New electrical feeder station placed near Paisley to help cut carbon footprint

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An electrical feeder station in the Paisley area has now been put in place as it becomes the first of several for Scotland’s railway. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. The station is part of a Scottish Government-backed project to help enhance Scotland’s railway by improving the resilience and reliability of the infrastructure and it will become operational in September.

The investment will also see additional support to electrically powered trains to help the Government reduce the country's carbon footprint.Lesley Pringle, project manager for traction power at Network Rail said: “The £120m investment from the Scottish Government for this programme is key to helping us meet our target to decarbonise Scotland’s Railway by 2035.“This is the first of the new feeder stations to arrive and it's definitely been a challenging site but our colleagues from across the Scotland’s Railway team have worked tirelessly to ensure it runs smoothly.”Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will