Railway Herald Magazine, Volumes 1-2

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There was a romance to rail travel,” says Ben Dewfield-Oakley, Conservation Officer at SAVE Britain’s Heritage which has been campaigning to save the Ayr hotel. Some station hotels, however, live on only in memories: St Enoch railway station’s hotel was the first building in Glasgow to boast electric lighting.

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Along with Gleneagles, with its luxurious rooms and countryside setting, the Edinburgh hotels played a key role in helping to lure tourists to Scotland, he adds.We’re here to show that, on board a private excursion train with like-minded travelling companions, things are very different. Infrastructure, Cities and Active Transport Minister Rob Stokes insisted the confidential document was yet to be considered or endorsed by government, but added that Parramatta could one day be the heart of greater Sydney. Every possible attention to detail was given: the coffee room’s rich décor in American walnut, ebony and mahogany, the 38ft drawing room, reading room with extensive library, two waiting rooms including one especially fitted for “commercial gentlemen”. SWR is amending its timetable for tomorrow (Thursday 2 November) and advising passengers to consider not travelling if their journey is not essential. Their iron horse clattered over the railway tracks and in a puff of steam Victorian travellers reached their destination: opulent, grand and everything they wanted from a hotel.

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Additional stops are being added to services between Glasgow Queen Street and Aberdeen, and between Edinburgh Waverley and Aberdeen, creating new direct journey opportunities between communities in Angus and Aberdeenshire.

It also makes mention of a fast-rail line between Parramatta and Canberra, which could more than halve travel times to 90 minutes.