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Campaigners have criticised Highland Council for lobbying for the completion of the A9 and A96 dualling while ignoring the potential of rail routes. [Full article requires subscription. -RS]
(Permalink) A9 A96 Friends of the Far North Line Highland Council  Dalanraoch Signal Box [3rd]: Tougher competition from the new A9 is evident as this Class 40-hauled Highland Main Line train approaches Dalanraoch in 1977.  Ballinluig: Southbound service passing under one of the two new flyovers at Ballinluig. To the right of the train the A9 dual carriageway can be seen which now has the national maximum speed limit of 70mph. |
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A rail campaign group that criticised Highland Council over road upgrading has been told that most people will continue to opt for the car.
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A rail campaign group has accused Highland Council of having a 'head in the sand' attitude over its support for major road upgrading.
(Permalink) A9 A96 Aberdeen and Inverness Line Highland Main Line  Findhorn Viaduct [Tomatin]: The Findhorn Viaduct on the line from Inverness to Perth. Photo taken from the A9.  Castle Stuart Platform: New single track replaces the former double track route between Inverness and Nairn, as seen from the front of an Aberdeen bound DMU in the late 1960s. Ballinluig: Southbound service passing under one of the two new flyovers at Ballinluig. To the right of the train the A9 dual carriageway can be seen which now has the national maximum speed limit of 70mph. |
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A rail campaigner has questioned an 'extraordinary intervention' by leading public sector figures in support of dualling the A9 and A96 roads.
(Permalink) A82 A9 A96 Far North Line Highland Main Line Inverness and Nairn Railway West Highland Railway |
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Transport Scotland say all projects must be delivered in line with its net-zero ambitions.
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Tilting trains should run on lines north to Aberdeen and Inverness to cut journey times by 20 per cent so rail could better compete with road travel, a transport think tank has urged.
The move would shorten rail trips from Edinburgh to Aberdeen trips to less than 2 hours and to Inverness to 2 hours 40 minutes, according to the Scottish Association of Public Transport (SAPT). The group argued that tilting diesel trains such as Voyagers, which can go round corners faster, would become available when other lines are electrified. It fears that without significant improvements, rail travel to northern Scotland will become increasingly unattractive as driving times are reduced with the dualling of the A9 and A96. (Permalink) A9 A96 Aberdeen Highland Main Line Inverness Scottish Association of Public Transport Tilting  Dalwhinnie: A Glasgow Queen Street - Inverness service runs north through Dalwhinnie station on 25 August 2007.  Fordoun: The morning HST service from Leeds to Aberdeen passes the former station at Fordoun (closed 1956) between Laurencekirk and Stonehaven on 20 October 2012.  Perth: A4 60019 'Bittern' restarts from Perth in the mid 1960s with a Glasgow Buchanan Street - Aberdeen train. |
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Potential ways of relieving one of the north east of Scotland's most notorious traffic bottlenecks have been put on display to the public.
Transport Scotland has come up with four different designs for improving the A96 Inveramsay rail bridge. The road narrows down to a single lane when it passes under the bridge near Inverurie. The designs will be on show at Inverurie Golf Club on Thursday and Friday. The spot has long been recognised as being in need of a major upgrade, and it is hoped a preferred route will be chosen early next year. (Permalink) A96 Inveramsay  Inverurie: A late afternoon Aberdeen - Inverness train leaves Inverurie on 6 November 2006 and heads north west towards Inveramsay.  Inveramsay: The view north at Inveramsay station in 1961. The Macduff platform lines are shown. Further to the left were the mainline platforms. The branch closed to passengers in 1951 (Inveramsay closing with it ...  Inverurie: The early 1980s was an interesting period on the Aberdeen - Inverness line. The Swindon DMUs had been replaced with refurbished Mark 1 stock, usually hauled by the likes of 27006 (or 27008?) as in thi ... |
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