What is detailed design?
Detailed design is quite simply when we put the ‘detail’ into the maps, plans and sections document originally submitted as part of the Airdrie-Bathgate Railway and Linked Improvements Bill. This mainly covers the new railway between Drumgelloch and Bathgate. Work on the detailed designs started in May 2007, when the Bill became an Act of Parliament. As the original plans submitted to the Scottish Parliament and passed by the Act showed the maximum area of land that would be required by the rail link, we have refined them to indicate exactly where structures such as bridges will go, how much land is required and the specific location of each station platform. The maps and route plans on this website are a mixture of pre-detailed design and post detailed design. Once the final plans are available, they will be uploaded to this site.
