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Thanks for the video. It looks like it was a lovely day when you recorded that footage. :)

Any chance you could upload it to YouTube or Vimeo? :)

Network Rail are restarting work on the 2nd phase of the Glasgow Queen Street Station development. https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/network-rail-and-blocwork-announce-new-vision-for-glasgow-queen-street-station-development

A planning application has been lodged to demolish the private bridge just slightly further up the line from Edinburgh Gateway station. 25/04096/PARAIL | Notification of Network Rail's intention to demolish a private bridge over the railway that is located around 620m northwest of Edinburgh...

Ironically had EARL not been cancelled, this station would almost certainly never have been built!

Plan for a new entrance at Edinburgh Gateway station as part of the development of the former SAICA Pack site. Full planning application documents are available here: https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=T03M8SEWH0W00

You're welcome. As I said to @hexagon789 and @D1511 I hope that the exhibition is an interesting experience. :)

Some news regarding the study on extending the Borders Railway. A commitment of £10 million to this study sounds like a lot money! Turner & Townsend appointed to develop business case for Borders Railway extension...

I love these anecdotes from your time working on various projects. It certainly gives an insight to members of the public who aren't privy to these details.

You're welcome @hexagon789 and @D1511 I hope that the exhibition is an interesting experience. :)

An exhibition as part of Railway 200 which I thought would be of interest some members that can get to Edinburgh this month. https://railway200.co.uk/activity/scots-on-the-move-railways-and-tourism-in-victorian-scotland/ About the event or activity...

Yes, that is correct. Caledonian Sleeper was of course originally part of ScotRail before it was separated as a stand-alone franchise. Although ScotRail and CS are now both owned by Scottish Rail Holdings, they are legally separate rail operators.

Thanks for sharing the press release. It's a bit odd that the ORR website states Central. As the rail regulator that is quite a thing to get wrong, unless of course the ORR are correct and FirstGroup have got it wrong and will be in for a surprise when the management and press onboard the...

Thanks for the photos. After Cameron Bridge and Leven reopened last year, I wasn't expecting any more new stations in Scotland to open any time soon.

Forgive me for asking this question, as it has probably been answered elsewhere, but I can't seem to find an answer when I search the forum. From photos of the disused line, I've seen road crossing what I imagine would have been level crossings. Are there going to be level crossings built on...

Great to see another station opening in Scotland. :)

That's a good one. :lol:

I remember once departing on a TransPennine Express service from Waverley when the guard made his welcome announcement, he apologised for the lack of on-board trolley service because: "unfortunately this is due to somebody who couldn't be bothered to come into work today. But hopefully we'll be...

Some passengers might actually prefer to be sat next to a flock of hens than a group of loud, drunken, aggressive sounding men. :lol: Just to say some of these puns have been pretty good. I suppose it isn't something that you eweually see at the station or train... I'll get me coat. :oops::E

At least he had it on a lead! :lol: Man spotted taking sheep on train https://news.stv.tv/west-central/man-spotted-taking-sheep-on-scotrail-train