spain and the Monte de Hierro mineral field in south Spain. This traffic was initially received at General Terminus (Glasgow Harbour), but the harbour commissioners soon had plans for a new facility at Rothesay Dock served by the Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway).
14/11/1893	Aberdeen Joint North British Railway banned from station.
18/12/1893	Kincardine Branch (North British Railway) Kincardine Junction to Kincardine opened.
/ /1894	Princes Dock Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway) Extension of time for completion.
31/07/1894	Aberdeen Joint Agreement confirmed which allows North British Railway access to Aberdeen Joint station. (The NBR had been banned from 14/11/1893.)
17/09/1894	Kincardine Branch (North British Railway) Kilbagie station opened.
/ /1895	East Fife Central Railway North British Railway East Fife Central Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1895	North British Railway Design chosen for the North British Hotel, Edinburgh, by Sir William Hamilton Beattie after a competition. North Bridge also raised.
06/07/1895	Solway Junction Railway Act passed to merge the remainder of the Solway Junction Railway into the Caledonian Railway. Confirmation of running powers over North British Railway's Silloth line.
/ /1896	City of Glasgow Union Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway North British Railway City of Glasgow Union Railway absorbed and divided between Glasgow and South Western Railway and North British Railway. The point of division was College East Junction (later High Street Junction) with Glasgow St Enoch and the line to the south west passing to the GSW. North of Bellgrove Junction and Parkhead Junction [NB] went to the NBR.
/ /1896	Hamiltonhill Branch (Caledonian Railway) Curve to the Saracen Foundry has to be closed as it was in breach of the 1891 formal agreement with the North British Railway which owned the nearby former Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway already serving the works.
/ /1896	Bo'ness Dock North British Railway authorised to take over Bo'ness Harbour and Bo'ness Dock. The Caledonian Railway is guaranteed running powers to the harbour.
/ /1896	Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Caledonian Railway granted access to the Falkirk Gasworks over the Dalderse and Springfield Iron Works Branch (North British Railway).
03/03/1896	Kirkcaldy District Railway (North British Railway) Line opened as a goods relief line between Invertiel Junction (Kirkcaldy) and Foulford Junction (Cowdenbeath) with a goods station at Auchtertool Goods.
/06/1896	Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Dumbarton Joint Goods opened on a new short branch from Dumbarton East Junction.
15/06/1896	Forth and Cart Canal In Clydebank the Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway line makes use of some of the former route of the Forth and Cart Canal between Clydebank [CR] and Kilbowie. This swing north under the North British Railway to pass through Kilbowie Road station and then pass back over the NBR was planned to avoid the northern part of the Clyde Bank Iron Shipyard [2nd] and serve the Singer Works. A portion of the canal was left at either end, the southern part on the east side of the Clyde Bank Iron Shipyard [2nd].
01/10/1896	Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) The North British Railway is obliged to put its Dumbarton Central to Balloch Pier line into joint ownership with the Caledonian Railway to stop the Caledonian Railway from building a second railway (the proposed Dumbarton, Jamestown and Loch Lomond Railway) from Dumbarton to Balloch. The North British Railway now has to pay access charges for its section between Dalreoch Junction and Dumbarton East Junction. The Caledonian Railway is, from this date, admitted to the Balloch line.
01/10/1896	Caledonian Railway North British Railway Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway The Cordale Branch (Cordale Branch Junction to Cordale Works) of the Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) is vested into the Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway.
01/10/1896	Loch Lomond Steamers Company vested into the Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway jointly.
/ /1897	Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway North British Railway Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1897	Anstruther and St Andrews Railway North British Railway Anstruther and St Andrews Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1897	Princes Dock Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway) Extension of time to complete line granted.
/ /1897	Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Siding from Dumbarton Central to the Denny Leven Engine Works opened.
/ /1897	Grangemouth Railway (Forth and Clyde Canal Company) New Dock and entrance channel authorised for the Caledonian Railway. This will be the Grange Dock, linked to the existing Carron Dock by the Grangemouth Western Channel and itself approached by the Grangemouth Eastern Channel. (The North British Railway is granted running powers.)
/ /1897	West Highland Railway North British Railway The proposed Bill by the West Highland Railway and North British Railway for extension of the West Highland to Inverness is rejected by the Commons. (The Highland Railway's route via Carrbridge was partly open and would be completed in 1989.)
/ /1897	Whiteinch Railway North British Railway Proposed take over of the Whiteinch Railway by the North British Railway rejected.
01/01/1897	Whiteinch Railway Opened to passengers. A new connection was made to the line from the west of Crow Road. This replaced an earlier line which crossed under Crow road and joined at Whiteinch Junction which was further east (to the south of Gartnavel Royal Hospital). The route of this earlier line is now built over, but was slightly further south than the existing line. The North British Railway also built a spur from a west facing junction on the Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway to a north facing junction on the Stobcross Railway.
14/01/1897	North Eastern Railway North British Railway North Eastern Railway locomotives cease to run through through over the North British Railway to Edinburgh Waverley.
15/01/1897	North British Railway The North British Railway begins to operate the through trains from Edinburgh Waverley to London Kings Cross from Edinburgh as far as Berwick where the North Eastern Railway takes over.
08/05/1897	Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway Clydebank to Dalmuir (North British Railway) Extended from Clydebank Junction to Dalmuir. The original terminus, Clydebank [1st], is left on a short branch with a east facing junction, Clydebank Junction, and is re-named Clydebank East. Dalmuir [1st] is replaced by Dalmuir.
/07/1897	Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway (North British Railway) Methil Dock No 2 partly opened.
/ /1898	Cowdenbeath North Junction to Lumphinnans Central Junction (North British Railway) Line authorised, in connection with the Forth Bridge.
/ /1898	Kincardine Line (North British Railway) Line authorised between Kincardine and Elbowend Junction.
/ /1898	Corstorphine Branch (North British Railway) Branch authorised.
/ /1898	Cowdenhill Branch (North British Railway) Extension of branch authorised.
/ /1899	Scottish Central Railway Stirling and Dunfermline Railway Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Stirling remodelling - deviation of the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway (now owned by North British Railway) and Forth and Clyde Junction Railway authorised. The new deviation to be vested in the respective companies
/ /1899	Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway) New Clydebank Dock (later named Rothesay Dock) authorised.
/ /1899	Princes Dock Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway) Princes Dock Joint Railway, formerly promoted as Cessnock Dock Railway), vested by the Caledonian Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and North British Railway. Committee to manage line appointed.
/ /1900	Newport Railway North British Railway Newport Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1900	Eyemouth Railway North British Railway Merged with North British Railway.
/ /1900	Alloa Wet Dock North British Railway granted extension of time for works on Alloa Harbour.
/ /1900	Bo'ness Dock Bo'ness Harbour taken over by the North British Railway.
/ /1900	Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway Authorised to make arrangements to have North British Railway work the line.
/01/1900	Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway (North British Railway) Methil Dock No 2 opened completely.
06/08/1900	Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway North British Railway Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway absorbed by North British Railway.
/ /1901	Lauder Light Railway Opened, new signal box opened at Fountainhall for the new junction on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway).
/10/1901	Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway New Cadder Yard, hump shunted, opened by the North British Railway.
/ /1902	North British Railway North British Hotel, Edinburgh, opened.
/ /1902	Princes Dock Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway) Further time to complete line granted, up to 1904.
/ /1903	Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway) Agreement that the line become joint should the Caledonian or L&D apply before December 1906.
12/01/1903	Glasgow City and District Railway Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) City of Glasgow Union Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway Stobcross Railway Circular service withdrawn.
10/04/1903	Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway) Following arbitration the line becomes joint.
01/07/1903	Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway Leith Central Branch (North British Railway) to London Road Junction [Edinburgh] and Lochend South Junction opened.
22/07/1903	Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway Highland Railway Line opened by Eliza Stewart Ellice of Invergarry House. The service was operated by the Highland Railway who were keen to keep the North British Railway away from Inverness. Connecting David Hutcheson and Co steamers operating along the Caledonian Canal connecting the line to Inverness via Loch Ness and the canal. Stations opened at Gairlochy, Invergarry, Aberchalder, Fort Augustus and Fort Augustus Pier. The Lovat Arms and Station Hotel was rebuilt and reopened in connection with new line.
17/08/1903	Princes Dock Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway) Joint line owned by the Caledonian Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and North British Railway opened.
/ /1904	Dumbarton Burgh and County Tramways Authorised. Act includes protection for the Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) and Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway.
/ /1904	Rosyth Dockyard Branch North British Railway branch authorised. (Facilities extended to the Caledonian Railway.)
12/10/1904	Alloa Railway Alloa Bridge is badly damaged after being struck by the schooner 'Stirling' resulting in the fall of a span. The Caledonian Railway is allowed to reroute its trains to Alloa via Stirling. North British Railway trains also diverted.
/ /1905	Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway) Caledonian Railway portion authorised.
/ /1905	Dalderse and Springfield Iron Works Branch (North British Railway) Running powers to Caledonian Railway.
01/07/1906	Kincardine Line (North British Railway) Line opened between Kincardine and Elbowbend Junction, contractor Robert McAlpine.
28/12/1906	Dundee and Arbroath Railway A North British Railway express which had been travelling from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen Joint is blocked by snow at Arbroath and returns south. It strikes a local Caledonian Railway Arbroath to Dundee East train at Elliot Junction in a blizzard killing 22 passengers.
12/04/1907	Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway Discussions of working agreement with North British Railway begin.
25/04/1907	Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway) opened. The line was joint North British Railway and Caledonian Railway.
25/04/1907	Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway) Rothesay Dock opened by George, Prince of Wales and Duke of Rothesay. It was named for the Duke, the name prior to opening being New Clydebank Dock.
01/05/1907	Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway North British Railway North British Railway start running service. Working agreement confirmed with the company.
30/12/1907	Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Agreement to lift the toll to the North British Railway at Dalreoch from 15/05/1911.
30/12/1907	Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Caledonian Railway Agreement between the North British Railway and the Caledonian Railway granting running powers in perpetuity between Gartsherrie NB Junction and Garnqueen South Junction.
/ /1908	Bainsford Branch (Caledonian Railway) Bainsford Branch (North British Railway) By-pass line from Swing Bridge Junction to Fouldubs Junction partly opened. The western half was owned by the North British Railway (part of the former line to the Carron Iron Works) and the eastern was to be opened by the Caledonian Railway.
/ /1908	Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway Absorbed by the North British Railway.
/ /1908	Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway) Further works at Rothesay Dock authorised. (Or does this refer to Rothesay Pier, Bute?)
31/12/1908	North British Railway West Highland Railway North British Railway formally takes over the West Highland Railway line from Craigendoran to Fort William [1st], Mallaig and the branch to Banavie [1st].
/ /1911	Dundee and Arbroath Railway Rebuilding of Arbroath station complete. (Caledonian Railway authorised to buy land in 1900 and North British Railway in 1907.)
31/10/1911	Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway North British Railway Line closed to all traffic as North British Railway withdraws.
28/03/1912	Newburgh and North Fife Railway An Order of the Railway and Canal Commission compels the North British Railway to - fairly develop traffic on the Newburgh line and work all shortest route traffic via the line - increase the train service and through facilities - keep open the St Fort West Junction to St Fort South Junction curve - advertise the line including through route, season, tourist and excursion tickets - work goods traffic via the line, when it constitutes the shortest route
12/04/1912	Leith New Lines (Caledonian Railway) North British Railway granted running powers at South Leith.
/ /1913	Dalkeith Branch (North British Railway) Hardengreen Junction to Smeaton mothballed.
/ /1913	Edinburgh Corporation Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (Caledonian Railway) Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway) Agreement between Edinburgh Corporation with the Caledonian Railway and North British Railway over the Gorgie Slaughter Houses.
/ /1913	Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway North British Railway authorised to construct additional sidings at Granton.
/ /1913	Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (Caledonian Railway) Gorgie Cattle Market Branch (North British Railway) Caledonian Railway and North British Railway agree on access to the Gorgie Slaughter Houses in Edinburgh.
/ /1913	Leith New Lines (Caledonian Railway) North British Railway granted running powers at Seafield.
/ /1913	Lothian Lines (North British Railway) New Lothian Lines authorised, particularly as relief lines for colliery traffic. Railways Nos 2 to 12 and the South Leith Branch connection were not to be used for passenger traffic. The Lothian colliery owners were given the power to provide their own wagons and North British not obliged to provide wagons where the colliery uses its own wagons. In addition further sidings were authorised at Granton and the Caledonian Railway authorised to have facilities.
22/01/1913	Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway (North British Railway) Methil Dock No 3 opened, contractor Robert McAlpine.
04/08/1913	Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway Purchased by North British Railway who re-open the line.
/11/1913	Raw Pit (East Calder) Closed by Coltness Iron Works for limestone (Raw Camps Quarry and East Camps Quarry). The Camps Branch (North British Railway) was directly associated with the quarry and carrying limestone from Camps Lime Works to the iron works.
/05/1914	Whiteinch Tramway Wood Brothers liquidated and operation taken over by A and G Anderson using North British Railway engines and crew.
28/08/1914	Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway North British Railway North British Railway (Invergarry and Fort Augustus) vesting and confirmation Act passed as the North British Railway prepares to buy the line. (Or 24/08/1914.)
31/12/1914	Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway North British Railway North British Railway buys line and railway hotel (Lovat Arms and Station Hotel) at Fort Augustus.
/ /1915	Lothian Lines (North British Railway) Opened.
18/08/1915	Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway (North British Railway) Methil Dock No 3 closed for repairs.
/ /1916	Whiteinch Tramway North British Railway takes over operation.
/ /1916	Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway North British Railway authorised to construct further additional sidings at Granton.
/ /1916	Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway Lothian Lines (North British Railway) Additional sidings at Granton Harbour authorised. Caledonian Railway's access to sidings authorised in 1913 (as part of the Lothian Lines) repealed.
14/12/1916	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) A major landslip at Ladhope Tunnel, just west of Galashiels [1st] station, blocks line.
/ /1917	Leith New Lines (Caledonian Railway) Seafield Shed [CR] leased to the North British Railway.
/ /1919	Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway (North British Railway) Methil Dock No 3 re-opened.
29/03/1919	Cowdenbeath Loop (North British Railway) All passenger trains start to use the Cowdenbeath (New) deviation.
19/08/1921	Edinburgh and Northern Railway Burntisland Harbour vested into the North British Railway.
/ /1922	Roughrigg and Gateside Collieries Branch (North British Railway) Approximate year of closure.
15/05/1922	Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Lifting of toll for North British Railway at Dalreoch.
/ /1923	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Melrose station's timber roof removed.
01/01/1923	North British Railway Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Great North of Scotland Railway Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway Gifford and Garvald Railway Newburgh and North Fife Railway Lauder Light Railway Great Central Railway Grouped into London and North Eastern Railway.
01/01/1923	Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Both the Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway and Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Line become jointly owned by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway.
01/07/1925	Macmerry Branch (North British Railway) Macmerry to Ormiston (excluded) closed to passengers.
07/07/1930	Kincardine Line (North British Railway) Alloa [1st] (Kincardine Junction) to Dunfermline Lower via Culross closed to passengers.
22/09/1930	Macmerry Branch (North British Railway) Smeaton closed to passengers, ahead of the closure of the line to Gifford to passengers.
03/04/1933	Gifford and Garvald Railway Macmerry Branch (North British Railway) Gifford to Edinburgh (Monktonhall Junction) (excluded) closed to passengers.
02/10/1933	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) Dundee Esplanade closed.
/ /1934	Dalkeith Branch (North British Railway) Smeaton to Hardengreen Junction lifted.
/ /1948	Kelso Branch (North British Railway) Line used by expresses diverted from the East Coast Main Line.
01/01/1948	British Railways Forth Bridge Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway London and North Eastern Railway Great Western Railway Southern Railway Britains railways are nationalised.
13/08/1948	Berwickshire Railway Dunse Branch (North British Railway) St Boswells (Ravenswood Junction) to Duns closed to passengers (due to flood damage between Duns and Greenlaw).
13/08/1948	Berwickshire Railway Dunse Branch (North British Railway) Greenlaw to Duns closed to all traffic (flood damage).
05/12/1949	North British Railway Haddington to Longniddry closed to passengers.
/ /1950	Kelso Branch (North British Railway) Line used by expresses diverted from the East Coast Main Line.
/ /1951	North British Railway Cockburnspath station closed.
07/04/1952	Leith Central Branch (North British Railway) Leith Central to Abbeyhill and Piershill closed to passengers.
07/04/1952	Edinburgh Leith and Newhaven Railway Leith Central Branch (North British Railway) closed to passengers. The route is retained for carriage sidings and later used as a DMU depot.
19/09/1955	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Parkhead North station closed.
08/01/1956	Glasgow City and District Railway Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways) Boghead to Cowdenhead Branch (Monkland Railways) Torbanehill and Bathgate Branch (Monkland Railways) Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Last regular Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh Waverley via Shettleston, Coatbridge Sunnyside and Bathgate Upper service runs.
/ /1958	Ravenscraig Steel Works General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway General Terminus re-built for importing coal and iron ore as the facilities at Rothesay Dock and the Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway) were not sufficient.
/ /1958	Rough Castle Branch (North British Railway) Closed from Falkirk High to Camelon Goods [NB]. To Rough Castle Tar Works (excluded) closed 1960.
01/02/1958	London Extension (Great Central Railway) Route transferred to British Railways London Midland Region.
25/12/1958	British Railways For the first time, train services in Glasgow are reduced on Christmas Day.
/07/1959	Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway Failed class 303 blue trains, in use for driver training, replaced by British Railways Eastern Region Tilbury sets.
02/05/1960	Macmerry Branch (North British Railway) Macmerry to Ormiston (excluded) closed to freight. Goods depots at Macmerry and Winton closed.
05/08/1960	North British Railway Petition against closure of Portobello [3rd] starts.
/ /1962	St Rollox works and Cowlairs Works Transferred to British Railway's Workshops Division.
05/02/1962	North British Railway Ayton station closed.
05/02/1962	North British Railway Burnmouth station closed.
12/05/1962	Callander and Oban Railway Caledonian Railway No 123 and North British Railway No 256 visit Oban.
18/06/1962	Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Millerhill Marshalling Yard (British Railways) Millerhill Marshalling Yard (British Railways) opened.
/ /1963	British Railways Beeching Report; Re-shaping of Britains Railways Published.
17/11/1963	Kirkcaldy District Railway (North British Railway) Invertiel Junction to Cowdenbeath closed.
/ /1964	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Fountainhall becomes de-staffed.
/ /1964	Dalderse and Springfield Iron Works Branch (North British Railway) The Scottish Railway Preservation Society starts to assemble a collection at Springfield Yard.
/05/1964	Aberdour Line (North British Railway) Aberdour closed to goods.
04/05/1964	North British Railway Grantshouse station closed.
04/05/1964	North British Railway Reston station closed.
15/06/1964	Kelso Branch (North British Railway) Kelso (excluded) to St Boswells (Kelso Junction) (excluded) closed to passengers.
15/06/1964	Langholm Branch (North British Railway) Langholm to Riddings Junction closed to passengers.
07/09/1964	Musselburgh Branch (North British Railway) Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Musselburgh [2nd] to Joppa (Newhailes Junction) closed to passengers.
07/09/1964	Musselburgh Branch (North British Railway) Closed to passengers.
/ /1965	Broxburn Branch (North British Railway) Line closed.
/ /1965	Cowdenhill Branch (North British Railway) Branch closed.
16/02/1965	British Railways Dr Beechings The re-shaping of Britains Railways report issued.
25/05/1965	Gifford and Garvald Railway Macmerry Branch (North British Railway) Saltoun to Smeaton (excluded) closed to freight. Ormiston goods depot closed.
06/09/1965	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) St Fort station closed.
29/09/1965	Border Union Railway (North British Railway) Shankend crash; south-bound 02:22 freight strikes a stationary vehicle on the railway at Shankend and derails.
07/11/1966	Dunse Branch (North British Railway) Duns to Reston (excluded) closed to freight.
/07/1967	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Bellgrove closed to cattle traffic. The Glasgow's Bellgrove Cattle Market was located by the station.
18/09/1967	Langholm Branch (North British Railway) Langholm to Riddings Junction (excluded) closed to freight.
/ /1968	Bainsford Branch (North British Railway) Line closed with the exception of a short portion at the eastern end which allowed access to the Falkirk Aluminium Works via the Bainsford Branch (Caledonian Railway).
01/ /1968	Kelso Branch (North British Railway) Kelso to St Boswells (Kelso Junction) closed to freight.
01/01/1968	Corstorphine Branch (North British Railway) Corstorphine to Edinburgh (Haymarket West Junction) closed to passengers.
05/02/1968	Corstorphine Branch (North British Railway) Corstorphine to Edinburgh (Haymarket West Junction) closed to freight.
01/04/1968	North British Railway Haddington to Longniddry closed to freight.
06/01/1969	Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Marquis of Lothians Waggonway Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Border Union Railway (North British Railway) Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway and Dock Edinburgh (Portobello East Junction) to Hawick [2nd] to Carlisle (Port Carlisle Junction) closed to passengers. Newtongrange [1st], Gorebridge, Tynehead, Heriot, Fountainhall, Stow, Galashiels [1st], Melrose, St Boswells, Hassendean, Hawick [2nd], Stobs, Shankend, Riccarton Junction, Steele Road, Newcastleton stations closed.
07/01/1969	Border Union Railway (North British Railway) Hawick [2nd] to Longtown (excluded) closed to all traffic.
28/04/1969	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Gorebridge, Lady Victoria Pit, (excluded) to Hawick [2nd] officially closed to goods.
04/08/1969	Border Union Railway (North British Railway) Stainton Junction (excluded) to Canal Junction [Carlisle] closed to freight.
/ /1970	Leith North Branch (Caledonian Railway) Leith North Goods closed. (Accessed from former North British Railway lines latterly).
/ /1970	Govan Branch (Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway) Princes Dock Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, North British Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway) Track lifted.
05/01/1970	Kinross-shire Railway Fife and Kinross Railway Glenfarg Line (North British Railway) Perth (Hilton Junction) to Cowdenbeath North Junction closed to passengers.
05/01/1970	Fife and Kinross Railway Glenfarg Line (North British Railway) Bridge of Earn Junction (excluded) to Milnathort (excluded) closed to all traffic.
05/01/1970	Glenfarg Line (North British Railway) Kinross-shire Railway Fife and Kinross Railway Cowdenbeath to Perth closed to passengers, Bridge of Earn [2nd] to Milnathort closed to goods, Cowdenbeath to Milnathort singled.
31/08/1970	Border Union Railway (North British Railway) Longtown to Brunthill Siding (excluded) closed to freight. Longtown remains accessible via Gretna.
07/12/1970	Musselburgh Branch (North British Railway) Closed to freight.
/ /1971	Dalderse and Springfield Iron Works Branch (North British Railway) Branch closed to goods traffic but remains open to Springfield Yard for the Scottish Railway Preservation Society.
29/04/1972	Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway Leith Central Branch (North British Railway) to London Road Junction [Edinburgh] and Lochend South Junction is closed.
01/05/1972	Leith Central Branch (North British Railway) Leith Central (DMU servicing) to Abbeyhill Junction and Piershill Junction closed.
06/09/1972	Musselburgh Branch (North British Railway) Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Musselburgh to Joppa (Newhailes Junction) closed to freight. (Alternative dates: 1971, 7/12/1970).
31/12/1973	Leith New Lines (Caledonian Railway) Leith East Goods, last section of the line, closed. (Latterly accessed from North British Railway lines via Seafield Road Junction).
06/10/1975	Edinburgh and Northern Railway Bridge of Earn Junction to Ladybank re-opened for passengers (after closure of the Glenfarg Line (North British Railway)).
01/10/1977	British Railways In Fife all DMU services become second class.
/ /1978	Macmerry Branch (North British Railway) Dalkeith Colliery closed.
02/10/1978	British Railways London to Aberdeen HSTs introduced.
/ /1979	Blindwells Opencast Mine Rail served coal preparation and bunker plant opened by the former North British Railway.
17/03/1979	North British Railway Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses. Diversion of East Coast trains via Carlisle required.
29/06/1979	British Railways £5 million contract to rationalise trackwork from Dalmeny to Cupar, Dunfermline and Cowdenbeath.
/ /1980	Macmerry Branch (North British Railway) Dalkeith Washery closed, line closed completely from Monktonhall Junction.
04/04/1980	East Somerset Railway Trains start to run from Cranmore West to Merryfield Lane. The original Cranmore station was retained by British Railways for bitumen traffic.
21/09/1980	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) Bellgrove station burnt down.
26/02/1982	Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Baileyfield Switch and Crossing Works opened. (The original Baileyfield Switch and Crossing Works was opened here by the North British Railway in 1905. It closed in 1980 for rebuilding.)
/ /1983	Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Millerhill Marshalling Yard (British Railways) Millerhill Yard Down Sorting Sidings lifted.
/ /1983	Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway) Goes out of use.
/05/1984	British Railways IC 125 services introduced to Inverness.
/ /1985	North British Railway Perth Pool built on the former Perth Central Goods yard of the North British Railway by Perth station.
/ /1985	Stirling and Dunfermline Railway Kincardine Line (North British Railway) Longannet Power Station (excluded) to Alloa West Junction (excluded) out of use. Track left in place for possible re-opening.
/ /1987	Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway British Rail Engineering Limited stop using St Rollox Works. MC Metals continue to use the sidings for asbestos removal from stock.
/ /1987	Dalderse and Springfield Iron Works Branch (North British Railway) Scottish Railway Preservation Society stock moved from Springfield Yard to Bo'ness.
/ /1988	Rothesay Dock Branch (North British Railway and Caledonian Railway) Single track line reinstated from Yoker Depot to the Rothesay Dock for imported coal trains from here to Kincardine Power Station (Kincardine Line). The former Rothesay dock yard was ripped up and replaced with a loop.
/ /1989	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Millerhill Yard Junction (by Millerhill MPD, approximate location of the former Cairnie station) to Millerhill Junction (south of the former Millerhill station) closed.
06/03/1989	Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway) City of Glasgow Union Railway Crash at Bellgrove Junction when a train leaves Bellgrove station passing a red light (SPAD) and runs onto the single lead of the Springburn line striking a train leaving the branch. 2 were killed and 40 injured.
/ /1991	North British Railway North British Station Hotel, by Edinburgh Waverley, becomes the The Balmoral Hotel.
/05/1991	British Railways British Rail withdraws West Coast Main Line services from London Euston to Inverness ('The Clansman').
/ /1994	ScotRail PLC ScotRail created during the privatisation of British Railways.
/ /1994	Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway Abbeyhill loop retained by British Railways on transfer of operational infrastructure to Railtrack.
01/04/1994	Railtrack PLC Railtrack created during the privatisation of British Railways and the railway infrastructure transferred to it.
/06/1994	North British Railway Wallyford station opened.
31/03/1997	British Railways The last British Rail trains run: the 23:55 from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston Sleeper, and 23:55 London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley Sleeper.
/04/1997	Kincardine Line (North British Railway) Longannet Power Station to Kincardine Power Station re-opened to freight.
/03/1998	Aberdour Line (North British Railway) Dalgety Bay station opened.
03/06/2002	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Portobello East Junction to Niddrie South Junction and Niddrie South Junction to Newcraighall re-opened to passengers with a stations at Brunstane and Newcraighall. A long reversing spur was provided south of Newcraighall from the new Newcraighall Junction.
27/05/2008	Muirkirk Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway) Demolition approved by East Ayrshire Council for British Railways Board (Residual) of the Mosshouse Viaduct over the Bellow Water by Cronberry. The viaduct was in poor condition and would need replaced should the Powharnal line be re-opened. The viaduct was demolished by the end of the year 2008.
06/09/2015	Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)Millerhill Deviation (Network Rail) Newcraighall North Junction to Tweedbank opened to passengers with stations at Shawfair, Eskbank, Newtongrange, Gorebridge, Stow, Galashiels and Tweedbank. Newcraighall Junction renamed Newcraighall North Junction.