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Layout name: Havensbrook
Period: Late 1950's
Fictional history:
The main lines were built up by smaller railway companies in the mid-late 1800s. The Great Northern Railway operated trains from Havensbrook to Port of Skye, Willingsthow and Loch Indle. The North Scotland railway ran trains from Havensbrook Upper to Calander, and then the Calendar and Hamilton railway ran trains between Calendar and Hamilton.
These companies were later obsorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish railway under the Railways Act of 1921.
One of the first things the LMS did was close Havensbrook Upper and relocate south Havensbrook services into the former Great Northern station in late 1923.
During wartime, the railways into Havensbrook were responsable for transporting refugees to safety, as well as focusing more on materials and freight rather than normal passenger servies.
In 1948, the railways were nationalized, and British Railways took over operation of the line. Today, the service remains much the same as it's pre-war state, with a variety of locomotives operating passenger, freight and mail trains.
Trains leave Havensbrook for such destinations as:
Hamilton
Glasgow Buchanan Street
Edinburgh Waverley
Port of Skye
Willingsthow
Loch Indle
and many other destinations around Scotland.
There are a few named services, including the 09:00 Hamilton - Havensbrook and the 16:00 return, known as the Havens Hunter, usually hauled by an ex-LNER A4 class locomotive. The 07:00 Glasgow Buchanan Street - Havensbrook is known as "The Glaswegian" and the 22:30 Havensbrook - Hamilton, Havensbrook - Edinburgh Waverley and Havensbrook - Glasgow Buchanan Street and vice-versa are the "Night Wind" sleeper trains.
Layout name: Havensbrook
Period: Late 1950's
Fictional history:
The main lines were built up by smaller railway companies in the mid-late 1800s. The Great Northern Railway operated trains from Havensbrook to Port of Skye, Willingsthow and Loch Indle. The North Scotland railway ran trains from Havensbrook Upper to Calander, and then the Calendar and Hamilton railway ran trains between Calendar and Hamilton.
These companies were later obsorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish railway under the Railways Act of 1921.
One of the first things the LMS did was close Havensbrook Upper and relocate south Havensbrook services into the former Great Northern station in late 1923.
During wartime, the railways into Havensbrook were responsable for transporting refugees to safety, as well as focusing more on materials and freight rather than normal passenger servies.
In 1948, the railways were nationalized, and British Railways took over operation of the line. Today, the service remains much the same as it's pre-war state, with a variety of locomotives operating passenger, freight and mail trains.
Trains leave Havensbrook for such destinations as:
Hamilton
Glasgow Buchanan Street
Edinburgh Waverley
Port of Skye
Willingsthow
Loch Indle
and many other destinations around Scotland.
There are a few named services, including the 09:00 Hamilton - Havensbrook and the 16:00 return, known as the Havens Hunter, usually hauled by an ex-LNER A4 class locomotive. The 07:00 Glasgow Buchanan Street - Havensbrook is known as "The Glaswegian" and the 22:30 Havensbrook - Hamilton, Havensbrook - Edinburgh Waverley and Havensbrook - Glasgow Buchanan Street and vice-versa are the "Night Wind" sleeper trains.
