After weeks of disruption, culminating in a virtual meltdown of services over the past weekend, passenger services in Scotland have entered an open-ended period of ‘emergency timetable operations’.…
Peak-time fares remain suspended in Scotland. Commuters will be spared paying a premium for their work journeys for another three months. The Scottish government-funded “Off-Peak, All-Day” promotion has…
Monday’s public holiday in the UK was typical. Cloudy with the threat of rain. However, those clouds had a silver lining. There was news of an attempt at…
Less than a month to go until Scotland gets its newest railway. Progress is being made all along the Levenmouth Rail Link, ahead of the return of passenger…
The Glenfinnan Viaduct has been famous for 123 years. Its fame was renewed as the route of Harry Potter’s Hogwarts Express. Now it is to undergo a major…
It was possibly the least surprising head-hunting move of the year. The Managing Director of Scotland’s Railway and Network Rail Scotland, Alex Hynes, has been appointed Director General…
When Great British Railways eventually succeeds Network Rail as the infrastructure and management agency for the UK network, it will inherit a much-changed railway. In terms of passenger…
It may no longer be the frontline workhorse of intercity travel, but reports of the demise of the Iconic HST is greatly exaggerated. Ruling the rails has been…
ScotRail, the operator of the vast majority of services in Scotland has launched a uniform fare structure regardless of the time of day, as a trial. That means rush…
There may seem to be a revolving door at the portfolio of transport. Both the UK ministry, and the devolved office in Scotland, have been the subject of…
London commuters may be forgiven for feeling it was still full-on dispute mode. Services of the Underground were curtailed by a widespread stoppage yesterday. Today, and on Saturday,…
Network Rail is expected to be prosecuted over shortcomings that resulted in a fatal train crash in Scotland. The British infrastructure management agency, which is responsible for the…
A project aiming to transform the future of the rail industry is underway at the home of Scotland’s railway heritage. A retired ScotRail Class 314 electric multiple is…
Hydrogen has all the impetus behind it, and it is even compatible with existing technology. But what could be (safety) issues in the rollout of hydrogen in rail…
Post-covid, but stuck in the middle of a pandemic of disputes. British passenger numbers have shown recovery in the latest official figures, but there are mixed results, and…