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On this day
1775Continental Congress offer the Olive Branch Petition to George III for reconciliationOffer refused
1836Durham and Sunderland RailwayFirst coal passes down line.
1848Campsie Branch (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway)Campsie Branch opened from Lenzie (called Campsie Junction) to Lennoxtown. Stations at; Campsie Junction, Kirkintilloch, Milton of Campsie, Lennoxtown.
1852Deeside RailwayFirst sod cut.
1865Aboyne and Braemar RailwayAct receives Royal assent.
1865Callander and Oban RailwayAct receives Royal assent.
1865Dingwall and Skye RailwayDingwall and Skye Railway authorised Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh
1865Pontypool Caerleon and Newport RailwayAct passed.
1865Strathspey RailwayExtension from Abernethy to Boat of Garten authorised.
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St Pauls station in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham near the former Hockley station. Thus the Jewellery Line.
Ewan Crawford [2006]
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