Airdrie to Bathgate line on track
Tue 9 Mar 2010
The first tracks have been laid on the new Airdrie to Bathgate line in Scotland.
The project, which is being carried out by Network Rail, is set to link Scotland’s two main cities by joining together two existing lines.
Ron McAulay, Network Rail director, Scotland commented: “The laying of the first tracks is a major milestone for our project team and we are extremely proud of the progress we have made to date. Building a railway is a major
construction project and it’s easy to underestimate the vast amount of work that has to be done before we can even begin laying sleepers and rails.
“To date, our team has worked over two-and-a-half million hours and transported almost a million tons of earth and rock to develop the track bed and new cycle path, install new bridges and structures and upgrade the existing rail link between Edinburgh and Bathgate. Over the coming months there are some tough challenges still to be met but I’m confident that we are still on track to have trains operating by December 2010.”
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