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{{Infobox rail company
|name           = ScotRail
|other_name     = {{native name|gd|Rèile na h-Alba}}
|image          = File:British Rail Class 158 738.JPG
|image_size     = 
|franchise      = ScotRail<br>October 17 2004 – March 31 2015
|logo           = 
|logo_size      = 250px
|regions        = [[Scotland]]
|abbr           = SR
|secregions     = [[North West England]]<br>[[North East England]]
|fleet          = 311
|stationsop     = 344
|routekm        = 3032.0
|parent_company = [[Abellio]]
|website        = {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316194950/http://www.scotrail.co.uk/|title=www.scotrail.co.uk}}
}}
'''ScotRail'''<ref>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/SC185018 Companies House extract company no SC185018] First ScotRail Limited</ref> was a [[train operating company]] in the [[United Kingdom]] owned by Abellio operating the ScotRail franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/rail/scotrail-franchise/scotrail-franchise|title = ScotRail franchise|website = }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Queiro|first=Alicia|date=10 August 2014|title=ScotRail franchise: How will Abellio deal change Scotland's railways?|work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29537484}}</ref>
== History ==
[[File:170433 at Edinburgh Waverley.JPG|left|thumb|An old First ScotRail train]]
National Express operated the ScotRail franchise from March 1997 until October 2004.

On July 28, 2003, Transport Scotland announced Arriva, First and National Express had been chosen to bid for the new franchise.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23552016.html Shortlist of ScotRail bidders puts three in the ring] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018222746/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23552016.html |date=2016-10-18 }} ''Herald Scotland'' 28 October 2003</ref>

On June 11, 2004, Transport Scotland awarded the new franchise to First with the services operated by ScotRail moving to First ScotRail on October 17 2004.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2887785/FirstGroup-clinches-Scottish-rail-franchise.html FirstGroup clinches Scottish rail franchise] ''The Telegraph'' 12 June 2004</ref><ref>[http://www.scotrail.co.uk/content/first-welcomes-award-scotrail-franchise First Welcomes Award of ScotRail Franchise] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006140742/http://www.scotrail.co.uk/content/first-welcomes-award-scotrail-franchise |date=2014-10-06 }} First ScotRail Press Release 11 June 2004</ref> It originally traded as ''First ScotRail'' before being rebranded as ''ScotRail'' in September 2008.<ref>Railways Act 2005</ref>

On October 8 2014, Abellio were awarded the franchise beating First. They started running the trains in April 2015.

== First ScotRail Media ==
<gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''>
File:Rail map scotland 2014.png|Map of the principal railway lines of Scotland; First ScotRail's former services are indicated in red.

File:Train approaching the Forth Bridge.JPG|Northbound [[British Rail Class 170|Class 170]] approaching the [[Forth Bridge]] on the [[Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line]]

File:Bb-forthrailbridge.jpg|The [[Forth Bridge]] in 2004

File:West Highland Line looking north from Rannoch station 02.jpg|The [[West Highland Line]] at [[Rannoch railway station|Rannoch]]

File:First ScotRail Class 170.JPG|[[British Rail Class 170|Class 170 ''Turbostar'']] in First ScotRail livery at [[Inverness railway station|Inverness]]

File:156457 at Oban.jpg|[[British Rail Class 156|Class 156]] in the old [[ScotRail (National Express)|National Express ScotRail]] livery at [[Oban railway station|Oban station]] in June 2005

File:67003 at Kings Cross.jpg|67003 at Kings Cross

File:Hugh llewelyn 90 019 (5569027064).jpg|Hugh llewelyn 90 019 (5569027064)

File:Class 156.jpg|156439 Class 156 at Platform 4 at Paisley Gilmour Street. Train for Stranraer
</gallery>
== References ==
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