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
2 months ago
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Glasgow OVO Bikes hire scheme’s soaraway success an example to Edinburgh – Alastair Dalton

Update on operators Lime and Dott’s interest in the capital due in April

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2 months ago
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Lumo: Cut-price train operator plans to extend London-Edinburgh services to Glasgow

Proposal comes despite rival LNER axing its last services on route

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2 months ago
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Falkirk Wheel: Behind-the-scenes tours to follow unique 22-year-old canal boat lift’s biggest ove...

An unprecedented four-month closure for major improvements by Scottish Canals will significantly cut power consumption

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2 months ago
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Ferguson Marine ferries fiasco: Glen Sannox may not be completed until June

But shipyard chief hails new Arran ferry as a “smooth and quiet ship we are all going to be proud of”

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2 months ago
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Airport hand luggage liquid limits: Jet2 warns UK will be ‘world leader in queues and chaos’ unle...

Edinburgh among airports requesting extension to UK Government’s June 1 deployment directive to speed up security

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2 months ago
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Ferguson Marine CalMac Glen Sannox ferry fiasco: Construction failures ‘won’t be repeated’ on sis...

MSPs “encouraged” by standard of finish on ill-fated ferry due to be completed six years late in May

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2 months ago
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CalMac Arran ferry nightmare as ageing Caledonian Isles repairs will take four months

Main route to Brodick will be without its principal vessel until at least mid June

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2 months ago
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Winchburgh: Why is it taking so long to build rail station at one of Scotland’s fastest-growing s...

Winchburgh Developments Limited and West Lothian Council call for urgent meeting with Patrick Harvie

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2 months ago
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Edinburgh Airport: How to avoid being caught up in a threatened third summer of baggage disruptio...

Scotland’s busiest terminal hopes passengers will be reunited with mislaid luggage faster

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3 months ago
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Hugely late CalMac ferry Glen Sannox’s sea trial results ‘overwhelmingly positive’ – Ferguson Marine

Four days of tests completed in Clyde with vessel successfully reaching top speed

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3 months ago
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‘Colossal scandal’ over Scottish Government’s handling of ferries as Scottish Conservatives uncov...

News of bill comes as hugely-delayed Glen Sannox moves under power for first time at ‘milestone’ start of sea trials

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3 months ago
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‘Threat’ to Harry Potter ‘Hogwarts Express’ Jacobite steam train: What was all that about? – Alas...

Surprise, surprise – West Coast Railways planning to resume trips despite losing court case

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