Avanti west coast unveiled as name for new railway partnership

FirstGroup and Trenitalia’s West Coast Partnership heralds a new era of innovative high-speed rail services Avanti West Coast has been unveiled as the name of the new InterCity West Coast rail franchise. Avanti, Italian for...

Azuma arrives for lner aberdeen services

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is celebrating the arrival of Azuma services on the East Coast route between Aberdeen and London King’s Cross. The inaugural southbound Azuma service departed Aberdeen on Tuesday 26 November 2019...

Responsive ICT Services in an ever-changing business world

Multi-award-winning Dacoll celebrates 50 prosperous years of trading Ours is an economic climate where many small businesses have Brexit jitters and other are finding it hard to compete against the big corporates. But, in contrast,...

PD Ports Scoop Top Rail Freight Group Award

PD Ports, one of the UK’s major port groups, has been crowned Business of the Year 2019 at the Rail Freight Group’s (RFG) annual awards ceremony. The port operator took the top prize with judges...

What can shared transport do for your business?

How do you travel for work? Whether it’s getting stuck in traffic, boring and lonely drives to the office or travel to meetings, none of it is particularly enjoyable. However there are lots of...

Encouraging changes in workplace travel behaviour

Travelknowhow Scotland is a unique, government funded initiative that is leading the way in supporting businesses to encourage changes in workplace travel behaviour. Travelknowhow Scotland is a free online resource which offers organisations across Scotland free,...

Scrabster Harbour sets course for the future

Founded over 175 years ago, Scrabster Harbour has gone from strength to strength, playing a crucial role in traditional and emerging industries, bolstering the economy of Caithness, North Sutherland and beyond. For those not in...

“A week without lorries”

Chic Brodie M.D. of Caledonian Strategy and Associate of the Scottish Road Haulage Group   There are some things we take for granted in life. People, events or objects that seem to be, are, a normal part...

easyJet showcases its new Airbus A320neo at Glasgow Airport and continues its decarbonisation strategy

The A320neo aircraft provides 15% savings in CO2 emissions and a 50% noise reduction easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, is today showcasing the Airbus A320neo at Glasgow Airport. The neo brings significant environmental and operational benefits...

Rail on track to make connections

As David Horne, Managing Director for Virgin Trains on the east coast route explains, Edinburgh is a city shaped, in no small part, by the railways. Whether you look north across the steel cantilevers...