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Network Rail Scotland is restarting work on major construction projects in Scotland following a three-month pause due to the COVID-19 lockdown.

An £8 million redevelopment of Aberdeen station is to get under way once the current coronavirus restrictions make it safe to do so, ScotRail has announced.

Network Rail has appointed Arup to deliver engineering services for its planned Portobello Junction Enhancement project in Edinburgh to bolster the reliability of services to the Scottish Borders and beyond.

Property and investment firm Osborne+Co has submitted plans to create a mixed-use development in Glasgow city centre which would include the refurbishment of the Met Tower to create 120,000 sq ft of Grade A office space and a new 260-bed hotel.

Network Rail has committed to immediate invoice payments for suppliers in a move set to give thousands of British firms a vital boost to their cashflow during the coronavirus crisis.

Plans for a Forth Bridge visitor centre and bridge walk experience moved a step closer to reality yesterday with the approval of planning from the City of Edinburgh Council.

Network Rail is soon to begin work on a £7.5 million project to refurbish and repaint the North Queensferry approach span to the Forth Bridge. The refurbishment work is being undertaken by Balfour Beatty which has won the contract to deliver a range of vital maintenance projects around the 130

Work is underway to protect the railway from potential landslips and rock-falls from the hillsides and embankments around the iconic Glenfinnan viaduct.

Network Rail ecologists have worked to protect badgers from the railway at more than 50 locations across Scotland in the last year.

Network Rail has announced the award of 82 framework contracts to deliver design services across the country.

A team from civil engineering and plant supply company Story Scotland eschewed their usual Christmas video and instead dedicated their time to helping people experiencing homelessness in the run-up to Christmas. Volunteers from the family-owned company joined forces with Network Rail and fellow

Network Rail has contributed its design data to an app that enables passengers to use augmented reality (AR) to see replacement footbridges at stations.

The lengthening of platforms 4 and 5 at Glasgow Queen Station has been completed early, Network Rail has said.

Balfour Beatty has helped to raise over £137,000 for children’s charity Barnardo’s Scotland following a six-day event held at the iconic Forth Bridge in partnership with Network Rail. The event marks the third consecutive year Balfour Beatty and Network Rail have partnered to fundr

Plans to create a climbing centre and viewing platform at the Forth Railway Bridge have been revived, The Times reports.