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The search is on for descendants of victims of a deadly rail crash which cast a dark shadow over Arbroath.
(Permalink) Dundee and Arbroath Railway Elliot Junction Elliot Rail Disaster  Elliot Junction: Among those killed in the alcohol-related collision at Elliot Junction in December 1906 was Alexander Black, the Liberal MP for Banffshire, whose grave is seen here in Edinburgh's Dean Cemetery. It wa ...  Elliot Junction: 170 428 heads south past the site of Elliot Junction station on 16 October 2008 with an Aberdeen - Glasgow Queen Street service. |
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Caledonian MacBrayne's MV Loch Seaforth will not return to the Ullapool-Stornoway route until May 4 at the earliest, after its repairs took longer than expected.
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Almost 500 objections have been lodged against a proposed logistics and rail complex at the former steelworks site in Motherwell.
(Permalink) Ravenscraig Steel Works Russell Group  Ravenscraig No 4 Yard: Looking north over the east side of British Steel Ravenscraig post closure. This was the iron ore unloading yard with the stockyard to the right and the sinter plant in the distant left. The Wishaw De ...  Ravenscraig Strip Mill: A slab from Concast is fed into the reversing rougher from the left.  Ravenscraig BOS Plant: Molten iron being poured into a BOS vessel at the Ravenscraig Steel Works. |
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Tha e air thighinn am brr gu bheil trioblaidean Chaledonian Mhic a' Bhriuthainn a-nis a' toirt buaidh air an t-seirbheis eadar an t-ban agus Creag an Ibhair.
{It has emerged that Caledonian MacBrayne's problems are now affecting the service between Oban and Craignure.} (Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne MV Coruisk |
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The famous steam train used in the films will start summer trips this month. The Jacobites first scheduled run this summer will be Monday 26 April, the day the Scottish Government lifts restrictions on travel following the coronavirus lockdown.
(Permalink) Jacobite Mallaig West Coast Railways  Corpach: K1 No.62005 races away from Corpach with The Jacobite on a sunny
October morning.  Loch nan Uamh Viaduct: After days of heavy rain, today dawned fine and clear, with light winds. I deployed the drone for this shot of K1 No.62005 crossing the viaduct at Loch nan Uahm with the morning Jacobite for Ma ...  Beasdale No 118 Tunnel: The noise can be heard for miles around as Black 5 no 44871 emerges from the first tunnel on the climb up Beasdale Bank on 13 October. The locomotive is at the head of The Jacobite on its way t ... |
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CalMacs Ardrossan-Brodick route will only operate a single vessel service at the start of the summer season while the route to Campbeltown has been temporarily cancelled.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne MV Caledonian Isles MV Isle of Arran |
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A new family fitness centre is to be built on the site of one of Kirkcaldys last remaining social clubs.
(Permalink) Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Railway Club |
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Rail companieshave todaypledged to makestationsacross Britainmore sustainable. Actionto reduce waste,supportlocal wildlifeandcutthe carbon footprint of railway stationswill be informed bythe industry's ...
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Motorists and rail passengers are being advised about changes to journeys while a railway bridge is rebuilt at the Port of Workington.
(Permalink) Derwent Junction Workington North  Derwent Junction: Drone shot of the existing bridge, just north of Derwent Junction, serving the Port of Workington. |
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If you have ever stood on Crewe station, you may have noticed that hardly any freight trains pass through it. This is because they are diverted via a separate four-track railway in a deep cutting to the west. Known as the Crewe Independent Lines, it is tunnelled beneath the North Junction layout to join the ...
(Permalink) Basford Hall Crewe Crewe Independent Lines Resignalling |
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ScotRail is is announcing a return to on-train duties for ticket examiners and conductors from Monday with customers urged to plan ahead to stay safe.
(Permalink) Conductors ScotRail Ticket examiners |
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Wabtec has announced its intention to close its manufacturing operations at the Brush Traction site in Loughborough.
(Permalink) Brush Traction Wabtec  Loughborough: The famous neon sign, framed by the steelwork of the recently erected Loughborough station footbridge. View east in October 2013. |
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The publication yesterday of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) Interim Report on the derailment of a passenger train at Carmont, Aberdeenshire, last August offers more questions than answers, writes Lisa Gregory. Despite the huge advances we have seen in road safety, workplace safety, and health and safety law generally, we accept that accidents still happen and that some accidents ...
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Tha dil gum bi an loidhne rile aig Ionad Sprs-sneachda a' Chirn Ghuirm fosgailte ro thoiseach a' Ghearrain an ath-bhliadhna.
{The railway line at the Cairngorm Snowsports Centre is due to re-open before the beginning of February next year.} (Permalink) Cairngorm Mountain Railway |
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Passengers will have their tickets checked on trains again from Monday after being suspended for more than a year, ScotRail is to announce today.
(Permalink) Conductors ScotRail Ticket examiners |
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North-east Conservative politicians have launched a campaign urging the Scottish Government to set out £200 million plans for the region's rail and infrastructure as 'an urgent priority'.
(Permalink) Cove Deeside Railway Newtonhill |
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Passengers heading for Edinburgh and Glasgow on west coast main line trains face disruption for two weeks after track was damaged during engineering work at the weekend.
(Permalink) Avanti West Coast Thankerton Track Damage |
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A union has urged Network Rail to examine 'every mile' of Scottish track to ensure the Stonehaven train crash which killed three people.
(Permalink) Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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A KEY Wester Ross road is to be closed for an entire weekend early next month, to allow vital level crossing repairs to be carried out.
(Permalink) Balnacra Level Crossing Kyle Line  Balnacra Level Crossing: 158715 on a Kyle to Inverness service crosses the A890 at Balnacra between Strathcarron and Achnashellach. A railwaymen's halt was located here at one time but no public station. |
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The 2,000 tonne Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) will be launched later this year, creating a one-mile twin bore tunnel under Long Itchington Wood.
A competition to find a name for the moving mega-factory was launched in March and has already received over 120 suggestions. Exclusively aimed at Warwickshire residents, HS2 and BBV are calling on the local community to submit their final name ideas, with the competition portal closing on Friday 30 April 2021. (Permalink) HS2 Long Itchington Wood Tunnel Tunnel Boring Machine |
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Network Rail has had to make changes to planned refurbishment works on the Grade II listed Britannia Bridge, in North Wales, after a pair of peregrine falcons were found to be calling it home.
(Permalink) Britannia Bridge  Britannia Bridge: About to cross the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait westbound on 29 May 2013. Originally a tubular bridge designed by Robert Stephenson, it was rebuilt after a major fire in 1970. A later additi ... |
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Visitors to Eskdale will be able to welcome steam trails from the La'al Ratty Railway as the attraction prepares for a long-awaited reopening.
(Permalink) La'al Ratty Railway Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway  Ravenglass [R and E]: Locomotive 'Northern Rock' seen on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway on 24th July 2019.  Ravenglass [R and E]: R&ER River Mite being turned at Ravenglass in April 1982.  Ravenglass [R and E]: River Irt on the turntable at Ravenglass on 18 October 2008. |
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Shortlisted by the British LGBT Awards alongside well-known brands and celebrities including RuPaul, Carla Delevingne and Eugene Levy. Nominated following the launch of the Pride Train which is a symbol of inclusion
Winners to be announced at an awards ceremony on 27 August. (Permalink) Avanti West Coast British LGBT Awards |
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Derailment of a passenger train at Carmont, Aberdeenshire, 12 August 2020.
(Permalink) Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Landslide Stonehaven derailment  Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: The huge Ainscough crane being used at the Carmont crash site to lift the rear power car out on 10th September 2020.
 Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont]: The site of the derailment has been restored with new track,and drainage and repairs to the bridge. |
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Darlington's history went global yesterday afternoon - 200 years to the day that the concept of the modern railway was created in what is now a kebab shop.
(Permalink) Darlington Stockton and Darlington Railway |
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New passenger ferry for isle of Lismore as Argyll and Bute Council awards contract for £500,000 vessel to Mainstay Marine Solutions.
(Permalink) Argyll and Bute Council Lismore Mainstay Marine Solutions |
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As we glide in 21st-century comfort along continuous welded rail - connected to social media and six billion web pages - it's easy to forget that much of the infrastructure were travelling on, through or over is a product of Victorian grit. The busiest section of the West Coast main line is now 182 years []
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Campaigners fight to save hundreds of disused railway structures threatened with infilling or demolition. Scattered across our nation are relics of the transport revolution brought by the railway in the 19th Century and lost to another - driven by the motorcar - in the 20th. Fifty years ago, the idea that we might eventually reopen []
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A report says a signaller was not aware of any obstruction on the line where a train crashed, killing three people.
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The family of an Aberdeen man, killed when a train derailed near Stonehaven last summer, say their grief is still 'very raw' - as they speak publicly about their loss for the first time.
(Permalink) Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Chris Stuchbury Derailment Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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Three people died when a ScotRail train hit stones washed onto the track in Aberdeenshire on August 12 last year.
(Permalink) Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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Contractors at the scene of the Stonehaven rail disaster ran after hearing a 'loud rumbling noise,' a new report has said.
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The ScotRail train which derailed near Stonehaven leaving three people dead and six other injured came off the tracks after striking stones and debris, an official report has ruled.
(Permalink) Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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Network Rail is today launching an art competition that will celebrate rail travel and the destinations people have missed travelling to during lockdown over the last year.
The competition titled 'Wish I Was There' invites art students from across Britain to create and submit pieces of artwork that conjures up images of the places that they have been looking forward to visiting- whether it be a town, city or beach, a shopping street or even just a pub or a park - a place that means something special to them. (Permalink) Art COVID-19 |
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Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused at a popular north-east heritage site after it was targeted by thieves.
Royal Deeside Railway, an award-winning Victorian station preservation complex, said the break-in and theft of tools and broken windows totalled up to £3,000. The damage was discovered by staff on Sunday morning at the site in Milton of Crathes, Banchory. (Permalink) Crime Deeside Railway Milton of Crathes Royal Deeside Railway |
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Good news as steam railway tourist got another cash boost to help it recover from the Covid pandemic.
(Permalink) Alston COVID-19  Alston: 'Barber', an 0-6-0ST built by Greens of Leeds (441/1908), photographed at Alston on the South Tynedale Railway on 22 July 2017. Note the new station roof, bought with the help of National Lotte ... |
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Services from Glasgow Central to Barrhead/Kilmarnock and Carlisle have all been affected.
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The vast investment in rail infrastructure outlined by Lorna Slater in the Green Party manifesto will delight those living in Durness, Ullapool, Campbeltown, and Kelso who currently lack a railway station. It will indeed be a pleasant surprise to the residents of Lerwick, whose nearest railway station is in Bergen.
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A night freight ferry service will return to the Stornoway-Ullapool route this weekend after its suspension led to severe criticism of operators CalMac.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne MV Loch Seaforth Stornoway Ullapool |
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New plans floated by the Scottish Greens would see the Rosyth to Europe ferry line reinstated after more than a decade.
(Permalink) Green Rosyth  Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ... |
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GWR passengers have seen the highest increases for 'walk-up' tickets, but they also benefit from the cheapest day returns.
(Permalink) GWR Ticketless |
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A new park and choose facility at Rosyth station could be timetabled as part of plans to speed up bus journeys and boost passenger numbers.
(Permalink) Rosyth  Rosyth: DRS 68004 on the 17.08 from Edinburgh meets 158732 heading in the opposite direction at Rosyth, on 8 April 2015. |
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Deeside residents are backing proposals to reinstate a historical north-east railway - with the move also expected to feature in the SNPs election manifesto.
(Permalink) Deeside Railway  Cults: View east at Cults in February 1997, when the two platforms were overgrown but still visible.  Cults: Cults Station building dating from 1894 replaced the original structure from 1853 (which had been moved on a train from its original location a few hundred yards east in 1855). It has the typical pien ...  Cults: The BMU passing Cults station on 13.55 Aberdeen to Ballater service on 18th April 1960. |
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