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Avanti West Coast Pendolino at Carstairs station

Major Disruption: London – Scotland trains cancelled as signal failure blocks Scottish railway line

A signalling fault in the Carstairs area has blocked all lines, with Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express advising passengers of delays and canc…

Michael Holden 18th October 2024

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Lines reopen after tree blocks major rail route into Scotland

Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express trains are running again after a tree blocked the West Coast Main Line yesterday (26th September). The tree fell…

Michael Holden 27th September 2024

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Engineering Work sees ScotRail re-issue reminder for customers to only travel if essential this month

The safety-critical engineering project will see a specialist netting system installed on a rock cutting near Ratho on the Glasgow-Edinburgh railway l…

Chloe White 26th January 2024

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Engineering work to bring substantial disruption to ScotRail services across the central belt from the 29th Jan to 1st Feb

ScotRail customers have been advised to only make essential journeys during the period of work on routes impacted by the vital engineering works

Chloe White 18th January 2024

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Disruption to Edinburgh to Glasgow services during rockfall works

At the end of this month, Network Rail engineers will carry out work to prevent rockfalls onto the main Edinburgh-Glasgow railway line.

Roger Smith 13th January 2024

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Railways of South and West Scotland cover

Book Review: Railways of South and West Scotland by Ian Lothian

This is a photographic journey around the railways of southern Scotland, showing changes in motive power, liveries and services over the last 30 years…

Roger Smith 30th November 2023

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