Transport Scotland
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| Annual budget | 2. 4 billion GBP (2018) |
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| Number of employees | 400 |
| Founded | January 1 |
| 2006 | |
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Headquarters | Glasgow |
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| Subsidiaries | Strathclyde Partnership for Transport |
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| ID | 3099373 |
About Transport Scotland
Transport Scotland was created on 1 January 2006 as the national transport agency of Scotland. It is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government and accountable to Scottish Ministers.
Work due to begin after seven landslips close A83 in Argyll
... Transport Scotland is planning to build a mile-long open-sided tunnel on the road, on the mountain pass known as the Rest and Be Thankful...
New documents spark fresh concerns over Ferguson's ferry contract
... The new documents include an email dated 1 October from a Transport Scotland official, whose name is redacted, asking then Transport Minister Keith Brown to approve the start of the formal procurement process for the 100m-long ferries...
Rest and Be Thankful: £470m tunnel to protect vehicles from landslips
... Transport Scotland has now unveiled plans for an open-sided shelter costing up to £470m as its preferred solution...
UK's first driverless bus begins passenger service in Edinburgh
... Stagecoach worked with Fusion Processing Ltd and project partners Transport Scotland, Alexander Dennis, Edinburgh Napier University and Bristol Robotics Laboratory...
Call for thorough investigation after ferry grounding
... Transport Scotland said Pentland Ferries would assess the condition of the vessel and any next steps to determine whether there would be any loss of services on the Pentland Firth...
Why is there a row over Scotland's longest road?
... According to Transport Scotland, more than 65,000 people travel along the Inverness to Perth section every day alone, and the value of the goods carried on just this stretch is estimated to be £19bn annually...
Peak ScotRail fares to be scrapped for six months
... Full details of the pilot project for the publicly-owned train operator will be announced as part of Transport Scotland s Fair Fares Review due to be published early next year...
Leaked dossier suggests Scottish ferry deal may have been rigged
... It said its board had voiced concerns to Transport Scotland about the contract award to Fergusons, particularly in relation to the lack of refund guarantees, which were well-documented...
Peak ScotRail fares to be scrapped for six months
Peak fares on ScotRail are to be suspended for six months in a bid to make train travel more affordable.
The Pilot scheme will begin in April next year and will be subsidised by £15m from the Scottish Government 's latest budget.
The Move will see the cost of some peak hour, or anytime, ScotRail fares nearly halve.
Unions and passenger groups have welcomed The Plan as a way of coaxing people back to the railways.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney made The Announcement , saying that removing peak time fares was " a way of making rail travel more affordable and attractive to travellers".
Full details of The Pilot project for the publicly-owned train operator will be announced as part of Transport Scotland 's Fair Fares Review due to be published early next year.
ScotRail and other train operators have still to see passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels with changes in working patterns resulting in peak time services being less busy.
Train driver union Aslef, which has been campaigning to get rid of peak time fares, said Mr Swinney's announcement was " very welcome news".
Kevin Lindsay, The Union 's full-time organiser in Scotland, added: " However, ending peak fares should not be a temporary measure.
" Peak fares are a tax on workers and if We Are to encourage more people from road travel on to trains to help Scotland meet its climate targets, we need to invest for the long term and make this a permanent policy. "
Robert Samson, of passenger watchdog Transport Focus, said: " This is a welcome initiative that will benefit thousands of passengers and act as an incentive for non-users to change to a more sustainable travel mode. "
Source of news: bbc.com
