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Shotts line electrification completed on time and on budget [Network Rail]

Date: 04/04/2019

Network Rail has completed the £160m electrification of the Shotts Line on time and on budget.

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Shotts line electrification completed on time and on budget

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Network Rail has completed the £160m electrification of the Shotts Line on time and on budget.

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03/09/2020	Keolis on running the trains in Wales and electrifying the Valley Lines [Business Live]
01/09/2020	Frances SNCF apologies after electrical failure traps thousands on trains [Railway Technology]
31/08/2020	Scotlands Transport Secretary visits progress on East Kilbride electrification [Rail Business Daily]
25/08/2020	Loss of power wreaks havoc on Glasgow trains via Charing Cross [Evening Times]
23/08/2020	Glasgow to Edinburgh trains disrupted after landslip on line near Shotts [Daily Record]
17/08/2020	Overhead electric wires warning after kite flyers risk their lives [Network Rail]
12/08/2020	Hartwood: Flooding in North Lanarkshire brings Glasgow Central trains to a halt [Evening Times]
07/08/2020	Green light for faster journeys as revamp of Barrhead line begins [Barrhead News]
28/07/2020	Ambitious plans to transform Scottish rail network unveiled [Scottish Government]
24/06/2020	Tree cutting resumes on East Kilbride and Barrhead lines. [Network Rail]
05/06/2020	Electric services from London reach Cardiff as Severn tunnel electrification is completed [Rail Engineer]
12/05/2020	Electrification key to decarbonisation - Government [RAIL]
13/01/2020	Balfour Beatty completes electrification of Bristol-Cardiff rail route [Railway Technology]
08/10/2019	CAF to supply additional catenary-free trams for Birmingham [Railway Technology]
09/07/2019	Scotlands Railway marks 150th anniversary of Shotts line [ScotRail]
28/06/2019	Trains to London: Severn Tunnel electrification problems [BBC News]
20/06/2019	Happy 150th Birthday Shotts Station [ScotRail]
17/06/2019	Electrification hope encourages Borders Railway extension ambition [BBC News]
08/05/2019	New rail timetables to ease commuter misery [BBC News]
24/04/2019	First ever 385 electric train for Shotts line [ScotRail]
26/03/2019	Borders Railway performance improvements planned [Scotsman]
26/03/2019	Haines looks to bi-mode and battery options [RAIL]
07/03/2019	UK to extend electrification of Midland Main Line [Railway Technology]
25/02/2019	First electric train runs on the Shotts line [Network Rail]
08/02/2019	IMechE prioritises electrification over hydrogen trains [Railway Technology]
08/02/2019	Grangemouth electrification goes live [Network Rail]
22/01/2019	Infrastructure delays force Northern to soldier on with Pacers [Rail]
12/12/2018	ScotRail introduces EMUs onto newly-wired Central Belt routes [RAIL]
28/11/2018	First electric train for Stirling-Dunblane-Alloa line [Network Rail]
26/11/2018	£2m Carfin station investment delivered [Network Rail]
01/10/2018	ScotRail pledges 'faster journeys and more seats' with new timetable [BBC News]
20/09/2018	Stirling-Dunblane-Alloa electrification means changes for Central Belt travellers [Network Rail]
31/07/2018	ScotRail targets further electrification schemes [RAIL]
22/06/2018	Breich Station closure is platform for £2.4m redevelopment [Network Rail]
18/06/2018	Local stations upgraded ahead of roll-out of brand new trains [ScotRail]
21/05/2018	First section of Stirling-Dunblane-Alloa electrification delivered [Network Rail]
14/05/2018	Rail project cost rises £110m [Times]
09/04/2018	New platforms is a step-up for Livingston South station redevelopment [Network Rail]
04/04/2018	Changing trains in Scotland [Rail Engineer]
14/02/2018	West Lothian railway station to undergo £3.5million transformation [Daily Record]
21/12/2017	Edinburgh Waverley opens extended platform as electrification prep continues [RTM]
15/11/2017	Breich Station reprieved after outcry [Scotsman]
23/10/2017	Manchester-Preston rail electrification delayed again [BBC News]
31/07/2017	Edinburgh to Glasgow line upgrade faces one-year delay [Herald]
09/07/2017	Network Rail squeeze delays electric trains [Sunday Times]
21/06/2017	Breich earmarked for first Scottish station closure in 31 years [Scotsman]
18/05/2017	Edinburgh-Glasgow rail electrification delayed again [Scotsman]
30/03/2017	ScotRail's top 10 busiest trains revealed [BBC News]
03/03/2017	MPs cast doubts over rail electrification timetable [BBC News]
12/01/2017	Main road through Stirling set to be closed for a year for rail works [Daily Record]
11/12/2016	ScotRail takes delivery of first new electric train [BBC News]
05/12/2016	Electrification of London Overgrounds Gospel Oak-Barking line 80% complete [GRN]
08/11/2016	Great Western electrification: Intercity line work 'deferred' [BBC News]
02/11/2016	£60m Hull Trains electro-diesel train deal signed [Railway Gazette]
24/10/2016	Severn Tunnel reopens after six-week electrification project [RTM]
10/10/2016	Scottish electrification suffers delays as NR withdraws planning application [RTM]
21/09/2016	Conductors to stay on ScotRail routes [Rail News]
18/09/2016	Costs soar on another two Scots rail projects [Sunday Post]
05/09/2016	Electric GWR services launched from Paddington [Rail News]
24/08/2016	Rail travellers warned to expect months of disruption [STV News]
05/07/2016	Rail improvement projects behind schedule, report finds [BBC News]
03/05/2016	Network Rail celebrates May Day successes [Rail News]
02/04/2016	Main Bristol to Bath rail line closed for electrification work [BBC News]
21/03/2016	Rail electrification to close Severn Tunnel for six weeks [BBC News]
18/03/2016	Arriva lands Overground concession [Rail News]
02/02/2016	Eight-month closure planned for GOBLIN electrification [Rail News]
21/01/2016	Great Western Railway electrification 'four years late' [BBC News]
20/01/2016	New railway station will be 'gateway' to Edinburgh [BBC News]
17/12/2015	TXM Rail awarded Tyne and Wear Metro renewal framework [Rail News]
26/11/2015	Inverkeithing to Perth rail route safeguarded [Transform Scotland]
20/11/2015	Rocketing rail electrification costs unacceptable, say MPs [BBC News]
14/11/2015	Wires start to go up on Great Western Main Line [Rail News]
21/10/2015	Great Western rail electrification cost 'up to £2.8bn' [BBC News]
01/10/2015	Preparing the way for Bath electrification [Rail Engineer]
30/09/2015	Electrification of train lines to be restarted by Network Rail [BBC News]
20/08/2015	Upgrade not on track: Blackpool to Preston electrification derailed [Gazette]
13/08/2015	Is chugging along enough after railway upgrades put on pause? [Guardian]
30/07/2015	Winchburghs 44-day blockade [Rail Engineer]
30/07/2015	Go-ahead for new hybrid trains to far south west [Rail News]
24/07/2015	Rail 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]
24/06/2015	Network Rail funding gap puts brake on five-year plan [Guardian]
11/06/2015	Transpennine electrification delayed indefinitely [Rail News]
24/04/2015	New electric trains between London and Swansea [BBC News]
29/03/2015	Tunnel works are set to cause delays on main Edinburgh line [Linlithgow Gazette]
24/03/2015	Derby to build new trains for First Great Western [Rail News]
12/03/2015	New ScotRail train designs unveiled [BBC News]
06/03/2015	Twelve rail lines prioritised for electrification [BBC News]
24/02/2015	Great Western electrification scheme 'one year behind schedule' [BBC News]
06/01/2015	Edinburgh-Glasgow trains face summer of disruption [Scotsman]
21/11/2014	Deal reached on Welsh electrification [IRJ]
05/10/2014	First Great Western set to get five-year contract extension [BBC News]
10/08/2014	£30m railway project misses sports dates [Evening Times]
05/08/2014	Borders Railway gets its first track [Global Rail News]
19/05/2014	Cumbernauld electrification completed [Railway Gazette]
13/02/2014	George and Robert Stephenson railway bridges listed [BBC News]
07/02/2014	Hull railway electrification: Government 'very interested' in plan [Hull Daily Mail]
21/12/2013	Electrification - Driving innovation and collaboration [The Rail Engineer]
13/12/2013	New boost for railway electrification schemes [Railnews]
11/12/2013	The first phase of the North West electrification programme is commissioned [Network Rail
03/12/2013	Delivery starts of TransPennine electric trains [IRJ]
15/11/2013	Madrid mothballs 11-year-old suburban line [International Railway Journal]
31/10/2013	Railway spending details announced [BBC News]
11/10/2013	Edinburgh-to-Glasgow rail line to close for tunnel work [BBC News]
04/10/2013	Closed rail line to cause disruption [Lancashire Evening Post]
21/08/2013	Rail Electrification Programme - EGIP [Transport Scotland]
30/07/2013	Groundbreaking factory train slashes years off electrification programme [Network Rail]
18/07/2013	Completion of work on first phase of North West electrification [Network Rail]
01/07/2013	Network Rail invites bids for Scottish electrification [IRJ]
31/03/2013	Edinburgh-Glasgow rail link faces three-year delay [Scotland on Sunday]
30/01/2013	Carillion wins Cumbernauld electrification contract [Network Rail]
09/11/2012	Paisley Canal electrification works extended [Network Rail]
12/09/2012	ScotRail to increase rail services and cut journey times across Scotland [Scotsman]
07/09/2012	Paisley Canal Electrification set to begin [Network Rail Article]
16/07/2012	Railway electrification of Valley Lines announced [Caerphilly Observer]
15/07/2012	£9bn railway investment to be announced by coalition [BBC News]
14/07/2012	Midlands line 'to be electrified' [BBC News]
13/07/2012	Rail 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]
29/12/2011	Railway stations to improve access with £9.5m funding [BBC News]
19/11/2011	Neil calls on Transport Minister to deliver new railway station for Plains [STV]
29/09/2011	£200m plan for Inverness to Aberdeen rail link [Highland News]
24/09/2011	Bid to electrify railway line [Lancaster Guardian]
15/06/2011	Consultation launched on electrifying rail routes [Scotsman]
30/11/2010	Is he dim up north - or just on the wrong track? [LEP]
24/06/2010	Lots of Rhymes on the Shotts Line [First ScotRail]
14/12/2009	Railway modernisation - additional announcements [DfT PR]
21/10/2009	Manchester Scotland micro-franchise idea floated by DfT Rail [Modern Railways]
23/07/2009	Electrification plans a good start [Network Rail Article]
06/06/2009	Bathgate branch prepares for electric upgrade [Network Rail Article]
15/05/2009	Consultation on electrification strategy urged [Network Rail Article]
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]
07/11/2006	Express Glasgow to Edinburgh rail pledge [Herald]
06/01/2003	SPT timetable alterations
01/11/2002	Landslide at Hartwood [Railscot]
27/10/2002	Diversion of ScotRail Edinburgh and Glasgow services
20/10/2002	Diversion of ScotRail Edinburgh and Glasgow services
02/06/2002	New ScotRail Summer Timetable
14/01/2002	Strategic Rail Authority's 10 year plan

Shotts line electrification completed on time and on budget [Network Rail]

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