Date: 09/02/2010

Commuters face three days of disruption after rail staff vote to strike in protest at the absence of conductors on a new service.

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Standing on the recently commissioned platform at Uphall station on 29 January looking towards Edinburgh, as 158 735 pulls into the westbound platform with a Bathgate service.
Location: Uphall
Company: Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway
29/01/2009 David Panton

The final phase of the Edinburgh - Bathgate redoubling project was the installation and commissioning of the redesigned layout at Newbridge Junction. The new arrangement is seen here on 24 November 2008 with the 1518 Edinburgh - Bathgate taking the branch, just as the 1500 ex-Glasgow Queen Street approaches on the main line heading for Waverley. The train in the background is standing in the loop. [See image 19736]
Location: Newbridge Junction
Company: Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
24/11/2008 John Furnevel

The footpath east of the current buffers at Drumgelloch is closed (for good now I would think) while work is in progress on the new Crowwood Drive overbridge. Photographed on 29 October 2009.
Location: Drumgelloch [1st]
Company: New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways)
29/10/2009 David Panton