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ScotRail Trains Limited, trading as ScotRail (Scottish Gaelic: Rèile na h-Alba), is a Scottish train operating company that is publicly owned by Scottish Rail Holdings on behalf of the Scottish Government. [1]
Abellio ScotRail, [2] operating services under the name ScotRail, was the national train operating company of Scotland. A subsidiary of the Netherlands-based transport conglomerate Abellio , it operated the ScotRail franchise between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2022.
The trainsets were supplied to Abellio Scotrail through a leasing arrangement, which was formed at the time of the original order. Accordingly, the ownership of the fleet resides with Caledonian Rail Leasing, a subsidiary company of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. [10] A Class 385 bodyshell being built by Hitachi at Kasado Works.
The Standard Interface for Real-time Information or SIRI is an XML protocol to allow distributed computers to exchange real-time information about public transport services and vehicles. The protocol is a CEN norm, developed originally as a technical standard with initial participation by France, Germany ( Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen ...
Of FirstGroup's four train operating companies, ScotRail was the second largest (in terms of number of passenger journeys 2013–14) after First Great Western at the time of the termination of its franchise. During April 2008, Transport Scotland granted a three-year franchise extension to First ScotRail. In May 2009, First ScotRail announced a ...
[2] [3] [4] The ScotRail website has since reported that the line has been voted the most scenic railway line in the world for the second year running. [ 5 ] The West Highland Line is one of two railway lines that access the remote and mountainous west coast of Scotland, the other being the Kyle of Lochalsh Line which connects Inverness with ...
Fort William railway station serves the town of Fort William, in the Highland region of Scotland.It is on the West Highland line, between Spean Bridge and Banavie, measured 99 miles 37 chains (160.1 km) from Craigendoran Junction, at the southern end of the line near Helensburgh. [4]
Following surveys of Facebook users, [27] this desire for change will take the form of a reconfiguration of the News Feed algorithms in order to: Prioritize content of family members and friends (Mark Zuckerberg January 12, Facebook: [28] "The first changes you'll see will be in News Feed, where you can expect to see more from your friends, family and groups".)