Alastair Dalton
@alastairdalton.bsky.social
I'm the Glasgow-based Transport Correspondent of The Scotsman
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November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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WATCH: I discuss airport runways and circus elephants with Deputy Editor Dale Miller on today's @scotsman.com Daily Bulletin www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
September 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
WATCH: I discuss airport runways and circus elephants with Deputy Editor Dale Miller on today's @scotsman.com Daily Bulletin www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
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September 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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@scotsman.com's incisive transport coverage - sign up by 1200 on Friday to read about buses, airports and elephants. Scroll down here: scotsman.com/newsletter
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New exhibition opening tomorrow on the huge influx of Donegal workers to Scotland, including on Glasgow's trams, buses and Subway: www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
September 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
New exhibition opening tomorrow on the huge influx of Donegal workers to Scotland, including on Glasgow's trams, buses and Subway: www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
WATCH: How I survived a knife-wielding drunk bus driver and an angry passenger with broken bottle - former Glasgow bus conductor www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
September 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
WATCH: How I survived a knife-wielding drunk bus driver and an angry passenger with broken bottle - former Glasgow bus conductor www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Kinloch Castle back on the market comes nearly 30 years after I was lucky enough to stay in the fascinating building for this @scotsman.com story - when its fate was equally uncertain scotsman.com/heritage-and-r…
August 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Kinloch Castle back on the market comes nearly 30 years after I was lucky enough to stay in the fascinating building for this @scotsman.com story - when its fate was equally uncertain scotsman.com/heritage-and-r…
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August 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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June 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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There's never a quiet week in Transport, so catch up with what you might have missed, my reflections on what's happened and other reading recommendations by subscribing to @TheScotsman's free Transport Newsletter. Sign up by 1200 on Friday for the latest edition: www.scotsman.com/newsletter
June 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
There's never a quiet week in Transport, so catch up with what you might have missed, my reflections on what's happened and other reading recommendations by subscribing to @TheScotsman's free Transport Newsletter. Sign up by 1200 on Friday for the latest edition: www.scotsman.com/newsletter
ScotRail passengers: Are you still hearing AI-generated announcements today? Trains using it may be on Glasgow to East Kilbride, Ayr, Ardrossan, Gourock and Wemyss Bay routes + some announcements on the longer, older trains Edinburgh/Glasgow-Aberdeen/Inverness + N of Inverness
June 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
ScotRail passengers: Are you still hearing AI-generated announcements today? Trains using it may be on Glasgow to East Kilbride, Ayr, Ardrossan, Gourock and Wemyss Bay routes + some announcements on the longer, older trains Edinburgh/Glasgow-Aberdeen/Inverness + N of Inverness
Do you fly with British Airways at EDI? Please message me as I need some help with a story. Thanks
May 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Do you fly with British Airways at EDI? Please message me as I need some help with a story. Thanks
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May 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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May 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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What's your favourite railway artwork? Here are five with Scottish links which made the Britain's best-loved 20 shortlist - and you can vote to help choose the @railway200 poll winner www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
April 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
What's your favourite railway artwork? Here are five with Scottish links which made the Britain's best-loved 20 shortlist - and you can vote to help choose the @railway200 poll winner www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
WATCH: Inside the stunning hall presided over by a Scot for the first time which has been a filming location for The King’s Speech, Goldeneye, Killing Eve and The Diplomat. www.scotsman.com/heritage-and...
April 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
WATCH: Inside the stunning hall presided over by a Scot for the first time which has been a filming location for The King’s Speech, Goldeneye, Killing Eve and The Diplomat. www.scotsman.com/heritage-and...
Keep up with the key developments in Scottish transport by subscribing free to my @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social Newsletter, published every Friday: www.scotsman.com/newsletter (scroll down). Latest issue: newsletters.scotsman.com/scot-transpo...
January 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Keep up with the key developments in Scottish transport by subscribing free to my @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social Newsletter, published every Friday: www.scotsman.com/newsletter (scroll down). Latest issue: newsletters.scotsman.com/scot-transpo...
WATCH: I sailed on the massively-delayed Glen Sannox ferry for the first time - and there were pleasant surprises on board. Video by John Devlin of @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
January 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
WATCH: I sailed on the massively-delayed Glen Sannox ferry for the first time - and there were pleasant surprises on board. Video by John Devlin of @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
WATCH: Come Fly With Me! What it's like to travel business class on Emirates' brand new Airbus A350 between Edinburgh and Dubai - @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social Scotsman audio visual specialist Lisa Ferguson www.scotsman.com/travel/come-...
January 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
WATCH: Come Fly With Me! What it's like to travel business class on Emirates' brand new Airbus A350 between Edinburgh and Dubai - @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social Scotsman audio visual specialist Lisa Ferguson www.scotsman.com/travel/come-...
Should a bridge that has cost £75m to maintain since virtually all of its traffic was removed be re-opened to electric and commercial vehicles? New proposal from Ash Regan of Alba. www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
January 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Should a bridge that has cost £75m to maintain since virtually all of its traffic was removed be re-opened to electric and commercial vehicles? New proposal from Ash Regan of Alba. www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
WATCH: This week's end-of-year @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social Transport Newsletter includes a re-cap of some of my video adventures incl inside the Tay Road Bridge + trying out electric cars - with mixed results. newsletters.scotsman.com/scot-transpo... Subscribe free here scotsman.com/subscriptions
December 23, 2024 at 10:16 AM
WATCH: This week's end-of-year @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social Transport Newsletter includes a re-cap of some of my video adventures incl inside the Tay Road Bridge + trying out electric cars - with mixed results. newsletters.scotsman.com/scot-transpo... Subscribe free here scotsman.com/subscriptions
Sign up free to @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social's Transport Newsletter by 1200 today for a round-up of our latest coverage and a look back at the videos we've filmed in some amazing locations across the country this year: Scroll down at: www.scotsman.com/newsletter
December 20, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Sign up free to @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social's Transport Newsletter by 1200 today for a round-up of our latest coverage and a look back at the videos we've filmed in some amazing locations across the country this year: Scroll down at: www.scotsman.com/newsletter
WATCH: I discuss Edinburgh's plans for more 20mph streets in the city and lower speed limits on its western rural roads with The Scotsman Deputy Editor Dale Miller on our latest Daily Bulletin www.dailymotion.com/video/x9a7swe
December 4, 2024 at 11:46 AM
WATCH: I discuss Edinburgh's plans for more 20mph streets in the city and lower speed limits on its western rural roads with The Scotsman Deputy Editor Dale Miller on our latest Daily Bulletin www.dailymotion.com/video/x9a7swe
The City of Edinburgh Council area extends west of City Bypass
December 4, 2024 at 8:13 AM
The City of Edinburgh Council area extends west of City Bypass
WATCH: I discuss the proposed Scottish speed limit changes with Deputy Editor Dale Miller on @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social's Daily Bulletin from @RoadExpoScot in Glasgow: www.dailymotion.com/video/x99whdo Story: www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
November 28, 2024 at 1:56 PM
WATCH: I discuss the proposed Scottish speed limit changes with Deputy Editor Dale Miller on @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social's Daily Bulletin from @RoadExpoScot in Glasgow: www.dailymotion.com/video/x99whdo Story: www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...