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08/12/2021 Closure of Bridge of Allan railway station called 'nonsensical' [Daily Record] The option, raised in Stirling Council's 'Engage Stirling' consultation, has been slammed. It involves closing the existing station in the west of the town and its replacement with a new station to the south between Bridge of Allan, Causewayhead and Cornton. (Permalink) Bridge of Allan Bridge of Allan: A Dunblane to Edinburgh service makes its first stop on 14 March. I was hoping to see some 365s in what was to be their last week in service up here but didn't see a single one. This shiny 385 will ha ... David Panton 14/03/2019 Daily Record
18/01/2021 Broken down train causes knock-on disruption on Highland mainline [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald] Rail passengers were facing disruption to some Highland mainline services on Monday morning after a Glasgow-Inverness service broke down. (Permalink) Bridge of Allan Train breakdown Strathspey and Badenoch Herald
31/08/2012 Engineers work overnight to clear blocked rail line after landslip [STV] Engineers have worked overnight to clear a landslip on the rail line between Stirling and Dunblane. The line was blocked by around 20 tonnes of material after heavy rain caused a landslip at around 5.20pm on Wednesday. The landslip near Bridge of Allan forced the rail line to close for Wednesday evening. A spokesman for Network Rail said engineers had worked until around 4am on Thursday to clear the mud and rocks which had been washed on to the line. (Permalink) Bridge of Allan Landslide Network Rail Bridge of Allan: 4A11 the Grangemouth-Aberdeen freight approaches Bridge of Allan from the south. Stirling Castle is in the background on the left. In the foreground is stuff left from track maintenance. Ewan Crawford 06/05/2006 Bridge of Allan: Train 1Z25, the Great Britain II, heading for Inverness, nears Bridge of Allan in the early afternoon of 10 April 2009, behind Stanier Black 5s 45231 The Sherwood Forester and 45407 T ... Neil Scott 10/04/2009 Bridge of Allan: Looking north from Stirling Castle towards Bridge of Allan on 15 April 2008 with a container train about to pass through the station. John Furnevel 15/04/2008 STV
29/08/2012 Heavy rains hit parts of Scotland [BBC News] ScotRail said a landslip between Stirling and Dunblane had closed the rail line. There were also rain warnings in place for southern Scotland, the Western Isles and the Northern Isles. Network Rail said lines between Stirling and Dunblane had been blocked by the landslip and trains were currently unable to run. A spokesman said: 'The 14:39 from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street is currently unable to move near Stirling because of the landslip. Due to extensive flooding, it also can't move back towards Perth. Staff and police are currently trying to get to the train.' The line between Carstairs and Motherwell has also been affected by flood water, causing delays on the route. (Permalink) Bridge of Allan Landslide ScotRail BBC News