New rail link exceeds expectation [BBC News Article]





Date: 12/12/2008

A new study has shown the number of people using the new Alloa rail link has exceeded all expectations.


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A new study has shown the number of people using the new Alloa rail link has exceeded all expectations.

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I don^t believe the Alloa line timetable has changed substantially since reopening in 2008. A half-hourly service all day would be possible though presumably deemed uneconomic - or just unnecessary. I had never been to Alloa before 2008 and still can^t come to terms with its existence. A Glasgow service turns round on 26 September 2019.
Location: Alloa
Company: Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
26/09/2019 David Panton
Sculpture on the station forecourt at Alloa on 19 March 2019, not that the building in the background is the station!
Location: Alloa
Company: Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
19/03/2019 John McIntyre
385124 has a 34 minute layover at Alloa before heading back to Glasgow with the 1540 hrs service to Queen Street on 19 March 2019.
Location: Alloa
Company: Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
19/03/2019 John McIntyre


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