DAILY RECORD, WEDNESDAY 25TH AUGUST 1982 PETROL DANGER AT RAIL CRASH The main Glasgow to Fort William railway line was blocked last night when 18 tank wagons were derailed near Shandon, Dunbartonshire. Four were carrying 24,000 gallons of petrol and one ended up on its side leaking fuel. Firemen dug ditches to catch the escapingContinue reading “Shandon Rail Crash”
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Shandon Railwayman
OBAN TIMES AND ARGYLLSHIRE ADVERTISER, SATURDAY 24TH JANUARY 1959 B.R. MAN RETIRES AFTER 58 YEARS: MR JOHN MACDOUGALL, BRIDGE OF ORCHY Mr John Swan MacDougall, Beinn Dorain, Bridge of Orchy, has retired after 58 years’ service with the North British, L.N.E.R., and finally British Railways. Mr Macdougall was employed on the Craigendoran-Fort William section allContinue reading “Shandon Railwayman”
New Railway
GLASGOW HERALD. FRIDAY 11TH AUGUST 1882. PROPOSED GARELOCH DISTRICT RAILWAY. We understand that arrangements are in progress for the formation of a railway between Helensburgh, Garelochhead, and Portincaple on Loch Long. The undertaking is being promoted under influential auspices, and if carried into execution cannot fail to have an important effect in still further developing the picturesqueContinue reading “New Railway”
Hatches Matches and Dispatches part 4
Dear blog reader This is the fourth part in a series of Shandon hatches, matches and dispatches that have appeared in the newspapers. I always find such finds very exciting in my own 30 years of family history research and I hope this helps anyone doing similar Shandon-based research. (Glossary: inst/instant means of the presentContinue reading “Hatches Matches and Dispatches part 4”
Employment at Shandon Station
Dear blog reader Here is a ‘two for the price of one’ blog post about people employed at Shandon station. ***************************************** DEVON VALLEY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 1902 DOLLAR NEWS Mr Thomas A Lyon, of the Parcel Office Department, Glasgow, has been appointed stationmaster at Shandon. Mr Lyon, who is a native of Dollar, enteredContinue reading “Employment at Shandon Station”
Near Miss On Train Tracks
ABERDEEN EVENING EXPRESS, TUESDAY, 1ST AUGUST 1967 TRAIN BAIRN IS ‘SATISFACTORY’ Ten-month-old Elizabeth Agnew who missed death by inches when a double diesel engined train ran over her yesterday is today ‘fairly satisfactory’ in the Vale of Leven Hospital, Dunbartonshire. She was seen being run over by the engine driver. When he found her laterContinue reading “Near Miss On Train Tracks”
Railway Accident at Shandon – part 3
Dear blog reader This is part 3 of a 3 part series on a railway accident at Shandon in 1895, continuing on from parts 1 and 2 published the previous 2 weeks. I do hope you find this interesting. Jacqueline ********************** GLASGOW HERALD FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER 1895 THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT SHANDON Major Marindin reportsContinue reading “Railway Accident at Shandon – part 3”
Railway Accident at Shandon – Part 2
Dear blog reader This is part 2 of a 3 part series on a railway accident at Shandon in 1895, continuing on from part 1 published a week ago, part 3 will be published next week. I hope you find it interesting. Jacqueline *********************** GLASGOW HERALD TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER 1895 RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. ALARMING AFFAIR ONContinue reading “Railway Accident at Shandon – Part 2”
Railway Accident at Shandon – part 1
Dear blog reader This is part 1 of a 3 part series on a railway accident at Shandon in 1895, parts 2 and 3 will be published in subsequent weeks. Hope you find this interesting. Jacqueline ****************************** GLASGOW HERALD TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER 1895 RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. ALARMING AFFAIR ON THE WEST HIGHLAND RAIlWAY – LADY INJURED.Continue reading “Railway Accident at Shandon – part 1”
Serious Accidents at Shandon Station
Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette 2 July 1904 Yesterday morning an accident took place at Shandon Station on the West Highland Railway. The early through train from Glasgow to Fort William was brought to a standstill at the head of the incline which leads to Shandon Station, a stretch of about a quarter ofContinue reading “Serious Accidents at Shandon Station”
Shandon People and History 