“A total of 48,419,573 journeys were recorded between 1 April and 30 September 2026 – an increase of more than 3.1 million, or 7%, compared with the same six-month period last year.

The latest figures continue a sustained rise in passenger numbers since ScotRail returned to public ownership in April 2022.”

It would appear ScotRail is a success, and I’m glad. But when are they going to upgrade the ancient trains, and bring down prices in/from the North and East?

Hi r/Scotland - posting with the mods' permission.

I'm Frederick, part of a small Stirling-based team building CommutAble, an accessibility-first journey planning platform for disabled and older travellers. Most journey planners optimise for speed - but for many disabled and older people, the fastest route isn't a usable route. With 24.1% of people in Scotland reporting a disability in the 2022 census, this affects a lot of us.

We're running a short anonymous survey (5-7 minutes, Google Forms, no email collected, no sign-in needed) about public transport accessibility experiences - the barriers you face on buses, trains and trams, and what would genuinely help. We're co-designing the product with the community, so your answers directly shape what gets built.

Survey link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9zuxCaw8Odzisn97_wbYTyorjTRx0haQQpXjUMN0Kf-7qAQ/viewform

Whether you travel yourself, or support someone who does, we'd really value your voice. Thanks!

Awreet, pal? You sure of your history afore you pop that cone up, aye?

https://archive.ph/iWddj archive link.

Currently doing the NC500. Sharing some scenic shots (I hope). First time being this far north in my own country lol

We love how misty it was and how green everything was

This might be the wrong flair, so apologies

Is it just me, or is anyone else angry at these teens on e-bikes, e-scooters, darting into traffic, on the main roads endangering both their and others’ safety?

It’s like today, driving home and these teens were darting into oncoming traffic, even going into the wrong lane.

I always just feel intimidated by them, so I imagine how bad it must be for other local communities putting up with these teens with £3.5K bikes, and them endangering people

I feel like both the government and the police could be doing more, because kids over the age of 14 (I believe) are allowed to drive these, no exam or anything

Also, the image might be related, as it’s part of the same topic

The images source is: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/30302617/idiot-big-man-instant-karma/

Edit: and before anyone comes here saying “you’ve never lived in a scheme”, a) I’ve not been alive in the 90’s, only early 2000’s and b) where I live, we see kids on these things on our roads as well acting recklessly

archive link at: https://archive.is/6AhK9

Bit of a surprise to find out that Germany is a major supplier to the Scotch whisky industry.

I've relaunched the Rave Child Glasgow Gig Listings page and it's more comprehensive than ever: the aim is to list every music event in Glasgow. Currently it lists a shade over 2,000 shows across 130 venues, constantly updated, with tonight’s gigs always at the top. You can view it here: https://ravechild.co.uk

To go along with this I am publishing daily and weekly recommendations from the listings via the Rave Child Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravechildglasgow/

On top of this we have Everybody Wants to Play the Hits which you may be aware of as we are nearly at episode 50, but if you are not it's a roundtable new Scottish music review podcast we run alongside SNACK Mag. The show goes out on a monthly basis, with a top guests every episode, between four people we pick two new Scottish tracks each listen to them and talk about what we think, you can listen on your favourite podcast platform here: https://linktr.ee/ewtpth

On top this we have our Best New Scottish Music Playlist, which does exactly what it says on the tin, I listen to all the new Scottish music I can source on a weekly basis and deliver my recommendation in one place. You can listen here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5vorHLZnpbnQJDg7SXXcoZ?si=33422f7166ed468f

I run ADHD Scot, an independent, non-commercial information project. Scotland doesn't publish how long people wait for ADHD or autism assessments, and the Government's own FOI responses to our requests admit it doesn't hold the data. So I asked all 14 health boards directly. The picture is stark and very inconsistent: waits of 3+ years, some boards giving only one city's figures, at least one with no adult service at all.

Official numbers only tell half the story, so I've made a short anonymous survey to capture what it's actually like, by health board. No name, no email. About 5 minutes. Results will be grouped by board and shared with MSPs, the Scottish Parliament if possible, and in a report we intend to publish later this year, to push for proper data and better services.

If you're in Scotland and have waited (or are waiting), or you're a parent/carer, I'd really value your response and a share: https://forms.gle/mR5cjvovfy54ifte7

More about the project: https://adhdscot.co.uk.

Mods, if this isn't allowed, apologies, please remove. Thank you! :)

I got citation for jury duty in August and I responded to say I could do it but have since been struggling with pregnancy-related illness and lack of sleep. I emailed them to request an excusal but heard nothing back, tried calling and couldn't get through and I'm now within the citation period. Calling every day and it just rings out.

Can I still be excused? I'm ringing each night after 5pm waiting to hear if needed but getting increasingly stressed.