SMT / National Express Group / The British Transport Commission / Pullman / Network Rail / London Gazette / Glasgow Railway Company / LNER / /
Country
United Kingdom / Scotland / /
Currency
pence / /
Event
Company Expansion / /
Facility
Harburn Station / Glasgow’s Queen Street terminus / Ayr Curriehill station / Butlin’s Holiday Camp / Ayr station / Edinburgh Princes Street station / Edinburgh terminus / Haymarket Station / Kingsknowe station / Midcalder station / Addiewell Station / Caledonian station / /
IndustryTerm
rail network / power utilities / passenger train services / line services / passenger services / railway network / local bus operator / oil works / local passenger services / mining / important mining areas / train services / railway passenger services / /
Organization
Transport Users’ Consultative Committee for Scotland / Macmillan Conservative Government / British Railways Board / Labour Government / British Transport Commission / /
Person
Ernest Marples / Chris Green / James Young / Richard Beeching / Van Houten / /
Position
Queen / Minister of Transport / Railway Executive / /
Railways and Addiewell The first trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow started operating in 1842 over the route via Linlithgow and Falkirk, which is still the route of Scotrail’s flagship service today. The