Alastair Dalton Journalist
  • Glasgow
  • National World

Alastair Dalton is a specialist news reporter and columnist for The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday and the Edinburgh Evening News with a strong track record of breaking major Scottish transport stories and providing incisive coverage and analysis of sector issues across online and print. His most recent industry honour was winning the Finance/Business Journalist of the Year runner-up award at the 2020 Scottish Press Awards.

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The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday

Focus Areas

  • Transport

584 Articles
about 1 month ago
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Ferguson Marine shipyard chief executive David Tydeman sacked amid further delays

Surprise move follows “performance concerns” as Wellbeing Economy Secretary Mairi McAllan describes further delay to ...

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about 1 month ago
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Ferguson Marine shipyard chief executive David Tydeman sacked

Port Glasgow yard chair Andrew Miller new “strong leadership”

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about 1 month ago
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Full restoration of ScotRail trains every 15 minutes on flagship Glasgow-Edinburgh line ‘highly u...

Post-pandemic passenger rebound weaker in Scotland than across Britain

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about 1 month ago
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Historic steamship Sir Walter Scott launches first full Loch Katrine season for five years

Vessel will sail three times a day between Trossachs Pier and Stronachlachar

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about 1 month ago
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Flat fare bus trial announced by Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop

Free ferry trips for some under 22s but non-islander drivers face big increases

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about 1 month ago
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‘Hogwarts Express’ Harry Potter Jacobite steam train services suspended pending new bid for exemp...

West Coast Railways criticised by Office of Rail and Road regulator for lack of “sensible contingency plans”

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about 1 month ago
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Edinburgh’s City Centre West to East Link cycle route opens with key George Street section missing

The £19 million Roseburn to York Place scheme has taken ten years to materialise

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about 1 month ago
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My disbelief at UK Government’s ‘crackdown on anti-driver road schemes’ – Alastair Dalton

Department for Transport’s move for England puts it at odds with Scottish Government policy

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about 2 months ago
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Sir Brian Souter lends Glasgow’s oldest bus to Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust for centenary celebr...

The 1928 Leyland Titan was driven 50 miles to city by former Stagecoach chief

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about 2 months ago
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Potholes Scotland: What are the worst areas for potholes in Scotland? Busiest Edinburgh and Glasg...

Non-trunk A roads in Argyll & Bute and Borders worst, Shetland best and South Ayrshire most improved

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about 2 months ago
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Edinburgh Airport’s bid to be UK’s first with screening for US-bound passengers ‘closer than ever’

Scotland’s busiest terminal steps up campaign to help further boost its “phenomenal” transatlantic traffic growth

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about 2 months ago
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ScotRail strikes: Workers to be balloted for Scotland strikes in train driver dispute

A ballot of ScotRail workers over potential strikes will be held on April 11

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