First Scotrail
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First Scotrail runs aw hamelt railwey onwaitins in Scotland, an the ower-Mairch Caledonian Sleeper onwaitin tae Lunnon an aw.
On October 17, 2004, First teuk ower the onwaitin fae Stagecoach, the first tid the franchise haen tae be renegotiatit syne the quatein o British Rail.
[edit] Netwirk
The hail o the netwirk is 2,729 km (1,696 miles), an it haunled 66.1 million vaiges in 2003-4.
The densest pairt o the netwirk is the suburban ane roond aboot Glesca wi 183 stances - the seicont mucklest suburban rail netwirk in the Unitit Kinrick efter Lunnon. Maist o it os 25kV AC electrick. Glesca's main stances are Central and Queen Street. Altho ScotRail operate trains in this airt, they dae sae ablo the cry o Strathclde Passenger Transport, wha mak the tid-brods.
Embro's netwirk is weer than Glesca's but is yit extensive - main stance is Waverley Station
Express services gang atween Embro, Glesca, Innerness an Aiberdeen
Landwart lines include the West Highland, Kyle an Faur North Lines.
Maist o Scotland's 340 stances are operatit fae First ScotRail wi Network Rail haein aucht - the exception bein Prestwick International Airport (Prestwick International Airport), Dunbar (GNER), Embro Waverley and Glesca Central (baith Network Rail).
[edit] Fleet
The present diesel fleet is comprised o a munge o British Rail Class 156 Sprinter an British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter units, which wis gat throu the British Rail era, an British Rail Class 170 Turbostar sets gat efter privatisation.
The praisent electrick fleet includes British Rail Class 314, British Rail Class 318, British Rail Class 320, British Rail Class 322 an British Rail Class 334 units.
The Scotland-Euston owernicht services are comprised o ex-InterCity, British Rail Mark 2 an British Rail Mark 3|Mark coaches, which are hauled by EWS locomotives.
Throu 2005, the Embro-North Berwick line wis operated by EWS-British Rail Class 90 electrick locomotives wi former Virgin Trains Mark 3 coaches. In ahint 2005, British Rail Class 322 units wis reintroduced ontae the line. A refurbishment program is takkin place for these units. It is confeered bad uise o resources tae uiss diesel trains oan a fu'y electric line.
[edit] Performance ahint the haund 2004
The performance feegurs for National Express’s hint raith as franchise hauders, Julie to September 2004, are:
- 82.8% o trains winnin til inouth 5 meenits o the scheduled tid. Doon 4.2% on the same raith the fernyear.
- 84.2% o trains winnin til inouth 5 meenits o the scheduled tid. Doon 1.0% on the fernyear as a hail
The performance feegurs for First Group’s foremaist raith as franchise hauders, October to Dizember 2004, are:
- 79.8% o trains winnin til inouth 5 meenits o the scheduled tid. Doon 1.9% on the same raith the fernyear
- 83.7% o trains winnin til inouth 5 meenits o the scheduled tid. Doon 0.5% on the fernyear as a hail.
