Railway Herald Magazine, Volumes 1-2

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Some station hotels, however, live on only in memories: St Enoch railway station’s hotel was the first building in Glasgow to boast electric lighting. It was demolished in 1977. Many station hotels appeared in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when the growth of railways enabled domestic tourism to really begin. The first Class 93 to arrive in the UK, No. 93001, moved under its own power at HNRC Worksop on 26th July. Read More FOXFIELD MARKS 100 YEARS SINCE THE LOSS OF 'THE KNOTTY' Published at 17:09 on Sunday 18th June 2023

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The Queen Mother stayed in both, but the Caley had Roy Rogers, who was photographed walking his horse, Trigger, up the stairs,” recalls Roddy. Railway companies featured the hotels they built on posters and adverts, luring travellers to explore previously hard to reach parts of the country. From Sunday, 10 December, ScotRail will operate modern Class 380 trains on its local services between Barrhead and Glasgow Central. The recent electrification of the route has paved the way for more sustainable, eco-friendly journeys, ensuring that customers benefit from a more comfortable and reliable service.There was a romance to rail travel,” says Ben Dewfield-Oakley, Conservation Officer at SAVE Britain’s Heritage which has been campaigning to save the Ayr hotel. The Foxfield Railway has teamed up with a number of local organisations to hold a festival to celebrate the passing of a century since the local pre-grouping railway company, the North Staffordshire Railway, was absorbed into the LMS. Read More VOLUNTEER HARASSMENT COMPLAINT DECISION REVERSED Published at 14:38 on Saturday 20th May 2023

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It was already past its prime when in 1941 a devastating fire spread from its grill room to its upper floors, killing five chambermaids. Customers in East Lothian will benefit from ScotRails Dunbar to Edinburgh services calling additionally at Wallyford to access the mobility hub there, as well as East Linton when the new station opens.

ScotRail customers along the route between Barrhead and Glasgow Central will see the introduction of electric trains as part of the train operators upcoming timetable change. For many years there was just one licensed restaurant in Edinburgh and it closed on a Sunday. So, if diners wanted somewhere to go for dinner or entertainment it was to one of the hotels. The new timetable will see changes between Dundee and Inverurie, delivering improvements to service reliability, particularly at local stations between Dundee and Aberdeen. The new timetable is introduced during the train operators off-peak all day fares trial which started on 2 October and will run for six months.