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Motion · S6M-10557 · 20 Sep 2023

Caledonian Railway Volunteers to Restore Arbroath Road Train to Benefit the Local Community

Lodged by Liam Kerr (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) Standard Motion 25 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the Caledonian Railway volunteers on their success with a community asset transfer bid for the vintage Arbroath tourist road train, which was offered to community groups; understands that the Caledonian Railway volunteers have been building knowledge of restoring locomotives and carriages on the award-winning railway for more than 40 years; further understands that the Arbroath land train entertained tens of thousands of visitors for a generation; notes that the train will be running again in the near future; believes that this will bring benefits to the local tourist economy; notes that the road train will be used to link local attractions to the railway, and wishes the volunteers every success with their restoration efforts.

Supporters (25)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.