Transport Scotland
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Threat of strikes looms again for Scottish railway
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The possibility of strike action by staff on Scotland’s railway has become more likely after union members rejected a pay deal.
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New platform at Dunbar as Robroyston and Warrington West stations open
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TWO new stations opened for the start of the winter 2019/20 timetable, with a new platform at a third. Robroyston, between Stepps and Springburn on the former Caledonian Railway line to Cumbernauld, has been built close to the site of its predecessor, which closed on June 11, 1956. It serves a new development of 1,600…
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Plan to relieve Edinburgh western approaches: Transport Scotland revives project for Almond Chord
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SCOTTISH Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has approved a £15million preliminary project to prepare for the construction of a new chord to the Dalmeny to Winchburgh Junction line, west of Edinburgh. The scheme will enable Transport Scotland and Network Rail to develop three options for the Edinburgh Waverley Western Approaches (EWWA) project, which is designed to…
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ScotRail remedial plan delivering on its promises
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A PROGRAMME of improvements demanded by Transport Scotland earlier this year is delivering more reliable and more punctual train services, according to the ScotRail Alliance. More trains are running to time, with fewer cancellations, less ‘skip-stopping’, and more seats on ScotRail trains as new trains come into service. Training of additional drivers and conductors has…
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