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A bee bank has been installed next to a repaired sink hole in Ayrshire as part of efforts to enhance biodiversity on and near the railway.
Network Rail Scotland completed emergency repair works last year on a section of the line between Kilmarnock and Barassie after the large hole appeared close to the tracks. Following completion of these works, a team from Network Rail and Scottish Woodlands has worked to install the bee bank. (Permalink) Bee bank Gatehead Network Rail Scottish Woodlands |
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Loading facility at Altnabreac could be model for others across Scotland, states report. A plan to take 9000 tonnes of timber off Caithness roads and on to the rail network has been approved by Highland Council. It granted planning permission to Caledonia Forest Land Investment Ltd to construct a rail-side timber loading facility on land near Altnabreac station. The company, which has a number of plantations in the north, is working on the venture with HiTrans and Scottish Woodlands.
(Permalink) Altnabreac Caledonia Forest Land Investment Ltd Far North Line HiTrans Scottish Woodlands Timber  Altnabreac: Hard to believe this is the same viewpoint as the shot taken 41 years ago see image [[29053]]. A 'Friends of the Far North Line' outing is about to escape the Altnabreac midges by jumping on the 13.55 ...  Altnabreac: Altnabreac in its splendid isolation. Looking south towards Forsinard in 1994. The water tank still exists behind the photographer.  Altnabreac: A water column still stands defiantly at Altnabreac in the summer of 1971, long after the end of steam. |
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