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ScotRail's only other Boxing Day services are in and around Glasgow, which will be extended this year to Alloa. All its December 26 trains will run ... [Article requires subscription.]
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Network Rail is carrying out the final phase of enhancement works at Dunblane station to help improve service reliability on Scotland's Railway. Once the new crossover comes into use next year, it will mean trains can depart from Platform 3 using this section of track when heading south from the station. This will help reduce the time it takes for a train to turn back towards Stirling by up to 13 minutes. In turn, this will free up capacity through the route and make services more reliable.
(Permalink) Dunblane  Dunblane: A service from Edinburgh has just arrived at Dunblane Platform 3 on 5 September 2018. It would be convenient if it could return from the same platform, but there's no crossover to the Up line so train ...  Dunblane: An interesting line-up at Dunblane, including an electric locomotive (out of sight) on the rear of the Caledonian Sleeper movement.  Dunblane Junction: 365517 draws forward from Dunblane prior to reversal to forming the 13.28 to Edinburgh on 12th February 2019. In the foreground is the stub of the former Callander & Oban line.
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The Ryder Cup provided the platform for a station revamp that saved a 19th-century Victorian footbridge and saw it pitch up at Bridge of Dun.
(Permalink) Bridge of Dun Dunblane  Bridge of Dun: Having completed the run round procedure, Barclay 0-4-0ST no. 1863, built at the Caledonia Works in Kilmarnock in 1926, is now at the head of the return Caledonian Steam Railway train about to depart ...  Dunblane: 107421 and a 158 unit at Dunblane with the 13.45 Glasgow Queen Street - Perth on 21 July. The covered footbridge in the background is to be replaced by an electrification-friendly structure an ... |
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The A2CB route travels through Gleneagles, Perth and Invergowrie but the works could see local commuters face seven years of disruption.
(Permalink) A2CB Aberdeen Dunblane Dundee Electrification Gleneagles Invergowrie Perth  Perth: Class 170 170470 arriving into Platform 1 at Perth at 1538 on Thursday 23 August 2018 with the 1513hrs Dundee-Glasgow service.
 Aberdeen: Aberdeen Station 150th anniversary; this photo shows ScotRail Alliance MD Alex Hynes with Steve Ewen, ScotRail Customer Experience Manager (Acting) for the North-East of Scotland after today’s ...  Dundee: A Glasgow to Aberdeen HST approaches Dundee on 15 May 2019. The odd coach out is still in the (very) dark green of GWR. |
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The tweaks are being proposed by Scotrail and are due to come into effect from May 2022.
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The community council had been involved in discussions with Transport Scotland over a £95,000 study.
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With around 7,000 new rail vehicles on order to replace more than half of the passenger rolling stock fleet, Britains trains are about to change as never before. Scotland is no exception. In 2018, Hitachis Class 385 electric multiple units (EMUs) will replace the Class 170 diesel multiple units (DMUs) on the Edinburgh to Glasgow main line. Once further electrification is completed, more Class 385s will displace DMUs on services to Dunblane and through Shotts.
This year will also see some of the iconic British Rail High Speed Trains (HSTs) get a new lease of life as specially refurbished four and five-car sets operating on Scottish Inter-City services. (Permalink) Alloa Class 170 Class 385 Dunblane Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Electrification HST Hitachi Shotts Stirling  Haymarket MPD: Maintenance work in progress in the new shed at Haymarket on 13 February 2007. The facility had been officially opened during a ceremony earlier that day by Transport Minister Tavish Scott, accompanie ...  Craigentinny Depot: Scene at Craigentinny on 23 June as 66132 passes on the main line with the empty Binliner containers from Oxwelmains returning to Powderhall, while West Coast Railway locomotives 47826 and 3302 ...  Clayhills Yard: Looking over the servicing and stabling areas to the south of Aberdeen station on Sunday 5 November 2006 with a ScotRail 170 DMU receiving attention. The station itself is off picture to the left and ... |
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ScotRail has unveiled the first in a fleet of electric trains the company is billing as 'faster, longer and greener'.
The Class 385 train, which was built by Hitachi, is the first of 70 that will operate on Scotland's busiest route from Edinburgh to Glasgow via Falkirk. They will also be used between Stirling, Alloa and Dunblane, as well as some routes south of Glasgow. Night testing of the train will start this week, ScotRail said. (Permalink) Alloa Class 385 Dunblane Electrification Hitachi Stirling  Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Mock up image of a Hitachi Rail Europe Class 385 AT200 train for Abellio's ScotRail franchise at Queen Street. 70 of these are due to enter service in 2017/2018. |
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The costs of two more flagship rail projects in Scotland have soared.
A Sunday Post investigation earlier this month revealed works on lines between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Aberdeen to Inverness, were tens of millions of pounds over budget. Now its been confirmed that electrification work on the Stirling, Alloa and Dunblane lines, as well as a 46-mile section of the Shotts line, is currently 50% over budget. The Office of Rail and Road confirmed it had launched an investigation into the budget overruns, blamed on poor design and extra costs of meeting safety legislation. (Permalink) Aberdeen Alloa Dunblane Edinburgh Electrification Glasgow Inverness Overspend Shotts Stirling |
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Designs for the 70 new trains being built for the ScotRail fleet have been unveiled by the transport minister and new franchise holder Abellio.
The new trains are said to be quieter, faster and longer than current services. They will operate on Scotland's busiest route - the Edinburgh-Glasgow via Falkirk High line - by 2017. They will also be used on the Stirling-Alloa-Dunblane line and south Glasgow suburban routes. (Permalink) Abellio Alloa Dunblane Electrification ScotRail Stirling |
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