'Ludicrous' not to keep St Andrews station

13/05/10
A Facebook comment posted on ILoveStAndrews and quoted in the St Andrews Citizen from one Dee Sinclair describes the closure of St Andrews railway station as ‘ludicrous’. Read More...

Transport expert tells how to fund railway

13/04/19
Land value capture could be used to fund new railway developments at St Andrews and Levenmouth, members of Rail Future Scotland heard at their recent AGM in Edinburgh. Under the headline ‘New train of thought on rail link’ the St Andrews Citizen reported how transport expert Professor George Hazel explained that, because property within a mile of a new station increased in value, it was possible to agree contributions with would-be developers to fund the line. Read More...

'Unnecessary, costly project'

13/04/12
A St Andrews resident has complained that the ‘constant rhetoric and propaganda being reported’ about the campaign for a new railway is ‘becoming tedious’, branding the project ‘unnecessary, impractical and outrageously costly.’ Read More...

'Positive signals'

13/04/05
The St Andrews Citizen reported the presentation to the North East Fife Area Committee and its aftermath under the stirring headline ‘Rail link campaigners given positive signals’, and then ‘Councillors’ reaction seen as ‘encouraging’’.

The article covers the responses to the consultation, the importance of SESTRAN carrying out the STAG and the necessity of amending TayPlan, and the forthcoming report to the Area Committee. The benefits to Cupar and the attraction of rail to car-drivers were also emphasised. Read More...

'Leap forward for St Andrews rail link'

13/04/04
The Dundee Evening Telegraph carried a report of the Starlink presentation to the Area Committee, describing the forthcoming further report as a ‘leap forward.’ Read More...