It’s not often possible to board a train, be served a gourmet meal and be transported across one of the world’s great engineering achievements all in one lunchtime.
But, for passengers boarding the Forth Bridge[1] Lunchtime Tour next month, that is pre…
Cars[1] have been left submerged in water after torrential rain flooded[2] roads in Scotland this morning.
Videos shared on social media show vehicles almost completely covered in water in Grangemouth in the Falkirk council area. Following severe floo…
Several roads across Falkirk district have been closed after heavy rain affected much of Scotland today (Saturday).
With the Met Office[1] issuing an amber weather warning and in some areas a month’s rain falling in 24 hours, there was widespread disru…
Peak fares on ScotRail trains have been suspended for six months from Monday, October 2, in a bid to woo more people to rail travel. Picture: Colin Hattersley.
Many trains are expected to be busier than usual when the six-month trial suspension of …
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA police report into a crash which killed a couple off the M9 described the driver as “dangerous” and put the…
A paramedic has described the moment he found a crash victim “writhing in pain” three days after being discovered on the M9 motorway.
An inquiry heard how Lamara Bell, 25, was critically injured[1] next to her boyfriend John Yuill, 28, who was found de…
A paramedic told an inquiry how he found a woman “writhing in pain” after the car she was in with her partner crashed off a motorway and lay undiscovered for days.
Lamara Bell, 25, and John Yuill, 28, died after the car they were in left the M9 near St…
Police have closed part of the M9 motorway near Falkirk this evening after police received reports of concern for a person.
The motorway is closed in both directions at junction 7 Kinnaird while emergency services are at the scene.
The nearby M876 als…
Lamara Bell, 25, and John Yuill, 28, died after the car they were in left the M9 near Stirling on July 5 2015.
The couple had been on a camping trip with friends to Lochearnhead, Stirling, and were making their way back to Falkirk.
They lay in their Re…
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA father whose son died after crashing off a motorway and lay undiscovered for days still has nightmares abou…
Couple, aged 25 and 28, died after lying undiscovered in their crashed car for three days as police failed to log emergency call from farmer who alerted them to the wreckage, inquiry hearsDeaths of Lamara Bell and John Yuill are the subject of a fatal …
The Transport Secretary has announced that the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme is being relaunched with a pot of £129m to help local authorities decarbonise local bus services.[1]
The first round of funding put 1,300 new zero emission b…
Winchburgh having its own train station could reduce congestion on Central Belt motorway network around the areas of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and Falkirk, says a new independent impact report by Systra, a multinational engineering and consulting gr…
The Edinburgh Airport Rail Link (EARL) would have involved building a tunnel under the main airport runway to bring trains to a station located underneath the terminal building. It was approved by the Scottish Parliament and scheduled to open in 201…