Aberdeen main line back on track after bridge repairs
Southbound rail connections have been reestablished from Aberdeen, in the north-east of Scotland. The line reopened on Monday 22 February following extensive repairs to a…
Line between Dundee and Aberdeen remains closed for another month
Bridge repairs in North East Scotland will take longer than originally anticipated. UK’s infrastructure manager Network Rail expects the line between Dundee and Aberdeen to…
Aberdeen – Dundee line closed until February
A bridge at Stonehaven, nearby the site of last year’s fatal derailment in Scotland, partially collapsed last week. Network Rail, the infrastructure manager for the…
Scotland’s oil capital reconnected today after summer derailment
The mainline south from Aberdeen is reopening today, Tuesday, 3 November. The city at the centre of the UK offshore oil industry has been blocked…
UK’s oil line remains severed for another month
A month more is required to repair the line that connects most of the UK into Aberdeen, the centre of the offshore oil industry. All…
Network Rail wants wide-ranging changes after Stonehaven crash
The UK rail infrastructure management agency Network Rail has proposed wide-ranging changes to the way it monitors and maintains the earthworks around its tracks. This…
UK network damage may last months
Major routes wrecked by recent derailments and landslides will be out of action for months, says a report. Some locations will not be repaired until…
Storm warning again for UK, infrastructure managers gearing up
The British Isles is facing another ferocious Atlantic storm, just two weeks after torrential rains caused major disruption, flooding and damage to the rail network.…