Author Archives: Peter Urwin

Transform Scotland rail campaigner comments on today’s announcement of the new ScotRail franchise to Abellio: Today we heard the formal announcement of the award of the new Scotrail franchise to Abellio. We were delighted to see Transport Scotland headline their news release as this being a ‘new deal to transform rail services’. We are also…

Need now for Scottish Government to come forward with infrastructure enhancements for inter-city routes Transform Scotland [1] today (Weds 8-Oct) welcomed the award of the new franchise to Abellio. Transform Scotland spokesperson, Paul Tetlaw, said: “We welcome the new deal to transform rail services in Scotland, and the award of the new franchise to Abellio….