Private company

National Express ScotRail

Scottish train operating company, 1997-2004

ScotRail was a Scottish train operating company owned by National Express that operated the ScotRail franchise from March 1997 until October 2004. Prior to March 1997 ScotRail (British Rail) ran the trains and after October 2004 First ScotRail ran them.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

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ScotRail was a Scottish train operating company owned by National Express that operated the ScotRail franchise from March 1997 until October 2004. Prior to March 1997 ScotRail (British Rail) ran the trains and after October 2004 First ScotRail ran them.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded British Rail ScotRail1
  2. Succeeded by First ScotRail (2004-2015)1

Sources

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