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Spending on buildings, transport and other projects may need to be curtailed, warns Audit Scotland.
(Permalink) Audit Scotland Borders Railway Borders Railway Extension Decarbonisation

Decarbonisation. Its a very modern preoccupation - a fixture of contemporary press releases and the catalyst for countless studies, design concepts and sales pitches. It shouldnt need saying, but it is also an urgent priority essential to limit the effects of human-induced climate change and to reduce the damage of air pollution caused by the burning of dirty fossil fuels.
(Permalink) DMU Decarbonisation

Decarbonising transport, including rail services, offers a significant opportunity to contribute to reducing the threat of climate change, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Speaking at a formal launch of the £120m Glasgow Queen Street Station today, the First Minister applauded the substantial investment of over £9bn in rail infrastructure since 2007 that sees over 75% of all rail passenger journeys in Scotland made by electric services.
(Permalink) Decarbonisation Glasgow Queen Street High Level Green


Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Officina Sans Bold is not usually quite as bold as this. Lettering above the front entrance, facing George Square. I wonder why the E&G didn't choose George Square as the name for its new station? Aft ...
David Panton 07/10/2020


Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Glasgow Queen Street pillar refurbishment in October 2020.
Network Rail /10/2020


Glasgow Queen Street High Level: New departures board at Queen Street. No one can claim to be starved of information, including a little train graphic to show the number of carriages. The Next Edinburgh Express panel is presumably th ...
David Panton 12/03/2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited Glasgow Queen Street station today (Monday, October 4) to join Scotlands Railway in marking the official completion of the stations £120m Scottish Government-funded transformation.
(Permalink) Decarbonisation Glasgow Queen Street High Level Green


Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Officina Sans Bold is not usually quite as bold as this. Lettering above the front entrance, facing George Square. I wonder why the E&G didn't choose George Square as the name for its new station? Aft ...
David Panton 07/10/2020


Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Glasgow Queen Street pillar refurbishment in October 2020.
Network Rail /10/2020


Glasgow Queen Street High Level: New departures board at Queen Street. No one can claim to be starved of information, including a little train graphic to show the number of carriages. The Next Edinburgh Express panel is presumably th ...
David Panton 12/03/2020

The rail industry needs the government to provide a clear strategy for decarbonising operations including the launch of a rolling programme of electrification, the House of Commons Transport Committee says in its sixth Trains Fit For The Future? report.
(Permalink) Decarbonisation Green House of Commons Transport Committee

The themes of decarbonisation and innovation were evident during this year's RFG Scottish Conference, with all the presenters emphasizing a strong positive outlook for rail freight in the years ahead. The event was held online on 24 March. In his keynote speech, Michael Matheson, MSP, Cabinet Secretaryfor Transport,Infrastructureand Connectivity, praised the industry's 'heroic efforts' ...
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