1860 | Salisbury and Yeovil Railway Opened from Gillingham to Sherborne. |
1894 | North British Aluminium Co Ltd Company founded. William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, was the technical adviser for the company. |
1899 | Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway Ceases to use the Swansea Harbour Trustees Railway between Danygraig and Riverside. |
1919 | PS Lady Rowena Steamship Co Ltd Company wound up. |
1945 | VE Day Germany surrenders to the Allies unconditionally |
1945 | Vale of Glamorgan Railway Aberthaw High Level renamed Aberthaw |
1951 | Barnton Branch (Caledonian Railway) Barnton to Craigleith closed to passengers. |
1951 | Barnton Branch (Caledonian Railway) Barnton to Davidson's Mains Goods (excluded) closed entirely. |
1951 | Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway Aberayron closed. |
1951 | Chard Branch (London and South Western Railway) Line re-opened. |
Kirkcudbright. C.R. 0.6.0 57329 on branch train. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1949) |
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. |
Far North Line 2019 | [[images]] | 0 photos |
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LU Northern Line + 1938 and 1995 stock, 1973-2022 | [[images]] | 0 photos |
Plates, Signs and Notices | 32 photos | |
Paris | 11 photos | |
Strathspey Railway | 34 photos |
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