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

591 Articles
over 1 year ago
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Dream job Scotland: Visiting lighthouse keeper for remote Cape Wrath and Stoer Head

A rare opportunity to become a modern-day lighthouse keeper in one of the remotest parts of the Scottish mainland is ...

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over 1 year ago
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Wanted: Dream job as visiting lighthouse keeper for remote Cape Wrath and Stoer Head

A rare opportunity to become a modern-day lighthouse keeper in one of the remotest parts of the Scottish mainland is ...

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over 1 year ago
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Review: Kirnan Estate shooting lodge-style cottage a holiday haven in lush Argyll - Scotland on S...

The life jackets and umbrellas in the local supermarket brought a wry smile as we arrived in mid-Argyll in torrential...

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over 1 year ago
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ScotRail’s new trains must be a priority to underline rail’s green credentials

ScotRail’s newest trains are a pleasure to travel in, with their bright and spacious interiors transforming travel on...

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over 1 year ago
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ScotRail fares to increase by less than inflation and held back to at least March

The next ScotRail fares increase will be postponed by two months to at least March and be less than the anticipated 1...

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over 1 year ago
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Huge ScotRail train orders in pipeline to replace diesel with all-green fleet

ScotRail is to place orders worth hundreds of millions of pounds to transform its trains into a green, zero-emission ...

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over 1 year ago
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Here's how to make drivers think twice about obstructing cycle lanes – Alastair Dalton

Cycling in Scotland is in the money, but you wouldn’t think it from looking at the state of our bike lanes.

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over 1 year ago
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RMT union orders ScotRail strike ballot after rejecting new pay offer

Thousands of ScotRail staff are to be balloted for industrial action after its biggest union rejected an improved pay...

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almost 2 years ago
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Steam locomotive to help create ‘immersive’ Victorian-era rail attraction at Glasgow Central

Acclaimed behind-the-scenes tours of Scotland’s busiest station are to be dramatically enhanced with a steam locomoti...

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almost 2 years ago
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Male redestrian dies after being hit by car in Colinton Road in Edinburgh

A pedestrian has died in hospital two days after being hit by a car in Edinburgh, police announced on Saturday.

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almost 2 years ago
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Archie Battersbee dies after life support withdrawn: ‘He fought until the very end’

Archie Battersbee has died after his life support was withdrawn on Saturday morning, his mother Hollie Dance has anno...

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almost 2 years ago
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Fate of latest ScotRail pay dispute with its staff is too close to call

Just when you thought ScotRail was returning to normal after months of disruption, the threat of further trouble has ...

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