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Track installation for Scotland’s £116 million Levenmouth rail restoration project was completed on late last week when Scottish transport minister Fiona Hyslop installed the final clip in the new track.
An article on the New Civil Engineer website says restoration of the abandoned Levenmouth Rail Link will see the reinstatement of a 19th century railway line connecting the seaside town of Leven with Thornton Junction, part of the existing railway network on the Edinburgh to Aberdeen route.
The project will see two new stations constructed, Leven and Cameron Bridge.
Network Rail has issued a summary of the upgrade work it completed over the August bank holiday weekend.
An article on the Rail Advent website says the work took place between London Euston, the Midlands and the North West of England, and saw improvements to the railway infrastructure that will improve passenger and freight services on the West Coast main line, known as the Backbone of Britain.
Transport bosses have vowed to find the “culprits” who forced a train window out of its frame and on to the tracks.
An article on the BBC website says Tyne and Wear Metro commuters said the glass panel was left lying between the lines at the station in Seaburn, Sunderland.
Metro operator Nexus said it had to withdraw the train from service and was now reviewing all CCTV footage.
It said anybody caught damaging its trains could face prosecution, a fine or a network-wide ban.
The final phase of enhancement works are being undertaken at Dunblane Station to help improve service reliability on Scotland’s railway.
An article on the Project Scotland website says Network Rail, Rail Systems Alliance Scotland, Babcock, and Arcadis first began work on the £11.2 million project in January 2023.
With no ‘turnback’ facility at the station due to the current track layout, trains arriving at platform two and three at have to continue north to use existing switches and crossings further along the line.
