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IIRC, Stagecoach have 37.5% of the company

Presumably discontinuous electrification allows faster replacement of ageing diesel units, especially with respect to limited funds.

Without wishing to go off topic, does the Maryhill line need any work to enable BEMUs? It takes a diesel train about 20 mins from Queen St to the terminus at Anniesland. So a BEMU would easily cope with a max 50 min end to end journey given it will be using the wires at Queen St and through the...

One thing that strikes me is the proposed bus access points directly into West Nile St on the west side and North Hanover St on the east side. Those points would be squeezed between two fairly short distances between Cowcaddens Rd and Killermont St. Today the street layout around the station is...

The overall coach market in Scotland is remarkably competitive, to the point where it seems unsustainable? Ember, Citylink, Flix, plus Scotrail too. I’m guessing this competition has expanded the market but presumably not to the extent it is sustainable long term. Perhaps we will see some...

Given the station proximity to the new junction on the M9, could this not be a major park and ride opportunity for commuters into Edinburgh? Travelling across central Scotland it strikes me how full every station car park is. My nearby station at Croy has a car park with almost 1,000 spaces and...

Work on a new indoor events venue with a capacity of 8,500 next to the station is due to (finally) start next year. That will help boost the numbers using the station.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/west-lothian-to-get-long-awaited-train-station-as-plans-granted-by-council/ar-AA1PhB2D?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=68ffaa29108f43afa43348b39f8a95f7&ei=10 Planning permission for a long-delayed railway station in a West Lothian town has been granted by the...

Assuming the fantasy of Tweedbank to Carlisle gets formally binned in due course, is there anything that could be seriously looked at for reopening in Scotland? Or will the focus over the next several years be on discontinuous electrification and new EMU/BEMUs and HST train replacement? Given...

But do TS have an alternative? If the unions won’t accept the existing HSTs running until 2030 when the lease expires, and no new trains are going to be ordered (other than EMU/BEMU for delivery around 2031), is there anything else available?

Do you believe the 222s are destined to go elsewhere?

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25514254.glasgow-road-locked-amid-ongoing-incident/ An eyewitness said: "I was standing at the bus stop facing the Ark bar, on North Frederick Street. "The 57A was parked at the bus top I was standing at and it began rolling backwards towards...

https://www.route-one.net/news/dumfries-and-galloway-council-orders-enviro100ev-electric-trio/ Dumfries and Galloway Council has ordered three Alexander Dennis Enviro100EV battery-electric small buses. They are due to join the local authority’s in-house DGC Buses operation in 2026 and are...

Is the plan to run all services using 380s or a mix of electric and diesel?

K Perhaps Lothian were concerned about the (then) possibility of McGills buying First Scotland east, and the potential of it being used a launchpad into Edinburgh? They’ve successfully seen off McGills airport service and it’s likely another operator would have set up a Tours service if...

Not specifically on topic but the SPT operated Glasgow Subway will soon come into the 21st century (or should that be the late 20th century?) with contactless payment at the gates. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/major-ticketing-change-glasgow-subway-102815644.html

Is Queen St high level near capacity at the peak? With 4 trains per hour to Edinburgh, 2 Alloa, 2 Cumbernauld/Falkirk, 2 Anniesland, 1 Aberdeen, 1 Dundee and the occasional Oban/FW, that’s up to 13 arrivals/departures across 7 platforms. If the Edinburgh service grew longer term to be in need...

They might be, but they may be put off by the cost. Perhaps they’re waiting to see how things pan out south of the border. Manchester is costing more than originally estimated. Whilst Glasgow or the wider Strathclyde area may not be directly comparable to Manchester (I certainly don’t know)...

I wonder how nervous First Glasgow are feeling… this new planned depot is less than a mile from First’s massive Caley depot!

I’m not sure about Phoenix Rd but the works seem to have been extended by another year. https://news.stv.tv/west-central/glasgow-m8-roadworks-to-remain-for-another-two-years-after-challenges-cause-delays Roadworks on a section of the M8 will continue for another two years after unforeseen...