THE Scottish Government has been urged to reduce the cost of rail travel after a price comparison found it was cheaper to fly from Edinburgh to London than commute to Glasgow by train. Research by Scottish Labour found a return flight from Edinburgh to London Stansted could cost as little as £29.98 – less than … Read more
SCOTRAIL is set to cut opening hours at dozens of ticket office across Scotland. The public train operator said the changes are due to “changing travel and ticket purchasing patterns”. 3 ScotRail bosses are set to cut dozens of ticket office opening hoursCredit: Getty 3 Wemyss Bay is one of 54 ticket offices that will … Read more
SCOTRAIL chiefs slapped themselves on the back today after grabbing two rail industry “Oscars” – despite months of woe for passengers. The nationalised service won transport gongs for the quality of a list of its stations. 2 Glasgow Queen Street scooped the ‘Station of the Year’ award.Credit: Mark Ferguson 2 Ticket prices are set to … Read more
THE departure board called it the 13.53 from Waverley to Inverness. But on Sunday, it was more like the last helicopter out of Saigon. 2 Bill Leckie opens up on Scotland’s public transport networkCredit: John Kirkby – The Sun Glasgow 2 The Scottish Sun columnist described ScotRail as an ‘utter brass neck’Credit: PA The six-carriage … Read more
RAIL services to one of Britain’s remotest stations at the centre of a “nutty neighbours” row could finally resume within weeks. Altnabreac Station, which sits in the Flow Country in Caithness, has been closed to passengers since mid-November last year. 2 The station is located in Caithness in the Highlands 2 It is set to … Read more
SCOTS are set for a day of rail chaos as train driver shortages are set to cause disruption on certain routes TOMORROW. ScotRail passengers are being warned to check before they travel on Sunday after services were amended due to a looming union vote over further strike action. 2 Certain services across the central belt … Read more
A PERSON has been struck by a train on a major ScotRail line with late night rail services axed as a result. Network Rail confirmed this evening that journeys had been cancelled after a casualty on the tracks. 1 The incident took place near Broughty FerryCredit: Alamy The line between Dundee and Aberdeen has been closed while emergency services deal … Read more
A PERSON has been rushed to hospital after they were found injured on railway tracks. Emergency services raced to Hyndland station in Glasgow this afternoon after the alarm was raised. 1 A person was found injured on the tracks at Hyndland railway stationCredit: The Sun The British Transport Police was alerted around 4.23pm to a … Read more
