THE MINISTER for Transport visited Scotland’s Railway’s new purpose-built engineering depot near Bishopbriggs.

Jenny Gilruth MSP, along with Amy Callaghan MP, went to the facility in Cadder, which is between Bishopbriggs and Lenzie on the Edinburgh and Glasgow mainline.

The £33m Cadder Depot came into use in December 2021 to help improve services for passengers.  During her visit, Ms Gilruth unveiled a commemorative plaque to mark the official opening of the depot.

The guests also had the opportunity to see some of the operations of the yard, including three new service platforms, train cleaning facilities, a refuelling unit, a night-time accommodation for up to six High-Speed Trains and a new modular building with the capacity to accommodate up to 250 support staff.

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Jenny Gilruth MSP, Minister for Transport, said: “I was delighted to see first-hand ScotRail’s new engineering depot at Cadder and to hear about the benefits it will create for Scotland’s Railway going forward.

“This Scottish Government funded facility will help support some of the existing fleet and also the introduction of new rolling stock, as part of our Decarbonisation Action Plan.

“It has already created 25 new jobs and also supports over 200 existing roles within the yard which is another example of the real benefits for the industry and direct investment making a real difference from this Government.”