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 Fri, Sep 3 0:51:23 BST Fri, Sep 3 0:51:23 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://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9515 BERLIN — The German railway Deutsche Bahn announced Wednesday it will test a high-speed train in the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain on October 19, a move that could spur rail competition in Europe. Wed, 01 Sep 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#95159515 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9514 A NEW rail line is to create 130 jobs, transport chiefs announced today. Bosses at ScotRail said the jobs were a direct result of the new route, which will link Glasgow and Edinburgh via Airdrie and Bathgate. Mon, 30 Aug 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#95149514 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9512 Network Rail completed track laying on the new 24km stretch of railway between Airdrie and Bathgate today (Friday 27 August), making it the longest domestic passenger railway with new stations to be built in Britain for a century. Fri, 27 Aug 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#95129512 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9511 Arnside Viaduct is going to be revamped for the 21st century next spring. Network Rail has appointed May Gurney as principal contractor to replace the deck of Arnside viaduct. Originally constructed in 1856, Arnside viaduct is a 51 span structure carrying the Carnforth and Whitehaven line over the estuary of the River Kent. The structure has suffered deterioration over the years, resulting in the bridge’s load capacity being reduced and a speed restriction being enforced. Thu, 26 Aug 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#95119511 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9508 Peak train services are starting as early as 3pm in some parts of the country as train operators try to push up income. Wed, 25 Aug 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#95089508 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9509 Escalating protests against one of Europe^s largest infrastructure projects — the ambitious Stuttgart 21 underground railway station in southwest Germany — have caused work on it to grind to a halt Wed, 25 Aug 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#95099509 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9507 The vast majority of people travelling by train this weekend will be unaffected by improvement works, with almost 30% fewer rail replacement bus services compared to last year. Tue, 24 Aug 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#95079507 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9506 WORK is set to start within the next few weeks on a long-awaited multi-million pound railway station for Chorley’s newest village. Mon, 23 Aug 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#95069506 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9505 Colonel Michael Cobb, who has died aged 93, was a regular Army officer who in retirement produced the definitive historical atlas of the railways of Great Britain, becoming on the strength of it the oldest person ever to receive a PhD from Cambridge University, at the age of 91. Sat, 21 Aug 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#95059505 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9497 Plans to introduce the first tilting trains between Edinburgh and London have been attacked as shambolic after it emerged they would not be able to tilt and could require a £100 million track upgrade. Fri, 20 Aug 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#94979497