Network Rail will soon begin £3.8m worth of track improvements at Aberdeen Station to help boost the reliability and performance of one of the busiest parts of Scotland’s railway. 

Nine days of major engineering work begins this weekend to prepare the railway in Fife and connecting routes for future electrification. 

A new £18.3m train station in East Renfrewshire is a step closer to opening after engineers successfully installed its footbridge and lifts this week. 

Three Network Rail workers have been hailed as heroes for rescuing a woman and her two dogs after she fell in deep snow.  

Work is ongoing to reopen railway lines in the north of Scotland after heavy snow forced multiple closures yesterday (Monday 5 January).

Network Rail’s snowploughs are continuing to clear tracks blocked by heavy snow following severe winter weather across the north of Scotland.

Network Rail has delivered £7m worth of rail improvements in North Lanarkshire, strengthening one of the most critical freight corridors in Scotland. 

Some rail lines in the north and north-east of Scotland won’t open until at least midday on Monday, 5 January to allow snowploughs to clear the tracks following the heavy snowfall and strong winds forecast for Sunday night.