Having signed terms of lease for 17 acres of MoD land at the Eastriggs complex in Dumfriesshire, facilities provider Rail Sidings Limited says it is looking to receive its first rail vehicles for storage before Christmas, and hopes to develop the locomotive shed to accommodate refurbishments, modifications and installation of new technology on rail vehicles. It claims to have received a number of enquiries about railfreight, and is working with colleges and academies to develop training opportunities for young people. See https://railsidings.com/ and the November issue of Railway Magazine. ScotRail customers along the route between Barrhead and Glasgow Central will see the introduction of electric trains as part of the train operators upcoming timetable change.

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They were built by railway companies as part of an integrated system that we don’t have today, and they were used like a marketing tool – they were the railway company’s ‘calling card’.” The transformation will include both new, dedicated fast rail lines to enable train speeds of up to 250 kilometres per hour, and improvements to the existing network to increase speeds on those sections to a maximum of 160 kilometres per hour,” it says.An extravagant castle-style building on enormous scale, it was the sister hotel to the ill-fated Palace hotel in Aberdeen, heavily marketed as easily accessible for overnight travellers from London’s King’s Cross. The truth is they have failed at the most fundamental job of delivering public transport to the growing populations in western Sydney. ” Scotland's two busiest stations, Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central, are being upgraded with new high-definition customer information screens. The Cruden Bay Hotel, a lavish Victorian railway hotel, linked to the nearby railway by an electric tram for seamless travel, was intended to put the Aberdeenshire town on the tourist map.

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This tour boards at Peterborough, Huntingdon, Stevenage, Potters Bar, and Finsbury Park, on its way to Salisbury.Tour Promoter – UK Railtours The Metro Memory Game requires users to try to guess every stop along the 14 rail lines in the capital. You can have a go at the game yourself here. How many will you be able to name?

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Work to replace the bridge over the railway on Glasgow's Shields Road has taken a step forward with the installation of a temporary footbridge. Carnforth Steam Pool London King's Cross (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Huntingdon (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Retford - York Urgent repairs are required to make the railway safe and to prevent any future issues during adverse weather, the rail operator said.

Now, long abandoned, swathed in scaffolding and having just endured yet another fire, fears are growing for its future and whether it, too, may be lost forever. Designed in the style of a French Renaissance chateau and built using red sandstone from the local Ballochmyle quarry, there was “nothing superficial or unsubstantial about it,” according to one newspaper report from the time. Senior sponsor at Network Rail, Laura Mitchell confirmed that, by the end of this year, miniature stop lights will be installed at two out of three crossings within the village with the exception of Bainfield Crossing. A Northumberland councillors call for rapid express trains to popular Tyne and Wear Metro destinations has been dismissed by the networks operator.

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Every possible attention to detail was given: the coffee room’s rich décor in American walnut, ebony and mahogany, the 38ft drawing room, reading room with extensive library, two waiting rooms including one especially fitted for “commercial gentlemen”. This tour boards at Peterborough, Huntingdon, Stevenage, Potters Bar, Finsbury Park, and Staines, on its way to Southampton.Tour Promoter – UK Railtours As well as the irreplaceable demise of glorious Victorian architecture, that would also spell the end of one of the few tangible links to a particular point in social history, when better wages and conditions brought holidays for workers just as railway networks expanded. and 47805 Rugby (pu) - Coventry (pu) - Birmingham International (pu) - Tame Bridge Parkway (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Telford Central (pu) - Wellington (pu) - Shrewsbury (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Replacing the existing vehicles with new electric buses will remove 50 thousand kilometres of diesel operation from Glasgow city centre.Additional stops are being added to services between Glasgow Queen Street and Aberdeen, and between Edinburgh Waverley and Aberdeen, creating new direct journey opportunities between communities in Angus and Aberdeenshire. The members of the cabinet make the decisions on public policy,” he told parliament. “I encourage members of the public service to come up with new ideas. That’s what good government is all about, but it’s up to the elected officials to make the decision.”