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This happened yesterday 30/6/25.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn7ddl6ej2po
How did passengers make their journey after the line was blocked at Lockerbie/Beattock by a fallen tree? Were Avanti passengers sent via Kilmarnock to Carlisle, or via the East Coast, or simply expected to...
Scotrail West Highland services North and West of Crianlarich don't appear to be running today. The rain or threat of rain didn't stop the Alcan tanks or the Sleeper, which arrived early. Real-time trains doesn't show the Fort William services as cancelled. They're not shown at all
I believe that Waverley paddle steamer has been taken out of service on the Thames for a day or two because of a fault with a paddle found on routine examination. Would anyone on this site know anymore details? Probably better to find faults on examination rather than learn about them somewhere...
I'm interested to know why an emu should sound like a 1960's dmu. On a 334 this evening every time the power was put on there was noise and vibration like an old dmu engine - up to about 15-20 mph. After that the noise steadied but was still noisy, as if bearings were worn. Once power was off...
On the NLS page Full record for 'TRAM ROUTES IN GLASGOW AND STEAM RAILWAYS' (0056) - Moving Image Archive catalogue (nls.uk)
Film showing Loch Awe station around 1960 at 34.02. There is film of Dawsholm shed at 31.50. A train departing Glasgow Buchanan Street at 33.33 then passing Balornock...
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