Electric train completes first Edinburgh to Glasgow trip [STV News]



31/10/2017
Severn Valley Railway raises £2.33m for Bridgnorth revamp [BBC News]
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Date: 01/11/2017

ScotRail has completed a test of an electric train along the full route between Edinburgh and Glasgow for the first time.

It comes after a successful trial between Edinburgh and Linlithgow in West Lothian in the early hours of October 18.

One of the new Hitachi Class 385 electric trains has now travelled between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street for the first time, making the trip at 12.30am on Wednesday.


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Scotrail has successfully tested one of its new trains along the entire route.

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03/09/2020'No date' for when Edinburgh to Glasgow train route will return to normal [Edinburgh Live]
01/09/2020Frances SNCF apologies after electrical failure traps thousands on trains [Railway Technology]
31/08/2020Scotlands Transport Secretary visits progress on East Kilbride electrification [Rail Business Daily]
25/08/2020Loss of power wreaks havoc on Glasgow trains via Charing Cross [Evening Times]
18/08/2020Scale of flood damage on Edinburgh- Glasgow line revealed [Network Rail]
18/08/2020'Two months' to repair flood-damaged Glasgow-Edinburgh rail link [BBC News]
17/08/2020Overhead electric wires warning after kite flyers risk their lives [Network Rail]
15/08/2020Union Canal: Water levels being restored as dams plug breach [Falkirk Herald]
13/08/2020Storm leaves 30m hole in Union Canal [BBC News]
07/08/2020Green light for faster journeys as revamp of Barrhead line begins [Barrhead News]
28/07/2020Ambitious plans to transform Scottish rail network unveiled [Scottish Government]
24/06/2020Tree cutting resumes on East Kilbride and Barrhead lines. [Network Rail]
05/06/2020Electric services from London reach Cardiff as Severn tunnel electrification is completed [Rail Engineer]
12/05/2020Electrification key to decarbonisation - Government [RAIL]
13/01/2020Balfour Beatty completes electrification of Bristol-Cardiff rail route [Railway Technology]
27/12/2019Edinburgh - Glasgow rail link to resume on Sunday after Haymarket upgrade works [The Herald]
08/10/2019CAF to supply additional catenary-free trams for Birmingham [Railway Technology]
30/07/2019ScotRail remembers Polmont rail disaster 35 years on [ScotRail]
28/06/2019Trains to London: Severn Tunnel electrification problems [BBC News]
17/06/2019Electrification hope encourages Borders Railway extension ambition [BBC News]
08/05/2019New rail timetables to ease commuter misery [BBC News]
24/04/2019First ever 385 electric train for Shotts line [ScotRail]
04/04/2019Shotts line electrification completed on time and on budget [Network Rail]
26/03/2019Borders Railway performance improvements planned [Scotsman]
26/03/2019Haines looks to bi-mode and battery options [RAIL]
07/03/2019UK to extend electrification of Midland Main Line [Railway Technology]
25/02/2019First electric train runs on the Shotts line [Network Rail]
08/02/2019IMechE prioritises electrification over hydrogen trains [Railway Technology]
08/02/2019Grangemouth electrification goes live [Network Rail]
22/01/2019Infrastructure delays force Northern to soldier on with Pacers [Rail]
12/12/2018ScotRail introduces EMUs onto newly-wired Central Belt routes [RAIL]
28/11/2018First electric train for Stirling-Dunblane-Alloa line [Network Rail]
26/11/2018£2m Carfin station investment delivered [Network Rail]
01/10/2018ScotRail pledges 'faster journeys and more seats' with new timetable [BBC News]
20/09/2018Stirling-Dunblane-Alloa electrification means changes for Central Belt travellers [Network Rail]
31/07/2018ScotRail targets further electrification schemes [RAIL]
22/06/2018Breich Station closure is platform for £2.4m redevelopment [Network Rail]
18/06/2018Local stations upgraded ahead of roll-out of brand new trains [ScotRail]
07/06/2018ScotRail leases more trains for busiest routes [BBC News]
21/05/2018First section of Stirling-Dunblane-Alloa electrification delivered [Network Rail]
14/05/2018Rail project cost rises £110m [Times]
09/04/2018New platforms is a step-up for Livingston South station redevelopment [Network Rail]
04/04/2018Changing trains in Scotland [Rail Engineer]
26/02/2018Busiest trains hit by cuts to carriages [BBC News]
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24/01/2018Landslip closes main Glasgow-Edinburgh railway line [BBC News]
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11/12/2017Edinburgh - Falkirk - Glasgow electric services begin [IRJ]
15/11/2017Breich Station reprieved after outcry [Scotsman]
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31/07/2017Edinburgh to Glasgow line upgrade faces one-year delay [Herald]
09/07/2017Network Rail squeeze delays electric trains [Sunday Times]
21/06/2017Breich earmarked for first Scottish station closure in 31 years [Scotsman]
18/05/2017Edinburgh-Glasgow rail electrification delayed again [Scotsman]
03/03/2017MPs cast doubts over rail electrification timetable [BBC News]
12/01/2017Main road through Stirling set to be closed for a year for rail works [Daily Record]
11/12/2016ScotRail takes delivery of first new electric train [BBC News]
05/12/2016Electrification of London Overgrounds Gospel Oak-Barking line 80% complete [GRN]
08/11/2016Great Western electrification: Intercity line work 'deferred' [BBC News]
02/11/2016£60m Hull Trains electro-diesel train deal signed [Railway Gazette]
24/10/2016Severn Tunnel reopens after six-week electrification project [RTM]
10/10/2016Scottish electrification suffers delays as NR withdraws planning application [RTM]
21/09/2016Conductors to stay on ScotRail routes [Rail News]
18/09/2016Costs soar on another two Scots rail projects [Sunday Post]
05/09/2016Electric GWR services launched from Paddington [Rail News]
24/08/2016Rail travellers warned to expect months of disruption [STV News]
05/07/2016Rail improvement projects behind schedule, report finds [BBC News]
03/05/2016Network Rail celebrates May Day successes [Rail News]
02/04/2016Main Bristol to Bath rail line closed for electrification work [BBC News]
21/03/2016Rail electrification to close Severn Tunnel for six weeks [BBC News]
18/03/2016Arriva lands Overground concession [Rail News]
02/02/2016Eight-month closure planned for GOBLIN electrification [Rail News]
21/01/2016Great Western Railway electrification 'four years late' [BBC News]
20/01/2016New railway station will be 'gateway' to Edinburgh [BBC News]
17/12/2015TXM Rail awarded Tyne and Wear Metro renewal framework [Rail News]
26/11/2015Inverkeithing to Perth rail route safeguarded [Transform Scotland]
20/11/2015Rocketing rail electrification costs unacceptable, say MPs [BBC News]
14/11/2015Wires start to go up on Great Western Main Line [Rail News]
21/10/2015Great Western rail electrification cost 'up to £2.8bn' [BBC News]
01/10/2015Preparing the way for Bath electrification [Rail Engineer]
30/09/2015Electrification of train lines to be restarted by Network Rail [BBC News]
20/08/2015Upgrade not on track: Blackpool to Preston electrification derailed [Gazette]
13/08/2015Is chugging along enough after railway upgrades put on pause? [Guardian]
30/07/2015Winchburghs 44-day blockade [Rail Engineer]
30/07/2015Go-ahead for new hybrid trains to far south west [Rail News]
24/07/2015Rail services between Glasgow and Edinburgh will return to normal on Monday as tunnel works completed [Herald]
29/06/2015£600m to deliver South Wales Metro by 2020 [BBC News]
24/06/2015Network Rail funding gap puts brake on five-year plan [Guardian]
11/06/2015Transpennine electrification delayed indefinitely [Rail News]
24/04/2015New electric trains between London and Swansea [BBC News]
29/03/2015Tunnel works are set to cause delays on main Edinburgh line [Linlithgow Gazette]
24/03/2015Derby to build new trains for First Great Western [Rail News]
12/03/2015New ScotRail train designs unveiled [BBC News]
06/03/2015Twelve rail lines prioritised for electrification [BBC News]
24/02/2015Great Western electrification scheme 'one year behind schedule' [BBC News]
06/01/2015Edinburgh-Glasgow trains face summer of disruption [Scotsman]
21/11/2014Deal reached on Welsh electrification [IRJ]
05/10/2014First Great Western set to get five-year contract extension [BBC News]
10/08/2014£30m railway project misses sports dates [Evening Times]
05/08/2014Borders Railway gets its first track [Global Rail News]
19/05/2014Cumbernauld electrification completed [Railway Gazette]
13/02/2014George and Robert Stephenson railway bridges listed [BBC News]
07/02/2014Hull railway electrification: Government 'very interested' in plan [Hull Daily Mail]
21/12/2013Electrification - Driving innovation and collaboration [The Rail Engineer]
13/12/2013New boost for railway electrification schemes [Railnews]
11/12/2013The first phase of the North West electrification programme is commissioned [Network Rail
03/12/2013Delivery starts of TransPennine electric trains [IRJ]
15/11/2013Madrid mothballs 11-year-old suburban line [International Railway Journal]
31/10/2013Railway spending details announced [BBC News]
11/10/2013Edinburgh-to-Glasgow rail line to close for tunnel work [BBC News]
04/10/2013Closed rail line to cause disruption [Lancashire Evening Post]
21/08/2013Rail Electrification Programme - EGIP [Transport Scotland]
30/07/2013Groundbreaking factory train slashes years off electrification programme [Network Rail]
18/07/2013Completion of work on first phase of North West electrification [Network Rail]
01/07/2013Network Rail invites bids for Scottish electrification [IRJ]
31/03/2013Edinburgh-Glasgow rail link faces three-year delay [Scotland on Sunday]
30/01/2013Carillion wins Cumbernauld electrification contract [Network Rail]
09/11/2012Paisley Canal electrification works extended [Network Rail]
07/09/2012Paisley Canal Electrification set to begin [Network Rail Article]
24/07/2012Glasgow-Edinburgh train boost [Herald]
16/07/2012Railway electrification of Valley Lines announced [Caerphilly Observer]
15/07/2012£9bn railway investment to be announced by coalition [BBC News]
14/07/2012Midlands line 'to be electrified' [BBC News]
13/07/2012Rail network to see 'biggest investment' since the Victorians [Guardian]
22/06/2012£5bn masterplan from Keith Brown to keep Scotland’s trains on track [Scotsman]
29/09/2011£200m plan for Inverness to Aberdeen rail link [Highland News]
24/09/2011Bid to electrify railway line [Lancaster Guardian]
15/06/2011Consultation launched on electrifying rail routes [Scotsman]
30/11/2010Is he dim up north - or just on the wrong track? [LEP]
14/12/2009Railway modernisation - additional announcements [DfT PR]
21/10/2009Manchester Scotland micro-franchise idea floated by DfT Rail [Modern Railways]
31/07/2009Rail disaster victims remembered [BBC News]
23/07/2009Electrification plans a good start [Network Rail Article]
06/06/2009Bathgate branch prepares for electric upgrade [Network Rail Article]
15/05/2009Consultation on electrification strategy urged [Network Rail Article]
26/11/2008Historic milepost displayed at Queen Street [First ScotRail]
27/09/2007'Six trains an hour on electric Glasgow-Edinburgh line' [Scotsman Article]
27/09/2007'Six trains an hour on electric Glasgow-Edinburgh line' [Scotsman]
14/07/2007£3.6bn plan for faster train links to Glasgow [Scotsman]
03/11/2003170425 makes inaugural run [ScotRail]
06/01/2003SPT timetable alterations
30/05/2001170470 enters service [Railscot]

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