This day in history 26 November
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Monument Lane: Monument Lane shed, Birmingham, looking west from the entrance to the shed yard, in November 1960. The line to Wolverhampton runs past off to the right, while to the left and behind the camera stands the large City Sawmill. Ex-LMS 40936, officially withdrawn from here in January 1961, is one of a pair of Compounds in the picture. The locomotive was cut up in September that year at nearby Cashmores, Great Bridge. The shed (closed 1962) and sawmill are long gone, with most of the area now occupied by the National Indoor Arena and car park.
Geilston Crossing: Helensburgh - Airdrie train approaching Cardross with Murray's Crossing (now Geilston Crossing) in the background.
Bainfield Level Crossing: Bridgeton (Central) - Helensburgh Express approaching Cardross.
Cardross: Airdrie - Helensburgh Express train leaving Cardross.
Dumbarton Shed: J36 0-6-0 no 65335 stands outside the 2 road shed by Dumbarton East on 26 November 1960. Latterly a sub to 65D Dawsholm, the shed closed in October 1964.
Cardross: One of the recently introduced North Clyde electric 'Blue Trains' slows for the Cardross stop on 26 November 1960 with a Helensburgh Central - Airdrie service.
Oxley: The end is nigh... Ex-GWR Grange class 4-6-0 no 6845 Paviland Grange standing outside Oxley shed in November 1960, with both locomotive and shed looking as though they won't be around for much longer. 6845 was eventually withdrawn from Tysley in September 1964 and cut up at Cashmores, Great Bridge, 3 months later. Oxley shed was officially closed by BR in March 1967.
Monument Lane: Compound 4-4-0 41168 photographed in the shed yard at Monument Lane, Birmingham, in November 1960. Closed in 1962, much of the area is now occupied by the National Indoor Arena and its associated car park.
Stockport: Ivatt 2-6-2T no 41204 has just coupled up to the MRTC Three Counties Special at Stockport on 26 November 1966, having taken over from 47202+47383 after the pair had brought in the train from Bury Bolton Street.
Stockport: 47202+47383 stand in the rain at Stockport on 26 November 1966 with the MRTC 'Three Counties Special' after bringing in the train from Bury Bolton Street. From here the tour continued on to Buxton behind Ivatt 2-6-2T no 41204, which is waiting on the right of the picture to take over.
Stockport: The MRTC Three Counties Special stands at Stockport on 26 November 1966 behind Ivatt 2-6-2T no 41204. The locomotive had just taken over from 47202+47383 which had hauled the train from Bury Bolton Street see image [[34475]] and was preparing to set off on the next leg of the tour to Buxton.
Bacup: Stanier 2-6-4T no 42644 stands at Bacup sporting the diamond headplate of the Manchester Rail Travel Society. The date is 26 November 1966 and the railtour is the 1T55 Three Counties Special which has just arrived from Bury Bolton Street.
Bury Bolton Street: Jinty 47202, with 47383 tucked in behind, standing at Bury Bolton Street (note the third rail supply alongside) on 26 November 1966 waiting to take the MRTS Three Counties Special on the next leg of its tour to Manchester Victoria and Stockport Edgeley.
Bacup: The MRTS Three Counties Special stands in the rain at Bacup on Saturday 26 November 1966 behind Stanier 2-6-4T no 42644. The locomotive had brought the train from Manchester Victoria and was preparing to take it on to Bury Bolton Street, where it would hand over to 47202+47383. See image [[28968]]
Stockport: A wet day at Stockport as 47202+47383 stand at the platform with the MRTS Three Counties Special on 26 November 1966. The pair had recently brought in the train from Bury Bolton Street see image [[28968]] and were preparing to hand over to Ivatt 2-6-2T no 41204, standing on the right, for the next leg of the tour to Buxton.
Westerfield: A plethora of poles characterized the station at Westerfield on 26th November 1977 - the station lighting was being upgraded. This was the view east towards the junction with the Felixstowe branch. The manual level crossing gates in the picture were retained for another 13 years.
Tinsley Marshalling Yard: Master and Slave Hump Shunter 13002 going about its business among various loose coupled wagons in Tinsley Marshalling Yard in November 1979. The former D4502 was the first of the class to be withdrawn in 1983 and was later cut up at Swindon Works. Classmates 13001 and 13003 lasted until closure of the yard in 1985 but were also scrapped.
Tinsley Marshalling Yard: Brush Type 4 No. 47116 climbing from Tinsley Marshalling Yard up the steep incline to the Motive Power Depot in 1979. See image [[4747]]
Tinsley Marshalling Yard: The flanks of Peak 45002 are lit by the setting sun as it threads a freight past Tinsley Yard. At that time the yard was still busy and this picture makes an interesting comparison with later photos taken after closure.See image [[12572]]
Tinsley Marshalling Yard: 47116 photographed in November 1979 on the steeply graded connection linking Tinsley depot with the marshalling yard see image [[4747]].
Troon Harbour: The hulk of ex-French Navy 'Sirius' Class minesweeper 'Vega' (P707) photographed beached on the east (North Shore) side of the East Pier at Troon Harbour, 26 November, 1982. The partially demolished vessel had been deliberately beached by the Shipbreakers on that side of the pier in the usual way in preparation for final breaking but had been blown further ashore and slewed round during a recent storm. 'Vega' and her sister 'Sagittaire' (P743) had arrived at Troon under tow of the Frank Pierce tug, 'Pullwell Lima', 22 April, 1982 (other sources quote 01 April as the arrival date for both vessels) and they lay at the East Pier for several months before breaking started as there were other vessels being dealt with first.
Glasgow Central: 47 with Highland logo in Glasgow Central.
Glasgow Central: DMUs in Glasgow Central.
Glasgow Central: Empty stock being brought into platform 1 at Central. However as the WCML was closed this was to leave, 47 hauled, via Paisley and Ayr for the south.
Glasgow Central: Gently does it, a 47 backs a train into platform 2 at Central.
Glasgow Central: 47 in platform 2 at Central. Funny how fashions change.
Glasgow Central: The locomotive for my journey to Carlisle via Paisley and Ayr was 47 518.
Ayr MPD: The back of Ayr MPD viewed from an eastbound train on the Newton Junction - Blackstone Junction alignment.
Ayr MPD: The back of Ayr MPD viewed from an eastbound train on the Newton Junction - Blackstone Junction alignment.
Mauchline: 37170 shunting in the up sidings at Mauchline in November 1988.
Carlisle: Arrival from the south at Carlisle. Will be taken forward to Glasgow by 47 as the WCML was closed.
Carlisle: Arrival from the north at Carlisle. Brought by 47 as the WCML was closed.
Carlisle: Drawing crowds. Lady Diana Spencer, not on its usual E&G run.
Carlisle: 47 597 comes up from the Newcastle line with a Settle and Carlisle Line train. A great day if you liked 47s.
Carlisle: An 08 shunting Motorail coaches on a day of class 47s monotony at Carlisle. Exotic.
Carlisle: The Pennine Executive and friend at Carlisle.
Carlisle: A southbound 125 takes the Newcastle line at Carlisle.
Carlisle: How unusual, a steam engine off the S&C at Carlisle! 48151 draws little attention as it grows dark.
Carlisle: Ethel 3 lends 48151 a helping hand at Carlisle OR Kettle and Ethel.
Carlisle: The ghost of a man wearing orange overalls walks past 48151.
Carlisle: 48151 (and Ethel 3) in the west side of Carlisle station.
Carlisle: 47 617 waits to leave for Glasgow at Carlisle. In the background a bit of post-diversion analysis is going on.
Carlisle: Anonymous (now identified - thank you - see below) of Carlisle awaits its next turn.
Many thanks for this message Chard:
This anonymous 87 must be 87101 STEPHENSON in view of the brushed aluminium finish nameplate, unique for the class. The loco has received TDM cables on the cab ends for push-pull working, by which time the name would have been transferred from its original carrier, 87001.
Carlisle: An 86 with searchlight at Carlisle. This dropped off to be replaced by a Railfreight 47. A very cold trip ensued.
Newcastle West Junction: Long distance and local services at the west end of Newcastle Central in November 1994.
Newcastle Central: An HST service to Bristol Temple Meads being prepared in advance of boarding at Newcastle Central in November 1994. The train is in BR InterCity 125 livery.
Lubeck: Stabled at the diesel depot in Lubeck on a very grey 26 November 2005 are two of its large allocation of class 218 - 365 (left) and 377. As can be seen the depot was located on the opposite side of the line from the former steam shed but has since closed completely.
Lubeck: Locomotives on shed at Lubeck on 26th November 2005 included (from left to right) 218 378, 218 413, 218 175 and 218 365. With contracts for regional trains being lost by DB, and the Hamburg to Lübeck line being electrified in 2008, the number of locos required here slumped and the depot eventually closed in 2010.
Lamington: A Freightliner class 66 hauls bulk coal empties north along the WCML at Lamington in November 2007 under low cloud.
Earn Viaduct [Forgandenny]: Earn Viaduct with work resumed on 26th November. The 1342 Glasgow Queen Street - Aberdeen is seen crossing.
Lamington Viaduct: Freightliner 66583 northbound about to cross the River Clyde at Lamington with coal empties on a grey and damp November day in 2007.
Carstairs: A Pendolino heading for Glasgow Central runs north through Carstairs on 26 November 2007.
Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Bob Gardiner, Peter Ovenstone and John Yellowlees with the original E&G milepost 14, now on permanent display at Queen Street station, Glasgow.
Parson Street: Freightliner 66507 takes loaded coal wagons from Portbury docks through Parson Street station, Bristol, towards Temple Meads on 26 November, probable final destination Fiddlers Ferry power station.
Parson Sreet: 143 619 calls at Parson Street, Bristol, on 26 November with a service to Weston-super-Mare.
Preston: A southbound mail train waits on platform 4 at Preston station on the evening of 26 November 2009 for a path to Warrington.
Preston: The last Pendolino of the day from Euston to Glasgow pauses at platform 3 at Preston on 26 November 2009. 390037 is the unit in question.
Preston: Standing at one of the south end bay platforms (3C) at Preston on 26 November 2009 is 153378 waiting for the final run of the day to Ormskirk.
Kilmarnock: 156.511 about to depart with the 10.49am to Carlisle with the 'doomed' Johnnie Walker building in the background.
Kilmarnock: 156.494 about to depart with the 11.27am to Glasgow Central
Conwy: A Holyhead bound Voyager emerges from the Conwy tubular bridge and runs beneath the ramparts of the castle with the estuary behind. See image [[31961]]
Tweedsmuir Viaduct: A close view of the girder viaduct which formerly carried the Talla Railway over the River Tweed at Glenrusco. Those blank panels make it look like inscriptions were intended, but not proceeded with.
Rugby: Darker days are here again; but on this occasion, to clear the way for a late running 06.20 Voyager running non-stop to Euston from platform 5, the 07.02 to Euston via Northampton 'and all stops' is in platform 6 see image [[36505]].
Carstairs: Platform view at Carstairs on a wet and overcast 26 November 2013. On the left is 380104 with the 11.48 Glasgow Central - Edinburgh Waverley service, while to the right is 380101 on the reverse working.
Carstairs: Network Rail's New Measurement Train pauses at Carstairs on its way from Glasgow Central to Craigentinny Depot on a wet 26 November 2013.
Breich: Network Rail MPV DR 98906 heads west through a dreich Breich on 26 November.
Carstairs: The 12.00 Glasgow - London Pendolino passes 380101 at Carstairs on 26 November 2013. The latter is on an Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central working.
Manchester Piccadilly: A release road still exists on platform 5 at Manchester Piccadilly, as seen in this view of Cross Country 220005 about to leave platform 6 for Bristol Temple Meads on 26 November.
Chester: Grab shot from the footbridge at Chester as 97304 tails an RHTT working passing east through the station on the afternoon of 26 November 2013. 97302 is leading at the far end.
Kirknewton: 66041 passes through Kirknewton station with a Dalzell - Tees steel train on 26 November.
Chester: The new stop block for bay platform 1 at Chester on 26 November. To the left is what remains of the original, which suffered terminal damage when hit by an errant Virgin Voyager arriving at the station a few days earlier. See image [[45988]] for a view of the stop block on the stabling line at this side of the bay.
Carlisle: DB Schenker class 60, 60020 pauses briefly at Carlisle station on 26 November 2014 during a Carlisle to Warrington Arpley light engine move.
Crookston: Dusk at Crookston station on the Paisley Canal branch on 26 November 2014. Unit 314216 stands at the platform.
Avoncliff: An image from Avoncliff Station overbridge. 158950 bound (I think) for Cardiff, the destination blind is in Welsh! Taken at 1025.
Falahill Summit: The ScotRail 1159 Tweedbank - Edinburgh Waverley service rounding the curve at Falahill on 26 November 2015, followed by a shower of rain.
Avoncliff: 66129 with a PW train southbound, probably for Westbury yard or the PW Depot near Taunton, passing an unknown WCRC 47. The sun came out in the wrong direction. There are times when it can be a nuisance.
Avoncliff: An unknown WCRC 47 heading a Poole to Bristol special through Avoncliff at 1030 on 26th November 2015. The returning special would be Black 5 (45407) hauled.
Lasswade Viaduct: My regular 'record' shot of Lasswade Viaduct, seen here on 26 November 2015 looking north from Polton Road. Note the building work currently underway on the valley floor.
Fountainhall: View east from the hillside just north of Fountainhall village on 26 November 2015. The new road linking the village with the A7 sweeps in from the left, as the 1054 Edinburgh - Tweedbank runs south through the site of the old station. See image [[49898]]
Glasgow Queen Street High Level: It's that time of year again ... the tree at Glasgow Queen Street.
Glasgow Central: The tree on the Glasgow Central concourse.
Coventry: An up Pendolino seems to be staring wistfully at the former signal box and the non-electrified Leamington line.
Lake Windermere: Dusk on Windermere but the cruise boats still ply their trade. MV Swan, built for the LMS Railway in 1938, is seen heading for Lakeside on 26th November 2016. To the right of the bow the cable ferry Mallard can be seen near the east bank See image [[53365]].
Bermuda Park: Having defended Dr. Beeching at Towcester see image [[55657]] let us now consider his approach to feeder lines - close them at all costs. This would not meet with the approval of these human sardines packed into the Nuneaton-Coventry shuttle - unusually having only one coach on a Saturday. There were 6 shows on at the NEC.
Charlesfield Munitions Factory: An extract of the working timetable for a working from Hawick to Kelso and Jedburgh, 7th January 1963. The Charlesfield 'R' suggests that the munitions factory line was still in use at this time. For a contemporary view of this location see image [[32202]].
Bannockburn: Stirling recedes into the distance as the 12.35 HST service leaves the city for Kings Cross on 26th November 2017. The rear power car has just passed through the site of the former Bannockburn station which lay round the curve. By January 2018, the onward march of electrification masts had taken its toll on this view.
Beeching Report: Spot the difference: did Dr Beeching's second report (right, February 1965) somehow have an impact on the design of the album 'Spring' by Tony Williams (who had previously played with John Coltrane), recorded in August 1965 in New York for the cutting-edge Blue Note company?
Carnforth: DRS 66434 looks in need of a washer plant trip as it waits in the Down Loop at Carnforth before returning to Settle Junction on RHTT duties on 26th November 2018.
Kinghorn: A HST training run from Haymarket to Dundee passes through Kinghorn on 26 November 2018 with 43179 on the rear and re-liveried 43033 leading.
Croy: Class 385 EMU forms the 1500hrs Waverley to Queen Street service on 26th November 2018.
Edinburgh Waverley: LNER 91129 at platform 6 after arrival with the 11.00 from Kings Cross on 26th November 2019.
Balloch Pier: [[MV Silver Marlin]] enters the River Leven to return to her mooring by Balloch Road bridge in November 2019. Distantly on the left is the east side of Balloch Pier.
Balloch: An arrival at Balloch. View looks north to Loch Lomond.
Stonehaven: Glad to see the Azuma now up this way. This was its inaugural journey from Aberdeen. There seemed to be some sort of celebration party, on the other side, that came out onto the platform when the train stopped and boarded again.
Garstang and Catterall: Glimpsed through bare trees, over a mill pond smooth canal, 88010 heads north through Garstang and Catterall with a Daventry to Mossend intermodal service on 26th November 2020.
Uffington: GBRf 66761 'Wensleydale Railway Association 25 Years 1990-2015', westbound light engine, running from Bescot Up Engineers Sidings to Cardiff Tidal TC on 26th November 2020. Reporting No 0L33.
Farington Junction: GBRF 66742 hauls 66768 from Clitheroe to Tuebrook onto the WCML at Farington Junction on 26 November 2020. 66768 had arrived at Clitheroe (Castle Cement) as part of the consist from Avonmouth earlier in the day. 66742 had been sent from Tuebrook to collect it and haul it back to Liverpool.
Granton Hotel: Here is Baroness Goldie, Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence, after unveiling the Red Wheel at the former railway hotel built by the Duke of Buccleuch in 1838. The building became HMS Claverhouse.
St Leonards: Debs Newman and Rob Carpenter of the Holyrood Distillery unveiling the Red Wheel yesterday. This was a warehouse of the Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway 'Innocent' line, opened 1831. The city's first railway, built to carry coal and agricultural goods. Horse and rope hauled until 1846. Closed 1968.
Events
Events from the chronology which occured on this day. This generally lists events before 1995, the creation of the website.
| Year | Companies | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | Blochairn Steel Works Branch (Caledonian Railway) | Line opened from between Germiston Junction High and Blochairn Steel Works. |
| 1894 | Hamiltonhill Branch (Caledonian Railway) Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway Glasgow Central Railway | Balornock Junction to Possil Junction, CR_>Maryhill CR and Stobcross (L&D railway no 4) opened to minerals and goods. This gave the Caledonian Railway an independent line to the Queens Dock lines. |
| 1894 | Hamiltonhill Branch (Caledonian Railway) | Balornock Junction to Hamiltonhill opened. |
| 1951 | Cowbridge Railway | Closed to passengers. |
| 2001 | Virgin Trains | Two Class 390 Pendolinos delivered to Virgin Trains from Alstom Washwood Heath, the first of 53 nine car sets. |
| 2005 | Borders Railway (Network Rail) Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) | Confirmation that the Borders Railway will provide a direct service from the Borders across Edinburgh to Edinburgh Airport. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Virgin train derailed at Mossend | A Virgin train running from London to Glasgow derailed at low speed at Mossend whilst on a diverted route in the Glasgow area. The diversion was via Holytown, Mossend, Motherwell and the Hamilton circle to allow track repairs in the Glasgow area. The train de-railed due to ^gauge spread^ where the rails are pushed apart. |
| 2001 | Voyager services commence. | Virgin Voyager Class 220s commenced Scottish passenger-carrying with the Edinburgh-Brighton "Sussex Scot" on 26 November. |
| 2002 | Talk by Neil Amner to the Institute of Logistics and Transport CANCELLED | Legal adviser to ScotRail, Neil Amner of Biggart Baillie, will be talking to the Institute of Logistics and Transport (all welcome) about the implications of rail restructuring for the passenger and freight networks. The talk will be at the Whyte and Mackay building at Charing Cross from 1730 on Tuesday 26 November. |
| 2004 | Network Rail back in the black [BBC News] | Network Rail, the owner of the UK rail infrastructure, announces a move back into profit and a reduction in rail delays. |
| 2004 | Scotland set to get control of rail spending [Scotsman] | SCOTLAND is expected to take control of spending on its rail network next year under the biggest transfer of transport powers since devolution. |
| 2007 | Tramcar on track to return to city [Evening News] | One of the last remaining trams to run on the streets of Edinburgh could soon be on its way back to the capital. Tramcar 35 - the last example of the city^s old tram fleet - has been on loan to the National Tramway Museum at Crich, Derbyshire, since the late 1980s. Council officials recently recommended letting it stay there as a gift because it was felt it would be too expensive to bring the vehicle back and house it in Edinburgh. But a group of tram enthusiasts have approached the council claiming private backers are ready to put up the cash to return and restore it. They would also fund the creation of an exhibition space for the vehicle, possibly along the route of the city^s new trams. |
| 2008 | Watchdog examines funicular funds [BBC News Article] | Public spending body Audit Scotland is to carry out a review of the take over of a mountain railway. |
| 2008 | Historic milepost displayed at Queen Street [First ScotRail] | When the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway opened in 1842, distances were indicated by distinctive cast-iron mileposts derived from turnpike practice which showed the miles to Queen Street and Haymarket, eastern terminus until 1846. Milepost 5 at Cadder has been restored in situ by First Engineering (now part of Babcock Rail), but the remaining four survivors are being taken into safe keeping by Network Rail for possible future display at museums or other appropriate locations. When First ScotRail heard that the Railway Heritage Committee wished a milepost to be placed at one of the stations on the route, we were delighted to be able to accommodate at Queen Street a sixth survivor. This is Milepost 14, formerly at Dullatur which Network Rail had in store and have now restored for permanent display at the end of Platforms 2 and 3. A plaque to mark the arrival of the milepost at Queen Street was unveiled today by Peter Ovenstone, chairman of the Scottish Subcommittee of the Railway Heritage Committee who is seen in this photo (by Chris Dixon) flanked by Subcommittee members Bob Gardiner, Network Rail Track Engineer and John Yellowlees, First ScotRail External Relations Manager. |
| 2008 | £5m upgrade for Gourock set to go ahead [Modern Railways] | A £5m redevelopment of Gourock station is set to go ahead after years of false starts. A modern station, improved customer information systems and a walkway to the ferry terminal are just some of the benefits. The project will replace previous plans for a large transport interchange that would have required Gourock station to be moved. Private development proposals were not successful. Transport Scotland and Inverclyde council have accepted NR proposals for a station upgrade, including stabilisation of the sea wall and platforms. |
| 2009 | Workington North temporary station progressing well [Network Rail Article] | As work progressed at lightning speed to build the temporary rail station to serve the communities ‘cut off’ on the north side of the River Derwent in Workington, telecoms cables from the doomed Calva Bridge have been diverted over the unaffected railway bridge nearby. |
| 2009 | 140+ trains per hour Farringdon to become one of busiest transport hubs [Network Rail Article] | Transport minister Sadiq Khan visited Farringdon station today to see Network Rail’s progress on the £250m scheme which will transform it into one of London^s busiest transport hubs. |
| 2009 | Six fined following station brawl [BBC News Article] | Six men who admitted their part in a mass brawl at a railway station after watching football are fined for breach of the peace. |
| 2010 | Evocative posters to brighten up Stonehaven station [Kincardineshire Observer] | EVOCATIVE posters will greet visitors arriving at Stonehaven railway station thanks to the town’s Horizon group and a trio of local photographers |
| 2010 | Rail firms who put up prices blamed for delays [BBC News] | Train firms behind some of largest ticket price rises have been among the worst recent performers, infrastructure operator Network Rail says |
| 2012 | ‘It’s the perfect house but I just can’t sell it’: Homeowner who keeps four railway engines in garden amazed he can’t find a buyer for knock-down semi [Mail] | It has two bedrooms, a large garden and would be every inch the perfect family home - if it didn’t have four railway engines parked on the back lawn. The semi-detached home, in a quiet cul-de-sac, is available for the knock-down price of £74,500 as owner Mel Thorley desperately seeks a buyer. Mr Thorley says he has been left with steam coming out of his ears by the number of people who have come to view the property - only to make tracks as soon as they see the locomotives. |
| 2012 | Work on Kemble to Swindon railway line starts [BBC News] | Preparation work to redouble the Kemble to Swindon railway line has begun. Despite concerns it would fall victim to government spending cuts, the £45m project was approved in March 2011 [From Richard Buckby] |
| 2013 | End of the line for direct trains to Glasgow? [Carrick Gazette] | Fifty years on from the closure of the original railway through Galloway in 1965 the new ScotRail franchise could herald the end of through trains from Stranraer and Girvan to Glasgow. The move comes as Transport Scotland issued its Invitation to Tender Document to the five bidders for the new ScotRail franchise due to start on April 1st 2015. Now Scotland’s transport agency is inviting bidders to consider ending direct links to the Central Belt obligating passengers to change trains at Ayr or Kilmarnock and wait up to 15 minutes for a connection. One of Scotland’s coldest stations, Ayr possesses no step free access between platform 4 and the rest of the station. Chair of SAYLSA John McCutcheon said “First we saw the abstraction of 60,000 ferry passengers, now we see the potential ending of through rail journeys, I hope the next stage is not the end of rail services to Stranraer completely.” Whilst it is a prerequisite of such a bid that more trains must be provided than the current six between Stranraer and Girvan and 15 between Girvan and Ayr nevertheless it is hard to see how such a move would encourage people to travel. Faced with changing trains and high fares it is hardly a recipe for economic growth. |
| 2015 | Glasgow Airport tram-train link proposed [IRJ] | GLASGOW City Council announced on November 26 that it is looking to develop a tram-train link to connect Glasgow city centre and Paisley with Glasgow Airport, which could be operational within a decade. The project is included in the Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal, which will devolve £1bn in British Scottish government funding to the city and surrounding region for investment in transport and regeneration. The City Deal will also enable local authorities to borrow up to £130m for capital investment. [From Richard Buckby] |
| 2015 | Inverkeithing to Perth rail route safeguarded [Transform Scotland] | Transform Scotland^s press release: ^ Transform Scotland^s Inter-City Express Campaign aims to see investment in the railway between the Central Belt of Scotland and Inverness brought up to the level being spent on roads (£6bn on the A9 and A96 upgrades). We are looking for a major investment programme to bring the railway up to 21st century standard by dualling the track, electrification and other enhancements. ^An important element of our proposal is the re-opening of the line between Inverkeithing and Perth, which would give a reduction in journey time of at least 30 minutes to Perth and beyond. We have therefore been pressing for the safeguarding of remaining track and infrastructure from non-rail development which would inevitably lead to increased costs when the line is reconstructed.^ |
| 2017 | Play stations: Railway stops worth lingering at [BBC News] | The golden age of rail travel appears to be well and truly over, and stations lack the glamour formerly associated with letting the train take the strain. Often unmanned and usually unloved, they are places to hurry through. Commuters on the daily grind tend to be grimly determined when leaving a train. Heads down, elbows out, it^s a fight to get to the exit. The only reason to pause is to grab a cardboard cup of something caffeinated before stalking out into the ice-spiked drizzle of a dark winter^s morning. But what if your station wasn^t full of faceless coffee chains and people pushing? What if there was a station garden filled with fragrant shrubs, or an art gallery, or a top-notch local restaurant? |
| 2017 | A first class bargain! Converted 19th century railway station goes on sale [Daily Mail] | A 19th century railway station that was converted into a family home has gone on sale for £380,000. The old Innerpeffray Station house, on a disused railway line near Crieff, Perthshire, is on the market nearly 70 years after closing its doors to the public. |
| 2018 | ScotRail blasted by MSPs and union over worst performance levels in more than a decade [Daily Record] | Under-fire ScotRail have hit their worst performance levels since Dutch firm Abellio took over running the franchise. The latest figures the poorest in more than a decade show one in five services failed to arrive on time. At the two worst-performing stations, Largs and Milngavie, three-quarters of trains were late. Under the franchise agreement, on time is defined as being less than five minutes late. Passengers we spoke to described the reliability of services as a joke. |
| 2018 | Edinburgh tram staff vote to strike during festive period [BBC News] | Tram workers in Edinburgh have voted to strike during the festive period, amid union claims of bullying by bosses. Almost 70% of Unite members in the ballot favoured industrial action. It comes after concerns were raised over staff being subjected to a hostile and bullying management culture, including claims of victimisation and fears around job security. Lyn Turner, of Unite, said: ^This result gives our members a resounding mandate for action.^ |
| 2018 | £2m Carfin station investment delivered [Network Rail] | Work on a £2m investment to upgrade Carfin station as part of the wider electrification of the railway line through the North Lanarkshire town is nearly complete. |
| 2018 | ScotRail train decouples speeding off and leaving carriage full of passengers stranded [Scotsman] | Rail Passengers at a Lothian train station were left stranded in a carriage when the ScotRail train that was due to carry them decoupled and sped off leaving them behind. |
| 2019 | LNER^s new Azuma trains won^t get extra luggage space till after Christmas to ease crush [Scotsman] | Christmas rail passengers face a potential luggage crush on LNER^s new Edinburgh-London trains because extra space will not be added until next year. |
| 2019 | New Azuma rail fleet starts between Aberdeen and London [BBC News] | The first LNER service involving the Azuma departs the city heading for King^s Cross. |
| 2019 | Timeline: 185 years of the Long Island Rail Road [Railway Technology] | New York’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has existed since before the Statue of Liberty and the American Civil War...Read More... The post Timeline: 185 years of the Long Island Rail Road appeared first on Railway Technology. |
| 2019 | Travel: sinkhole affected Edinburgh to Aberdeen train line reopens after repairs [Scotsman] | Repairs have been carried out overnight on a sinkhole which appeared underneath a railway track. |
| 2019 | Video: New ^revolutionary^ train service departs Aberdeen for first time [Evening Express] | LNER^s first Azuma train service from Aberdeen to London^s King^s Cross departed the city today. |
| 2019 | Art on the ^Gogh^ at Leuchars railway station [ScotRail] | Local primary school pupils have helped turn their local station into an art gallery, thanks to the ScotRail station adopters at Leuchars. The Fife MS Society, who recently adopted Leuchars station, set local primary schools the task of creating artwork to be displayed within the station. A prominent local artist, Linda Paton, took the winners pictures and transferred them onto boards, which have been attached to planters on the station platforms. The planters were built by local charity Men^s Shed St Andrews. |
| 2019 | Work to cause disruption at Oban ferry terminal [Press and Journal] | There will be some disruption to ferry services in Oban next year as work is carried out at the terminal. |
| 2019 | All aboard: bosses keep roles as Virgin hands over to First Group [The Guardian] | All senior managers retain roles as London to Glasgow West Coast service changes hands. Meet the new boss. Just like “ in fact, it is the old boss. First Group has hired all of Virgin Trains existing management team to run the London to Glasgow West Coast service when First takes over from Virgin next month.Phil Whittingham, the managing director of Virgin Trains since 2013, and a Virgin man since 1999, will become managing director of Firsts West Coast Partnership rail service on 8 December. |
| 2019 | Disruption for north train passengers due to signal fault [Press and Journal] | A number of train services in the Highlands have been cancelled this evening due to a signal fault. |
