Line between Dundee and Aberdeen remains closed for another month
Bridge repairs in North East Scotland will take longer than originally anticipated. UK’s infrastructure manager Network Rail expects the line between Dundee and Aberdeen to remain closed until 22 February. The rail bridge, located three...Read more
Aberdeen – Dundee line closed until February
A bridge at Stonehaven, nearby the site of last year’s fatal derailment in Scotland, partially collapsed last week. Network Rail, the infrastructure manager for the UK, says the line it carries, between Aberdeen and Dundee,...Read more
Scotland’s oil capital reconnected today after summer derailment
The mainline south from Aberdeen is reopening today, Tuesday, 3 November. The city at the centre of the UK offshore oil industry has been blocked since August, when a passenger train derailed and badly damaged the...Read more
UK’s oil line remains severed for another month
A month more is required to repair the line that connects most of the UK into Aberdeen, the centre of the offshore oil industry. All services have been suspended since a landslide and fatal derailment...Read more
Network Rail wants wide-ranging changes after Stonehaven crash
The UK rail infrastructure management agency Network Rail has proposed wide-ranging changes to the way it monitors and maintains the earthworks around its tracks. This comes in the light of the fatal accident at Stonehaven...Read more
UK network damage may last months
Major routes wrecked by recent derailments and landslides will be out of action for months, says a report. Some locations will not be repaired until Christmas. The city of Aberdeen could face disruption for most...Read more