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06/03/2023 MSP urges next First Minister to reassess plans to double East Kilbride rail line [Daily Record] Transport Scotland's sudden announcement of a U-turn on track doubling caused anger among local residents and politicians. (Permalink) East Kilbride Single track Hairmyres: Glasgow Central to East Kilbride 156462 approaching Hairmyres station on 9th March 2018. Ian Millar 09/03/2018 East Kilbride: The 4-car 16.43 Glasgow Central to East Kilbride service, approaching its destination on 4 April. John Steven 04/04/2009 Daily Record
01/02/2023 Borders Railway: Scotrail defends 'completely unacceptable' train services between Tweedbank and Edinburgh [Edinburgh Evening News] An MSP has raised concerns about completely unacceptable train delays between Edinburgh and Midlothian on the Borders Railway. This follows the publication of a performance update by Scotrail earlier this month, which revealed that 51.4 per cent of trains travelling on the line which was opened in 2015 were delayed last year, which includes trains travelling between Edinburgh and Tweedbank via Gorebridge, Newtongrange and Eskbank. (Permalink) Borders Railway Delays Single track Newtongrange: Light rain has just started to fall at Newtongrange on the morning of 20 May 2021 as the 1002 ScotRail service to Edinburgh (0929 ex-Tweedbank) arrives at the platform. Note the zig-zag pathway leadin ... John Furnevel 20/05/2021 Edinburgh Evening News
25/01/2023 Case for Aberdeen rail tunnel improvements bolstered [Scotsman] In 2022, Campaign for North East Rail (CNER) submitted a FOI request to Network Rail requesting information regarding previous investigatory works undertaken upon the Schoolhill and Hutcheon Street tunnels in Aberdeen. (Permalink) Campaign for North East Rail Doubling Ellon Hutcheon Street Hutcheon Street Tunnel Schoolhill Schoolhill Tunnel Single track Berryden Junction: The start of the 'Aberdeen' to Dyce redoubling seems considered to be Kittybrewster but the points are in fact much nearer the former Hutcheon Street station, further south in the Rosemount area. This ... David Panton 02/10/2019 Schoolhill: The remains of the station building at Schoolhill form a wall with a car park. This station, a (very) short distance from Aberdeen Joint, was apparently served by Deeside line sevices extended at appr ... David Panton 20/09/2018 Scotsman
28/10/2022 'Dualling' the A9: what are the plans for Dunkeld? [The Courier] Plans to 'dual' the A9 at Dunkeld will be unveiled in the coming months, but what are they likely to include? The Scottish Government maintains it is ... (Permalink) A9 Birnam Dual carriageway Dunkeld Single track Dunkeld and Birnam: Passengers from The Royal Scotsman standing in Dunkeld station transfer from train to bus for a visit to Glamis Castle. Brian Forbes 13/09/2007 The Courier
17/02/2022 Renewed calls for ministers to explain scrapping of East Kilbride rail doubling project [Daily Record] Independent councillor David Watson is calling for Scottish Government ministers to speak at an area committee meeting. (Permalink) Doubling East Kilbride Single track Hairmyres: Glasgow Central to East Kilbride 156462 approaching Hairmyres station on 9th March 2018. Ian Millar 09/03/2018 East Kilbride: The 4-car 16.43 Glasgow Central to East Kilbride service, approaching its destination on 4 April. John Steven 04/04/2009 Thorntonhall: Running approximately 10 minutes late, an East Kilbride - Glasgow Central service passes under the bridge carrying the A726 on the approach to Thorntonhall on 11 February. John Steven 11/02/2010 Daily Record
15/10/2021 MSP takes East Kilbride rail track dualling battle to Holyrood [Daily Record] Transport Scotland announced that plans to dual [double] track the EK line have been ditched - sparking a furious backlash. (Permalink) Doubling East Kilbride Single track Hairmyres: Glasgow Central to East Kilbride 156462 approaching Hairmyres station on 9th March 2018. Ian Millar 09/03/2018 East Kilbride: The 4-car 16.43 Glasgow Central to East Kilbride service, approaching its destination on 4 April. John Steven 04/04/2009 East Kilbride: 156442 with a morning Glasgow Central - East Kilbride service approaching its destination on 2 December 2010. John Steven 02/12/2010 Daily Record
12/10/2021 Furious backlash as plans to double-track EK rail line hits the buffers [Daily Record] Transport Scotland now say the line between East Kilbride and Busby will only be single-tracked with cash used elsewhere. (Permalink) Doubling East Kilbride Electrification Single track East Kilbride: The rear of the 16.43 Glasgow Central - East Kilbride service approaching East Kilbride station (seen in the background) on 4 April 2009. John Steven 04/04/2009 East Kilbride: The 4-car 16.43 Glasgow Central to East Kilbride service, approaching its destination on 4 April. John Steven 04/04/2009 East Kilbride: 156442 with a morning Glasgow Central - East Kilbride service approaching its destination on 2 December 2010. John Steven 02/12/2010 Daily Record