North East Freight Enhancements
Welcome to scot-rail.co.uk, Scotland's online railway community. The group is for any rail enthusiast interested in the railways and trains of Scotland. It not only consists of the wiki that you're reading now, but a busy online forum and mailing list, which is accessible to anyone who registers. If you would like to join in, all you have to do is register with us for free.
Breadcrumb navigation
The North East freight enhancements involves two seperate schemes. The first is gauge enhancements on the line between Mossend and Elgin, funded by Transport Scotland. The second is the transfer of Aberdeen's railfreight facilities to a new site at Raith's Farm, Dyce, currently being developed by Aberdeen City Council.
The Freight Gauge Enhancement between Elgin and Mossend will allow standard 9' 6" high maritime and insulated (reefers) containers to be conveyed by train, which will enable up to an additional 1.3 million tonnes of rail freight per annum to and from the north east.
The work, which will be carried out by STRC, involves lowering and slewing of the track at 29 structures spread across 270 miles of track. The work will be completed by end July 2007 and the route will be cleared for larger containers by early autumn 2007 at a cost of around £4m.
The current Guild Street freight yard in Aberdeen city centre is expected to be replaced by modern rail-to-road freight transfer facilities at Raiths Farm, Dyce, to the north of the station next to Aberdeen Airport.
Facilities at Craiginches and Waterloo Quay in Aberdeen will also be enhanced.
Gauge enhancements between Mossend and Elgin
The Freight Gauge Enhancement between Elgin and Mossend will allow standard 9' 6" high maritime and insulated (reefers) containers to be conveyed by train, which will enable up to an additional 1.3 million tonnes of rail freight per annum to and from the north east.
The work, which will be carried out by STRC, involves lowering and slewing of the track at 29 structures spread across 270 miles of track. The work will be completed by end July 2007 and the route will be cleared for larger containers by early autumn 2007 at a cost of around £4m.
Raiths Farm Freight Yard
The current Guild Street freight yard in Aberdeen city centre is expected to be replaced by modern rail-to-road freight transfer facilities at Raiths Farm, Dyce, to the north of the station next to Aberdeen Airport.
Facilities at Craiginches and Waterloo Quay in Aberdeen will also be enhanced.