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ScotRail launches new WhatsApp service for customers
ScotRail has launched a new WhatsApp service for customers as part of a £4 million investment plan to improve passenger satisfaction.
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Scottish Government announces funding for local rail developments
Eight communities across Scotland are set to benefit from a share of the Local Rail Development Fund (LRDF) which is thought to be worth £817,000
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Scottish freight community plans to boost freight across the network
Transport Scotland called on Network Rail to grow rail freight over the next control period, and so a growth programme has been created.
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Investment strategy for Scotland’s rail improvements has been published
Transport Scotland has published their strategy detailing the investments in their planned rail improvements which will take place over the next decade…
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Borders Railway passenger service resumes after almost half a century
7 September 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Borders Railway, the first domestic line to be built in the UK in over 100 years, has welcomed passengers aboard regular services operating between Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders.
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New £1.5million fund to regenerate railway station buildings
28 August 2015 | By Victoria White
ScotRail and Transport Scotland have launched a new £1.5m community fund to breathe new life into old and disused railway station premises...
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Hitachi Rail Europe to provide new trains for Abellio franchise in Scotland
10 October 2014 | By Hitachi Rail Europe
Hitachi Rail Europe is delighted that Transport Scotland has announced its intention to award Abellio the new ScotRail franchise...
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FirstGroup statement regarding the ScotRail franchise
8 October 2014 | By FirstGroup
FirstGroup, the leading transport operator in the UK and North America, has been informed by Transport Scotland that it has not been awarded the new ScotRail franchise...
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First rails laid on Airdrie-Bathgate project
8 March 2010 | By Network Rail
Scotland’s biggest new railway project in half a century has begun with the first length of rail completed on the new 15-mile Airdrie and Bathgate link.