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A series of weekend engineering works will mean changes to cross-border services over the next five weeks.
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The Rail Freight Group, which represents the industry in the UK, has heard that Scotland’s potential for growth could benefit the UK as a whole. Despite that good economic outlook, the Scottish government has decided to suspend its Modal Shift Revenue Support scheme due to a strained budget. That, however, may not be the death-knell … [Article requires subscription.]
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Its the forgotten part of Fife - one that has been without a direct rail link for 55 years. Now, with little more than a month to go until the grand re-opening of the Levenmouth rail line, the entire community is counting down and looking to the future with hope.
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Helensburgh trains have been disrupted or cancelled all week after a sinkhole was discovered under the track.
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Today the first locomotive in Britain's principal freight fleet (Class 66s) to be fitted with digital signalling equipment is moving on to dynamic testing on a test track, having successfully progressed through static testing.
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London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has announced that it is to scrap its Sunderland to London service from December 2024.
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The Scottish Green Party’s new focus on railways is welcome, but long overdue.
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New images released of the first completed sections of the viaduct that will bring high speed trains into Birminghams new Curzon Street station.
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An iconic railway station in Inverclyde makes an appearance in a new BBC Scotland TV comedy series.
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Nochd Comhairle nan Eilean Siar mì-thoileachas mòr le plana Riaghaltas na h-Alba airson seirbheisean aiseig nan eilean.
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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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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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The one-metre deep fault was initially discovered on Sunday under tracks on the line between Caldercruix and Drumgelloch.
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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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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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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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