Tag: railways

The Scottish Parliament has wheezed up its bagpipes and blasted out a warning to Westminster – we don’t want Theresa’s deal and we don’t want a no-deal.  All the parties, except the Conservatives, voted...

Every so often it is good to get out of town and away from the cosy life of central Scotland. So a friend and I met up in Aviemore last Friday and climbed Bynack...

“I vow to thee my country…” takes on yet another meaning this week.We sang it at school to that stirring tune, Jupiter from Gustav Holst’s “Planets”. We sing it every Armistice Day - particularly...

Britain will have a national high speed rail network providing vital new capacity and faster journeys across the country from 2026, Transport Secretary Justine Greening has announced, amid clamouring from protest groups about the...