News - Arrochar and tarbet
| Contact the news and picture editor. |
|
Themes Ayr Station Hotel Levenmouth Line Arrochar and Tarbet Electrification ScotRail Ardlui Fallen tree Track defect Alstom Belfast Grand Central Leven East Kilbride Stonehaven Rosyth South Ayrshire Council ASLEF Strikes Boxing Day Bawbee Bridge Bunchrew Caledonian MacBrayne Caledonian Railway [Preserved]
|
Trains between Glasgow and Oban were cancelled after the early morning incident near Arrochar.
(Permalink) Ardlui Arrochar and Tarbet Fallen tree |
|
The rail operator is urging commuters to check the details of their service ahead of travel.
(Permalink) Ardlui Arrochar and Tarbet Fallen tree |
|
The closure comes as parts of Scotland have once again been hit with torrential rain in the wake of Storm Debi.
(Permalink) Ardlui Arrochar and Tarbet Flooding Storm Debi West Highland Railway |
|
A railway station near Loch Lomond could be moved [to a new site to the south west] in a bid to attract more visitors to the area.
(Permalink) Arrochar and Tarbet Luss Estates Tourism  Arrochar and Tarbet: An Oban service calls at Arrochar on 31 October 2018. Most of the WHL's sets are still in First Scotrail livery, despite the 'non-aligned' saltire livery having been introduced more than 10 years ago ...  Arrochar and Tarbet: Train for Glasgow Queen Street about to leave Arrochar and Tarbet on 28 May 2007. |
|
Scotland's Railway is using a helicopter to air-drop over 20 tons of material at a hard-to-reach location in the West Highlands to help renew five kilometres of fencing between Craggan [ie Glen Douglas -RS] and Arrochar.
(Permalink) Arrochar and Tarbet Fencing Glen Douglas Helicopter West Highland Railway  Glen Douglas Halt: A helicopter lifts fencing to be taken to remote locations between Glen Douglas and Arrochar.  Glen Douglas Halt: Prepared loads for lifting by helicopter. Fence panels awaiting lifting from Glen Douglas to remote locations on the line north to Arrochar. |
|
ScotRail services between Glasgow Queen Street and Oban and Mallaig have been blocked by a fallen tree.
(Permalink) Ardlui Arrochar and Tarbet Fallen tree Line blockage West Highland Railway |
|
It is a delightful scene, according exactly with the green travel era we've entered.
(Permalink) Arrochar and Tarbet Balloch Cycling Highland Explorer West Loch Lomond Cycle Path |
|
Vital train services linking Helensburgh and Lomond with Glasgow are to be suspended next month. The morning commuter train calling at Arrochar and Tarbet at 0710, Garelochhead at 0730 and Helensburgh Upper at 0742 has been withdrawn from the company's winter timetable, which starts on December 13. The service, which also calls at Cardross at 0750, is the only one on the West Highland line which arrives at Glasgow Queen Street before 0900. From December 13 onwards, the first southbound train of the day on the West Highland route won't arrive in Glasgow until 1131.
(Permalink) Arrochar and Tarbet Cardross Garelochhead Helensburgh Upper West Highland Railway |
|
The Scottish Executive has awarded EWS with £1m for timber traffic. The grant will be broken up as follows;
- £158,000 to partly finance the re-development of the rail freight depot at Beattock for timber. EWS is seeking further funding. - £766,000 for a track access grant for timber sent by rail from Fort William, Crianlarich and Arrochar to Chirk in North Wales. - £143,000 for a track access grant for timber from Kinbrace in Sutherland to Inverness. The project is also supported by the Highland Council, the Forestry Commission, the Highland Rail Partnership and EWS. (Permalink) Arrochar and Tarbet Beattock Chirk Crianlarich EWS Forestry Commission Fort William Highland Council Highland Rail Partnership Inverness Kinbrace Timber West Highland Lines |
KML version
