Wednesday 4 May 2022
Early May bank holiday works completed
- Region & Route:
- Scotland’s Railway: Scotland
Our teams have completed our latest bout of bank holiday engineering works to help build a more resilient and reliable railway for passengers and freight operators.
On the West Coast main line, linking Glasgow Central to London Euston, engineers worked around-the-clock to renew tracks at several locations including Carstairs, Beattock and Symington South.
As part of this crucial program which finished on schedule, structural improvement works also took place at Cathcart Road in Glasgow.
Liam Sumpter, Network Rail route director for Scotland, said ahead of the works: “The improvement works planned for the May Bank Holiday are crucial to improving the reliability of Scotland’s Railway.
“The work will help to provide a more modern railway while limiting future disruption for passengers.”
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