Archive | December, 2009

Airdrie United welcome back injured trio – Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser

31. December 2009

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Airdrie United welcome back injured trio Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser “It has been a real problem trying to find places to train but we are ticking over as best we can as it is important to maintain a professional attitude. ...

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Staffing row over Airdrie-Bathgate rail link – Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser

31. December 2009

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Staffing row over Airdrie-Bathgate rail link Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser But train operators First Scotrail say ticket inspectors fulfil their obligation to have a second member of staff, along with the driver, on each service. ... and more

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‘People are always asking about the Mumbles train and it would be a huge … – WalesOnline

31. December 2009

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'People are always asking about the Mumbles train and it would be a huge ... WalesOnline IN ITS pomp as the world's first passenger railway, the Mumbles train carried thousands of Victorian tourists around the sweep of Swansea's famous seafront

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New Year messages – Dumfries and Galloway Standard

31. December 2009

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New Year messages Dumfries and Galloway Standard Unfortunately, there have also been difficult times . In late November, we experienced the heaviest monthly rainfall on record, which affected homes and ..

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Air, fire and lunch club honours – BBC News

31. December 2009

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BBC News Air, fire and lunch club honours BBC News His honour comes in the year that a passenger train ran for the first time in 60 years on the Welsh Highland Railway from Caernarfon to Beddgelert. ... and more

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3 KILLED BY AVALANCHES – Mirror.co.uk

31. December 2009

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Mirror.co.uk 3 KILLED BY AVALANCHES Mirror.co.uk And a faulty train at London's busy Clapham Junction delayed services to and from nearby Waterloo. Meanwhile, in Holyhead, Gwynedd, the 686ft Ulysses - the ... Cold snap claims five more lives Telegraph.co.uk all 163 news articles

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Anger over parking crackdown at Workington’s Barker Crossing footbridge – Times & Star

31. December 2009

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Times & Star Anger over parking crackdown at Workington's Barker Crossing footbridge Times & Star Trains stop at 8.50pm from Workington to Maryport and the last train back from Maryport arrives at 10.30pm. Marjorie Wilson, 67, of Gray Street, Workington, ... Cumbrian taxi drivers claim floods aftermath could force them out of business News & Star all 10 news articles

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Scotland to London by rail in 2 hours – if new line ever gets this far – Scotsman

31. December 2009

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Scotland to London by rail in 2 hours – if new line ever gets this far Scotsman Train companies, who back the plans, want government help but much of the cost might have to be met through ticket prices.

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Cold snap claims five more lives – Telegraph.co.uk

31. December 2009

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Telegraph.co.uk Cold snap claims five more lives Telegraph.co.uk Rail services between Perth and Inverness were affected by the bad weather, while a broken down train at one of the country's busiest stations – Clapham ... Three die in avalanches in Ben Nevis horror as big freeze cripples UK Mirror.co.uk all 160 news articles

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Britain’s best fish smoking area – Independent

31. December 2009

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Britain's best fish smoking area Independent His catch is then driven back to the smokehouse (in the old days there was a train line that delivered it from the docks to his door) where it is ...

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