Diesel trains will still run on new £144m East Kilbride-Glasgow electric line

East Kilbride-Glasgow line goes electric after £144m transformation

The first electric services will begin running this weekend.

Diesel trains will still run on new £144m East Kilbride-Glasgow electric line

A quarter of the trains on the newly-electrified line between East Kilbride and Glasgow Central will still be diesel initially.

Work completes on £144m electrification of East Kilbride-Glasgow railway

Cabinet secretary for transport, Fiona Hyslop (centre), ScotRail MD Joanne Maguire, and Network Rail capital delivery director, Gerry McQuade THE first electric trains are set to operate on the route between East Kilbride and Glasgow as the £144 million electrification project completes. Over the past two years, Network Rail has worked with contractors AmcoGiffen, Story, SPL Powerlines, QTS, Rail Systems Alliance, and Siemens to deliver the proj…

Diesel trains to run 25% of services on newly electrified ScotRail line

The services will run on the newly electrified line between Glasgow Central and East Kilbride.

East Kilbride’s £144 million rail upgrade still running on diesel

A quarter of the trains running on the newly-electrified £144 million rail line between East Kilbride and Glasgow Central will continue to use diesel power, ScotRail has confirmed. Electric trains will operate passenger services on the line for the first time next Sunday, marking the completion of a major year-long project that included 22km (13.6 miles) of overhead electrification and major upgrades to bridges and stations. However, while 75% o…