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Scottish Government funds wi-fi for ScotRail stations and trains

Free wi-fi will be rolled out at 25 ScotRail stations across the country, ScotRail and Transport Scotland revealed today. And all 38 of ScotRail’s Class 380 trains will have wi-fi by March 2014, with ... Read on

ScotRail launches recycling trial at stations

ScotRail has launched a major trial of recycling bins at 19 stations across Scotland. The colour-coded bins have been installed thanks to a £37,000 grant from Zero Waste Scotland, as part of its Recyc ... Read on

ScotRail wins top safety and environmental awards

ScotRail has scooped five titles at the FirstGroup Safety and Environmental Awards in London. It was named Best Rail Operating Company in the environmental contest, after impressing judges by reducing ... Read on

Passenger numbers grow for ninth year in a row

ScotRail today revealed it has beaten passenger records for the ninth consecutive year. Latest figures show that the train operator carried 83.3million customers in the year ending March 31, 2013 – up ... Read on

Buses replace trains in southside of Glasgow

ScotRail is advising passengers that buses will replace trains in the Southside of Glasgow on Tuesday 2 April until approximately midday. This will allow train drivers to carry out 'training runs' wit ... Read on

ScotRail expands Neat Seats campaign in the West of Scotland

ScotRail today announced extra staff will be on board West of Scotland trains during the next fortnight as part of a major campaign to cut its £173,000 annual seat damage bill. Staff will raise awaren ... Read on

More trains between Ayr and Glasgow

ScotRail has today confirmed it will operate a further hourly off peak service between Ayr and Glasgow on Saturdays from May 2013.  And from May 2014, a similar service will also run Monday to Fr ... Read on

Services to double between Oban – Glasgow from 2014

A groundbreaking partnership between ScotRail, HITRANS and Argyll and Bute Council is set to deliver twice the number of trains between Oban and Glasgow. From May 2014, the number of trains to and fro ... Read on

Services to double between Oban – Glasgow from 2014

A groundbreaking partnership between ScotRail, HITRANS and Argyll and Bute Council is set to deliver twice the number of trains between Oban and Glasgow. From May 2014, the number of trains to and fro ... Read on

Longer trains for Scotland v Ireland : 24 February 2013

ScotRail today confirmed it will add an extra 220 carriages to services on Sunday to help rugby fans travelling to and from Scotland’s 6 Nations game against Ireland. The train operator said it w ... Read on