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On this day
| 1840 | Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway Alternative date for the opening of the Glasgow terminus at Bridge Street. |
| 1843 | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Glasgow Bridge Street to Ayr [1st] opened throughout. |
| 1848 | George Stephenson George Stephenson, pioneering railway engineer, died. |
| 1861 | Alyth Railway Line opened. |
| 1867 | Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Great North of Scotland Railway Banffshire Railway absorbed by Great North of Scotland Railway. |
| 1867 | Manchester and Milford Railway Aberystwyth opened by existing station. |
| 1867 | Rhondda Valley and Hirwain Junction Railway Incorporated. The line was to run from Treherbert to Hirwaun. |
| 1867 | Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway Extension authorisation allowed to lapse. |
| 1870 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Line opened to goods. |
| 1885 | Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Lossie Junction (Morayshire Railway) to Garmouth opened. Stations opened: Calcots, Urquhart and Garmouth. |
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This day in history
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Local train entering Parkhead (Caley). 2.6.2T 40158. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1949) |
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Notes and Queries
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Can anyone suggest what is this? And from where (NBR or LCDR possibly)? Dimensions 17in x 2.25in. Bought many years ago from the Vintage Carriages Trust shop in Haworth. Added 19 March 2014. Moved to long term 26 March 2014. Responses so far |
Miscellany
Related to Dalguise.Beatrix Potter
Dalguise House is noted for being rented by Rupert William Potter, father of Beatrix, during the summers from 1871 to 1881.
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) published ^The Tale of Peter Rabbit^ in 1902.
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Key events
| June 2020 | Face coverings become mandatory on public transport. |
| May 2020 | Travelling by LNER becomes reservation-only. |
| March 2020 | Major changes to railway operations and timetables resulting from impact of Coronavirus pandemic. |
| December 2019 | - opening of Robroyston^s new station and Dunbar^s second platform - farewell to ScotRail Class 314s and LNER HSTs - TPE introduce Class 397s with new Glasgow-Preston-Liverpool route and Class 802s on new Edinburgh-Leeds-Liverpool route. |
| October 2019 | Almond Chord: £15 million approved to develop options for Waverley approaches. |
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| Leaf Train | 
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| Forth and Clyde Junction Railway | 
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Class 158 and 159 DMUs
ASIN 1445682133
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Published 2020-09-15
Author(s) Andrew Cole
Stratford Depot Locomotives: In the Eighties & Nineties
ASIN 1911658425
Publisher Mortons Media Group
Published 2021-07-28
Author(s) Rounce, Roger
Railway Magazine Archive Collection 1930s
ASIN 1911658514
Publisher Mortons Media Group
Published 2021-10-28
Author(s) Kelly, Peter
Australian Railways
ASIN 1445683709
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Published 2019-09-15
Author(s) Mark Carter
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