# The ScotRail train arriving on Platform One is probably the oldest in BRITAIN!

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-scotrail-train-arriving-on-platform-one-is-probably-the-oldest-in-britain/
- Published: 2026-10-31T18:20:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T19:04:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16255113/The-ScotRail-train-arriving-Platform-One-probably-oldest-BRITAIN.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Companies, UK, World

## Key points

- ScotRail has Britain’s oldest fleet, averaging 26.3 years.
- Some trains in service were built in the 1970s.
- Punctuality has fallen since ScotRail was renationalised.

## Summary

ScotRail has Britain’s oldest train fleet, with trains dating back to the 1970s still running on key Scottish inter-city routes. The figures renew questions about whether renationalisation has delivered the promised improvement to rail services.

The Office of Rail and Road puts the average age of ScotRail’s trains and carriages at 26.3 years, compared with 16.4 years across the UK. Its High Speed Trains, built between 1975 and 1982, serve routes linking cities including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness. ScotRail punctuality fell from 71.2 per cent in 2021–22 to 68.9 per cent in 2025–26; the company has acknowledged the HSTs are nearing the end of their usable life.

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