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Since closure in 1964 Mansfield had been the largest town in Britain without a rail link. Stations at Syston, Sileby and Barrow-upon-Soar between Leicester and Loughborough closed in 1968 reopened in 1994. The Kettering to Manton Jn Line via Corby closed to passengers on 18 April 1966. A shuttle service between Kettering and Corby was ...
Following the closure, a campaign to revive the Waverley Route emerged. Discussion on reopening the northern part of the line came to a head during the early 2000s. Following deliberations in the Scottish Parliament, the Waverley Railway (Scotland) Act 2006 received royal assent in June 2006. The project was renamed the "Borders Railway" in ...
J D Wetherspoon (branded variously as Wetherspoon or Wetherspoons, and colloquially known as Spoons) is a pub company operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company was founded in 1979 by Tim Martin and is based in Watford. It operates the sub-brand of Lloyds No.1 bars, and 56 Wetherspoon hotels. [3]
Full map shows which regions will be hit the hardest by Herminia Gusts of 84mph and up to 60mm of rain recorded Flood warnings map: Where alerts remain in place after major incident declared
The closure of Ravenscraig in 1992 signalled the end of large-scale steel making in Scotland. [8] It led to a direct loss of 770 jobs, and another 10,000 jobs linked to these [ 9 ] (although the nearby steel plants at Dalzell in Motherwell and Clydebridge in Cambuslang were in 2012 still in operation under the ownership of Tata Steel Europe ...
Pages in category "Closed railway lines in Scotland" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
It was the largest railway closure in the United Kingdom until the closure of the Great Central Main Line a few months later. [135] The demise of the Waverley Route contrasts with the outcome of the proposal to close the Llanelli-Craven Arms line which was considered in Summer 1969. [136]
Reston and Grantshouse stations were listed for closure in the first Beeching report, [18] and duly closed on 4 May 1964; [19] Ayton had closed on 5 February 1962. [20] The remaining infrastructure at Reston consists of two engineer's sidings, one on each side, and two crossovers 47 miles 14 chains (75.9 km) from Edinburgh Waverley. [21]