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The route had been badly affected by Storm Babet. Disruption continues elsewhere in the north.
(Permalink) Aberdeen Elgin Far North Line Highland Main Line Storm Babet Tain |
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Rail passengers on the Far North Line were facing disruption this morning after services were terminated mid journey. The 6.19am Wick to Inverness train terminated at Lairg and the 7am Inverness to Wick service was suspended at Tain due to 'a safety inspection of the track'.
(Permalink) Far North Line Lairg Safety inspection Tain |
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Graham Rooney, owner of the Platform 1864 restaurant, was named tourism and hospitality hero at the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards.
(Permalink) Platform 1864 Tain  Tain: The main station building at Tain has been converted into a restaurant and some alterations made to the platform entrance, seen here.  Tain: Late evening scene at Tain with DB 66100 and 158704. The 66 was on a long train of empty bogie wagons from Georgemas Junction and running 90 minutes late at this point. It would have a further wait he ...  Tain: The interior of the Platform 1864 restaurant at Tain station (not Frant!).
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Community projects across Scotland's Railway have benefited from almost £4million of investment in recent years. Among those to receive a funding boost was Stow Station House on the Borders Railway. The new Shibumi Karate Club Training Station at Saltcoats also benefited from funding.
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A vehicle's collision with a railway bridge has forced the closure of the far north railway line between Inverness and Wick.
(Permalink) Bridge Strike Far North Line Fearn Tain |
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Train services have resumed in the north after engineers cleared the debris from a fallen embankment.
(Permalink) Far North Line Fearn Landslip Tain |
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A collapsed embankment in Easter Ross has forced the cancellation of all trains on part of the Far North Line.
(Permalink) Far North Line Fearn Landslip Tain |
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Commitment to decarbonise passenger rail services by 2035. Plans to decarbonise Scotland's rail passenger services by 2035 have been launched by Transport Secretary Michael Matheson today.
Railscot note - PDF page 8 shows electrification of lines by 2035: - Glasgow - Aberdeen - Inverurie - All lines in Fife including Levenmouth - Highland Main Line - Borders line - Glasgow - Barrhead - Dumfries - Carlisle - East Kilbride - Kilmarnock - Ayr - Anniesland - Maryhill Partial electrification or alternative technology: - Ayr- Girvan - Inverurie - Inverness - Tain Battery or alternative technology: - West Highland Lines - Far North Line - Kyle Line - Girvan - Stranraer (Permalink) Aberdeen Barrhead Battery train Borders line Dumfries East Kilbride Electrification Far North Line Fife Girvan Highland Main Line Inverurie Kilmarnock Kyle Line Levenmouth Maryhill Stranraer Tain West Highland Lines  Scotland: Transport Scotland - Rail Services Decarbonisation Action Plan for 2035. Lines shown in red are to be electrified. Those in yellow to be alternative traction, possibly prior to electrification. Those ... |
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