Transport Archive

  • Legal bid over ferry contract
    Friday 25 May 2012

    THE Scottish Government will go to the Court of Session today to get permission to sign a £243 million northern isles' ferry contract.

  • Auditors to probe crisis-hit ferry firm
    Friday 25 May 2012

    AUDITORS have been asked to look at a troubled Clyde ferry service which has been restricted to carrying only 12 passengers after it emerged the crew were not adequately trained.

  • Extra trains laid on for Olympics
    Thursday 24 May 2012

    THOUSANDS of extra seats will be provided on Virgin train services between Glasgow and London this summer to cope with Olympics visitors and growing demand on the route.

  • Aeroplanes boost for Barra
    Thursday 24 May 2012

    THE Scottish Government is to buy two new aircraft capable of landing on Barra's famous beach runway and lease them to whoever operates the service in the future.

  • Ferry safety fears amid claims crew lack training
    Thursday 24 May 2012

    DOUBTS about the safety of a beleaguered Clyde ferry crossing have been raised by MSPs after it emerged the crew had not been adequately trained and were operating the service in breach of regulations.

  • Council in U-turn for bus lane fines
    Thursday 24 May 2012

    A COUNCIL has backtracked on new cameras that catch out drivers in bus lanes, with fines now to be written off.

  • RAC fears spending cuts increase risky driving
    Wednesday 23 May 2012

    DRASTIC funding cuts for national road safety campaigns by the UK Government have led to an increase in risky driving behaviour, with more motorists using smartphones and driving under the influence of drugs, a survey by the RAC has found.

  • Actor joins campaign against photo ban on Subway
    Wednesday 23 May 2012

    TRANSPORT chiefs have been bombarded by hundreds of complaints after proposing fines of up to £1000 for passengers caught taking pictures or making recordings anywhere on the Glasgow Subway.

  • First class boost for East Coast trains
    Wednesday 23 May 2012

    TRAIN operator East Coast has seen a surge of first class passengers travelling between Edinburgh and London after getting rid of Britain's last restaurant car a year ago.

  • Car litter penalties supported
    Tuesday 22 May 2012

    More than 60% of drivers would support penalties for car litter louts, according to an AA/Populus survey.

  • Row over 'strike breaker' clause in ScotRail contract
    Tuesday 22 May 2012

    A ROW over whether taxpayers should underwrite the cost of industrial disputes in the rail industry has broken out after MSPs called for a "strike breaker" clause to be removed from the ScotRail franchise agreement.

  • Size of rail fines come under attack
    Tuesday 22 May 2012

    RAIL passengers who forget their tickets or misunderstand complicated ticketing rules are being hit with draconian fines and prosecutions, a rail watchdog has found.

  • Families to benefit from fuel price supermarket discounts
    Tuesday 22 May 2012

    FAMILIES are set to be the main beneficiaries of fuel discount offers launched by three of Britain's big four supermarkets ahead of next month's Jubilee celebrations, the Automobile Association has claimed.

  • MPs demand stricter rules to assess rail service punctuality
    Monday 21 May 2012

    TRAINS should be classed as late if they arrive more than a minute after their scheduled destination time, instead of being given up to nine minutes' more flexibility, an influential group of MSPs has said.

  • Outcry at Subway photo ban
    Saturday 19 May 2012

    PASSENGERS on Glasgow's Subway will face fines of up to £1000 for taking photographs on trains or within stations under proposals that have provoked a backlash from business leaders, amateur photographers and civil liberties campaigners.

  • Petrol prices are easing, says AA
    Friday 18 May 2012

    Hard-pressed motorists have enjoyed a respite from record-high fuel prices in recent days, the AA has said.

  • Cruises appeal to young generation
    Thursday 17 May 2012

    CRUISES are appealing to a younger generation of holidaymakers who appear unfazed by the recent Concordia disaster or their reputation as the holiday of choice for pensioners.

  • North Sea helicopters to resume flying operations
    Wednesday 16 May 2012

    A FLEET of helicopters grounded after an emergency landing in the North Sea last week are to resume flying but undergo enhanced maintenance checks to ensure their safety.

  • Passenger downturn prompts slump in airport's valuation
    Wednesday 16 May 2012

    THE value of Glasgow Prestwick airport has slumped dramatically after a downturn in passenger numbers ahead of a proposed sale by its New Zealand-based owner.

  • Workers refusing to fly to rigs
    Tuesday 15 May 2012

    SOME offshore workers are refusing to work in the North Sea after a helicopter ferrying rig workers ditched with 14 people on board, a union leader has claimed.

  • MSP attacks SNP over bus services
    Tuesday 15 May 2012

    GOVERNMENT ministers have "no idea" how reliable Scotland's bus services and are treating passengers as "second-class citizens", Green Party MSP Patrick Harvie has claimed.

  • Drivers running on empty tanks
    Monday 14 May 2012

    MOTORISTS are putting themselves in danger of running out of fuel by driving on a nearly empty tank.

  • Glasgow gains ground in battle of the airports
    Saturday 12 May 2012

    A RESURGENCE in holiday flights has helped Glasgow Airport regain significant ground on Edinburgh five years after it was overtaken as Scotland's most popular airport.

  • £71m rail link plan for St Andrews is proposed
    Saturday 12 May 2012

    RECONNECTING St Andrews to Britain's rail network would create strong demand for train travel and a profitable railway route, a feasibility study has concluded.

  • Scottish airports hail rise in passenger numbers
    Friday 11 May 2012

    Passenger numbers at two of BAA's Scottish airports rose last month, according to new figures.

  • BMI Regional sale creates Scotland's largest airline
    Friday 11 May 2012

    THE future of Aberdeen-based BMI Regional has been secured after British Airways' parent company agreed to sell it to a consortium of local businessmen for £8 million, creating Scotland's biggest indigenous airline.

  • Heathrow queues blamed on staff changes
    Thursday 10 May 2012

    LONG queues at the UK's busiest airport have been caused by a lack of effective planning amid job cuts, with border staff signing off at the start of busy periods, inspectors said.

  • Asda fuel cut boost for drivers
    Thursday 10 May 2012

    SUPERMARKET Asda is to cut its fuel prices by up to 2p a litre, it was announced yesterday.

  • Fitness push to drive up bike sales
    Thursday 10 May 2012

    SALES of bicycles are expected to soar over the next five years as more people switch to two wheels to commute and get fit.

  • Rail campaign to cut track deaths
    Thursday 10 May 2012

    NEARLY 50 people, including eight in Scotland, have been killed after taking short-cuts and trespassing across railway lines in the last year, according to new figures.