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Reopening Edinburgh's South Suburban rail line for passengers or using it as a tram route emerged top of the list when the public was asked for ideas to improve the city's transport system.
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Could there be more electrification in Scotland? The five years from 2019 could feature more wiring in Scotland, with ScotRail Alliance Managing Director Alex Hynes telling RAIL: Id love to see more electrification - Stirling to Perth, East Kilbride and the Edinburgh South Suburban. Hynes acknowledged that the East Coast Main Line would need work to increase its capacity, as more operators plan trains to and from Scotland.
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Proposals to run hybrid train-trams on the South Suburban rail line have received a boost from the boss of ScotRail.
Managing director Phil Verster told MSPs they offered a real practical solution to easing pressure on the rail network. Tram-trains, which are being trialled in Yorkshire and are widely used in Europe, can run on both tram and train tracks. They could be introduced in Edinburgh under plans by Network Rail to electrify the South Sub to divert more freight trains from running through Waverley. The tram-trains could run into the city centre before switching to tracks on streets. Mr Verster was previously involved with the Yorkshire experiment in his last job as Network Rails London North East route managing director. (Permalink) Edinburgh South Suburban Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway Phil Verster ScotRail |
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Proposals to run hybrid trams on Capitals South Suburban rail line received a boost today from the head of the ScotRail Alliance.
Managing director Phil Verster told MSPs they offered a real practical solution to easing pressure on the rail network. Tram-trains, which are being trialled in Yorkshire and widely used in Europe, can run on both tram and train tracks. They could be introduced in Edinburgh under plans by Network Rail to electrify the South Sub to divert more freight trains from running through booming Waverley Station. [From Richard Buckby] (Permalink) Edinburgh South Suburban Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway Phil Verster ScotRail  Morningside Road: A diverted Glasgow-Edinburgh service passes Morningside Road on Sunday 16 July 2006.  Niddrie West Junction: Looking west at the Edinburgh skyline as trains diverted over the sub meet on the bridge across Duddingston Park South road on Sunday 2 April 2006. Niddrie West Junction is in the foreground.  Craiglockhart Junction: Scotrail-liveried 68007 joins the 'sub' at Craiglockhart Junction with the Motherwell - Edinburgh empty stock working for the Fife commuter service on 17 April. |
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Network Rail will undertake a £1m modernisation of the Edinburgh South Suburban freight rail route this summer.
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Hopes of reopening Edinburgh's South Suburban railway line look to have suffered a major blow after the Scottish Government ruled out any money for the project.
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Tram-trains would run on Edinburgh's South Suburban rail line under plans to be considered by city leaders. Officials have been asked to carry out a study into the possibility of running the hybrid trams from Newcraighall to Haymarket, where they would transfer to the city's new tram line out to Edinburgh Park.
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HOPES of reopening Edinburgh's south-suburban rail line have been revived after city leader Jenny Dawe insisted the project was not dead. The Lib Dem leader said she was still 'committed' to the South Sub, despite recommendations from council officials to rule out the project
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Campaign to reopen Edinburgh south suburban rail link to passenger traffic returns to Scottish Parliament.
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Transport groups today hit out at council chiefs for delays in the bid to reintroduce the Edinburgh South Suburban Railway.
(Permalink) Edinburgh South Suburban Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway  Morningside Road: The memory lingers on. Only the elderly remember Morningside Road station (and almost none of them used it) but it is still the name of the location. The 5, 11, 15, 16 and 23 were once trams. The 15 bus has in fact been gone for some time (after going once before and having a brief comeback), so I wouldn't bother waiting for it.  Morningside Road: As shown on this screen on a No 11 bus 'Morningside Station' is a well-recognised Edinburgh location long after the station closed and probably will be so forever. Morningside Maisie's school gets a mention. I only know this because she and it are on the mug in front of me.  Morningside Road: Morningside Road station closed in 1962. The old booking office is To Let in 2019. |
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Residents are being encouraged to show their support for the reopening of the Edinburgh South Suburban Railway.
(Permalink) Edinburgh South Suburban Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway Morningside Road: The memory lingers on. Only the elderly remember Morningside Road station (and almost none of them used it) but it is still the name of the location. The 5, 11, 15, 16 and 23 were once trams. The 15 bus has in fact been gone for some time (after going once before and having a brief comeback), so I wouldn't bother waiting for it. Morningside Road: As shown on this screen on a No 11 bus 'Morningside Station' is a well-recognised Edinburgh location long after the station closed and probably will be so forever. Morningside Maisie's school gets a mention. I only know this because she and it are on the mug in front of me. Morningside Road: Morningside Road station closed in 1962. The old booking office is To Let in 2019. |
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Stretches of disused train track have been earmarked for sale in a move which transport groups fear will harm the future development of the city's rail network.
A stretch of disused railway land at Abbeyhill and a former brewery railway siding at Haymarket station have been identified by the property arm of the now defunct British Rail as suitable for being sold off. The track at Abbeyhill is known as the Abbeyhill loop and runs from the east coast main line under London Road and on to the Lochend Butterfly site. It was last used by trains in the mid-1980s. Patrick Hutton of the Capital Rail Action Group (CRAG) said Edinburgh needs to protect key transport assets like the Abbeyhill loop and the Haymarket sidings. The short term gain for developers is nothing compared to the wider public interest in both protecting and improving public transport provision in Edinburgh. With the reopening of the Waverley route and the current campaign to reopen the South Suburban, it is absolutely essential that this route be protected to enhance capacity at the east side of the city. [See entry of 13 April for details of CRAG and related websites-Ed.] (Permalink) Edinburgh South Suburban Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway  Abbeyhill: Street ent​​rance to the trackwork compound on the site of Abbeyhill station. The sign on the left is of historical interest, and there are several like it still up at Waverley. I'm guessing that whoever was responsible for signs got his P45 before he could take any down ...  Abbeyhill: Scene in the Abbeyhill area of Edinburgh in 1988 showing the remains of a siding off the Abbeyhill loop, thought to have served Wm Youngers' Moray Park Maltings and/or Miller & Co.'s London Road Foundry (which had its own loco). [Ref query 11048]  Abbeyhill: Street level building at Abbeyhill, now gone. View looks to Waverley. |
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