On this day
| Contact the chronology editor, Ewan Crawford. |
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| 1855 | Taff Vale Extension | Line extended to Llanhilleth goods depot. |
| 1888 | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | Opened from Barrmill to Ardrossan |
| 1888 | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | Line renamed Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway. New line intended to carry Iron Ore from Ardrossan to Coatbridge and Motherwell. |
| 1893 | Kyle of Lochalsh Extension Railway (Highland Railway) | Contracts for extension let to John Best. |
| 1966 | Denburn Valley Line Aberdeen Railway Arbroath and Forfar Railway Scottish Midland Junction Railway Scottish Central Railway Caledonian Railway Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway Buchanan Street Extension | A4 Pacifics from Aberdeen Joint to Glasgow Buchanan Street withdrawn. |
| 1973 | Bathgate Branch (Monkland Railways) | Bathgate Lower to Bathgate Upper closed to freight |
| 1978 | Rhymney Railway | Branch to Ogilvie Colliery closed. |
| 1979 | Alexandra Docks and Railway | Maesglas Junction to East Mendalgief Junction closed. |