Two mechanical shovels work to demolish a bridge over a railway

Scotland network electrification Barrhead to Glasgow upgrade begins

In the south of Glasgow at Nitshill, a bridge is demolished to make way for overhead line equipment Image Network Rail

The UK infrastructure agency, Network Rail, is never really guilty of underplaying its hand, but they might be accused of being a little modest over a project about to get under way in Scotland. The price tag, at nearly 64 million pounds (around 75 million euro), is certainly high enough to merit the headlines, but the overall scheme is delivering a step-change to more than just the single commuter route. It’s not much short of modernising the second biggest metro in Britain.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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Two mechanical shovels work to demolish a bridge over a railway

Scotland network electrification Barrhead to Glasgow upgrade begins

In the south of Glasgow at Nitshill, a bridge is demolished to make way for overhead line equipment Image Network Rail

The UK infrastructure agency, Network Rail, is never really guilty of underplaying its hand, but they might be accused of being a little modest over a project about to get under way in Scotland. The price tag, at nearly 64 million pounds (around 75 million euro), is certainly high enough to merit the headlines, but the overall scheme is delivering a step-change to more than just the single commuter route. It’s not much short of modernising the second biggest metro in Britain.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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