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.

Published In

The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday

Focus Areas

  • Transport

584 Articles
about 2 months ago
scotsman.com

Will scrapping ScotRail’s diesel trains by 2035 be the SNP’s latest failed transport target? – Al...

“Refresh” of Transport Scotland’s “decarbonisation action plan” not due until “later this year”

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about 2 months ago
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Inside Grangemouth: Forth Ports complex handling 30% of Scotland’s economic output from lager to ...

Expansion plans despite shadow of threatened adjacent Grangemouth refinery closure

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about 2 months ago
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CalMac crisis: Chief executive Robbie Drummond condemns ‘chaos’ caused to its busiest Arran route...

Ferry operator facing “very challenging” summer with one of its largest vessels out of action until at least mid-June

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about 2 months ago
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ScotRail peak fares suspension: Tricky decision over scheme’s future faces transport secretary Fi...

Discounts of up to half price due to end in June after being extended to nine months – and after an 8.7 per cent tick...

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about 2 months ago
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International Women’s Day: Scottish rail passengers urged to report non-criminal harassment of fe...

Infrasisters cycle campaigners to stage latest mass Edinburgh ride to mark annual day

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about 2 months ago
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‘Shameful’ state of Edinburgh’s roads admitted by council transport convener Scott Arthur should ...

Councillor told that the condition of the capital’s streets is “lethal” for cyclists but he says there are tentative ...

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about 2 months ago
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CalMac ferry crisis: Passengers warned of sold-out summer sailings on main Arran route to Brodick

Operator announces major fleet shake-up triggered by key ferry’s extended repairs after already being stretched “to t...

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about 2 months ago
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Ferguson Marine: Mairi McAllan will ‘leave no stone unturned’ to secure future for Port Glasgow y...

Cost increases to hugely-late Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa “deeply disappointing”

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about 2 months ago
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Passions: Libraries have been a lifelong focus from student social hub to parental inspiration an...

They have been a backdrop to my childhood, university days and working life

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about 2 months ago
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Forth & Clyde Canal museum planned beside new Bella the Beithir artwork to showcase Glasgow’s for...

Attraction proposal to celebrate global reach of city’s ceramics past in Scottish Canals art park at Stockingfield Br...

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about 2 months ago
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Ferguson Marine: Award contract for seven new CalMac ferries to shipyard – GMB union

Urgent demand ahead of statement on yard by Wellbeing Economy Secretary Mairi McAllan

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2 months ago
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Emma Caldwell murder: Police admit major failings after Iain Packer convicted of killing

Solicitor Aamer Anwar calls for officers suspected of criminality to be prosecuted

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