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ScotRail announces temporary timetable amid union dispute

ScotRail is introducing a temporary timetable to provide greater certainty and reliability for passengers amidst ongoing pay talks with train driver unions.

ScotRail 9 Jul

First Minister John Swinney opens the new Levenmouth Rail Link

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Levenmouth Rail link opens

The long awaited Levenmouth rail link has officially been opened by Scottish First Minister, John Swinney in a ceremony on 29 May. As well as the official opening, it will begin welcoming passengers onto its services on 2 June.

Scotland 30 May

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RMT ‘win’ over retention of guards on Barrhead line

THE RMT union has claimed a “significant win” after ScotRail agreed to continue driver-and-guard operation on its £63 million newly electrified line to Barrhead, and its £140m East Kilbride electrification project, on which work started earlier this year.

industrial action 21 May

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New timetable to be introduced by ScotRail

ScotRail is to introduce a new timetable from June that is aimed at improving access for several communities. It has been introduced in part because of the reopening of the Levenmouth line, which will begin passenger services on 2nd June 2024.

ScotRail 30 Apr

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DfT announces new director general for rail services

Scotland’s Railway managing director Alex Hynes has been appointed as director general, rail services.

DfT 19 Mar

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ScotRail extends body camera use

Number of body-worn cameras by operator's staff triples in bid to curb anti-social behaviour.

ScotRail 15 Feb

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Troon station rebuild emerges after fire (video)

New steel 'skeleton' for platform building nears completion ahead of planned opening for golf's The Open Championship this summer.

station renovation 19 Jan

Scotrail 43129 following collision with debris from storm Gerrit

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Lucky driver escapes violent storm smash

Locomotive 'might be written off' as driver takes evasive action behind, avoiding debris through cab window.

ScotRail 7 Jan

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Are HSTs being removed too soon?

The removal of HSTs from CrossCountry saves cash now, but will it throttle passenger growth? MEL HOLLEY reports

24 Apr

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Gibb leaves ScotRail amid ‘micro-management’ rumours

The Scottish Government is facing questions over the structure of the publicly run ScotRail, following the departure of the head of its rail holdings company

5 Jan

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Extra trains for Edinburgh Festival

ScotRail has confirmed that later trains will run and that existing services will be reinforced with extra carriages to and from Edinburgh

9 Aug

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Carmont: Scottish unions back calls for public inquiry

Scotland’s trade union movement has backed calls for a public inquiry into the 2020 Carmont derailment in which three men died.

6 May

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Hitachi track monitoring trial spreads to ScotRail

Hitachi is to further develop on-train track monitoring equipment for Network Rail

19 Mar

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ScotRail U-turn on ticket office proposals

Plans to close three ticket offices in Scotland and to reduce opening hours at 117 others have been heavily scaled back, following widespread opposition.

1 Mar

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E-scooters ban widens after fire scares

Transport for London and the Tyne & Wear Metro have banned the use of privately owned e-scooters on railway premises from December 13

21 Dec

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Damaging strike action called off after RMT agrees 2.5% deal…

Strikes that would have crippled ScotRail throughout COP26 were averted - after the RMT union agreed a pay deal that it described as leaving workers “quids in”.

12 Nov

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