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Bay Horse
Snowploughs on the move. Having travelled down from Carlisle to Crewe a couple of nights earlier, ...
Troon
A telehandler assists with the erection of steelwork for the replacement Troon station building. ...
Bay Horse
An early 2024 excursion was run by LSL from Crewe to Glasgow Central on 13th January. 86101 Sir ...
Ayr Station Hotel
Ayr Station Hotel on 9th January 2024, viewed from the south. Definitely another section has gone ...
Hindley
This is Deep Pit footbridge, just to the west of Hindley station, and in September 2023 it became a ...
Leven
Colas power cars 43321 and 43285 pass the Fife Heritage Railway compound with a route learner from ...
Cameron Bridge
It begins! 158704 draws away from Cameron Bridge 2nd station with a crew training run from Leven to ...
Croston
A bench inscribed 'In Memory of John McIntyre' has been placed on the operational platform at ...
Retford High Level
The River Idle has flooded again at Retford. Some flood water can be seen alongside the East Coast ...
Woodacre Crossing
DB Cargo to re-gear ten Class 66/0 locos. To allow the withdrawal of their remaining Class 60s, DBC ...
Leven
Looking east from the Fife Heritage Railway compound, to the inner crossover on the new Leven ...
Woodacre Crossing
Five DRS Class 37s sold. In December 2023, Direct Rail Services announced that they have sold five ...
Dalgety Bay
Weather impacts. 66771 and 73969 run through Dalgety Bay on 27th December 2023, making their way to ...
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On this day
| 1840 | Preston and Longridge Railway Opened to Preston Deepdale. Horse operated. |
| 1843 | Bristol and Exeter Railway Taunton to Beambridge opened. Stations on this section at: Norton Fitzwarren, Wellington (Somerset) and a temporary terminus at Beambridge while a tunnel was completed. |
| 1844 | Bristol and Exeter Railway Beambridge to Exeter opened. Stations on this section at: Burlescombe, Sampford Peverell, Tiverton Junction, Cullompton, Hele and Bradninch, Silverton, Stoke Canon and Exeter St Davids. |
| 1848 | Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Line extended from Gorebridge to Bowland. |
| 1848 | Chester and Holyhead Railway Aber opened. Abergele opened. |
| 1849 | Spiersbridge Branch (Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway) Spiersbridge branch closed to passengers, remaining open to goods and minerals. |
| 1850 | Buckinghamshire Railway Bletchley to Banbury opened. |
| 1851 | Dundee and Arbroath Railway Broughty Ferry to Broughty Pier closed, having been replaced with a new curve running from Broughty Pier to Broughty Junction. |
| 1857 | North Berwick Branch (North British Railway) Dandy Car withdrawn. |
| 1858 | Durham and Sunderland Railway Hendon station built 880 yards south to the replace former Sunderland station which was on the Town Moor just west of the South Dock locomotive shed. |
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This day in history
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Parkhead V3 2-6-2T 67674 passing Bellgrove East Junction on May Day 1958 with a Hyndland - Airdrie service. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1958) |
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Notes and Queries
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A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? |
Miscellany
Related to Boat of Garten.Long way round
Despite the route being an extremely long way round the Great North of Scotland Railway advertised its route to the south via Aberdeen.
This was despite departure being north east via Speyside, east via Craigellachie, Keith and Aberdeen before finally turning south having changed over to the Caledonian Railway or North British Railway.
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Key events
| March 2024 | Alex Hynes departure announced from Scotland for DfT Jacobite suspended |
| February 2024 | Dunblane resignalling to allow southbound trains to depart from Platform 3 Highland networks closed by storm on 5 February East Kilbride carpark reduced for new station construction Addiewell temporarily closed for reconstruction Brodick ferries diverted to Troon by Ardrossan pier damage Seawall damage near Helmsdale |
| January 2024 | 'The Hatch' café opens at Singer 'Reboot your Commute' advertising campaign Four loops taken out of use during snow on HML Storms Isha and Jocelyn led to network closures from 1900 on 21 and 23 January Storm Ingunn on 31 January closed West and North Highland routes |
| December 2023 | Further strikes and other action by ASLEF at DfT train operators in first week of December Glasgow-Barrhead electric services begin Cathcart Circle and Shotts expresses restored all day East Linton station opens 'Polar Express' trains on the Edinburgh South Suburban First Boxing Day trains to Edinburgh since 1981 Storms Pia and Gerritt affect services |
| November 2023 | RMT members vote to accept pay offer, but ASLEF announce a rolling programme of strikes in December at DfT operators. Waverley brought to a standstill for rest of day after power-surge fried signals on 2 November. Calls suspended at Altnabreac. New Sleeper lounge at Euston. New coffee-shop at Shettleston. |
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Slideshows
| Work at Cowlairs | 
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| France | 
| 32 photos |
| Scottish Rambler | [[images]] | 0 photos |
| Bowling Caledonian Railway | 
| 23 photos |
| New Street No More | 
| 10 photos |
| Kyle of Lochalsh Line, 1974/2019 | [[images]] | 0 photos |
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Books
Selected from Amazon's New Releases.
The Railways of Stirling
ASIN 1915069297
Publisher Lightmoor Press
Published 2023-09-20
Author(s) Peddie, Donald
Class 08 Locomotives in Scotland (Class Locomotives)
ASIN 1398105600
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Published 2023-10-15
Author(s) Howat, Colin J.
The Dundee & Arbroath Railway
ASIN 1915069173
Publisher Lightmoor Press
Published 2023-02-24
Author(s) Ferguson, Niall
Edinburgh, Granton and Leith Railways
ASIN 1398108561
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Published 2023-04-15
Author(s) Williamson, Kenneth G.
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