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24/11/2020
Ullswater steamer turns green [News and Star]

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Date	Item
24/11/2020	Ullswater steamer turns green [News and Star]
17/11/2020	Wemyss Bay Station Bookshop were delighted to receive a donation from Tele towers [Greenock Telegraph]
12/11/2020	Interview: 'Freight has had a good crisis' [Railway Gazette]
09/11/2020	Gourock's ferry linkspan has been removed to make way for the new one [Greenock Telegraph]
09/11/2020	Covid set back attitudes to public transport by two decades, says RAC [the Guardian]
02/11/2020	Gourock passenger ferry to go in for 'overhaul' [Greenock Telegraph]
31/10/2020	Why everyone and especially Greens should still support HS2 [New Statesman]
29/10/2020	Jobs 'are on the line' if ferry contracts go outside of Inverclyde warns council leader [Greenock Telegraph]
28/10/2020	Inverclyde railway station pipped for national award [Greenock Telegraph]
26/10/2020	Inverclyde councillor in campaign to resurrect Kilmacolm's railway [Greenock Telegraph]
23/10/2020	Cost to replace the Comet paddle steamer replica put at 750,000 [Greenock Telegraph]
23/10/2020	Ferguson Marine bosses are taking on new staff [Greenock Telegraph]
22/10/2020	Waverley face coverings launched [Greenock Telegraph]
20/10/2020	Hopes of restoring iconic Comet paddle steamer replica have been SUNK [Greenock Telegraph]
15/10/2020	Scramble to find a cut price solution to save Comet paddle steamer replica left to rot [Greenock Telegraph]
14/10/2020	Scotland set for hydrogen-powered train and rail revolution - BOC [HeraldScotland]
13/10/2020	Scotland to trial world's first hydrogen-powered ferry in Orkney [HeraldScotland]
10/10/2020	Wemyss Bay Station on track for final of national railway competition [Greenock Telegraph]
08/10/2020	Lets make best use of electric freight locomotives - Maggie Simpson [Scotsman]
08/10/2020	On Clean Air Day 2020, HS2 announces ambitious plans to raise the bar on air quality across the project [HS2]
08/10/2020	High-speed train 'stabling' facility proposed near Gretna [BBC News]
05/10/2020	The Green View: Glasgow's Subway system must be saved [Evening Times]
30/09/2020	Campaign to support Glasgow Subway as funding package nears end [Scotsman]
16/09/2020	Ferguson's set to install over 15km of pipework on unfinished ferry MV Glen Sannox [Greenock Telegraph]
15/09/2020	HS2 tunnel segment factory building complete [Rail Engineer]
12/09/2020	Call for new platform at Port Glasgow Railway Station to introduce shuttle service [Greenock Telegraph]
12/09/2020	Date revealed for 1.2m Gourock linkspan repairs [Greenock Telegraph]
09/09/2020	Scottish Government launches 1bn green investment portfolio [Scottish Construction Now]
08/09/2020	Morpeth Railway Station set for official opening after £2.3 million restoration [Chronicle]
08/09/2020	A level crossing: should Scotland be on the HS2 railway line? [Railway Technology]
08/09/2020	Timber freight scheme to take 250 lorries off A99 and A9 a week [John O Groat Journal]
04/09/2020	Safety fears after landslide near to Inverclyde railway line [Greenock Telegraph]
30/08/2020	Major redevelopment of Gourock Ferry Terminal project is step closer [Greenock Telegraph]
26/08/2020	Scottish engineers to lead key project to make nation's railways greener [Scotsman]
15/08/2020	400k bill for repairs on the MV Glen Sannox ferry at Greenock drydock [Greenock Telegraph]
13/08/2020	Passengers evacuated after train gets stuck in landslip [Metro]
12/08/2020	Rail commuters set for 1% fare rise despite plea for return to offices [Greenock Telegraph]
10/08/2020	Former IBM Greenock site cleared ahead of potential 100m rejuvenation [Scottish Housing News]
08/08/2020	Waverley makes stunning return to Inverclyde's waters after refit [Greenock Telegraph]
08/08/2020	Gourock ferry was high and dry as she underwent maintenance work at the Dales Marine yard [Greenock Telegraph]
07/08/2020	Green light for faster journeys as revamp of Barrhead line begins [Barrhead News]
07/08/2020	London link lined up for station in Cumbernauld [Cumbernauld News]
05/08/2020	What will travel look like in the future? [Nestrans]
04/08/2020	Ardrossan to remain main berth for Arran Ferry despite Troon works green light [Ardrossan Herald]
26/07/2020	Council bosses are keeping a 5,000 report on the crumbling Comet paddle steamer replica secret [Greenock Telegraph]
23/07/2020	Wemyss Bay Station Bookshop and Gallery has now reopened [Greenock Telegraph]
21/07/2020	Call for Norbord to look at using rail [Inverness Courier]
02/07/2020	Campaign to rescue Inchgreen Dry Dock is set to be further bolstered by Inverclyde Council [Greenock Telegraph]
01/07/2020	New Trains for Old: From Upminster to Upcycled Vivarails D-Train [Railway Hub]
29/06/2020	New tourist train opens up Yorkshire dales [The Guardian]
23/06/2020	Staff at CalMac's Gourock nerve centre have been praised for rising to challenges brought on by coronavirus pandemic [Greenock Telegraph]
23/06/2020	Green light for Newcastle Central Station [Network Rail]
20/06/2020	Waverley paddle steamer is looking shipshape again [Greenock Telegraph]
02/06/2020	Wemyss Bay Station clock tower could be turned into romantic bolthole [Greenock Telegraph]
27/05/2020	Talk of the towns: Virtual cruise [Greenock Telegraph]
23/04/2020	North-east ferry provider confirms new government contract [Evening Express]
16/04/2020	Fed-up ferry passengers will finally have a say on future of Gourock-Dunoon route [Greenock Telegraph]
15/04/2020	The story of how a neglected Yorkshire railway closed by Beeching was given a new identity [Whitby Gazette]
15/04/2020	Construction on HS2 can begin, government says [The Guardian]
14/04/2020	Complete replacement of crumbling Comet may be needed [Greenock Telegraph]
07/04/2020	Iconic Comet replica condemned after being left to rot by council [Greenock Telegraph]
11/03/2020	Electric vehicle boost for Kintore station [Network Rail]
04/03/2020	Stunning new HS2 railway station with huge platforms unveiled for Solihull [Birmingham Live]
03/03/2020	Bid launched to improve Gourock-Dunoon ferry route [Greenock Telegraph]
03/03/2020	Railway station branded 'death trap' after masonry plunges onto platform [Greenock Telegraph]
27/02/2020	Breakthrough in local Green MSPs campaign to have Milngavie rail line redualled [MIlngavie and Bearsden Herald]
27/02/2020	MSPs visit Ferguson's in probe into £200m ferries fiasco [Greenock Telegraph]
25/02/2020	New one-way road layout set for Greenock West Station [Greenock Telegraph]
21/02/2020	Professor calls for radical rethink on Gourock ferry route [Greenock Telegraph]
18/02/2020	Technical issues led to more than 1000 cancellations to CalMac ferries in last year [Daily Record]
14/02/2020	Pentland Ferries wins Green Tourism Award [Press and Journal]
13/02/2020	Green light given to next stage in providing disabled access to Aberdeenshire train station [Press and Journal]
07/02/2020	Greenock bridge refurbishment progressing well [Network Rail]
04/02/2020	First new railway in 50 years between Oxford and Bletchley takes major step forward [Network Rail]
31/01/2020	Stats show 500 trains were cancelled [Greenock Telegraph]
24/01/2020	Work begins on £2.3m boiler refit of iconic Waverley paddle steamer [Greenock Telegraph]
23/01/2020	Greens of Dundee pulls out of Waterfront railway station retail unit bid [Evening Telegraph]
22/01/2020	'Stop skipping' by ScotRail services on the rise, Transport Secretary reveals [Sunday Post]
18/01/2020	Major harbour revamp planned for Gourock - but car ferry hopes dashed [Greenock Telegraph]
05/01/2020	'Rising rail fares could drive people out of Inverclyde' [Greenock Telegraph]
21/12/2019	Obituary: Ian McCrorie, Inspirational teacher, accomplished musician and Clyde Steamer enthusiast [Scotsman]
08/12/2019	Iconic Inverclyde railway station awarded rare plaque [Greenock Telegraph]
11/11/2019	Levenmouth rail link to get additional £10m to maximise Fife regeneration [The Courier]
31/10/2019	Could electric roads spark a green transport revolution? [BBC News]
25/10/2019	Greenock street to close for vital rail bridge refurbishment [Network Rail]
23/10/2019	Youngsters 'dicing with death' by opening doors on moving trains [Greenock Telegraph]
30/09/2019	Eurostar considers merger with European rail operator Thalys [Railway Technology]
14/07/2019	1970s trains with 2019 fares sends commuters off the rails [Sunday Post]
20/06/2019	All aboard Britains first hydrogen train [BBC News]
20/06/2019	Queen Street platform extensions on-track for July [Network Rail]
05/06/2019	Recycling Glasgow Green Street station [Network Rail]
06/05/2019	Last surviving British eight-ton armoured train that hauled munitions to WWI front line is restored [Daily Mail]
23/04/2019	Plans for £30m tourist development at Loch Lomond [BBC News]
23/02/2019	Stations skipped most often by ScotRail trains revealed [The Herald]
26/01/2019	Road bridge smashes to blame for train delays [Scotsman]
27/12/2018	Call to make all railway stations in Scotland step-free [ITV News]
19/11/2018	Finally a platform for train puns: IBM Halt station derailed [The Register]
01/11/2018	Scotland's trains will not hit punctuality targets 'until 2021-22' [Herald]
19/09/2018	Storm Ali live: Scotrail suspends all services out of Edinburgh\| Cruise ship in Greenock detaches from moorings\| Amber alerts for Scotland [Scotsman]
06/09/2018	Institution of Civil Engineers celebrate the Newbattle Viaduct [Midlothian View]
25/08/2018	Passengers stranded as paddle steamer Waverley breaks down [BBC News]
16/08/2018	Network Rail gets green light to enable more freight along Felixstowe branch line [Network Rail]
26/07/2018	Scotrail say there are 'no firm dates' for the removal of the old carriages from Inverclyde lines [Greenock Telegraph]
28/06/2018	Aberdeen councillor: Train fares could plummet if operators switch to green fuel [Evening Express]
14/03/2018	Big increase in ScotRail trains missing station stops [Scotsman]
11/03/2018	Clapped-out train causes double breakdowns on Inverclyde line [Greenock Telegraph]
20/02/2018	Fresh signal problems cause major disruption to Glasgow rail services [BBC News]
09/02/2018	New Allander rail station is a step closer [Kirkintilloch Herald]
07/02/2018	Greens criticise Scotrail over unacceptable stop-skipping [Scotsman]
03/02/2018	Pop up railway stations could test passenger demand, say Greens [Scotsman]
11/12/2017	New report calls for a rail revolution in Fife [The Courier]
30/11/2017	Government green light for £22m tramway [Blackpool Gazette]
26/10/2017	New Blackburn rail depot gets its official green signal [Lancashire Telegraph]
01/10/2017	Passengers stuck as ScotRail skips stations [Sunday Times]
15/09/2017	Parsons Green: Injuries after London Tube train blast [BBC News]
03/08/2017	Old loco back on track at NYMR [The Press]
28/07/2017	Five new rail stations to 'boost' regional economies [BBC News]
27/06/2017	MSPs pass Scottish railway policing merger bill [BBC News]
16/05/2017	Annie's wee brother unveiled at Wemyss Bay station [Greenock Telegraph]
31/03/2017	Glasgow station's £100m upgrade gets green light [BBC News]
01/02/2017	Worcester Parkway given the green light [Worcester News]
11/12/2016	ScotRail takes delivery of first new electric train [BBC News]
16/11/2016	Scotrail to halt rush-hour 'stop skipping' [BBC News]
02/11/2016	£60m Hull Trains electro-diesel train deal signed [Railway Gazette]
26/10/2016	Plans to bring back Highland train station move forward [Press and Journal]
31/08/2016	Green light given for new facilities at Tweedbank station [Border Telegraph]
23/06/2016	Wolverhampton tram extension gets green light [BBC News]
12/05/2016	First Group to run Edinburgh to London budget rail service[BBC News]
12/05/2016	GB Railfreight unveils final Class 66 for the UK [Rail]
02/04/2016	Borders Railway extension feasibility study views laid out [BBC News]
23/03/2016	Scottish stations benefit from £20,000 funding [Keep Scotland Beautiful]
10/03/2016	Crossrail 2 route gets the green light [Evening Standard]
18/02/2016	Flying Scotsman to 'fly' again after 10 year restoration [BBC News]
06/02/2016	Flying Scotsman's mainline return after £4.2m revamp [BBC News]
10/01/2016	Virgin unveils first train of refurbished fleet [Rail News]
08/12/2015	Plan unveiled to expand National Railway Museum and York Railway Station [Northern Echo]
30/11/2015	Flying Scotsman steams to head of world's most famous trains list [Telegraph]
25/11/2015	Borders Railway bridge dispute taken to tribunal [BBC News]
23/11/2015	Funding approval means green light for Croxley Link [Rail News]
19/11/2015	Edinburgh trams: Extension to Newhaven gets green light [BBC News]
18/11/2015	Devolution deal boost for Birmingham rail services [Rail News]
24/09/2015	HS2: George Osborne urges China to pitch for £11.8bn contracts [BBC News]
21/09/2015	First Great Western unveils rebranded Great Western Railway trains [BBC News]
17/09/2015	ScotRail to hire 100 new train drivers [BBC News]
13/08/2015	Gallery: Dismantling Crossrails tunnel boring machines [Rail News]
11/08/2015	Track laying launched on Luas Cross City extension [Rail News]
22/05/2015	Quintinshill rail disaster remembered 100 years on [BBC News]
01/05/2015	Green Park railway station approved for Reading [BBC News]
27/03/2015	High Cumbria winds 'blew freight container off train' [BBC News]
16/03/2015	Longannet plant axe could be green light for trains [Scotsman]
05/03/2015	First 319s run on Northern route [Rail News]
23/02/2015	Investigation after railway worker shot with air rifle [BBC News]
20/02/2015	Ambitious plans for £4.8m Leith Walk bridge [Evening News]
11/02/2015	Anniversary of Quintinshill rail tragedy to be remembered [BBC News]
06/11/2014	Borders to Edinburgh railway: Track laying reaches Scottish Borders [BBC News]
23/09/2014	Greenpeace occupy coal train outside Cottam power station [BBC News]
21/09/2014	Overcrowded and getting busier: why new train lines can't come fast enough for London [Guardian]
31/07/2014	Strathspey steam railway plans on track for green light [Strathspey & Badenoch Herald]
15/07/2014	Radlett rail depot: Plans approved by government [BBC News]
18/05/2014	Revamp of historic Wycombe Brunel Sheds underway [Bucks Free Press]
12/05/2014	Prized WWII steam engine returning to railroad museum [USA Today]
24/03/2014	Million-dollar offer can't lure WWII locomotive away from Green Bay [Green Bay Press Gazette]
03/03/2014	'Rail revolution' demand from Transform Scotland [BBC News]
01/02/2014	Roads to be closed as Hardengreen bridge installed [BBC News]
21/12/2013	Electrification - Driving innovation and collaboration [The Rail Engineer]
09/10/2013	Manchester city centre tram route's green light [BBC News]
10/09/2013	First TransPennine boss puts a stop to warning light for overcrowded trains [Manchester Evening News]
19/06/2013	Minister gives green light for tram-trains [Railnews]
12/06/2013	Victorian viaduct will avert city road chaos [Evening News]
10/06/2013	Ashington Blyth and Tyne rail line restoration scheme gets green light [The Journal]
08/06/2013	Wind turbines to be installed at train depot to help power railways [STV]
08/05/2013	Letting off steam at North Yorkshire Moors Railway party [Gazette & Herald]
04/05/2013	Stags and hens face dry train as drink ban gets green light [Herald]
08/04/2013	Jubilee 45699 'Galatea' undergoes main line testing [Railscot]
06/04/2013	Bath's Two Tunnels Greenway cycle path opens [BBC News]
23/03/2013	Allotment hopefuls to spruce up Slateford station [Evening News]
15/03/2013	HS2 ruling 'a victory' despite unlawful compensation move [BBC News]
05/11/2012	North Doncaster rail chord gets the green light from government [Network Rail]
22/10/2012	Chiltern Railways gets powers for Oxford to London project [Railway Gazette]
30/09/2012	Better Freight Journeys from Felixstowe as Rail Link gets green light [Network Rail]
29/09/2012	HS2 rail line could be re-routed to Heathrow [Telegraph]
27/09/2012	Taking the train to celebrate national poetry day [Railscot]
05/09/2012	Poster to mark war effort [Greenock Telegraph]
01/08/2012	Official opening for £8m station [Greenock Telegraph]
28/07/2012	Plants and Poetry at Largs station [Railscot]
14/07/2012	Midlands line 'to be electrified' [BBC News]
05/05/2012	Green Bay locomotive returning to England [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
18/03/2012	London King's Cross concourse review [Guardian]
15/03/2012	Six stations in a row for Greenock Landscape Co [Railscot]
03/03/2012	Midland Railway's 'Royal' steam locomotive can ride again [BBC News]
12/02/2012	Glyn Valley Tramway restoration gets the green light [BBC News]
10/01/2012	HS2: Phase one of high-speed rail line gets go-ahead [BBC News]
28/12/2011	Railway station row could sidetrack city homes plan [Evening Times]
27/12/2011	New platform and 60 extra carriages for Waterloo commuters [DoT]
20/12/2011	Fresh bonus row after regulator slates Network Rail for poor punctuality [Telegraph]
14/12/2011	Croxley Rail Link plan approved by Government [Watford Observer]
04/10/2011	Solar bridge puts railways on right track to sustainability [Business Green]
22/08/2011	Return to London please, via Moscow [Mail]
18/08/2011	Thousands turn out for Whitemoor Yard open day [Network Rail]
02/07/2011	Edinburgh tram project gets green light [Guardian]
27/06/2011	Man dies after crashing onto railway line [BBC News]
27/06/2011	Memorial for child victims of UK's worst rail crash [BBC News]
18/06/2011	Section 2 of New York's High Line Park now open [Urban Times]
18/05/2011	The last call for the 'full scale' dining car [Mail]
03/05/2011	ScotRail invites customers in Greenock area to give their views
29/03/2011	DB halts Stuttgart 21 construction [The Local]
02/03/2011	Government gives green light to £4.5bn train deal [Herald]
23/01/2011	Concrete left on railway line [Greenock Telegraph]
13/01/2011	'Ugly' revamp of Haymarket gets go-ahead [Scotsman]
04/01/2011	Rail thieves dice with death [Greenock Telegraph]
15/10/2010	ACTION STATIONS FOR READING AS COUNCIL GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO REDEVELOPMENT PLANS [Network Rail Article]
27/09/2010	James Watt Dock Rail Link Removed
26/09/2010	UK's worst rail crash at Quintinshill remembered [BBC News]
10/08/2010	Rail link may cut lorries on A14 by 2,000 a day
08/07/2010	ScotRail tempts tourists with Tayside wildlife [Green Traveller]
18/06/2010	Man Trapped On Railway Line [Greenock Telegraph]
14/05/2010	Waverley’s Princes Street Entrance Plans Take the Final Step [Network Rail]
10/05/2010	Tall Ships Station Clean Up Call [Greenock Telegraph]
27/04/2010	Man Run Over By Train Survives [Greenock Telegraph]
28/03/2010	Full steam ahead [Scotland on Sunday]
11/03/2010	8 of the world's most popular high speed trains [Huffington Post]
08/12/2009	Massive dock transformation plan launched [Inverclyde Now]
22/05/2009	High speed rail - ministerial speech [DfT]
27/04/2009	New station entrance a step closer [Evening News]
20/02/2009	Green fingered Glaswegian rewarded for station makeover [The Glaswegian]
31/01/2009	No green light for 4 hour trains to London [Evening News]
15/07/2008	Green bridge vision for Leith bike link [Evening News]
27/06/2008	Waverley contract awarded [Network Rail Article]
05/03/2008	Big shift to rail urged for UK [BBC News]
05/03/2008	Green light for Borders rail line [Scottish Government]
29/02/2008	SNP set to give Waverley project green light [Southern Reporter]
24/09/2007	Prof proves rail freight is greenest [Scotsman]
14/07/2007	Upgrade disruption for trains [News and Star]
06/07/2007	Tube disruption after derailment [BBC News]
05/07/2007	Tube route safety checks ordered [BBC News]
30/06/2007	Edinburgh trams get green light [Scotsman]
28/06/2007	DB to acquire EWS?
28/06/2007	Trams given green light but it's the end for EARL and delay for other key projects [Scotsman]
19/06/2007	Campaigners make ticket protest [BBC News]
11/06/2007	Green light for rail link survey [Scotsman]
08/06/2007	Greens and Tories slammed for 'selling out' on trams [Scotsman]
07/06/2007	First UK biodiesel train launched [BBC News]
27/05/2007	DB to Acquire EWS
23/05/2007	Green light for Stratford upgrade [Railway Strategies]
23/05/2007	Sandhills Station - £6 million works given green light [Railway Strategies]
12/05/2007	Greens vow to prevent Nats ditching trams [Scotsman]
10/05/2007	Rail link scheme gets green light [BBC News]
10/05/2007	SNP goes soft on trams to woo Greens [Scotsman]
01/05/2007	Multidisciplinary services [Railway Strategies]
01/05/2007	Green light for James Street works [Railway Strategies]
28/04/2007	Harper: Why EARL's on the wrong track [Scotsman]
20/04/2007	Project Evergreen II complete [Railway Strategies]
28/03/2007	Rail link on track for green light [Scottish Executive]
28/03/2007	White Young Green - Solving DDA access issues [Railway Strategies]
30/01/2007	Green light on £20m transport hub
02/01/2007	Greens welcome trams vision as 'great news' for city [Scotsman]
22/12/2006	Transport revolution hailed as trams get council green light [Scotsman]
15/11/2006	MSPs give Edinburgh-Glasgow rail route green light [Scotsman]
19/08/2006	Waverley blueprint for more green space [Scotsman]
25/07/2006	Borders rail plan gets green flag [Scotsman]
25/07/2006	Green light for Borders rail link [Scottish Executive]
24/07/2006	Green light for Borders rail link [BBC News]
08/06/2006	Airport rail link stays on track [BBC News]
02/06/2006	Green light for park-and-ride despite row [Scotsman]
30/05/2006	Mink stink at rail link [Greenock Telegraph]
17/05/2006	Bus chief gives the green light to city trams vision [Scotsman]
17/03/2006	Depot signals green criteria [Scotsman]
02/03/2006	Green lobby calls on Executive for trams cash [Scotsman]
01/03/2006	Holyrood gives green light to return of Capital's trams [Scotsman]
22/07/2005	Green light for Borders rail link [BBC News]
16/06/2005	Green light for new Forth crossing [Scotsman]
21/03/2005	Greens see red over rail scheme [BBC News]
13/03/2005	Rail line is set for green light [BBC News]
17/12/2004	Inverkip Street Bridge in Greenock [Scottish Executive]
28/06/2004	Watchdog agrees ScotRail merger [BBC News]
28/05/2004	Green signal for first trains to Alloa in nearly 40 years [Scotsman]
29/04/2004	FirstGroup gets the go-ahead for ScotRail bid [Scotsman]
28/04/2004	First on track for ScotRail bid [BBC News]
28/04/2004	Way clear for First to make ScotRail bid [Scotsman]
25/04/2004	Greenburn Branch; Bank Branch resignalling commissioning
15/02/2004	Accident at Tebay
13/08/2003	Greenburn Branch receives funding
11/07/2003	Greenburn Branch recieves Light Railway Order
18/05/2003	ScotRail's summer timetable [ScotRail]
01/04/2003	Greenburn Opencast rail connection
09/01/2003	Gourock station to be repaired
06/01/2003	SPT timetable alterations
14/11/2002	Public Transport Fund Awards
10/11/2002	Line blocked by landslip near Larbert [Railscot]
10/01/2001	ScotRail's 15min interval Edinburgh to Glasgow service restored
27/04/1999	Cowlairs re-signalling

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