2019
StARLink goes to Holyrood - 2
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
The
Courier covered the meeting
between cross-party MSPs and StARLink campaigners
where the parliamentarians were updated on the
progress of the STAG and the imminent publication of
the Case for Change.
Mark Ruskell (Scottish Greens), Claire Baker (Labour) and Willie Rennie (Scottish Liberal Democrats) all voiced support for the project and looked forward to further developments. Read More...
Mark Ruskell (Scottish Greens), Claire Baker (Labour) and Willie Rennie (Scottish Liberal Democrats) all voiced support for the project and looked forward to further developments. Read More...
Citizen coverage of LRDF grant
Friday, 30 August 2019
Trailed
on the front page the St Andrews
Citizen covers the LRDF
grant - meanwhile in the letters column a reader
suggests a tram. Read
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Support from Herald journalist
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
In an
article in the Herald
about
improvements to the railway, Rosemary Goring
describes proposals for a new St Andrews railway as
‘common sense.’ Read
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Second grant for StARLink to complete appraisal
Saturday, 24 August 2019
As
reported in The
Courier, StARLink was
successful in its application to the second round of
the Local Rail Development Fund and was awarded
£180K, which will enable it to complete the St
Andrews Sustainable Transport Study according to STAG
rules. Read
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Naysayer fails to 'get it'
Friday, 23 August 2019
A
regular naysayer dismissed calls for a St Andrews
railway, but events soon overtook his missive.
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Citizen - could St Andrews be next?
Friday, 16 August 2019
After
the welcome news that the Levenmouth Railway is to be
re-opened, the St Andrews
Citizen/Fife Herald asked the question
‘Now - why not St Andrews?’ Read
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Queues 'emphasise' need for rail link
Friday, 26 July 2019
After
roadworks at Guardbridge caused Stagecoach to cancel
bus services, a St Andrews councillor claimed that
the problems reinforce the case for a railway to St
Andrews, as reported in the St Andrews
Citizens/Fife Herald.
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Railway would greatly mitigate effect of major road works
Friday, 05 July 2019
A St
Andrews councillor has pointed out that severe
traffic disruption on the main road to St Andrews
would have been considerably less had there been a
rail link to the town. Read
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Scottish Field report
Monday, 01 July 2019
A
hard-hitting article in this month’s
Scottish
Field describes the
Scottish Government’s ‘failure’ to re-open the line
to St Andrews as ‘baffling.’ Read
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'Miles from anywhere without even a railway station'
Friday, 07 June 2019
The
University of St Andrews is now second only to
Cambridge according to The
Guardian University Guide
2020; however this acclaim did not come without a
remark upon its lack of connectivity, being described
as,
‘ … miles from anywhere without even a railway station …’ Read More...
‘ … miles from anywhere without even a railway station …’ Read More...
St Andrews Sustainable Transport study - Residents questionnaire
Friday, 26 April 2019
The St
Andrews Sustainable Transport study received coverage
in both The
Courier and the
St
Andrews Citizen/Fife Herald regarding the
Residents Questionnaire component.
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Citizen correspondence ping-pong
Thursday, 04 April 2019
The
St
Andrews Citizen letters column has
been the site of a verbal jousting match about the
railway, apparently involving 3 people but there were
actually only two. Now read on … Read
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'Railway could be part of solving car-parking problem'
Friday, 08 March 2019
In an
examination of possible solutions to the vexed
question of car-parking in St Andrews, an article in
the St Andrews
Citizen &
Fife
Herald mentions a railway
as a possible part of the solution.
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LibDem support for Fife rail enhancements - EFM
Wednesday, 06 March 2019
The
Scottish Liberal Democrats decision to support new
railways, including St Andrews and Levenmouth, was
reported in the East Fife
Mail. Read
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Double double coverage
Friday, 01 March 2019
Both
the Fife
Herald and
St
Andrews Citizen featured not one but
two articles pertaining to a St Andrews railway -
with photos. Read
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Scottish LibDems back St Andrews railway
Sunday, 24 February 2019
The
Scottish Liberal Democrats this weekend agreed to
back the re-opening of railway lines and stations in
Scotland, including St Andrews. Read
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Citizen covers Campaign for Better Transport's endorsement of St Andrews campaign
Friday, 08 February 2019
The
St
Andrews Citizen and
Fife
Herald reported on the
Campaign for Better Transport’s support for building
a new railway line to St Andrews. Read
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Student paper reports on funding refusal
Thursday, 07 February 2019
The
student newspaper The
Saint reported the
lamentable failure of the North East Fife Area
Committee to approve a £7000 grant to StARLink, at
the instigation of 2 St Andrews councillors.
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National campaign endorses St Andrews Railway
Tuesday, 05 February 2019
The
Campaign for Better Transport has included a new line
to St Andrews as one of only 3 Scottish projects, out
of a total of 33, amongst its recommended rail
expansion proposals. Read
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Citizen coverage of NE Fife Committee vote
Friday, 01 February 2019
The
St
Andrews Citizen reported on the
failure of the funding application but contrary to
its assertion there is no question of the study being
postponed. Read
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StARLink AGM
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
The
StARLink Annual General Meeting will take place on
Saturday 23rd February in St Andrews.
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Kingdom FM coverage of funding refusal
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
Radio
station Kingdom FM has covered the fall-out from last
week’s refusal to grant StARLink the remaining £7K to
enable the Scottish Government funded appraisal to be
carried out. Read
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Funding denied by Fife Council
Saturday, 26 January 2019
St
Andrews councillors on the North East Fife Area
Committee of Fife Council led the refusal of a
request for £7,000 to ensure that the full £40,000
from the Scottish Government can be drawn down for
the appraisal. Read
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Citizen coverage of commemoration
Friday, 11 January 2019
'St Andrews in Focus' looks at railway
Friday, 11 January 2019
The
bimonthly magazine St Andrews in
Focus included an article
about the former St Andrews railway line and looks
forward to a new one. Read
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Report in Courier of 50th anniversary
Saturday, 05 January 2019
The
Courier reported yesterday’s
commemoration, complete with photograph showing the
campaigners at the old station site.
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Press previews of 50th anniversary
Friday, 04 January 2019
The
Courier and the
St
Andrews Citizen both published a
preview of the 50th anniversary celebrations.
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Kingdom FM coverage of 50th anniversary
Friday, 04 January 2019
Supporters for a new
St Andrews Railway assembled this morning at the site
of the old station, to mark the 50th anniversary of
the last train’s arrival on 4th January 1969. Kingdom
FM covered the occasion. Read
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