Truckfest Scotland 2025 Show Pictures
Have a good look through our gallery of standout vehicles at Truckfest Scotland 2025.
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Scotland
ORR revoke West Coast Railways exemption
The Office of Road and Rail have issued West Coast Railways[1] with a certificate of revocation[2] for the exemption of its hinged door rolling stock with immediate effect.
Back in December[3], West Coast asked for a review of the ORR’s refusal to gran…
Branch Line Society announces three-day tour around Scotland
Next March the Branch Line Society[1] is running its three-day members-only BWC Two rail tour to discover the nature and scenery in Scotland[2] that can be seen from the comfort of a spacious First Class seat.
Thanks to the SRPS Diesel Group, Class 37[…
Balgray Reservoir bridge re-opening restores core path in East Renfrewshire
Network Rail[1] has finished replacing a bridge on a key walking route over the railway near Balgray Reservoir in East Renfrewshire.
The project cost £2.9m project, and involved replacing the fifty-year-old concrete bridge. Engineers demolished the old…
New station for Balgray in East Renfrewshire, Scotland
Network Rail[1] has appointed Story Contracting Ltd to design a new station on the Neilston[2] line in the area south of Barrhead[3] in East Renfrewshire.
The station will be built off Balgraystone Road, between existing stations at Patterton[4] and Ne…
Significant Milestone Reached in Scottish Mainline Electrification …
The latest part of £63.3m Scottish Government investment project to further reduce the carbon footprint of Scotland[1]’s mainline between Glasgow[2] and Barrhead[3] has been announced by Network Rail[4].
Successful test runs by a Class 380[5] train fro…
ScotRail launches Christmas campaign in a bid to encourage …
‘Christmas[1] by Train’, ScotRail[2]’s latest advertising campaign has launched today (13th November) and aims to encourage people to travel by train over the festive period whilst saving money with the rail operator’s value-for-money ticketing[3] alon…
Trains will not stop at Scotland railway station as maintenance …
ScotRail[1] has announced that from Sunday 12 November, services on the Far North Line will temporarily not call at Altnabreac[2] station in Caithness.
The train operator has decided to withdraw services because the private owner of the five-mile road …
ORR approves Network Rail Scotland’s five-year plan
On Tuesday 31 October, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR)[1] has set out its final determination of Network Rail[2] Scotland[3]’s plan for the five years from April 2024.
Network Rail Scotland[4] submitted its interim plan in February and the ORR respon…
Plans by Network Rail to deliver a safe and customer-focused …
The Office of Rail and Road has now revealed its final determination for Network Rail[1]’s plans to deliver a safe and customer-focused railway across Great Britain. The plan will see a total investment of £43.1 billion, which will see £38.5 billion in…