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Services were disrupted after the tree blocked the railway line in Perth, affecting journeys to Inverness.
(Permalink) Dunkeld Perth Tree on line |
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ScotRail's only other Boxing Day services are in and around Glasgow, which will be extended this year to Alloa. All its December 26 trains will run ... [Article requires subscription.]
(Permalink) Boxing Day Dunblane Glenrothes Perth Scotsman |
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ScotRail suspends some services and cross-border passengers warned not to travel to Scotland.
(Permalink) Avanti West Coast Balloch Dalmuir Fort William Helensburgh Central Highland Main Line Inverness Mallaig Oban Perth Preston ScotRail Speed restrictions Transpennine Weather West Highland Line |
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ScotRail are holding a public consultation on a proposed new timetable for services between Edinburgh, Fife, and the Tay Cities, including services to the new stations at Cameron Bridge and Leven.
As the Levenmouth Rail Link reopens, ScotRail are taking the opportunity to propose changes to the timetable that will benefit people across Fife, based on feedback received from customers and stakeholders. (Permalink) Cameron Bridge Dundee Edinburgh Fife Leven Levenmouth Line Perth ScotRail Timetable |
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The heavy rain forecasts affecting the Highlands are expected to cause major disruption to train travels in the region this morning.
(Permalink) Cancellations Delays Flooding Glasgow Queen Street Inverness Kyle Of Lochalsh Perth Weather West Highland Line |
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ScotRail and LNER passengers are being warned about engineering works on Saturday and Sunday.
(Permalink) Perth Replacement buses Scottish Central Railway Stirling |
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ScotRail said the bridge had to be inspected by engineers before trains could continue to run over it.
(Permalink) Bridge strike Ladybank Perth |
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ScotRail is warning that trains may be cancelled or delayed.
(Permalink) Dundee Perth Signalling fault |
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Lines reopen after inspection of bridge by Network Rail engineers.
(Permalink) Bridge Strike Perth Tay Street |
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There has been 'significant progress in the last couple of months'. It has emerged a preferred option for Perth Station has now been reached and would involve a radical reconfiguration. A report put before Perth and Kinross Councils (PKC) environmental, infrastructure and economic development committee said: 'It should be noted that Network Rail is planning to redevelop Perth Railway Station with an emerging station masterplan, potentially integrating the railway station with the neighbouring bus station.'
(Permalink) Perth  Perth: Platforms (L-R) 4 to 1 at Perth, between trains, from the south end of Platform 4 on 2nd August 2022. Bay Platforms 5 & 6 and through Platform 7 are off to the left.  Perth: A class 158 at Perth on 6th July 2022. The paint colours on the station are the old BR Scottish region brown and cream and so could date from any time since the mid-1960s, given the typeface on the di ...  Perth: Low winter sun on the morning of the 9th December 2019 at Perth General.
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Major investment near Perth station will help speed up journey times and increase capacity on the route between the Central Belt and the North East.
(Permalink) Barnhill Perth  Barnhill Signal Box: Starting in March 2022, this initial phase involved track work east of Perth station at Barnhill, historically a constrained section of the route next to the River Tay.
Working with contractor the ...  Barnhill Signal Box: Major investment near Perth station will help speed up journey times and increase capacity on the route between the Central Belt and the North East.
Network Rail engineers delivering £6.8 mil ...  Barnhill Signal Box: This rural looking scene is in fact only a few hundred yards from Perth city centre. It is also just a mile from Perth Signalling Centre, which opened in 1962. When you think of the cost of all those ... |
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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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The A2CB route travels through Gleneagles, Perth and Invergowrie but the works could see local commuters face seven years of disruption.
(Permalink) A2CB Aberdeen Dunblane Dundee Electrification Gleneagles Invergowrie Perth  Perth: Class 170 170470 arriving into Platform 1 at Perth at 1538 on Thursday 23 August 2018 with the 1513hrs Dundee-Glasgow service.
 Aberdeen: Aberdeen Station 150th anniversary; this photo shows ScotRail Alliance MD Alex Hynes with Steve Ewen, ScotRail Customer Experience Manager (Acting) for the North-East of Scotland after today’s ...  Dundee: A Glasgow to Aberdeen HST approaches Dundee on 15 May 2019. The odd coach out is still in the (very) dark green of GWR. |
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ScotRail trains between Glasgow, Perth and Dundee have re-started after an earlier signalling fault on Wednesday morning.
(Permalink) Gleneagles Perth Signalling fault |
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Tayside passengers face seven years of travel disruption as railway engineers electrify the east coast line, demolishing scores of local bridges.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Dundee Electrification Perth |
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Heavy rain will hit parts of Scotland again as unsettled weather continues to cause travel disruption.
(Permalink) Flooding Moncrieffe Tunnel Perth |
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A busy Perth road has reopened after an overturned lorry blocked traffic in both directions.
(Permalink) Bridge strike Dunkeld Road Perth |
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Activity is ramping up over the next few months between Perth and Aberdeen, as part of Network Rail's ongoing enhancement work across Scotland's Railway. The coming weeks will see a significant increase in activity as Network Rail and recently appointed contractor AECOM carry out a £5 million package of work to assess a number of existing bridge structures including in Perth, Dundee, Broughty Ferry, Arbroath Angus, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
(Permalink) AECOM Aberdeen Arbroath Broughty Ferry Dundee Network Rail Perth |
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During the redevelopment of a Perth building to make a dental studio interesting finds were made by workmen doing the electrics.
(Permalink) British Linen Bank Perth Perth and District Tramways Tickets |
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Services on the Highland Main Line are back to normal after services going north of Perth were cancelled or interrupted yesterday.
(Permalink) Bridge strike Cancellations Container Delays Dunkeld Highland Main Line Perth |
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Trains heading to Inverness from Glasgow and Edinburgh have been cancelled or delayed after three bridges were damaged near Perth. The damage was caused by a freight train coming into contact with the bridges over the railway between Perth and Dunkeld.
(Permalink) Bridge strike Cancellations Container Delays Dunkeld Highland Main Line Perth |
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Members of Perth Model Railway Group are looking forward to welcoming visitors and exhibitors from all over the UK at the end of the month
(Permalink) Perth Perth Model Railway Exhibition Perth Model Railway Group |
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Caledonian Sleeper has today named one of the engines which powers its iconic cross border service in honour of the Railway Heritage Trust. Intended as a token of thanks for supporting the company's major restoration project at Perth Station. A listed building that dates back to 1848, Perth Station was designed on a grand scale in keeping with the Tudor Gothic style of the time. However, in 2018 the vast size of the station meant that many rooms were lying empty.
(Permalink) 92033 Caledonian Sleeper GB Railfreight Perth Railway Heritage Trust William Tite  Perth: Spotters nightmare. This Class 40 is at Perth -behind the wall - and there wasn't time to get round the other side to see what it was. This may well have been taken during the 'Douglas Blades G ...  Perth: Perth inside the station extension in July 2003. This area was once the station forecourt and the station proper was beyond the building. The platform seen here is now the main Inverness platform. |
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Six places in Scotland are among those bidding for the headquarters of a new UK Government body which will take over control of Britains railways even though it is still unclear what role the organisation will have north of the Border.
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Back in the day, Tayside motorists could drive to Perth and then be shuttled to London without adding a single mile to their trip.
(Permalink) Motorail Perth Sleeper 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.
 Carstairs: The 09.40 Perth - Kensington Olympia Motorail train approaches Carstairs behind Brush Type 4 No. 1743 on Saturday 23 May 1970. As far as can be seen it is only conveying two cars, so the occupants wil ...  Dumfries Shed: The Kensington Olympia - Perth Motorail service heads north past the remaining shell of Dumfries shed in June 1971 behind a Brush Type 4. |
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Local representatives Alasdair Bailey and Xander McDade will be urging the local authority and fellow council members to lodge an Expression of Interest (EoI).
(Permalink) Great British Railways Perth |
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Scotrail recently completed their largest ever public consultation on train routes across Scotland and have announced changes to a number of their rail services
(Permalink) Edinburgh Perth ScotRail Timetabling |
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Train services between Perth and Dundee were disrupted by a signal fault on the line on Tuesday morning.
(Permalink) Delays Dundee Invergowrie Perth Signal fault |
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Trains between Perth and Ladybank were disrupted on Thursday morning after a vehicle struck a bridge. The line was closed after the collision was reported.
(Permalink) Bridge Strike Ladybank Perth |
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The railway line between Perth and Ladybank in Fife has reopened after being closed for several hours on Monday when a lorry crashed down an embankment.
(Permalink) Ladybank Newburgh Perth Vehicle on line |
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A busy Perth road was closed after a B&M lorry collided with a railway bridge this afternoon.
(Permalink) Bridge Strike Perth Tay Street |
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Several train services between Arbroath and Edinburgh, as well as one between Edinburgh and Perth, were cancelled or altered on Friday.
(Permalink) Arbroath Edinburgh Perth Service Alterations Staff shortage |
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ScotRail appeared to have given up on Perth's rail link to Edinburgh when it was grilled by irate passengers during an online public meeting.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Perth ScotRail Timetabling |
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ScotRail is planning to axe the direct Kirkcaldy to Perth service under its 'post-Covid' timetable shake-up.
(Permalink) Kirkcaldy Perth Timetabling |
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Train journeys between Perth and Inverness were faster in the 19th century and they are about to get even slower. [The article refers to route alterations south, not north, of Perth. Inverness to Edinburgh will be via Stirling. Perth to Edinburgh will be via Cowdenbeath. -RS]
(Permalink) Cowdenbeath Edinburgh Perth ScotRail Stirling Timetabling |
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Perth commuters have accused rail bosses of downgrading key services to Edinburgh and Inverness.
(Permalink) Perth ScotRail Timetabling  Perth: Power car 43130 brings up the rear of the 13.33 from Inverness to Edinburgh as it passes the fuelling point at Perth on Sunday 30th June 2019.
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Train commuters in the Highlands are experiences another day of train cancellations. Adverse weather conditions has forced the partial closure of railway lines at Perth and Pitlochry. Services from Inverness to Edinburgh and Glasgow will terminate at Pitlochry and will not call at Dunkeld and Birnam.
(Permalink) Dalguise Viaduct Dunkeld Perth Pitlochry  Dalguise Viaduct: Flooding of the River Tay at the Dalguise Viaduct, north of Dunkeld, on the Highland Main Line. |
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Plans for a radical redesign of Perth railway station are back on track, after they were included in a list of priority projects drawn up by Transport Scotland.
(Permalink) North British Railway and Highland Railway) Perth Perth Station Committee (Caledonian Railway Scottish Central Railway  Perth: An Edinburgh service pulls out of its accustomed Platform 5 at Perth, as such trains seem destined to do until the end of time. It is possible the station ironwork will get a paint job before then, bu ...  Perth: Scotrail HST backlit by a low winter sun, on the morning of the 9th December 2019, inside the trainshed at Perth General.
 Perth: The unusual sight of a passenger train using Perth's normally superflous Platform 6 (left) on 8th November 2018. This is roughly fenced off from Platform 7 due to an uneven surface and has no departur ... |
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Passengers travelling on rail services between Dundee and Glasgow Queen Street are facing disruption after a vehicle collided with a bridge between Perth and Dundee.
A spokeswoman for the police said that officers were called at around 10.20am following a report that a vehicle had struck a railway bridge on Perths Tay Street. (Permalink) Bridge strike Perth |
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Dozens of cancellations were causing major disruption for Highland rail passengers on Monday morning “ amid two active weather warnings.
(Permalink) Cancellations Inverness Perth Weather |
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Train services from Inverness to Edinburgh and Glasgow were delayed earlier this morning due to signalling fault at Perth.
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A man has been charged by police after a supermarket lorry smashed into a Perth railway bridge.
(Permalink) Bridge strike Perth |
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Passengers, and freight customers, will benefit from more than £16m of investment in Scotland's Railway over this Christmas and New Year. Engineers will be relaying track, renewing junctions and refurbishing structures across the country with work taking place in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Perth and Inverness. In Glasgow, a key line into Glasgow Queen Street High Level station will be affected from Christmas Day until January 2 while engineers renew points - rails which move to allow trains to cross from one track to another - and replace over 1km of track at Cadder. This will have an impact on some services in and out of Glasgow Queen Street, but alternative routes between Glasgow and Edinburgh will be available. A number of services will continue to run. On the south side of the Clyde, engineers will be working from New Year's Day until the early hours of January 4, to renew junctions and life-expired track between Muirhouse and Eglinton Street, near Glasgow Central. In Stirlingshire, engineers will be delivering a range of works to renew track, upgrade signalling and level crossings while in Perth and Inverness works will be delivered to improve track at both stations.
(Permalink) Cadder Christmas Eglinton Street Inverness Muirhouse Perth Rail works |
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Rail passengers doubtless welcomed the recent news that Transport Scotland had awarded a £10 million contract for upgrading crossing loops at Aviemore and Pitlochry as part of a wider £57m programme to enhance the largely single-track Highland Main Line (HML) from Perth to Inverness. But - compared with the steady progress of the £3bn dualling of the parallel A9 road - is that rail funding enough to make trains fully competitive with the car, the coach and the lorry?
(Permalink) A9 Aviemore David Spaven Highland Main Line Inverness Perth |
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Transform Scotland's press release:
' Transform Scotland's Inter-City Express Campaign aims to see investment in the railway between the Central Belt of Scotland and Inverness brought up to the level being spent on roads (£6bn on the A9 and A96 upgrades). We are looking for a major investment programme to bring the railway up to 21st century standard by dualling the track, electrification and other enhancements. 'An important element of our proposal is the re-opening of the line between Inverkeithing and Perth, which would give a reduction in journey time of at least 30 minutes to Perth and beyond. We have therefore been pressing for the safeguarding of remaining track and infrastructure from non-rail development which would inevitably lead to increased costs when the line is reconstructed.' (Permalink) Glenfarg Glenfarg Route Inverkeithing Perth  Kelty: Looking north to Kelty station, junctions and marshalling yards in 1989. Unfortunately the trackbed has been heavily landscaped and you'll need your imagination. A cutting here ran from the foreground ...  Glenfarg North Tunnel: A distant Bill Jamieson framed in the northern portal of the second of two tunnels north of Glenfarg on 12th June 2013.  Bridge of Earn: Eastern abutment of bridge at Wicks O Baiglie looking north to Bridge of Earn (line closed 1970). Balmanno IBS were 400yards to the left. |
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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 |
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