The ambitious plan would see all cross-border services linking Scotland and England brought back under public control.
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A host of events is already organised for the lead up to the big day.
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Campaign formed to save nature network in public consultation that also includes Orchard Brae corridor option.
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Scotland's trade union movement has called for a nationalised freight operator to grow the sector north of the border - but the Scottish Government says it has no plans to consider this.
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There are lots in an auction taking place soon from a well-known Berwick resident who died in 2012.
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The hole has caused disruption to services between Helensburgh and Edinburgh Waverley for several days.
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Chester's Coffee Xpress will remain open until a buyer is found.
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One of Scotland's oldest ferries has been sidelined until at least late August, after the Scottish Government-owned ferry operator CalMac, which has been landed with a £5m repair bill over rust.
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Scotland has tried for years to bring in tickets that allow people to travel by multiple trains, trams and buses but, for some reason, it seems to be too difficult.
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Three ferries are now sidelined in a new 'calamity' to hit state-owned ferry operator CalMac.
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The sinkhole, which was discovered on Sunday, has expanded with repairs being described as 'potentially complex'.
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Councillors say the new timetables will mean a better service for everyone in the area.
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The 1m-deep sinkhole was discovered under the tracks of a train line in Scotland
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There are worries pedestrians are "taking their lives in their hands" to get to the town's railway station.
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The one-metre deep fault was initially discovered on Sunday under tracks on the line between Caldercruix and Drumgelloch.
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Northern says 97% of its passengers are with us when it comes to tackling the issue of fare dodgers on its network as it released the annual figures from its Debt Recovery and Prosecutions Unit.
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CalMac's Isle of Lewis has arrived in Greenock for repairs after she was taken off her run due to a bow visor issue.
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Network Rail Scotland and Netball Scotland have extended their education partnership to spread vital rail safety messages to young people across Scotland. This a timely announcement as the railway delivers their annual spring safety campaign.
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Members of Aslef will walk out on May 7, 8 and 9 at different operators and ban overtime for six days from May 6.
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Network Rail reopened the bridge over the railway at Thornton Road in East Kilbride today, Monday 22 April.
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The sinkhole was discovered by track engineers on 21 April and the line has been closed to allow investigation work to be undertaken. 
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Vital infrastructure improvements that could transform the reliability of trains in the northern Highlands appear to be in limbo.
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Significant amounts of ballast were washed away after the fault was detected on Sunday.
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This is a major move for us and will see the company really strengthen its key staff.
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Rail passengers are being thanked for their patience after a train derailed in Grange-over-Sands on Friday 22 March 2024.
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Passenger numbers are down for ferries, planes, trains and buses - but cycling as a mode of transport has been bucking every trend. David Leask examines why.
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The defect was discovered between Caldercruix and Drumgelloch, in North Lanarkshire, with both lines currently closed by Network Rail Scotland. The disruption is set to last all day.
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Hopes cycling and luggage capacity could be dramatically increased on railway services in the north Highlands seem to have been dashed by rail chiefs.
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Memory lane layouts on display in the Angus town for an annual collectors' event included a 10-year labour of love by event organiser Dale Smith.
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The UK and Scottish governments agreed to a £10m feasibility study into progressing the line from Tweedbank onto Carlisle, via Hawick, in 2021.
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Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway has teamed up with award-winning Linlithgow Distillery to offer two special evening trips.
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The fight for a train station in Winchburgh was taken to the doors of the Scottish Parliament this week.
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Network Rail has delivered a £1.3 million investment of platform works at Giffnock and Pollokshaws West stations.
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Jacqueline Starr, chief executive officer of Rail Delivery Group (RDG), marks a milestone for Darwin, the rail industry's official real-time train running information system. Darwin is 20 years old and at RDG we are celebrating this impressive milestone. But what is Darwin? And why should you care? Darwin is one of the most critical systems ...
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A further delay to one of the new Arran ferries built at Ferguson Marine has been revealed.
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The UK steam hauled tour is working its way back south from Inverness on its way to Edinburgh and on to London.
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An NC500 railway route has seen a visit from an extraordinary steam train, The Great Britain XVI.
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A train drivers strike will lead to almost three in four services being cut on Saturday on LNER, which operates intercity trains between London, York and Edinburgh. Members of the Aslef union will take industrial action for 24 hours on 20 April and also ban overtime during the weekend in a dispute over terms and conditions, separate to the wider pay row that has led to strikes at all national rail operators across England.
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Information panels with Makaton symbols that promote walks, trails, cycle routes, nature reserves and heritage attractions have come to six stations in Cumbria.
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Ministers are looking to give troubled state-run ferry firm CalMac the right to run lifeline services in perpetuity, sparking a row amongst user groups.
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Talk of Elizabeth line order raised hopes over safeguarding future of Derby factory but staff are taking nothing for granted. It's strange at the moment: everywhere's so quiet. Its not good. Mick Waldram has worked at Alstom's sprawling train manufacturing plant on Litchurch Lane in Derby for 20 years, like his parents before him, and has watched in recent months as its six production lines have been gradually mothballed. I've been here 20 years and my brothers been here 20 years as well, Waldram says. My mum was the managing directors secretary, she was here 38 years, and my dad was a projects engineer who was here 36 years. We want to stay here. Me and my brother are not looking at leaving, we want to stay here if possible, do another 20 years. ...
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Plans for a community hub, including a bakery and a cookery workshop space, on the grounds of Whitley Bay Metro Station have been submitted to North Tyneside Council.
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A former club venue in Ayr has been put up for sale with a price tag of £120,000.
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In parliament debates and council meetings we hear a lot about joined-up thinking and collaborative approaches and of course plans are always holistic and follow extensive consultation with stakeholders.
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A lack of progress in reopening a Highland railway station that was temporarily shut in a row over access, is worrying, say local politicians.
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Seven more trains per day will stop off in West Fife from June after ScotRail revealed timetable improvements.
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Network Rail is inviting people to attend three community drop-in events ahead of the opening of the Levenmouth rail link.
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Work is progressing well in the 4m project to provide step-free access at Anniesland station in Glasgow.
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Lifesaving defibrillators have now been installed at 87 ScotRail stations throughout the country, after the train operator completed the latest roll-out of new machines.
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) has extended its haulage contract with Network Rail. Effective from 1 April 2024, the contract is a two-year extension with an option for a third year.

GBRf will continue to provide critical services essential for the smooth operation of Network Rail’s engineering works and renewals. This includes the provision of possession trains and the movement of Network Rail wagons to support engineering trains, with up to 16 daily trains dedicated to network services.
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