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ScotRail 158869 at Tweedbank on November 25 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Borders Railway smashes forecast passenger figures

The Borders Railway has beaten traffic forecasts by 22%, with almost 700,000 passengers travelling on the route in its first six months of operation.

1 Jun

Class 385 body shells on their way to the UK. HITACHI.

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Five Hitachi Class 385 bodyshells heading for UK

Five Class 385 bodyshells are due to arrive in the UK this month, while in Japan the first completed ‘385’ is undergoing testing.

21 May

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Campaigners call for Borders Railway improvements

The Campaign for Borders Rail is urging better trains and more reliable infrastructure on the new Edinburgh-Tweedbank railway following failures in April.

11 May

News

Heritage award plaque unveiled at Gleneagles

ScotRail, Network Rail and IDP Architects unveiled a plaque at Gleneagles on May 5

9 May

ScotRail 320411 at Exhibition Centre on March 22. JONATHAN MCGURK.

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Extra trains in traffic with ScotRail

Cascaded electric multiple units enter traffic with ScotRail.

23 Mar

News

Class 385 route introduction plans revealed

ScotRail reveals which routes brand new Class 385s will be introduced, and when.

11 Feb

The interior of the Class 385s. This shows part of both the first class (in the foreground) and standard class. SCOTRAIL.

News

Brand new Scottish trains unveiled

Two weeks after it unveiled Class 385 bodyshells, ScotRail reveals the interiors of the Hitachi electric multiple units it will introduce into traffic next year

10 Feb

158869 at Tweedbank on November 25. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Borders Railway patronage exceeds forecast figures

More than half a million passengers have used the £353 million Borders Railway since it re-opened in September last year.

4 Feb

Gallery

New ScotRail Class 385s bodyshells

Photographs released today, taken at the Hitachi production plant at Kasado, Japan

27 Jan

ScotRail Alliance Managing Director Phil Verster (left) and Scottish Transport Minister Derek Mackay at Milngavie on December 21. SCOTRAIL.

News

ScotRail reveals £475m plan to upgrade train fleet

A £475 million improvement programme for ScotRail’s train fleet was unveiled on December 21.

22 Dec

News

ScotRail puts on extra trains to cover for Forth Road Bridge closure

Other services cancelled to free up rolling stock

7 Dec

News

RAIL ARCHIVE: Scottish Supplement (RAIL 783)

Read the features from the Scottish supplement published in RAIL issue 783 (September 16 - 29 2015)

4 Dec

A ScotRail Class 334 at Bathgate. SCOTRAIL.

News

ScotRail fits power sockets to more trains

ScotRail has fitted power sockets to the first of 40 Class 334s, as part of a £36 million upgrade.

12 Nov

News

New Community Rail Partnership for the Highlands

The Highland Main Line Community Rail Partnership was launched at Pitlochry on November 9.

11 Nov

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Hitachi's new Scottish EMU construction starts next month

Construction of AT200 bodyshells begins in November.

30 Oct

News

VIDEO: Borders Railway interview with ScotRail

Interview with Rob Shorthouse of ScotRail, in regards to the volume of passengers on the Borders Railway and the overcrowding and cancellation issues

28 Oct

News

Scotrail’s discount scheme a success

100,000 members signed up to Club 50 scheme since its launch in September

23 Oct

News

Service roles for ScotRail graduates

ScotRail’s third intake of Modern Apprentices in Customer Service graduated on October 9

12 Oct

Feature

Borders railway: a game-changing project

Everyone’s a winner with the newly re-opened stretch of Borders railway - but it was hard work for the campaigners and the contractors who built the railway

Major projects 16 Sept