From the Highlands to the Borders: reimagining Scotland’s railways
Rail expert Gareth Dennis reimagines the future of Scottish railways. Here is how it could look from the Highlands to the Scottish Borders.
Cut off: the Scottish communities failed by Dr Beeching's railway axe
A dark, cold Saturday night in late February would not typically bring crowds to the Victorian village of Ballater, even with its royal ...
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Disruption to continue after Storm Eowyn causes 'unprecedented' damage to railway
Network Rail engineers are still working to clear fallen trees and repair damaged overhead lines following the storm.
Storm Eowyn live: Snow and ice warning as 100mph winds cause travel chaos with more than a million without power
Snow and ice warnings have been issued as a frosty blast strikes parts of the UK, in the wake of Storm Eowyn’s ...
5 Off The Beaten Path Adventures For 2025
In 2025, off the beaten path travel can mean heading to the Scottish Hebrides, Montenegro, Mongolia, Tasmania and the once ...
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Two strangers got stuck on a train for two days in 1990. Here’s how they ended up married
This train was not going anywhere anytime soon ... Nina and Derek’s honeymoon was “one day in Oban” — a coastal town in the west of Scotland. Nina and Derek toasted their future over ...
Two strangers got stuck on a train for two days in 1990. Here’s how they ended up married
Nina Andersson, from Sweden, and Derek Barclay, from Scotland, both embarked on European railway adventures in the summer of ...
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Oban’s first Home Bargains store could open – with its own cafe
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Plans submitted for dozen 200m-tall wind turbines outside Oban
Plans have been submitted for 12 wind turbines with a maximum tip height of 200 metres to be situated outside Oban. Argyll and Bute Council has received a section 36 planning application from the ...
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This 59-day, around-the-world train trip has a 4,000-person waitlist — see what the $124,150 vacation will be like
The train-focused tour company's 59-day around-the-world vacation, departing in early September, includes travel on seven high-end trains to more than 20 cities and 12 countries. Throughout the ...
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Oban serial rapist jailed for 13 years and branded a ‘sexual predator’Oban serial rapist jailed for 13 years and branded a ‘sexual predator’
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