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Further setback for operator

ScotRail withdraws new trains over defective brakes

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New Hitachi trains: troubled start   ScotRail passengers have been hit by a fresh blow after a new fleet of electric trains were taken out of service over defective brakes.Read More

Overcrowding on rail route

Commuter crush as peak hour trains cut carriages

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Ten trains a day will run with fewer carriages on Scotland's busiest route because of delays to the delivery of new rolling stock.

Virgin to expand seating

New Azuma trains ‘arrive in March 2019’

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Virgin will introduce a new fleet of Hitachi Azuma trains to the London-Edinburgh route from March 2019, according to industry sources.

Further delay to rail project

Electric trains delayed by faulty components

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The introduction of electric trains on the Edinburgh-Glasgow rail line has been delayed further because of problems with safety components...

Delivery of first units

Testing to begin on faster ScotRail trains

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ScotRail's under pressure bosses had something to cheer with the unveiling of the first of 70 new electric trains...

Mock-up on display at station

ScotRail unveils faster, greener trains of the future

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A life-size model was unveiled on Edinburgh's Waverley station today showing the interior of ScotRail’s flagship new fleet. READ MORE