Media centre

A local artist has been commissioned to add colour to one of Glasgow’s biggest canvases as part of the multi-million pound redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street.

Network Rail engineers have completed installation of the deck beams of the new Kerse Road bridge earlier than anticipated.

Network Rail will shortly begin work to refurbish the footbridge between platforms six and nine at Stirling station after planning permission to create a new step-free access for customers was granted.

Network Rail engineers will reach a significant milestone in Stirling this weekend (21 July), when the first beams of the new Kerse Road bridge structure are lifted into place using a 750tn crane.

From Saturday 21 July, the way passengers enter and exit Glasgow Queen Street station will change as the project team finishes the last of the demolition work on Consort House.

Network Rail is today warning train passengers to expect disruption on all routes through Rutherglen to Glasgow Central between 14 and 31 July ahead of the final phase of major re-signalling and renewals work on Rutherglen East Junction.

David Linden, Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow East, visited Muirhead Road in Baillieston today (Monday, 9 July) to view progress being made by Network Rail engineers to reconstruct the road bridge in his constituency.

Services on the line between Anniesland and Glasgow Queen Street, via Ashfield, will operate as normal from Sunday July 8 with work to repair a track defect now complete.