Young people across South Lanarkshire are being encouraged to sign up for a free bus travel scheme. The Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme, freebus.scot, is now live and has been made easier to signup. The website contains lots of helpful information for families and young people about free bus travel, how it works, how to […]
ScotRail is urging Scotland fans to plan ahead for the World Cup play-off match against Ukraine, with the temporary timetable still in place. Customers travelling from Glasgow Central to Hampden Park on Wednesday, 1 June, will benefit from some additional services to and from Mount Florida, and extra carriages on trains to Mount Florida and […]
As of tomorrow, Monday 23rd May 2022, train services between Blantyre and Glasgow will be operating with a reduced timetable with a considerable impact on first and last train services. For Mondays to Fridays: The first train leaving Blantyre to Glasgow is 06:31am – previously 06:01am. The last train leaving Blantyre for Glasgow is 9:31pm […]
Local residents should be aware of some fairly major changes to train timetables coming next week as operators, Scotrail release a new reduced timetable. The changes take effect this coming Monday (May 23) which rail bosses say are necessary due to an ongoing dispute with drivers. Perhaps the most major changes will be for those […]
A Jet 2 aircraft heading to Glasgow today declared a mid air emergency over France. The plane, travelling from Malaga to Glasgow was due to land at 2.25pm but an on board emergency forced the plane to descend from 36,000 feet to 4,000 feet in just 13 minutes before landing under emergency conditions around 12.20 […]
The multi billion pound Clyde Metro project took another huge step forward today after plans were backed by the Scottish Government. The overground proposal would link the Greater Glasgow area with a series of new metro and light rail lines, branching off from existing heavy rail line. The implications and benefits to all are huge, […]
Some changes are afoot at many of Lanarkshire’s Railway Ticket Offices. Plans have been unveiled by Network Rail to reduce opening hours of many ticket offices including Blantyre’s. The proposals, which are still under consultation, would see ticket offices open only in mornings or rush hours. The move is in response to declining in-person ticket […]
From today, Monday 10th January 2022, applications have opened for under-22 year-olds in Scotland to access free bus travel. All young people and children aged 5-21 years old in Scotland can now access their new or replacement National Entitlement Card or Young Scot NEC for the free bus scheme from 31 January 2022. For further […]