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
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Kintore 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
Continue readingRail group frustration at station delays
The campaign group for the restoration of the railway stations at East Linton and Reston has expressed disappointment after it was revealed that a further study had been commissioned into
Continue readingSEStran letter backs Levenmouth link
A letter has been sent from SEStran to Transport Scotland backing the Levenmouth rail link. This follows the news that it had not been included in the Edinburgh City Deal.
Continue readingCouncil reviews Aberdeen Airport link response
Aberdeen City Council is currently reviewing a response from Transport Scotland following the submission of a feasibility study. Click here for the article
Continue readingBorders Railway to be considered in Scottish Borders transport study
Extending the Borders railway will be one of the options considered by a new study looking at improving transport provision in the south of Scotland across all modes including road,
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