First ScotRail Reviews

I have used First Scotrail (Scotrail before First bought over) for the last 8 years so I should be able to give a decent review of their services! The train service I use is mainly for commuting, originally to school and now to university. My average journey time is around 20-25mins. The service has generally been very good with only the odd train ...  Read the complete review

First Scotrail is the rail company who currently have the franchise for all domestic passenger services for all of Scotland. The people who are the actual owners of the franchise are the First Group who also operate a large amount of the bus services within Scotland. I live in a town situated about 30 minutes by train from Glasgow and so I ...  Read the complete review

When Scot Rail was taken over by First travel, I, aswell as many others were hoping this would mean an end to service disruptions, cramped train carriages and overall a better service. I have been using First Scot Rail trains for well over 5 years now and I have travelled to different parts of Scotland using them. I have been somewhat ...  Read the complete review

To be honest I'm not convinced about Scotrail and the wider UK train network overall. The recent news that UK trains are the most expensive yet most overcrowded in Europe did NOT come as a surprise. Travelling on them can only by matched by those times that you find your head caught in a mincer! I have to get the train to Glasgow every morning but ...  Read the complete review

Although ScotRail operate hundreds of urban, suburban and rural passenger services throughout Scotland and a narrow slice of northern England every day, this review concentrates on what could be described as their flagship services: the Caledonian Sleepers. Since I moved to Glasgow, I've learnt to love the awesome convenience of sleeping my way to ...  Read the complete review

Travelling up to uni I use the scotrail service from Edinburgh to Dundee, and they're always there, and can provide a bus service if needed. The seats are comfy enough, although I've had to stand most of the time. They never put enough carriages on the trains at peak times and special occasions. The ticket prices are fair, although ...  Read the complete review

The chances are you have been on one of these trains or at least seen one. Now I know that Dooyoo call the trains Scot rail but they have since changed names and are now known as First Scot Rail. **About First Scot Rail** As I have said that they are previously known as Scot rail until the 17th of October 2004 when ...  Read the complete review

I have ued Scot Rail on several occasion while travelling through out Scotland. They only travle throughout Scotland but at good prices. I use this as a local train also from going to local stations, these are very uncomfortable seats and sitting on a plank of wood would be comfier. The conditions of these aren't as good as trains on a longer ...  Read the complete review

Scotland is a land of breathtaking beauty but for most holidaymakers one person in the party doesn't see much of it - the driver. For the fit outdoors type the solution is to get on yer bike, but for the rest of us slobby couch potatoes a rail rover is a brilliant way to get about. There are advantages and disadvantages to a rail ...  Read the complete review

A couple of months ago I tried to book a ticket online through the Scotrail web site, which apparently lets you book online. I was booking two weeks in advance (ample time normally) for an apex return Aberdeen to Edinburgh. At the moment they are £19. The booking procedure itself is very straightforward, giving you details of outward and inward ...  Read the complete review

I’ve ranted about this before (in my essay as part of my Standard Grade English course) but it needs reinforcing. ScotRail and the British Railway system are kaput. Once, Britain had a railway system to be proud of. Trains ran frequently and were (usually) on time. But in the 1960s, politicians were stupid, reducing the railway down ...  Read the complete review

As I work in Stirling, I regularly use the Scotrail services in Central Scotland between Dunblane and Stirling. When I first began to use the services on Thursday's, Saturday's and Sunday's, the trains were very unreliable, often being delayed or cancelled. The trains departure times were very close together, so you would get maybe 2 ...  Read the complete review

Rail has to be the best way to explore Scotland. Rail can be expensive but there are travel passes that can work out quite good value. The Explore Scotland travel pass costs from £69 for 4 days travel out of 8 days. This includes all Scotrail and Strathclyde rail services, selected Citylink services and all Caledonian Macbrayne ...  Read the complete review

Scotrail has consistently been one of the best train companies in terms of reliability since privatisation. This is due in part to the fact that it runs all the trains in Scotland, with the exception of those comming from London. Therefore it does not have to worry about problems caused by other operators breaking down etc. quite as much. ...  Read the complete review