First ScotRail operates two daily Sleeper services to various Scottish locations.

First ScotRail now operates an hourly service from Alloa railway station to Glasgow Queen Street via Stirling, Larbert and Lenzie between 0641 and 2241 Monday to Saturday and between 1041 and 2141 on Sundays.

* First ScotRail operates daily services to Glasgow Central along the Tyne Valley and Glasgow South Western Lines via Carlisle and Dumfries.

Most train services are operated by Northern Rail ; however the station is also served by First ScotRail, which operates a few daily services to Glasgow via Carlisle.

From 1985 as with bus services and the Subway, orange and black livery was used with a black BR logo although some Class 311s still had BR Blue-Grey livery with either ScotRail or " Strathclyde Transport " branding before their withdrawal in 1990.

As part of the devolution process since 1997, the Scottish Executive has been given a greater role in determining the franchising of ScotRail, the Welsh Assembly Government is a co-signatory of the Wales and Borders franchise, Merseytravel ( the Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority ) is responsible for Merseyrail, and the Mayor of London has some input in decisions on rail services in the Greater London area.

The logotype was omitted from some older locomotives that were otherwise carrying InterCity livery, although some locomotives that predominantly worked in Scotland were given a ScotRail logotype.

ScotRail has been the brand name used for all Scottish regional and commuter rail services, including some cross-border services, since 1983.

Following privatisation, several of the brands disappeared, although some such as ScotRail, Merseyrail, Eurostar and Freightliner remain.

The locomotives have since been used for First ScotRail on the Caledonian Sleeper on non electrified beyond Edinburgh, as " Thunderbird " rescue locomotives for failed trains on the ECML, on some freight trains, and are hire for use on chartered tourist trains.

The station is served by First ScotRail and CrossCountry and to some degree by East Coast.

First ScotRail also provides some weekday services to Edinburgh.

The train service is now operated by private company First ScotRail which provides services to Glasgow and Carlisle, and less frequent services direct to Newcastle.

Passenger services on the Tyne Valley Line are operated by Northern Rail and First ScotRail, which currently hold national franchises.

* First ScotRail: services from to and.

It is owned by Network Rail, and managed by First ScotRail but all services are provided by either Virgin Trains or First TransPennine Express.

Image: Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station 02. JPG | First ScotRail and Virgin Trains services at the western end of the station

* Scotrail rail services in Scotland operated by First ScotRail ( including those operated by First ScotRail for the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport ), are painted in a blue livery with white Saltire markings on the carriage ends, as mandated by the Scottish Government's transport agency Transport Scotland.

All rail services from Ardrossan are operated by First ScotRail.

First ScotRail services from Glasgow Central normally use platform 12.

Passenger services on the Tyne Valley Line are operated by Northern Rail and First ScotRail.

Musselburgh is served by two railway stations Musselburgh railway station in the west of the town situated adjacent to Queen Margaret University which is served by regular First ScotRail services from to.

In September 2008, the Scottish Government agency, Transport Scotland, announced that the franchised Scottish rail services would be permanently renamed ScotRail.

When ScotRail was created by BR, services were operated by a variety of diesel locomotives and coaching stock together with diesel and electric multiple units.

Passenger services on the line are operated by First ScotRail: three daily return services between Glasgow Queen Street and Mallaig / Oban, and one nightly ( except Saturdays ) Caledonian Sleeper service between London Euston and Fort William.

First ScotRail Caledonian Sleeper services between London Euston and Scotland continue to use Mark 2 stock for seated accommodation and lounge cars.

All services serving Corrour are run by First ScotRail.

It is located just south of the junction of the Far North Line and the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, and is served by First ScotRail.

Following newspaper comments by Chris Green of ScotRail around that time there was hope that D9000 might see regular work north of the border.

* Caledonian Sleeper, train service operated by ScotRail

The Caledonian Sleeper service was transferred to ScotRail, now First ScotRail.

ScotRail, since privatisation, has contracted EWS to haul the Caledonian Sleeper between London and Scotland.

The St Enoch Shopping Centre was built on the site of St Enoch Station in the 1980s and Buchanan House ( formerly ScotRail House ) and part of the Glasgow Caledonian University campus now stand on the site of Buchanan Street Station.

Operations were divided into five regions-Eastern, London Midland, Western, Southern and Scottish ( later rebranded ScotRail ).

On 14 December 2008, Virgin Trains withdrew its Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston service and First ScotRail Newcraighall trains ceased to continue onto the Bathgate Line and were extended to the Fife Circle Line instead.

East Coast run the only non-First ScotRail service: the daily Highland Chieftain to London King's Cross.

Dyce railway station is served by First ScotRail and East Coast trains on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line.

First ScotRail have since leased Class 322 electric multiple units to run between Edinburgh and North Berwick, subsequently replaced by part of the fleet of Class 380, the remainder of which operate on the Ayrshire Coast Line and Inverclyde Line.

Passenger services are operated by First ScotRail and East Coast, and the station is staffed throughout its opening hours.

Services are provided by First ScotRail and East Coast on the Highland Main Line and Strathspey Railway on the former Inverness and Perth Junction Railway to Boat of Garten and Broomhill.

It is managed by East Coast and as is noteworthy as being one of only two National Rail stations in Scotland not to be managed either by First ScotRail or Network Rail, the other being Glasgow Prestwick Airport railway station.