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This is heading to Fort William: https://twitter.com/railcamlive/status/1775430461575078140

ScotRail have confirmed their entire HST fleet now have 6 cycle spaces available following alterations. These spaces need to be prebooked. https://www.scotrail.co.uk/about-scotrail/news/scotrail-boosts-high-speed-cycle-travel While welcome it would still be good to see the power cars mad...

Here's a photo update on Facebook of the continuing work on the Levenmouth Rail Link which is due to open in spring 2024. This should be visible to all irrespective of whether you are logged into Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10225768542253617&set=pcb.10225768544013661

The first of 8 request stop kiosks to be installed on the Far North Line has been installed at Scotscalder and will go live on Monday 15th August. Presuming they’ll have specified minimum time allowances to call the train to stop, as line speed at Altnabreac is 90mph...

SPT (Strathclyde Partnership for Transport) have published a 70 page draft Regional Transport Strategy for the West of Scotland covering a 15 year period through until 2037. The document isn't rail specific, but about all transport modes within the SPT area. Two of the dominant themes running...

The first of six planned new electricity feeder stations for the Scottish network has been put in place at Ferguslie, Paisley. This will connect to the adjacent 132kV substation and is due to go live in September this year. The 6 new feeder stations will both contribute to expanded OHLE coverage...

Network Rail released this video from the weekend closure of the line - double track now laid through the new stations and platforms taking shape too.

Network Rail in attendance at the first in person AGM of ‘Friends of the Far North Line’ since 2019 brought some very welcome news. FoFNL have long campaigned for the Lentran Loop to divide up the lengthy single track section between Inverness and Muir of Ord which currently takes trains 21...

As ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper are not currently involved in this dispute have posted this in the UK area, however both are very likely to experience severe curtailment of services due to the walkout including Network Rail as well as English Train Operating Companies. The strikes will...

The BBC are reporting that ScotRail and ASLEF have agreed a deal which the union will recommend to their members. A similar offer has been made to the RMT, however ScotRail has previously reported that it would take 10 days to step up to the May time table from the current emergency timetable...

Friday 1st April marks the commencement of public sector operation of ScotRail with the transfer from Abellio ScotRail to ScotRail Trains Ltd - a subsidiary of Scottish Rail Holdings an arms length holding company under Transport Scotland. More...

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The second named storm of the season is set to cause some disruption to services on the Scottish rail network later on Tuesday and potentially into Wednesday with the worst of the conditions looking to be through late afternoon and into the evening. Advance changes to services announced by...

ScotGov Transport Minister Mr Graeme Dey, visited Moy to see first-hand the new rail bridge installed over the weekend. Mr Dey said: “The success of the Lynebeg rail bridge installation marks a significant milestone for the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project, as the first tangible improvement...

ScotRail are offering a 50% discount on all Off-Peak tickets between 10th and 24th December 2021. The offer is valid for travel between any two stations in Scotland and can be used as many times as you like, but tickets need to be purchased from a staffed booking office as you will need to...

Here’s something unusual for people to catch a sight of, a ScotRail Inter7City HST on the Strathspey Railway this coming Saturday (4th December). A gauging run was made earlier in the autumn: Timings from Real Time Trains: Outbound to Boat of Garten...

Welcome to the Rail Forums Scotland Bothy. It’s not quite anything goes in here, we want to keep things sociable and friendly in our bothy, so feel free to engage in discussion of things not covered in other forums here on RailForums Scotland. General political discussions are discouraged...

Great to see the work on the Highland Mainline at Moy to replace a stone arch single track road masonry bridge with a new two lane width bridge as a precursor to the A9 Tomatin to Moy Dualling has been completed with the Highland Mainline reopened to rail services on Tuesday morning. All the...

The very warmest of welcomes to RailForums Scotland - a new, modern and Scotland focused community for all with a connection to or interest in Scotland's Railways. Whether you're a regular commuter, an occasional rail traveller, a future visitor to Scotland looking for information on travelling...