Beattock Station Action Group
Campaigning for a stopping Rail service at a re-opened Beattock Station.
Beattock Station Action Group comments to SWestrans meeting 20-09-2019
Consultants AECOM reported in July on a South West Scotland transport study and included in the recommendations a detailed study for re-opening Beattock Station on the West Coast Main Line. Consultants Peter Brett Associates reported on the STAG2 for re-opening Beattock Station. These studies are costly and mainly paid for by cash-strapped local councils although…
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Re-opening Beattock – Public Event
Public meeting at Moffat Town Hall, Thursday 24th January, 2019. Please come at any time between 4pm and 8pm Beattock Station Action Group has been campaigning for the re-opening of the station since 2012. It’s been a long, frustrating and often very political struggle, but now we are in the final stage of the Transport…
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Beattock and Moffat Sustainable Transport Options Study
SWestrans (the Transport Partnership for Dumfries andGalloway) has commissioned Peter Brett Associates toundertake a Sustainable Transport Options Study for Beattockand Moffat and the surrounding communities, in line with theScottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG). The study is in the final stages, and this public event is anopportunity for you to come along, learn about the study,…
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2018 Meeting with Transport Minister presentation
The presentation given to the Scottish Government’s Transport Minister by the Action Group and students of Moffat Academy. The notes for each of the Academy pupils follows below and the visual presentation is at the end of the notes in the form of a downloadable powerpoint presentation. 1 – Moffat Academy pupils and also where…
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Beattock Station slideshow
This links to a slideshow of over 100 images hosted by “A History of Britain’s Railways” on the railscot.co.uk website:
SWestrans Board Agrees Next Steps For Beattock Station
The SWestrans Board’s final decision, having dismissed Dunragit as an viable option, was that the three remaining priority stations, Beattock/Moffat, Thornhill and Eastriggs, would move to the next stage of the process (i.e. Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance part 1). The Board meeting on 15th July deliberated the options, following a presentation where opportunities and problems were…
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STAG Pre-appraisal Report Highlights
Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance pre-stage report finalised. The STAG provides the mechanism by which potential options to address evidence-based transport problems or opportunities are identified and appraised in a consistent manner. Evidence, not solution-led, proportional and robust Open Response Comments also included a focus on Beattock: Many calls for a new rail station at Beattock…
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Beattock Station support letter from new Dumfriesshire MSP
Letter of support for Beattock Station opening, and working with Scottish and UK Governments from Oliver Mundell MSP (Dumfriesshire) Beattock Station support letter from Oliver Mundell MSP 2016 PDF
Official Beattock Transport Study Survey
Please help to support & forward our cause to complete The Transport Options Study by sharing your views on the transport provision in the Moffat/Beattock area and wider access to larger towns and Cities. Each family member can get involved as everyone has different transport needs and aspirations. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Beattocktransportstudy The independent Transport Options Study is…
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