Network Rail has completed its 1m project to upgrade ageing track near Dalmuir station. The work, which began on Friday 22 September and ended this morning (Tuesday), included: Upgrading the track through the 127-year-old Dalmuir twin tunnels, which carry the railway underneath the Forth & Clyde Canal.
Renewal of switches and crossings, pieces of rail which move to allow trains to switch from one line of track to another, to the east of Dalmuir station.
Installation of new brackets to support the rails on Platform 5 at Dalmuir station.
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The news has been welcomed in Derry after long delays. Funding to upgrade the railway line between Derry city and Coleraine has been confirmed by the Department for Infrastructure. The civil engineering work involves renewing the entire track between the Co Derry villages of Castlerock and Eglinton and is pencilled in for completion before 2028.
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Work to replace old track in the north-east will be carried out this weekend, with passengers having to use replacement bus services until trains return to service on Monday.
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Network Rail is investing more than £4m replacing aging track on the line between Glasgow and Kilwinning.
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Network Rail is investing more than £4m renewing track on the line between Dundee and Aberdeen.
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