This day in history 11 June

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Craigie Bridge Junction: A Saturday service to Edinburgh leaves Perth on 11 June 1949. At the head of the train is J37 0-6-0 64588 piloting B1 4-6-0 61061.

Scottish Central Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1949


Bridgeton Central: Looking back into the terminus at Bridgeton Central on 11 June 1957, where C16 4-4-2T 67482 is performing station pilot duties.

Glasgow City and District Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1957


Clyde Junction [CGU]: Standard Mogul 76090 on the approach to Clyde Junction with a freight from College Goods on 11 June 1957. The closed St Enoch locomotive shed stands on the left.

City of Glasgow Union Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1957


Saltmarket Junction: Approaching Saltmarket Junction. Class 2 4.6.0 40621 with empty stock for 7.10pm Kilmarnock. See image [[9654]]

City of Glasgow Union Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1957


Saltmarket Junction: Class 2 4-6-0 40621 propelling empty stock for the 7.10pm Kilmarnock train from Saltmarket Junction into St Enoch station on 11 June 1957.

City of Glasgow Union Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1957


Gallowgate: Ex NBR 0.6.2T 69195 passing Gallowgate with brake van in 1957. Looking to High Street Junction.

City of Glasgow Union Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1957


Hawick [2nd]: One of the Carlisle Canal A3 Pacifics, no 60093 Coronach, about to restart the up Waverley from Hawick on 11 June 1958.

Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
Robin Barbour collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) 1958


Fareham: Unit 1118, from the aptly named 'Thumper' DEMU class, is taking the left hand (Southampton) route as it leaves Fareham on 11 June 1962. The middle route was the direct line to Eastleigh, and the right hand route was the Meon Valley line. A landslide occurred on the Eastleigh line later in the 1960s, the solution to which was to close it and use the Meon Valley line as far as Knowle Halt, where it was possible to make an onward connection with the original line to Eastleigh.

Netley to Fareham Line (London and South Western Railway)
Colin Kirkwood 1962


Eastleigh Works: Eastleigh's double chimney 9F No 92231 stands in front of Eastleigh Works awaiting its next call of duty on 11 June 1963.

London and South Western Railway
Colin Kirkwood 1963


Southampton Docks Sidings: 11th of June 1963, and rebuilt West Country 34101 'Hartland' wins the contest with a Morris Oxford (Series V - big fins) at a level crossing in the Southampton Docks area. In all probability the Pacific is heading a boat train destined for London Waterloo. After withdrawal, and time in Barry scrapyard, 34101 was restored and is presently on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

London and Southampton Railway
Colin Kirkwood 1963


Hawkhead [1st]: A lost way of life - the coal yard at Hawkhead in June 1964, just prior to closure.

Paisley Canal Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Colin Miller 1964


Hawkhead [1st]: A stroll through the old coal yard at Hawkhead in June 1964, just prior to closure. The yard hosted two coal businesses, run by Messrs Murray and Lyon (notice the lion in front of the grounded goods van). The yard also operated a variation on the state-of-the-art local area communications network of the day - see the set of bells attached to the end of the van. The bells were linked to the firm's telephone - when it rang, whoever happened to be working in the yard at the time ran to the office to answer it.... see image [[21903]]

Paisley Canal Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Colin Miller 1964


Pollokshaws Viaduct: Standard tank 80009 crosses Pollokshaws viaduct in June 1964 with train for East Kilbride.

Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway
John Robin 1964


Thornton Shed [2nd]: Withdrawn from 62B, Dundee Tay Bridge, two months earlier, no 61180 is seen here in the sidings at Thornton on 11 June 1967. The B1 was presumably on its way to Wishaw where it was cut up at the Motherwell Machinery and Scrap Co at the end of July.

Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway)
David Pesterfield 1967


Thornton Shed [2nd]: WD Austerity 2-8-0 no 90020 on shed at Thornton Junction on 11 June 1967.

Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway)
David Pesterfield 1967


Dunfermline MPD: J38 no 65929 photographed on shed at Dunfermline in June 1967.

Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway)
David Pesterfield 1967


Thornton Shed [2nd]: J36 no 65345 stands under the maintenance canopy at Thornton Junction on 11 June 1967, around 2 months after the shed had been officially closed to steam. Railscot note: This surviving wartime structure, known as a light tunnel was introduced by the LNER to facilitate locomotive maintenance during the blackout. It was 80 ft long and had whitened walls, which were fitted with fluorescent lighting, as was the white glazed brick inspection pit. All lighting was cut off automatically whenever the doors fitted to each end of the tunnel were opened. Thornton men referred to it as The snake pit. See Living with Locos by Charlie Meacher.

Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway)
David Pesterfield 1967


Thornton Shed [2nd]: Gresley V2 no 60836 stands in the sidings at Thornton in June 1967 awaiting disposal. The locomotive had been withdrawn from 62B Dundee, Tay Bridge, at the end of 1966, although it was observed at St Margarets the following March, having been put to use on steam heating duties at Craigentinny CS. The V2 was used during the first quarter of 1967, alternating with Black 5 45483. B1 61180 seems to have taken over in April and was in turn replaced by Black 5 44997 in May, with the operation ceasing in June 1967. 60836 was eventually cut up at MMS, Wishaw, in July of 1967

Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway)
David Pesterfield 1967


Beccles: The summer of 1976 is remembered as a time of prolonged sunshine and drought, but this June Saturday afternoon in Beccles on the East Suffolk line was pretty dismal. The photo shows a class 47 restarting its train from London Liverpool Street, heading towards Lowestoft. Strangely, the train arrived, paused for several minutes, and then went on its way, without anyone getting on or off.

Halesworth, Beccles and Haddiscoe Railway (East Suffolk Railway)
Mark Dufton 1976


Buxworth: BR Sulzer Type 2 No. 25139 brings a train of empty ICI bogie limestone hoppers bound for the quarry at Tunstead up through the deep cutting at Buxworth, between New Mills South Junction and Chinley station. There had originally been a tunnel here but this was opened out in 1901/02 to permit the provision of quadruple track between New Mills South and Chinley North Junctions. The former slow lines to the right had survived into the 1970s and appear to have been been only recently lifted by June 1977.

Peak Forest Railway (Midland Railway)
Bill Jamieson 1977


Buxworth: EE Type 4 No. 40 090 brings a train of empties up through the deep cutting at Buxworth in June 1977 bound for the Blue Circle cement works at Hope.

Peak Forest Railway (Midland Railway)
Bill Jamieson 1977


Buxworth: BR Sulzer Type 2 No. 25 100 brings a load of limestone from Tunstead to Northwich downhill through Buxworth cutting, early on the afternoon of June 11th 1977. The ICI owned bogie hoppers were already about forty years old at this time but were to soldier on for a further twenty or so.

Peak Forest Railway (Midland Railway)
Bill Jamieson 1977


Buxworth: The Harwich Parkeston Quay - Manchester Piccadilly boat train, hauled by 47047, is nearing the end of its journey as it passes through Buxworth cutting, about a mile and a half to the west of Chinley station, in June 1977. The train is formed of early Mk II stock and no doubt a Mk I buffet (in the early seventies it had been one of the last services to employ a Gresley buffet car).

Peak Forest Railway (Midland Railway)
Bill Jamieson 1977


Liverpool Street: One of Stratford sheds 'Silverback' Brush Type 4 diesels awaiting departure time at Liverpool Street in the summer of 1981 with an early afternoon express service to Norwich.

Great Eastern Metropolitan Station and Railways
John Furnevel 1981


Liverpool Street: 47567 awaits its departure time at Liverpool Street in June 1981 with a train for Norwich.

Great Eastern Metropolitan Station and Railways
John Furnevel 1981


Bedford: One of the last of the BR diesel-hydraulics, a class 127 DMU, at Bedford on 11 June 1983 about to leave with a service for St Pancras. These 4-car units, built at Derby in 1959, were used almost exclusively on the Bedford - St Pancras services and, perhaps inevitably, became known as Bed-Pan units.

Extension to Hitchin, Northampton and Huntingdon Railway (Midland Railway)
Colin Alexander 1983


Riccarton Junction: Looking west over the site of Riccarton Junction station from near the site of the south signalbox.

Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
Roy Lambeth 1984


Riccarton Junction: The platforms at Riccarton Junction. Note the bay platform to the right for the former service over the Border Counties Railway to Hexham.

Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
Roy Lambeth 1984


Riccarton Junction: The platform and once neat tree at Riccarton Junction. The bricks of the demolished buildings lie in the bay platform and beyond the tree.

Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
Roy Lambeth 1984


Riccarton Junction: Looking west over the island platform of Riccarton Junction station.

Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
Roy Lambeth 1984


Helensburgh Central: An evening service for Airdrie, formed by 314 205, awaits its departure time at Helensburgh Central in June 1986.

Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
David Panton 1986


Blairhill: View west at Blairhill showing the original station building (left).

Glasgow and Coatbridge Branch (North British Railway)
Ewan Crawford 1987


Glasgow Central: 101690 at Glasgow Central in June 1996 waiting to depart with a service to Paisley Canal.

Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Graham Morgan Collection 1996


Kirkconnel: In June 1998 the station buildings at Kirkconnel were looking in a bad way. Restoration or demolition? You got it. The miners' rows behind did however avoid the usual fate of such houses. The local pit (just across the line) closed in 1968.

Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
David Panton 1998


Kirkconnel: Kirkconnel in June 1999 - view south.

Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
David Panton 1999


Maxwelltown: The overgrown remains of Maxwelltown station looking west from Terregles Road bridge in the summer of 2000. The fuel distribution depot built on the site of the old goods yard is visible just beyond the station building. In the middle distance is the former ICI plant at Cargenbridge, rail served until closure of the line from Dumfries in 1994.

Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
John Furnevel 2000


Dumfries: Standing under the canopy in the north west corner of Dumfries station on a quiet Sunday morning in June 2000. The outline of the recently infilled former bay platforms is clearly visible just beyond the parked cars. Dumfries signal box stands in the right background at the north end of what is now platform 2.

Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
John Furnevel 2000


Dalreoch Tunnels: 67008 takes the first 67 hauled Fort William - London sleeper south.

Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
Ewan Crawford 2006


Airdrie: A Drumgelloch - Helensburgh Central train approaching Airdrie station out of the sun on 11 June 2006. The train is crossing the bridge over the B802 Broomknoll Street that once carried the former double track route to Bathgate.

New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways)
John Furnevel 2006


Airdrie: Looking west along the through platform at Airdrie station in June 2006 with a Drumgelloch - Helensburgh service about to leave.

New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways)
John Furnevel 2006


Airdrie: The abandoned signal box standing on the old eastbound through platform at Airdrie station in June 2006.

New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways)
John Furnevel 2006


Ratho: Sunday PW work on the E&G main line alongside the M8 east of Ratho on 11 June 2006.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
John Furnevel 2006


Airdrie: Airdrie looking east into the sun on 11 June 2006. L to R the abandoned through platform and SB, then the through line to the current terminus at Drumgelloch, then the bay platform, then the emu stabling siding (3 former sidings have given way to a car park) see image [[4124]].

New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways)
John Furnevel 2006


Airdrie: Emus stabled in the siding and bay platform at Airdrie on Sunday 11 June 2006.

New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways)
John Furnevel 2006


Edinburgh Waverley: The 1010 Virgin Pendolino service to London Euston finds a way out of Waverley on 11 June 2007. The Pendolino arrived as the 0841 local from Carstairs, having run there empty from Glasgow Central to pick up Edinburgh passengers off the 0510 Manchester Piccadilly - Glasgow Central service.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
John Furnevel 2007


Dalgety Bay: 47854 brings The Royal Scotsman through Dalgety Bay on 11 June.

Aberdour Line (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton 2007


Edinburgh Waverley: West end view over Waverley on 11 June showing the current cordoned off area around platforms 12-14... not to mention that which arrived earlier as the lightest loaded Pendolino in the country... see image [[15040]]

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2007


Drumchapel: 334003 calls at Drumchapel eastbound on 11 June.

Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
Veronica Clibbery 2008


Dalmeny: 66084 with coal for Longannet runs north past the loops at Dalmeny on 11 June.

Forth Bridge Railway
Bill Roberton 2008


Dalgety Bay: GBRf 66726 with Aberdeen - Harwich tanks passing through Dalgety Bay on 11 June 2008. This can best be described as an occasional service.

Aberdour Line (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton 2008


Dalmeny: 09.50 Aberdeen-Kings Cross with white-stripe power car leading NXEC stock runs off The Forth Bridge and through Dalmeny on 11 June.

Forth Bridge Railway
Bill Roberton 2008


Leuchars: Northbound HST, with Leuchars in the background, heads north past St Michaels golf course en route to Aberdeen in June 2008.

Edinburgh and Northern Railway
Brian Forbes 2008


Newport-on-Tay East: The former station at Newport-on-Tay East, (opened as East Newport in 1879) seen in June 2008 looking towards Tayport. The eastbound platform ran along the line of the hedge and the station clock was located above the nearest bay window. This became the terminus of the line from Dundee in 1965 when Tayport station was closed to facilitate the building of the Tay Road Bridge. Newport-on-Tay East station was finally closed in May 1969.

Newport Railway
Brian Forbes 2008


Inchture: The ruinous Inchture station is passed by a First ScotRail 170 forming the 1240 Glasgow - Dundee. The station closed to passengers in 1956.

Dundee and Perth Railway
Brian Forbes 2008


Nateby: One of the few substantial structures on the line to Knott End was the girder bridge over the Lancaster Canal but all that remains following final trains in 1963 is the crumbling west side abutment. View towards Lancaster. Map Reference SD 478457.

Garstang and Knot End Railway
Mark Bartlett 2008


Glasgow Central: 318256 at Platform 12 of Glasgow Central on 11 June 2009 awaiting its next tour of duty.

Glasgow Central Station (Caledonian Railway)
Graham Morgan 2009


Grimsargh: Before Grimsargh's station See image [[24597]] was built tickets for trains were sold from the Plough Inn, which stood by the level crossing. The footpath seen here follows the line of the old railway towards Longridge and, while the main station was behind the camera, the bungalows have been built over the platform that was used by the Whittingham Hospital trains. Map Reference SD 585344.

Preston and Longridge Railway
David Hindle 2009


Mouldon Hill Extension: 5542 with Autocoach 178 on the Mouldon Hill Extension during the Swindon and Cricklade Railway Gala day on 11 June 2010.

Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway
Peter Todd 2010


Armadale: Armadale station on 11 June 2010. Just around the corner where the lines to the Etna brickworks once diverged, the New trac construction train stands, minus its sleeper wagons. CWR awaits its proceeding.

New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways)
James Young 2010


Boghead Junction: Looking west towards Armadale on 11 June 2010 with the down line now installed.

Torbanehill and Bathgate Branch (Monkland Railways)
James Young 2010


Boghead Junction: Looking East towards Bathgate on 11 June 2010 with the down line now in place.

Torbanehill and Bathgate Branch (Monkland Railways)
James Young 2010


Tiverton Parkway: Located 7 miles east of the town of Tiverton, near the Junction of the M5 and the North Devon Link Road, is Tiverton Parkway station. The station opened on 12 May 1986, the day after closure of Tiverton Junction see image [[35388]] and is built on the site of the former Sampford Peverell Halt [closed in October 1964]. A westbound service calls at the station in June 2010.

Bristol and Exeter Railway
Ewan Crawford 2010


Tay Viaduct [Perth]: The Tay railway bridge at Perth. Photographed on 11 June 2010 from the west bank looking towards Dundee.

Dundee and Perth Railway
Brian Forbes 2010


Blunsdon: In the shed yard at Blunsdon on the Swindon & Cricklade Railway on 11 June 2010 is GWR 2-6-0 no 5322, in wartime ROD khaki livery. [5322 was completed in October 1917 and sent new to France to haul supply trains between Calais and various railheads serving the front line.]

Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway
Peter Todd 2010


Cwm Bargoed: Coal train awaits departure from Cwm Bargoed. The line runs south through a (today) surprisingly rural valley until Bedlinog. The Cwm Bargoed loading pad is the only use of the line the whole way from Ystrad Mynach. View looks west.

Taff Bargoed Joint Line (Great Western Railway and Rhymney Railway)
Ewan Crawford 2010


Buchanan Street [Subway]: Security bollards in place around the Buchanan Street Subway entrance on 11 June 2010.

Glasgow District Subway
Colin Harkins 2010


Ruspidge Halt: Ruspidge Halt, on the Cinderford branch, closed to passengers in 1958 although goods and coal trains continued to pass through for a few more years. The station site is now a picnic and parking area in the Forest of Dean with this restored tank wagon on display. A number of old railway lines can be followed as trails in this area.

Bullo Pill Tramroad
Mark Bartlett 2010


Mouldon Hill Extension: First movements down the new southern extension to the Swindon and Cricklade Railway on 11 June 2010. The locomotive is ex-GWR 2-6-2T no 5542 working with GWR Autocoach 178. After twenty five years, a very pleasing experience!

Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway
Peter Todd 2010


Gloucester Docks: The old warehouses at Gloucester Docks are now used by businesses, retail outlets and the local authority. Behind the North Warehouse is a short length of the old dock railway and this preserved Joseph Booth rail mounted steam crane, built at Leeds in 1944, and with a seven and a half ton lifting capacity.

Gloucester Docks Lines (Gloucester and Berkeley (Sharpness) Canal)
Mark Bartlett 2010


Stirling: Freightliner 66604 rumbles through Stirling on 11 June with coal empties from Longannet power station heading back to Hunterston import terminal for a refill.

Scottish Central Railway
Veronica Clibbery 2011


Riverside Museum: Interior of the soon to open Riverside Museum of Transport and Travel seen during a preview visit on 11 June 2011 - see news item.

Glasgow City Council
John Yellowlees 2011


Bristol Parkway: 6024 'King Edward I' with support coach stands at Bristol Parkway on 11 June waiting to take over from a Class 47 on the Paddington to Shrewsbury 'Catherdrals Express' railtour.

Great Western Railway
Michael Gibb 2011


Musselburgh: Old meets new at Musselburgh on Saturday 11 June 2011. One of the new units earmarked for the North Berwick route, no 380104, stands at platform 1 with the 08.40 service from Waverley, while no 322485, one of the units which will be displaced, pulls away from platform 2 with the 07.56 North Berwick - Glasgow Central via Edinburgh and Carstairs.

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2011


Musselburgh: One of the new units on the North Berwick route, no 380104, calls at Musselburgh's platform 1 on 11 June with the 08.40 ex-Waverley.

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2011


Dalgety Bay: Rear view of the SRPS excursion from Glenrothes with Thornton on 11 June 2011, photographed near Dalgety Bay heading for Leeds, Keighley and Skipton see image [[34458]].

Aberdour Line (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton 2011


Hoylake: Hoylake's Art Deco station building dates from the 1938 electrification and the building has been Grade II listed since 1988. The circular clerestory over the booking hall is a notable feature and to the right the level crossing can be seen.

Hoylake Railway
Mark Bartlett 2011


Hoylake: A West Kirby to Liverpool service slows for its first call at Hoylake. 508141 approaches the art-deco station See image [[34460]] over the level crossing and under the concrete footbridge.

Hoylake Railway
Mark Bartlett 2011


Musselburgh: The up Highland Chieftain, 07.55 ex-Inverness, runs through Musselburgh at speed on 11 June 2011.

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2011


West Kirby: Merseyrail EMU 507030 passes through the station throat as it leaves the terminus at West Kirby heading for Liverpool. The unit is passing the point where tracks once diverged for the line to Hooton (via Hadlow Road) and the goods yard.

West Kirby Extension (Hoylake and Birkenhead Railway and Tramway)
Mark Bartlett 2011


Dalgety Bay: SRPS excursion from Glenrothes with Thornton, bound for Leeds/Keighley/Skipton, top'n'tailed by WCRC 47826 and 47804, coasts downhill towards Dalgety Bay on 11 June.

Aberdour Line (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton 2011


Eridge: Small Prairie 5521 waits to leave Eridge for Tunbridge Wells West on 11 June 2011 with a service on the Spa Valley Railway.

Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway (London, Brighton and South Coast Railway)
Ian Dinmore 2011


Inverkeithing East Junction: SRPS excursion bound for Yorkshire see image [[34458]] passes Inverkeithing East Junction on 11 June behind WCRC 47826. Sister locomotive 47804 was on the rear of the train.

Aberdour Line (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton 2011


Tunbridge Wells West: Scene at Tunbridge Wells West on 11 June 2011. Ex-GWR 2-6-2T no 5521 has recently arrived with a train from Eridge on the Spa Valley Railway. See image [[41284]]

Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway (London, Brighton and South Coast Railway)
Ian Dinmore 2011


Musselburgh: The first of the new 380 units to enter revenue earning service on the North Berwick line, ScotRail 380104, doesn't seem to make much of an impression on passengers waiting at Musselburgh on 11 June 2011. Unit 380104 was forming the 0846 (Saturday) service to North Berwick. Those waiting were more concerned at the whereabouts of the next train into town - which arrived shortly afterwards (formed by a class 322 EMU). See [[34450]].

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2011


Riverside Museum: Front entrance of the new Riverside Museum on 11 June 2011 - see news item.

Glasgow City Council
John Yellowlees 2011


Hoylake: Hoylake, penultimate stop on the West Kirby branch, has notable Art Deco station buildings. The line enjoys a fifteen minute service frequency and Merseyrail EMU 508141 is seen here calling on 11 June 2011 with a Liverpool bound service.

Hoylake Railway
Mark Bartlett 2011


Eridge: 33063 R J Mitchell waits at Eridge on 11 June 2011 before commencing the return journey to Tunbridge Wells West.

Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway (London, Brighton and South Coast Railway)
Ian Dinmore 2011


West Kirby: This striking canopy at West Kirby was built for the 1938 Wirral lines electrification but behind the original Victorian station building is still used. The two platforms both see regular trains and alongside each are electrified stabling sidings. The goods yard was originally to the left of the picture, the site now covered by council offices. Merseyrail EMU 507030 awaits departure for Liverpool Central on 11 June.

West Kirby Extension (Hoylake and Birkenhead Railway and Tramway)
Mark Bartlett 2011


Musselburgh: Face to face. A class 322, long associated with the North Berwick line, meets one of the new class 380 replacements at Musselburgh. Photographed looking west over the platforms towards Queen Margaret University Campus on 11 June 2011. The plate girder bridge beyond the stairway once spanned the former goods lines on their climb from Monktonhall Junction to Wanton Walls. See image [[29553]]

North British Railway
John Furnevel 2011


Possil: Looking north along Glasgow's Balmore Road in June 2012, showing the once grand building that gave access to the lower level platforms of Possil station. Since closure in 1964 the building has been put to various other uses including a solicitors office and a betting shop, but by this stage had been unoccupied for several years. The former goods yard to the south continues in use as a thriving scrapyard (see image [[14981]]).

Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway
John Furnevel 2012


Cowdenbeath: 47237 climbs away from Cowdenbeath with The Royal Scotsman on 11 June 2012.

Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway)
Bill Roberton 2012


Fishergate Tunnel: 66127 accelerates the 14 bitumen empties away from Strand Road level crossing towards the 1:29 incline to the main line. The thrice weekly train from Preston Dock to Lindsey was photographed from above the Fishergate Hill tunnel portal see image [[20278]] at the start of its coast to coast journey.

North Union Railway
Mark Bartlett 2012


Dingwall: A plaque commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Inverness - Dingwall lines presented by David Simpson, Network Rail Managing Director in Scotland, to Richard Ardern of the Friends of the Far North Line before their AGM in Dingwall on 11 June 2012.

Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
John Yellowlees 2012


Beamish Open Air Museum: Former NER 6-wheel tool van 92189 (BR no 901612) on display at Beamish Museum in June 2013. The vehicle was built at York in 1899 and became part of the the breakdown train based at Percy Main, North Tyneside. It was latterly used by the C&W dept at Cambois.

Beamish Museum Limited
Veronica Clibbery 2013


Lockerbie: The 14.00 Virgin Trains Glasgow Central - Birmingham New Street passing south through Lockerbie on a misty 11 June 2013.

Caledonian Railway
John Furnevel 2013


Lockerbie: The 14.30 TransPennine service to Edinburgh (12.00 ex-Manchester Airport) about to leave Lockerbie on 11 June 2013.

Caledonian Railway
John Furnevel 2013


Beamish Open Air Museum: Cosmetically restored Siemens electric shunting locomotive E2 (Works no 455 of 1909), in National Coal Board livery, on a length of track at Beamish Museum in June 2013. No E2 was formerly part of the Harton Coal Company fleet and ended its working life at Westoe Colliery, South Shields, in the 1980s. See image [[18190]]

Beamish Museum Limited
Veronica Clibbery 2013


Lockerbie: The 12.00 Manchester Airport - Edinburgh Waverley calls at Lockerbie on 11 June 2013.

Caledonian Railway
John Furnevel 2013


Newcastle Central: 156443 approaching Newcastle Central from the east in June 2013.

Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Veronica Clibbery 2013


Rowley [Beamish Open Air Museum]: View over the station at Beamish in June 2013.

Beamish Museum Limited
Veronica Clibbery 2013


Beamish Open Air Museum: Former BR operated Grimsby and Immingham tram no 26 photographed at Beamish open air museum on 11 June 2013 see image [[43519]]

Beamish Museum Limited
Veronica Clibbery 2013


Lockerbie: The 13.40 Glasgow Central - London Euston Pendolino runs through Lockerbie's platform 2 at speed on 11 June 2013.

Caledonian Railway
John Furnevel 2013


Beamish Open Air Museum: Originally Gateshead & District Tramways no 10, later BR Grimsby & Immingham Tramway no 26, seen in operation at the North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish, on 11 June 2013.

Beamish Museum Limited
Veronica Clibbery 2013


Beamish Open Air Museum: BR Tram no 26 in operation at Beamish on 11 June 2013. One of 19 redundant cars purchased by British Railways from Gateshead & District Tramways when that system closed in 1951. What had originally been Gateshead no 10 became BR no 26 on the Grimsby & Immingham Tramway, which continued to operate until the summer of 1961.

Beamish Museum Limited
Veronica Clibbery 2013


Lockerbie: Road approach to the 1847 station at Lockerbie in June 2013. View is north east from Station Road. The roofless section in the left background once formed the eastern terminus of the Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway (closed 1966). The roof was removed and the bays infilled during a major station refurbishment the 1970s see image [[2704]].

Caledonian Railway
John Furnevel 2013


Lamington: Coal empties returning to Hunterston heading north through Lamington on 11 June 2013.

Caledonian Railway
John Furnevel 2013


Beamish Open Air Museum: Pair of preservation candidates at Beamish Museum in June 2013. On the right is an 0-4-0ST industrial locomotive believed to date from around 1900 and to have once worked in Stockton Ironworks. It carries the number 5 and the name Malleable. On the left is Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST 1532 of 1901, named Newcastle.

Beamish Museum Limited
Veronica Clibbery 2013


Lockerbie: The 1407 Edinburgh Waverley - Manchester Airport arriving at Lockerbie on 11 June. The footbridge with integral lifts was commissioned in February 2008, prior to which passengers arriving from the north with impaired mobility and requiring assistance were advised to travel to Carlisle and change to a northbound stopping train.

Caledonian Railway
John Furnevel 2013


Lockerbie: Overcast and misty conditions at Lockerbie on 11 June 2013 as a Pendolino heads north on its way to Glasgow. On the right is the section of the station that once served the Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie route, now with its bay platforms infilled and overall roof removed. The original entrance survives as a short cut to the station car park. See image [[2704]]

Caledonian Railway
John Furnevel 2013


Gyle Centre [Tram]: An Edinburgh Tram on its way to the airport photographed running between Edinburgh Park Central and Gyle Centre on 11 June 2014.

Edinburgh Trams
John Furnevel 2014


Edinburgh Park: A wide view of the train / tram interchange at Edinburgh Park in June 2014 looking east towards Edinburgh city centre. Photograph taken from a tram crossing the flyover on its way from the airport to York Place. The next scheduled stop is on the far right of the picture alongside the south entrance to the station from Hermiston Gait.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
John Furnevel 2014


Edinburgh Park: View east from a city bound Edinburgh tram on the flyover crossing the E&G at Edinburgh Park on 11 June 2014. The train at the platform is the 10.58 Dunblane - Edinburgh.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
John Furnevel 2014


Tannochside Junction: The trackbed of the former Tannochside Branch of the Caledonian Railway, looking east from near the site of the Cutty Sark bridge in June 2014. Vegetation has been cleared and the solum is in use as an access route for the M8 Baillieston extension advance works.

Tannochside Branch (Caledonian Railway)
Colin McDonald 2014


Lostock Hall: 11 June 2014 was the first Wednesday of the 2014 season for the weekly Fellsman railtour from Lancaster to Carlisle via the S&C. Doing the honours on the first outing was Stanier 8F 2-8-0 no. 48151, seen here on the return trip passing through Lostock Hall station.

Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway (East Lancashire Railway)
John McIntyre 2014


Hamburg Hauptbahnhof: The imposing train shed of Hamburg Hauptbahnhof shelters three very different trains on 11th June. To the right is a Deutsche Bahn IC (Intercity) service, while in the middle is a Metronom double-decker on regional duties - superficially the latter looks like a private operation, but the company is actually owned by the three German Laender (states) of Bremen, Hamburg and Niedersachsen. On the left Deutsche Bahn's 17.28 ICE (Intercity-Express) to Copenhagen is formed by a Class 605 high-speed tilting DMU.

Deutsche Bahn
David Spaven 2014


Bargeddie Bridge: Currently supporting the Commonwealth Games as well as the passing coal traffic - the Cutty Sark bridge pictured on 11th June 2014.

Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
Colin McDonald 2014


Gyle Centre [Tram]: An airport bound Edinburgh tram comes off the level crossing over South Gyle Broadway on 11 June 2014 as it slows for the stop at Gyle Centre.

Edinburgh Trams
John Furnevel 2014


Edinburgh Airport [Tram]: A city bound tram leaving Edinburgh Airport on 11 June 2014 during the second week of revenue earning operations. The towers of the Forth Road Bridge stand in the centre background.

Edinburgh Trams
John Furnevel 2014


Edinburgh Park: An early afternoon service from Helensburgh Central approaching the Edinburgh Park stop on 11 June 2014 en route to Waverley. ScotRail 334035 is passing below the tramway bridge just west of the station.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
John Furnevel 2014


Didcot Parkway: Freightliner 70014 makes its presence felt (and heard) as it accelerates an eastbound container train through the platforms of Didcot station on 11 June 2015.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2015


Didcot Parkway: 97302 (37170) in Network Rail colours, stabled in the sidings alongside Didcot station on 11 June 2015 at the head of Track Measurement Train.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2015


Didcot Parkway: Royal Train behind 67005 Queen's Messenger eastbound through Didcot on 11 June. No Royals on board on this occasion but their luggage and security detail (by all accounts).

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2015


Newbattle Viaduct: Heading for Tweedbank, a 158 on a route familiarisation trip crosses Newbattle Viaduct on 11 June 2015.

Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 2015


Didcot Parkway: DB Schenker 60063 heading the Theale Sidings to Robeston Murco Tanks west through Didcot on 11 June 2015.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2015


Hardengreen Viaduct: The 1052 Tweedbank - Newcraighall 2Z51 ScotRail 158 driver training trip crossing Hardengreen Viaduct on 11 June 2015 approximately 3 miles from its destination see image [[45688]].

Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
John Furnevel 2015


Didcot Railway Centre: BR (GWR) 2-6-2T 4144, photographed on 11 June 2015 newly restored at the Didcot Railway Centre.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2015


Euxton: A London bound Pendolino passes Euxton on 11 June 2016. Euxton Jct is behind the train to the left as it crosses a minor road on structure 89. The footbridge behind is structure 90.

North Union Railway
John McIntyre 2016


Lausanne: View of the stylish interior of TGV Lyria bar car working a Paris to Lausanne service.

SNCF
John Yellowlees 2016


Yarm: UK Railtours' excursion returning south past Yarm station in North Yorkshire, on 11th June 2016. This station opened in 1996 on a new site south of the original, which had closed in 1960.

Stockton and Darlington Railway
David Bosher 2016


Balloch Pier: Image taken inside the 1902 winch engine house at Balloch Pier during a 2016 Open Day when the slipway winch engine was in steam and operating.

Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
Colin Miller 2016


Cantley: A blooming boat! Cantley station up side, June 2016.

Yarmouth and Norwich Railway (Norfolk Railway)
Ian Dinmore 2016


Balloch Pier: The winch engine and cable drum at Balloch Pier, used for hauling lake steamers onto the slipway for maintenance. Seen during an Open Day in 2016 with the winch engine in steam and operating. This view looks towards the door leading to the slipway.

Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
Colin Miller 2016


Arisaig: Barrow crossing no more - the Mallaig-bound Royal Scotsman blocks authorised egress by ScotRail passengers from the eastbound platform at Arisaig on 11th June 2016.

Mallaig Extension (West Highland Railway)
David Spaven 2016


Arisaig: Bus-rail integration at Arisaig on 11th June 2016 - but only for particularly well-off rail passengers.

Mallaig Extension (West Highland Railway)
David Spaven 2016


Gainsborough Lea Road: UK Railtours' return excursion behind 60017, making its 'round-the-world' way back from the north-east to London King's Cross, passing Gainsborough Lea Road station on the one-time Great Northern & Great Eastern Joint Railway, on the evening of Saturday, 11th June 2016.

Lincoln to Gainsborough (Great Northern Railway)
David Bosher 2016


Leyland: 'Only mad dogs and Scotsmen go out in the mid-day rain...' (with apologies to Mr N Coward). At shortly after half past 12 an SRPS railtour from Glenrothes with Thornton to Liverpool approaches Leyland in a torrential downpour on 11 June 2016. The wipers on the WCRC Class 47 looked like they were working overtime. On returning to my car I found that it was surrounded by water in the car park!

North Union Railway
John McIntyre 2016


Monkwearmouth: The disused Monkwearmouth station near Sunderland, closed in January 1967, seen from UK Railtours out-and-back excursion from Kings Cross to the north-east, behind 60017 since York, now heading back south on 11th June 2016.

Monkwearmouth Branch (York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway)
David Bosher 2016


Dalgety Bay: 47832 leads an SRPS excursion returning from Liverpool to Glenrothes with Thornton into Dalgety Bay on 11 June.

Aberdour Line (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton 2016


Cantley: Station adopters at Cantley, Norfolk, in June 2016. See image [[58319]]

Yarmouth and Norwich Railway (Norfolk Railway)
Ian Dinmore 2016


Sigmaringen: A traditional signal box survives at Sigmaringen, seen on 11th June 2017.

Koeniglich-Wuerttembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen
David Spaven 2017


Sigmaringen: The photographer got rather over-excited when he heard the roar of a Class 218 diesel hydraulic at Sigmaringen on 11th June. The 218s were the backbone of DB's main-line diesel locomotive traction from the 1970s up to the reunification of Germany, but conversion of services to DMU operation and electrification have severely depleted their passenger operations. A pocket of 218-hauled services survives in this part of Germany, centred on Ulm. The service being hauled here is a Sundays Stuttgart-Aulendorf IRE train, with a van for bikes.

Koeniglich-Wuerttembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen
David Spaven 2017


Sigmaringen: 4445: The bike van on a westbound Hohenzollerische Landesbahn Naturpark-Express service, seen at Sigmaringen on 11th June 2017.

Koeniglich-Wuerttembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen
David Spaven 2017


Beuron: A flurry of activity on the platform at Beuron station on 11th June, as cyclists load and offload bikes from a westbound Naturpark-Express service.

Koeniglich-Wuerttembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen
David Spaven 2017


Edinburgh Waverley: A rogue class 92 among the DMUs at Waverley on Sunday 11th of June at about 17:45. This is what I used to call the Dundee platforms when the services were loco hauled. I don't think 92044 is a regular sleeper loco but am happy to be corrected.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Crinan Dunbar 2017


Rosyth: 67016 nears Rosyth with the SRPS empty stock from Thornton Yard to Bo'ness, having formed the previous day's excursion to Scarborough. 11 June.

Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway
Bill Roberton 2017


Glasgow Queen Street High Level: A modest piece of scaffolding has been erected near the Dundas Street entrance. According to Network Rail, this is part of phase one – a 'soft strip' of Consort House ahead of the main project works involving the demolition and redevelopment of Queen Street Station.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Colin McDonald 2017


Ueberlingen Mitte: A DB Friedrichshafen-Radoffzell RE service calls at the single-platform Ueberlingen Mitte station serving the centre of Ueberlingen on the Bodensee on 11th June 2017. As one would expect in Germany, the local bus station is immediately beside the railway station (to the right).

Großherzoglich Badische Staatseisenbahnen
David Spaven 2017


Millerhill Yard: A view showing the nearly completed work to install the second point and piece the signalling back together.

Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
Jeffray Wotherspoon 2017


Krauechenwies: June 2017 grab shot (from a bus) of a diesel shunter at an industrial plant in Krauechenwies on the freight-only line from Mengen on the Sigmaringen-Aulendorf cross-country route in southern Baden-Wuerttemberg. Throughout Germany one of the most striking contrasts with Britain is the widespread extent of modern industry (large, medium and small) – and private rail sidings continue to serve industrial plants much smaller than have justified retention in Britain.

 

Großherzoglich Badische Staatseisenbahnen
David Spaven 2017


Lytham: A service to Blackpool South departs from Lytham on 11 June 2018. The station building on the right (now a restaurant and bar) was well patronised as was the Class 142 unit.

Blackpool and Lytham Railway
John McIntyre 2018


Cowlairs Incline: Future eastbound drivers eye view of the new roadbridge being constructed over Cowlairs Incline as part of the Sighthill Regeneration Scheme.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Martin MacGuire 2018


Scarborough Road Junction: A view looking along the south side of Scarborough Road Bridge in Norton, North Yorks, which has not been infilled despite development on the trackbed on both sides. Scarborough Road Junction was adjacent to the bridge, to link the Pilmoor to Driffield Line to the York to Scarborough line via a south to west spur.

Malton and Driffield Junction Railway
David Pesterfield 2018


Interiors: This is the interior of 156507 on 11th June 2018. I changed trains at Kirkcaldy for a connection to Aberdour. The green seats look awful!

ScotRail
Alan Cormack 2018


Scarborough Road Junction: A view along the north side of Scarborough Road rail underbridge in Norton North Yorks showing the still accessible trackbed through the bridge. Scarborough Road Junction lay adjacent to the bridge, with a spur turning to the west immediately north of the bridge to connect the Pilmoor to Driffield line to the York to Scarborough line.

Malton and Driffield Junction Railway
David Pesterfield 2018


Scarborough Road Junction: The road overbridge on Scarborough Road in Norton North Yorkshire, seen in a view looking west towards the town centre, sat above Scarborough Road Junction. The junction was at the south end of a south to west spur linking the line running from Pilmoor on the ECML, that continued towards Driffield, to the York to Scarborough line. Through holiday specials from the North East or Scotland to Scarborough would stop south of the junction and then be pulled back over the spur towards Malton Station to then continue forward to the east coast resort. The spur has been built over, as is the land to the immediate south of the bridge, but a little further on much of the trackbed is extant to Settrington & North Grimston.

Malton and Driffield Junction Railway
David Pesterfield 2018


Scarborough Road Junction: A view in a north westerly direction, from Scarborough Road rail underbridge in Norton North Yorks, to the road built along part of the spur that linked the Pilmoor to Driffield line with the York to Scarborough line to the east of Malton Station. The line to Pilmoor ran straight ahead north where the trees are now to right of view.

Malton and Driffield Junction Railway
David Pesterfield 2018


Gleneagles: 800202/1 approach Gleneagles with a Doncaster - Edinburgh - Inverness training run on 11 June.

Scottish Central Railway
Bill Roberton 2018


Ansdell and Fairhaven: Whilst there is no track in the photo, this view looking east showing the northern part of the road bridge at Ansdell and Fairhaven shows that there was once a much more extensive track layout at this location. Today there is only one platform face, just off picture to the right, on the 'long siding' that is the Blackpool South line from Kirkham. See image [[64517]]

Blackpool and Lytham Railway
John McIntyre 2018


Squires Gate: A Northern service to Blackpool South departs from Squires Gate on the afternoon of 11 June 2018.

Blackpool and Lytham Railway
John McIntyre 2018


Ansdell and Fairhaven: The Blackpool South to Colne service gets ready to depart from Ansdell & Fairhaven on 11 June 2018.

Blackpool and Lytham Railway
John McIntyre 2018


Squires Gate: 142028 arrives at Squires Gate on 11th June 2018 with a service from Colne to Blackpool South. After withdrawal this unit went to the Wensleydale Railway.

Blackpool and Lytham Railway
John McIntyre 2018


Moss Side: A Blackpool South to Colne service calls at Moss Side on 11 June 2018. The guard checks the doors (no one got off and no one got on) but then sets the level crossing sequence running before the train is able to proceed towards Kirkham & Wesham. The former 'down' platform is still in existence in the long grass on the right.

Preston and Wyre Railway, Dock and Harbour
John McIntyre 2018


Edinburgh Waverley: North British Railway window at Waverley, one of a pair in the station's conference room.

North British Railway
John Yellowlees 2019


Edinburgh Waverley: The North British Railway crest, one of a pair of windows in the Edinburgh Waverley conference room.

North British Railway
John Yellowlees 2019


Edinburgh Waverley: East Coast Trains is a future operator (from October 2021) between Edinburgh and London. Owned by FirstGroup (who also own Hull Trains) they are operating empty trial runs several times a day. Hull Trains-liveried 802304 eases past 380103 with a trial run from Waverley to Kings Cross on 11 June 2021.

North British Railway
Bill Roberton 2021


Edinburgh Waverley: 801221, at Waverley's platform 6, with the 12.00 to Kings Cross on 11th June 2021.

North British Railway
Bill Roberton 2021


Prestonpans Loop: LNER Azuma 801219 passes Prestonpans Up Loop, with the 14.30 from Edinburgh to Kings Cross, on 11th June 2021. The disused connection to the demolished Cockenzie Power Station can be seen on the right.

North British Railway
Bill Roberton 2021


Prestonpans: Hull Trains-liveried 802304 nears Prestonpans with the 10.45 East Coast Trains trial run from Kings Cross on 11 June 2021.

North British Railway
Bill Roberton 2021


Öregrund: The summer service of two ferries take road traffic across to Gräsö, a distance of 1km, in five minutes. These are powered ferries rather than the cable-hauled boats found elsewhere in Sweden. The ferries are part of the road network and in this case there is no charge for using them. Öregrund (pronounced uh-ray-grund) Harbour has changed a lot since the days when its main business was exporting iron in the 18th Century; now it sees mainly fishing boats and pleasure craft. The early British steel industry relied on exports of the so-called Oreground iron from this port. The ore was mined at Dannemora (see image [[70243]]) and forged at numerous charcoal-fired forges (Vallonbruk) established by knowledgeable people from Wallonia (now part of Belgium) across the area north of Uppsala (Norduppland).

Trafikverket Farjrederiet
Charlie Niven 2021


Manchester Victoria: BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 75049 with a passenger train leaving Manchester Victoria and about to take the Cheetham Hill line on 29th September 1959. The L&YR box seen here was later replaced by a huge structure controlling colour light signalling [[24898]] but that has also been more recently replaced by the Manchester Operations Centre.

Manchester and Leeds Railway
David Murray-Smith 2022


East Linton: Work has commenced on the new station at East Linton, as seen in this high speed grab shot from a passing train on 11th June 2022. Presumably the crane lifts the platform segments into place but the signal will have to be moved before the platform can extend much further on this side.

North British Railway
John Yellowlees 2022


Shrivenham: 7029 'Clun Castle' was on a Special from Tyseley to Cardiff and return on 11th June 2022. On the westbound outward journey it was 40 minutes late due to a signalling fault in the Birmingham area. Seen here at Shrivenham on the GWML with a GUV van directly behind the loco and then an LMS coach.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2022


Shrivenham: GWR 800013 passing Shrivenham at speed on 11th June 2022.

Great Western Railway
Peter Todd 2022


Events


Events from the chronology which occured on this day. This generally lists events before 1995, the creation of the website.

YearCompaniesDescription
1831Bolton and Leigh RailwayKenyon and Leigh Junction RailwayRegular passenger trains run from Great Moor Street, Bolton, to Kenyon Junction on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
1855Torbanehill and Bathgate Branch (Monkland Railways)Line opened.
1862Inverness and Ross-shire RailwayInverness to Dingwall opened. (Connection made from Inverness Harbour line to new platforms in Inverness station, new railway makes connection with the harbour line. The Harbour line is becomes known as the Rose Street Curve). Stations opened at Bunchrew, Lentran, Beauly, Muir of Ord, Conon and Dingwall.
1872Ayr to Mauchline Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway)Annbank to Cronberry opened for goods.
1876Caledonian RailwayNew deviation of approach to Carlisle Citadel opened. Railway No 2.
1956Dundee and Perth RailwayMagdalen Green closed.
1956Aberdeen RailwayCarmont, Cove Bay, Newtonhill and Portlethen closed.
1956Arbroath and Forfar RailwayAuldbar Road closed.
1956Garnkirk and Glasgow RailwayRobroyston station closed.
2004ScotRailFirst Group is the preferred bidder for the ScotRail franchise.

News


These are old news items which which occured on this day. This generally lists events after 1995, the creation of the website.

YearCompaniesDescription
2005Hundreds stuck on trains after signal blaze [Scotsman]THOUSANDS of commuters were delayed last night on one of Scotland^s busiest rail routes after a cable fire brought chaos to services.
2005Tilting trains knocked off track by poor performance [Scotsman]VIRGIN^S prestigious tilting trains service between Scotland and London has been savaged by rail industry observers amid claims its chairman has left in disgust over performance.
2007Green light for rail link survey [Scotsman]A SURVEY of the proposed railway line from Edinburgh to the Borders is set to get underway.
2007Teenager on death driving charge [BBC News]A 17-year-old man is accused of death by dangerous driving following an incident at a level crossing.
2009MSPs ^obstructed^ in rail probe [BBC News Article]A Holyrood committee complains of obstruction and a lack of co-operation during its probe into a former transport chief^s shares.
2009Railways arrival signals new road bridge for Airdrie [Network Rail Article]Network Rail is set to begin construction of a new road bridge in Airdrie as part of the £300m* Transport Scotland funded Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link. [*At Q1 2006 prices]
2010Docklands Light Railway strike announced [BBC News]The Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) has said its members on Docklands Light Railway (DLR) will walk out for three days on 23 June over a pay row.
2010Derailed train removed from line [BBC News]Work begins to remove the derailed Glasgow to Oban train which was resting over a 15-metre embankment in Argyll.
2011First look inside £20m tram depot [Blackpool Gazette]THE best in Europe – that’s Blackpool’s £20m new tram depot. Workers are putting the final touches to the state-of-the-art depot at Starr Gate, built in 18 months by contractor VolkerFitzpatrick, which will welcome the first of the resort’s 16 super-trams in September. [From Mark Bartlett]
2013Network Rail told by regulator to cut costs by £2bn [BBC News]Network Rail has been told by the rail regulator that it must find savings of £2bn over the next five years at the same time as improving punctuality. But the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) said the cost cuts must not come at the expense of safety. It said at least nine out of 10 trains must run on time on all routes by 2019. Network Rail, which is in charge of the UK^s rail infrastructure, welcomed the plans and said it would respond in September after analysing the findings.
2014London Midland rail franchise extended to 2016 [BBC News]London Midland has had its franchise extended by six months, the train company has announced. The firm, which operates services across the West Midlands, said it would now operate up to March 2016. The Department for Transport (DfT) said the process of awarding a contract beyond then had not begun. [From Richard Buckby]
2015How will Winchburgh tunnel rail works affect passengers? [BBC News]On Saturday, the Winchburgh railway tunnel in West Lothian will close for 44 days causing delays to Glasgow-Edinburgh train services. Staff will be working round-the-clock in the 330m-long tunnel to lower two lines of track to create space for overhead power lines for the new trains.
2015Transpennine electrification delayed indefinitely [Rail News]ELECTRIFICATION between York and Manchester across the Pennines has been delayed indefinitely. Network Rail has explained that it is putting the scheme on hold so that further development can be worked out first to yield the maximum benefits, but industry observers claim that problems encountered in electrifying the line between Manchester and Liverpool are also a factor. [From Richard Buckby]
2015UK light rail usage on the up [Rail News]Passenger journeys on light rail systems around the UK have risen by 5.6 per cent in the past year. Almost 240 million passenger journeys were made last year, with Docklands Light Railway, Tyne and Wear Metro, and Manchester Metrolink recording the biggest increases. Passenger satisfaction levels were at 90 per cent. [From Richard Buckby]
2016Swanage Railway: First cross-country train on restored track [BBC News]The first mainline cross-country train will run across four-miles of restored track on a Dorset heritage line later. The excursion train from Derby to Swanage will run on the new Swanage Railway heritage line between Wareham and the seaside resort. Trial passenger services to reconnect Swanage with the Network Rail mainline at Wareham are due to start in June next year. The original rail line was closed by British Rail and ripped up in 1972.
2017North Highland rail services confirmed as worst performing [Press & Journal]Rail services to the far north are by far the worst performing in Scotland, shocking new punctuality figures show. Only 64.2% of trains arrived at Wick station within five minutes of their scheduled time the lowest rate across the country. And just 38.1% of services were within one minute of their booked arrival time, the fourth worst performance in that category for the 12 months to the end of April. Highland transport chiefs said that a series of 14 cancellations last month had a severe impact on the figures for the service to Wick. Four of the worst six performing stations against the five minute target were all on the Far North Line, with Wick on 64.2%, Tain achieving it 77.1% of the time, Inverness in 78.6% of cases, and Invergordon on 79.3%. The national average was 90.03%, according to new monthly annual average statistics from ScotRail. The route between Inverness and Caithness has been beset with problems in recent years, prompting the Scottish Government to establish the Far North Line Review Group last year.
2018Trains steam ahead on Pennines heritage line [BBC News]Trains have returned to a section of England^s highest railway line for the first time in more than 40 years. South Tynedale Railway, a narrow gauge line in the Pennines, is built on the track bed of the Alston Line which closed in 1976. Operated by a preservation society, it runs steam trains between Alston in Cumbria and Lintley in Northumberland. In what has been described as a ^milestone^ it now runs to Slaggyford, further up the Tyne Valley.
2018York railway station: Entrance revamp plans revealed [BBC News]Plans have been revealed to revamp the entrance to York railway station. The proposals would see some buildings and a road bridge demolished, new taxi ranks, expanded car parks and a new pedestrianised square. The designs are on display at the station for four weeks
2018Investment in West Calder gives station accessibility a lift [Network Rail]West Calder station’s new, fully-accessible footbridge and lifts have opened to passengers, as part of a multi-million-pound transformation of the West Lothian station.
2019Train trumps car in Edinburgh to Glasgow challenge [ScotRail]ScotRails new 42-minute Edinburgh-Glasgow service was put to the test in a challenge against a Lamborghini to travel from city to city this morning (Tuesday 11 June). Broadcast live on Clyde 1s Bowie at Breakfast programme, the challenge involved presenters Amber Livingstone and Callum Gallacher pitting car against train in a bid to travel from Edinburgh to Glasgow the fastest. Both presenters set off from Edinburgh, with Amber taking the 9am ScotRail service to Queen Street and Callum being driven by a professional driver.
2019The 5 bidders for HS2 train order reveal their designs [Rail Engineer]Five organisations are bidding for a contract to design, manufacture and maintain the trains for the first phase of HS2. The original list was Alstom, Bombardier, Hitachi, Siemens and Talgo. When Bombardier and Hitachi decided to make a joint bid, CAF was added to the list to maintain five bidders. The first phase, for at […]
2019North-east charity volunteers win prestigious rail award for restoring Ferryhill turntable [Press and Journal]A group of volunteers who brought steam trains back to Aberdeen have been awarded for their efforts.
2020Coronavirus: Swanage Railway^s future ^on a knife edge^ [BBC News]The future of a heritage railway rebuilt by volunteers over the course of 30 years has been left ^on a knife edge^ by the coronavirus crisis. Dorset^s Swanage Railway, which has been run as a tourist attraction since the 1990s, closed when lockdown came into force. It said the pandemic had ^created the most urgent and potentially devastating challenge^ in its history.
2020NorthLink reports 95% drop in passenger numbers over nine-week period due to coronavirus [John O Groat Journal]Serco NorthLink has revealed that passenger numbers across all its ferry routes saw a 95 per cent drop over a nine-week period up to the end of May.
2020Shocking picture captures the moment a child was left on tracks as worrying stats show surge in people risking their lives at level crossings [Network Rail]Network Rail and British Transport Police are concerned at the dramatic increase in the number of people risking their lives at level crossings after a surge in people not using them correctly.
2020Key workers thank ScotRail passengers in novel station announcements [Scotsman]Key workers are to thank people for keeping ScotRail trains clear for them in innovative announcements to be broadcast at stations.