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What’s the betting the project will be delayed? continues: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/6357229/aberdeen-rail-central-belt-times/

Announced today that work to develop the Case for Investment is now starting and will be led by SPT, with Transport Scotland having a project assurance and support role. https://www.spt.co.uk/about-us/news/progressing-clyde-metro-plans/

Noticed these ‘Rail Demand Assumptions’ on pages 123-125 of the Zero Emission Energy for Transport Report published last month: Here’s a link to the report...

From a recent report by East Renfrewshire Council:- https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/media/5002/Cabinet-Item-05-13-May-2021/pdf/Cabinet_Item_05_-_13_May_2021.pdf?m=637563415545600000

The Scottish Government has published its Infrastructure Plan for the next 5 years. It states that £550 million will be spent on rail decarbonisation over the period. It also states that £200 million will be invested in the Aberdeen- Central Belt line. A total of £1.2 billion will be spent on...

The Scottish Govt is looking at this for STPR2 and it has passed the initial appraisal stage:- Page 134: https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/45046/initial-appraisal-case-for-change-south-west-scotland-transport-study.pdf I’ve recently moved to the area and wonder how good the business case...

The £200 million originally earmarked for doubling at Montrose will be used to upgrade signalling between Dundee and Aberdeen:- https://www.gov.scot/publications/infrastructure-investment-plan-2015-programme-pipeline-update-september-2019/

I was on a train today which had stopped between Exhibition Centre and Partick and I was taken aback to see a passenger open the door to the driver’s cabin and demand to know why the train had stopped. The driver told him to go away which he did. Based on the passenger’s general behaviour prior...

I see Humza Yousaf has been promoted to Justice Secretary and Michael Matheson is now Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity. I’ve no idea what the implications of this will be for future electrification (if any). Does anyone know anything about him?

Reform Scotland has published a briefing paper calling for Network Rail to be devolved to Holyrood and for a Scottish Rail Infrastructure Commission to look at a strategic transformation in the rail network to 2050. Also comments that nationalisation should not be a priority as it will not make...

The circle has a 1tph service in each direction. Would it not be more useful to divert the clockwise service to Neilston and the anti clockwise service to Newton? That way the Neilston and Newton branches would get an increase in frequency to 3tph without requiring any additional capacity at...

What projects do people think will be in the next Scottish HLOS not including work carried over from CP5? Let's assume there'll be around £1 billion for new projects. What are the strategic/political priorities likely to be?

One of the options in the STPR is: http://www.transport.gov.scot/sites/default/files/documents/rrd_reports/uploaded_reports/j10194a/j10194a-a2D25.pdf What services do people think would operate into the new station and how many platforms would it need?

It seems like an obvious and relatively cheap way to improve integration between rail and subway for Ayrshire/Inverclyde passengers yet it's only ever mentioned in the context of Crossrail. What factors do people think are stopping it happening as a stand alone project?

I've read that Queen St Low Level has a capacity of 13tph. However, it only handles 8tph. How could this spare capacity best be utilised? Obviously a turn back west of Charing Cross would be required so let's assume that was built. Increasing Airdrie - Bathgate from 4tph to 6tph is mentioned...

The year is 2045. The final section of Scotland's high speed intercity network has just been completed. Glasgow-Aberdeen/Inverness services now depart from Central and run via the E2G HSR line and Forth Bridge. All of the local and regional services which used to depart from Queen St High...

The STPR 'Appendix A - Interventions taken forward from the Sifting Process' included this: http://www.transport.gov.scot/sites/default/files/documents/rrd_reports/uploaded_reports/j10194a/j10194a-01.pdf What do people think about this? The link from the Paisley line to Jordanhill would...

Any guestimates on how much it would cost to reopen the tunnel from Exhibition Centre to Botanic Gardens for heavy rail services?

The Scottish Government's Infrastrucure Plan includes the 'Glasgow Terminal Stations' project which has a cost estimate of £1.3 billion - £3 billion. The timescale for delivery is 'beyond 2019': http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/12/5962/5 The STPR describes potential components of the...

The Glasgow Subway Discussion thread has been closed so I've opened a new one. Does anyone know how feasible it would be to create a subterranean pedestrian link between St Enoch subway station and the low level station at Central? I'm sure I read somewhere that the distance between them...