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The Glasgow - Barrhead line will fully reopen to passengers tomorrow morning, Friday 4 August, following a £63.3 million upgrade.
(Permalink) Barrhead Glasgow Kilmarnock |
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The two stone structures used to form part of a railway line through Kilwinning.
(Permalink) B778 Dalry Glasgow Paisley Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Kilmarnock Redstone Siding |
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Scotland's Railway is reminding passengers that the railway will close between Kennishead and Kilmarnock for six-weeks as part of a £63m upgrade.
(Permalink) Barrhead Electrification Glasgow Kennishead Kilmarnock |
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Scotland's Railway is reminding passengers that the railway will close between Kennishead and Kilmarnock for six-weeks as part of a £63m upgrade.
(Permalink) Barrhead Electrification Kennishead Kilmarnock |
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An Ayrshire railway line is set to re-open following extensive work to repair a void that opened up close to the tracks.
(Permalink) Barassie Collapsed culvert Gatehead Kilmarnock Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Void  Gatehead: Following discovery of a void alongside the track of the Kilmanock to Barassie line the railway was closed for investigations. While the line was closed, engineers also brought forward planned work on ...  Gatehead: Passenger and freight services will be able to run on the line between Kilmarnock and Barrassie from Monday.
The route had been closed for investigation and repair work after the hole was discovere ...  Gatehead: Track lifted following discovery of void at Gatehead. Excavations of the site uncovered an historic culvert lying underneath the railway which has now been replaced with a modern equivalent to allow t ... |
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Rail bosses admit line repairs 'a complex task' as Ayrshire sinkhole disruption continues.
(Permalink) Barassie Cancellations Gatehead Kilmarnock Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Mine workings Sinkhole |
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Rail bosses admit line repairs a complex task as Ayrshire sinkhole disruption continues.
(Permalink) Barassie Gatehead Kilmarnock Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Sinkhole |
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Network Rail have confirmed that investigation work is ongoing following the discovery of a sinkhole between Kilmarnock and Barassie on Saturday.
(Permalink) Barassie Kilmarnock Sinkhole  Barassie: The void appeared on Saturday 4 June and the line has been closed to allow investigation work to be completed. [Locations not specified. -RS]
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The void appeared on Saturday 4 June and the line has been closed to allow investigation work to be completed.
(Permalink) Barassie Kilmarnock Sinkhole Barassie: The void appeared on Saturday 4 June and the line has been closed to allow investigation work to be completed. [Locations not specified. -RS]
Network Rail engineers are working to repair a section ... |
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A sinkhole has caused full cancellation of trains between Ayr and Kilmarnock, ScotRail has announced.
(Permalink) Barassie Cancellations Kilmarnock Sinkhole Barassie: The void appeared on Saturday 4 June and the line has been closed to allow investigation work to be completed. [Locations not specified. -RS]
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Community projects across Scotland's Railway have benefited from almost £4million of investment in recent years. Among those to receive a funding boost was Stow Station House on the Borders Railway. The new Shibumi Karate Club Training Station at Saltcoats also benefited from funding.
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Commuters in Glasgow are facing some disruption on Friday morning.
(Permalink) Barrhead Kilmarnock Signalling fault |
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Railway stations can form a huge part of local communities throughout the UK and have huge potential to help regenerate villages, towns and cities up and down the country.
Whether it be complete station renovation or accessibility work, many reformative projects have been undertaken over the past few years. (Permalink) Kilmarnock Saltcoats Stow  Stow: Stow station, closed with the entire Waverley Route in 1969, reopened for the Borders Line in 2015, seen here on Sunday, 15th May 2016. Sadly, the building has not been revived for railway use. Rebuil ...  Kilmarnock: All is retro in this view along the Platform buildings at Kilmarnock on 21 February 2019 - except, mercifully, for the coffee. Note the 'G&SWRCo' roundels on the canopy brackets (take my word for it t ...  Saltcoats: Ae fond kiss... Saltcoats farewell, Glasgow bound platform, 17 May 2007. |
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People across South Scotland are being urged to have their say on prospective rail plan changes.
(Permalink) Ayr Carlisle Girvan Kilmarnock Stranraer Timetabling  Kilmarnock: 156430 to Stranraer and 156456 to Glasgow Central, at Kilmarnock station around lunchtime on 25th July 2017. Two of my friends can be seen on the left in the background, patiently waiting for me to ...  Dumfries: A Glasgow to Carlisle service pulls out of Dumfries on 25 June 2019. The lovely station is built of the red (Locharbriggs?) sandstone which is ubiquitous round these parts  Stranraer: The 13.04 to Kilmarnock comes off the causeway from Stranraer Harbour station and is about to pass under the A77 road bridge. 29th October 2017.
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A largely boarded-up station has been transformed into a trailblazing multi-purpose community enterprise that is helping to breathe new life into redundant rail buildings elsewhere in Scotland.
(Permalink) Community Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Station Railway Heritage Trust  Kilmarnock: Kilmarnock Station Railway Heritage Trust - plaque unveiled at Kilmarnock station on 31 August 2015. Kilmarnock: All is retro in this view along the Platform buildings at Kilmarnock on 21 February 2019 - except, mercifully, for the coffee. Note the 'G&SWRCo' roundels on the canopy brackets (take my word for it t ...  Kilmarnock: Some fine imitation British Railways era platform enamels at Kilmarnock seen on 15/10/2016. They are in fact in the wrong colour, being Eastern Region dark blue instead of Scottish light blue, but onl ... |
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ScotRail has recognised community rail's unsung heroes at its annual ScotRail in the Community Awards.
The awards thank and celebrate the hard-working volunteers across Scotland's Railway, recognising their contribution to the wider local community and railway. Categories up for grabs this year included Adopt a Station of the Year, Community Involvement Champion, Station Adopter of the Year, Community Volunteer of the Year and Outstanding Contribution. With restrictions on people attending live indoor events still in place, this years awards ceremony took place online, hosted by ScotRail's community development manager, Tracy Stephenson. (Permalink) Aberdour Auchinleck Duke Street Gorebridge Kilmarnock New Cumnock Portlethen Rail 74 ScotRail ScotRail in the Community Awards |
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Commitment to decarbonise passenger rail services by 2035. Plans to decarbonise Scotland's rail passenger services by 2035 have been launched by Transport Secretary Michael Matheson today.
Railscot note - PDF page 8 shows electrification of lines by 2035: - Glasgow - Aberdeen - Inverurie - All lines in Fife including Levenmouth - Highland Main Line - Borders line - Glasgow - Barrhead - Dumfries - Carlisle - East Kilbride - Kilmarnock - Ayr - Anniesland - Maryhill Partial electrification or alternative technology: - Ayr- Girvan - Inverurie - Inverness - Tain Battery or alternative technology: - West Highland Lines - Far North Line - Kyle Line - Girvan - Stranraer (Permalink) Aberdeen Barrhead Battery train Borders line Dumfries East Kilbride Electrification Far North Line Fife Girvan Highland Main Line Inverurie Kilmarnock Kyle Line Levenmouth Maryhill Stranraer Tain West Highland Lines  Scotland: Transport Scotland - Rail Services Decarbonisation Action Plan for 2035. Lines shown in red are to be electrified. Those in yellow to be alternative traction, possibly prior to electrification. Those ... |
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