Tag: Scotrail

The first of the ten electric trains being introduced to boost capacity on the Edinburgh to Glasgow line have begun service this weekend.ScotRail says its temporary class 365 trains were starting to run from...

ScotRail have announced plans to provide additional services for those attending Sunday's Edinburgh Marathon.Spectators and runners will benefit from extra carriages on trains between Edinburgh and North Berwick throughout the day and extra trains...

With Halloween fast approaching ScotRail Alliance has launched some specially branded trains.The ScotRail logos have been altered and they now feature ghouls, pumpkins, bats and witches. These trains will be in service on the...

The ScotRail Alliance is giving away £1 million worth of free off-peak tickets to some of Scotland’s top destinations.The giveaway is both a thanks to customers and an opportunity to showcase the huge variety...

In its second ‘Summer of Smart’ the ScotRail Alliance is converting its most popular tickets to Smart Technology. Over the next three months, the switch will help customer beat the queues by allowing them...

A new travel pass offering unlimited two-day rail travel for Edinburgh families is being launched just in time for Easter. The Edinburgh Days Out travel pass, introduced by ScotRail, will let families discover top tourist...

The ScotRail Alliance has advised customers heading to the Scottish football team’s world cup qualifier against Slovenia on 26 March to leave plenty of time for their journey and get to the ground early.A...

The ScotRail Alliance is urging customers in Fife, Perth and Dundee to check their journey times before they travel, as engineering works are taking place over the coming weeks.On certain Sundays in February and...

 Scotrail remind rugby fans that trains will be busy to and from Edinburgh this weekend and two further weekends when Scotland plays in the Six Nations.On 4 February Scotland play Ireland at 2.25pm, on 25...

The Transport Secretary Humza Yousaf welcomed the first of the new Hitachi electric trains to Scotland yesterday.There will eventually be 70 of these and they will be used from autumn 2017 on the Edinburgh...

The ScotRail Alliance’s new timetable started today and the train operator asks that you take a minute to check your journeys before travelling.The winter 16/17 timetable has a number of small changes to train times and...

Tweedbank Station will soon have a shop and a public convenience, no doubt making passengers lives a little more pleasant when using the station.The shop will sell hot and cold drinks, snacks, sweets and newspaper...

Until Edinburgh gets the bike rental scheme promised for so long by the council, Scotrail has gone some way to providing an alternative.The rail provider which seems to be on a bit of a PR offensive...

The trains which service the Edinburgh to Helensburgh route will be improved by on-board WIFI Scotrail have announced today.The Class 334 fleet is the latest in the rail company's project to install WiFi on...

If any of you are going to take part in the Great Scottish Run in Glasgow on Sunday 2 October then you and your supporters are reminded to plan your journey to the event as...

Down at my local nature reserve, at the foot of Arthur’s Seat, we were rather proud of our family of great crested grebes. It was just the second year we had seen them nesting...

Changes to Edinburgh trainsEvening peak train extended to Glasgow Central New Sunday morning service between Edinburgh – North Berwick New departure times between Edinburgh – North Berwick / Dunbar Changes to station ‘calls’...

ScotRail is reminding customers travelling to the William Hill Scottish Cup Final at Hampden that trains will be busier than normal.ScotRail will be adding carriages to trains between Glasgow Central and Mount Florida/King’s Park...

Fans are advised to ‘Travel by Train’ down to Melrose on Saturday for the 126th Edition of the famous Sevens Tournament.Scotrail says that fans will be able to use services on the Borders Railway...

Scotrail advise that due to the approaching storm some train services will not run at all on Friday morning, and others will operate on a restricted basis.The Edinburgh to Glasgow via Falkirk High service...

If you are a ScotRail passenger and your journey is disrupted then you can complete your journey by tram for no extra cost.The idea is that if your rail journey is affected by severe...

Hard to believe but it is now one month since the Borders Railway line opened on Sunday 6 September. Since then more than 125,000 passenger journeys have been made on the line. Public interest soared following almost a...

At the press launch of the Borders Railway held this morning many bodies were represented who have been involved with the development and building of the line, and others such as VisitScotland who will...

Hailstones fell.  A cold wind blew. Dark clouds flew. You could tell….this was a Scottish spring.  The only warm spot was our fire.  We   piled on the old gorse bushes and bramble in the...

A train carriage travels through a wintry landscape. You are the passenger in that carriage, and as you watch the swirling snowflakes from your cosy seat, an unknown voice begins to tell you a...

Fares changes are now in effect for passengers making advance bookings for UK rail journeys in 2015. What do you think? Is rail travel your preferred option? It always seems to us that the...

So, Scotland’s railways are to be run by a state-owned company after all. But the state concerned is not Scottish or even British, but Dutch. The awarding of the ScotRail franchise to Abellio, a...

Leo du Feu's girlfriend Jennifer is a long-suffering woman; she's accompanied him up mountains, stayed with him in shower-less eco hostels and even put up with him pitching their tent on heather (which they...

Owing to earlier over-running engineering works between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street Scotrail report that train services running to and from these stations are returning to normal but some services may still be delayed...

Free wi-fi will be rolled out at 25 ScotRail stations across the country, ScotRail and Transport Scotland revealed today.And all 38 of ScotRail’s Class 380 trains will have wi-fi by March 2014, with trains being fitted...