http://www.railscot.co.uk/ Scottish Railway News. Some items are aggregated from external websites and copyright lies with the name given in square brackets. en-uk Sat, Jul 5 19:24:30 BST Sat, Jul 5 19:24:30 BST http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html PHP script http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/pm.php?whoto=John%20Furnevel http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/pm.php?whoto=Ewan%20Crawford 120 http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php Network Rail has reminded rail passengers that, owing to major upgrade works this summer, services in East Central Scotland will be subject to timetable alterations. Work to double track the Edinburgh-Bathgate line will affect passengers between West Lothian-Edinburgh-Newcraighall and Edinburgh to Dunblane for a two week period from 5 to 20 July and between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street over the weekend of 12 and 13 July. Thu, 03 Jul 2008, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php#item8076 http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php A man caught carrying heroin at a train station in south west Scotland is jailed for more than five years. Wed, 02 Jul 2008, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php#item8073 http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php Network Rail has appointed White Young Green to conduct detailed survey and design work for the planned upgrade at Edinburgh Waverley station. Fri, 27 Jun 2008, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php#item8070 http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php Network Rail has appointed Galliford Try Rail, part of the Galliford Try group, to undertake the building and refurbishment work needed to reopen Laurencekirk station in Aberdeenshire. Thu, 26 Jun 2008, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php#item8068 http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php A new state-of-the-art training centre for Network Rail maintenance staff and engineers is opening in Larbert. [Sent in by Mike Gibb] Wed, 25 Jun 2008, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php#item8065 http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php A "fundamental shift" in attitudes to public transport boosts annual profits at rail and bus firm Stagecoach. Tue, 24 Jun 2008, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php#item8064 http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php The latest phase of work to upgrade the famous 72 mile Settle to Carlisle railway line begins at 9.35 pm on Saturday 5 July. Train services will be replaced by road transport to allow Network Rail to continue with its five-year, 60m programme of track improvements. The line reopens at 5.45 am on Monday 21 July. Mon, 23 Jun 2008, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php#item8060 http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php Network Rail has announced today that it will be conducting a strategic review into the case for building new rail lines across the network of Great Britain. The review will look at five of Network Rail’s strategic routes, north and west of London: Chiltern, East Coast, West Coast, Great Western and Midland Main Lines Sun, 22 Jun 2008, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php#item8059 http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php Network Rail is to look into creating five new high-speed lines for the UK by 2025, as part of a major review. Sat, 21 Jun 2008, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php#item8058 http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php Swiss railway workers have been told to change their orange reflective vests to prevent Dutch football fans following them onto the tracks. [Submitted by Fraser Cochrane] Fri, 20 Jun 2008, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/news.php#item8057