1848 | Edinburgh and Northern Railway Extended from Glenburnie to Abernethy Road. Stations at Newburgh [1st] and Abernethy Road opened. Glenburnie closed. |
1866 | Clarence Railway Act for replacement Norton East to South curve. |
1874 | London and North Western Railway South Wales, Brecon and Merthyr Railway London and North Western Railway agrees to withdraw Merthyr bill in exchange for joint ownership of the Brecon and Merthyr Railway branch from Dowlais to Merthyr. A link was to be opened from Penywern Junction, by Ivor Junction, and run from there to Morlais on the Brecon and Merthyr Railway. |
1964 | Esk Valley Railway Polton to Esk Valley Junction closed to freight |
1964 | Dingwall and Skye Railway Auchterneed closed to goods. |
1970 | Alloa Railway Alloa West Junction (excluded) to Longcarse Junction (excluded) closed to freight. |
1980 | Brecon Mountain Railway Light Railway Order for a line from Pant to Pontsticill. |
2010 | Longridge to Bathgate (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway) A DB Shenker train becomes the first to enter the new railway between Airdrie and Bathgate at Bathgate, from which the line was laid westwards. |
2016 | Hitachi Rail Europe Hitachi Rail Europe test a Class 800 on their tracks at the Hitachi Rail Europe Newton Aycliffe factory in County Durham. |
A pair of Reid ex-North British class J88 0-6-0 tanks, nos 68330 and 68349, standing on shed at Eastfield on 18 May 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. |
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