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STV News
5 hours ago
- Health
- STV News
Rail line closed and services cancelled after staff member falls ill
Rail services between Glasgow and Aberdeen have been cancelled or delayed after a staff member fell ill. Network Rail confirmed services have been disrupted after a member of signal staff had taken ill on Wednesday morning. As a result, the line between Laurencekirk and Stonehaven has been closed until further notice. Services between Montrose and Aberdeen are being disrupted due to a member of signalling staff being taken ill. We'll share further information soon, and we're in close contact with @ScotRail and other train operators who operate in the area. — Network Rail Scotland (@NetworkRailSCOT) July 30, 2025 The closure has affected journeys between Glasgow Queen Street and Aberdeen, as well as Aberdeen and Montrose. ScotRail also noted that services between Edinburgh and Aberdeen may be revised due to the incident. The rail operator said the disruption is expected to last until around 1pm. Phil Campbell, ScotRail customer operations director, said: 'We're sorry to customers who have experienced disruption to their journey this morning. 'Anyone delayed by 30 minutes or more is entitled to claim compensation through our Delay Repay Guarantee.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Glasgow Times
3 days ago
- Glasgow Times
No trains on busy Glasgow Queen Street route today
ScotRail has announced that essential engineering works will take place on Sunday, July 27, closing some lines in the area. As a result, all lines between Springburn and Gartcosh will be closed, affecting routes running between Glasgow Queen Street and Cumbernauld. READ MORE: Glasgow's Queen Street railway station celebrates major milestone READ MORE: No trains to run on busy Glasgow Central route this weekend due to major works ScotRail has confirmed that buses will be replacing the trains between [[Glasgow Queen Street]] and Cumbernauld all day. ScotRail is urging passengers to plan ahead, warning that replacement services may be busier than usual, and travellers should allow extra time for their journeys. Customers are also encouraged to use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner to check timetables and plan their travel in advance.
Scotsman
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
ScotRail announces extra late-night services during Edinburgh festivals
ScotRail said it will operate extra-late night services and extra carriages on key routes during the festivals. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The announcement of the extra services will be welcomed by those visiting the city - with ScotRail saying that it will give festivalgoers extra choice and more flexibility. Extra services will run at the weekend throughout the festival, which takes place between 1-25 August. With key routes including Glasgow Queen Street, Glenrothes with Thornton, Dundee, and North Berwick all gaining additional late-night services. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Customers travelling on routes between Edinburgh Waverley and Stirling, Dunblane, Dundee, Leven, Perth, Glenrothes with Thornton, Cowdenbeath, Bathgate, Glasgow Central via Shotts, and the Borders will also benefit from more carriages. ScotRail said that it expects more than two million people to travel to the festivals by train. It hopes the changes will provide hundreds of extra carriages, providing tens of thousands of additional seats during the festival period. Scotrail said it will operate extra-late night services and extra carriages on key routes during the festivals. Highlights for ScotRail's services during the festivals include: Extra late-night trains between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street, departing at 00.03 and 00.33 every night via Falkirk High, plus additional departures at 23.30 via Falkirk High and 00.12 via Bathgate on Fridays and Saturdays. A late-night Friday train to Glenrothes with Thornton via Dunfermline, departing Edinburgh at 23.59. A Friday late-night service to Dundee, departing at 23.56. A Sunday late-night service to North Berwick, departing Edinburgh at 23.24. Special services from North Berwick to Edinburgh Waverley after midnight, from Friday, August 1, to Sunday, August 10, supporting those attending Fringe by the Sea. Mark Ilderton, ScotRail Service Delivery Director, said: 'We're proud to play our part in helping people experience the buzz of Edinburgh during festivals season. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'With longer trains and more late-night services on key routes, we're doing everything we can to make it easier for customers to enjoy all the capital has to offer, from the first show of the day to the last act of the night.' Tony Lankester, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, said: "We welcome ScotRail's enhanced services during the peak festival season and encourage Fringe audiences to plan ahead and book rail travel where possible. "From families planning a fun day out in Edinburgh to those here for an evening full of Fringe performance; travelling by rail will deliver you right to the heart of the action." More travel information is available here.
Scotsman
5 days ago
- Scotsman
You'll not have had your tea with ScotRail hospitality cancelled
I could practically hear John Laurie's lugubrious tones intoning the terrible news. 'There will be no hospitality on this train.' A sad trip north to Inverness this week for an old friend's funeral. The drive through the Cairngorms didn't appeal and so I thought I'd go mad and take the train. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Even I think it's a spectac-ularly scenic journey and I'm fairly underwhelmed by mountains. Seen one, seen 'em all, as far as I'm concerned. Also, they tend not to have a gift shop at the top. Inverness was weirdly hot, sticky and awash with torrential rain. After a beautiful service we possibly tarried too long. We said hurried goodbyes and raced to the station for the train home. It had been a long day. The possibility of even a rubbish cup of ScotRail tea was cheering. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Those hopes were dashed as we checked the departure board. Oh, the train was on time, so I guess that's something, but, right up there was a phrase of almost comically Scottish grimness. I could practically hear John Laurie's lugubrious tones intoning the terrible news. 'There will be no hospitality on this train.' I've seen this depressing little message before. In fact, it seems to be a ScotRail special. The last couple trains I've caught from Aberdeen have been tea-free and at least one from Dundee was a trolley desert. Don't get me wrong, I can manage without sustenance for short periods of time, and it's not like we're ever really out of food retail range. Pretty sure nowhere in Scotland is more than 2 miles from a Greggs. We're not crossing the remote Steppes or the Rocky Mountains. It's unlikely that the 17.26 to Waverley will be trapped by a blizzard and the passengers forced to draw lots to find out who they'll eat first. And we must be brutally honest. The ScotRail trolley offerings aren't that great. The coffee has distinct overtones of sump oil. The tea is usually drinkable, but then, tea is fairly bulletproof, until you add that ghastly fake milk from the fiddly wee container. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad But even if the coffee makes me murderous and the biscuit selection is sparse, there is something about sitting on a train that makes you want to dunk a biscuit or nibble a shortbread finger. You may even wish to go mad and have a dram. Other railway companies seem to manage this hospitality thing on a regular basis. LNER practically forcefeeds you. They've got massive trolleys that could double as mini-tanks if the train ever gets invaded by zombies. Missed the trolley? There's a buffet car so you can do that swoop and stagger dance back to your seat with a swinging paper bag filled with a selection of hot and cold beverages, confectionery and sandwiches. They'll even bring the stuff to your seat. It's not cheap, but it is welcome if you had to dash to your train and didn't have time to do a smash and grab through the M&S food hall to source two gins-in-a-tin, something involving quinoa and a packet of Percy Pigs. The quinoa thing was a mistake, by the way. Won't do that again. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Presumably those pricey in-train purchases are welcome to whoever it is that's running LNER these days. Nice little earner, I would have thought. But no, welcome to the dreich presbyterian JohnKnoxRail. There is no hospitality on this train.
The National
6 days ago
- The National
Glasgow Central trains disrupted for 2 hours due to 'fault'
At around 9.15am on Thursday, ScotRail said a signalling fault in the Glasgow Central area was affecting trains to and from Paisley as well as Pollokshields West. ScotRail staff waited to get access to the track to investigate, with the operator warning of cancellations and alterations as a result. NEW: We have a signalling fault in the Glasgow Central area, affecting trains to/from Paisley and also to/from Pollokshields West. Staff are on site awaiting access to track to investigate, cancellations and alterations can be expected to allow this access. — ScotRail (@ScotRail) July 24, 2025 Many services are facing disruption as a result, with some trains being cancelled. The issue was fixed by Network Rail shortly after 9.45am, as ScotRail said it was working to get services running again as quickly as possible. READ MORE: Residents threaten to sue Scottish council over controversial parking plans However, some services are still subject to delays in the meantime. [[ScotRail]] said that trains running to and from Glasgow Central station may be delayed by up to 40 minutes or cancelled. Disruption is expected until 11.30am. ScotRail said tickets for affected services will be accepted on any reasonable route at no extra cost. The operator added that if passengers have to drive to another station as a result, their ticket will be valid to collect their car on a return journey.
