Key events of the past 12 months
| December 2011 | Painting of Forth Bridge completed [for at least 25 years] |
| November 2011 | Last ferry sails from Stranraer Harbour |
| October 2011 | Scottish Government decides to use Network Rail to deliver Borders Rail project. |
| September 2011 | Edinburgh Council agrees to complete tram link between airport and St Andrew Square |
| August 2011 | Edinburgh Council decides to terminate airport tram link at Haymarket |
| July 2011 | Two trains collide on new Chinese high speed line |
| June 2011 | Edinburgh Council agrees to complete tram link between airport and St Andrew Square |
| April 2011 | First rails laid on new Borders Railway at Millerhill |
| March 2011 | Opening of new stations at Armadale and Drumgelloch. |
| February 2011 | New station opens at Caldercruix |
| January 2011 | Go ahead for work to start on Waverley Steps next month |
| December 2010 | Passenger services commence over Airdrie - Bathgate line |
| Severe weather causes major disruption to all transport. | |
| October 2010 | New Bathgate through station opened |
| August 2010 | First of the new 380 units delivered |
| June 2010 | Glasgow-Oban train derailed after rock fall near Falls of Cruachan |
| Eurotunnel buys First GBRf freight operation | |
| May 2010 | Waverley Steps proposals finally approved |
| April 2010 | Arriva Group agrees to takeover by DB |
| March 2010 | Rail services badly affected by extreme winter weather |
| Government unveils outline UK high speed rail plans | |
| February 2010 | Major recovery/repair operations completed at Carrbridge |
| RMT union calls strike over use of guards on new A-B-E services | |
| January 2010 | Container train in major derailment at Carrbridge |
| Weather worsens across Britain - all transport badly hit | |
| December 2009 | Festive season travel disrupted by worst weather for many years |
| Improvements to Kilmarnock line and Edinburgh-Glasgow via Shotts services | |
| November 2009 | Nationalised ^East Coast^ operations commence |
| First of the new class 70 locomotives delivered | |
| October 2009 | Plans submitted for train/tram interchange station at Gogar |
| September 2009 | Glasgow Airport rail link cancelled |
| August 2009 | High Speed 2 proposals published |
| New Market Street entrance for Waverley announced | |
| July 2009 | ECML operations effectively nationalised |
| June 2009 | Plans for new Gourock station finally submitted |
| First Group reports bid for National Express rejected | |
| May 2009 | Doubts raised over future of National Express East Coast franchise |
| Laurencekirk station reopens after 41 years | |
| April 2009 | Planned revamp of Waverley Steps approved |
| Airdrie-Bathgate main contracts awarded | |
| March 2009 | Introduction of Alloa - Edinburgh service announced from May 2009 |
| February 2009 | £7.9bn order placed with Hitachi for 125 replacements |
| January 2009 | Inverness rail freight interchange officially opened |
| November 2008 | Scottish Coal wins contract to part-supply Longannet PS |
| Clearance work commences on Airdrie - Bathgate Rail Link | |
| October 2008 | Doubling of Bathgate branch completed |