RAIB has today released its report into a collision between a passenger train and a fallen tree at Broughty Ferry, Dundee, 27 December 2023.
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A ScotRail driver was injured and their train cab severely damaged in the incident near Broughty Ferry during Storm Gerrit in December last year.
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The driver was unable to see the fallen tree due to heavy rain and only applied the brake two seconds before impact.
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The train was travelling at 84mph when a tree crashed through the driver's cab.
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ScotRail is reminding passengers that trains to and from Inverclyde will end earlier than usual on Christmas Eve and that a reduced service will run in the area on Boxing Day.
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Scotland has initiated an upgrade in its intercity rail network with the introduction of modern technology to address the increasing demands of rail travel.
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Eight people went to hospital after the bus collided into a railway bridge.
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It is understood that a group of passengers put a number of "objects" on top of the train which staff were forced to remove before services could resume back to normal.
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A handful of bureaucrats (identity unknown) in an unknown location to a set of indicators unknown beyond cost-effectiveness is presently deciding the economic fate of one of Scotlands oldest towns.
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Is it worth the wait?
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The Far North Line Community Rail Partnership has appointed a sustainable transport officer.
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Passengers travelling from Edinburgh to Glenrothes and Leven will face disruption on Sunday.
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Ferries have been either cancelled or disrupted on 29 out of CalMacs 30 routes.
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The new East Linton station has now been open for over a year - but has it been a success?
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ScotRail has announced the expansion of its Flexipass product to include more routes across Scotland's Railway.
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The amount of trains cancelled across the UK and a consultation on the cosmetics sector make the papers.
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First of new ships for Islay slips back another six weeks.
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Save Ardrossan Harbour campaigners have expressed serious concern over news that the town is facing at least two months without a ferry service in the New Year.
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The rail operator plans to cut staffing times in ticket offices by a third across Scotland but councillors fear for the safety of women and girls using the network
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Passengers warned to check their travel arrangements as staff turn down overtime after pay increases.
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Rail travel has become unaffordable for many Dunfermline residents, with the Press recently reporting that commuters have been priced out of using the train to Edinburgh.
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Each year, ORR publishes statistics on annual energy use and estimated emissions for passenger and freight trains in Great Britain. This is based on their electricity and diesel traction consumption the energy used to power passenger and freight trains. This year's publication has been expanded to include new metrics. Data is available for each operator on their non-traction energy use, water consumption and waste generation for the last two years.
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Between 1994, when the railway was privatised, and the pre-Covid year of 2019, railway passenger numbers more than doubled. Yet over the same period the railways cost to the taxpayer increased by 270%. With high fixed infrastructure costs, increasing passenger numbers should have decreased its cost to the taxpayer. Thus, as shown on the graph, while rail privatisation may have been successful in increasing passenger numbers, it has clearly failed to meet its prime objective of reducing rail’s cost to the taxpayer. Moreover, the graph shows that after British Rail (BR) introduced sector business management in the early 1980s, rail’s cost to the taxpayer was reduced by 46% between 1985 and 1993.
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At around 19:26 on the evening of 21 October 2024, train 1J25, the 18:31 Transport for Wales (TfW) passenger service from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth, collided with train 1S71, the 19:09 Machynlleth to Shrewsbury passenger service, also operated by TfW. The trains collided approximately 800 metres west of the passing loop located at Talerddig, Powys on ...
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The joint venture has led to a number of diesel-hauled railtours being confirmed for 2025.
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Freightliner, in collaboration with the UK's only railway wagon manufacturer WH Davis and Porterbrook, is spearheading a sustainable initiative to repurpose a fleet of redundant coal wagons into modern aggregate box wagons.
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Peak fares returned to ScotRail services in September after a Government pilot scheme ended.
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Forty years ago, on Tuesday 1 May 1984 at 5.30 in the morning, Bill (Willie) Taylor, a signaller at Carlisle Power Signal Box (PSB) realised that 4S55, a Liverpool (Garston) to Glasgow (Gushetfaulds) freightliner train had become divided south of Carlisle and both portions of the train were rolling downhill towards Carlisle Citadel station. ...
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P&O Ferries have cancelled the majority of their crossings between Cairnryan and Larne on Sunday due to the approach of Storm Eowyn.
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Cruise line Virgin Voyages is to use Greenock as a port of call for the first time.
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Bad weather and repairs lead to Arran ferry cancellations over the weekend.
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The latest figures show almost one in 10 trains were cancelled at Manchester Victoria.
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The CalMac ferry will begin timetabled sailings after a long-running political row over its construction.
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It's really easy to buy a ticket for the Northumberland Line. We'd recommend buying your ticket in advance from the Northern website or...
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Long-delayed improvement follows line upgrades.
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Emergency services are at the scene after a double decker bus crashed into a bridge in Kilmarnock, ripping off its roof.
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Work to refurbish the Turbostars is due to start in October 2025.
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Operator confident that Caledonian Isles will return to join new vessel on its busiest route in March after unprecedented repairs .
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Competition watchdog wants assessment of whether any of the operators ferry links could be commercially provided
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A UK government business regulator has told Scots ministers to clearly explain how its refusal to privatise lifeline ferry routes would not result in cheaper costs to the taxpayer as it emerged costs are set to treble.
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British Transport Police and Rail Accident Investigation Branch investigating after incident last Friday.
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The new HS2 Euston station was meant to have ten platforms initially.
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Aggregate Industries have agreed a four year contract extension to move aggregate materials from source points at Bardon Hill and the Isle of Grain enabling the development of some of the UK’s biggest infrastructure projects.
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The first of the 46-strong fleet of EMUs has carried passengers for the first time.
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ScotRail has formally begun the procurement of trainsets to replace the current fleet of 25 HST sets used on Inter7City services.
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A Burntisland councillor has raised questions over future plans for land by the towns railway station, which was previously a wildflower meadow.
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The walkout by train managers at Avanti West Coast marks the start of industrial action which could last several months.
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The price increases come into effect from Thursday, January 2 and affect daily fares, season tickets and park and ride fares.
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ScotRail plans will affect 54 stations which includes Rutherglen and Burnside.
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Homes, student flats and a hotel are among the proposals for land around the station.
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