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First ScotRail is the FirstGroup train operating company
Train operating company

The term train operating company is used in the United Kingdom to describe the various businesses operating Train#Passenger trainss on the Rail transport in Great Britain under the collective National Rail brand....
 running domestic passenger
Passenger

A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination....
 trains within Scotland
Scotland

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 and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper
Caledonian Sleeper

The Caledonian Sleeper is a Sleeping car train service operated by First ScotRail and one of only two remaining sleeper services running on the railways of Great Britain, the other being the Night Riviera....
 service to London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. However, the company has now been renamed ScotRail - Scotland's Railways.

The ScotRail
ScotRail

ScotRail was the brand name under which British Rail during the British Rail brand names era and, following privatisation, GNER and National Express operated passenger rail services in Scotland and cross border services to Northern England and London....
 brand was originally used for services provided in Scotland by British Rail
British Rail

British Railways , which later traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the Rail transport in Great Britain from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until Privatisation of British Rail in stages from 1994 to 1997....
. After privatisation, the Scottish rail franchise was called ScotRail. On 17 October 2004, the franchise was transferred to First Group from National Express
National Express Group

National Express Group plc is a United Kingdom-based transport group with headquarters in Birmingham that operates bus, Coach , Rail transport and tram services in the UK, the United States and Canada, Australia, Spain, Portugal and Morocco and long-distance coach routes across Europe....
 resulting in the rebranding from ScotRail to First ScotRail.






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First ScotRail is the FirstGroup train operating company
Train operating company

The term train operating company is used in the United Kingdom to describe the various businesses operating Train#Passenger trainss on the Rail transport in Great Britain under the collective National Rail brand....
 running domestic passenger
Passenger

A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination....
 trains within Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper
Caledonian Sleeper

The Caledonian Sleeper is a Sleeping car train service operated by First ScotRail and one of only two remaining sleeper services running on the railways of Great Britain, the other being the Night Riviera....
 service to London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. However, the company has now been renamed ScotRail - Scotland's Railways.

The ScotRail
ScotRail

ScotRail was the brand name under which British Rail during the British Rail brand names era and, following privatisation, GNER and National Express operated passenger rail services in Scotland and cross border services to Northern England and London....
 brand was originally used for services provided in Scotland by British Rail
British Rail

British Railways , which later traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the Rail transport in Great Britain from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until Privatisation of British Rail in stages from 1994 to 1997....
. After privatisation, the Scottish rail franchise was called ScotRail. On 17 October 2004, the franchise was transferred to First Group from National Express
National Express Group

National Express Group plc is a United Kingdom-based transport group with headquarters in Birmingham that operates bus, Coach , Rail transport and tram services in the UK, the United States and Canada, Australia, Spain, Portugal and Morocco and long-distance coach routes across Europe....
 resulting in the rebranding from ScotRail to First ScotRail. This was the first time the franchise has been re-let since the privatisation of British Rail
Privatisation of British Rail

The privatisation of British Rail was the result of the Railways Act 1993 introduced by John Major's Conservative Party government. The operations of the British Railways Board were broken up and sold off....
. The Scottish franchises are now controlled by the Scottish Government but on this occasion was dealt with by the Strategic Rail Authority
Strategic Rail Authority

In existence from from 2001 to 2006, the Strategic Rail Authority was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom set up under the Transport Act 2000 to provide strategic direction for Rail transport in the United Kingdom....
 as its agent.

2008 rebrand

In September 2008 the Scottish Government's agency Transport Scotland
Transport Scotland

Transport Scotland was created on 1 January 2006 as the national Transport in Scotland Government agency of Scotland. It is an List of Scottish Executive agencies of the Scottish Government's Scottish Government's Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department and accountable to Scottish Ministers....
 announced that all First ScotRail trains, including those in the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is a Scottish public bodies which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland....
, would be repainted in a new blue livery with white Saltire
Saltire

A saltire, Saint Andrew's Cross, or crux decussata , is a Heraldry symbol in the form of a diagonal cross or letter X. Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on such a cross....
 markings on the carriage ends. The services will rebranded with less emphasis on the "First" and will be marketed as "ScotRail: Scotland's Railway". The first unit to receive the new livery was 170434, unveiled at Glasgow Queen Street on 22 September 2008.

Network

The First ScotRail network is a mixture of long-distance, commuter and rural lines, totalling 1,696 miles (2,729 km), handling 66.1 million passenger journeys in 2003-4.

Main lines

Express trains operate between Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness
Inverness

Inverness is a City status in the United Kingdom in northern Scotland. The city is the administrative centre for the Highland Council areas of Scotland, and it is promoted as the capital of the Scottish Highlands....
, Dundee
Dundee

Dundee is the fourth-largest City status in the United Kingdom in Scotland and, fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
 and Aberdeen
Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous City status in the United Kingdom and one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
. The Highland Main Line
Highland Main Line

The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. It is 190 km long and runs through the Scottish Highlands linking a series of small towns and villages with Perth, Scotland at one end and Inverness at the other....
 links Inverness to the south. Some stretches of main line, such as the Highland Main Line, are single track, and express trains must call at intermediate stations to permit trains coming in the opposite direction to pass.

The main lines of Scotland are:
  • Ayrshire Coast Line
    Ayrshire Coast Line

    The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban Railway network in Scotland. It has 26 stations and connects the Ayrshire coast to Glasgow....
  • Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line
    Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line

    The Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line is a railway linking Edinburgh with Aberdeen via the Forth Bridge, the Tay Bridge and Dundee. Also it serves as an extension to the East Coast Main Line and the Cross Country Route ....
  • Fife Circle Line
    Fife Circle Line

    The Fife Circle is the local Rail transport service north from Edinburgh. It links all the towns of south Fife and the inner Firth of Forth facing them....
  • Glasgow-Edinburgh via Carstairs Line
    Glasgow to Edinburgh via Carstairs Line

    The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Carstairs Line is a main railway line which connects the West Coast Main Line to the East Coast Main Line in the Central Belt of Scotland....
  • Glasgow-Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
    Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line

    The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. It is one of three Glasgow to Edinburgh Lines between Scotland's two biggest cities....
  • Glasgow to Aberdeen Line
    Glasgow to Aberdeen Line

    The Glasgow to Aberdeen Line is a railway linking Glasgow with Aberdeen via Stirling, Perth, Scotland and Dundee....
  • Glasgow South Western Line
    Glasgow South Western Line

    The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either Carlisle via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride....
  • Highland Main Line
    Highland Main Line

    The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. It is 190 km long and runs through the Scottish Highlands linking a series of small towns and villages with Perth, Scotland at one end and Inverness at the other....
  • Tay Coast Line
    Tay Coast Line

    The Tay Coast Line is a Railway in Scotland, running from Ladybank to Perth, Scotland to Dundee. It is an alternative route between Ladybank and Dundee, the other being the Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line....


Glasgow


The densest part of the network is the suburban network
Commuter rail in the United Kingdom

File:Urban rail in the UK.jpgCommuter rail, regional rail, urban rail or suburban rail, plays a key role in the public transport system of many of the United Kingdom's major cities....
 around Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
, with 183 stations, the second-largest suburban rail network in the UK, after London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. Much of it is 25 kV AC electrified
Railway electrification in Great Britain

Railway electrification in Great Britain describes the past and present Railway electrification system used to supply traction current to Rail transport in Great Britain with a chronological record of development, a list of lines using each system, and a history and a technical description of each system....
. Glasgow’s main terminal station
Terminal Station

Terminal Station is a 1953 in film English language film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman....
s are Central and Queen Street Station
Glasgow Queen Street railway station

Glasgow Queen Street is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland, and is the smaller of the city's two main line railway termini, and the third-busiest station in Scotland It is between George Street to the south and Cathedral Street Bridge to the north, at the northern end of Queen Street adjacent to George Square....
s. First ScotRail operate trains in this area under the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is a Scottish public bodies which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland....
 (SPT) brand. However, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is a Scottish public bodies which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland....
 is now not having any input into specifying rail services in the Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
 area. DMUs and EMUs that are livered in the carmine and cream livery are being stripped of the Strathclyde logos. Lines in and around Glasgow are:







*Argyle Line
Argyle Line

The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. It connects the Lanarkshire towns of Lanark, Larkhall and Motherwell, Scotland to West Dunbartonshire via Glasgow....

*Ayrshire Coast Line
Ayrshire Coast Line

The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban Railway network in Scotland. It has 26 stations and connects the Ayrshire coast to Glasgow....

*Cathcart Circle Lines
Cathcart Circle Lines

The Cathcart Circle Lines form a suburban railway line linking Glasgow to Cathcart via a circular line, with branches to Newton, South Lanarkshire and Neilston....

*Croy Line
Croy Line

The Croy Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Croy, North Lanarkshire in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network....

*Cumbernauld Line
Cumbernauld Line

The Cumbernauld Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Cumbernauld in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network....

*Inverclyde Line
Inverclyde Line

The Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from Glasgow Central station through Paisley and a series of stations to the south of the River Clyde and the Firth of Clyde, terminating at Gourock and Wemyss Bay, where it connects to Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services....
*Maryhill Line
Maryhill Line

The Maryhill Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Anniesland via Maryhill in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network....

*Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line
Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line

The Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line is a suburban railway line linking Motherwell, North Lanarkshire and Cumbernauld in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network....

*North Clyde Line
North Clyde Line

The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. The route is operated by First ScotRail, on behalf of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport ....
 (to be extended to Edinburgh)
*Paisley Canal Line
Paisley Canal Line

The Paisley Canal Railway line was originally a Glasgow and South Western Railway branch line running from Glasgow, Scotland, through three stations in Paisley, Scotland, to North Johnstone....

*Shotts Line
Shotts Line

The Shotts Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow Central railway station and Edinburgh Waverley railway station via Shotts railway station in Scotland....

*Glasgow South Western Line
Glasgow South Western Line

The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either Carlisle via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride....

*Whifflet Line
Whifflet Line

The Whifflet Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban Railway network in Scotland....

*Glasgow Airport Rail Link
Glasgow Airport Rail Link

The Glasgow Airport Rail Link is a proposed rail link which will link Glasgow Central railway station to Glasgow International Airport. The link is due for completion in 2011, with trains running on the route shortly after and will see four trains an hour operate between the two stations via Paisley Gilmour Street railway station....
 (under construction)


Construction work has started on the rail link to Glasgow Airport, and it is anticipated that it will open in 2009. The North Clyde Line will eventually be linked to the Edinburgh-Bathgate Line (see Edinburgh, below) when the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link
Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link

The Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link is a railway under construction in Central Scotland.Instigated as part of a round of transport improvement projects proposed by the then Scottish Executive in 2003, the plan is to open up a Glasgow to Edinburgh Lines between the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh....
 is completed, creating a new direct link between Glasgow and Edinburgh. There is also a proposal to create a new rail link across the city with the Crossrail Glasgow project.

Edinburgh

Bb Forthrailbridge
Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
’s suburban network
Commuter rail in the United Kingdom

File:Urban rail in the UK.jpgCommuter rail, regional rail, urban rail or suburban rail, plays a key role in the public transport system of many of the United Kingdom's major cities....
 is less dense than Glasgow’s. Edinburgh’s main station is Waverley
Edinburgh Waverley railway station

Edinburgh Waverley railway station, commonly referred to as just "Waverley" locally, is the main railway station in the Scotland capital Edinburgh....
. The main railway line through the city centre runs in a cutting immediately below Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is an ancient stronghold which dominates the sky-line of the city of Edinburgh from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock....
. A secondary station is at Haymarket
Haymarket railway station

Haymarket railway station is in Haymarket, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is Edinburgh's second largest railway station after Edinburgh Waverley railway station, a major commuter and long-distance destination, located quite centrally near the West End....
 in the west of the city. Railway lines running north from Edinburgh to Fife
Fife

Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....
 and the Highlands
Highland (council area)

The Highland Council areas of Scotland area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole....
 cross the Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth

The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to the south....
 via the Forth Bridge
Forth Bridge (railway)

The Forth Bridge is a cantilever bridge railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, to the east of the Forth Road Bridge, and 14 km west of central Edinburgh....
. Lines in and around Edinburgh are:
  • Edinburgh-Bathgate Line
    Edinburgh to Bathgate Line

    The Edinburgh to Bathgate Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland.The current description is the "Bathgate branch" - the line is in actuality the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway....
     (to be extended to Glasgow)
  • Edinburgh Crossrail
  • Edinburgh-Dunblane line
    Edinburgh to Dunblane Line

    The Edinburgh to Dunblane Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. It links the city of Edinburgh via Falkirk to the city of Stirling, Lecropt and the town of Dunblane....
  • North Berwick Line
    North Berwick Line

    The North Berwick Line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with North Berwick in Scotland. The route follows the East Coast Main Line as far as Drem, where it then branches to the north....
  • Shotts Line
    Shotts Line

    The Shotts Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow Central railway station and Edinburgh Waverley railway station via Shotts railway station in Scotland....
  • Waverley Line
    Waverley Line

    The Waverley Route is an abandoned double track railway line that ran south from Edinburgh in Scotland through Midlothian and the Scottish Borders to Carlisle in England....
     (under construction)
  • Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line
    Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line

    The Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line is a railway linking Edinburgh with Aberdeen via the Forth Bridge, the Tay Bridge and Dundee. Also it serves as an extension to the East Coast Main Line and the Cross Country Route ....


The Edinburgh rail network is being expanded with the construction of the Waverley Line to the Borders, and the Edinburgh-Bathgate Line will be extended by the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link
Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link

The Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link is a railway under construction in Central Scotland.Instigated as part of a round of transport improvement projects proposed by the then Scottish Executive in 2003, the plan is to open up a Glasgow to Edinburgh Lines between the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh....
. A project to open a rail link to Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Airport railway station

|}Edinburgh Airport railway station was part of the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link , an abandoned proposal to build a rail link to Edinburgh Airport, Scotland....
 was cancelled in September 2007 by the Scottish Government. A proposal to re-open the Edinburgh suburban railway line
Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway

The Edinburgh Suburban and South Side Junction Railway is a freight and former commuter railway in Edinburgh, Scotland. It opened in 1884 for both freight and passenger services....
 has been made by campaigning groups.

Rural lines

First Scotrail Class 170
Rural lines include the scenic West Highland Line
West Highland Line

The West Highland Line is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the ports of Mallaig and Oban on the west coast of Scotland to Glasgow....
, Kyle Line and Far North Line
Far North Line

The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick, Highland....
. These lines carry more passengers, mostly tourists, during the summer months, but provide a valuable link and social service during the winter months.

Many rural lines are single track. Trains terminating at the coastal towns of Oban
Oban

Oban is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It has a total resident population of 8,120. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William, Highland and during the tourist season the town can be crowded by up to 25,000 people....
, Mallaig
Mallaig

Mallaig is a seaport in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands of Scotland. The local railway station, Mallaig railway station, is the terminus of the West Highland Line , completed in 1901, and the town is linked to Fort William, Highland by the A830 road – the "Road to the Isles"....
 and Kyle of Lochalsh
Kyle of Lochalsh

Kyle of Lochalsh is a village on the northwest coast of Scotland, 63 miles west of Inverness. It is located at the entrance to Loch Alsh, opposite the village of Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye....
 connect with the Caledonian MacBrayne
Caledonian MacBrayne

Caledonian MacBrayne is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries between the mainland of Scotland and 22 of the major islands on Scotland's west coast....
 ferry services to islands
List of islands of Scotland

This is a list of the islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain. Also included are various other related tables and lists....
 including such as Skye, Mull
Isle of Mull

The Isle of Mull or simply Mull is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland in the Council areas of Scotland of Argyll and Bute....
 and Lewis.

Corrour railway station
Corrour railway station

Corrour railway station is a railway station on the West Highland Line,Scotland. It is situated near Loch Ossian and Loch Treig, on the Corrour Estate....
, an isolated stop on Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor

Rannoch Moor is a large expanse of around 50 square miles of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch, in Perth and Kinross and Lochaber, Scottish Highlands, partly northern Argyll and Bute, Scotland....
 on the West Highland Line, featured as a location in the 1996 film Trainspotting
Trainspotting (film)

Trainspotting is a 1996 Cinema of the United Kingdom directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh. The movie follows a group of heroin addicts in early 1990s economic depression Edinburgh and their passage through life....
.

The rural lines are:
  • Aberdeen-Inverness Line
    Aberdeen to Inverness Line

    The Aberdeen to Inverness Line is a railway line in Scotland linking Aberdeen and Inverness....
  • Far North Line
    Far North Line

    The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick, Highland....
  • Kyle of Lochalsh Line
    Kyle of Lochalsh Line

    The Kyle of Lochalsh Line is a primarily single track railway line in the Scottish Highlands, running from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh. The population along the route is sparse in nature, but the scenery is beautiful and can be quite dramatic, the Kyle line having been likened to a symphony in three parts: pastoral, mountain and sea....
  • West Highland Line
    West Highland Line

    The West Highland Line is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the ports of Mallaig and Oban on the west coast of Scotland to Glasgow....


InterCity and Sleeper services

ScotRail operates some services that venture south of the border: principally the Caledonian Sleeper
Caledonian Sleeper

The Caledonian Sleeper is a Sleeping car train service operated by First ScotRail and one of only two remaining sleeper services running on the railways of Great Britain, the other being the Night Riviera....
 to London Euston along the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line

The West Coast Main Line is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. It is central to the provision of fast, long-distance Intercity passenger services between London, the West Midlands , the North West England, North Wales and southern Scotland....
, and a twice-daily cross-country service between Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed from a Roman Empire settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the Newcastle Castle built in 1080, by Robert Curthose, the eldest son of...
 and Stranraer
Stranraer

Stranraer is a town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland....
 via Carlisle
Carlisle

Carlisle is in the City of Carlisle, a district of Cumbria in North West England. It is located at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, River Caldew and River Petteril, south of the Anglo-Scottish border....
 and Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of 44,170. It is roughly equidistant between Glasgow and Ayr, and is the second largest town in Ayrshire....
.

Stations

The majority of Scotland’s 340 passenger stations are operated by First ScotRail under Network Rail
Network Rail

Network Rail is a United Kingdom "not for dividend" company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares....
 ownership. Glasgow Prestwick Airport station is owned and operated by the airport, is operated by NXEC
National Express East Coast

National Express East Coast is the name under which the train operating company NXEC Trains Ltd operates the InterCity East Coast rail franchise, which includes services in England and Scotland along the East Coast Main Line....
, and Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central by Network Rail
Network Rail

Network Rail is a United Kingdom "not for dividend" company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares....
 itself. ScotRail operates Lockerbie railway station
Lockerbie railway station

Lockerbie railway station lies on the West Coast Main Line between Carlisle and Carstairs in the town of Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland....
 but none of its services call there.

Rolling stock


Current fleet

156457 At Oban
The diesel fleet comprises a mixture of Class 156 Super Sprinter
British Rail Class 156

The British Rail Class 156 "Super-Sprinter " is a diesel multiple unit . A hundred and fourteen of these units were built from 1987-89 by Metro-Cammell at their Washwood Heath Works in Birmingham....
 and Class 158 Express Sprinter
British Rail Class 158

British Rail Class 158 Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit train, built for British Rail between 1989 and 1992 by BREL at their Derby Carriage and Wagon Works....
 units inherited from British Rail
British Rail

British Railways , which later traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the Rail transport in Great Britain from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until Privatisation of British Rail in stages from 1994 to 1997....
, and Class 170 Turbostar sets acquired post-privatisation.

The electric fleet includes Class 314
British Rail Class 314

British Rail Class 314 alternating current electric multiple units were built by BREL at York works from 1978 to 1979. They were the second variety of British Rail's then-standard 1972 design for suburban EMUs, which eventually encompassed 755 vehicles and five Classes ....
, Class 318
British Rail Class 318

The British Rail Class 318 is an electric multiple unit train, which operates exclusively in the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network in West Central Scotland....
, Class 320
British Rail Class 320

The British Rail Class 320 is an alternating current electric multiple unit train found on the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport rail network in Central Scotland, and is used exclusively on the North Clyde Line between Helensburgh and Airdrie, North Lanarkshire via Glasgow Queen Street railway station....
, Class 322
British Rail Class 322

The British Rail Class 322 electric multiple units were built by BREL between 1988-90. Five 4-car units were built for the dedicated Stansted Express service from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport....
 and Class 334 Juniper
British Rail Class 334

The British Rail Class 334 is a suburban electric multiple unit built by Alstom in Birmingham. They are part of the Juniper family of trains along with Classes British Rail Class 458 and British Rail Class 460....
 units. All of EMU fleet are currently receiving C4 overhaul.

The Scotland-Euston overnight services comprise ex-InterCity
InterCity (British Rail)

InterCity was introduced by British Rail in 1966 as a brand-name for its long-haul express passenger services .In 1986 the British Railways Board divided its operations into a number of sectors ....
 Mark 2
British Rail Mark 2

British Rail's second design of carriages was designated Mark 2. The Mark 2 has a semi-integral construction, giving it more strength than a British Rail Mark 1 in the event of an accident, although a key driver of the changed construction method was to overcome the serious corrosion problem point in the Mark 1 at the base of the body, w...
 and Mark 3
British Rail Mark 3

British Rail's third fundamental design of railway carriage was designated 'Mark 3' , and was developed primarily for the InterCity 125 InterCity 125 ....
 sleeper
Sleeping car

The sleeping car or sleeper is a railroad passenger car that can accommodate all its passengers in beds of one kind or another, primarily for the purpose of making nighttime travel more restful....
 coaches, hauled by DB Schenker
EWS

English, Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd was the largest United Kingdom rail freight company; created as a result of the break-up of British Rail during the 1990s....
 locomotive
Locomotive

A locomotive is a Rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin language loco - "from a place", Ablative case of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine,....
s. In 2006, First ScotRail came to an agreement with DB Schenker
EWS

English, Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd was the largest United Kingdom rail freight company; created as a result of the break-up of British Rail during the 1990s....
 to use a small dedicated fleet of Class 90
British Rail Class 90

The British Rail Class 90 electric locomotives were built by BREL at Crewe from 1987-1990. Each locomotive weighs 84.5 tonnes and has a top speed of ....
 locomotives between London and Edinburgh/Glasgow. This fleet is painted in ScotRail livery with a small DB Schenker
EWS

English, Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd was the largest United Kingdom rail freight company; created as a result of the break-up of British Rail during the 1990s....
 logo beneath the cab.

During 2005, the Edinburgh-North Berwick
North Berwick

The Royal Burgh of North Berwick is a seaside resort in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately 25 miles east of Edinburgh....
 line were operated by DB Schenker
EWS

English, Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd was the largest United Kingdom rail freight company; created as a result of the break-up of British Rail during the 1990s....
 Class 90
British Rail Class 90

The British Rail Class 90 electric locomotives were built by BREL at Crewe from 1987-1990. Each locomotive weighs 84.5 tonnes and has a top speed of ....
 electric locomotives with former Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains

Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from Euston railway station to the West Midlands , North West England, North Wales and Scotland, and from Birmingham New Street station to North West England and Scotland, on the West Coast Main Line....
 Mark 3 coaches. In late 2005, Class 322
British Rail Class 322

The British Rail Class 322 electric multiple units were built by BREL between 1988-90. Five 4-car units were built for the dedicated Stansted Express service from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport....
 units were reintroduced onto the line. These units were all refurbished and repainted into the First Scotrail livery

The previous operator of the Scottish franchise (National Express - ScotRail
ScotRail

ScotRail was the brand name under which British Rail during the British Rail brand names era and, following privatisation, GNER and National Express operated passenger rail services in Scotland and cross border services to Northern England and London....
) used Class 101
British Rail Class 101

The British Rail Class 101 diesel multiple units were built by Metro-Cammell at Washwood Heath in Birmingham from 1956 to 1959, following construction of a series of British Rail Metro-Cammell....
 diesel units and Class 303
British Rail Class 303

The British Rail Class 303 electric multiple units, also known as "Blue Train" units, were introduced in 1960 for the electrification of the North Clyde Line, Glasgow and the Cathcart Circle Lines lines in Strathclyde....
 electric units, but these were all been withdrawn prior to First ScotRail taking over the franchise.

ScotRail has also operated Class 150
British Rail Class 150

The British Rail Class 150 British Rail brand names diesel multiple units were built by BREL from 1984-87. A total of 137 units were built in three main subclasses, replacing many of the earlier List of British Rail diesel multiple unit classes#1st Generation "Heritage" DMUs....
 diesel units, but these have transferred to other operators following deliveries of new trains.

Following the new timetable, First ScotRail has been running an DB Schenker
EWS

English, Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd was the largest United Kingdom rail freight company; created as a result of the break-up of British Rail during the 1990s....
 Class 67 along with their MK2 carriages on the Fife Circle on the most intense sevices allowing Class 158s and 170s to work elsewhere.

ClassImageTypeTop speedNumberRoutes operatedBuilt
mphkm/h
Class 67
British Rail Class 67

The Class 67 locomotives were built from 1999 to 2000 by Alstom in Valencia, Spain under sub-contract from General Motors Diesel in Canada....
67017 'arrow' At Plymouth
Diesel locomotive
Diesel locomotive

A Diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a Diesel engine. Several types of Diesel locomotive have been developed, the principal distinction being in the means by which the prime mover's mechanical power is conveyed to the driving wheels ....
125200 Hired from DB Schenker
EWS

English, Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd was the largest United Kingdom rail freight company; created as a result of the break-up of British Rail during the 1990s....
Fife Circle Line
Fife Circle Line

The Fife Circle is the local Rail transport service north from Edinburgh. It links all the towns of south Fife and the inner Firth of Forth facing them....

Caledonian Sleeper
Caledonian Sleeper

The Caledonian Sleeper is a Sleeping car train service operated by First ScotRail and one of only two remaining sleeper services running on the railways of Great Britain, the other being the Night Riviera....
1998-2000
Class 90
British Rail Class 90

The British Rail Class 90 electric locomotives were built by BREL at Crewe from 1987-1990. Each locomotive weighs 84.5 tonnes and has a top speed of ....
Electric Locomotive
Locomotive

A locomotive is a Rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin language loco - "from a place", Ablative case of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine,....
100160Hired from DB Schenker
EWS

English, Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd was the largest United Kingdom rail freight company; created as a result of the break-up of British Rail during the 1990s....
Caledonian Sleeper
Caledonian Sleeper

The Caledonian Sleeper is a Sleeping car train service operated by First ScotRail and one of only two remaining sleeper services running on the railways of Great Britain, the other being the Night Riviera....
1987-1990
Class 156 Super Sprinter
British Rail Class 156

The British Rail Class 156 "Super-Sprinter " is a diesel multiple unit . A hundred and fourteen of these units were built from 1987-89 by Metro-Cammell at their Washwood Heath Works in Birmingham....
Diesel multiple unit
Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines....
7512048 West Highland Line
West Highland Line

The West Highland Line is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the ports of Mallaig and Oban on the west coast of Scotland to Glasgow....

Glasgow South Western Line
Glasgow South Western Line

The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either Carlisle via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride....

Paisley Canal Line
Paisley Canal Line

The Paisley Canal Railway line was originally a Glasgow and South Western Railway branch line running from Glasgow, Scotland, through three stations in Paisley, Scotland, to North Johnstone....

Whifflet Line
Whifflet Line

The Whifflet Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban Railway network in Scotland....

Shotts Line
Shotts Line

The Shotts Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow Central railway station and Edinburgh Waverley railway station via Shotts railway station in Scotland....

Croy Line
Croy Line

The Croy Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Croy, North Lanarkshire in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network....

Bathgate Line
Edinburgh to Bathgate Line

The Edinburgh to Bathgate Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland.The current description is the "Bathgate branch" - the line is in actuality the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway....

Edinburgh Crossrail
Maryhill Line
Maryhill Line

The Maryhill Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Anniesland via Maryhill in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network....

Cumbernauld Line
Cumbernauld Line

The Cumbernauld Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Cumbernauld in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network....
1987 - 1989
Class 158 Express Sprinter
British Rail Class 158

British Rail Class 158 Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit train, built for British Rail between 1989 and 1992 by BREL at their Derby Carriage and Wagon Works....
Diesel multiple unit
Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines....
9014546Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line

The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. It is one of three Glasgow to Edinburgh Lines between Scotland's two biggest cities....

Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line
Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line

The Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line is a railway linking Edinburgh with Aberdeen via the Forth Bridge, the Tay Bridge and Dundee. Also it serves as an extension to the East Coast Main Line and the Cross Country Route ....

Highland Main Line
Highland Main Line

The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. It is 190 km long and runs through the Scottish Highlands linking a series of small towns and villages with Perth, Scotland at one end and Inverness at the other....

Croy Line
Croy Line

The Croy Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Croy, North Lanarkshire in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network....

Aberdeen to Inverness Line
Aberdeen to Inverness Line

The Aberdeen to Inverness Line is a railway line in Scotland linking Aberdeen and Inverness....

Kyle of Lochalsh Line
Kyle of Lochalsh Line

The Kyle of Lochalsh Line is a primarily single track railway line in the Scottish Highlands, running from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh. The population along the route is sparse in nature, but the scenery is beautiful and can be quite dramatic, the Kyle line having been likened to a symphony in three parts: pastoral, mountain and sea....

Far North Line
Far North Line

The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick, Highland....

Edinburgh Crossrail
Edinburgh to Bathgate Line
Edinburgh to Bathgate Line

The Edinburgh to Bathgate Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland.The current description is the "Bathgate branch" - the line is in actuality the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway....

Edinburgh to Dunblane Line
Edinburgh to Dunblane Line

The Edinburgh to Dunblane Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. It links the city of Edinburgh via Falkirk to the city of Stirling, Lecropt and the town of Dunblane....

Fife Circle Line
Fife Circle Line

The Fife Circle is the local Rail transport service north from Edinburgh. It links all the towns of south Fife and the inner Firth of Forth facing them....

Shotts Line
Shotts Line

The Shotts Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow Central railway station and Edinburgh Waverley railway station via Shotts railway station in Scotland....

Maryhill Line
Maryhill Line

The Maryhill Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Anniesland via Maryhill in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network....

Cumbernauld Line
Cumbernauld Line

The Cumbernauld Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Cumbernauld in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network....
1989 - 1992
Class 170 Turbostar
170433 At Edinburgh Waverley
Diesel multiple unit
Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines....
10016059 Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line

The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. It is one of three Glasgow to Edinburgh Lines between Scotland's two biggest cities....

Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line
Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line

The Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line is a railway linking Edinburgh with Aberdeen via the Forth Bridge, the Tay Bridge and Dundee. Also it serves as an extension to the East Coast Main Line and the Cross Country Route ....

Highland Main Line
Highland Main Line

The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. It is 190 km long and runs through the Scottish Highlands linking a series of small towns and villages with Perth, Scotland at one end and Inverness at the other....

Fife Circle Line
Fife Circle Line

The Fife Circle is the local Rail transport service north from Edinburgh. It links all the towns of south Fife and the inner Firth of Forth facing them....

Edinburgh Crossrail
Edinburgh to Bathgate Line
Edinburgh to Bathgate Line

The Edinburgh to Bathgate Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland.The current description is the "Bathgate branch" - the line is in actuality the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway....

Edinburgh to Dunblane Line
Edinburgh to Dunblane Line

The Edinburgh to Dunblane Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. It links the city of Edinburgh via Falkirk to the city of Stirling, Lecropt and the town of Dunblane....

Croy Line
Croy Line

The Croy Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Croy, North Lanarkshire in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network....

Maryhill Line
Maryhill Line

The Maryhill Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Anniesland via Maryhill in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network....

Cumbernauld Line
Cumbernauld Line

The Cumbernauld Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Cumbernauld in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network....

Tay Coast Line
Tay Coast Line

The Tay Coast Line is a Railway in Scotland, running from Ladybank to Perth, Scotland to Dundee. It is an alternative route between Ladybank and Dundee, the other being the Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line....
1999 - 2004
Class 314
British Rail Class 314

British Rail Class 314 alternating current electric multiple units were built by BREL at York works from 1978 to 1979. They were the second variety of British Rail's then-standard 1972 design for suburban EMUs, which eventually encompassed 755 vehicles and five Classes ....
British Rail Class 314
Electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of many carriages using electricity as the motive power....
7512114 Cathcart Circle Lines
Cathcart Circle Lines

The Cathcart Circle Lines form a suburban railway line linking Glasgow to Cathcart via a circular line, with branches to Newton, South Lanarkshire and Neilston....

Inverclyde Line
Inverclyde Line

The Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from Glasgow Central station through Paisley and a series of stations to the south of the River Clyde and the Firth of Clyde, terminating at Gourock and Wemyss Bay, where it connects to Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services....
1979
Class 318
British Rail Class 318

The British Rail Class 318 is an electric multiple unit train, which operates exclusively in the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network in West Central Scotland....
Electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of many carriages using electricity as the motive power....
9014521 Ayrshire Coast Line
Ayrshire Coast Line

The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban Railway network in Scotland. It has 26 stations and connects the Ayrshire coast to Glasgow....

Inverclyde Line
Inverclyde Line

The Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from Glasgow Central station through Paisley and a series of stations to the south of the River Clyde and the Firth of Clyde, terminating at Gourock and Wemyss Bay, where it connects to Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services....

Argyle Line
Argyle Line

The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. It connects the Lanarkshire towns of Lanark, Larkhall and Motherwell, Scotland to West Dunbartonshire via Glasgow....

North Clyde Line
North Clyde Line

The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. The route is operated by First ScotRail, on behalf of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport ....
1984
Class 320
British Rail Class 320

The British Rail Class 320 is an alternating current electric multiple unit train found on the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport rail network in Central Scotland, and is used exclusively on the North Clyde Line between Helensburgh and Airdrie, North Lanarkshire via Glasgow Queen Street railway station....
Electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of many carriages using electricity as the motive power....
7512122 North Clyde Line
North Clyde Line

The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. The route is operated by First ScotRail, on behalf of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport ....
1986
Class 322
British Rail Class 322

The British Rail Class 322 electric multiple units were built by BREL between 1988-90. Five 4-car units were built for the dedicated Stansted Express service from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport....
Electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of many carriages using electricity as the motive power....
1001605 Glasgow to Edinburgh via Carstairs Line
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Carstairs Line

The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Carstairs Line is a main railway line which connects the West Coast Main Line to the East Coast Main Line in the Central Belt of Scotland....

North Berwick Line
North Berwick Line

The North Berwick Line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with North Berwick in Scotland. The route follows the East Coast Main Line as far as Drem, where it then branches to the north....
1989-90
Class 334 Juniper
British Rail Class 334

The British Rail Class 334 is a suburban electric multiple unit built by Alstom in Birmingham. They are part of the Juniper family of trains along with Classes British Rail Class 458 and British Rail Class 460....
British Rail Class 334 005
Electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of many carriages using electricity as the motive power....
9014540 Ayrshire Coast Line
Ayrshire Coast Line

The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban Railway network in Scotland. It has 26 stations and connects the Ayrshire coast to Glasgow....

Inverclyde Line
Inverclyde Line

The Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from Glasgow Central station through Paisley and a series of stations to the south of the River Clyde and the Firth of Clyde, terminating at Gourock and Wemyss Bay, where it connects to Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services....

North Clyde Line
North Clyde Line

The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. The route is operated by First ScotRail, on behalf of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport ....

Argyle Line
Argyle Line

The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. It connects the Lanarkshire towns of Lanark, Larkhall and Motherwell, Scotland to West Dunbartonshire via Glasgow....
2000
Mk. 2 Coach
British Rail Mark 2

British Rail's second design of carriages was designated Mark 2. The Mark 2 has a semi-integral construction, giving it more strength than a British Rail Mark 1 in the event of an accident, although a key driver of the changed construction method was to overcome the serious corrosion problem point in the Mark 1 at the base of the body, w...
Fort William Sleeper
Passenger
Passenger

A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination....
 rolling stock
Rolling Stock

Rolling Stock was a newspaper of ideas and a chronicle of the 1980s published in Boulder, Colorado, Colorado by Ed Dorn and Jennifer Dunbar Dorn....
100160 Caledonian Sleeper
Caledonian Sleeper

The Caledonian Sleeper is a Sleeping car train service operated by First ScotRail and one of only two remaining sleeper services running on the railways of Great Britain, the other being the Night Riviera....

Fife Circle Line
Fife Circle Line

The Fife Circle is the local Rail transport service north from Edinburgh. It links all the towns of south Fife and the inner Firth of Forth facing them....
1969 - 1974
Mk.3 CoachPassenger
Passenger

A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination....
 rolling stock
Rolling Stock

Rolling Stock was a newspaper of ideas and a chronicle of the 1980s published in Boulder, Colorado, Colorado by Ed Dorn and Jennifer Dunbar Dorn....
125200 Caledonian Sleeper
Caledonian Sleeper

The Caledonian Sleeper is a Sleeping car train service operated by First ScotRail and one of only two remaining sleeper services running on the railways of Great Britain, the other being the Night Riviera....
1975 - 1988


Future fleet

Transport Scotland
Transport Scotland

Transport Scotland was created on 1 January 2006 as the national Transport in Scotland Government agency of Scotland. It is an List of Scottish Executive agencies of the Scottish Government's Scottish Government's Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department and accountable to Scottish Ministers....
 have funded the acquisition of 38 Class 380
British Rail Class 380

Class 380 is the designation given to a class of electric multiple unit train that are to be built, for use on the Network Rail in Scotland, in the United Kingdom....
 Siemens
Siemens

Siemens AG is a German electrical and telecommunications companysiemens may refer to*siemens , the SI unit of electrical conductance, equivalent to 1 ampere/volt...
 Desiro
Desiro

Desiro is the brand name for a design of modular train manufactured by Siemens AG of Germany.The Desiro can be built as a diesel or electric multiple unit ....
 EMUs, to enter service from late 2010. These trains will operate Ayrshire, Inverclyde and Glasgow Airport
Glasgow Airport Rail Link

The Glasgow Airport Rail Link is a proposed rail link which will link Glasgow Central railway station to Glasgow International Airport. The link is due for completion in 2011, with trains running on the route shortly after and will see four trains an hour operate between the two stations via Paisley Gilmour Street railway station....
 services, adding extra capacity and allowing the cascade of existing stock to the new Glasgow to Edinburgh services via the reopened Airdrie to Bathgate line
Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link

The Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link is a railway under construction in Central Scotland.Instigated as part of a round of transport improvement projects proposed by the then Scottish Executive in 2003, the plan is to open up a Glasgow to Edinburgh Lines between the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh....
.

ClassImageTypeCars per setNumberIntroducedNotes
Class 380 Desiro
British Rail Class 380

Class 380 is the designation given to a class of electric multiple unit train that are to be built, for use on the Network Rail in Scotland, in the United Kingdom....
Electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of many carriages using electricity as the motive power....
3 or 422 (3-car)
16 (4-car)		2010Siemens Desiro family
Desiro

Desiro is the brand name for a design of modular train manufactured by Siemens AG of Germany.The Desiro can be built as a diesel or electric multiple unit ....


Performance


Performance figures for National Express’s last quarter as franchise holder, July to September 2004, were:
  • 82.8% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Down 4.2% on the same quarter the previous year.
  • 84.2% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Down 1.0% on the previous year as a whole.


Performance figures for First Group’s first quarter as franchise holder, October to December 2004, were:
  • 79.8% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Down 1.9% on the same quarter the previous year
  • 83.7% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Down 0.5% on the previous year as a whole.


First Group started operating the franchise on 17 October 2004.

The performance figures released by the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) for the first quarter of the financial year 2007/8 (April to June 2007) are as follows:
  • 91.4% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Up 0.8% on the same quarter the previous year
  • 89.0% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Up 0.2% on the previous year as a whole.


The performance figures released by the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) for the second quarter of the financial year 2007/8 (July to September 2007) are as follows:
  • 93.0% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Up 2.2% on the same quarter the previous year
  • 89.6% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Up 0.7% on the previous year as a whole.


The performance figures released by the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) for the third quarter of the financial year 2007/8 (October to December 2007) are as follows:
  • 87.3% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Up 2.8% on the same quarter the previous year
  • 90.1% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Up 0.6% on the previous year as a whole.


The performance figures released by the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2007/8 (January to March 2008) are as follows:
  • 90.5% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Up 2.0% on the same quarter the previous year
  • 90.6% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Up 0.6% on the previous year as a whole.


The performance figures released by the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) for the first quarter of the financial year 2008/9 (April to June 2008) are as follows:
  • 93.6% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Up 2.4% on the same quarter the previous year
  • 91.1% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Up 0.6% on the previous year as a whole.


The performance figures released by the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) for the second quarter of the financial year 2008/9 (July to September 2008) are as follows:
  • 92.8% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Down 0.2% on the same quarter the previous year
  • 91.0% of trains arriving within 5 minutes of the scheduled time. Up 0.4% on the previous year as a whole.


Note:
  • The percentage change figures are not the actual increases in % but the percentage increase in the % value.
  • These values are very similar to the sector performance level.


See also

  • Transport in Scotland
    Transport in Scotland

    The transport system in Scotland is generally well-developed. The Scottish Parliament has control over most elements of transport policy within Scotland and the Scottish Government's Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department is responsible for the Scottish transport network with Transport Scotland being the List of Scottish Execu...
  • Transport in Edinburgh
    Transport in Edinburgh

    Edinburgh constitutes a major transport hub in east central Scotland and as such is at the centre of a multi-modal transport network comprising road, rail and air communications connecting the city with the rest of Scotlan], the United Kingdom and internationally....
  • Transport in Glasgow
    Transport in Glasgow

    The city of Glasgow, Scotland has a transport system encompassing air, rail, road, and an underground rail circuit. Prior to 1962, the city was also served by trams....
Category:Transport in Scotland by council area
  • Caledonian Sleeper
    Caledonian Sleeper

    The Caledonian Sleeper is a Sleeping car train service operated by First ScotRail and one of only two remaining sleeper services running on the railways of Great Britain, the other being the Night Riviera....
  • Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
    Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

    The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is a Scottish public bodies which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland....
  • Transport Initiatives Edinburgh
    Transport Initiatives Edinburgh

    Transport Initiatives Edinburgh is a Scotland company, which was formed in May 2002 to project manage large-scale transport projects on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom....
  • Glasgow Subway
    Glasgow Subway

    The Glasgow Subway is an underground rapid transit line in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro....
  • Transport Scotland
    Transport Scotland

    Transport Scotland was created on 1 January 2006 as the national Transport in Scotland Government agency of Scotland. It is an List of Scottish Executive agencies of the Scottish Government's Scottish Government's Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department and accountable to Scottish Ministers....
     (government agency)
  • List of railway lines in Great Britain
    List of railway lines in Great Britain

    High-speed main line*High Speed 1...


External links

  • (National Rail)
  • - the Scotsman
  • - Friends of the Far North Line