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First Minister Humza Yousaf said he would 'look into the detail' but he did not think there had been a breach. Jenny Gilruth, who was promoted to education secretary in March, reportedly stopped rail improvement works taking place in her constituency when she was transport minister.
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Rail passengers looking to come to the capital or to travel to elsewhere in Scotland have been met with pandemonium after a signal failure at Haymarket Station led to several lines being closed.
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A new potentially lifesaving bleed control kit has been installed at Haymarket railway station, thanks to a donation from The Daniel Baird Foundation. The kit contains instructions on how to help someone who is bleeding heavily and includes equipment to stem the blood flow by sealing, wrapping, or packing the wound until paramedics arrive. Located on the concourse between the stations two main entrances, the kit is visible and easily accessible to both the public and railway staff.
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ScotRail and Network Rail have informed passengers that the broken down train at Haymarket Station is causing considerable delays to services on Friday morning, with replacement buses being put in place
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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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Work to lay foundations that will pave the way for the electrification of the Fife Circle is about to get underway.
(Permalink) Dalmeny Electrification Haymarket Dalmeny: Work to lay foundations that will pave the way for the electrification of the Fife Circle is about to get underway.
The £55million Scottish Government investment in the line between Haymarket an ... |
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 |
Delegates and ScotRail customers at Haymarket station have been treated to a special performance to mark the end of the COP26 climate summit.
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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 points failure at a train junction at Haymarket has affected multiple services from Glasgow and to Fife, leading to a cancellation of services across these routes.
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Glasgow Central remains the busiest station in Scotland with almost 33 million passenger entries and exits in the last year, figures published today by the Office of Rail and Road reveal.
Edinburgh (23,087,646), Glasgow Queen Street (16,685,760), Paisley Gilmour Street (3,903,776) and Haymarket (2,980,386) stations made up the remainder of the top five most used stations in Scotland. [Railscot note: ORR comments that the reference period for the estimates runs from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. The ORR has also provided data for 1 April 2019 to February 2020.] (Permalink) Glasgow CentralEdinburgh Waverley Glasgow Queen Street Haymarket ORR Office of Rail and Road Paisley Gilmour Street Station statistics Edinburgh Waverley: Plenty of takers for the 0752 LNER Aberdeen - Kings Cross HST, seen here arriving at Waverley platform 19 on 21 November 2019. Glasgow Central: The large, open, bright and airy space of the Glasgow Central concourse. Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Passengers arriving at Queen Street Station on 24th September 2019, presented with a view of Glasgow's fine architecture through the new facade.
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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 |
The ScotRail Alliance has upgraded a number of stations between Glasgow and Edinburgh, ahead of brand new electric trains entering service in the coming months. Former waiting areas at Croy, Falkirk High, Polmont, Linlithgow and Haymarket have been transformed into new ScotRail lounges.
Customers can now benefit from a refurbished area with padded benches, new flooring, and softer lighting, making the stations a more pleasant and relaxing place to catch a train. (Permalink) Croy EGIP Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Electrification Falkirk High Haymarket Linlithgow Polmont |