In the UK, there is growing speculation that the Borders Railway, which currently runs from Edinburgh to Tweedbank in Scotland, may be extended by sixty-six miles (105km), all the way to Carlisle, across the border...Read more
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...Read more
A week after the launch of the UK government’s strategy document, “Future of Freight – a long term plan”, which seems to have lasted longer than the UK government, questions have been raised about the...Read more
It may not have quite the profile of HS2, but a short line project in Fife is fast-tracking a community back onto the national network. Rail freight is playing a pivotal role and will have...Read more
Enabling works have begun on the Levenmouth Rail Link project – a programme of works to restore a rail connection to communities in the east of Fife, in Scotland, severed from the network for decades....Read more
UK timber extraction by rail lags behind European practice, but campaigners propose changes that would help redress the balance. Major reserves on the border between England and Scotland are maturing, and environmental and legal considerations...Read more
The last days of summer and the first day of winter were marred by widespread disruption to the British railway network. On the day that British Summer Time officially ended – as station clocks were...Read more
Incorporating freight will make a new route in North East Scotland viable and economically regenerate the region. Rebuilding lines to the coastal communities of Fraserburgh and Peterhead will open up new markets to Aberdeen and...Read more
UK’s influential High Speed Rail Group proposes a significant new-build line between England and Scotland to complement the east and west coast main lines and solve capacity issues. The group, representing member organisations from across...Read more
Transform Scotland, the wide-remit alliance for sustainable transport has responded to a Scottish government consultation with a call for enhanced rail freight provision. It has called for major investment in the rail links between the...Read more
They may not have been satisfied by the UK budget yesterday. The pressure group Railfuture has released a list of priority schemes. The campaigners believe these are the most urgently needed interventions to release capacity...Read more
