1849 | Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) Line opened from Bowland to Hawick [1st]. |
1882 | David Adams Takes over the Hill of Beath Colliery on the death of Ord Adams. |
1898 | Gwendraeth Valleys Railway Abbeydore closed |
1964 | Lesmahagow Railway Dalserf Junction to Ferniegair Junction closed to freight. |
1964 | Moray Coast Railway (Great North of Scotland Railway) Lossie Junction (excluded) to Buckie [GNSR] (excluded) closed to freight. (Eastern portion remains open to freight and through route still in passenger use.) |
1964 | Lesmahagow Railway Canderside Exchange Sidings to Dalserf (Dalserf Junction) closed to freight. |
2003 | Dolphingstone Deviation (Railtrack) 1.8 km deviation west of Prestonpans station opened at a cost of £56M, taking the new route south of the original alignment. The deviation was required due to mining subsidence. |
2010 | Whitehaven Junction Railway Replacement Northside Bridge (A597) opened. |
2011 | Methil Power Station Demolished. |
D49 4-4-0 no 62704 ^Stirlingshire^ photographed leaving the tunnel shortly after departure from Queen Street with a Fife bound train on 20 April 1954. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1954) |
A Class 47 loco stabled near a junction in summer 1989 but where and what are those gantries for? |
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. |
Royal Deeside branch - after closure | 19 photos | |
Southend Pier Railway 1975, 2019 and 2022 | [[images]] | 0 photos |
Disused Scottish stations and railways 2015-2022 | [[images]] | 0 photos |
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Class 317 units (now withdrawn) 2013-2022 | [[images]] | 0 photos |
New Street No More | 10 photos |
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