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Category: archive-news

Rail Freight Electrification

March 15, 2023February 3, 2026 John Webster

CILT make the case for changing freight to a modern electric network to give the UK a competitive edge.

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StARLink – The St Andrews rail link campaign – 34 years on!

March 9, 2023February 3, 2026 John Webster

Jane Ann Liston and her fight to reopen a rail link to St Andrews

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Edinburgh traffic overhaul

January 29, 2023February 3, 2026 John Webster

A major overhaul of Edinburgh’s transport network including plans to remove “intrusive” traffic from the city centre and spend £1 billion on walking and cycling in the next decade has been announced by the council

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Scotland’s Lost Branch Lines

February 5, 2022February 3, 2026 John Webster

In this new book David Spaven covers ‘rural / semi-rural’ lines and touches on some of Edinburgh’s suburban routes. In the image, the Grantown-on-Spey (East) Signalman, James Telfer, exchanges some final thoughts with the Driver of the last westbound Speyside Line train on 2nd November 1968.

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CRAG Response to Edinburgh City Plan 2030 Consultation

December 21, 2021February 3, 2026 John Webster

CRAG responded to the Edinburgh City Plan 2030 consultation as regards route options for the extension of the tram network.

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‘Now is the time to invest for the long-term future of our public transport networks’

July 5, 2021February 3, 2026 John Webster

In this article, courtesy of Transform Scotland, Paul Tetlaw looks at the sort of future investment required for public transport.

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Is Pay-as-you-Drive the future?

December 28, 2020February 3, 2026 John Webster

Reform Scotland, the independent, non-partisan think-tank, has called for a revolution in how Scotland pays for its roads

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World’s Oldest Mountain Railway

February 26, 2019February 3, 2026 John Webster

A great place for lovers of steam and fine scenery. This steam train has been taking visitors up Mt. Rigi since 1871

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