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The latest rail news on Monday, 26th July 2021
ScotRail has partly reopened Troon station following a fire which devastated station buildings last weekend.
Platform two is back open after Network Rail fully assessed the damage to the buildings, platform canopies, overhead power cables and other infrastructure.
Special supports have been designed and installed on platform two which enabled track-level repairs to be carried out, and similar props on platform one are supporting the beams over the tracks which overhead line equipment is attached to.
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced a £10 million investment project that will see the construction of a new railway station at York Street, Belfast.
Having recently secured planning permission, this exciting regeneration project will be the next station to be transformed into a high-quality sustainable transport hub, to attract more people to make public transport their first choice for greener and healthier travel.
Staff shortages caused by the so-called ‘pingdemic’ have led to the cancellation of some Great Western Railway train services.
An article on the ITV website says locals services between Bristol and Weston-super-Mare have been cut on weekdays and Saturdays from today until Friday, August 6.
Network Rail engineers have constructed what is believed to be the first ‘beaver pass’ in Scotland under the Highland mainline.
The new tunnel has been constructed to help the protected species pass under the railway and to help prevent flooding issues caused by the animals building dams across the railway’s drainage culverts under the line.
As part of the project an additional 45mm pipe has been inserted through an existing larger culvert drain with wild mesh fitted either side to protect the railway while still allowing the movement of wildlife.
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