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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
| 1872 | Dingwall and Skye Railway Lochluichart [1st], a private platform, becomes public and is re-built further west (Lochluichart [2nd]). |
| 1880 | Wishaw Deviation (Caledonian Railway) Law Junction to Holytown opened to goods. |
| 1910 | Aberdeen Railway Authorisation to rebuild station. |
| 1910 | Aberdeen Railway Reconstruction of Laurencekirk authorised. |
| 1916 | Neilsland Colliery (Hamilton) Five miners killed by an inrush of water and material at the John Watson Ltd owned colliery from the closed neighbouring Eddlewood Colliery. |
| 1952 | Dundee Corporation Tramways Moncur Crescent route closed, but retained for a while for 'specials' use. |
| 1954 | York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway Ainderby closed. |
| 1976 | Ulster Railway Belfast Great Victoria Street closed, replaced by Belfast Central. |
| 1976 | Belfast Central Railway Portadown trains diverted to Belfast Central from Belfast Great Victoria Street. |
| 2000 | Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway (Highland Railway) Embankment partly washed out at several locations at the south end of Culloden Viaduct. |
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This day in history
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View over the north end of Buchanan Street station in the spring of 1949. Nearest the camera is Black 5 44704 preparing to leave with a train for Inverness, while over in platform 1 is 0-4-4T 55146. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1949) |
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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 St Rollox Chemical Works.St Rollox Stalk
So tall and well known was the works chimney that it was used as a geographical reference point for the people of Glasgow.
Built in 1842 and 435.5 ft high.
Taken down in 1922 after being struck and damaged by lightning.
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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
| The Stainmore line | 
| 19 photos |
| Kyle of Lochalsh Line, 1974/2019 | [[images]] | 0 photos |
| Class 318 Scotrail units 2017-2022 | [[images]] | 0 photos |
| Glasgow Central Railway | 
| 16 photos |
| Class 142 Pacers | [[images]] | 0 photos |
| The Great Siberian Railway | 
| 18 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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