Levenmouth roads would benefit from less freight
Levenmouth roads would benefit from less freight
July 07, 2018   |   News
High time to get more goods traffic onto the rails and ease road wear+tear and congestion. Diageo operations in Levenmouth can easily make some use o...

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A Railway to Regenerate Levenmouth – Booklet
A Railway to Regenerate Levenmouth - Booklet
July 07, 2018   |   News
The definitive guide to the overwhelming case for reopening the Leven rail link, produced by rail experts “It demonstrates that, in respect of c...

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Leven Valley Project emerging
Leven Valley Project emerging
July 07, 2018   |   News
New plans to develop the River Leven corridor are taking shape.   Like the neglected Levenmouth coastline, there is major tourism, leisure and biodive...

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The Levenmouth Blueprint

  • November 4th, 2019

The Levenmouth Blueprint – Keavy O’Neill, Transport Scotland   Rail Technology Magazine 30.10.19 The Levenmouth railway link will deliver substantial social benefits and societal opportunities, unlocking access to cultural activities and…

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Regenerating railways in Fife

  • December 9th, 2018

In the December issue of The Railway Magazine Graeme Pickering looks at two reopening proposals in Scotland which could again connect the conurbation of LevenMouth, the university town of St…

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Levenmouth residents identify public transport as the issue most in need of improvement

  • September 26th, 2018

As part of the Strategic Assessment and Local Community Planning process, local people across Fife were asked to consider aspects of the physical and social environment where they live and…

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Levenmouth needs regeneration, Edinburgh needs to manage rapid growth = a rail solution

  • September 23rd, 2018

Edinburgh City Council Chief Executive Andy Kerr believes the capital will increase its population by 50% over the next 30 years. “The biggest strategic issue” facing Edinburgh was not attracting…

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Young People for Rail Link

On April 23rd the Levenmouth Rail campaign invited pupils from the local schools and college to mark Scotland’s ‘Year of young people 2018’ to “Walk the Line”. They were accompanied…

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Well done Alistair. Great reading. 👏

Weekly Update @ 3rd December: The Scottish Government’s worthy commitment t to reduce car mileage by 20% by 2030 will depend on the availability, frequency and affordability of public transport as well as improvements to active travel (cycling, walking). The return of trains serving Levenmouth should make that broad objective achievable here specially for mid and longer distance travel given favourable timetabling and fares although deteriorating bus services may work in the opposite direction.

We eagerly await the current Scotrail’s review of proposed rail timetable while the results of the current 6-month pilot, scrapping peak fares from October 23 to March 24. If this experiment was to continue then the current £13.50 full off-peak return fares to and from Edinburgh (based on Markinch) might be sufficient to persuade more to leave their cars behind. From the other direction, the fact average housing costs in Levenmouth are around 40% of those in Edinburgh might also appeal to city dwellers seeking cheaper accommodation and prepared to commute.

Here in Levenmouth, while the Bawbee Bridge reopened this past week, temporary lights will return in January to allow for the development of active travel networks creating the necessary walking and cycling routes before Leven station opens.

The next LMRC meeting is 31st January. For more info, tel 0903366529, email LMRC@mail.com or check our facebook pages
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Weekly Update @ 3rd December: The Scottish Government’s worthy commitment t to reduce car mileage by 20% by 2030 will depend on the availability, frequency and affordability of public transport as well as improvements to active travel (cycling, walking).  The return of trains serving Levenmouth should make that broad objective achievable here specially for mid and longer distance travel given favourable timetabling and fares although deteriorating bus services may work in the opposite direction.   

We eagerly await the current Scotrail’s review of proposed rail timetable while the results of the current 6-month pilot, scrapping peak fares from October 23 to March 24.  If this experiment was to continue then the current £13.50 full off-peak return fares to and from Edinburgh (based on Markinch) might be sufficient to persuade more to leave their cars behind.   From the other direction, the fact average housing costs in Levenmouth are around 40% of those in Edinburgh might also appeal to city dwellers seeking cheaper accommodation and prepared to commute.   

Here in Levenmouth, while the Bawbee Bridge reopened this past week, temporary lights will return in January to allow for the development of active travel networks creating the necessary walking and cycling routes before Leven station opens. 

The next LMRC meeting is 31st January. For more info, tel 0903366529, email LMRC@mail.com or check our facebook pagesImage attachment

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Can Network Rail, the Scottish Government and Fife Council explain how in what way closing 3 well used rights of way people have walked and cycled for centuries, helps towards reducing carbon out put, the effected communities now have a 10 mile detour, not only have these communities been pushed back to using polluting transport but have also lost all the health benefits of walking and cycling these routes. Where are the active travel routes for the biggest stretch of reopened line from Thornton to Windygates? Why was there no consideration given to the communities from Thornton to Windygates?

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