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Commuters in Glasgow were facing some travel disruption on Monday morning, as a number of trains were delayed following a fault on a railway line in the city.
(Permalink) Hyndland Partick Signalling fault |
Three ScotRail station ticket offices earmarked for closure are to be reprieved for at least two years pending a review of their potential to increase sales.
(Permalink) Bellshill Cartsdyke Clydebank Dalmuir East Kilbride High Street Hyndland Larbert Paisley Gilmour Street Partick Ticket offices Wemyss Bay Wishaw Woodhall Cartsdyke: Although superficially similar to its coevals in Glasgow and Lanarkshire Cartsdyke's station has a ticket window separate from the waiting room. I'm sure they knew what they were doing. Clydebank: A study of the station building at Clydebank, one of the many standard structures put up on electrified lines in the Glasgow area in the 1970s leaving few original buildings. In the background is the ... Woodhall: Glasgow Road entrance to Woodhall station on 29 April. Short on well-kept flower beds, no comfy waiting room, but at least there is a ticket office. |
Services from Partick station face disruption due to a track defect.
(Permalink) Partick Track defect |
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.
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Railtrack
Post Hatfield Crash repairs On the 15th there were three locations affected by Gauge Corner Cracking. 200 points and 75,000 yards of track have been renewed. Junction remodeling 40 junctions which are known to be bottlenecks are to be remodeled. Speed restrictions As of the 15th 53 speed restrictions existed in Scotland. New station facilities and station regeneration 81 stations have been identified for new toilets. New Information Systems (CIS) will be installed at Hyndland, Partick and Queen Street Low Level. Partick station is to be refurbished and platforms resurfaced. Gourock station is due to be rebuilt and Railtrack is in discussion with developers. Perth station is to be regenerated with footbridges and canopies renewed. Broughty Ferry has been rebuilt at the cost of £1,000,000. Train Protection Warning System Installation of Train Protection Warning System on Scotland's railways and trains continues and is expected to be complete by December 2002. Edinburgh Crossrail The contracts for the Edinburgh Crossrail scheme (reopening of freight only route from Portobello to Brunstane and Newcraighall to passengers) have been signed with the council and contractors. Stirling to Alloa and Dunfermline The details of reopening the closed but mostly extant line from Stirling to Alloa and on to Kincardine have not yet been resolved. Larkhall to Milngavie Although there have been some doubts about the reopening of the closed line between Larkhall and Hamilton, Railtrack and Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive are continuing discussions. Aberdeen to Inverness improvements Railtrack is considering its options for improving capacity of the Aberdeen to Inverness line. A loop may be opened at Orton. Forres loop may be altered to run by the Forres goods loop and a two platform station opened on the loop. Signalboxes between Elgin and Nairn may be closed. Proposals will be drawn up to 'level 4' (complete design) and given to the Strategic Rail Authority by the end of the year. Actual changes will be delayed as work on signaling is being focused on installing Train Protection Warning System until December 2002. Members of the RPC and public suggested that perhaps a section of double track at the beginning of the route in Aberdeen and Inverness would help - such as that which the Inverness and Perth has. It was also commented that the station at Keith can be a bottleneck as the loop is located to the east of the station - a train at the station has to occupy the Keith to Elgin section and consequently trains have to be held at Keith loop or Elgin loop when there is a train at the station. Cornton Level Crossing Cornton Level crossing, by Stirling, is fitted with cameras which photograph every road vehicle which passes through the lights at red. 250 vehicles were photographed between January and May this year, many belonging to local people. The crossing has been checked and complies to safety standards. The council and Railtrack are considering further traffic calming options including permanent closure of the road. Ninewells The council in Dundee is considering opening a station at Ninewells which would serve new developments in the area, the airport and Ninewells Hospital. Tay Bridge repair Repairs to the Tay Bridge are due to be complete in 2003 and will allow higher speed running on the bridge and freight to pass over it. Edinburgh Park Railtrack and New Edinburgh Ltd have resolved difficulties and a station at Edinburgh Park can now be built. It could be open by 2003. (Permalink) Alloa Brunstane Cornton Level Crossing Crash Edinburgh Crossrail Elgin Forres Glasgow Queen Street Hatfield Hyndland Larkhall Nairn New station Newcraighall Ninewells Partick Perth Portobello Railtrack TPWS Tay Bridge |