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I heard that the loco left a lot of smoke in Argyle Street Station!

I was reading in the East Lancashire Railway mag that Royal Scots Grey, I think the best preserved of the Deltics is still around the Glasgow area doing haulage for refurbishment work on EMUs. Anybody seen it or know where you get a look at it Always loved the Deltics John Here you go.. ‘Royal Scot...

Couln't think of another excuse to get my 1000th post, so here it is.

Just a quick reminder that it is that time of year again: 21st, 22nd and 23rd February at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow. Show Opening Times : Friday 21st - 11am - 6pm Saturday 22nd - 10am - 6pm Sunday 23rd - 10am - 5pm Advance Ticket Prices : Adult £9.00, Child £5.0...

I was over in Tallinn, Estonia last week, this one was taken from my hotel window and captures the early dawn light on a morning when the air temperature was around minus 20 degrees centigrade http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5501/12272882715_f5d2d7e5d9_c.jpg Tallin Sunrise 30/01/2014 by d9009alycidon ...

The wife and I have bought a static caravan at Portpatrick, looking forward to exploring the area this summer. Will be starting off exploring here....


where by d9009alycidon, on Flickr

Unfortunately. personal injury or death on the railway where there was no actual collision or derailment would not be classified as a "railway accident", therefore there would not be an official investigation and report. Such incidents would most likely be investigated by the local British...

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I think that the location in the bottom photograph was once the only place in Scotland where a four track railway line crossed a four track railway line.

Found this.. http://www.oxforddnb.com/templates/article.jsp?articleid=92885&back= Banks, John (1934–2003), bookmaker, was born John Boyle on 19 August 1934 at 62 Dover Street, Anderston, Glasgow, the son of Hugh Boyle, window cleaner, and his wife, Rachel Williamson, née Brown. As a child he too...

Dont see anything about the big groups of a**holes that clutter up the roads around Eaglesham on a Sunday morning, sometimes up to a couple of dozen lycra clad clowns that refuse to allow traffic to pass. Makes me want to drive a snowplough

Wee note here Bridie. http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSG00015 With thanks to Jack at Talkingscot.com "Glasgow Common Lodging-Houses and The People Living in Them" by Stuart I. A. Laidlaw, Medical Officer of Health, City of Glasgow 1946-1955. It was published in 1956 (the y...

Picture found today by chance when looking for something else

http://www.flickr.com/photos/96859208@N07/10559683153

Priceless....

For a good while the recognised route from Glasgow to London was train from Glasgow to Ardrossan, steamer from Ardrossan to Heysham, then train from Heysham to London

mercury wrote:The helicopter was flying about over Polmadie Road/M74 area for quite a while tonight.

To make things even more unfortunate it appears that the reason for the chopper to be in the area was reports of a trespasser or body on the railway line, something which later was found to be a hoax call.

BTJustice wrote:
Rudolf Hess crash site then and now by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr

You actually should be standing on the southbound carraigeway of the GSO to get the true shot, bit more dangerous though