Music events, festivals, exhibitions and shows all mean more rail travellers – which can sometimes affect our services.
If you plan to travel on any of the dates below, make sure you check services first and leave plenty of time. It’s best to buy your ticket in advance, too – although seating cannot always be guaranteed.
To make your journey as comfortable as possible, try and avoid the busy times before and after these events. And remember that sometimes queuing plans and alcohol bans may be in place at key stations.
An annual festival exploring the finest new talent in Scotland, with competitions and awards covering traditional music and dance.
Ideal Home Show Scotland is back for the bank holiday weekend at the SECC in Glasgow from 2nd – 5th June 2012, with a new team of celebrity experts, over 400 exhibitors and eight dedicated areas of your home all under one roof!
Now recognised as the largest arts and cultural festival in the West of Scotland, the 6 day tribute to Scotland's internationally iconic poet Robert Burns presents a fascinating mix of events.
Taking place at the end of June each year, the festival features talented musicians from all over the world. It also has Fringe events, which are held in some of the city's best known and most atmospheric bars.
Billed as the Greatest Show on Earth, Scotland’s largest outdoor event returns for another weekend of entertainment, shopping, farming, and food and drink.
From the 8th - 13th June the Olympic flame will make it's way across Scotland. Torchbearers will carry the flame through some of the countries most iconic places. An evening celebration will take place at the end of almost every day of the Relay.
The identity of the mummy lying in the National Museum of Scotland has been a mystery for centuries. Now, however, the latest medical technology has helped uncover clues to the life of the young woman who died in ancient Egypt more than 2000 years ago.
Tickets are on sale now for the 2012 Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival as one of its biggest ever programmes is announced. This celebration of classic and contemporary music, theatre, literature and visual arts includes a healthy sprinkling of home-grown talent and a blossoming of national and international acts, all brought together over the 12 day festival which is firmly planted in the region’s cultural calendar… don’t miss out, it’s going to be blooming marvellous...
Take the train to Edinburgh to explore the world! The National Museum of Scotland is now open once again following a spectacular three year transformation.
Kids will love the Adventure Planet Gallery where they can dress up to ‘explore’ the Arctic or take part in a dino-dig. Make sure you don’t miss Chia Chia the panda, the 12m long T-Rex and the Egyptian tomb.
The museum is conveniently located in Chambers Street in the Old Town, just a few minutes’ walk from the Royal Mile and Waverley Station.
If you fancy taking in a show in London then why not travel there by Caledonian Sleeper and see a Cameron Mackintosh production when you get there?
You can get to London for as little as £19 one way (subject to availability) and arrive the next morning feeling relaxed and having the day ahead of you.
Click on the link below for full details on all the Cameron Mackintosh productions and how to book tickets.
