North Berwick in Bloom has been shortlisted for two prestigious national awards.
The group – which plants and maintains floral displays at North Berwick Station – has been named as a finalist in the Community Rail Awards’ categories, Best Station Garden or Floral Display and Local Station Environment.
Its work is carried out under [...]
ScotRail was named Rail Operator of the Year at the prestigious National Transport Awards last night – for the second year in a row.
The UK accolade follows ScotRail achieving record highs in punctuality and reliability – and customer satisfaction – over the past year.
The judges also recognised significant increases in train services and [...]
Plans to roll out SmartCard rail tickets across Scotland have taken another step forward.
ScotRail is extending its current customer trial to include monthly season ticket holders who travel between Glasgow Queen Street, Croy, Falkirk High, Polmont, Linlithgow, Haymarket and Edinburgh Waverley stations. The objective is to get 500 customers participating in [...]
The overall rating of 90% in the National Passenger Survey is up one percentage point year-on-year – and seven points higher than the national average among UK train operators.
Satisfaction with punctuality and reliability is at 88% – up two points year-on-year. This score is also six points higher than the UK average.
Conducted [...]
The January 2010 fare freeze and punctual trains have led to an improved report card for Scotland’s railway. The largest survey of Britain’s rail passengers has revealed three out of five (61%) ScotRail passengers are satisfied with value for money, following January fares not increasing due to the low inflation figures [...]
Work to install new public address systems at 39 stations across Strathclyde begins this week.
The updated systems will include automated announcements, including train arrivals, station calling points, and information relating to forthcoming engineering works.
Anne Gray, ScotRail’s communications and contingency manager, said: “We are continuing to improve the way we communicate with [...]
ScotRail investment in East of Scotland stations this year will be dominated by £1.5M worth of improvements at Haymarket Station in Edinburgh. These complement the £1.85M of station investments made by ScotRail across Scotland during 2009/10.
The investment will provide two new lifts installed from the current footbridge, offering step-free access to [...]
The 150th anniversary of the railway reaching Girvan from Maybole will be celebrated on Monday 24 May when Provost Winifred Sloan of South Ayrshire Council unveils a commemorative plaque at the town’s distinctive art-deco station.
Schoolchildren from Girvan Primary School will attend and entertain guests with music and dance performances.
The celebrations, organised [...]
An improved late-night train will be trialled by ScotRail during this year’s Fringe by the Sea – from 10-15 August.
The 2355 service from North Berwick will call at all stops en route to Edinburgh.
This will give more festival-goers the opportunity to leave their cars at home and enjoy the atmosphere at this [...]
The Highland Council and ScotRail are pleased to announce that from Sunday 23 May a scheme will commence allowing reduced cost rail travel for companions accompanying a blind person who has a Scotland Blind Persons Travel Card.
The scheme will cover all internal rail journeys for companions within the Highland Council area [...]
