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 Tue, Mar 16 17:33:31 UTC Tue, Mar 16 17:33:31 UTC 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#9215 The highly anticipated Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway will begin operation next year, and is expected to cut travel time from 10 to four hours. Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#92159215 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9211 Rugby fans travelling to the Scotland v England match at Murrayfield stadium should not be affected by the rail strike, First ScotRail says. Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#92119211 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9212 China is in global negotiations to spread its high-speed railway network to reach 17 nations and possibly India. By 2013, China will have the world’s biggest high-speed railway network and 800 bullet trains, compared to none until 2008. Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#92129212 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9213 Leaders of the RMT union have claimed there is ^rock solid^ support for a 24-hour walkout by rail workers. Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#92139213 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9207 One of Britain^s most iconic steam trains will return to the rails with the help of Greater Manchester heritage railway enthusiasts Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#92079207 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9209 RMT members have voted strongly for strike action, in what stands to be the first national strike of rail workers in 16 years. Other workers including signallers and electrical supply controllers may also strike following their ballots in the coming weeks. Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#92099209 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9205 The Obama Administration recently allocated money for high-speed train projects across the nation. Here at HuffPost Green, we think high speed rail is totally awesome, and we hope to see many great rail projects across the country. Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#92059205 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9204 Network Rail has proposed a new £34bn ($55bn) high-speed railway line linking Scotland and London by 2030. Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#92049204 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9203 Tayside football fans now risk losing their season tickets if they are involved in trouble anywhere on Scotland^s rail network. Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#92039203 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#9208 Work is progressing well on two Network Rail schemes at Preston station worth over £1m that will make the station much more pleasant for passengers using the lifts and subways. Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#92089208