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ScotRail's latest electric train fleet may come as a pleasant surprise to first-time passengers. (Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

New ScotRail trains to finally run after windscreen problem fixed

The Azuma trains were taken out of service after cracks were found by GWR

Scotland-London rail disruption due to train cracks to last ‘for a number of wee...

Disruption to rail services due to cracks in trains is expected to continue for weeks.

Rail disruption to last for 'weeks’

ScotRail's fleet of 70 class 385 trains run on routes across the Central Belt. Picture: Ross Brownlee/SNS Group

Cracks found on ScotRail trains after urgent safety checks

Rail passengers across the UK are experiencing delays after a number of high-speed trains have been removed from service due to hairline cracks (Photo: Shutterstock)

Major disruption for UK rail passengers could last 'for a few days' after cracks...

A driver clearing snow from the train horn using hot water. Picture: Doug Paulley

WATCH: Train driver uses hot water to clear horn blocked by snow

The trains entered service in July 2018. Picture: John Devlin

ScotRail’s new Edinburgh-Glasgow trains top reliability table

New class 385 trains started running today on the Edinburgh-Shotts-Glasgow Central line. Picture: ScotRail

The brand-new trains now making it electric on all five Edinburgh-Glasgow lines

ScotRail MD Alex Hynes is facing a train shortage crisis, as HSTs will not be able to run after December if they don't meet disability regulations. Photograph: Jon Savage

ScotRail faces another train shortage as upgrades delayed

Part of LNER's faster-accelerating Azuma fleet.

Four-hour Edinburgh-London train journeys delayed until 2021

FirstGroup's new Hitachi AT300 train. Picture: FirstGroup

New trains to allow Edinburgh to London for £25

More than 1,200 ScotRail services were cancelled in the space of less than a month

ScotRail cuts more than 40 trains a day over winter due to staff shortages

Passengers were crammed into the Edinburgh-Glasgow train. Pic: Commuter on board

Two of Scotrail's new Edinburgh-Glasgow trains cancelled within 30 minutes

The new Scotrail timetable comes into force on Sunday

Scotrail timetable changes to begin on Sunday

The first of ScotRail's new Hitachi class 385 trains were taken out of service due to a faulty brake control system. Picture: John Devlin

ScotRail announce return of new train following brake fault

The class 385 Hitachi trains were introduced ten months late. Picture: Darren Hunt

Brand new ScotRail trains withdrawn over defective brakes
ScotRail has today taken its brand new fleet of electric trains out of service as a "precaution" over defective brakes, The Scotsman can reveal.
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A Scotrail train. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Brake problems disrupt ScotRail's new trains on Edinburgh-Glasgow line

The so-called "Happy Trains" are expected to carry passengers by the end of June. Picture: ScotRail Alliance

Eight-carriage "Happy Trains" to ease crowding on Edinburgh-Glasgow line

The Hitachi trains should have started carrying passengers last September. Picture: ScotRail Alliance

Hitachi blasted by minister for "unacceptable" delays to new ScotRail trains

The new fleet of Hitachi electric trains need new windscreens fitted and software problems solved

New fleet of Scotrail trains delayed and firm misses punctuality targets

ScotRail Alliance managing director Alex Hynes being questioned by MSPs today. Picture: Scottish Pparliament

ScotRail's train improvements further delayed

A fleet of stand-in trains will help ease a ScotRail carriage shortage crisis on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line. Picture: Adam Reid

New ScotRail trains to ease crush on Edinburgh-Glasgow line

Ten rush-hour trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow will run with three or four carriages (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Anger as ScotRail cuts carriages on Edinburgh-Glasgow service

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Drivers of new ScotRail trains '˜can't see signals'

Two Class 380 trains will launch electric services on the Edinburgh-Glasgow main line. Picture: Toby Williams

First electric trains to run on Edinburgh-Glasgow main line on Sunday - a year l...

The Scottish Government is pushing ahead with place for train journeys between Edinburgh and Glasgow to take just 42 minutes by 2018

Edinburgh to Glasgow train journeys to take 42 minutes by 2018

The new fleet was due to start carrying passengers this autumn. Picture: ScotRail

ScotRail's delayed new trains won't be launched until at least February
ScotRail's new fleet of electric trains will not enter service on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line until at least February, MSPs heard today.
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The new trains include more and larger tables. Picture: ScotRail

VIDEO: ScotRail unveils new Edinburgh-Glasgow train interiors

A Class 385 train at Linlithgow station during early testing of the electrified Glasgow-Edinburgh mainline. Picture: ScotRail

Electric train runs on Edinburgh-Glasgow mainline for first time

The Hitachi Class 385 trains have still to be tested on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line.

Commuters hit by third delay to ScotRail's new electric service

Virgin Azuma 800101 crossing the Royal Border Bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed today. Picture Ian Rutherford

Virgin Trains Azuma crosses Border for first time

Night testing of ScotRail's first new Class 385 electric train on the Gourock line

Video: Testing of ScotRail's new Japanese train underway

The drivers jobs proved popular. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

15,000 apply for jobs driving East Coast Virgin Trains

The first ScotRail Class 385 bodyshell arriving in England from Japan

Video: ScotRail's new Japanese trains put through their paces

Millerhill Train Depot. Picture: TSPL

Train cleaning depot to provide 50 new jobs

Role model: The driver of the first train on the Borders Railway, Paul Sweeney. Picture: Andrew OBrien

80 people chasing every ScotRail train driver job

Virgin Trains managing director David Horne climbs aboard at Waverley. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

East Coast Rail chief vows cheaper fares

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SRU bosses in Japan bid