Rail representatives and local politicians came together to celebrate the launch of Prestonpans Railway Stations eye-catching new murals. The formal launch took place on April 27, with South Scotland MSP Martin Whitfield among those in attendance.
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A collection of four murals have appeared at Prestonpans train station depicting old railway scenes. The murals were funded and sponsored CrossCountry rail operators and East Lothian Community Rail Partnership with support from ScotRail.
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ScotRail has suspended all trains between North Berwick and Edinburgh today due to damage to the overhead power supply on the track. Major repairs are needed to the overhead powerline at Prestonpans which Network Rail says is unlikely to be fixed until 8pm.
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Phil Verster, managing director of ScotRail Alliance, speaks to RTM's Luana Salles about the recently-published 'Investing in the Future' report expected to inform the Scottish governments upcoming rail strategy.
In late September, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), in partnership with industry representatives including Network Rail and ScotRail, published the 'Investing in the Future' (IITF) report, a long-term strategy document looking 25 years into the future of Scotland's railways.
The document closely followed July's Scotland Route Study developed by Network Rail and other key players, which mooted a number of potential choices the Scottish government could pick from to inform its rail funding decisions between 2019 and 2029. These included major remodelling projects, four-tracking the East Coast Main Line between Drem and Prestonpans, extending platforms and approaches at Edinburgh Waverley, and electrifying even more lines.
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