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This is heading to Fort William: https://twitter.com/railcamlive/status/1775430461575078140

ScotRail have confirmed their entire HST fleet now have 6 cycle spaces available following alterations. These spaces need to be prebooked. https://www.scotrail.co.uk/about-scotrail/news/scotrail-boosts-high-speed-cycle-travel While welcome it would still be good to see the power cars mad...

Welcome to the forum @LangsideLlama. I've had a quick look at the pre-covid and current scheduling on the Cathcart Circle and the restriction of the actual Cathcart Circle service to peak hours only, such that Langside (and the other Western side of the circle stations) now only has 1 train an...

Here's a photo update on Facebook of the continuing work on the Levenmouth Rail Link which is due to open in spring 2024. This should be visible to all irrespective of whether you are logged into Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10225768542253617&set=pcb.10225768544013661

The first of 8 request stop kiosks to be installed on the Far North Line has been installed at Scotscalder and will go live on Monday 15th August. Presuming they’ll have specified minimum time allowances to call the train to stop, as line speed at Altnabreac is 90mph...

SPT (Strathclyde Partnership for Transport) have published a 70 page draft Regional Transport Strategy for the West of Scotland covering a 15 year period through until 2037. The document isn't rail specific, but about all transport modes within the SPT area. Two of the dominant themes running...

Here's a Timelapse video of the bridge demolition during the weekend closure for work at the new airport station at Inverness. It's on LinkedIn, but you don't need a login / be a member to view the video...

The first of six planned new electricity feeder stations for the Scottish network has been put in place at Ferguslie, Paisley. This will connect to the adjacent 132kV substation and is due to go live in September this year. The 6 new feeder stations will both contribute to expanded OHLE coverage...

Network Rail released this video from the weekend closure of the line - double track now laid through the new stations and platforms taking shape too.

ASLEF members have voted to accept the offer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-62125059

Network Rail in attendance at the first in person AGM of ‘Friends of the Far North Line’ since 2019 brought some very welcome news. FoFNL have long campaigned for the Lentran Loop to divide up the lengthy single track section between Inverness and Muir of Ord which currently takes trains 21...

As ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper are not currently involved in this dispute have posted this in the UK area, however both are very likely to experience severe curtailment of services due to the walkout including Network Rail as well as English Train Operating Companies. The strikes will...

The BBC are reporting that ScotRail and ASLEF have agreed a deal which the union will recommend to their members. A similar offer has been made to the RMT, however ScotRail has previously reported that it would take 10 days to step up to the May time table from the current emergency timetable...

Friday 1st April marks the commencement of public sector operation of ScotRail with the transfer from Abellio ScotRail to ScotRail Trains Ltd - a subsidiary of Scottish Rail Holdings an arms length holding company under Transport Scotland. More...

https://projectscot.com/2021/12/network-rail-makes-train-station-hedgehog-friendly/