Transport

A couple survey Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire. Picture: VisitScotland

Surge in North America visitors to Scotland recorded

CalMac is being punished for Scottish Government's own failings (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Ferries scandal gets worse with fines for CalMac and millions for consultants

Hebridean Isles should have returned from annual maintenance in February. Picture: Mn28/Wikimedia Commons

CalMac ferry disruption to continue under at least end of June

Ferguson Marine Limited is a shipbuilding company whose yard, located in Port Glasgow on the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, was established in 1903. It is the last remaining shipbuilder on the lower Clyde and is currently the only builder of merchant ships on the river.

Transparency demanded around secretive lawyer-led ferry contract probe

Trams to Newhaven is due to open in Edinburgh in June

Date revealed for passengers on new Edinburgh tram line

Work continues on hull 802 at the Ferguson Marine shipyard (Picture: John Devlin)

Building second ferry to same design as Glen Sannox is a huge risk

Dualling of the A9 road has been forefront of debate given recent deaths on the road. Picture: John Devlin

Scotland records deadliest year for road deaths since 2016

Glasgow City Council transport and environment convener Angus Millar said it was vital that cars were included in the low emission zone restrictions. Picture: John Devlin

All you need to know about driving into Glasgow's low emission zone from June 1

A poster for the Engine Off, Every Stop campaign in London

Watch out entitled drivers, further curbs are coming - Alastair Dalton

CalMac fines for performance have hit £4.5m for the last year and a half.

CalMac on track to break own record in level of poor performance fines

Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow is owned by the Scottish Government.

Ferguson Marine needs to be 'three times more productive', says secret report

The roof of the double-decker bus was sliced off after the vehicle collided with the low bridge. Picture: Network Rail

Ten people hospitalised after bus roof ripped off in rail bridge collision

The Corran Ferry

Military 'increasingly unlikely' to assist with Highland ferry service

Waverley leaving its berth beside Glasgow Science Centre at the launch of its summer season on Friday with a cruise down the Clyde to Tighnabruaich. Picture: John Devlin

Historic paddle steamer Waverley embarks on most extensive UK tour for a decade

The incident happened at Argyle Street station

Five injured as escalator malfunctions at Scottish train station

Systems being checked in Glen Sannox's control room beside its engine room last week. Picture: John Devlin

Inside Glen Sannox as hugely-delayed CalMac ferry nears completion

The Glen Sannox at the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow last week (Picture: John Devlin)

Will Glen Sannox ferry saga prove to be just an aberration? – Alastair Dalton

Hull 802, in foreground with Glen Sannox behind, last month, is due to be launched in November. Picture: John Devlin

Ferguson Marine ferry will cost more to complete than building brand new vessel

Kylesku Bridge in Sutherland, which sits on the North Coast 500. A police operation caught a driver travelling at 117mph on the tourist route at the weekend, although the exact location of the patrol has not been revealed. Picture: Richard Wiseman/Flickr/CC

NC500: Driver caught at 117mph on tourist route through Highlands

The BBC's The Vital Spark series was based on Neil Munro's Para Handy books

Lorna Slater surpassed even Para Handy for brass neck – Jackie Baillie

A long-awaited report into problems with Edinburgh's original tram line looks set to be made public (Picture: PA)

Tram Inquiry raises key question: what's the point of inquiries?

Alfred moored in Ayr harbour pending repairs last week. Picture: John Devlin

CalMac to deploy relief ferry Alfred on busy main Arran route

The autonomous service is due to be launched on Monday. Picture: The Scotsman

No hands on the wheel: Aboard Britain’s first autonomous bus service

The driver demonstrating the bus in autonomous mode by taking his hands off the wheel while crossing the Forth Road Bridge. Picture: The Scotsman

UK's first self-driving bus service launched over Forth Road Bridge

Trains run by TransPennine Express (TPE) will be brought under government control (Photo: PA)

TransPennine Express services brought under Government control

An Azuma rail LNER train at Kings Cross Station

Flexible train tickets to be available across LNER East Coast route

Isle of Mull leaving Oban. Picture: CalMac

CalMac’s Mull ferry services in ‘utter chaos’ from cuts ‘strangling’ island

MV Pentalina. Picture: PA

Ferry services face further fortnight of disruption after Pentalina grounding

Alfred in Ayr harbour on Wednesday. Picture: John Devlin

New delay to CalMac deploying relief vessel Alfred from Pentland Ferries

Border Piper Sandy Mutch beside the train at Edinburgh Waverley Station. Picture: TransPennine Express

Struggling TransPennine Express names train to mark coronation as it awaits fate

British Airways has continued to bounce back from the pandemic.

British Airways owner IAG ups profit outlook as leisure travel booms

Ferry services to Mull have been disrupted after an issue with the Craignure linkspan. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Scottish ferry has all car sailings cancelled over technical fault

Alfred in Ayr harbour on Wednesday. Picture: John Devlin

CalMac expected to deploy newly chartered ferry Alfred on main Arran route

A strike could cause problems getting through security at Edinburgh Airport. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Summer travel chaos warning as airport workers balloted over strike action

Isara and Fergus McCallum and their daughter Mia

Thai restaurant in Tom Cruise train carriage gets go ahead for Pitlochry family

MV Pentalina had been out of passenger service apart from some brief private contracts since 2019.

Minister ‘not aware’ of pressure to give MV Pentalina safety certificate

A visualisation of the Desiro Verve, Siemens Mobility's concept hydrogen or battery train for use on the British rail network, shown crossing the Forth Bridge. Picture: Siemens Mobility

The hydrogen trains which could be coming to Scotland

MV Pentalina had been out of passenger service apart from some brief private contracts since 2019.

Dozens of passengers evacuated as ferry MV Pentalina runs aground on Orkney

Boeing Max: FAA overruled engineers and let Boeing Max keep flying after crashes claims report

FAA overruled engineers and let Boeing Max keep flying after crashes

Check-in will open at 3.30am for the earliest flights to ease congestion. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Future Flight: Edinburgh Airport introduces earlier check-in to cut congestion

The Co Wheels car club requires members to put electric vehicles back on charge after use for the next booking (Picture: Co Wheels)

Range anxiety can be an unexpected nightmare in electric cars – Alastair Dalton

Baby girl born aboard CalMac ferry on Wednesday morning (pic: Jeff J Mitchell)

'Our youngest passenger ever': Baby girl delivered aboard CalMac ferry

Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde.

Ferguson Marine agreed NDA to keep £200k report on required improvements secret

MV Alfred is expected to begin a nine-month charter with CalMac from Thursday 27 April.

MV Pentalina set to return to service on Pentland firth route

The woman was on a train travelling between Polmont and Edinburgh Waverley when she fell asleep at 7.21am on April 20

Woman woke to find naked man beside her on train

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL), has reported a 38.7 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger numbers for 2022/23,

Highlands and Islands Airports records surge in passenger numbers

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon arrives home in Uddingston, Glasgow after a driving lesson. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Nicola Sturgeon photographed smiling after completing driving lesson

Dualling of the A9 road is among the national projects receiving a share of £26bn of spending under the Scottish Government's Infrastructure Investment Plan. Picture: John Devlin

Scottish ministers accused of legal breach over infrastructure plan

Around 500,000 visitors flock to the area around Glenfinnan, in the West Highlands, each year – much of the footfall is from Harry Potter fans hoping to witness a steam train crossing the iconic railway viaduct that features in the world-famous film series

Harry Potter fans cause traffic hell at iconic railway bridge

Emma Burke Newman, an experienced cyclist, was killed at a junction on a road in Glasgow in January

Our daughter’s death is why we are asking you to join the Pedal on Parliament

The Corran Ferry has been out of service since Easter Friday with the military now stepping in to get a replacement vessel up and running. A pedestrian-only service is operating in the meantime. PIC: Creative Commons/Colin.

Military considers replacement for Corran Ferry after breakdown

Tram testing on the Newhaven extension on Wednesday. Picture: Sacyr, Farrans and Neopul

‘Ghost’ trams start daytime tests on Edinburgh city centre to Newhaven extension

The trial will see some fares halved. Picture: Jame Barlow/PA

Six-month ScotRail peak fares suspension to start in October – Humza Yousaf

French lawyer Alain Jakubowicz (C) talks to the press next to Ophelie Toulliou, sister of a victim of the crash (2R) at the Paris courthouse on April 17, 2023 after the trial of Air France and plane manufacturer Airbus for the crash of the Rio-Paris Air France flight A330 on June 1, 2009 which killed 228 people. Photo by Bertrand Guay

Airbus and Air France acquitted of manslaughter charges over 2009 plane crash

More than £200,000 was spent on taxis for travellers after train services were cancelled since the service was taken into public ownership

ScotRail spent £200,000 on taxis to replace cancelled services in 10 months

The Corran Ferry is likely to be out of action for several weeks with the Scottish Government considering a request for military assistance to get a boat back on the water. PIC: David Dixon/geograph.org

Military to bring west coast ferry back into service in 'coming days'

CMAL has been condemned for sending executives on a £1000-a-night Mediterranean conference cruise

CMAL condemned for sending execs on £1000-a-night conference cruise

Another CalMac ferry has been taken into repair due to a gas leak

Another CalMac ferry pulled from service after gas leak causes safety issues

Chan eil fiù ‘s nach do nochd duilgheadas leis an Loch Seaforth an t-seachdain sa

Tha an t-àm ann daoine fhaighinn a thuigeas na h-eileanan, le Murray MacLeòid

Stagecoach's autonomous bus

Passengers told to wear seatbelts on UK's first driverless bus service

Keeping a look out to see when the next ferry is coming

It's all been a bit wild in the Western Isles this week

Electric cars are stacked in a storage tower following assembly at the Gläserne Manufaktur production facility in Dresden, Germany (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Electric vehicles are coming quicker than you might think – Dr Richard Dixon

CalMac service between Stornoway and Ullapool resumes service after days of cancellations

Sailings between Stornoway and Ullapool resume following days of cancellations

Alex and Jo Lawrence have been stranded on Lewis after having a difficult few days seeing Jo's father die in hospital.

Couple worried about bringing late father's body back home amid ferry chaos

MV Loch Seaforth berthed in Ullapool harbour in 2015

'I am absolutely sick of it' - Islanders despair over latest CalMac chaos

Stock image: CalMac's biggest ship was hit by a technical fault resulting in yet more ferry disruption for islanders.

More ferry disruption for islanders as MV Loch Seaforth hit by technical fault

Passengers getting on a Wizz Air plane at Luton Airport. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

The worst airlines for flight delays revealed

The weather forecast for Easter Monday is looking windy, with snow forecast in some parts of Scotland. Picture: Getty Images

Snow forecast as Met Office issues yellow wind warning for parts of Scotland

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UK Government accused of 'sabotage' over Scotland's deposit return scheme

Where does Scotland's deposit return scheme go from here?

The derelict Ayr Station Hotel had been served with a dangerous buildings notice because of its poor condition. Picture: N Hackett

Fire breaks out at former Scottish rail station hotel

Kinloch Castle, the Grade A Listed Building on the Isle of Rum, which the Scottish Government has been unable to sell and lies in a state of slow decay. PIC: NatureScot.

Castle at the heart of island's future as millionaire speaks out on failed sale