📋 Tender Overview
A Celebrated Railway Sculpture That Has Been Stored Away For Over Two Decades Has Been Given A New Lease Of Life At The Heart Of Springburn. Heritage And Hope, Created In 1989 By Renowned Artist Vincent Butler, Depicts A Railway Worker And His Daughter, Guiding The Figure Of Hope, Symbolising The AreaS Proud Locomotive-Building Heritage And The Generations Of Families Who Helped Shape ScotlandS Railway. After The Closure Of Springburn Museum In 2001, The Sculpture Was Placed In Storage Until Local Artist Mandy Mcintosh Stepped In To Ensure It Was Preserved In 2024. Working With Network Rail, Scotrail As Well As Local Community Groups, Such As The Springburn Shopping Centre And Springburn Unity Network, The Sculpture Has Now Been Restored And Placed At Springburn Station. Network Rail Supported The Restoration, Casting A New Plinth And Installing It In A Prominent Position On Platform One, Where It Will Be Seen By The Hundreds Of Thousands Of Passengers Who Use The Station Each Year. The Installation Aligns With Broader Plans To Improve Springburn Station, With Future Phases Potentially Including Accessibility Upgrades And Frontage Enhancements. It Also Reflects Network Rail And ScotrailS Shared Commitment To Celebrating Local Heritage While Supporting Vibrant Communities Across Scotland. Brian Maley, Project Manager For Strategy And Investment At Network Rail, Said: WeRe Delighted To See Heritage And Hope Return To Springburn. Springburn Has Played, And Continues To Play, An Important Role In ScotlandS Railway Story. Mandy Mcintosh Said: This Sculpture Is So Important In Recognising SpringburnS Industrial Heritage ItS Fitting That Heritage And Hope Now Has A Permanent Home At The Train Station. ItS A Wonderful Link To The Future For People And Place In An Area Of Such Significance. Paul Mckay, Scotrail Communications Director, Said: Springburn Has An Incredible Railway History, So ItS Fantastic To See The Heritage And Hope Statue Back At The Heart Of The Community That Inspired It. This Sculpture Is A Powerful Reminder Of The Generations Of Railway Workers And Families Who Helped Shape ScotlandS Railway And The Communities Around It. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Visit National Rail Enquiries Journalists Network Rail Press Office - Beth Franklin Media Relations Manager Network Rail 07710221337 Beth.Franklin@Networkrail.Co.Uk We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of Track , 30,000 Bridges, Tunnels And Viaducts And The Thousands Of Signals , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest Stations While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS Train Operating Companies . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver A Safe And Reliable Railway , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The Multi-Billion Pound Railway Upgrade Plan , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: @Networkrail Visit Our Online Newsroom: Www.Networkrailmediacentre.Co.Uk
