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Before the industrial action started and temporary timetable was implemented, I purchased advance tickets between Glasgow and Aberdeen, travelling this Thursday and returning on Sunday 11th August. My journey up to Aberdeen is unaffected by the industrial action, however my return to Glasgow no...

Myself and my partner got caught up in a huge amount of disruption today travelling between Glasgow and Edinburgh on Scotrail. Trains were cancelled left right and centre when we eventually got to Waverly and it seemed worse when we tried to leave. I know there was some disruption because of a...

Surprised there's not yet been a thread on this. Looks like there's been some fairly significant disruption on the Glasgow low level lines throughout the day today. Power was switched off around Queen Street Low Level at about 7:15am this morning due to a small fire. There was a separate...

News articles out today confirming that Loganair is now up for sale: BBC News - Scottish airline Loganair goes on the market https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-63194336

Scotrail have started to announce details of the planned service on 21, 23 and 25 June. https://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/passenger-disruption/industrial-action In summary, the following routes are planned to run between 07:30 and 18:30. Edinburgh – Glasgow via Falkirk High: two...

News out today saying the price cap is expected to increase by another £900 in October this year. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61562657 This really cannot continue like this any more. People are literally going to freeze, starve or both this winter. It's fast becoming unsustainable...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/east-kilbride-barrhead-electrification-updates.205349 Disappointing and very short sighted. Whilst I can understand de-scoping some aspects of the projects (i.e. reducing platform lengths from 8 to 6 coaches), double tracking would...

I saw this posted in the Scotrail Industrial Action thread and thought there was merit in creating its own thread. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58502589 It's interesting to see some of the reaction online - both with and outwith this forum. A good point raised in the Scotrail thread...

Took my first 397 last week form Piccadilly to Glasgow. Definitely a welcome upgrade from 350s - I liked the large tables and windows and wasn't too fussed about the seats. However, I'd definitely agree with those who said the ride was very fidgety. It was quite surprising and even my partner...

This is the first I've read of High Street station being developed. Definitely long overdue but nonetheless good to see and will hopefully help freshen up the area a bit. https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18625631.10m-high-street-station-revamp-plan/

Progress has been made on the link between Glasgow airport and Paisley Gilmour Street with funding being agreed for the project. Although in isolation the link between Paisley and the airport seems like a white elephant, wider plans would hopefully extend the line to Renfrew, Braehead QEU...

Interesting news coming out from the Middle East. This whole situation is unprecedented and is not looking good for Qatar. I've seen pictures online of people stocking up on food as prices are expected to rise by 40% and Emirates, Etihad and FlyDubai have cut flights as of tomorrow (6th of...

I haven't seen a thread about this yet, so I thought I'd make one here.I'm sure many here will have already heard about this. United Airlines passenger forcibly removed from overbooked flight What absolutely terrible PR for United. It would have been far cheaper just to up the incentive a...

Glasgow landslip causes week-long rail disruption Thankfully this won't affect many services, but still not good. I'm surprised the West Highland services are starting in Crianlarich rather than Helensburgh or Dumbarton but I'm sure they have a good reason for it. Hope it gets sorted soon...

Lorry kills nine at Berlin Christmas market

I was at Inverkeithing this morning and had to cross the Rosyth Dockyard branch to get from the car park to the station. I decided to take a wander down just out of curiosity and noticed how overgrown the line has become! Is the line still in use and when was it last used? I read on Railscot...

Just heard on the news that the Forth Road Bridge will be totally closed tomorrow. While it's only just been announced, is there any chance of extra carriages on the Fife Circle tomorrow? Despite traffic being allowed across the bridge today, I can imagine services will be even busier tomorrow...