Tag: alastair dalton
3 months ago
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Go gearless to make electric biking even more effortless – Alastair Dalton

The simplicity of the Cowboy Cruiser will boost new riders’ confidence but won’t be for everyone

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5 months ago
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Glasgow Subway’s brand new trains: First ride as they enter service unannounced

Transport Correspondent Alastair Dalton travelled on one of the underground railway’s first new services for 43 years...

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10 months ago
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My nightmare bus and train journeys with the fellow passengers from hell – Alastair Dalton

Basic travel etiquette severely lacking among some travellers

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about 1 year ago
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Electric cars: How range anxiety became an unexpected nightmare on a trip to the middle of nowher...

Not to alarm my daughter as we struggled to find the outdoor centre in the back of beyond where she was to be dropped...

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over 1 year ago
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Scotland's bus drivers are crucial to persuading public to fall back in love with its favourite f...

Who are the most crucial people keeping Scotland’s public transport network going? Bus drivers.

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over 1 year ago
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ScotRail chair Chris Gibb's departure calls into question who runs nationalised operator amid cla...

Chris Gibb is the quintessential railway staffer. He’s been in the industry for nearly 42 years, working his way up f...

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over 1 year ago
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Signs of hope for an end to RMT dispute but the railways are unpredictable - Alastair Dalton

If long-suffering passengers aren’t by now utterly bewildered by the strikes disrupting Scotland’s railways, they’ll ...

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over 1 year ago
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The romance, reassurance and slight terror I associate with lighthouses – Alastair Dalton

I knew immediately when I saw a job advert for a visiting lighthouse keeper that it would capture the imagination.

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almost 2 years ago
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How Scotland’s buses really can be less like Harry Potter's Knight Bus – Alastair Dalton

The cabin crew announcement oozed an air of unexpectedly infectious excitement and expectation.

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almost 2 years ago
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Book review: Road to Nowhere – Silicon Valley and the Future of Mobility, by Paris Marx

With electric scooters and autonomous vehicles threatening to make life even more dangerous for pedestrians, Paris Ma...

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about 2 years ago
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Why drivers caught in the rush-hour commute may now seek an alternative form of travel – Alastair...

I took an extremely rare foray this week into a travel sphere I imagine very few drivers relish – the urban morning r...

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about 2 years ago
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Drivers are risking fines and crashes by ignoring temporary speed limits – Alastair Dalton

Many motorists hate having to drive slower than they would like to – and encountering unexpected speed-limit signs te...

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over 2 years ago
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Missed opportunity that threatens cycling during COP26 - Alastair Dalton

Any Glaswegians who didn’t realise COP26 was coming to town will know about it from tonight.

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over 2 years ago
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There’s a serial killer in your house and you’re sitting on it – Alastair Dalton

If you’re reading this sitting down, it’s slowly killing you.

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over 2 years ago
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Loch Lomond cycle path offers 'sustained scenic splendour'. Shame about the bumpy ride – Alastair...

It is a delightful scene, according exactly with the green travel era we’ve entered.

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almost 3 years ago
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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
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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
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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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about 3 years ago
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'I still have scars on my back from my radical ambitions' admits devolution's first transport min...

It was an exciting new political era – the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament after 300 years – and with it,...

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