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A broken down train at a standstill between Rosyth and Dunfermline was causing travel chaos for commuters on Thursday morning, with ScotRail confirming 'some lines closed'.
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The creation of a direct ferry service remains an 'exciting prospect'.
(Permalink) Ferry Rosyth Zeebrugge  Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ... |
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In the next 10 years Fife Council are hoping to see the launch of a cross-Forth ferry service, a park and choose in Rosyth and new railway station at Halbeath.
(Permalink) Halbeath Rosyth Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ...  Halbeath: Remains of Halbeath station, Dunfermline, closed to passengers in 1930. View is west from the level crossing in June 2005 towards the sidings used for reversal by trains on the Hunterston-Longannet PS ... |
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Scotrail has been instructed to review Fife Circle services following demand for 'much-needed improvements'. Annabelle Ewing, SNP MSP for the Cowdenbeath constituency, which includes Rosyth, Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay, hopes that 'lessons are learned from current performance' during the next phase of the operator's 'Fit for the Future' scheme.
(Permalink) Aberdour Burntisland Cardenden Cowdenbeath Dalgety Bay Dunfermline City Dunfermline Queen Margaret Fife Circle Glenrothes with Thornton Inverkeithing Kinghorn Kirkcaldy Lochgelly Rosyth  Burntisland: The sharp curve at Burntisland is very noticeable in this view along the Up platform as a pair of 158s, working a clockwise Fife Circle service, call on 5th August 2021.  Inverkeithing: A class 170 for Edinburgh from the Dunfermline line calls at Inverkeithing on 19 May 2021. The HST seemed to be held up for an unnecessary amount of time to let it into the station, but I'm sure they ...  Dunfermline Queen Margaret: A frosty morning at Dunfermline, Queen Margaret on 20 January 2023 as the 1001 service to Edinburgh Waverley (0956 ex-Cowdenbeath) arrives at platform 1. |
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Industry and Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani announces £45 million in funding to maintain the UKs state-of-the-art fleet of research vessels.
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Fife is in line for an economic boom if Rosyth succeeds in its bid to become a freeport. UK Government silence on the matter helps no one.
(Permalink) Green Freeport Rosyth Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ...  Rosyth Dockyard: The signal box at Rosyth Dockyard in March 2010. Everything inside appears to be present and correct, but understandably there's a lack of personal touches. |
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Babcock International, Forth Ports Group and Scarborough Muir Group outline their transformative vision for the internationally renowned port, shipbuilding, manufacturing and logistics cluster at Rosyth. It includes plans for a new freight terminal, offshore renewable manufacturing and green power generating capacity. It will also enable development of large scale advanced manufacturing, skills and innovation onsite, alongside a proposed new rail freight connection.
(Permalink) Babcock International Forth Ports Green Freeport Railfreight Rosyth Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ...  Rosyth Dockyard: Security freight loading bays at Rosyth Dockyard in June 2007, unused for some time.  Rosyth Dockyard: Is this Scotland's least-used working branch? Looking west along the Rosyth Dockyard line towards the docks on 27 March 2010. In the background is the Babcock Engineering's shed see image [[22278]] an ... |
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Proposals to reconnect a Scottish port with freight ferry services to Europe could hinge on making rail freight part of the mix. That's the message from stakeholders seeking to establish a direct link between Rosyth on the east coast of Scotland and Zeebrugge on the west coast of Belgium.
(Permalink) Freight ferry Railfreight Rosyth Zeebrugge  Rosyth Dockyard: The south eastern part of Rosyth Dockyard's rail system in 1992. This would later be removed for industrial developments on the site. Note the lightweight flat-bottom track.
Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ...  Rosyth Dockyard: The little-used tracks leading to Rosyth Dockyard on the evening of 8 June 2011. Trains may return if Babcock Rosyth is successful with plans for an international container terminal. In the background ... |
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Ferries could be setting sail from Rosyth to Belgium as early as next year according to Douglas Chapman.
(Permalink) Rosyth Zeebrugge Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ... |
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Scotland's transport minister has been urged to consider whether CalMac could operate a direct ferry route between Rosyth and continental Europe.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Europe Rosyth Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ... |
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Talks over reinstating a ferry link between Rosyth and Europe were due to take place last Wednesday.
(Permalink) Europe Ferry Rosyth Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ... |
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A Rosyth man feels like a 'prisoner' in his own town and is dreaming of a day out with his wife.
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New plans floated by the Scottish Greens would see the Rosyth to Europe ferry line reinstated after more than a decade.
(Permalink) Green Rosyth Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ... |
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A new park and choose facility at Rosyth station could be timetabled as part of plans to speed up bus journeys and boost passenger numbers.
(Permalink) Rosyth  Rosyth: DRS 68004 on the 17.08 from Edinburgh meets 158732 heading in the opposite direction at Rosyth, on 8 April 2015. |
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A senior VisitScotland official has backed moves to reignite a ferry link from Rosyth.
(Permalink) Ferry Rosyth Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ... |
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The case for a ferry link from Rosyth to Europe has been floated once more.
(Permalink) Ferry Rosyth Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ... |
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A ScotRail conductor had to run after his train after it started to leave Rosyth station without him, The Scotsman has learned.
(Permalink) Rosyth Rosyth: DRS 68004 on the 17.08 from Edinburgh meets 158732 heading in the opposite direction at Rosyth, on 8 April 2015. |
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The freight ferry service from the port of Rosyth to Zeebrugge in Belgium has been closed after its operators said they had lost all hope of being able turn around the lossmaking route. The demise of the crossing, which has been a freight-only service for the past eight years, was hastened by a fire which broke out onboard the Finlandia Seaways freight ship last week.
(Permalink) Ferry Rosyth Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ... Rosyth Dockyard: Security freight loading bays at Rosyth Dockyard in June 2007, unused for some time. Rosyth Dockyard: The little-used tracks leading to Rosyth Dockyard on the evening of 8 June 2011. Trains may return if Babcock Rosyth is successful with plans for an international container terminal. In the background ... |
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Transport bosses are to consider extending Alloa's new rail link 20 miles east to Rosyth.
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A ferry service between Rosyth and Zeebrugge is due to commence in May 2002. The service will be operated by Superfast Ferries. At this stage connecting railway freight or passenger services are not planned. Rosyth's port does have a railway depot, but the connection to the main line faces north.
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