Transport Archive

A BUS company owned by First Group has been fined £15,000 following an "eruption" of passenger complaints in Falkirk.

Motorists beware: Scotland's network of road safety cameras is to go digital.

Ministers have been accused by Labour of failing to take responsibility for the £45 million West Coast Main Line fiasco.

HUNDREDS of rail signal workers across Scotland are to be balloted for strike action in a move that threatens to cause widespread disruption to passengers.

THE two main operators of London-to-Scotland trains saw more than one-fifth of services delayed over the festive period as wet weather and failing infrastructure dragged down performance.

A 10-YEAR deal to supply "green" nuclear-generated electricity to power the UK's rail network has been signed with French company EDF Energy.

Ministers have dashed hopes that a car ferry could replace a passenger vessel on the publicly funded service between Gourock and Dunoon in the near future.

Scottish Government successes in delivering the M74 extension and M80 improvements will drive down the cost of other major road and rail infrastructure upgrades, a leading industry body has said.

LABOUR'S former Scottish leader, Iain Gray, has proposed legislation giving councils greater control over when and where bus services operate, three years after a similar attempt was rejected by MSPs.

A NOTORIOUSLY tight railway junction that forces high-speed, cross-border trains to slow to just 15mph is to be straightened as part of a £4 billion investment in Scotland's railways.

THE development of wind farms on Scotland's islands is expected to be given a boost over the next decade as more ferries are built that run on electricity and diesel power.

PRICE hikes to rail fares have come into force amid widespread condemnation from campaigners, Labour and trade unions over the 10th successive above-inflation rise in ticket prices.

PASSENGERS travelling between Scotland and London will continue to face delays because Network Rail (NR) used cheap, unreliable parts when upgrading the UK's busiest rail routes, warns a hard-hitting industry report.

PASSENGERS looking forward to a cut in rail journey times between Glasgow and London have had their hopes dashed.