Tag: Edinburgh Waverley
Tour celebrates a milestone in UK railway preservation history
A railway tour reached Edinburgh on Saturday marking a milestone moment in UK railway preservation history.
This mainline tour - the Pilgrim Centurion - was the 100th to use the locomotives owned by The...
Staff at Edinburgh Waverley to strike today
Rail Union RMT confirmed that Rail Gourmet staff at Edinburgh Waverley will be going ahead with strike action on Wednesday.
The action follows a recent 100% vote by members in support of strike action.Rail Gourmet...
Royal visit begins in Edinburgh
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, or the Earl and Countess of Strathearn as they are known in Scotland, were greeted at Edinburgh Waverley station this morning by Mrs Sandra Cumming...
Local protest against Virgin East Coast.
Local campaigners surprised commuters at Waverley this morning when they staged a ‘fundraiser’ for Richard Branson as part of a campaign to bring his train franchise into public ownership.
At 8am this morning, campaigners arrived...
Fife Man in Epic Journey?
One suspects The Edinburgh Reporter’s Mike Smith has been partaking in some early Christmas ‘festivities’ of an alcoholic nature so the story below should be taken with a suitably sized serving of salt. Or should...
First Minister unveils the new Flying Scotsman
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, today unveiled Virgin’s new ‘Flying Scotsman’ train, celebrating one of the most famous names in railway history.
Virgin Trains, which runs a four-hour ‘Flying Scotsman’ express service from Edinburgh to...
Monster Jeely Piece Challenge
The Monster Jeely Piece Challenge pulled into Waverley station yesterday as Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network (ESEN) team up with Breadshare and Tiphereth in a Jar - to stage the creation of the biggest jeely piece (jam...
East Coast FM – Live from the train!
The community radio station East Coast FM (ECFM) is more usually in the market town of Haddington broadcasting from the safety of their studio there. But earlier today they made history by broadcasting live...
Rugby travel this weekend
Scotrail has said it will be providing more seats than ever before for a 6 Nations game – and will have 50 extra staff on the ground to assist customers.
But it advised that services...
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