Monday 24 Jan 2005
£600,000 RAIL INVESTMENT IN DUNDEE
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Scotland’s Railway: Scotland
Network Rail is investing more than £600,000 in track improvements in the Dundee area. Essential engineering work will take place at Kinnaber, Inverkeillor, Lunan, Dock Street and St Michaels. The programme of work will be done in stages at weekends between Sunday 30 January and Sunday 27 February.
Work will take place at Kinnaber on Sunday 30 January and at Inverkeillor on Sunday 6 February. Work at Lunan and Dock Street tunnel will be carried out on Sunday 13 February. The work at St Michaels is scheduled to take place on Sundays 20 and 27 February.
Ron McAulay, Network Rail, Route Director, Scotland said: "We are committed to improving the rail infrastructure in Scotland and this work will result in smoother, quieter and more reliable journeys for rail passengers in the Dundee area. By doing this work at weekends, we will reduce disruption for passengers."
This important engineering work will involve the renewal of over 1,500 yards of rail as well as new ballast and the refurbishment of trackside drainage systems.
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£600,000 Rail Investment in Dundee
As a result of the engineering work buses will replace trains between Dundee and Aberdeen on Sundays 30 January to 13 February. Edinburgh - Aberdeen and Glasgow - Aberdeen services will start and terminate at Dundee. The replacement bus service will call at Carnoustie, Arbroath, Montrose, Stonehaven and Portlethen.
Passengers should note that buses from Aberdeen Station will depart approximately sixty minutes earlier than the advertised train times, in order to maintain connection times with trains at Dundee.
Journeys may take longer than normal. First ScotRail regret that heavy luggage, cycles,
wheelchairs and large prams cannot be carried on the replacement buses. Wheelchair users needing help with their journey should contact 0845 605 7021 in advance for information. First ScotRail apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Passengers are advised to check travel details in advance by phoning National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 or by visiting the website at www.nationalrail.co.uk
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Usually, there are almost five million journeys made in the UK and over 600 freight trains run on the network. People depend on Britain's railway for their daily commute, to visit friends and loved ones and to get them home safe every day. Our role is to deliver a safe and reliable railway, so we carefully manage and deliver thousands of projects every year that form part of the multi-billion pound Railway Upgrade Plan, to grow and expand the nation's railway network to respond to the tremendous growth and demand the railway has experienced - a doubling of passenger journeys over the past 20 years.
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