Network Rail is investing £4m to renew a key junction on the line between Edinburgh and Dundee. Over two weekends in February, the junction near Leuchars station will undergo a major upgrade where our engineers will work around-the-clock to renew points (rails which move to transfer trains from one line to another) and replace track. […]
Engineers will start work this week on the Mallaig line at Lochailort in the West Highlands. The £1.8 million investment will help improve the resilience of the railway and follows on from work undertaken at this location in the summer of 2020 – when severe weather caused flash floods that washed away 80 metres of […]
Network Rail has submitted a planning application to City of Edinburgh Council for revised proposals to install a bridge walk and visitor hub at the iconic Forth Bridge. The refreshed proposals include a single-storey reception hub to the east of the Forth Bridge, sympathetically positioned in the landscape and offering stunning views of the […]
A new permanent bridge over the railway on Dumbarton Road in Old Kilpatrick, has now re-opened. Network Rail completed its £3.5m project on Tuesday 7 December, following the demolition and replacement of the old bridge. It follows the deterioration of the old structure, which left it unsuitable for the weight and volume of traffic which […]
Despite the impact of Strom Arwen, Network Rail has successfully demolished and replaced the bridge over the railway at Lynebeg, south of Inverness on the Highland Mainline between Perth and Inverness. It’s part of supporting work ahead of the dualling of the A9 between Tomatin and Moy. In continuous working across 78 hours from Friday […]
