ScotRail minimum fare scheme raises more than £400,000 in revenue!
EXCLUSIVE: ScotRail's minimum fare scheme has led to a major fall in ticketless travel and a significant uptick in revenue, The National can reveal
How much money has ScotRail made from its minimum fare scheme?
www.thenational.scot
September 29, 2026 at 9:55 PM
ScotRail minimum fare scheme raises more than £400,000 in revenue!
Shout-out to the ScotRail train engineer who saw me running as the final doors closed and reopened them for me.
An egg, a good egg.
An egg, a good egg.
January 7, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Shout-out to the ScotRail train engineer who saw me running as the final doors closed and reopened them for me.
An egg, a good egg.
An egg, a good egg.
The 23.45 Scotrail service from Edinburgh to Glasgow
June 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The 23.45 Scotrail service from Edinburgh to Glasgow
Scotrail logo concept [Scotsman today] possibly needs more work
February 2, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Scotrail logo concept [Scotsman today] possibly needs more work
Peak rail fares have been scrapped on ScotRail trains, meaning passengers will no longer pay higher prices for travelling during busy weekday rush hours.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peak time rail fares srapped on ScotRail trains
Some routes will see fares fall by as much as 50% at busy times, but on others prices will be unchanged.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Peak rail fares have been scrapped on ScotRail trains, meaning passengers will no longer pay higher prices for travelling during busy weekday rush hours.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A kitten abandoned on a train to Edinburgh has been adopted by a ScotRail ticket examiner.
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news.stv.tv/west-central...
ScotRail ticket examiner adopts kitten found abandoned on train
The six-month-old was discovered abandoned on a train to Edinburgh by members of the public on January 8.
news.stv.tv
February 18, 2026 at 6:37 PM
A kitten abandoned on a train to Edinburgh has been adopted by a ScotRail ticket examiner.
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One of my recent side projects has been building a #QuartoPub and #RStats dashboard to track ScotRail delays and cancellations. ScotRail *do* publish this data, in the form of a hard to find, inaccessible PDF with a different file for every single day 😭
Link: nrennie.gitlab.io/scotrail-per...
Link: nrennie.gitlab.io/scotrail-per...
ScotRail Performance
nrennie.gitlab.io
May 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
One of my recent side projects has been building a #QuartoPub and #RStats dashboard to track ScotRail delays and cancellations. ScotRail *do* publish this data, in the form of a hard to find, inaccessible PDF with a different file for every single day 😭
Link: nrennie.gitlab.io/scotrail-per...
Link: nrennie.gitlab.io/scotrail-per...
The helpful Scotrail conductor has stopped by and had a word, we may yet make up some time. I’ve been blown away by how welcoming everyone is up here in the Highlands & Orkney, Cal Sleeper, Scotrail & Northlink Ferries. ‘Scottish hospitality’ really IS a thing isn’t it?! 🏴🏴🏴
January 22, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The helpful Scotrail conductor has stopped by and had a word, we may yet make up some time. I’ve been blown away by how welcoming everyone is up here in the Highlands & Orkney, Cal Sleeper, Scotrail & Northlink Ferries. ‘Scottish hospitality’ really IS a thing isn’t it?! 🏴🏴🏴
Here goes - 10:41 Inverness to Thurso with Scotrail. TO THE FAR NORTH!
January 20, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Here goes - 10:41 Inverness to Thurso with Scotrail. TO THE FAR NORTH!
Companions of blind and partially sighted people will receive free ScotRail train travel under a new pilot scheme
Companions of blind passengers to receive free ScotRail travel
www.thenational.scot
March 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Companions of blind and partially sighted people will receive free ScotRail train travel under a new pilot scheme
Huge missed opportunity that these new trains will not be owned by ScotRail
They are being leased by Beacon Rail which is owned by JP Morgan Asset Management
Rolling stock is the most profitable bit of the railway
Scotland should own its own trains!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They are being leased by Beacon Rail which is owned by JP Morgan Asset Management
Rolling stock is the most profitable bit of the railway
Scotland should own its own trains!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
ScotRail to replace high speed trains with £80m refurbished fleet
Class 222s will run on ScotRail routes between Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness in a phased roll-out from late next year.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 19, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Huge missed opportunity that these new trains will not be owned by ScotRail
They are being leased by Beacon Rail which is owned by JP Morgan Asset Management
Rolling stock is the most profitable bit of the railway
Scotland should own its own trains!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They are being leased by Beacon Rail which is owned by JP Morgan Asset Management
Rolling stock is the most profitable bit of the railway
Scotland should own its own trains!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Balgray ✅
Thankfully there is decent shelters here! It was raining cats and dogs!!!
Thankfully there is decent shelters here! It was raining cats and dogs!!!
September 27, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Balgray ✅
Thankfully there is decent shelters here! It was raining cats and dogs!!!
Thankfully there is decent shelters here! It was raining cats and dogs!!!
NEW: ScotRail has been ranked amongst the UK's most reliable train operators in a new study
www.thenational.scot/news/2488382...
www.thenational.scot/news/2488382...
ScotRail among UK's most reliable train operators, recent study finds
SCOTRAIL has been ranked amongst the UK's most reliable train operators in a new study ...
www.thenational.scot
January 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NEW: ScotRail has been ranked amongst the UK's most reliable train operators in a new study
www.thenational.scot/news/2488382...
www.thenational.scot/news/2488382...
ScotRail: Should we hold off on bringing in the £10 minimum fare for folk on a train without a ticket until we move everyone over to our new app? It's not exactly functional...
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July 30, 2026 at 8:15 AM
ScotRail: Should we hold off on bringing in the £10 minimum fare for folk on a train without a ticket until we move everyone over to our new app? It's not exactly functional...
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ScotRail: ......no.
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More reasons ScotRail good. LNER bad.
March 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
More reasons ScotRail good. LNER bad.
Cough cough … ScotRail?
November 20, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Cough cough … ScotRail?
Oh I do love a good station roof! Glasgow Central definitely.
Onwards to the new station!
Onwards to the new station!
September 27, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Oh I do love a good station roof! Glasgow Central definitely.
Onwards to the new station!
Onwards to the new station!
Great to see publicly owned ScotRail doing its bit for the half term next week. £50 Family Pass, allows for 1 week of unlimited travel across Scotland for up to two adults and four children 👏
www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/7-da...
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7 days of unlimited ScotRail travel for families this half term
Ahead of the October holidays, ScotRail has launched a Family Pass to help make travel more affordable.
www.railadvent.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Great to see publicly owned ScotRail doing its bit for the half term next week. £50 Family Pass, allows for 1 week of unlimited travel across Scotland for up to two adults and four children 👏
www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/7-da...
www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/7-da...
Approaching Cupar. 27 July 2025. #railway #photography
February 4, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Approaching Cupar. 27 July 2025. #railway #photography
May 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
🟥 MEDIA WATCH: BBC Scotland called out on Anti-Scotrail spin.
🔎 Every Scottish station, and Scotland as a whole, did better than the UK average.
🔗 More: www.believeinscotland.org/media_watch_...
🔎 Every Scottish station, and Scotland as a whole, did better than the UK average.
🔗 More: www.believeinscotland.org/media_watch_...
September 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🟥 MEDIA WATCH: BBC Scotland called out on Anti-Scotrail spin.
🔎 Every Scottish station, and Scotland as a whole, did better than the UK average.
🔗 More: www.believeinscotland.org/media_watch_...
🔎 Every Scottish station, and Scotland as a whole, did better than the UK average.
🔗 More: www.believeinscotland.org/media_watch_...
The SNP is marking the 3-year anniversary of ScotRail being brought into public ownership
A report shows "strong growth in both passenger journeys and revenue" in that time
"[In] public ownership ScotRail has consistently exhibited higher train performance & Passenger Satisfaction than the GB avg"
A report shows "strong growth in both passenger journeys and revenue" in that time
"[In] public ownership ScotRail has consistently exhibited higher train performance & Passenger Satisfaction than the GB avg"
April 1, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The SNP is marking the 3-year anniversary of ScotRail being brought into public ownership
A report shows "strong growth in both passenger journeys and revenue" in that time
"[In] public ownership ScotRail has consistently exhibited higher train performance & Passenger Satisfaction than the GB avg"
A report shows "strong growth in both passenger journeys and revenue" in that time
"[In] public ownership ScotRail has consistently exhibited higher train performance & Passenger Satisfaction than the GB avg"
Thanks to The SNP and Scotland’s publicly owned ScotRail, Scotland has the most reliable passenger trains in the UK 👏
December 23, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Thanks to The SNP and Scotland’s publicly owned ScotRail, Scotland has the most reliable passenger trains in the UK 👏