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Passengers enjoy the 775-mile journey from Aberdeen to Penzance one last time.
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The village had a thriving community was home to around 2,000 people who lived, laughed, and worked in what is now buried beneath several thousand tonnes of concrete and metal.
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Fiona Hyslop's visit to Newburgh station campaigners is seen as significant, with one MSP commenting: "She wouldn't come if she wasn't seriously considering it."
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Campaigners pushing to re-open a Fife train station have welcomed a visit from Transport Secretary, Fiona Hyslop.
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It comes before a government spending review next month.
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The Grade II listed space had been used by Queen Victoria a number of times, records show.
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A railway station closed for urgent repairs is “unlikely” to open before Sunday.
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The iconic Australian singer will take to the stage as part of her Tension Tour at the OVO Hydro on Friday.
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Classic Clyde vessel celebrating 50th anniversary of being saved for preservation.
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Can you spot yourself? 10 amazing pictures as Waverley Paddle Steamer makes first sail of season.
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ScotRail said the measure of the rail line's success was not just on profits but the benefits it has brought to local communities as it marks its 10th anniversary.
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The old trams were suspended last year following concerns about safety and maintenance issues.
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From Sunday, May 18, services between Glasgow Central and East Kilbride will return to normal.
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Three locations for a new station at Belfast International Airport are also being assessed.
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Annual sales of food and drink across its 20 managed stations are closing in on £1 billion.
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State-owned ferry fiasco firm Ferguson Marine is not certain to get the money it needs to complete a lifeline vessel at the centre of a "new farce" over soaring delays and costs, it can be revealed
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ScotRail's general workers have backed a two-year pay offer which will see their pay rise 3.6% this year.
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The bridge was built in 1933 and is the only remaining structure from the old Magdalen Green railway station.
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A new railway connecting Liverpool and Manchester could kickstart a £90 billion economic transformation across the North West and help reshape how major infrastructure is delivered in the UK. Regional leaders are today (14 May) setting out proposals for a new Liverpool-Manchester Railway that would deliver jobs, growth, and regeneration across the North West, while ...
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French company's high-speed trains could increase capacity and lower fares between London and continental Europe .
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Scotrail have announced that it will introduce a new service connecting West Fife directly with Leven.
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Trains travelling on a line passing through Glenfinnan are facing delays due to a fire.
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A train fault at Garve has caused disruption to multiple services between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh today (May 13).
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Lairg station has been adopted a part of ScotRails Adopt a Station programme.
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Benches promoting positive mental wellbeing are being unveiled at several train stations in Scotland as part of mental health awareness week (12-18 May 2025).  
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The original estimate for the cost of the work was between £100m and £120m.
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Business minister Richard Lochhead hails a major boost for Highland commuters and visitors.
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Our historical walk round the circular has reached the last leg and its uphill all the way.
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A 12-week trial ended last month with both train and port operators reviewing its success.
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The new CEO of Ferguson Marine has officially begun work, as the yard looks to complete delivery of a second CalMac ferry
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Hitachi Rail will host a Railway 200 Open Day at its Newton Aycliffe factory on October 4th, 2025, celebrating 200 years of rail innovation. The event features factory tours, a Locomotion No.1 replica, and the Railway 200 Exhibition Train. Tickets go on sale May 16th - www.ticketsource.co.uk/hitachirail
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A revamp of the entrance to Glasgow's High Street station has moved a step closer as design work is set to get under way.
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The Prime Minister said he was "horrified" that both the Dalzell and Clydebridge mills in Lanarkshire are mothballed.
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Competitors will dash between St Andrew Square or Newhaven and Edinburgh Park.
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Exclusive: Ideas on how to further improve the rail network in Scotland have been shared after John Swinney announced peak time fares would be scrapped.
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ScotRail peak fares are finished: good. Were hopefully going to look properly at more new stations: good. And best of all: we'll soon be able to legally drink alcohol on trains again. When the time comes, I intend to celebrate this breakthrough by getting on a train and taking a sip or two from a can of M&S G&T, the drink of rebels
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Shipyard lobbying for contract for Lord of the Isles replacement.
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Ferry firm CalMac has withdrawncontroversial proposals to reduce sailings between Largs and Cumbrae following a furious backlash from islanders and politicians.
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A rare opportunity to own a historic Northumberland railway station including a station masters house is available.
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Rail users in Glasgow are facing disruption following a fire near the West Coast Main Line at Shieldmuir, Lanarkshire, on Friday evening, as emergency services attend the scene.
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From June 2, 2025, alcohol may be consumed on ScotRail trains between 10am and 9pm.
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A cost of a major infrastructure project which will see the electrification of a train line between Glasgow and East Kilbride has risen to almost £144 million.
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LNER has reinforced its commitment to the North East with the opening of its new Customer Solutions Centre in the heart of Newcastle city centre. A hundred and thirty colleagues are now based in offices at 1 St James Gate, just a few minutes walk from Newcastle Station, following a move from offices in Gosforth.
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More than 20 organisations are formally joining forces to protect Scotland's critical infrastructure from weather and climate related impacts.  
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Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) engineers have this week begun initial preparation work for the raising and renovation of Crawshaw Woods Bridge, the earliest cast-iron railway bridge to still be in place over an operational railway anywhere in the world.
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The makeover would have seen platforms 16 and 17 at Scotland’s busiest station transformed with new cladding to trackside walls, porcelain tiles ...
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Transpennine Express and Avanti West Coast Northbound services between Oxenholme Lake District and Carlisle may be cancelled or delayed after a train hit an obstruction on the line.
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Signaller discovered fault with missing signal arm confirmed by passing freight driver.
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Scottish ministers say in future it will be run with a focus on public service rather than a having a commercial ethos.
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GMB Scotland say the direct award of a key ferry contract to CalMac has exposed a broken system after ministers declined to do the same for Ferguson Marine.
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