‘Noisy’ railway works at weekends

RESIDENTS in the centre of Cupar have been warned to prepare for potentially restless nights over the coming weeks as work to renew track at the town’s railway station gathers pace.

Preparation work has been ongoing f or Network Rail’s planned maintenance since January, but the organisation has written to householders living near the station saying work to renew railway components and track is to be stepped up from this weekend.

It could mean locals have noise nuisance to contend with throughout the early hours of the morning for several weekends.

Evelyn Brown, community relations manager at Network Rail Scotland, which owns and maintains the track at Cupar, apologised for any inconvenience.

“Unfortunately, the equipment we use means that some noise is unavoidable but we will do all we can to minimise it,” she said.

“We understand that working at night and at weekends is far from ideal, but we are legally obliged to work on the railway at times that cause least disruption to trains.

“Unfortunately, this means carrying out a lot of our work at weekends or overnight.”

The main works will be carried out this weekend between 12.30am and 8am on Sunday and Monday morning.

The same will again be true next weekend, weather permitting, while follow-up works are due to take place over the following five weekends.