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Grand Union has begun industry consultation over a proposal to operate five open access services a day between Cardiff and Edinburgh, and separately is looking at rolling stock options for its planned London - Carmarthen and London - Stirling services.
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ScotRail and LNER passengers are being warned about engineering works on Saturday and Sunday.
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Engineers said three spans of wire and a number of registration arms were damaged and require replacement.
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The redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street was recognised, on Tuesday 11 July, with the unveiling of a National Railway Heritage Award (NRHA) at the station.
(Permalink) Bowling Swing Bridge Glasgow Queen Street Stirling  Stirling: A plaque in recognition of the work on the roofs at which was unveiled today at Stirling station. (One of three plaque unveilings for the National Railway Heritage Awards at Stirling, Queen Street and ...  Bowling Swing Bridge: Alex Hynes presenting an NRHA plaque to Scottish Canals for the restoration of 'Bowline viaduct' as a new cycleway in Bowling. [This is not a single structure, but a series of former railway bridges e ...  Glasgow Queen Street High Level: A which was unveiled today at Glasgow Queen Street station. (One of three plaque unveilings for the National Railway Heritage Awards at Stirling, Queen Street and Bowling.) |
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The redevelopment of Stirling railway station and remodel of the public realm and surrounding areas has been officially opened by Fiona Hyslop MSP.
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Extra trains could be coming down the track for Lockerbie station. The Grand Union Trains company has applied to run a new route between Stirling and London Euston from 2025. And eight trains a day are proposed to stop in Lockerbie as a result. Grand Union has applied to the Office of Rail and Road ...
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ScotRail customers using Stirling station will see changes to the availability of some of the station's facilities from next week, and over the next two months, as part of the station's redevelopment. The customer lounge and accessible toilet facility on platform 2 will close on Monday, 16 January, to allow for refurbishment work to take place. During the closure, the lounge and toilet will be fitted with new floors, walls, and ceilings, with new furniture also being installed in the lounge.
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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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Carmarthen and Stirling have a few things in common. Medieval settlements with rich histories. Ancient castles worth visiting. Scenes of insurrection against the once-imperial English featuring the likes of Owain Glyndwr and William Wallace.
Less obvious are the similarities between the west Wales county town and central Scottish city to, say, Hull, Halifax, Bradford or Sunderland. One for the trainspotters maybe, but they are all towns and cities that after railway privatisation three decades ago had no, or limited, direct services to London, leaving them off the main rail network maps and with a sense of being left behind in general. The four English locations have been reconnected and Carmarthen will be soon. Now Stirling, a jewel in the crown of the Central Lowlands, is the subject of the latest attempt to bring a new connection to the nations rail map. [Full article may require subscription. -RS JY notes that 'The Clansman' formerly provided this service.] (Permalink) Grand Union Stirling |
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While the work on Stirling station roof is now complete, the treasure trove of WW1 postcards that were unearthed from the roof crawl space in 2021 continues to offer insights into the lives of the men who served in local regiments.
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Engineers have successfully completed major improvements on the Forth Viaduct in Stirling, extending the lifespan of the bridge and ensuring work on this scale wont be needed for another 25 years.
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Work on the almost £5 million makeover of Stirling station and the area around the station begins on Monday, 18 July 2022.W hen completed by spring 2023, the project will provide safe pedestrian and cycle friendly areas that will deliver sustainable transport options and a greener environment.
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ScotRail has reached a key milestone in its almost £5 million redevelopment of Stirling station and the area around the station with the appointment of Luddon Construction as the contractor for the work. Work is due to begin in June 2022 and when completed, in April 2023, the project will provide safe pedestrian and cycle friendly areas that deliver better environments for sustainable transport options.
(Permalink) Luddon Construction Stirling  Stirling: A Dunblane to Edinburgh service calls at Stirling on 27 November 2019. A 385/1 means 4 cars and buckshee first class - with those coveted hard seats. Stirling: The 1915 station building (why does it have the date 1913 carved on it?) viewed from across what is now Goosecroft Road. Staion Road is out of frame to the right of this photo. Stirling: Stirling station's glazed roofs seen from above. View from the east. |
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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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Work to renew the roof at Stirling station has opened a window to the past and unearthed a treasure trove of papers and post cards - some dating back to the First World War.
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The future improvements to the railway station forecourt and Goosecroft Road will progress later in 2022/23 as part of Scotrail's Stirling Station Gateway Project. This will enhance and improve the streetscape in front of Stirling Station, which will include improved access and pedestrian and cycle routes to the station and city centre.
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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]
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Improvements for rail users in Alexandria and Balloch have been included in a country-wide 'shopping list' of travel projects by government.
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Representatives from the National Railway Heritage Awards (NRHA) were at Stirling station today (Wednesday, June 30) to present an award to Network Rail, Story Contracting and Transport Scotland for their work to refurbish the footbridge and install the lift.
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Aspiring open access operator Grand Union Trains has submitted a modified Section 17 application for track access to run four trains a day between Stirling and London Euston via the West Coast Main Line. The Office of Rail & Road is seeking responses to the ...
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Calls to re-open the Alloa to Dunfermline Railway line to passengers are continuing despite being left out of a recent government transport plan.
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Work will begin shortly on a 10-month programme at Stirling station to deliver a £3 million investment to refurbish the non-glazed roofs of the grade A listed station.
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Stirling SNP MSP Bruce Crawford has requested that ScotRail address the lack of tactile walkways for blind passengers at the edge of the platform at Stirling Train Station.
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Andrew Haines, the Chief Executive of Network Rail, was guest of honour at the 2020 National Railway Heritage Awards as the winners in this year's competition were announced in a virtual ceremony, reflecting the fact that restrictions on the holding of public gatherings as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis meant that the usual annual ceremony held at Merchant Taylors' Hall had had to be cancelled.
The Urban Heritage Award, sponsored by the Arch Company, was made to Network Rail and LNER for the impressive work completed at Berwick-on-Tweed station over a number of years, work that recognised not only the importance of the station itself but also the sensitivity of the historic site on which it stands. The London Underground Operational Enhancement Award went to the Network Rail and Story Construction Ltd for the complex work undertaken at Stirling station in Scotland in restoring the platform canopies and footbridge whilst incorporating successfully the overhead line equipment associated with the 25kV electrification of the line through to Alloa. Highly commended entries: There were three unusual entrants that all featured restored graves; it was decided to reward these each with a chairmans special Highly Commended Certificate. The last was made to the Friends of Scrayingham and Leppington Village for the restoration of the grave of the 'Railway King', George Hudson, in Scrayingham churchyard. Highly commended entries: Partnership Award: Pitlochry salt store Conservation Award: Dumbarton Central station roof tiles, Lanark station railings Community Award: Dumfries station (Permalink) Andrew Haines Berwick-on-Tweed Dumbarton Central Dumfries George Hudson Lanark Network Rail Pitlochry Stirling  Dumbarton Central: Up on the roof; in the background workmen are repairing the roof of the westbound platforms building. Stirling: A Dunblane service calls at Stirling on 21 August 2019. I'm not quite sure why this class has one eyebrow raised; it certainly doesn't help its looks. |
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Network Rail and the Scottish Government are being urged to open all of the West Fife rail line following the announcement of plans to electrify tracks between Longannet and Alloa. The plans also include the building of stations at Clackmannan and Kincardine.
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A car has 'accidentally' ended up on the railway line at Stirling Railway Station.
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Rail bosses have been urged to make the most of plans to electrify tracks between Longannet and Alloa by extending the project further into west Fife.
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Hopes of restoring passenger services between Alloa and Dunfermline are finally back on track.
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Campaigners have shared their delight at news the city's direct link to Dunfermline could be returned after six decades in the sidings.
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Passenger services could be reinstated between Clackmannanshire and Fife in Scotland, depending on the outcome of the next phase of development work between Alloa and Longannet. Network Rail engineers will be carrying out survey work and site and geological investigations which will help inform the development of a project which could enhance and electrify the line.
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Network Rail will shortly begin the next phase of development work between Alloa and Longannet which could see the reinstatement of passenger services between Clackmannanshire and Fife.
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The gateway to Stirlings railway station looks set to take a step back in time with plans to restore its distinctive entrance canopy.
Scotrail and its partners want to restore the canopy known as a porte-cochere as part of its plans to redevelop the station forecourt, making it less accessible for vehicles and more pedestrian and cycle friendly. The current station is the second on the site and was designed by architect James Miller of Glasgow, who designed around 70 stations in Scotland over the course of his career. A listed building application has been submitted to alter the canopy and restore it to its original size and form at the station in Goosecroft Road. (Permalink) Stirling  Stirling: Detail showing part of the entrance to the James Miller main station building at Stirling, photographed in June 2008. The category A listed structure dates from 1915. Stirling: The 1915 station building (why does it have the date 1913 carved on it?) viewed from across what is now Goosecroft Road. Staion Road is out of frame to the right of this photo. |
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With around 7,000 new rail vehicles on order to replace more than half of the passenger rolling stock fleet, Britains trains are about to change as never before. Scotland is no exception. In 2018, Hitachis Class 385 electric multiple units (EMUs) will replace the Class 170 diesel multiple units (DMUs) on the Edinburgh to Glasgow main line. Once further electrification is completed, more Class 385s will displace DMUs on services to Dunblane and through Shotts.
This year will also see some of the iconic British Rail High Speed Trains (HSTs) get a new lease of life as specially refurbished four and five-car sets operating on Scottish Inter-City services. (Permalink) Alloa Class 170 Class 385 Dunblane Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Electrification HST Hitachi Shotts Stirling  Haymarket MPD: Maintenance work in progress in the new shed at Haymarket on 13 February 2007. The facility had been officially opened during a ceremony earlier that day by Transport Minister Tavish Scott, accompanie ...  Craigentinny Depot: Scene at Craigentinny on 23 June as 66132 passes on the main line with the empty Binliner containers from Oxwelmains returning to Powderhall, while West Coast Railway locomotives 47826 and 3302 ...  Clayhills Yard: Looking over the servicing and stabling areas to the south of Aberdeen station on Sunday 5 November 2006 with a ScotRail 170 DMU receiving attention. The station itself is off picture to the left and ... |
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ScotRail has unveiled the first in a fleet of electric trains the company is billing as 'faster, longer and greener'.
The Class 385 train, which was built by Hitachi, is the first of 70 that will operate on Scotland's busiest route from Edinburgh to Glasgow via Falkirk. They will also be used between Stirling, Alloa and Dunblane, as well as some routes south of Glasgow. Night testing of the train will start this week, ScotRail said. (Permalink) Alloa Class 385 Dunblane Electrification Hitachi Stirling  Glasgow Queen Street High Level: Mock up image of a Hitachi Rail Europe Class 385 AT200 train for Abellio's ScotRail franchise at Queen Street. 70 of these are due to enter service in 2017/2018. |
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The costs of two more flagship rail projects in Scotland have soared.
A Sunday Post investigation earlier this month revealed works on lines between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Aberdeen to Inverness, were tens of millions of pounds over budget. Now its been confirmed that electrification work on the Stirling, Alloa and Dunblane lines, as well as a 46-mile section of the Shotts line, is currently 50% over budget. The Office of Rail and Road confirmed it had launched an investigation into the budget overruns, blamed on poor design and extra costs of meeting safety legislation. (Permalink) Aberdeen Alloa Dunblane Edinburgh Electrification Glasgow Inverness Overspend Shotts Stirling |
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Designs for the 70 new trains being built for the ScotRail fleet have been unveiled by the transport minister and new franchise holder Abellio.
The new trains are said to be quieter, faster and longer than current services. They will operate on Scotland's busiest route - the Edinburgh-Glasgow via Falkirk High line - by 2017. They will also be used on the Stirling-Alloa-Dunblane line and south Glasgow suburban routes. (Permalink) Abellio Alloa Dunblane Electrification ScotRail Stirling |
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Passengers on one of Scotland's newest railway lines face disruption for the next five years while it is shut for major repairs, The Scotsman has learned.
Week-long closures of the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine line start next month, when parts of the route will be largely rebuilt because of problems with the way it was constructed. Rail industry insiders said the repairs were expected to cost up to £20 million - or nearly one quarter of the £85m original cost of the route. Network Rail, which did not build the 13-mile line, said the first shutdown would be in the week starting on 23 February, and affect only coal trains. A second closure, from 23 March, is expected to force passengers to switch to buses between Alloa and Stirling. (Permalink) Alloa Kincardine Network Rail Stirling  Cambus: Looking east at the new Cambus loop. Entry to the marshalling yard was to the right.  Alloa: Tracklifting at Alloa! Rails and sleepers lifted and temporarily relocated at Alloa station on 28 February 2008 while ballast is being removed. Corrective work has proved necessary following checks wh ... |
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Ministers have told Network Rail and ScotRail their performance is unacceptable and must urgently improve, The Scotsman has learned.
News of the dressing down to the track firm and Scotland's main train operator came as rail regulators today also criticised their record. The Office of Rail Regulation said train delays caused by Network Rail had got worse, with track problems forcing speed restrictions, especially on the Stirling-Alloa line and routes north of Inverness. It also said passenger hold-ups caused by ScotRail were 22 per cent worse than target, mainly caused by train faults. (Permalink) Alloa Far North Lines Network Rail ScotRail Stirling |
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Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line requires a major programme of renewal work - just five years after it opened at a cost of £85m.
Network Rail say some sections of the 13-mile track require work to cope with coal train traffic. Although the cost of the upgrade has yet to be determined, some sources say the final bill could be as much as £17m. Work on the line started in 2005 and it was opened in 2008, allowing passengers to travel by train between Stirling and Alloa for the first time in 40 years and coal trains to journey between Hunterston and Longannet Power Station, at Kincardine. (Permalink) Alloa Kincardine Longannet Power Station Network Rail Stirling  Alloa West Junction: 170 477 with the 1041 service to Glasgow Queen Street on 19 November passing Alloa Cricket Club with Dumyat Hill dominating the background.  Alloa: A train from Glasgow via Stirling arrives at Alloa station on 19 May 2008, the first day of public service on the recently reopened line.  Kincardine: EWS 66083 passes below Kincardine Bridge on 5 April 2008, hauling the first coal train from Hunterston Import Terminal to use the newly reopened line between Stirling and Longannet power station. In t ... |
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One of Scotland's newest railway lines will have to be largely rebuilt at a cost of up to £17 million - just five years after it was opened.
The Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine line is expected to be closed for periods over the next five years while 'pretty extensive engineering work' is carried out, according to sources. Network Rail has confirmed it is planning substantial repairs to the line, which was built by other firms. The work - costing a fifth of the original construction price - is likely to involve excavation down to the foundations in places. (Permalink) Alloa Kincardine Network Rail Stirling  Cambus: Scene east of Cambus on 17 October 2006. The sleepers are now laid here, including those for a new loop to the east of the former station.  Kincardine: Nearly there. The final stretch of tracklaying on the approach to Longannet from the west on 19 April 2007, with the power station dominating the background. |
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Residents throughout the region have set up a special group to continue the fight against problems they say stem from the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line.
Those who have consistently complained about sleep deprivation, potential health problems and the devaluation of properties as a result of freight trains thundering past their respective homes since the new part of the line was opened in 2008 have formed an action group. (Permalink) Alloa Kincardine Stirling  Clackmannan and Kennet: DBS 66154 with the 6G06 10.23 Hunterston - Longannet loaded hoppers at Clackmannan on 25 May 2010.
Kincardine: EWS 66083 passes below Kincardine Bridge on 5 April 2008, hauling the first coal train from Hunterston Import Terminal to use the newly reopened line between Stirling and Longannet power station. In t ...  Alloa: EWS 66004 passes through Alloa on its way back to Hunterston on 4 March 2009 with Longannet empties, dwarfing the 3-car 170 at the station platform forming the next service to Glasgow Queen Street. |
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An MSP has called for greater Scottish powers to tackle the problem of freight trains on the Stirling to Alloa line.
(Permalink) Alloa Kincardine Stirling  Alloa West Junction: A fond farewell to Kodachrome slide film, the processing of which finally ceased in December 2010 after 75 years. This is one of the last rail images to pass through the sole remaining laboratory in K ...  Kincardine: Coal for Longannet power station, hauled by 66016, photographed between the two road bridges on the northern approach to Kincardine on 23 April 2010. Through the rain and mist in the right background ...  Clackmannan and Kennet: Freightliner 70003 with the 4C07 13.26 Longannet - Ravenstruther empties at Clackmannan on 25 May 2010.
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A fifth of the new Alloa-Kincardine rail line does not meet Network Rail specifications, it emerges.
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A flood of compensation claims have been submitted from fed-up residents affected by the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine (SAK) all-night freight train service.
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More than twice the number of passengers predicted are using Alloa's rail link one year after it re-opened.
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Transport Scotland announce plans to boost services out of Alloa to Edinburgh from May this year.
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Noise from heavy coal trains on the Alloa rail link leads to a huge increase in complaints, Network Rail admits.
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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 new study has shown the number of people using the new Alloa rail link has exceeded all expectations.
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A ticket machine for passengers using Alloa's new train station is operational, First Scotrail says.
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First Scotrail says a ticket machine will be installed at Alloa train station after it was criticised for the oversight.
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FirstScotrail says it is working to resolve ticketing problems for passengers travelling on Scotland's newest railway line.
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A man whose grandfather and great-grandfather worked on the railway has become the first passenger for 40 years to buy a ticket at Alloa train station.
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Direct rail services between Stirling, Alloa are set to recommence after a break of 40 years.
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27 March 2008. EWS, part of the DB Schenker organisation, today welcomes the announcement from Transport Scotland that the Stirling - Alloa - Kincardine rail link in central Scotland will be fully commissioned by 31 March 2008, with normal scheduled freight and passenger train services operating from 19 May 2008. Once the route has been fully commissioned, EWS will introduce a comprehensive driver training programme to enable freight trains to be taken over the route once the new line is opened. This will see coal trains switched from the existing Forth Bridge route to the new route via Alloa. These trains will be switched in a gradual manner in the weeks following the official opening date, and other freight trains will also be able to use the new rail route via Alloa. The re-opening of the rail link from Stirling Alloa Kincardine will help provide much needed additional rail capacity across the rail network in central Scotland.
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A train has pulled in to Alloa station for the first time in 40 years as the reopening of an abandoned line approaches.
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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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- 318s for the North Berwick service, but not yet
- DMUs borrowed from 'sister' National Express companies to cover for aged 305s on the North Berwick service if necessary - North Berwick route to be re-railed in September - New stop to pick up passengers on ScotRail sleepers at Carstairs - Stirling to Alloa to Kincardine line to be progressed but not clear yet whether freight only, or passenger only between Stirling and Alloa - Railtrack keen to alter Edinburgh Waverley layout for further capacity (Permalink) Alloa Class 305 Class 318 Edinburgh Waverley Kincardine Railtrack ScotRail Stirling |
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