‘caledonian railway’

Event	Date
Edinburgh station roof collapses	6th December
First section of the Caledonian Main Line opens	10th September
Glasgow Central Station receives its first trains	1st August
The Caledonian Railway is founded	31st July
Princes Street Station’s foundation stone laid	9th April
Caledonian Sleeper carries its first passengers	24th February

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30 March

The signing of the Claim of Right

08 March

Oor Wullie makes his first appearance in print

11 December

Royal Yacht Britannia is retired to Edinburgh