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Engineers will start to install overhead power cables on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line this month (October) as work to electrify the route in 2016 gathers pace.

The ScotRail Alliance today announced that, following the completion of a safety assessment, cycling access is being reinstated at Edinburgh Waverley station.

An £800,000 renovation programme is about to begin at Castlecary Viaduct, which carries the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line over the M80.

With the 16 derailed wagons and freight locomotive now removed from site, the recovery works at Logan, near Cumnock, are progressing to schedule.

Network Rail has teamed up with the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to help keep farmers and their workers safe at level crossings at harvest time.

Works to remove the derailed freight wagons and locomotive from the incident site at Logan, near Cumnock, are progressing to schedule with six wagons craned off the line today.

Engineers have now finished constructing a temporary haul road to the derailment site at Logan, near Cumnock, as preparations continue to remove 16 derailed freight wagons and a locomotive from the site this week.

Work will shortly begin on a 14-month programme at Stirling station to deliver a £3m investment to upgrade and replace the glass roof and install safe access for future maintenance on the listed building.