RAILSCOT | Michael Matheson visits site of storm-damaged Dumfries rail line [Network Rail]

Michael Matheson visits site of storm-damaged Dumfries rail line [Network Rail]

Date: 13/03/2020

Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity visited the site of the landslip beneath the railway between Kilmarnock and Dumfries to review progress and thank the teams for their efforts to get the line open again.

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Michael Matheson visits site of storm-damaged Dumfries rail line [Network Rail]

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