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• Viaduct severely damaged by Storm Frank on New Year’s Eve.
• Structure now stabilised, but further damage delays opening until the first week of March.
• Rail companies working together to keep people and goods moving.

• Major publicity campaign launched to ensure that customers have the information they need to keep moving during the closure.
• Trains will continue to run in and out of Glasgow, but journeys will take longer.
• Works will support introduction of faster, longer, greener trains to Scotland’s rail network.

UK Government Rail Minister Claire Perry and Scottish Government Transport Minister Derek Mackay joined Network Rail managing director for Scotland Phil Verster at Lamington today to see the ongoing operation to repair a vital viaduct on the West Coast Mainline.

• Engineering works to repair damage on West Coast Main Line likely to continue until end of January
• Train Operating Companies working together to keep people moving
• Customers urged to ‘check before they travel’

The transformation of one of Scotland’s most important railway stations, Glasgow Queen Street, has moved a step closer after a £112m tender was issued for its rebuild.

Engineers will be working around-the-clock on Scotland’s Railway this Christmas to deliver over £20m of key infrastructure upgrades.

Network Rail is seeking the public’s view on its Scotland Route Study – a long-term plan looking at how Scotland’s railway could evolve over the next three decades.

Network Rail chairman, Sir Peter Hendy, was given a rare treat during a recent visit to Scotland, when he visited the UK’s newest world heritage site,  The Forth Bridge.