Stirling Station Wins National Railway Heritage Award

That the Parliament congratulates Scotland’s Railway on winning the London Underground Operational Enhancement Award at the National Railway Heritage Awards for work carried out at Stirling Station; understands that these awards are dedicated to encouraging and rewarding best practice in the restoration and continued upkeep of railway and tramway buildings and structures; notes that Stirling Station’s historic lattice footbridge had to be raised to provide clearance for newly installed electrified wires; further notes that the original 28-tonne heritage structure was carefully removed in August 2018 and underwent significant refurbishment before being reinstalled in May 2019, along with a new lift following a £4 million refurbishment project as part of the wider project to electrify the Stirling-Dunblane-Alloa route; recognises that, since the Stirling to Alloa railway line opened in 2008, both Transport Scotland and Network Rail worked to find a solution to improve accessibility for passengers using the service; appreciates that all platforms of Stirling Station can now be accessed in a step-free way, which has made a real difference to passengers with limited mobility travelling from Dunblane, Bridge of Allan and Alloa to Stirling and beyond, and considers that this has helped to make Scotland’s rail network more accessible to everyone in the community.