Scotland’s Levenmouth Rail Link opening signals new traffic potential
Scotland’s newest railway has taken a significant step towards completion. Trains have been given the green light to use the brand-new Levenmouth Rail Link. The…
Complex Glasgow bridge replacement gets underway
Shields Road is a long boulevard that connects the south side of the Clyde with Glasgow’s leafy southern suburbs. It does that by way of…
Scotland commits to rail with 4.2 billion pound investment programme
The latest plan for Scotland’s Railway, published in collaboration with Network Rail, is a bid to create a safer, greener, and more reliable railway. The…
Scotland’s Carstairs Junction now with enhanced rail freight capacity
After an extensive twelve-week phased closure, Carstairs Junction, on the West Coast Main Line in Scotland, has reopened to all traffic. The closure provided the…
Carstairs Junction remodelling enters final phase
Work on the 164 million pound (almost 200 million euros) Carstairs junction remodelling project is entering its endgame. It has been a challenge for Scotland’s…
Scotland’s Levenmouth project takes off
A new fly-through video shows Scotland’s short but significant Levenmouth rail project snaking its way towards completion. The lines are now being laid to see…
All Fall Down, it’s leaf busting time again
Autumn arrives a little earlier in Scotland than in other parts of the UK. That always makes it the first place to try out the…
Platform clearance for freight on Scottish project
Removing the platform at a former halt has cleared the way for double tracking at Cameron Bridge on the Levenmouth project, a new line for…
Industry supports UK rail freight
Amidst all the confrontational rhetoric of disputes and strike action, there are some words of consideration for rail freight. Caught in the storm without being…
Decarbonisation progress is good says RIA Scotland
RIA Scotland, the national branch of the rail supply industry representative body, has welcomed progress on Scotland’s rail decarbonisation plan. The message follows on from…
Scottish government in dispute with multiple unions, strike looming?
Management and unions seem to be further apart than ever in a series of industrial disputes. Despite optimism last week, the government in Edinburgh appears…
UK on the verge of ‘biggest rail strike in modern history’
Trades union RMT is warning for what it calls the biggest strike in modern British history. The union plans to ballot its members in the…