http://www.railscot.co.uk/ Scottish Railway News. Some items are aggregated from external websites and copyright lies with the name given in square brackets. en-uk Sun, Nov 22 18:30:34 UTC Sun, Nov 22 18:30:34 UTC http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html PHP script http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/pm.php?whoto=John%20Furnevel http://ccgi.ewanbeth.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/pm.php?whoto=Ewan%20Crawford 120 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#8947 Rail services have been badly affected by heavy rain and flooding, especially in southern and central Scotland Sat, 21 Nov 2009, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#89478947 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#8946 Floods have caused widespread travel chaos, with north west England and Scotland the worst hit. Fri, 20 Nov 2009, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#89468946 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#8945 A planned strike by Virgin Trains booking office staff at five mainline stations on Friday is called off after a legal challenge by the firm. Thu, 19 Nov 2009, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#89458945 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#8942 Drivers continue to reduce speeds at gate-free railway level crossings following the deaths of three people, a union says. Wed, 18 Nov 2009, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#89428942 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#8941 The Transport Secretary Lord Adonis is touring the 10 railway stations in England that are most in need of improvements. But what makes a bad railway station? Tue, 17 Nov 2009, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#89418941 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#8938 About 70% of rail fares in Scotland will be frozen or cut from January but some are to rise, First ScotRail says. Mon, 16 Nov 2009, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#89388938 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#8940 Train companies have announced how much their fares will rise in January. They say the average 1.1% overall increase is the lowest since privatisation of the industry in the 1990s, but there are fears some ^unregulated^ fares - which include cheap day returns - will go up by considerably more. Here is a summary of the changes: Mon, 16 Nov 2009, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#89408940 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#8936 Is Britain set to join the high-speed rail revolution? Sun, 15 Nov 2009, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#89368936 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#8935 IT WAS built at the turn of the 19th century to help thousands of workers from Edinburgh^s Princes Street get to the city^s vast gasworks. [From David Panton] Sat, 14 Nov 2009, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#89358935 http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#8933 The government takes control of the East Coast Main Line when operator National Express hands back the franchise later. Fri, 13 Nov 2009, 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:56 GMT http://www.railbrit.co.uk/news.php#89338933