News

Our most recent news stories appear below. For media enquiries please contact HITRANS on 01463 719002 or email info@hitrans.org.uk

07 Sep 2015

Project examines feasibility of railing windblown timber from Flow Country

Talks are under way to investigate the feasibility of making much greater use of rail to transport the estimated 4 million tonnes of standing and fallen timber from the Flow Country in the North of Scotland to processing markets in the south via Inverness.View Article

27 Jul 2015

Good progress reported on airport railway station plans

HITRANS, the regional transport partnership for the Highlands and Islands, aims to submit a detailed planning application for a new railway station near Inverness Airport, Dalcross, by end of the year.View Article

30 Jun 2015

Welcome for recommendation to expand Heathrow Airport – Good news for the North!

The Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS), the regional transport partnership, has welcomed a finding announced today (Wednesday) that increased runway capacity in the South-East of England should be created at Heathrow Airport, London.View Article

15 Jun 2015

New Routes and Bike Friendly Buses in Moray

Bus passengers can now take their bike for a ride thanks to new services launched by Stagecoach, HITRANS and Moray Council yesterday.View Article

10 Jun 2015

Inverness – the top city for cycling

Inverness is living up to its reputation as a cycle city by emerging as the Scottish city with the highest percentage of residents cycling to work.View Article

04 Jun 2015

Inverness Goes Green with First Fully Electric Buses in Scotland

Fleet of 5 state-of-the-art electric buses for Inverness City £600, 000 investment by Stagecoach backed by £495,000 from Scottish Government Green Bus Fund and £30,000 from HITRANSView Article

14 Apr 2015

HITRANS Highlights – Spring Newsletter 2015

Welcome to our Spring edition of the newsletter, which highlights the outcomes of our Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS) Board meeting at Elgin on Friday 10 April and keeps you - our partners - informed of our actions to promote delivery of the Regional Transport Strategy.View Article

08 Apr 2015

HItravel Fort William – Personal Travel Planning

Helping residents of Fort William to travel smarterView Article

02 Mar 2015

Points North – North Highland Lines Seminar

Dingwall seminar discussed proposals for improving the reliability of passenger and freight rail services between Inverness and the Far North and to Kyle today (Monday 2 March).View Article

25 Feb 2015

HITRANS welcomes commitment to improved Highland services from new ScotRail operator, Abellio

More than 50 rail users, politicians, council representatives and business people gathered at Inverness to meet representatives of Abellio, who from 1 April, take over the ScotRail franchise for the next 10 years.View Article

19 Nov 2014

Minister announces further funding for Scotland’s bus services

Transport Minister Keith Brown today announced over £3 million worth of funding to be allocated to bus projects across Scotland over the next two years.View Article

07 Nov 2014

Work on city cycle route completed one week early

The construction works to provide a safe cycle route from the Inverness Campus at Beechwood to Inverness city centre are now complete.View Article