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The nearly man of the lower Scottish Leagues. Nearly got Airdrie promoted from Div 1, nearly got Raith Rovers promoted from the Championship. The man that replaced him at Airdrie turned out to be his Nemesis! He actually never won an Airdrie v Raith match, losing 5 as Airdrie Manager and 5 as...

Speed Whiskers were never applied to 303s. There were three units selected for panel trials, 021 had the yellow/Black stripes, one had a small white panel and one had a small yellow panel, after a short period the small yellow panel was selected for fleet wide application. I have seen only one...

I assume the structures either side of the Clarkston bridge have been erected with the track lowering factored in.

Certainly that car park is now very popular, tried to park yesterday morning and it was full at 11am

Possibly one of the most remote stretches of standard gauge track is in the McCulloch Rail Depot in Ballantrae! There is also a stretch of track complete with OHLE near junction 4A of the M8 Heartlands Business park

As originally recorded by the Folk group "The Corries" Flower of Scotland" was a lament. You have to listen to the full song to understand the full meaning of the song. The chorus which is normally sung is about the Battle of Bannockburn, a successful defensive action against an invading...

Well we were the only team to beat Spain! Spain record in Qualifying/ Final was P17 W16 D0 L1. That sole loss being a solid 2-0 win for Scotland at Hampden.

Had East Kilbride been built more recently there probably wouldn't be a line to electrify, let's not forget how close the line came to closing in the 1960s. The development of the town was a major lever in persuading the government to block the closure.

I flew home to Glasgow from Brussels via Stansted in the 1980s, I'm sure it was Air UK I flew with. Edit adding from Wikipedia, "In 1988 Air UK shifted its headquarters to London Stansted Airport. When Stansted's new Norman Foster-designed terminal opened in 1991, the airline became its...

Part of the film footage shows a view ahead from the cab and it looks very much like the line through Beattock Station, I thought the loco was tested on the Midland Main Line to Manchester with an odd foray over the S&C. I was not aware that the loco ventured north of Carlisle.

Talking of new Chord lines I can think of a few in Scotland. Kelvinhaugh Junction to Finnieston(SEC) Cowlairs Chord. Two Chord Lines linking the NBR line through Yoker and Clydebank to the parallel CR line to retain access to industrial sidings and slow complete closure of the CR through...

I will vote for an MP that is competent, capable and honest. I'm waiting.........

Although not a new line, the Airdrie to Bathgate line, opened in 1861, was not doubled throughout until 1904. The section between Airdrie and Drumgelloch is surely unique, opened as single track 1861, doubled 1904, singled in 1979, closed and lifted in 1985, relaid as single track in 1989...

1915, NBR Lothian Lines, relief freight lines around Portobello 1905, GSWR Dalry and North Johnstone Line, also known as the Lochwinnoch Loop Line or Kilbarchan Loop Line

5 November 1979 passenger services withdrawn between High Street Junction and Bridgeton Central, replaced by services through the former Bridgeton Cross Station on the Argyle Line. Branch remained in use for ECS working until June 1987. Had the full Clyderail report proposals been implemented...

Goid description here https://www.railscot.co.uk/locations/G/Glasgow_Townhead/ This is reckoned to be what was the only surviving building from the old site, all cleared in the 1970s

The senior staff seem to have the right experience to run this type of business. I wonder if the facilities at St Rollox need a lot of investment. Notice that they seen to be doing work for Tram and Light Rail operators, might be a good starting point if they can win business from the likes of...

There was a story that Brooks Mileson, having failed to buy Carlisle United, bought Gretna at a time that Carlisle were in severe financial difficulties. His plan (allegedly) was that if Carlisle went bust, he would buy Brunton Park and move Gretna there and rename them Carlisle. A plausible...

Bogston Branchton Cartsdyke Drumfrochar Fort Matilda Greenock Central Greenock West Whinhill Might be 9 if they reopen IBM halt in whatever form