Transport

Glen Rosa on the Firth of Clyde on Thursday morning PIC: George Munro/Greenock Telegraph

Glen Rosa starts sea trials in major milestone for delayed vessel
The ferry is due to join the network in February 2027 - some 12 years after it was ordered

Edinburgh Airport check in

What Edinburgh could learn from the best-rated airports elsewhere

Edinburgh Airport: 'Role to challenge where standards not good enough' Peter Barnes

John Swinney

SNP ministers do not know how much flagship bus pledge will cost

Edinburgh Airport expansion 'like changing engine while flying plane'

Edinburgh Airport 'must invest to stay Scotland's flagship gateway'

A plane takes off from Edinburgh Airport. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Fresh condemnation of Edinburgh Airport must lead to real change Scotsman comment

Sandy Begbie has been chief executive of SFE since October 2020. Picture: Chris Watt Photography

'In airport’s interests to work urgently to address clear problems' Sandy Begbie CBE

Edinburgh Airport

'Flying home to Edinburgh Airport is a deeply depressing experience' Henry McLeish

Edinburgh Airport arrivals experience is an 'insult to nation'

How the electric travel revolution is set to hit the sea and sky Alastair Dalton

John Swinney

John Swinney urged to provide clarity on flagship bus pledge

The Scotsman series launches on Tuesday

Fit To Fly? New Scotsman series examines Edinburgh Airport

BEAR crew in front of the newly-named 'Snow Scotland Snow Party' gritter.

Scottish Gritter Names 2026: The hilarious names and how to track them

Scotland's driveway divide shows 'stark inequality' in EV transition

'Huge day' for far-flung Fair Isle residents as new ferry unveiled

CalMac ferry funnel painted on Oban trig point sparks controversy

Bomb threats disrupt multiple flights across Europe

Three people were killed in the Carmont derailment on August 12 2020. (Photo by RAIB)

'Risk of another devastating crash unless rail work brought in-house'

First Minister John Swinney poses with a £2 coin in the driving cab of a bus during a visit to First Bus Caledonia Depot in Glasgow, to mark the extension of the Glasgow £2 bus fare cap to the west of Scotland

Bus fare cap in greater Glasgow could cost ScotRail £20m, MSPs told

The driver's cab and front section of the High Speed Train in the Carmont crash is in the bottom right of the picture, partially concealed by undergrowth. (Photo by John Devlin)

Stonehaven train crash deaths 'might realistically' have been avoided

The ferry Glen Rosa, subject to controversial delays and cost increases, undergoes painting and maintenance work in dry dock at Dales Marine, Greenock Picture: Jane Barlow

Eight years late, and now a new convenient reason to delay Glen Rosa Alastair Dalton

The Loch Indaal ferry – which has been undergoing sea trials – and two others are now owned by CMAL (CMAL/PA)

Second delay to a brand new CalMac ferry announced in 24 hours

Ferguson Marine has no work after the Glen Rosa ferry is handed over to CalMac. (Jane Barlow/PA)

Hugely late Glen Rosa ferry delayed another 2 months to February

Exclusive Delayed sea trials cast doubt on Glen Rosa being finished by Christmas

(Photo: ChargePlace Scotland)

Exclusive SNP-backed electric vehicle scheme sees decline in charging points

A delivery rider on a pavement in Glasgow city centre on Friday (Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

My biggest irritation when cycling is not what you think Alastair Dalton

Connected Kerb CEO Chris Pateman-Jones

End the driveway divide: EV pavement tax must be tackled Chris Pateman-Jones

Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Exclusive Fewer bus passengers since SNP took power amid public ownership call

Lines are blocked and stations flooded. Picture: Network Rail

All the flights, trains and ferries cancelled due to storm Boelo

'Cliff edge' threat to lifeline minibus services after licence change

Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer

Greens promise ‘millennial rail card’ paid for by wealthy flyers

From Scotland on Sunday to hosting greatest cycling event in Edinburgh

Scotland's weather: Storm Boelo to shut 7 rail lines amid 80mph winds

The Tour de France is coming to Edinburgh as the Capital becomes the first ever Scottish location to host the Grand Départ of the historic race.

Explainer Tour de France 2027 in Scotland: Everything you need to know

Scotland set for Tour de France as full 2027 route announced

Start of the Tour de France through Edinburgh city centre revealed

The more electric cars in the UK, the lower the demand for petrol, and therefore the price, should be. Picture: Adrian Dennis

Why are drivers being paid £7.6 billion to buy petrol cars? Matt Galvin

Scotland's first staffed night bus 'hubs' launched to boost safety

John Swinney at a trade stand at the SNP party conference in Aberdeen. Picture: Paul Reid

FM branded 'field marshal Swinney' by bus boss in regulation row

A delivery rider on a pavement in Glasgow city centre on Friday (Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

Biggest crackdown on illegal e-bike use launched by Police Scotland

New ferry link between Aberdeen and Iceland proposed

The Scotsman’s Transport Correspondent Alastair Dalton on Clarence Drive in the Hyndland area of Glasgow where the main carriageways but not cycle lanes have been resurfaced

Appalling state of cycle lanes is roads apartheid Alastair Dalton

Motorists will also be given 10 minutes to leave car parks without facing a penalty once their session ends under a new private parking code of practice

Drivers can challenge parking charges under new code of practice

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Exclusive Cause of major Scottish air traffic control disruption fault revealed

Flying instructor, 80, who died in plane crash with boy, 16, named

John Swinney during the final day of the Scottish National Party (SNP) annual conference in Aberdeen

McGill's defends comparing John Swinney to dictator over bus plan

John Swinney delivers his keynote speech at the Scottish National Party (SNP) annual conference

Swinney vow to bring buses under public control condemned as 'theft'

Police officers on Old Drymen Road, near to the scene where a 16-year-old boy and an 80-year-old man have been killed during a light aircraft crash north-east of Drymen, Stirling, at around 4.45pm on Friday.

Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man killed in light aircraft crash

The mission statement of state-owned ScotRail sounds like it was written by someone who has never been on a train. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

43mph? How slow train to Waverley revealed ScotRail’s lack of ambition Stephen Jardine

Feolin ferry terminal on the Isle of Jura

‘Our day doesn’t stop at 6.30pm’: Island fight to restore axed ferry

Island tunnels: 'UK government must back 'transformative potential'

Woman who sexually assaulted man on train in Glasgow - witness appeal

Tree sculpture tribute to navvies who built 125-year-old Mallaig line

'Woeful’: Passengers despair at Edinburgh Airport arrivals

Winter flights to European capitals unveiled by Ryanair from Edinburgh

150 jobs in aviation boom around once-threatened Prestwick airport

The idea of 7-7-7 bus lanes is to stop buses being held up by traffic congestion. Picture: Greg Macvean

Edinburgh's controversial new 7-7-7 bus lanes come into force

Passengers who play music on their phones’ loudspeakers can be a real nuisance (Picture: Hans Lucas)

Train and bus companies must act over scourge of noisy passengers Alastair Dalton

Glasgow Prestwick Airport has been in Scottish government ownership for several years now

Aerospace company announces £57million expansion at Prestwick Airport

Aircraft distress signal after runway incident at Edinburgh Airport

CalMac ferry that returned last year after £11m repairs to be retired

Loganair admits 'ridiculous' fares claim made to MSPs was 'incorrect'

Exclusive Rail chief saved from paralysis in climbing fall by 'absolute miracle'

In this situation, the pedestrian has right of way, not the car (Picture: Andrew O'Brien)

Drivers' ignorance of law change is potentially lethal for pedestrians Alastair Dalton

An artist’s impression of the entrance to the proposal tunnel from the Shetland mainland to Yell

Why Shetland tunnel plan offers fresh hope to all Scotland's islanders Scotsman comment

Visualisation of entranceway of tunnel from Shetland mainland to Yell

Work to begin on tunnel from Shetland mainland to neighbouring isle

Concerns have been raised over the planned transition away from North Sea oil and gas

The North Sea transition is running out of time Philip Rycroft

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