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More trains on time

ScotRail punctuality shows marked improvement

ScotRail train Waverley
Trains are running to time more often ScotRail says punctuality on the troubled network has improved with 36,200 more trains arriving on time since April compared with the same periodRead More

Service extended to north

Serco says ‘lessons learned’ as Highlands Sleeper arrives

New trains now serve the north of Scotland UPDATED 13th: Serco Caledonian Sleeper boss Ryan Flaherty says it has “learned lessons” from problems on the Lowlander service as it extendsRead More

Pledge to hit budget

Work to begin on £207m Edinburgh tram extension

Tram in Constitution Street
Impression of tram in Constitution Street The first phase of work to extend the Edinburgh tram service to Newhaven will get under way next month. The Trams to Newhaven project team hasRead More

Workplace levy approved

Councils to get car park tax power after Holyrood backs plan

fuel duty cars
Fuelling debate: the levy has been controversial Scotland’s councils will get a new power to impose a tax on parking at work after SNP and Green MSPs headed off oppositionRead More

Travel agreement

Loganair’s United Airlines deal smooths US journeys

Loganair
Loganair: new deal Travellers from the Highlands and Islands heading to American and beyond will benefit from a new deal between Scottish airline Loganair and the US carrier, United Airlines.Read More

Uproar over levy

Car park tax ‘would cost public sector bodies £5 million’

fuel duty cars
Car park tax aims to cut congestion A proposed car park tax will come under a joint attack from Labour and Tory MSPs today amid claims that it could costRead More

Fury over policy

McGill’s bus chief accuses council of favouring ‘polluting’ cars

McGill's bus
Buses losing out to cars says McGill’s boss McGill’s Buses boss Ralph Roberts has delivered a stinging attack on a local authority for favouring “polluting” car-borne travel. Mr Roberts accusedRead More

Contract for Falkirk

Alexander Dennis secures 180-bus order from Hong Kong

KMB is a long-standing customer of Alexander Dennis Bus builder Alexander Dennis, now a subsidiary of US-based NFI Group, has secured an order from Hong Kong’s largest operator The KowloonRead More

As Edinburgh growth slows...

Loganair steps in to provide flights withdrawn by Flybe

Loganair CEO Jonathan Hinkles
New flights: Jonathan Hinkles Loganair is taking over Flybe’s routes linking Edinburgh and Glasgow with the East Midlands. The airline has stepped in at short notice to take on theRead More

Passenger chaos

Flights disrupted as BA pilots begin two-day strike over pay

British Airways pic
Passengers told to stay away from airports Tens of thousands of passengers face travel disruption over the next two days as British Airways pilots strike in a dispute over payRead More