http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: £170m rail upgrade for Aberdeen - Inverness line en Tue, 19 May 2026 03:30:44 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15621#post-202207 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:45:13 +0000 Morningsider 202207@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice. Pity the full project isn't due for completion until 2030, and will still have an end-to-end journey time of 2 hours for a 108 mile long trip.</p> <p>In the mean time the Scottish Government intend to spend £3bn, approximately eight to ten times more than they will spend on the rail line, dualling the adjacent road. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15621#post-202197 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:11:11 +0000 kaputnik 202197@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Maybe with the promises of more and faster services they might actually sort out rolling stock requirements beforehand, unlike the Borders Railway. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15621#post-202139 Fri, 16 Oct 2015 18:21:56 +0000 crowriver 202139@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"As well as speeding up the travel time between the cities, trains will run more frequently and a new station will be build at Forres.</p> <p>Signalling systems will be enhanced and the platforms, Insch and Elgin stations will be extended to cope with longer trains, while Dalcross and Kintore will benefit from initial infrastructure work that will allow new stations to be built there at a later date.</p> <p>BAM, the company which recently completed the new Borders rail line, has been made the principal contractor for the project."</p> <p>Read more: <a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/170m-rail-upgrade-for-aberdeen-inverness-line-1-3919137" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/170m-rail-upgrade-for-aberdeen-inverness-line-1-3919137</a> </p>