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The railway operator responded to concerns about gap between train and platform by reiterating automated safety messaging.
(Permalink) Dundee Mind the gap |
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Betty Russell, 74, fears someone will die while trying to board a train.
(Permalink) Dundee Mind the gap |
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Passengers travelled south from the Granite City on buses instead.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Broken rail Dundee |
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Some train services remain off on Sunday despite the end of a red weather warning for north-east Scotland.
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ScotRail are holding a public consultation on a proposed new timetable for services between Edinburgh, Fife, and the Tay Cities, including services to the new stations at Cameron Bridge and Leven.
As the Levenmouth Rail Link reopens, ScotRail are taking the opportunity to propose changes to the timetable that will benefit people across Fife, based on feedback received from customers and stakeholders. (Permalink) Cameron Bridge Dundee Edinburgh Fife Leven Levenmouth Line Perth ScotRail Timetable |
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Services are facing delays due to a speed restriction.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Dundee Laurencekirk Speed restriction Stonehaven |
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Engineers are currently working to fix the track with cancellations and delays expected.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Cancellations Delays Dundee Track defect |
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ScotRail is warning that trains may be cancelled or delayed.
(Permalink) Dundee Perth Signalling fault |
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From trolley buses to horse-drawn trams, and everything in between, the city has constantly evolved since the early days of transport.
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Work to replace old track in the north-east will be carried out this weekend, with passengers having to use replacement bus services until trains return to service on Monday.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Dundee Track replacement |
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Aberdeen fans are being warned of rail disruption ahead of the Dons' League Cup semi-final against Rangers in Glasgow on Sunday. Due to engineering works taking place at the weekend, replacement buses will be in operation between the Granite City and Dundee.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Dundee Engineering works |
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Vandals have set fire to a footbridge over the railway line in the West End of Dundee. The incident happened on Sunday afternoon with the fire causing. [Article requires subscription. -RS]
(Permalink) Arson Dundee Footbridge |
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Network Rail will upgrade key infrastructure across Scotland over the festive period.
(Permalink) Carstairs Dundee Eglinton Street Penmanshiel Powderhall Branch Junction Slateford |
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An amber weather warning in eastern Scotland has been extended with flooding leading to school closures and disruption on roads and railways.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Arbroath Cancellations Dalgety Bay Dundee Flooding Grantshouse Inverness Inverurie LNER Laurencekirk Linlithgow Montrose Rain ScotRail Weather |
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Rail services have been hit by the weather this morning. The East Coast Line is flooded at Dalgety Bay. The Dundee-Arbroath service is suspended along with services between Aberdeen and Inverurie. ScotRail has speed restrictions on many routes.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Arbroath Cancellations Dalgety Bay Dundee Flooding Grantshouse Inverness Inverurie LNER Laurencekirk Linlithgow Montrose Rain ScotRail Weather |
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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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Tayside passengers face seven years of travel disruption as railway engineers electrify the east coast line, demolishing scores of local bridges.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Dundee Electrification Perth |
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Activity is ramping up over the next few months between Perth and Aberdeen, as part of Network Rail's ongoing enhancement work across Scotland's Railway. The coming weeks will see a significant increase in activity as Network Rail and recently appointed contractor AECOM carry out a £5 million package of work to assess a number of existing bridge structures including in Perth, Dundee, Broughty Ferry, Arbroath Angus, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
(Permalink) AECOM Aberdeen Arbroath Broughty Ferry Dundee Network Rail Perth |
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The first phase of a rail decarbonisation scheme to electrify the Fife route has been approved to move to construction phase.
The scheme has been developed by Transport Scotland and Network Rail and will commence with electrification of the section between Haymarket and Dalmeny (south of the Forth Bridge). Construction work is expected to get underway on the estimated £55 million scheme in June 2022 and is due to be completed by December 2024. It forms part of a rolling programme that is expected to see electrification extended to Dundee and Aberdeen. (Permalink) Aberdeen Dalmeny Dundee Electrification Fife Circle Haymarket |
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Residents living close to the railway line in the West End of Dundee are furious after a noise compared to the 'gates of hell' kept many awake for hours. [Article requires subscription. -RS]
(Permalink) Dundee Engineering work |
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Six places in Scotland are among those bidding for the headquarters of a new UK Government body which will take over control of Britains railways even though it is still unclear what role the organisation will have north of the Border.
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Network Rail is investing more than £4m renewing track on the line between Dundee and Aberdeen.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Arbroath Cove Bay Dundee Montrose Network Rail Track replacement |
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Train services between Perth and Dundee were disrupted by a signal fault on the line on Tuesday morning.
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Plans submitted to Dundee City Council show designs for a convenience shop inside one of the vacant units at the station's entrance on South Union Street.
(Permalink) Dundee Retail  Dundee: The new frontage at Dundee Station, the shape of which bears a remarkable resemblance, albeit on a much smaller scale, to Wuhan station. See image [[73042]]. China is regularly accused of copying west ... |
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ScotRail trains have resumed between Aberdeen and Dundee again on Monday after being suspended during Storm Arwen.
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Major travel problems have hit people across Tayside, Fife and beyond as Storm Arwen makes its presence felt on Scotland's east coast.
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An Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street train was terminated at Dundee on Saturday due to 'disruptive passengers' on board.
(Permalink) Dundee Train terminated |
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Transport Minister, Graeme Dey visited the team delivering the Aberdeen to Central Belt Enhancement Project and heard first-hand about the next phase of works which is due to commence next month.
Speaking from the event at LNERS Clayhills depot adjacent to Aberdeen Station, Matthew Spence, director of route business development and sponsorship for Scotland's Railway, said: 'Construction is expected to take place between 2022 and 2026 and it's important to point out this scheme will have benefits for the wider North East region with proposals for Dundee, Arbroath, Montrose and Aberdeen stations including lengthened platforms, enhanced capability and enabling additional and longer services.' (Permalink) Aberdeen Aberdeen to Central Belt Enhancement Project Arbroath Dundee Montrose Platform extensions |
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The next phase of railway upgrades that could slash journey times between Aberdeen and the central belt by more than 20 minutes is due to start next month.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Aberdeen to Central Belt Enhancement Project Arbroath Dundee Montrose Platform extensions |
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The designer of Dundee station admits it is 'really strange' to have his structure compared to a new building more than 5,000 miles away in Russia.
(Permalink) Architecture Barnaul Dundee  Dundee: Dundee station was lit-up blue to show solidarity with key workers and front-line NHS staff all across the country.
The recently redeveloped station joined with other Network Rail stations and stru ...  Dundee: The new Station forecourt at Dundee, looking very smart on 7 August 2018. |
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Michael Alexander speaks to author Sara Sheridan who is looking unflinchingly at Scotlands heritage to bring women who have been 'ignored' by history to light - including Dundee missionary Mary Slessor.
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Rail passengers are facing disruption across Scotland this morning due to a signal fault at Dundee.
(Permalink) Dundee Signalling |
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A fund for the families of three men killed in the Stonehaven train derailment raises more than £142,000.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Dundee Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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Dundee Museum of Transports ambitious transformation plan for a former city tram depot as its new home is to form part of an international design showcase for the COP26 climate change summit.
(Permalink) COP26 Dundee Tram Depot |
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The line between Aberdeen and Dundee closed after the crash in August which left three people dead.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Carmont Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Derailment Dundee Landslide Stonehaven derailment |
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Rail passengers travelling between Dundee and Inverkeithing faced disruption earlier this morning after a train fault at Leuchars station.
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A new shuttle service between Montrose and Edinburgh will be introduced from Monday, 14 September to allow customers travelling in the north east to complete their journey by rail.
The service will run Monday to Saturday between Montrose and Edinburgh, and between Montrose and Dundee on Sundays. It follows the introduction of a rail shuttle service between Aberdeen and Stonehaven last week. Existing replacement bus services between Dundee and Aberdeen remain in place for customers travelling beyond Montrose. (Permalink) Aberdeen Carron Water Bridge [West Carmont] Dundee Montrose Shuttle service |
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Dundee's new £38m railway station has opened to the public.
The five-storey building, which took two-and-a-half years to complete, includes a 120-room hotel and retail units. It is situated beside the city's V&A Museum of Design, which opens on 15 September. City development director Mike Galloway said the new building was one of the 'major landmarks in the city's regeneration.' (Permalink) Dundee  Dundee: The new entrance to Dundee station takes shape on 25 October. This is part
of a larger development transforming this area.  Dundee: The station entrance at Dundee on 14th August 2017. This was closed in the late 1950s but has since been modernised and reopened.
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Construction work has got under way at Dundee's new train station concourse in a £28m project.
Crews from Balfour Beatty have started work at the site on the new building, which will include a three-storey hotel, a cafe and retail space. The previous 1970s station building was torn down in a succession of Christmas Day demolitions, while rail services were suspended for the holidays. The new concourse is scheduled to be complete in two years' time. (Permalink) Dundee  Dundee: Oh beautiful Railway Station near the Silv'ry Tay!  Dundee: View east at Dundee station in August 2010. On the left a Glasgow Queen Street - Aberdeen service is preparing to restart its journey from platform 4, while on the right an Aberdeen - Kings Cross HST ... |
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A freight train has derailed in Dundee, causing delays to rail services between the central belt and Aberdeen.
The train came off the tracks between Broughty Ferry and Dundee in the early hours, blocking the line between the city and Carnoustie. Services across the north east of Scotland could be cancelled or revised until the end of the day. ScotRail said it was working to provide replacement transport. (Permalink) Broughty Ferry Derailment Dundee ScotRail |
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