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Forth Road Bridge relief trains
An unplanned expanded train service was introduced for a period of around four weeks while the Forth Road Bridge was closed for emergency repairs during December 2015.
Although the bridge reopened ahead of schedule on 23rd December, the train service continued to run until early January 2016, which was the scheduled reopening date.
Trains were withdrawn from services elsewhere in Scotland to provide this service. In addition, two six car diesel-hauled trains of antiquated rolling stock were also used, one of which came from the south of England.
The additional south bound trains were:-
Inverkeithing-Haymarket: 0708, 0840, 0931, 1249, 1602, 1649, 1729, 1906
Cowdenbeath-Dunfermline Town-Inverkeithing-Haymarket: 0750, 1504
Dunfermline Town-Inverkeithing-Haymarket: 1000, 1046, 1200, 1402, 1839
Cowdenbeath-Dunfermline Town-Haymarket: 1335
Cowdenbeath-Inverkeithing-Edinburgh: 1707
Cowdenbeath-Inverkeithing-Haymarket: 1739
Cowdenbeath-Kirkcaldy-Burntisland-Aberdour-Dalgety Bay-Inverkeithing-Haymarket: 1739
The additional north bound trains were :-
Haymarket-Inverkeithing: 0746, 0854, 1211, 1450, 1617, 1641, 1653
Haymarket-Inverkeithing-Dunfermline Town: 0918, 1012, 1047, 1121, 1320, 1809
Haymarket-Dunfermline Town-Cowdenbeath: 1249
Haymarket-Inverkeithing, Dunfermline Town-Cowdenbeath: 1418
Although the bridge reopened ahead of schedule on 23rd December, the train service continued to run until early January 2016, which was the scheduled reopening date.
Trains were withdrawn from services elsewhere in Scotland to provide this service. In addition, two six car diesel-hauled trains of antiquated rolling stock were also used, one of which came from the south of England.
The additional south bound trains were:-
Inverkeithing-Haymarket: 0708, 0840, 0931, 1249, 1602, 1649, 1729, 1906
Cowdenbeath-Dunfermline Town-Inverkeithing-Haymarket: 0750, 1504
Dunfermline Town-Inverkeithing-Haymarket: 1000, 1046, 1200, 1402, 1839
Cowdenbeath-Dunfermline Town-Haymarket: 1335
Cowdenbeath-Inverkeithing-Edinburgh: 1707
Cowdenbeath-Inverkeithing-Haymarket: 1739
Cowdenbeath-Kirkcaldy-Burntisland-Aberdour-Dalgety Bay-Inverkeithing-Haymarket: 1739
The additional north bound trains were :-
Haymarket-Inverkeithing: 0746, 0854, 1211, 1450, 1617, 1641, 1653
Haymarket-Inverkeithing-Dunfermline Town: 0918, 1012, 1047, 1121, 1320, 1809
Haymarket-Dunfermline Town-Cowdenbeath: 1249
Haymarket-Inverkeithing, Dunfermline Town-Cowdenbeath: 1418
Created: Sun, 17 Jan 2016, Updated: Sun, 17 Jan 2016
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