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| ScotRail Trains Limited | |||
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 Two ScotRail Class 43 (HST) Inter7City trains at Pitlochry | |||
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| Franchise(s) | ScotRail | ||
| Main region(s) | Scotland | ||
| Parent company | Scottish Rail Holdings | ||
| Reporting mark | SR | ||
| Dates of operation | 1 April 2022–present | ||
| Predecessor | Abellio ScotRail | ||
| Other | |||
| Website | www | ||
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ScotRail Trains Limited, trading as ScotRail (Template:Lang-gd), is a Scottish train operating company that is publicly owned by Scottish Rail Holdings on behalf of the Scottish Government. It has been operating the ScotRail franchise as an operator of last resort since 1 April 2022.
History
The ScotRail network had since 2015 been operated by the private-sector franchisee Abellio ScotRail. In December 2019, Transport Scotland announced Abellio had not met the performance criteria necessary to have its seven-year franchise extended for a further three years, and the franchise would conclude on 31 March 2022.
In March 2021, Transport Scotland announced that the franchise would not be re-tendered for another private-sector operator to run, but would be operated by an operator of last resort owned by the Scottish Government. The move was welcomed by the ASLEF, RMT and TSSA unions.
The Minister for Transport, Jenny Gilruth, confirmed in February 2022 that ScotRail services would return to public ownership. She invited key stakeholders to take part in a discussion on the future of the service, saying "I can confirm that the transition of ScotRail into Scottish Government control will take place on 1 April 2022. Whilst that’s good news, it’s clear that much work still needs to be done... I want to kick-start a National Conversation about what our new beginning for ScotRail should look like - an affordable, sustainable, customer focused rail passenger service in Scotland in a post pandemic world."
The Scottish Conservatives Transport Spokesman, Graham Simpson, criticised the planned consultation, saying that it "should be about lower fares, restoring services and stopping cuts to ticket offices - measures that will encourage people to use public transport." The Scottish Liberal Democrats added that discussions should have started two years earlier, when nationalisation was decided.
On 4 April 2022, on-board catering started to be reintroduced on ScotRail services. It had been suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In May 2022, ASLEF balloted its members for strike action, with drivers refusing to work overtime. In May 2022, many Sunday services were cancelled due to driver shortages. ScotRail stated that the COVID-19 pandemic had prevented them from training an estimated 130 drivers. On 1 June 2022, ASLEF announced that it had rejected an improved pay offer from ScotRail.
A temporary timetable was brought in on 23 May 2022. The number of daily services was cut by around one-third, from approximately 2,150 to 1,456. Many early morning and late night services were cancelled. In June 2022, ASLEF recommended its members accept a revised offer. Services between Wick and Inverness on the Far North Line were cut from four trains each way per day to two. Stagecoach Highlands are expected to introduce an additional bus service on the route starting 6 June 2022.
Services
ScotRail Trains took over all of the services operated by Abellio. As of December 2023, off-peak services delivered by ScotRail Monday to Friday are as follows:
Central Belt
| Argyle Line | ||
|---|---|---|
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Dalmuir to Larkhall | 2 | |
| Dalmuir to Cumbernauld | 1 |
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| Dalmuir to Motherwell | 1 |
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| 1 |
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| Dalmuir to Whifflet | 1 |
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| Glasgow Central to Lanark | 2 |
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| North Clyde Line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Helensburgh Central to Edinburgh Waverley | 2 |
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| Balloch to Airdrie | 2 |
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| Milngavie to Springburn | 2 |
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| Cumbernauld, Falkirk, and Maryhill Lines | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Glasgow Queen Street to Cumbernauld | 1 | |
| Glasgow Queen Street to Falkirk Grahamston | 1 |
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| Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley | 2 | |
| Glasgow Queen Street to Anniesland | 1 | |
| Cathcart Circle Lines | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Glasgow Central to Newton | 1 | |
| 1 |
| |
| Glasgow Central to Neilston | 2 |
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| Glasgow Central to Glasgow Central via Cathcart v.v. | 1 |
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| Paisley Canal Line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Glasgow Central to Paisley Canal | 2 | |
| Shotts Line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts | 1 | |
| Inverclyde Line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Glasgow Central to Gourock | 2 | |
| Glasgow Central to Wemyss Bay | 1 |
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| Ayrshire Coast Line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Glasgow Central to Ayr | 2 |
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| Glasgow Central to Ardrossan Harbour | 1 |
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| Glasgow Central to Largs | 1 |
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| Glasgow South Western Line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Glasgow Central to East Kilbride | 2 |
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| Glasgow Central to Barrhead | 1 |
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| Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock | 1 | |
| 1⁄2 |
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| Glasgow Central to Carlisle | 1⁄2 |
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| Dumfries to Carlisle | 1⁄2 |
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| Kilmarnock to Ayr | 7tpd |
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| Ayr to Girvan | 1⁄2 | |
| Ayr to Stranraer | 1⁄4 |
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| Carstairs and North Berwick Lines | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Carstairs | 1⁄2 |
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| Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar | 1⁄2 | Musselburgh, Wallyford, East Linton |
| Edinburgh Waverley to North Berwick | 1 |
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| Borders Railway | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Edinburgh Waverley to Tweedbank | 2 | |
Scotland National
| West Highland Line | ||
|---|---|---|
| Route | tpd | Calling at |
| Glasgow Queen Street to Oban | 6 |
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| Glasgow Queen Street to Mallaig | 3 |
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| Fort William to Mallaig | 1 |
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| Dalmally to Oban | 1 |
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| Croy & Dunblane Lines | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Glasgow Queen Street to Alloa | 2 | |
| Edinburgh Waverley to Dunblane | 2 |
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| Fife Circle Line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee | 1 | |
| Edinburgh Waverley to Perth | 1 |
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| Edinburgh Waverley to Cowdenbeath | 1 |
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| Edinburgh Waverley to Glenrothes with Thornton | 1 | |
| Glasgow - / Edinburgh - Aberdeen Lines | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen | 1 |
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| Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen | 1 | |
| Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee | 1 |
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| Dundee to Arbroath | 1 |
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| Highland Main Line | ||
| Route | tpd | Calling at |
| Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness | 5 |
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| Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness | 5 |
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| Aberdeen–Inverness Line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Montrose to Inverurie | 1 | |
| Aberdeen to Inverurie | 1⁄2 |
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| Aberdeen to Inverness | 1⁄2 | |
| Elgin to Inverness | 1⁄2 |
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| Far North & Kyle of Lochalsh Lines | ||
| Route | tpd | Calling at |
| Inverness to Dingwall | 1 | |
| Inverness to Invergordon | 1 |
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| Inverness to Tain | 1 |
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| Inverness to Ardgay | 1 |
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| Inverness to Wick | 4 |
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| Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh | 4 |
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Fleet
ScotRail operates a number of different electric and diesel train types in its fleet.
In 2021, ScotRail introduced five newly refurbished Class 153 carriages, which are attached to two-car Class 156 units. These new carriages, named "Highland Explorer" feature a 50:50 split between seating and bicycle racks. The new carriage, which carries a £10 supplement to the regular ticket price, includes complimentary refreshments, cycling-themed interior decorations and external vinyl wrap, and maps for cyclists planning to explore Western Scotland by bicycle.
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Electrification
Transport Scotland has a plan to implement the Scottish Government's policy to "decarbonise domestic passenger rail services", part of which involves replacing all diesel trains by 2035. The £55 million first phase, to electrify 104 km (65 mi) of Fife Circle track, between Haymarket and Dalmeny, for use by battery electric multiple units, was begun by Scottish Powerlines in June 2022 and is due to be completed by December 2024. Further phases will electrify the lines between Kinghorn, Thornton, Ladybank and Lochgelly.
Stations
As of March 2022, ScotRail operates 355 stations in Scotland. Not included are Prestwick International Airport station, owned and operated by the airport, as well as both Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central, which are managed by Network Rail. ScotRail operates Lockerbie and Reston even though no ScotRail services currently call at either station.
Depots
ScotRail's fleet is maintained at Edinburgh Haymarket, Glasgow Eastfield, Glasgow Shields Road, Corkerhill Glasgow, Yoker, Ayr Townhead, Bathgate, and Inverness, as well as a newly built EMU stabling depot at Millerhill in Midlothian and a rebuilt depot at Cadder Yard.
Notes
- In precise terms only the high-level portion of Glasgow Central is managed by Network Rail, with ScotRail operating the low-level portion, but the distinction is not commonly noted.
References
- "Who we are". Glasgow: Scottish Rail Holdings. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- "Abellio ScotRail contract to end three years early". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
- "Abellio's ScotRail franchise to end early in 2022". The Railway Magazine. No. 1426. Horncastle: Mortons Media Group. January 2020. p. 9. ISSN 0033-8923.
- "ScotRail franchise to end early". Rail Express. No. 285. Horncastle: Mortons Media Group. February 2020. p. 8. ISSN 1362-234X.
- "ScotRail to move to Scottish Government ownership". Transport Scotland. 4 April 2021. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021.
- "Operator of Last Resort to take over ScotRail franchise". Rail Magazine. No. 927. Peterborough: Bauer Consumer Media. 24 March 2021. p. 11. ISSN 0953-4563.
- ^ "ScotRail to be Nationalised". Rail Express. No. 300. Horncastle: Mortons Media Group. May 2021. p. 6. ISSN 1362-234X.
- Hewitt, S. (18 March 2021). "ScotRail: Rail Services to be Nationalised when Abellio Contract Ends". Rail Express. Horncastle: Mortons Media Group. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022.
- "Scottish Government will take over ScotRail services on 1 April 2022". Transport Scotland. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Scotland's train services nationalised from 1 April". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022.
- Smith, R. (6 April 2022). "ScotRail launches recruitment drive for on-train hospitality stewards". RailAdvent. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022.
- "ScotRail train driver shortage triggers wave of cancellations". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022.
- Bussey, K. (11 May 2022). "ScotRail strike threat: Train drivers to be balloted on industrial action". The Scotsman. National World Publishing. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022.
- Williams, M. "Summer of Scots rail strikes loom as 800 services are cancelled in a week in driver work-to-rule". The Herald. Newsquest Media Group. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022.
- "ScotRail: Why have hundreds of trains been cancelled?". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022.
- Dalton, A. (June 2022). "ScotRail drivers union Aslef rejects improved pay offer and threatens strike ballot unless talks resume". The Scotsman. National World Publishing. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022.
- "Anger over 'devastating' cuts to ScotRail services". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022.
- "ScotRail agrees 5% pay deal with train drivers' union". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
- MacAllister, D. (27 May 2022). "Just two train services a day to cover 5,705 sq miles: Stagecoach puts on lifeline bus service after ScotRail cuts". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022.
- "Timetables". ScotRail. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- "Bike bonanza for ScotRail Customers". ScotRail. 13 April 2022. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Highland Explorer takes to the rails". Modern Railways. Stamford: Key Publishing. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- "Travelling with a bike on our Highland Explorer (Class 153) trains". ScotRail. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via YouTube.
- "Abellio awarded ScotRail franchise". Railway Gazette. Sutton: DVV Media International. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016.
- "Quality and more trains key to Abellio's SR franchise". Rail Magazine. No. 760. Peterborough: Bauer Consumer Media. 29 October 2014. p. 10.
- "Cycle carriages for Scotland's scenic railway". ScotRail. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- "Abellio takes over ScotRail". Today's Railways UK. No. 162. Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing. June 2015. p. 12. ISSN 1475-9713.
- "Class 318 - Features and Facts". Eversholt Rail Group. London. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- Fox, P. (1991). Locomotives & Coaching Stock 1991. Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-872524-26-9.
- "Scotrail unveils £475m improvement plan". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- "Welcome £8M contract boost for Kilmarnock rail firm and ScotRail passengers". Transport Scotland. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- "Class 334 - Features and Facts". London: Eversholt Rail Group. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- "Scotland orders Desiro Fleet". Railway Gazette International. Sutton: DVV Media International. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012.
- "Desiros unveiled ready for ScotRail services". Rail Magazine. No. 648. Peterborough: Bauer Consumer Media. 14 July 2010.
- Shirres, D. (3 April 2020). "Maintaining the 385s". Rail Engineer. Coalville: Rail Media Group. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- Rail Services Decarbonisation Action Plan (PDF). Glasgow: Transport Scotland. July 2020. ISBN 978-1-911582-92-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2021.
- "Green light for £55m Scottish Government investment in decarbonisation". Transport Scotland. 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022.
- "Piling work to get underway to electrify line to Fife". Network Rail. 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022.
- "Four phases of Fife Electrification". Network Rail. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022.
- Leese, D. (November 2022). "Table 1410: Passenger entries, exits and interchanges by station (annual), Great Britain, April 2021 to March 2022" (ODS). London: Office of Rail and Road. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023.
- "Form 17s: Application to the Office of Rail Regulation for a Station Access Contract under Section 17 of the Railways Act 1993" (PDF). London: Office of Rail Regulation. April 2006. Document 235824.01. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014.
- ^ ScotRail Franchise – Invitation to Tender (PDF). Transport Scotland. February 2014. p. 48 (in work p. 52). B/4855286/45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2014.
- "Our stations". Network Rail. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014.
- "Scotland's Railway opens £33million servicing depot". ScotRail. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021.
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