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1776American declaration of independence: Under provisions of Magna Carta
1831Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway: Opened from St Leonards to Craighall.
1836Manchester and Leeds Railway: Royal assent received.
1836Great North of England Railway: Act for line between Redhaugh Quay, Gateshead, and Croft, Darlington and on to York.
1839Manchester and Leeds Railway: Manchester (Oldham Road) to Littleborough opened.

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Helmsdale - Inverness train approaching Rose Street Junction. 5P 4.6.0 45192. Helmsdale - Inverness train approaching Rose Street Junction. 5P 4.6.0 45192.

G. H. Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow. [1950] 		More images
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Platform view west under the canopy at Ballater in 1975.
Ballater
Colin Miller
Rebuilt <I>Patriot</I> 4-6-0 no 45545 <I>Planet</I> stands with a train at the north end of Carlisle station circa 1963. The locomotive was transferred from Crewe North to Upperby 12 months earlier and stayed until finally withdrawn by BR in 1964. Disposal was via Connels of Coatbridge in September of that year.
Carlisle
K A Gray
View east over the buffer stops at Paisley Canal on 20 June 2009, with 156 436 about to make the return trip to Glasgow Central.
Paisley Canal
David Panton
McIntosh 3F no 56302 stored in sidings alongside Dumfries shed awaiting disposal in April 1963.
Dumfries
David Pesterfield
EM1 no 76046 exits the western portal of Woodhead Tunnel with a freight on 15 August 1979. The train is about to run past the marker board indicating platform 4 at Woodhead station, which had closed to passengers in July 1964. Built in 1952 as 26046, the locomotive carried the name <I>Archimedes</I> until the late 60s and was eventually withdrawn as 76046 in November 1980.]
Woodhead
Peter Todd
Scene at 87E Landore shed around 1960 with Castle class 4-6-0 no 5082 <I>Swordfish</I> centre picture. The locomotive, a visitor from Old Oak Common on this occasion, started life as <I>Powis Castle</I> but was renamed in 1941. This large Swansea shed still had 18 Castles on its home allocation as late as 1960. [With thanks to Roger White]
Landore MPD
Robin Barbour Collection
An eastbound service runs into Coatbridge Sunnyside on 1 July on its way to Drumgelloch
Coatbridge Sunnyside
John Steven
The up <I>Highland Sleeper</I>, with through sleeping cars from Fort William, Inverness and Aberdeen, calls at Preston station around 0430 hrs on 23 June behind EWS 90026. At this point the driver of what became a combined 15 coach train at Edinburgh Waverley prepares to hand over to a colleague for the remainder of the journey to London Euston.
Preston
John McIntyre
View from the BLS <I>Lothian and Fife Wanderer</I> DMU railtour on 23 August 1980 as it passes the truncated siding into Leith Walk East goods (latterly a parcels depot) on the way to Granton.
Leith Walk East
Bill Roberton
Services for East Kilbride and Glasgow Central meet at Clarkston on 1 July 2009.
Clarkston
John Steven
EMU 322 485 arrives at Drem on 20 June 2009, the first stop on its journey from North Berwick to Edinburgh Waverley.
Drem
David Panton
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June 2009 Plans for new Gourock station finally submitted
First Group reports bid for National Express rejected
May 2009 Doubts raised over future of National Express East Coast franchise
Laurencekirk station reopens after 41 years
April 2009 Planned revamp of Waverley Steps approved

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No 256 Glen Douglas with a railtour...where and when? [Added 020709]

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