RAILSCOT | Dunfermline MP Douglas Chapman wants West Fife rail line open again [Dunfermline Press]

Dunfermline MP Douglas Chapman wants West Fife rail line open again [Dunfermline Press]

Date: 24/08/2020

Re-opening a direct passenger railway service between Dunfermline and Glasgow is the ^final piece in the puzzle^ for the Fife^s recovery from the pandemic.

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RE-OPENING a direct passenger railway service between Dunfermline and Glasgow is the "final piece in the puzzle" for the Fife's recovery

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I don't believe the Alloa line timetable has changed substantially since reopening in 2008. A half-hourly service all day would be possible though presumably deemed uneconomic - or just unnecessary. I had never been to Alloa before 2008 and still can't come to terms with its existence. A Glasgow service turns round on 26 September 2019.
Location: Alloa
Company: Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
26/09/2019 David Panton

The Scottish Power Express about to leave the temporary platform at Culross on 21 June 1992 for the return trip to Edinburgh.
Location: Culross [2nd]
Company: Kincardine Line (North British Railway)
21/06/1992 Craig Seath

158 789 calls at Dunfermline Town with an Edinburgh - Glenrothes with Thornton service on 10 January 2011.
Location: Dunfermline Town
Company: West of Fife Railway and Harbour
10/01/2011 Bill Roberton

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Tags: x Dunfermline x Alloa x Kincardine Line

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Dunfermline MP Douglas Chapman wants West Fife rail line open again [Dunfermline Press]

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