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16/05/2023 Company fined after their worker fell to his death at Bearsden station [Glasgow Times] A company has been ordered to pay £200k to the family of a man who died falling from a ladder at Bearsden station. (Permalink) Bearsden Glasgow Times
18/07/2022 Allander and Bishopbriggs: Land safeguarded for new stations [Glasgow World] Land will continue to be safeguarded for a potential new stations at Allander and Bishopbriggs. ... The Reporter made a number of recommendations and observations. These included: Agreement to continue to safeguard land for a potential new station and associated railway infrastructure at Allander at Bearsden and Westerhill at Bishopbriggs. (Permalink) Allander Bearsden Bishopbriggs New station Westerhill Glasgow World
28/01/2022 New light rail plan for Bearsden described as 'hugely exciting' [Glasgow World] An MSP has described a proposal for a new light metro rail line from the city centre to Bearsden as hugely exciting for the local area. (Permalink) Bearsden Clyde Metro Glasgow World
13/08/2021 Gas leak near Glasgow results in train services being cancelled [Glasgow Times] A gas leak near Glasgow has resulted in train services being cancelled. (Permalink) Bearsden Cancellations Gas leak Hillfoot Bearsden: 334017 pulls away from Bearsden heading along the short double track section to Hillfoot that sits in the middle of the mainly single track Milngavie line. This dynamic loop allows an intensive ... Mark Bartlett 25/05/2011 Glasgow Times
27/02/2020 Breakthrough in local Green MSPs campaign to have Milngavie rail line redualled [MIlngavie and Bearsden Herald] Local Green MSP Ross Greer has secured a major breakthrough in his campaign to have the Milngavie rail line redualled. (Permalink) Bearsden Doubling Hillfoot Milngavie Milngavie Line Westerton Hillfoot: View looking north at Burnbrae. Line when still double track and class 303 heading south. Ewan Crawford //1988 Hillfoot: Track lifting in progress during singling of sections of the Milngavie branch in 1990. Scene just north of Hillfoot station. Ewan Crawford //1990 MIlngavie and Bearsden Herald Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway
29/11/2018 Nicola Sturgeon condemns performance of Milngavie trains as 'unacceptable' [The Herald] Nicola Sturgeon has condemned ScotRail after it emerged three in four trains on a popular commuter line are late or cancelled. (Permalink) Bearsden Hillfoot Milngavie Milngavie Line Westerton The Herald
26/11/2018 ScotRail blasted by MSPs and union over worst performance levels in more than a decade [Daily Record] Under-fire ScotRail have hit their worst performance levels since Dutch firm Abellio took over running the franchise. The latest figures the poorest in more than a decade show one in five services failed to arrive on time. At the two worst-performing stations, Largs and Milngavie, three-quarters of trains were late. Under the franchise agreement, on time is defined as being less than five minutes late. Passengers we spoke to described the reliability of services as a joke. (Permalink) Bearsden Hillfoot Milngavie Milngavie Line Westerton Daily Record