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The Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP) reached another key milestone last night (October 27) when the first 1.5km overhead power cables were run out on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow route.

Network Rail will shortly begin mining remediation work at Falkirk High Station in preparation for the extension of the station’s platforms.

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.