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‘Summer of steam’ planned for Borders Railway

Steam locomotives will return to the Borders Railway every Sunday from August 7 to September 25.

15 Jun

Track laying at Glasgow Queen Street on June 3. NETWORK RAIL.

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Glasgow Queen Street rebuilding reaches halfway mark

The rebuilding of Glasgow Queen Street has reached the halfway stage with the first line relaid inside the tunnel immediately north of the station.

6 Jun

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Edinburgh Tram passenger numbers soar

Growth approaches 10% in second year

6 Jun

Caledonian Sleeper 73966 passes Torlundy, near Fort William, on May 31, with a London-bound sleeper. PHIL METCALFE.

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Fifth Class 73/9 in Scotland for Sleeper duty

Caledonian Sleeper has five of its six Class 73/9s now available for traffic in Scotland.

6 Jun

ScotRail 158869 at Tweedbank on November 25 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Borders Railway smashes forecast passenger figures

The Borders Railway has beaten traffic forecasts by 22%, with almost 700,000 passengers travelling on the route in its first six months of operation.

1 Jun

The 2106 London King's Cross-Aberdeen/Fort William/Inverness sleeper stands at the London terminus on January 18, having been diverted from London Euston. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Sleeper MD considers King’s Cross potential

London King’s Cross is being viewed as a possible future station for the Caledonian Sleeper.

24 May

67012 hauls a London Euston-Inverness sleeper through Dalwhinnie on April 30. PHIL METCALFE.

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New destinations for Scottish sleeper trains?

Oban and Scotland’s Far North could be served by Caledonian Sleeper trains, but funding from authorities would be needed to support the services.

23 May

Class 385 body shells on their way to the UK. HITACHI.

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Five Hitachi Class 385 bodyshells heading for UK

Five Class 385 bodyshells are due to arrive in the UK this month, while in Japan the first completed ‘385’ is undergoing testing.

21 May

60103 Flying Scotsman near Heriot on May 15. PA PHOTOS.

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Carne orders inquiry after Network Rail's Flying Scotsman Borders debacle

Network Rail Chief Executive Mark Carne to launch investigation into gauge clearance problems that almost prevented Flying Scotsman running on Borders line .

21 May

Some £288 million is being spent to modernise the Glasgow Subway, much of which was built in 1896, making it the world’s third oldest underground railway. STRATHCLYDE PARTNERSHIP FOR TRANSPORT.

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Glasgow Subway to shut for a month for tunnel work

Subway services in Glasgow are to be suspended for approximately four weeks from Saturday July 2, to enable modernisation work.

9 May

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Network Rail making progress on Glasgow Queen Street refresh

Network Rail is over 50 days into its 140-day closure of Glasgow Queen Street for the £742 million Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP).

9 May

GB Railfreight 66709 Sorrento hauls a loaded coal train north of Bank Junction, near New Cumnock on March 15, with the 1515 Greenburn-Drax Power station. DONALD CAMERON.

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Scotland reveals agenda to develop rail freight strategy

Scottish Government, says it will “consider the barriers to innovation and attracting new freight onto the railway network, and how these can be overcome”.

8 Apr

A Virgin Pendolino on the West Coast Main Line. JACK BOSKETT.

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WCML high-speed upgrade could deliver 3hr London-Scotland journey times

Three-hour London-Edinburgh/Glasgow journey times could be achieved by upgrading existing railways, according to a new report by HS2 Ltd

22 Mar

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TfN-Scotland accord

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Newcastle on February 18

26 Feb

GBRf 73968 at Oban on February 14. CHRIS WILLIAMS.

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Class 73/9s begin Sleeper duties

Class 73/9s have begun work with Caledonian Sleeper, hauling Sleeper trains in the Highlands.

16 Feb

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Class 385 route introduction plans revealed

ScotRail reveals which routes brand new Class 385s will be introduced, and when.

11 Feb

The interior of the Class 385s. This shows part of both the first class (in the foreground) and standard class. SCOTRAIL.

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Brand new Scottish trains unveiled

Two weeks after it unveiled Class 385 bodyshells, ScotRail reveals the interiors of the Hitachi electric multiple units it will introduce into traffic next year

10 Feb

158869 at Tweedbank on November 25. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Borders Railway patronage exceeds forecast figures

More than half a million passengers have used the £353 million Borders Railway since it re-opened in September last year.

4 Feb

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Engineers save Lamington Viaduct from total collapse

Lamington Viaduct was “in a total state of collapse” before being rescued from the waters of the River Clyde, reports the leader of the repair project.

29 Jan

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Edinburgh Gateway on course for December opening

Network Rail says that poor weather affecting Scotland has not delayed progress of Edinburgh Gateway station, and that it remains on course to open in December.

21 Jan