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    Edinburgh Airport announces £500million investment plan

    Large investment announced to expand EDI. https://corporate.edinburghairport.com/edinburgh-airport-announces-gbp500million-investment-plan Edinburgh Airport has unveiled the first phase of the largest capital investment programme in its history, with more than £500 million to be invested over...
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    Fife Rail Electrification/Decarbonisation

    Video explaining the works for the Bennochy Road bridge replacement in Kirkcaldy.
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    Local MSP asks for meeting with Flynn over Winchburgh station

    Some news regarding the proposed Winchburgh station. https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/09/local-msp-asks-for-meeting-with-flynn-over-winchburgh-station/ Local MSP asks for meeting with Flynn over Winchburgh station
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    Union Jack-style Great British Railways branding at major Glasgow station angers Scottish government officials

    That's interesting. HMRC did the same thing with their new office next door to Edinburgh Waverley (you can see it just before you enter the Calton Road tunnels) and there wasn't a reaction.
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    Union Jack-style Great British Railways branding at major Glasgow station angers Scottish government officials

    The Scotsman already did an FoI and is in the article snippet I posted in the my initial post: 1788359335 Well, she might may no longer be CEO of Transport Scotland for too much longer if John Swinney gets his way and it is abolished! Transport Scotland to move into Government amid wider...
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    Union Jack-style Great British Railways branding at major Glasgow station angers Scottish government officials

    The article sounds like it's making a bit of mountain out of a molehill. Union Jack-style Great British Railways branding at major Glasgow station angers Scottish government officials...
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    ScotRail shortlists five manufacturers for new suburban train fleet

    The usual suspects are in the shortlist. All of the manufacturers have some exposure to the Scottish rail market already. Some with less exposure like Stadler and CAF with the Glasgow Subway trains and Caledonian Sleeper Mark 5 cars respectively and Edinburgh Trams. To those with a lot like...
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    New Station calendar

    Balgray station is to open on Sunday 27 September, according to Network Rail. https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/one-month-to-go-until-balgray-station-welcomes-first-passengers One month to go until Balgray station welcomes first passengers
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    New Rail Station at Barrhead South

    The station is to open on Sunday 27 September, according to Network Rail. https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/one-month-to-go-until-balgray-station-welcomes-first-passengers One month to go until Balgray station welcomes first passengers
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    Scotland’s rail fleet strategy: more than just trains

    Article in Rail Engineer discussing ScotRail's future fleet renewal strategy. https://www.railengineer.co.uk/scotlands-rail-fleet-strategy-more-than-just-trains/ Scotland’s rail fleet strategy: more than just trains
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    Airport expansions

    One wonders if the approval of the expansion of Luton and now Gatwick getting across the final legal hurdle to activate the 2nd runway into operational use, is there an actual chance of that a third runway at Heathrow may actually be approved and built in the 2030s?
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    DB Cargo UK being sold

    Bring back EWS and the big beasties. :E
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    Borders line (Scotland) electrification news and updates

    Press release from NR: First visible signs of electrification appear on Borders railway https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/first-visible-signs-of-electrification-appear-on-borders-railway
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    Aberdeen Airport - rail link

    Not to stray too off topic, but that is pretty much the similar thing that happened when the original Edinburgh (Turnhouse) airport was on Turnhouse Road not very far away from the railway line, before moving it in the 1970s to where the terminal is today.
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    North Clyde Service Delivery Centre opens

    Video showing and explaining the new North Clyde Service Delivery Centre.
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    Fife Rail Electrification/Decarbonisation

    Scotland's Railway video explaining the work happening at Thornton Main Street bridge.
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    Borders Railway - 10 years on

    Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
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    Challenge Anneka - Kent Railway Restoration

    I thought as much. Do the volunteers have any interesting stories of her visit/the filming of the show?
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    Pomathorn Station Renovation

    I just came across this YouTube channel of a young man who purchased the former Pomathorn stationmasters house near Penicuik at an auction and is documenting his journey in renovating it into his first home. As it's somewhat railway related, I thought some folk here might be interested in his...
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    Northiam station restoration on the Kent and East Sussex Railway - Challenge Anneka

    I just posted a link for the Challenge Anneka episode when she was challenged to restore and reopen Northiam station here: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/challenge-anneka-kent-railway-restoration.303397/ I was curious if there any folk here on the forum that were involved in the...

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