New North Berwick service part of Festival timetable

Monday 27 July 2009

A new late-night train to North Berwick is among this year’s improved services for the Edinburgh Festivals.

The new ScotRail service will run on Fridays and Saturdays and depart at 2337 - 30 minutes after the usual last train - giving customers more time to enjoy the festival atmosphere.

Late night services to Glasgow Queen Street will depart from Edinburgh Monday to Friday at 0001 and at 0030 on Saturday and Sunday mornings during the Festivals.  There will also be a later train to Inverkeithing on Friday nights at 2350 from 14 August.

Customers travelling to and from the Festivals will also benefit from more carriages on many existing services. 

ScotRail is also providing extra trains from Edinburgh for the Bank of Scotland Fireworks on Sunday 6 September, including a special service for people in the Newcraighall and Brunstane areas.

Steve Montgomery, ScotRail’s managing director, said: "We are delighted to offer more trains and extra carriages for the 2009 Festivals."

James King, Scottish Board Member of Passenger Focus, the independent watchdog, said: "Passenger Focus has long been calling for later trains out of Edinburgh to match improvements elsewhere, so we welcome ScotRail's decision to run late night Festival trains again this year.

"We are particularly pleased that ScotRail has responded to our plea on behalf of passengers for the introduction of a later service to North Berwick this year."

Media Enquiries
ScotRail Communications:
Carla Rinaldi: 0141 335 5156 / carla.rinaldi@firstgroup.com
Iain Wilson: 0141 335 4565 / iain.wilson@firstgroup.com

Passenger Focus:
Krista Hamblin: 0300 123 0821 / krista.hamblin@passengerfocus.org.uk

NOTES TO EDITORS

The 2337 Edinburgh Waverley - North Berwick service will call at Musselburgh, Wallyford, Prestonpans, Longniddry, Drem and North Berwick.  It will run on Fridays from 7 August - 4 September inclusive and on Saturdays from 8 August - 5 September inclusive.

Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street services will depart at 0001 Monday morning (ie Sunday night) - Friday morning (ie Thursday night) from 10 August until 4 September.

There will also be a 0030 Saturday morning (ie Friday night) service from 8 August until 5 September, and Sunday morning (ie Saturday night) service from 9-30 August. 

Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street services will call at Linlithgow, Polmont, Falkirk High, Croy and Glasgow Queen Street.

The 2350 service to Inverkeithing, running on Fridays from 14 August until 4 September, will call at South Gyle, Dalmeny, North Queensferry and Inverkeithing.

Please note that none of the additional services provided for the Bank of Scotland Fireworks will call at Haymarket.  A queuing system will be in place and customers are asked to return to Edinburgh Waverley following the fireworks.