This day in history 07 November
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Hawick [2nd]: St Margarets A3 Pacific no 60037 Hyperion on manoeuvres in the shed yard at Hawick on 7 November 1961.
Eastfield Shed: Dundee Tay Bridge A2 60528 'Tudor Minstrel' lies out of steam at Glasgow's Eastfield depot in November 1964, possibly awaiting some minor attention at Cowlairs Works.
Cardross: A 3-car Metro-Cam DMU departs from Cardross with a service to Glasgow Queen Street High Level on 7 November 1971. Engineering work was taking place preventing the normal electric trains from reaching Queen Street Low Level so a diesel service was put in place running via Maryhill.
Bainfield Level Crossing: A 3 car Metropolitan-Cammell DMU has just set off from Cardross with a service from Helensburgh Central to Glasgow on Sunday 7 November 1971. DMUs were substituting for the normal electric trains on this occasion due to major weekend engineering works near Hyndland, resulting in services running to Queen Street High Level.
Melton (Suffolk): The station at Melton on the East Suffolk line was closed to passengers between 1955 and 1984. It is pictured here in November 1976 during the closed era, looking towards Woodbridge. The goods yard was still active at the time.
Bealings: A study of Bealings signal box on 7th November 1976. Controlling a level crossing at the former station on the East Suffolk line, it survived until March 1984 when lifting barriers replaced the manual gates. See image [[35169]]
Saxmundham: The station at Saxmundham in November 1976, photographed from the former staggered down platform. This platform, together with its associated buildings, was removed in the early 1980s and replaced with one opposite the up platform.
Halesworth: The northern end of Halesworth station in November 1976. Before the road bridge in the background was built in the 1960s, the platforms were combined with a level crossing, so that the platforms could swing for the passage of road traffic. The once movable sections are visible here, falling into disrepair. Subsequently, these sections were restored in situ as a static heritage exhibit. The disused platforms beyond these sections were cut back soon after this photograph was taken.
Woodbridge: The down platform and canopy at Woodbridge station in November 1976. In 2011, nearly all the architectural features in this view remained in good order, but the footbridge canopy had been removed. The station building also housed a popular cafe.
Bealings: The former station at Bealings, on the East Suffolk line, photographed in November 1976, some 20 years after closure to passengers. The view is towards Woodbridge. The manual crossing gates and signal box lasted until the spring of 1984.
Darsham: The view towards Halesworth from the northbound platform at Darsham station in November 1976. The disused goods shed was demolished a few months after this photograph was taken.
Wickham Market: An Ipswich to Lowestoft DMU pauses at the down platform of Wickham Market for Campsea Ash station in November 1976. A more accurate description would have been Campsea Ash for Wickham Market - the latter being some 2 miles away.
Glasgow Central: 303001 at Glasgow Central in November 1987, waiting to depart with a service to Neilston.
Perth Carriage Sidings: Two LNER teak bodied carriages at Perth's carriage sidings in departmental use. Does anyone know more about them and their fate?
Updates from replies:
They were used as accommodation for the carriage cleaners and were remarkably intact. Fixtures such as LNE mirrors etc. survived.
RB 24080 is now on the Great Central see Railway Vehicle Preservations - RB 24080.
TTO 23981 is also on the Great Central see Railway Vehicle Preservations - TTO 23981.
Bridge of Dun: D5314 stabled in the main platform at Bridge of Dun on 7 November 2006.
Bridge of Dun: The 1848 station at Bridge of Dun, photographed on 7 November 2006.
Brechin: BR class 11 shunter 12093 stands in the yard at Brechin in November 2006.
Bridge of Dun: Looking east over the sidings at Bridge of Dun in November 2006.
Bridge of Dun: 25072 awaiting attention in the yard at Bridge of Dun in Nov 2006. See image [[19198]].
Bridge of Dun: Neat looking shunter at Bridge of Dun in November 2006 (Ruston 4wDM 458957/1961).
Brechin: Derby built BR Class 11 no 12093 in the yard at Brechin in November 2006.
Bridge of Dun: Smart looking preserved diesel locomotive 37097, photographed in November 2006 in the sidings of the Caledonian Railway Ltd at Bridge of Dun.
Paisley Gilmour Street: 66222 passing through Paisley Gilmour Street with coal empties for Hunterston
Paisley Gilmour Street: I knew I took a wrong turning somewhere! Northern Class 142 Pacer off the beaten track at Gilmour Street. The Pacers of Northern Rail are being modernised at Glasgow Works and are banned from using the WCML north of Gretna.
Paisley Gilmour Street: 66401 passing through Paisley Gilmour Street with the daily Elderslie to Grangemouth freight service
Stonehaven: Former goods shed at Stonehaven, now Station Motors, seen here in November 2006.
Brechin: 26035 awaits attention at the Caledonian Railway centre, Brechin, in November 2006. See image [[37763]]
Brechin: Ex-BR class 11 12052 awaiting restoration at Brechin in November 2006.
Stonehaven: The 1849 Stonehaven station building in November 2006, seen looking west from the car park.
Bridge of Dun: Shed and stabling area at Bridge of Dun, November 2006.
St Cyrus: The site of St Cyrus station (closed to passengers in 1951) looking north along the trackbed towards Inverbervie on 7 November 2006. The refurbished former station master's house stands on the left. The branch closed completely in 1966. See image [[40621]]
Woodburn: Platform scene at Woodburn on 7 November 2007. View is southwest towards Reedsmouth. The original roadbridge to the right, that carried the A68 over the trackbed, has now been turned into an embankment [with thanks to the lady of the house].
Woodburn: The former station at Woodburn, Northumberland, seen on 7 November 2007 looking east towards Morpeth. Although normally a fairly quiet rural station up to the time of its official closure in September 1952, the area once saw troop train movements in connection with the nearby military training centres at Otterburn and Redesdale.
Riccarton Junction: No 1 Riccarton Junction. The shell of the substantial 3-bedroom house built to accommodate the station master and his family stands on the hillside overlooking the north end of the former station in November 2007.
Riccarton Junction: The Shark ballast brake van in the old Border Counties bay at Riccarton in 2007 is BR 993827. The vehicle was built by BRCW in 1956 and placed here by the Friends of Riccarton Junction. The (much modified) brake van is now at Bardney Heritage Centre, Lincs, where it serves Fish & Chips as The Bardney Fryer.
Riccarton Junction: Return to Riccarton Junction, 7 November 2007.
Riccarton Junction: The broad sweep of the up platform through Riccarton Junction on 7 November 2007, with track and associated works carried out by the Friends of Riccarton Junction.
Riccarton Junction: 'Somebody get that...' The up platform looking south at Riccarton Junction on 7 November 2007.
Kielder Viaduct: Autumn afternoon at Kielder Viaduct on 7 November 2007. View west over the Kielder Burn with the reservoir off to the left.
Woodburn: Road approach to the former station at Woodburn, Northumberland, on a pleasant autumn afternoon in November 2007. View is south with the A68 running past on the former bridge on the right. The station closed to passengers in September 1952 with the line from Morpeth eventually closing completely in 1966. The old station has since been converted into an attractive private residence.
Riccarton Junction: View over Riccarton Junction from the southeast on 7 November 2007 with rails having been relaid by the <I>Friends of Riccarton Junction</I> along the route of the up Waverley Route running through the picture. The old brake van is standing in the remains of the bay platform once used by trains on the Border Counties Railway from Hexham.
Riccarton Junction: All alone amongst the desolation at Riccarton Junction on 7 November, an old Shark ballast brake van stands in what was once the Border Counties bay.
Riccarton Junction: All quiet at Riccarton Junction on the afternoon of 7 November 2007. Rails at this time had been provided courtesy of the Friends of Riccarton Junction. See image [[17226]]
Riccarton Junction: The end of the line for the Border Counties Railway, after completing its 50 mile journey north from Hexham, was this bay at Riccarton Junction. The old bay is hosting a brake van on 7 November 2007. A considerable amount of restoration work and track relaying has been carried out at this famous outpost, thanks to the efforts of the Friends of Riccarton Junction.
Kielder Viaduct: The northern extremities of Kielder Water seen looking south from the ramparts of Kielder Viaduct on the former Border Counties Railway on 7 November 2007. At 200 billion litres, Kielder is the largest man made lake in Europe.
Kielder Viaduct: Kielder Viaduct looking northwest on 7 November 2007.
Kielder Forest: View north towards the former Kielder station (Renamed Kielder Forest in 1948) on 7 November, with the overgrown trackbed of the Border Counties Railway running off to the left of the road on its way to Riccarton Junction. In the background stands part of the massive Kielder Forest itself.
Markinch: View looking north of Markinch interchange the day before the official opening by Stewart Stevenson MSP Transport Minister 6th November 2007.
Purton: 60163 Tornado passing the site of the former Purton station (closed 1964) on the Gloucester - Swindon line on 7 November 2009 with a Pathfinder excursion.
Fairlie Junction: Bridge No 2 on the Fairlie Branch, just east of Arrothill Farm looking southeast to Caprington, 07 November, 2009. Bridge was built for the opening of the branch, 26 February, 1849 and remains in remarkably good condition despite closure of the branch on 07 April, 1951 (having gone out of use in November, 1950), its care and maintenance being the responsibility of British Railways Residuary and its successors. Given the restricted headroom, this is a rather odd survivor in these days of unrestricted access to everywhere.
Fortacres Colliery: Bridge No 3 on the Fairlie Branch, looking northwest from Templeton Farm, 07 November, 2009, better known to me as the 'Fortacres Bridge', even though Fortacres Farm is the next one south on the B751 Gatehead to Symington road, and to others as 'The bridge to nowhere', note lack of embankment to the left (west) side of the bridge. Having been built for the opening of the branch on 26 February, 1849 the bridge remains in remarkably good condition despite closure of the branch on 07 April, 1951 (although it is believed that the section of line from Caprington Junction, about half a mile to the northeast, had been out of use for a long time before that date), like Bridge No 2 its care and maintenance being the responsibility of British Railways Residuary and its successors. In fact, the lighter grey patch on the arch ring at the left side of the height/width marker was a very recent repair. Just out of picture to the left was Newfield Mine, which opened in 1940 and closed 1956, its coal being sent (assume by lorry) to Montgomeryfield, near Dreghorn, for washing.
Gateshead Stadium: 60091 An Teallach passes Gateshead Stadium metro station with the 6D43 Jarrow - Lindsey empty bogie tanks on 7 November. Most of this class is currently stored out of traffic.
Grindleford: Approach to Grindleford station on the Hope Valley line on 7 November 2010. Note the ex-BR station sign still in LMR Maroon on the end of the building.
Grindleford: A First TransPennine DMU at Grindleford on 7 November heading east with Manchester Airport - Cleethorpes service.
Totley Tunnel: The sign on the left of the tunnel portal says it all; 'No.9 Totley Tunnel 6230 Yards'. This is the west end of the long tunnel from the Midland Railway at Dore; Grindleford Station is a short distance behind the camera.
Kinghorn: The Binnend Oilworks branch left the main line at Kinghorn station. It had to get to the other side of the East Port end of the High Street, but the ground rose too sharply for a level crossing so a short tunnel had to be dug. The course of the line into the tunnel can be made out in this photograph of 7 November, with the tunnel mouth plugged (after a gap of many decades) by the local medical practice (the building with the mansard roof). The street side of Kinghorn station building can be seen on the far left.
Grindleford: TransPennine DMU no 185110, having just cleared the west portal of Totley Tunnel, rushes through Grindleford Station on 7 November 2010.
Invergarry: Looking south west over the remains of Invergarry Station on 7 November 2011.
Invergarry: Sustrans is developing the old trackbed into a cycle path and have fenced off some parts for refurbishment. This bridge is under repair about two miles from Invergarry.
Invergarry: For some of the way between Invergarry and Aberchalder the line ran alongside Loch Oich on a shelf blasted out from rock.This retaining wall protects the trackbed from landslip about a mile and a half from Invergarry.
Invergarry: Remains of the subway entrance to Invergarry Station on 7 November 2011.
Invergarry: An information board alongside the remains of the platform at the site of Invergarry station in November 2011. The board includes a picture showing the station as it was in the 1930s.
Paisley Canal: Electrification notice at Paisley Canal terminus on 7 November 2012.
Paisley Canal: Scene at Paisley Canal on 7 November 2012, with a service to Glasgow Central ready to depart alongside one of the notices regarding the work currently underway on the electrification of the branch.
Paisley Canal: View towards the buffer stops at Paisley Canal on 7 November 2012 with wires now in place.
Beamish Open Air Museum: Old North Eastern Railway 6-wheel tool van standing alongside the goods shed at Beamish in November 2013. The vehicle carries the number 92189 and the peeling paintwork just fails to obscure the lettering which reads NER - Locomotive Department - Percy Main.
Beamish Open Air Museum: Period piece. Balloon car 101 in Sunderland Corporation livery takes time out at Beamish Open Air Museum on a sunny afternoon in November 2013.
Beamish Open Air Museum: North Eastern platform scene. Beamish Museum November 2013.
Beamish Open Air Museum: Vintage tram lineup in the depot at Beamish in November 2013. No 196 is originally from Portugal, built to a pre-First World War design and is now painted in Gateshead livery. Newcastle 114 was built in 1901 for the opening of Newcastle Corporation Tramway. Blackpool no 31 also dates from 1901 and was in service in Blackpool until 1984.
Beamish Open Air Museum: The much changed no 18 in the locomotive shed at Beamish in November 2013 see image [[41504]].
Belgrave [Victoria]: NA Class 2.6.2T No 12A crossing the Monbulk Creek Trestle Bridge near Belgrave in Australia. As can be seen, passengers are allowed to ride with arms and legs outside the carriage window bars.
Anniesland: Photographed from just outwith the site boundary, an engineering train waits at the down platform during the engineering possession on 7-8th November 2015. Half of the new crossover has been installed just past the signal at the end of the platform.
Finnieston East Junction: Seen here in the dusk on 7th November, major work on the bridge at Sandyford Street took place over the weekend of 7-8th November 2015, closing both Queen Street and Central Low level lines.
Finnieston East Junction: Seen here from the Clydeside Expressway pedestrian bridge at dusk on 7th November, major work on the bridge at Sandyford Street took place over the weekend of 7-8th November 2015, closing both Queen Street and Central Low level lines.
Knightswood South Junction: Gabion baskets being filled at the site of the new connecting line with the North Bank Electric lines during the line closure on 7th November 2015.
Knightswood South Junction: During the first day of the engineering possession, a contractor's engineering team works on the first half of the new facing crossover which has been installed on the down line just past the end of the Anniesland eastbound platform.
Dalmuir: 320301 waits for the road into the turnback siding as 318266 heads west to Balloch. 7 November.
Dalmuir: MPV DR98962/98912 heads west on railhead treatment duties. 7 November.
Greenhill Lower Junction: DB Cargo 66102 takes the Cumbernauld line at Greenhill Lower Junction with a Grangemouth - Mossend intermodal trip on 7 November. Note the concrete base prepared off to the left.
Bay Horse: 68020 Reliance and 68016 Fearless take the Daventry to Mossend Tesco train north through Bay Horse on 7th November 2016. Double headed 68s have become the regular motive power on this train during 2016.
Millerhill: The former station building at Millerhill looking south.
Montrose: The eye-catching BTP emblazoned 170 calls at Montrose on 7 November with a Glasgow service. The odd hanging item on the near platform is an OFF indicator for the conductor. These seem to be appearing in locations which never had them before. Once the train has pulled out we are left with the bird sounds from Montrose Basin on the left. To passengers unfamiliar with the location the 'sea' must seem disorientatingly to be on the wrong side ...
North Berwick: This nameplate was presented to Provost Pat O'Brien when a Class 318 was named to mark the 150th anniversary of the North Berwick line on 17 June 2000. Owing to the initial unreliability of the new Class 334s on the Ayrshire routes, 318s never did take over the service, and instead Class 322s had to be drafted in to displace the tired old Class 305/2s.
Montrose: It's 1118 on 7th November 2017 and a northbound VEC HST meets a 170 for Glasgow Queen Street. The southbound service will shortly enter the single-track section to Usan, just vacated by the 125. This is all handled by Montrose North box these days, with South and Usan flattened a few years ago. Three boxes in two miles *was* a bit of an extravagance in the 21st century.
Dock Street Tunnel: ​​ScotRail's training HST set approaches Dundee from the north on 7 November 2017. It has just crossed to the Down Line at Camperdown, not something done by service trains.
Arniston Colliery Emily Pit: Part of an OS Series map published in 1955 showing the Emily and Gore pits, the last survivors of the former 'Arniston Engine' complex, located to the north of Gorebridge. On the left is the Waverley Route shown crossing the A7, while on the right is the B704 Hunterfield Road. Running between the two across the top of the map is Engine Road. Note the access road linking Engine Road and the Gore Pit passing between the two colliery waste 'bings'. Note also the cable tramway running from the Emily Pit, through a tunnel in the north (original) bing and over a bridge across the access road to reach a tipping point on the south bing. (See Railscot article)
Montrose: A morning Edinburgh to Aberdeen service calls at Montrose on 7 November. This train, the 0928, runs non-stop between Haymarket and Dundee. At 58 miles this is the longest such run on ScotRail.
Keith: Keith Junction Excursion Platform looking towards Keith Town on 7th November 2017. This is now mainly used for stabling of the Royal Scotsman train.
Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Scotrail HST powercar 43140 on a training run from Eastfield to Perth leaving Queen Street Platform 7 on 7th November 2018.
Glasgow Queen Street High Level: What those cranes are up to behind the hoardings see image [[66306]] - shifting the shuttering sections as the walls take shape in what will become the basement of the new building. 7th November 2018.
Glasgow Queen Street High Level: The basement area of the new building begins to take shape as the steel reinforcement shows the postion of the walls which will shortly be poured. 7th November 2018.
Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Scotrail HST powercar 43035 on a training run from Eastfield to Perth shortly after arrival at Queen Street Platform 7 on 7th November 2018.
Dumfries: View over Dumfries station looking north east from the Station Hotel on 7 November 2018. Dumfries signal box is visible in the background.
Seafield Road Junction: There was once a confusion of lines in the Seafield area of Leith; this location was near (but not directly connected to) Seafield Road Junction. The bridge here carried the CR goods branch which didn't enter the docks. It looks like the line was built to be double track, but I'm not sure it ever was. That's a crematorium chimney. I was once told that such chimneys were zero emission; I was left to wonder what, in that case, was the point in having them.
Capernwray Viaduct: 150201 on the Capernwray Viaduct while working between Morecambe and Skipton on 7th November 2020. This graceful bridge crosses the River Keer, just about visible on the right of this picture.
Edinburgh Waverley: The Calton Road entrance to Waverley station is easily the quietest. Until the 1950s rather than a wall facing you at the top of the stairs there was a footbridge that took you above the station to Jeffrey Street on the other side. Photographed 7 November 2020 from the 1815 Regent Bridge which I like to to think of as a flyover avant la lettre.
Capernwray Railway Bridge 133 [LC]: This metal bridge carries the Carnforth to Settle Junction railway over the Lancaster Canal at Capernwray. This view, taken from the aqueduct carrying the canal over the River Keer [[82226]], looks north in November 2020. A caravan park access road drops below water level to provide headroom under the railway bridge. The caravan park is in an old quarry, and long-gone tramways brought stone down to canal barges at wharves where the boats are moored.
Edinburgh Waverley: A CrossCountry service from Plymouth rolls into Waverley's Platform 5 on 7 November 2020. In 58 minutes time it will go most of the way back again, forming the 1606 to Bristol Temple Meads - which is already on the board.
Culloden Viaduct: With track renewal taking place at Newlands of Culloden in November 2020, GBRf liveried 66701 waits on the south side of Culloden Viaduct with a ballast train with another immediately behind.
Culloden Viaduct: Immediately behind an engineering train hauled by 66701 at Culloden Viaduct, Freightliner 66539 and 66518 wait to be called forward with another ballast train during a weekend engineering possession on 7th November 2020.
Edinburgh Waverley: A CrossCountry service for Plymouth poised to depart Waverley's Platform 9 on 7 November 2020. This track is known as the Up Suburban nearly 60 years after the last suburban train departed. Ever since, official calls for the reopening of the suburban circle have become an Edinburgh tradition like the one o'clock gun - and just as regular.
Culloden Viaduct: With track renewal under way at Newlands of Culloden, the village on the other side of the viaduct, three class 66's await their turn to be called forward to the worksite on 7th November 2020. 66701, in GBRf livery, is furthest from the camera then Freightliner liveried 66539 and 66518.
Pitlochry: There is a regular out and back working from Inverness to Perth for a Rail Head Treatment Train in the leaf fall season. On 7th November 2022 DRS 66122 (ex-EWS/DBC) was in charge, a single loco rather than top and tail, and paused in Platform 2 at Pitlochry waiting for north and southbound trains to pass before proceeding south.
Blair Atholl: Many passenger services pass Blair Atholl without stopping but this Inter7City HST called at lunchtime on 7th November 2022. Pulling away it passes the signal box and heads for the bridge over the River Tilt.
Blair Atholl: A friendly toot and a wave from the driver of 43034 as it heads north from Blair Atholl with the 1116hrs Perth to Edinburgh on 7th November 2022. The train did not call at Blair Atholl but could be heard accelerating away from the speed restriction there before it came into view.
Blair Atholl: 43135 leads an Inter7City set into Blair Atholl on an Inverness to Perth stopper on 7th November. The Autumn 2022 timetable shows six southbound and five northbound services calling here, plus the Sleepers, but many trains pass without stopping.
Events
Events from the chronology which occured on this day. This generally lists events before 1995, the creation of the website.
News
These are old news items which which occured on this day. This generally lists events after 1995, the creation of the website.
| Year | Companies | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | East Coast rail route is reopened [BBC News] | Train journeys on the busy East Coast rail route return to normal on Sunday following a weekend of disruption. |
| 2004 | Policeman ^saw fatal train crash^ [BBC News] | An off-duty policeman watched a train plough into a car on a level crossing in Berkshire, killing six people. |
| 2004 | Fronts are cleared for rail crash [BBC News] | Later editions of the Sunday papers clear their front pages to cover a train crash in which six people died. |
| 2006 | Glasgow express rail link to be key pledge before polls [Scotsman] | A NEW express rail link between Edinburgh and Glasgow is set to be one of the key transport pledges to be made by the current coalition in Holyrood ahead of next year^s elections. |
| 2006 | Rail chaos over defective track [Scotsman] | THOUSANDS of rush-hour rail commuters were delayed last night because of a broken rail. |
| 2006 | Express Glasgow to Edinburgh rail pledge [Herald] | A new express rail service between Glasgow and Edinburgh, routed through either Shotts or Airdrie, is on track to become one of the big transport commitments if the current Holyrood administration returns to power next year. |
| 2007 | LAST OF THE FLAPPER BOARDS DEPART LIVERPOOL ST [Network Rail Article] | |
| 2007 | Call to ensure rail plans don't hit buffers [Scotsman Article] | DOUGLAS Kennedy suffers the daily ordeal of commuting on one of Scotland's busiest lines. |
| 2007 | Further SPT investment [Railway Strategies] | The latest upgrade to the system includes several new measures costing around £400,000, which will improve the Subways compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). |
| 2007 | Lime Street Station ready for 800th birthday celebrations [Railway Strategies] | Improvements inside Lime Street Station have been completed in time for Liverpool’s 800th birthday celebrations. |
| 2007 | Last of the Flapper Boards departs Liverpool Street [Network Rail Article] | |
| 2007 | HORNETS HELP TO KICK OUT RAIL CRIME [Network Rail Article] | |
| 2007 | Further SPT investment [Railway Strategies] | The latest upgrade to the system includes several new measures costing around £400,000, which will improve the Subway’s compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). |
| 2009 | Call for St Andrews rail link gathers steam [Fife Today] | The latest survey carried out by the Starlink campaign has revealed more support for a rail service to St Andrews. At last week^s Friends of the Byre production of ^Murder on the Fife Coast Express,^ set in the 1950s, Starlink was one of the local organisations invited to exhibit in the foyer of the Byre Theatre. |
| 2010 | National Trust anger over High Speed 2 [Telegraph] | The National Trust has hit out against plans to build the world^s fastest railway through some of Britain^s finest countryside. |
| 2011 | Lion on the line: Passengers are locked on train for two hours after sighting of big cat... in YORKSHIRE | Rail passengers are used to delays caused by the wrong type of snow or falling leaves. But yesterday the excuse was much wilder: lions on the line. Services to and from Shepley in West Yorkshire were halted after police received two reports from members of the public of ^a lion and/or a cub^ in the area. |
| 2011 | Fire damages Snowdon Mountain Railway office [BBC News] | An office of the Snowdon Mountain Railway has been damaged by fire. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to the railway station in Llanberis, Gwynedd, at about 20:50 GMT on Sunday. The fire service said a blaze had started in grass underneath one of the site buildings used as an office. |
| 2012 | Scottish Borders boost as line shut in 1960s moves step closer to reopening [Guardian] | When the only railway through the Scottish Borders was axed more than 40 years ago, its closure provoked sabotage attacks, night-time blockades by furious locals and a police guard for the last train to take the line: a sleeper from Edinburgh to St Pancras. |
| 2014 | Special train unveiled at Kings Cross to remember WWI railway workers [London24] | One of London’s busiest train stations was this morning the site of a moving tribute to the fallen soldiers of World War One as a centenary act of remembrance took place on platform 8 at King’s Cross. |
| 2015 | Discover National Railway Museum^s steamy theatre show [BBC News] | Discover how the National Railway Museum in York was transformed into a huge theatre space for an epic play celebrating the history of Britain^s railways. When the York Theatre Royal closed for refurbishment, it turned to the railway museum to be the venue for a community stage production involving more than 200 amateur actors. The play, called In Fog and Falling Snow, tells the tale of George Hudson, the ^Railway King^, one of the leading pioneers of the steam age. He is played by George Costigan, the only professional actor in the entire cast. |
| 2017 | Claims Harry Potter line is being neglected [Press & Journal] | Members of the Lochaber Transport Forum believe the West Highland Line gets cast-offs from the rest of the network and have even dubbed it the Cinderella line. They claim that investment in high-speed trains and new stations is happening elsewhere in the region, but very little is being done to the line, which shot to fame thanks to its starring role in the Harry Potter films. |
| 2017 | Train crew injured jumping from runaway train in Fife [Scotsman] | Two train crew were injured when they jumped from a runaway train in Fife last month, accident investigators revealed today. The incident happened after the DB Cargo train^s brakes were damaged when it hit a fallen 1ft-thick tree branch and ran away for four miles. The driver and a colleague suffered ^minor injuries^ when they jumped from the train as it started to roll backwards, the UK Government^s Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) reported. |
| 2018 | Revealed: Anger and tension as head of Network Rail in Scotland is moved [Scotsman] | The head of Network Rail in Scotland has been moved amid increasing ScotRail delays caused by track and signalling faults for which it is responsible. David Dickson has reacted angrily to being shifted aside, emailing colleagues that ScotRail Alliance [with Network Rail] managing director Alex Hynes wasnt comfortable working with him until his replacement arrived. |
| 2018 | ScotRail Alliance marks 100-years of remembrance [ScotRail] | The ScotRail Alliance has unveiled commemorative trains as part of its activity to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. Five of ScotRails Class 170 trains have been branded with a specially designed logo depicting soldiers charging on the front line above the words Remembrance 100. The trains are the latest demonstration of the ScotRail Alliances support for Poppyscotland. |
| 2019 | ^Infrastructure in years, not decades^ urges TfN chief [RAIL] | Building Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 would create a ^rail revolution for the North^ - Transport for the North^s Chief Executive. |
| 2019 | Campaign group welcomes Caithness/Inverness rail report [John O Groat Journal] | The campaign group Friends of the Far North Line has hailed a report that recommends improvement to the rail service between Caithness and Inverness. |
| 2019 | God of death enforces railway safety rules [Railway Gazette] | India: Yamraj, lord of death, has been deployed to discourage people from trespassing on Western Railways heavily used suburban lines in Mumbai. |
| 2019 | Obituary: Rev Donald Macdonald, Free Presbyterian minister, central in protest against ferry sailings on the Sabbath [Scotsman] | The Reverend Donald Macdonald, Free Presbyterian minister of Staffin, Isle of Skye. Born 23 February 1952; died 31 October 2019. |
| 2019 | Rail industry remembers WW1 fallen at centenary event [Network Rail] | The rail industry came together yesterday (6 November) to commemorate the thousands of railway workers who lost their lives during World War 1. |
| 2019 | West Coast Rail prices could rise, warns watchdog [BBC News] | The UK^s competition regulator says franchise winner FirstGroup is the sole operator on several routes. |
| 2019 | ^Smarter than ever^ - but is it better? [BBC News] | Smartcards can now be used across all modes of transport in Scotland, but how big a change is it? |
