Topic: Scotland

Edinburgh Tram on test run in Leith Walk, seen from a tenement window above

Edinburgh trams make historic move

Edinburgh Trams have made history for the right reasons, for once. A test run saw the first guided rail vehicle to traverse Leith Walk in 66 years. History was made on Monday night (13 March),...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton
Scottish passenger train at platform with iconic Forth Bridge in background

Rail industry welcomes investment plans for Scotland

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has welcomed the Scottish government commitments to sustaining rail funding in their recent budget statement, made to parliament in Edinburgh earlier this month. The representative body also applauded the statement...Read more
|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

Scotland bears the brunt of new rail dispute

With rail services in the whole of Britain disrupted over the weekend, Scotland now faces a difficult week. Unions called out their members on Monday, after pay talks at ScotRail failed to produce a satisfactory...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

ScotRail reintroduces full timetable

Following the resolution of their long-running dispute with the train drivers union, the publicly owned ScotRail plans to reintroduce a full timetable from today. However, the hot weather may scupper those ambitions to run a...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Scotland given the power to electrify railways

Scotland’s publicly run railway has been given the funding to address electric power supply issues. The injection of 120 million pounds (140 million euros) will help the network reach the Scottish government’s ambitious target of...Read more
|2 comments|author: Simon Walton

A new dawn for Scotland’s Forth Bridge

Network Rail, the UK infrastructure management agency, is currently concluding a lengthy protection and maintenance programme on a World Heritage Site. It also happens in one of the most iconic structures across the railway network....Read more
|Comment|author: Nick Augusteijn