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ScotRail reveals 300 trains cancelled amid seven-hour trains standstill at Scotland's second busiest station.
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ScotRail has warned passengers to expect disruption on Friday morning after a major signal fault at one of Scotlands busiest stations.
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Passengers are being advised that disruption to rail services to and from Edinburgh Waverley will continue into Friday morning as engineers work to restore signalling systems around the station.
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Scotland's two busiest stations, Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central, are being upgraded with new high-definition customer information screens.
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A new dedicated taxi zone has been officially launched this week at Edinburgh Waverley station, promising to enhance the overall journey experience for passengers. The initiative is a result of a collaboration between Network Rail and APCOA, aimed at improving transportation services at the bustling railway station. Located in the New Street car park, the facility boasts enough space to accommodate up to 40 taxis, making it the largest dedicated taxi zone in Edinburgh city centre.
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The disruption, flagged by ScotRail at around 9am, is expected to continue until 11am.
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Services were disrupted shortly before 11am after the siren sounded, ScotRail said.
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For decades Daren Frankish wondered what the stone carvings were in a wall in his Edinburgh workshop. [Spoiler: The church was demolished to make way for the North British Railway's goods yard to the east of the North Bridge, now the east end of Waverley station. -RS]
(Permalink) Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity Edinburgh General Edinburgh North Bridge Edinburgh Waverley |
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In terms of convenience, Edinburgh Waverley, with its famous in and out ramps, was pretty much the perfect station for motorists in the post-war era. Connecting the English capital and Perth via Edinburgh Waverley, the first car-sleeper rail services debuted in 1955 and allowed Scots motorists the freedom of taking their car on their holidays while avoiding the gruelling 450-mile drive south.
(Permalink) Birmingham Brockenhurst Carlisle Carmarthen Dover Edinburgh Waverley Fishguard Harbour Fort William Glasgow Inverness Kensington Olympia London Euston Motorail Penzance Perth Plymouth Stirling Stranraer  Perth Carriage Sidings: Loaded wagons of the Perth-London Car Ferry Service at Perth Caledonian Road Depot in the mid to late 70s.  Edinburgh Waverley: May 1995 saw the withdrawal of the Sleeper/Motorail service from Edinburgh to Plymouth. Car carrying vans, ready for business in the bay platforms at Waverley east end.
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Dozens of major transformations to transport Scotland over the next 20 years have been officially recommended by the Scottish Government.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Rapid Transit Edinburgh Trams Edinburgh Waverley Ferries Fixed Links Glasgow Central Highland Main Line Inverness Nestrans Perth Perth-Dundee-Aberdeen corridor Rest and Be Thankful |
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Pupils from Gylemuir Primary School helped switch on the Christmas lights at Edinburgh Waverley station this week.
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Princes Street closed and train station evacuated after suspicious package found.
(Permalink) Bomb Scare Edinburgh Waverley |
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In an urgent message, the travel operator announced on social media that heavy flooding in the capital has closed two of the four lines between Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket.
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The number of people passing through Waverley Station on the first week of the Edinburgh Festival reached over 800,000.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Festival Edinburgh Waverley Network Rail |
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A cross-country train journey took an English railway enthusiast nearly a thousand miles to Edinburgh for a cup of tea - he reported Waverley as the worst capital station.
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Rail passengers with electric vehicles will be able to charge while they travel thanks to the introduction of 84 new electric vehicle charging points at Edinburgh Waverley station.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Waverley  Edinburgh Waverley: One of the new Electric Vehicle charging points at Edinburgh Waverley. |
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The new facility designed to give those with even the most profound disabilities the confidence to use the station.
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Passengers can now get free and unlimited WiFi at two of Scotland's busiest railway stations.
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It's welcomed arriving and departing passengers for over 150 years, and there was plenty going at Edinburgh Waverley back in the 1950s and 1960s.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Waverley  Edinburgh Waverley: Plenty of young admirers for A3 4472 'Flying Scotsman' after arrival at Edinburgh Waverley with the 'Aberdonian' railtour of 25th June 1966. The tour had started at London Waterloo, and the A3 covered ...  Edinburgh Waverley: Class A3 60079 Bayardo at Waverley on the 1600 to Perth. Intercity diesel set on 1600 to Glasgow Queen St. Class A2 Class 60536 on Aberdeen train. |
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The new statistics released by the British Transport Police show that crimes for drug, sexual and violent offences were the most prevalent reported in Edinburgh Waverley last year.
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A hidden signal box in the centre of Edinburgh would make a stunning new cafe or restaurant with the best views in the city, according to historian and TV presenter Tim Dunn. [Long term visitors to the site will know HJF suggested this back in 2004! See image. -RS]
(Permalink) Edinburgh Waverley Signal box  Edinburgh Waverley: Old West box, Waverley, June 2004. Surely a missed opportunity for an interesting combined coffee shop / heritage project in Princes Street Gardens?  Edinburgh Waverley: A grotty looking BR InterCity Glasgow Central - Kings Cross train entering Waverley past the old West signal box in May 1992. |
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A number of journeys are facing delays and cancellations this morning following a points failure at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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More than £37,000 raised for children's charity so far by special train running from capital to Boat of Garten
(Permalink) Boat of Garten Edinburgh Waverley Railway Children Santa Express  Edinburgh Waverley: Santa Special to Boat of Garten. 0858 5-car Inter7City from Waverley. |
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A 1.7m pound project to repair and re-paint two railway bridges in Edinburgh City Centre will get underway in January 2022. Network Rail will begin work on the bridges at Calton Road and New Street on January 10, with grit blasting, steelwork repairs, steel strengthening and painting all scheduled for completion by August next year.
(Permalink) Calton Road Edinburgh Waverley New Street  Edinburgh Waverley: A 1.7m pound project to repair and re-paint two railway bridges in Edinburgh City Centre will get underway in January 2022.
Network Rail will begin work on the bridges at Calton Road and New Street ...  Edinburgh Waverley: A weak sunrise over the east end of Waverley as the 0855 Edinburgh - Tweedbank crosses the bridge over Calton Road shortly after leaving platform 7 on Saturday 17 December 2016. |
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Passengers at Edinburgh Waverley station can now get free and unlimited WiFi which is fast enough to support video calls and streaming.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Waverley Free WiFi Network Rail WiFi  Edinburgh Waverley: Passengers at Edinburgh Waverley station can now get free and unlimited WiFi which is fast enough to support video calls and streaming.
Network Rail's upgraded service uses the latest technology s ... |
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What has happened to the toilets at Waverley Station?
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A new train operator is set to launch London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley rail services from October 25.
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A rail operator has announced plans to operate a new service on the Newcastle to Edinburgh route.
(Permalink) Alnmouth Berwick Cramlington Dunbar Edinburgh Waverley Morpeth Newcastle Rail North Partnership Reston TransPennine Express Transport Scotland Widdrington |
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Late night services were disrupted from Edinburgh's busy Waverley station after the incident.
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All lines were disrupted as police rushed to incident. [En route Caledonian Sleeper portions were cancelled.]
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A Caledonian Sleeper train was delayed by more than four hours today amid major disruption caused by overhead line damage between Haymarket and Waverley stations in Edinburgh.
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There are currently no trains able to head through Haymarket and access to Waverley was restricted due to a fault with the overhead lines between the Edinburgh train stations.
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A Paris - Edinburgh service is among the most eye-catching proposals for a network of premium overnight sleeping car services set out by French start-up Midnight Trains on June 16.
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Multiple train routes from Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central are seeing 'major disruptions' due to the snow.
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The clock traditionally runs three minutes fast to aid those attempting to catch a train at Waverley Station. The only time it would right itself is on Hogmanay, in order to mark the bells at midnight.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Waverley The Balmoral Hotel  The Balmoral Hotel: It had been 6.25 on the Balmoral clock more or less since the start of lockdown when it stopped and couldn't be maintained. It is now moving again so punters no longer have an excuse for missing the t ... |
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Work underway to renovate stations toilets, refurbish walkways and reinstate east-west public access through main building.
Investment will also see Waverley provide a Changing Places facility for customers. (Permalink) Edinburgh Waverley |
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Exquisite architecture, world-famous views, lavish interiors and the very best in fine dining: The Balmoral Hotel truly ticks all the necessary boxes for a 5-star stay.
Considered among the most luxurious hotels in the British Isles, this elite Edwardian beauty with its majestic clock tower has kept watch over central Edinburgh since 1902. (Permalink) Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh Waverley North British Railway North British Station Hotel The Balmoral Hotel: It had been 6.25 on the Balmoral clock more or less since the start of lockdown when it stopped and couldn't be maintained. It is now moving again so punters no longer have an excuse for missing the t ...  The Balmoral Hotel: View north over the roof of Waverley station towards the Balmoral (formerly North British) Hotel on 27 September 2011. The narrow passageway to the left of the hotel links Princes Street and the stati ... |
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The station would usually be jammed packed with people at rush hour, but following the latest Covid shut down, it is eerily quiet
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Ian Terrell was on the verge of entering a train when he spotted the animal having a scan around Edinburgh's Haymarket station on Monday.
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A new rail shuttle service between Linlithgow and Edinburgh will be introduced from Monday, 14 September to keep customers moving between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The service will operate in both directions and will call at Linlithgow, Edinburgh Park, Haymarket, and Edinburgh Waverley. Existing replacement bus services between Falkirk Grahamston and Linlithgow remain in place for customers. (Permalink) Edinburgh Park Edinburgh Waverley Haymarket Linlithgow Shuttle service |
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Network Rail, Scottish Government and City of Edinburgh Council have today revealed their concept designs for transforming the capitals main station as part of the Edinburgh Waverley Masterplan.
(Permalink) City of Edinburgh Council Edinburgh Waverley Network Rail Scottish Government  Edinburgh Waverley: Master-plan for Edinburgh Waverley, Market Street side entrance (the Klondyke or Old Town side to the south of the station). North Bridge in background.  Edinburgh Waverley: Network Rail's master-plan for Edinburgh Waverley showing the entrance from Waverley Bridge.  Edinburgh Waverley: The Edinburgh Waverley master-plan showing the mezzanine level and without the glass roof. This aerial view is from the south. |
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The near-absence of any mention of restoring direct Lanark-Edinburgh rail links in a new public transport 'blueprint' for South Lanarkshire has led some to lose hope of the project ever becoming a reality.
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Phil Verster, managing director of ScotRail Alliance, speaks to RTM's Luana Salles about the recently-published 'Investing in the Future' report expected to inform the Scottish governments upcoming rail strategy.
In late September, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), in partnership with industry representatives including Network Rail and ScotRail, published the 'Investing in the Future' (IITF) report, a long-term strategy document looking 25 years into the future of Scotland's railways. The document closely followed July's Scotland Route Study developed by Network Rail and other key players, which mooted a number of potential choices the Scottish government could pick from to inform its rail funding decisions between 2019 and 2029. These included major remodelling projects, four-tracking the East Coast Main Line between Drem and Prestonpans, extending platforms and approaches at Edinburgh Waverley, and electrifying even more lines. (Permalink) Drem Edinburgh Waverley Phil Verster Prestonpans ScotRail Scotland Route Study |
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The major tourism boost the recently restored rail links to Edinburgh has brought the Borders has sparked off renewed demands for direct trains between Lanark and the capital.
These services - up to eight a day at one time - last ran in the mid-Sixties before being axed on economic grounds. Now a new campaign has been launched to persuade the Scottish Government, ScotRail and Network Rail that, in 2016, it would be well worth restoring the 35 mile direct link - and it could all be done at a small fraction of the £294m the Borders project cost. (Permalink) Edinburgh Waverley Lanark ScotRail  Silvermuir Junction: The 11.40 Glasgow Central - London Euston heads away from the former Silvermuir Junction on 19 March.  Silvermuir South Junction: View north at Silvermuir South Junction in 2000. The Glasgow fork is to the left and the trackbed of the Edinburgh fork to the right. [Ref query 8859]  Cleghorn: Don't even think about it! A southbound Pendolino speeds south over Cleghorn level crossing near Lanark on 24 May 2007. |
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Thousands of rail commuters suffered major disruption for the second time in four days when equipment installed after last week's derailment at Waverley station in Edinburgh failed yesterday.
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Rail services to and from Edinburgh returned to normal today after a derailment disrupted services for more than three days.
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Rail passengers in Edinburgh face disruption at the weekend after a derailment at Waverley Station.
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Train services from Waverley Station will continue to be disrupted until Monday as investigators probe how three slow-moving, empty coaches came to be derailed.
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The Strategic Rail Authority has set out its priorities in Scotland for the next ten years. Edinburgh Waverley is to be re-built with further through platforms at a cost of £400 million. This work will involve connecting the bay platforms 8&9 and 12&13, raising the glass roof and providing another platform to the south of the station. The work is required as the station will reach capacity in the next year. Stirling to Alloa is to be re-opened to passengers within 5 years. It is also hoped that Stirling to Kincardine will also re-open to freight. Hamilton to Larkhall is to be re-opened and a Milngavie to Larkhall service to be introduced within 5 years. This may also include the re-opening of the Anniesland to Maryhill curve. Platforms will be extended on the Fife Circle which will allow longer trains to run, increasing passenger capacity. Platforms will also be extended on the Glasgow to Ayr line. Platforms will be extended on the East Kilbride Branch. Platforms will be extended on the Bathgate Branch. TPWS will be fully implemented by 2003. Increased capacity will be provided between Glasgow and Paisley. This could be re-signalling or re-quadrupling the line. Increased capacity will be provided between Glasgow and Kilmarnock. This will probably be through adding a new dynamic loop on the single track section between Barrhead and Kilmarnock which is currently only broken at Lugton. 140 stations are to be modernised. Construction of new interchange stations or re-building of existing stations will include Gourock, Markinch and Partick. Refurbishment for 318s and reliability improvements to 170s. Extension of Sunday services on the Shotts and East Kilbride Lines. A new national test track to be established. As a result of various schemes 6 new stations will open; Alloa, Newcraighall, Brunstane, Gartcosh, Larkhall and Beauly. Longer term plans include East Coast Main Line upgrading (to complete by 2010) and lines to Glasgow Airport and Edinburgh Airport. There is an element of uncertainty as the ScotRail franchise is due for renewal and the future of Railtrack is not clear at this stage. The West Coast Main Line enhancements to allow 140mph running may not go ahead.
(Permalink) Alloa Anniesland Beauly Brunstane Class 170 Class 318 Edinburgh Airport Edinburgh Waverley Gartcosh Glasgow Airport Gourock Kincardine Larkhall Markinch Maryhill New station Newcraighall Partick Railtrack SRA ScotRail Stirling TPWS |
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- 318s for the North Berwick service, but not yet
- DMUs borrowed from 'sister' National Express companies to cover for aged 305s on the North Berwick service if necessary - North Berwick route to be re-railed in September - New stop to pick up passengers on ScotRail sleepers at Carstairs - Stirling to Alloa to Kincardine line to be progressed but not clear yet whether freight only, or passenger only between Stirling and Alloa - Railtrack keen to alter Edinburgh Waverley layout for further capacity (Permalink) Alloa Class 305 Class 318 Edinburgh Waverley Kincardine Railtrack ScotRail Stirling |
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