More passengers travelling between Scotland and London have chosen the train over plane than at any time in more than 20 years.

New figures revel an 18% year-on-year growth in Virgin Trains passengers travelling between Glasgow/Edinburgh and London in June 2017. This means that Virgin Trains now holds a 33% share of the air/rail market on the UK’s busiest domestic air routes, beating a previous record set in 2014. Our aim is to win a 50% market share by 2023.

The figures coincide with a report released by sustainable charity Transform Scotland, which finds that whilst overall air and rail travel between Scotland’s Central Belt and London is increasing, carbon emissions are falling as more people choose to take the train. The report can be found here: http://transformscotland.org.uk/