Alastair Dalton Journalist
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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

591 Articles
over 2 years ago
scotsman.com

ScotRail facing new crisis just as passenger numbers recover - Alastair Dalton

I write about ScotRail more often than pretty much any other transport topic – and not without good reason.

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over 2 years ago
scotsman.com

Mass parkrun events promise to get my jogging back on track – Alastair Dalton

I hated running at school.

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almost 3 years ago
scotsman.com

Time to cast your holiday dreams to next summer - Alastair Dalton

Over this last weekend before the schools go back for many families in Scotland, perhaps a fair few will reflect on t...

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almost 3 years ago
scotsman.com

Can ministers seize the opportunity presented by ScotRail's crisis? – Alastair Dalton

There always seems to be a crisis on the railways.

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almost 3 years ago
scotsman.com

Free bus travel for the young could transform it for all - Alastair Dalton

The humble bus is the Cinderella service of Scottish transport, but the one that more people depend on than any other.

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almost 3 years ago
scotsman.com

Why are the beautiful Highlands so lacking in cycle routes? – Alastair Dalton

I’m just back from our annual trek to the north-west Highlands for another idyllic coastal break overlooking the Summ...

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almost 3 years ago
scotsman.com

Revamped Glasgow Queen Street Station has the wow factor – Alastair Dalton

Those looking for signs of confidence over the future of rail travel need look no further than the dramatic new look ...

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almost 3 years ago
scotsman.com

Extra scrutiny of CalMac after Loch Seaforth breakdown fiasco can only be a good thing – Alastair...

Six weeks ago, I received an extraordinary tip off from a well-placed maritime source that the breakdown of CalMac’s ...

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almost 3 years ago
scotsman.com

Compelling campaign that illustrates health threat from idling vehicle engines needed in Scotland...

They sit parked, behind the wheel, almost invariably staring down at their phones, oblivious.

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almost 3 years ago
scotsman.com

Why people should ignore foreign holidays and travel in Scotland - Alastair Dalton

With the weather set fair – and warm – for at least the next couple of days, thoughts will increasingly turn to holid...

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almost 3 years ago
scotsman.com

New cross-Border rail row will do nothing to cool support for independence – Alastair Dalton

By the time he got back to his desk after being reappointed as Transport Secretary on Wednesday, Michael Matheson wil...

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about 3 years ago
scotsman.com

ScotRail's trains have been on a reputational rollercoaster – Alastair Dalton

If something unexpected happens in transport, odds on it will be on the railways, and I’m not entirely sure why.

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