The opening date for Kintore railway station is expected to be May 2020. Local politicians have expressed surprise because they were expecting the station to open in December 2019. Click
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Transport study backs further studies into extending Border Railway
The final report of The Borders Transport Corridors Study-Pre Appraisal has been published supporting further studies into an extension of the Borders Railway. The railway could be extended southwards towards
Continue readingNetwork Rail taking Reston design work forward
Network Rail has confirmed that it is working with Transport Scotland to develop the proposed design with the station delivered during the next five year control period that will start
Continue readingShuttle pods option promoted for Glasgow Airport Rail link
Ultra light pods on designated infrastructure are being investigated as an option to deliver a connection between the rail network at Paisley Gilmour Street and Glasgow Airport. Similar pods are
Continue readingScottish Local Rail Development Fund awards grants
The Scottish Government has awarded ten communities a total of £681k to support the delivery of transport appraisal studies that could bring forward railway schemes. East Lothian Council – Haddington
Continue readingKintore planning application receives no opposition
None of the statutory bodies have issued objections to the planning application for a proposed railway station at Kintore. Click here for the article
Continue readingLevenmouth campaign receives study boost
Transport Scotland and Fife Council are working with consultants to review work that was completed on a study that appears to have not been robust. It has potentially over estimated
Continue readingDraft report recommends extensions to the Borders Railway
A draft Borders Transport Corridors Study has been released with 21 recommendations to improve transport in the region. These included further studies into extensions of the Borders Railway towards Hawick,
Continue readingGlasgow Airport link stalls following report concerns
A meeting of councillors has highlighted that a rail link to Glasgow Airport known as the Airport Access project is unlikely to meet the proposed 2024 opening date following the
Continue readingLevenmouth campaigners to join consultation exercise
The campaign group to reinstate passenger rail services towards Levenmouth have advised that they will take part in a detailed engagement exercise being conducted on behalf of Transport Scotland. Click
Continue readingGlasgow Airport link concerns pause further development work
No further cash will be committed to further development work of the Glasgow Airport link following the audit report that was published last month. A number of concerns have been
Continue readingGlasgow Airport report could mean end of tram-train proposal
The disbenefits of the proposed Tram Train services using space on the existing national rail network could outweigh the benefits of the tram-train link serving Glasgow Airport according to a
Continue readingGovernment agencies accused of delaying Glasgow Airport link
Network Rail, Transport Scotland and Scottish ministers have been accused of being the bottlenecks for progress on the project to create a railway line linking Glasgow Airport to the national
Continue readingPeterhead rail link hopes renewed
Officials at Transport Scotland are to consider the restoration of the railway line between Aberdeen and Peterhead in the next investment period, renewing hopes that the line could be reopened.
Continue readingCouncillors call for direct Perth line
Councillors have called for the leader of Perth and Kinross Council to write to the Scottish government asking for the direct rail route between Perth and Edinburgh to be investigated
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