RailScot News

News - A75

Themes Ayr Station Hotel ScotRail Ayr HS2 Flying Scotsman Network Rail Aberdeen Caledonian MacBrayne Peak fares MV Glen Rosa Cancellations Peak fare Far North Line Dundee Engineering Works Cardross PS Waverley South Ayrshire Council Fire MV Glen Sannox Aviemore Northern Inverness Carlisle

05/10/2023 Ayrshire: Improvements for A75 between Gretna, Stranraer [Ayr Advertiser] The northern leg of the HS2 rail project has been scrapped, with the billions of pounds saved to be ploughed into transport improvements across the UK. (Permalink) A75 Cairnryan Castle Douglas Gretna HS2 Newton Stewart Port Road Stranraer Castle Douglas: Standard 2-6-4T 80117 at Castle Douglas with a Dumfries to Kirkcudbright service in April 1965. Brian Haslehust 24/04/1965 Newton Stewart: 2P 40623 with Black 5 45432 at Newton Stewart on 16 July 1956 with the 10.58 am ex-Stranraer. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 16/07/1956 Ayr Advertiser
14/11/2022 Case to upgrade major Dumfries and Galloway roads taken to Scottish Parliament [Daily Record] Campaigners were joined by politicians and the ferry operators, Stena Line, at Holyrood to push the case for improvements to both the A77 and A75. (Permalink) A75 A77 Port Road Portpatrick Stena Line Stranraer Stranraer Town: Part of the once extensive yards at Stranraer Town, seen here abandoned in May 2007. The building on the left is one of the former locomotive sheds, while in the right background is the main stand at ... John Furnevel 31/05/2007 Daily Record
20/10/2021 Direction of Travel: Can better transport links help drive support for the Union? [Holyrood Website] The future of transport policy in Scotland looks set to become increasingly politicised. (Permalink) A75 A9 Aslef COPS26 East Coast Main Line Green HS2 Politics RMT ScotRail Scotland - Northern Ireland Fixed Link Stranraer TSSA Unite West Coast Main Line Holyrood Website
29/03/2014 Bypass set to protect Britain's most bashed bridge [Scotsman] One of Britain's most bashed bridge will be finally bypassed on Monday - re-routing errant lorries away from the much-dented Dumfries and Galloway railway crossing. Roads officials hope the opening of the £17 million Dunragit bypass on the A75 between Stranraer and Dumfries will end Challoch bridge's unenviable record of being hit more than 100 times in the last ten years. (Permalink) A75 Bridge strike Challoch Dunragit Stranraer Scotsman
26/10/2006 A75 closed following bridge crash [BBC News] The A75 is closed at Dunragit to allow rail inspectors to check damage to a bridge after a crash. (Permalink) A75 Bridge strike Challoch Dunragit Stranraer Dunragit: A night view of Dunragit box and level crossing in 1993. Ewan Crawford //1993 Dunragit: View of Dunragit in August 1964, taken from the front of a DMU bound for Stranraer. Brian Haslehust 28/08/1964 Dunragit: View from a Dumfries to Stranraer service approaching Dunragit in June 1965. The locomotive is self-weighing tender-fitted Black 5 44677. Sister engine 45164 waits in the station with an eastbound 'Po ... Brian Haslehust 05/06/1965 BBC News article