Transport Archive

  • Road-jams fear over ferry loss
    Monday 19 November 2012

    MOTORISTS could find themselves stuck behind convoys of lorries on some of Scotland's major trunk roads if the country loses its only ferry connection to Europe, it has been warned.

  • Welcome for new Virgin routes to Heathrow
    Monday 19 November 2012

    AIR passengers are expected to benefit from increased competition after Virgin Atlantic was awarded routes from Aberdeen and Edinburgh to London Heathrow.

  • English councils back high speed rail extension
    Friday 16 November 2012

    PLANS to extend a high- speed rail network to Scotland have won the strong support of councils, businesses and transport authorities in the north of England.

  • Drivers continue to be short-changed on fuel
    Friday 16 November 2012

    Petrol prices have fallen but drivers are still being short-changed.

  • M90 bus lane to go live
    Thursday 15 November 2012

    SCOTLAND'S first motorway bus lane will go live next month in a bid to ease congestion on the M90 approach to the Forth Road Bridge in Fife.

  • New high-speed intercity rail vow
    Tuesday 13 November 2012

    RAIL passengers have been promised a journey time of less than 30 minutes between Glasgow and Edinburgh as the Scottish Government announced plans to build a new line between the cities by 2024.

  • Mixed fortunes at airports
    Tuesday 13 November 2012

    ABERDEEN airport has had its busiest October for five years, with Glasgow also benefiting from travellers jetting off during the school holidays, but the slump at Edinburgh continues.

  • Cycling body goes Dutch for help
    Tuesday 13 November 2012

    DUTCH cycling experts are being drafted in to help re-design road junctions in Scotland as part of a strategy to get 10% of all journeys made by bike by 2020.

  • High fuel bills hit rural motorists
    Tuesday 13 November 2012

    Commuters in rural areas pay over 40% more a month than their urban counterparts to get to and from their work, according to new research.

  • Rail plan to cut Glasgow-Edinburgh travel to under 30 minutes
    Monday 12 November 2012

    A high-speed railway line could connect Scotland's two largest cities within 12 years as part of a plan to encourage a UK-wide link.

  • 'Irrational' road ruling row
    Monday 12 November 2012

    CIVIL servants have been accused of acting "irrationally and unlawfully" in rejecting a bid by a major construction firm for a £350 million road maintenance contract.

  • Worrying rise in cyclists injured on Scotland's roads
    Sunday 11 November 2012

    The number of cyclists and pedestrians seriously injured on Scotland's roads has risen sharply, putting ministers under mounting pressure to cut accident rates by investing in more safety measures.

  • Plan to increase lorry speed limit
    Saturday 10 November 2012

    MINISTERS are considering raising the speed limit for lorries on single carriageways to 50mph to help stop long queues of traffic on routes such as the A9, The Herald understands.

  • Prestwick value slashed
    Saturday 10 November 2012

    THE value of Prestwick Airport has plummeted to less than one-quarter of the level it was at two years ago as owner Infratil struggles to find a buyer for the Ayrshire site.

  • Car clubs help to slash number of vehicles on roads
    Friday 9 November 2012

    AROUND 200 vehicles have been removed from Scotland's roads in the last two years due to the spread of Government-backed car clubs, a report has found.

  • ScotRail apologises after overcrowding complaints
    Thursday 8 November 2012

    SCOTRAIL has apologised for overcrowding on its flagship Edinburgh-Glasgow service, blaming mechanical failures and two crashes elsewhere on the rail network for a shortage of train carriages over the past three weeks.

  • Derailment blamed on vandalism
    Wednesday 7 November 2012

    A DELIBERATE act of vandalism has been blamed for the partial derailment of a train at the weekend which caused disruption for passengers travelling between Aberdeen and the central belt.

  • Green light for £348m rail project as new deal signed
    Wednesday 7 November 2012

    A DEAL to revive rail travel between Edinburgh and the Borders for the first time in more than 40 years has been signed, as it emerged the Scottish Government's bill to build the route was in danger of running over by more than £100 million.

  • £50,000 research on ferry is 'wasted'
    Monday 5 November 2012

    Ministers are being accused of wasting £50,000 on a study into a ferry service when they already know the answers.

  • Road repair bill soars by £42m
    Monday 5 November 2012

    MORE than one-fifth of Scotland's trunk roads remain in an unacceptable condition while the bill for fixing all surface defects and structural problems has soared by £42 million.

  • Rail chaos forecast after train derails on main line
    Monday 5 November 2012

    RAIL passengers travelling between Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen face chaos today after an express train was partially derailed on a busy main line.

  • Dutch firm eyes Scots train deal
    Saturday 3 November 2012

    THE Dutch state-owned rail firm Abellio is to bid to take over train services in Scotland, promising to give passengers better information and improved connections with other forms of transport.

  • Virgin rail travellers will face festive disruption
    Friday 2 November 2012

    RAIL passengers will face severe disruption and extended journeys on Virgin Train services between London and Glasgow in the run up to Christmas due to a major engineering project.

  • Rail ban on booze hailed a success
    Friday 2 November 2012

    A LATE-night alcohol ban on trains has been hailed a success by rail chiefs.

  • Scots face festive rail disruption on West Coast line
    Thursday 1 November 2012

    Christmas travellers will have to contend with disrupted services on a key Scotland to London rail route on December 23 and 24.

  • Union threatens ferry strike over festive season
    Thursday 1 November 2012

    FERRY services connecting Orkney and Shetland to the mainland face disruption over the festive period after the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said it would hold a strike ballot over job cuts and new flexible working contracts.

  • Rises in airport tax 'hit Scottish economy'
    Thursday 1 November 2012

    SCOTLAND has lost 1.7 million air passengers over the past five years as a result of progressive increases to airport departure taxes that are causing long-term damage to the economy, a report commissioned by the country's three biggest airports has found.

  • One-third of trains arrive late
    Wednesday 31 October 2012

    The true extent of delays suffered by rail travellers is revealed today – with one-third of ScotRail services usually more than a minute late arriving.

  • Bypass cost soars to £650m
    Tuesday 30 October 2012

    THE cost of building a 28-mile bypass around Aberdeen has nearly doubled to £652 million following years of delay caused by local objections, the Scottish Government has confirmed.

  • Government criticised over West Coast fiasco
    Tuesday 30 October 2012

    THE Government carried on with the bidding process for the biggest Scotland to London rail franchise despite being aware it was flawed and open to legal challenge, a new report has found.