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Five year plan

Chinese offer to build ‘cheaper and quicker’ HS2

HS2 train
HS2: not due to arrive until 2040 China’s state-owned railway builder is offering to the HS2 high-speed rail line in Britain at a fraction of the cost and in justRead More

Queensferry Crossing fury

Matheson ‘too slow’ to install ice sensors at troubled bridge

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Queensferry Crossing: hit by icy weather Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has been accused of being too slow to install ice sensors that may have averted this week’s closure of theRead More

Port boost

Giant ‘straddles’ lift Grangemouth capacity by 50%

Grangemouth straddles
New straddles boost capacity Port of Grangemouth has taken delivery of five giant straddle carriers which will help increase capacity by 50%. The Kalmar/Cargotec carriers, built in Poland, are partRead More

PM backs rail plan

HS2 gets green light and splits opinion on benefits

HS2 train
High speed trains do not have universal support Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the controversial HS2 high-speed rail link will be built, despite spiralling costs and claims itRead More

Storm Ciara hits bridge

Queensferry Crossing closed as falling ice batters motorists

Queensferry Crossing
Crossing closed Commuters face major disruption again tomorrow after Storm Ciara forced the closure of the Queensferry Crossing. The £1.4 billion bridge, which was supposed to be able to withstandRead More

PM's grand plan

Johnson revives plan for £20bn bridge over Irish Sea

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New bridges form part of the Prime Minister’s plan to transform infrastructure Boris Johnson is expected to revive plans to build a £20 billion bridge linking Scotland and Northern Ireland. The PrimeRead More

More trains on time

ScotRail defies critics with third rise in punctuality

Glasgow station
Improvements: more trains are running on time (pic: Terry Murden) ScotRail operator Abellio once again defied its critics with new figures showing the number of trains running on time hasRead More

Scandal 'goes to top'

FM accused of PR spin as McColl demands full ferry inquiry

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The ferries remain unfinished at the shipyard First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was accused of being more interested in PR spin over the Ferguson ferries contract than ensuring the project wasRead More

Strategy under fire

Matheson’s transport plan labelled ‘meaningless drivel’

Michael Matheson electric charging
Michael Matheson pictured at an electric charging hub A new Scottish transport strategy billed as a 20-year vision of sustainability has been criticised as “meaningless drivel”. Transport Secretary Michael MathesonRead More

600 vehicle contract

New bus order is just the ticket for Alexander Dennis

Strategy: Alexander Dennis Larbert-based bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis has signed a framework agreement with the Republic of Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) for the delivery of up to 600 Enviro400ERRead More