Scottish Executive awards EWS with £1m for timber traffic [Railscot]
Date: 05/12/2002
The Scottish Executive has awarded EWS with £1m for timber traffic. The grant will be broken up as follows;
- £158,000 to partly finance the re-development of the rail freight depot at Beattock for timber. EWS is seeking further funding.
- £766,000 for a track access grant for timber sent by rail from Fort William, Crianlarich and Arrochar to Chirk in North Wales.
- £143,000 for a track access grant for timber from Kinbrace in Sutherland to Inverness. The project is also supported by the Highland Council, the Forestry Commission, the Highland Rail Partnership and EWS.
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Tags: x Timber x West Highland Lines x EWS x Beattock x Fort William x Crianlarich x Arrochar and Tarbet x Chirk x Kinbrace x Inverness x Highland Council x Forestry Commission x Highland Rail Partnership
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