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£170m rail upgrade for Aberdeen - Inverness line

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  • Started 9 years ago by crowriver
  • Latest reply from Morningsider

  1. crowriver
    Member

    "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.

    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.

    BAM, the company which recently completed the new Borders rail line, has been made the principal contractor for the project."

    Read more: http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/170m-rail-upgrade-for-aberdeen-inverness-line-1-3919137

    Posted 9 years ago #

  2. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Maybe with the promises of more and faster services they might actually sort out rolling stock requirements beforehand, unlike the Borders Railway.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  3. Morningsider
    Member

    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.

    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.

    Posted 9 years ago #

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