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A key milestone for Connection Stage One of the East West Rail project has been reached today (Monday 21 October) after a test train successfully completed its first run between Oxford and Milton Keynes.
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Unite says Edinburgh Trams has backed down and members will now be allowed breaks
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The delays are due to an earlier broken down train in Clydebank and train fault at Motherwell as well as 'slippery rails' following the previous days severe weather.
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Unite said late running times on services between Edinburgh Airport and Newhaven stopped drivers taking comfort breaks.
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The former Elgin East station stopped welcoming passengers in the 1960s but so much of its heritage remains today.
(Permalink) Elgin East  Elgin East: Hallway entrance to the former Elgin East station. The view looks to the car park with the former platforms behind, through more of the building.  Elgin East: Elgin East on 10th August 1965. On the left is an NBL Type 2 with a service for the Moray Coast line, and across the platform is a Cravens DMU which will take the inland route via Craigellachie, meeti ... |
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ScotRail said most services may be subject to delay or cancellation between Sunday night and Monday morning, with speed restrictions in place for services in the west and north Highlands.
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Plans to build a new station for Loch Lomond Rescue Boat in Balloch have been given the green light.
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Trains between Inverclyde and Glasgow have been disrupted this evening due to a fallen tree between Bishopton and Port Glasgow.
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The delayed and overbudget Glen Sannox must undergo repairs to cables and pipes before it can carry passengers, it has been revealed.
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CalMac ferries ran to schedule in just seven days of a 15-month period, figures have revealed.
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Strong winds and heavy rain brought by Storm Ashley will disrupt rail services across western and northern parts of Scotland from tomorrow (Sunday 20 October) evening.
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Tim Farron will ask the energy minister to personally intervene to prevent the closure of an oil terminal which could drive up petrol prices and see small petrol stations in the county shut down.
(Permalink) Dalston Oil Terminal Grangemouth Ineos  Dalston Oil Storage Depot: On a hazy March morning in 2017, 60095 has just arrived at Dalston Oil Terminal with the 07.45 trip from Carlisle consisting of just two loaded oil tanks. The platforms of Dalston station can be seen ... |
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The scale of compensation paid out by the Caledonian Sleeper in less than a year has been revealed.
(Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper Compensation  Slochd Viaduct: The Caledonian Sleeper for Inverness is running over two hours late as it crosses Slochd Viaduct on 21st October 2019, hauled by 73967 and 73969.
 Gorton [WHR]: The southbound Sunday night sleeper coming south out of Rannoch Moor and entering Gorton, with the driver giving a friendly wave.  Carstairs: Scene at Carstairs at 6.25am on a pleasant Tuesday morning in the Summer of 2006. The 16 coach Caledonian Sleeper from Euston arrived 11 minutes earlier behind EWS 90022. The train has been split and ... |
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Services such as the train from Bangor to Portadown are no longer operational since the opening of Grand Central Station
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Passengers on services to Balloch and Airdrie, between Helensburgh Central and Edinburgh and from Milngavie and Cumbernauld via Motherwell are affected.
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Disruption was hitting ferry and some train journeys in the north on Friday morning - due to a mix of imminent stormy weather and staffing issues.
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Emergency services swarmed Piccadilly Gardens following the serious crash involving a Stagecoach operated Magic Bus and one of the city's yellow Metrolink trams.
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With just under three months to go until the start of a year-long celebration of 200 years of the modern railway in 2025, plans are being finalised to mark this historic milestone and explore rails past, present and future role in national life. At an event in Darlington on 19 September, Jake Kelly, Network Rail ...
(Permalink) Stockton and Darlington Railway  Darlington North Road: North Eastern Railway 2-4-0 1463 of 1885 on display inside Darlington Railway Museum.
 West Auckland: The view east from the site of West Auckland station. On the right is the formation of the original Stockton and Darlington line to Shildon, via the rope worked Brusselton Inclines. The bridge abutmen ...  Shildon: Old stabling point (and origin of the term). The former yards at Shildon on 4 November 2007. The building on the other side of the crossing was opened by the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1827 to ... |
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Delighted organisers have reported strong interest in a special exhibition exploring the 150-year history of the Far North Line.
(Permalink) Far North Line  Helmsdale: Ex CR Class 3P 54495 at Helmsdale in 1961. The view is to the north with the south cabin on the right.  Thurso: Highland Railway No 55 at Thurso. Postcard in my collection. |
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It is perhaps appropriate to look back at the Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) since this year marks 20 years since the original project to comply with the Railway Safety Regulations 1999 was delivered. It also marks 25 years since those regulations were laid before parliament and since the last Automatic Train Protection (ATP) ...
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Members of a long-established and much-loved Greenock organisation are going full-steam ahead with preparations for their group's 39th annual exhibition.
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A new book which aims to share the positive community benefits of Levenmouth's new railway through peoples voices has been published.
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Freightliner has launched a container service which it says has been made possible by a Network Rail scheme to attract freight to rail by waiving track access charges for the first six months of a new flow.
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The Stirling Prize is normally awarded to a new building, but has gone to the entire railway line.
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Campaigners have called for the Botanic Gardens station to remain open as a tourist destination, we take a look back at its history.
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Work has started on the 2,000 underground foundation columns that will support the flagship Birmingham Curzon Street Station.
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Connor Robertson, 31, and his partner, Laura Dowds, 34, recently got engaged during an ascent of the iconic Forth Rail Bridge.
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Passengers were facing disruption on Wednesday morning after reports of a train having broken down at Shawlands.
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Network Rails partnership with The Green Block has already boosted recycling rates from just 13% to 91% at London Victoria over the past three years.
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Its official opening was combined with the annual West Fife Doors Open Day.
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One of the founding members of the Friends of Wemyss Bay Railway Station has sadly passed away.
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Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) has introduced two new rail freight services between Dublin Port and Ballina, operated by International Warehousing and Transport (IWT).
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ScotRail and Network Rail have signed a strengthened Alliance Agreement that commits both companies to greater integration to deliver a safe, reliable, and green railway. With ScotRail and Network Rail both part of the public sector, the Scottish Government is committed to an integrated railway to deliver the best outcomes for Scotland's economy, society, and ...
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The BBC TV cameras were filming at Wemyss Bay Railway Station for a special feature on the World Cup of Stations.
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I wanted to find out what villagers thought about the plans to reconnect their community, and I discovered the railway plans were a hot topic in the area.
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Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop said the fare freeze would be 'too challenging to continue'.
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Steam railway enthusiasts were not deterred by torrential rain on Saturday when they turned out for the annual gala.
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Further disruption on the line between Aberdeen and Edinburgh after services were cancelled and revised this morning.
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