Entries tagged

‘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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