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04/06/2023 Council to consider more Glasgow park and rides [Glasgow Times] Council bosses are considering more park and ride sites on the edges of the city as part of strategic transport plans, a meeting heard. New potential park and ride sites include Possilpark, Summerston and Maryhill, Parkhead and Carmyle, Castlemilk and Silverburn. Transport chiefs have been presenting ideas including a free public city centre transport pilot, new parking zone rules and fast track bus corridor routes among others. (Permalink) Fast track bus Park and Ride Glasgow Times
13/04/2023 Balloch Station set for park and ride, as part of local transport funding boost [Daily Record] Last week Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) announced more than half a million pounds of funding for local travel projects across Dumbarton, Alexandria and Helensburgh. (Permalink) Balloch Park and Ride SPT Strathclyde Partnership for Transport Balloch: An arrival at Balloch. View looks north to Loch Lomond. Ewan Crawford 26/11/2019 Daily Record
11/07/2022 West Lothian park and ride plans go to appeal despite safety fears [edinburghlive] Villagers living near Kirknewton station fear for their safety if a car park designed to serve residents in a new housing development two miles away is given the go ahead by the Scottish government. (Permalink) Carpark Kirknewton Park and Ride edinburghlive
16/03/2022 West Lothian villagers win fight against park and ride plans [edinburghlive] Councillors reject plans for new park and ride car park in Kirknewton, saying pavements cannot be made safe to cope with surge in traffic and pedestrians. (Permalink) Kirknewton Park and ride Safety Kirknewton: A Glasgow Central to Edinburgh stopper calls at Kirknewton on 15th August 2020. It had a full five minutes to lose. British Rail waited a respectful 50 years after the Northumberland Kirknewton closed ... David Panton 15/08/2020 Kirknewton: One of the traits that sets rail enthusiasts apart from others is that we are generally pleased to see level crossing barriers down. This is Kirknewton on 15th September 2021, with 397003 hurrying thr ... Mark Bartlett 15/09/2021 Kirknewton: The busy level crossing at Kirknewton on 26 April 2018, looking north west along the B7031. The 1426 ex-Waverley has just restarted its journey to Glasgow Central. John Furnevel 26/04/2018 edinburghlive
25/08/2020 Decade long wait for Park and Ride at Shieldmuir nears its end [Motherwell Times] The decade long wait for a park and ride facility at Shieldmuir Station is almost over. (Permalink) Park and Ride Shieldmuir Shieldmuir: A 6-car 334 set pulls into Shieldmuir with the hourly Lanark direct service on 29 April. A new housing development is now underway on land off to the left once occupied by part of the former steelwork ... David Panton 29/04/2009 Motherwell Times