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ScotRail 170403 passes Hillend (near Dalgety) on October 10 2024 with the 0939 Edinburgh-Perth service. PAUL BIGGS.

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Peak fares in Scotland to be permanently scrapped from September

Scottish government announces peak fares will be no more from September 1.

Scottish Government 7 May

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Key role of peak fares in Scottish Budget

Green MSPs have vowed to press the SNP government to reverse its decision to bring back peak rail fares.

Scotland 19 Nov

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Scotland commits to £4.2bn infrastructure spend in CP7

The Scottish Government finally published its High Level Output Specification and Statement of Funds Available for Scotland’s Railway infrastructure for CP7

17 Feb

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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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Scotland outlines transport transition plan

Scottish Government confirms plans for transport in response to easing of country's lockdown

29 May

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Rail unions: This is not the time to run more trains

Joint letter from three rail unions sent to political leaders warning of safety fears over reintroducing more rail services

4 May

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ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper agree to EMAs

Minimum six-month Government deals for Caledonian Sleeper and ScotRail

21 Apr

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Abellio to lose ScotRail franchise three years early

Abellio to cease running ScotRail franchise in March 2022, some three years earlier than planned.

18 Dec

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£15 million scheme to develop Waverley capacity

Three options to boost capacity west of Edinburgh Waverley to be explored

10 Oct

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ScotRail takes three more ‘classic’ HSTs

Three more HSTs for ScotRail as operator seeks to improve performance

25 Mar

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Public sector permitted to bid for ScotRail franchise

Public sector can bid for next ScotRail franchise

23 Aug

67012 hauls a London Euston-Inverness sleeper through Dalwhinnie on April 30. PHIL METCALFE.

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New destinations for Scottish sleeper trains?

Oban and Scotland’s Far North could be served by Caledonian Sleeper trains, but funding from authorities would be needed to support the services.

23 May

GB Railfreight 66709 Sorrento hauls a loaded coal train north of Bank Junction, near New Cumnock on March 15, with the 1515 Greenburn-Drax Power station. DONALD CAMERON.

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Scotland reveals agenda to develop rail freight strategy

Scottish Government, says it will “consider the barriers to innovation and attracting new freight onto the railway network, and how these can be overcome”.

8 Apr

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Hitachi's new Scottish EMU construction starts next month

Construction of AT200 bodyshells begins in November.

30 Oct

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ScotRail’s first scenic Class 158 released into traffic

The first refurbished ‘scenic’ '158' for ScotRail was unveiled on September 1, before being released today in time for its planned use on the Borders Railway.

2 Sept

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