Scotland’s Levenmouth project takes off
Image: Network Rail
A new fly-through video shows Scotland’s short but significant Levenmouth rail project snaking its way towards completion. The lines are now being laid to see services reintroduced on a moribund stretch of line through Fife in the east of Scotland. Station plans have been submitted for approval, and there remains the possibility of modern freight services replacing the former coal traffic that served a now decommissioned power station.
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Not sure what you base you information on for the statement “..what is recognised as the largest single urban area in Scotland. That is a claim very much contested by campaigners in other parts of the country, who continue to lobby for further rail development”. The Levenmouth conurbation comprises over 36,000 (excluding the nearby East Neuk for which it serves as the railhead) which is 12,000 more than the next on the list (Bonnybridge), & double the Peterhead, St Andrews, Grangemouth etc
in addition, the line will be electrified but doubletracked ONLY after the first mile off the mainline from Thornton South Junction
Not sure what you base you information on for the statement “..what is recognised as the largest single urban area in Scotland. That is a claim very much contested by campaigners in other parts of the country, who continue to lobby for further rail development”. The Levenmouth conurbation has a population of 36,000+ (excluding the East Neuk for which is serves as railhead) around twice the population of locations such as Peterhead, St Andrews, Grangemouth, Hawick,Bonnybridge etc