TPE recognises Beattock Station study
TransPennine Express have given a positive written response to the news of the independent pre-appraisal study recently agreed with Swestrans supporting Beattock Station Action Group.
Communities take crucial first step towards reopening Beattock Station
The communities of Beattock, Moffat and the surrounding areas have taken the crucial first step towards reopening Beattock Station. Beattock Station Action Group has joined forces with SWestrans, the regional transport partnership covering Dumfries and Galloway, to commission an expert pre-appraisal report into improving transport links in the area. Following discussions earlier this year, SWestrans…
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Railfuture Fighting Fund Award of £500 for Beattock Station Action Group
The Board of Directors of Railfuture has agreed to contribute £500 from its Fighting Fund to Beattock Station Action Group (BSAG) towards a feasibility and market study into the reopening of Beattock station on the West Coast mainline. Railfuture head of Infrastructure & Networks Group, Chris Austin, reviewed our application support and said, “I would…
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Beattock Station Action Group update
Having asked SWestrans in January to upend their priorities for STAG reports that put Beattock 4th out of 4 proposed Station reopening; offering to provide £14000 to supplement funds available for a STAG to be commissioned in 2015; the Swestrans report for their March decision making meeting highlights no change in their priorities and that…
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UK Transport Minister pledges support to Beattock Station Action Group
The group are committed to seeing the Station at Beattock re-opened and last week met the UK Transport Minister Claire Perry. Speaking after the meeting Marin Brown said: ‘I had a very positive ten minutes with Ms Perry. I was pleased that she listened and she was very enthusiastic about our Cause’ David Mundell, who…
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Meeting of the Cross Party Group on Rail in the Scottish Parliament
Tuesday, 3rd February 2015, 5.30 pm Holyrood On the day a small group of us attended the meeting as we were interested in what was to be presented by the new chief executive of Abellio. Mike Kean then spoke on the subject of the new ScotRail franchise that is due to be operated by Abellio…
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Action Group AGM 2014
Beattock Station Action Group are holding their AGM on Wednesday 3rd December 2014 at 7:00pm in Beattock Village Hall. All welcome and refreshments will be available. The evening will include a short business progress catch up through a presentation.
Beattock Station in Top 50
These are RailfutureScotland’s top 50 stations, most of them shown in the graphic. All lie on existing or government proposed rail lines and are those assessed to provide the greatest immediate benefits. Most can be served by existing train services. Lists of additional stations and new/re-built lines which Railfuture also supports are included in separate…
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Campaigners for the reopening of Beattock Station welcome railway franchise decision
The group campaigning for the reopening of Beattock Station has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Transport Minister, Keith Brown, that the franchise to run Scotland’s railways for the next ten years will be awarded to Abellio. The Minister visited Beattock only two weeks ago, just prior to making his decision. Abellio is a company…
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Transport Minister visits Beattock Station
The campaign to reopen Beattock Station has been boosted by a visit from Transport Minister Keith Brown. The Minister visited the site on Wednesday 24 September, accompanied by representatives from SWestrans and Transport Scotland, to hear for himself why Beattock Station Action Group believes reopening the station is essential for the local community and the…
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