Tag: glasgow and strathclyde
over 2 years ago
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'I'd wake up at night asking what will I do, what can I do?' - Post Office inquiry told of 'devas...

Former sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses across Scotland have been detailing the “devastating” financial and emo...

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over 2 years ago
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We need informed debate on CalMac's future not political conspiracy theories and slanging matches...

I know I’m sailing into a storm when I write stories about ferries.

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over 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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over 2 years ago
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Book review: Scotland’s Lost Branch Lines – Where Beeching Got it Wrong, by David Spaven

Written ahead of the 60th anniversary of the notorious Beeching report, David Spaven’s new book suggests that there m...

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over 2 years ago
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Here's how my test ride of an electric cargo bike went – Alastair Dalton

When Covid struck Scotland nearly two years ago, I joined fellow Scotsman staff and most other office-based workers i...

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over 2 years ago
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Pavement parking ban is a victory for the vulnerable but will drivers stomach it? – Alastair Dalton

It’s been a long time coming, is still some way from coming into force but could trigger the motoring row to end all ...

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over 2 years ago
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Big reductions in car, train and bus travel shows pandemic effect is very much still with us – Al...

It has been the year our travel horizons expanded only to shrink again.

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almost 3 years ago
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Will public get the COP26 message about the need to be less selfish about how we travel about? – ...

I heard a leading environmental campaigner offering some useful advice about how to make sense of COP26.

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almost 3 years ago
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Cycling to COP26? There’s nowhere to leave your bike – Alastair Dalton

According to those coordinating traffic information during COP26, cycling (and walking) “may be your best options” an...

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almost 3 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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almost 3 years ago
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Why an Alaska Airlines jet is 3,000 miles off course in Glasgow – Alastair Dalton

The aviation industry must be serious about its drive to cut emissions if an Alaska Airlines aircraft touches down in...

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almost 3 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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ScotRail’s new ‘ridiculously expensive’ Edinburgh-Glasgow fares actually cheaper than other ticke...

When it comes to bees in your bonnet about transport – and there are many – rail fares are right up there.

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about 3 years ago
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ScotRail’s new cycle carriages should be first step to upgrading trains to match the scenery – Al...

I find cycling one of the most enjoyable ways to travel because of the freedom it gives me.

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about 3 years ago
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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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about 3 years ago
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Mass parkrun events promise to get my jogging back on track – Alastair Dalton

I hated running at school.

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about 3 years ago
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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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about 3 years ago
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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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about 3 years ago
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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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about 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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about 3 years ago
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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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over 3 years ago
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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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over 3 years ago
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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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over 3 years ago
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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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over 3 years ago
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After Covid, will cars remain king or will greener forms of transport prevail in Scotland? – Alas...

Its thousands of figures over hundreds of pages provide a comprehensive picture of how we got about last year – befor...

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