The City of Edinburgh Council is urging you to have your say on its ambitious plans to transform the city centre.
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CRAG’s response to consultation on “The Future of Waverley Station”, 26 April 2019
Our template is Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg_Hauptbahnhof) – with all platforms being through running and with two major overbridges running across those running lines enabling passengers to access their desired platform in sequential order. These overbridges can also carry shops and other passenger facilities. The Calton tunnels should also be both re-doubled – they constitute an unacceptable bottleneck at the eastern approaches to the station and impose unaacceptable restrictions on train-service provision.
The Future of Waverley Station
Transport Scotland, Network Rail and the City of Edinburgh Council are currently consulting on their “Preferred Masterplan Strategy” for Waverley Station.
Scotland’s Railway (Control Period 6: 2019 – 2024)
On 26 March 2019 Transport Scotland published their plans for Scotland’s railway for the next 5 years – starting on 01 April 2019.
All aboard for trams to Newhaven
The City of Edinburgh Council has voted to extend the tram to Newhaven
Passenger Focus – Bus Passenger Survey, Autumn 2018 – summary of key results in Scotland
The latest bus passenger survey covers all of mainland Scotland
World’s Oldest Mountain Railway
A great place for lovers of steam and fine scenery. This steam train has been taking visitors up Mt. Rigi since 1871
Free up road space – take the bus!
Lothian Buses highlight the road space required by cars compared with a bus
Trams to Newhaven: Final Business Case Published
The full Final Business Case (FBC) for taking trams to Newhaven has been published today
Campaign for Borders Rail – February 2019 Newsletter
This year sees the 20th Anniversary of the Campaign for Borders Rail so this newsletter has many interesting items.