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Scotland’s Railway is using a helicopter to air-drop over 20 tons of material at a hard-to-reach location in the West Highlands to help renew five kilometres of fencing between Craggan and Arrochar.

Network Rail has completed the installation of 121 new overhead electrification structures as part of the wider project to upgrade and remodel Carstairs Junction.

The railway line between Inverness and Aberdeen reopened this morning following successful completion of eleven days of work on the Inverness Airport station programme.

Network Rail is reminding users of the A890 that it will be closed overnight on Saturday October 29 to allow essential maintenance at Strathcarron level crossing on the Kyle of Lochalsh line.

Engineers have successfully completed major improvements on the Forth Viaduct in Stirling, extending the lifespan of the bridge and ensuring work on this scale won’t be needed for another 25 years.

Work to lay the foundations that will pave the way for the electrification of the Levenmouth Rail Link is about to get underway.

As work continues to deliver the £116m Levenmouth Rail Link, Member of Parliament (MP) Wendy Chamberlain, visited the site to meet the team and find out more about the latest progress that has been made on the project.

Croy station’s new, fully-accessible footbridge and lifts are now open for passengers.