Rail history will be made this summer as the first-ever direct train from Weardale to Edinburgh departs this August.

The direct train service from Penzance to Aberdeen is ... There will also be an hourly service departing from Plymouth to destinations in Scotland and the north of England. They will leave at ...

The final route which remained shut, Girvan in South Ayrshire to Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, reopened overnight into Friday, Network Rail Scotland said. Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop ...

Train services were contracted through franchises, with minimum timetables being specified in return for subsidy. Between the 1990s and the pandemic, passenger numbers in Scotland grew by two-thirds.

The railways in Scotland have fully reopened following Storm Eowyn a week ago. The storm caused significant damage to infrastructure on the rail network, which led to many route closures.

The Girvan to Stranraer route remained shut on Thursday, with Network Rail Scotland continuing work to clear it. SP Energy Networks said the storm caused the worst damage the network has ever seen ...