Brand new Class 385 trains ran on the Glasgow to Edinburgh route for the first ever time this morning (Monday).
ScotRail say the introduction of the eight-carriage trains will enable them to provide more seats than ever before for the Edinburgh Festivals.
Running on the route between the two cities, via Falkirk High, the Class 385 trains - built by Hitachi Rail - will deliver faster journeys, more seats, and better services for passengers, the rail operator states.
The roll-out of the state-of-the-art trains has been made possible by the Scottish Government funded electrification of the main line between Scotland’s two largest cities and the completion of platform extensions at Glasgow Queen Street station and Edinburgh Waverley delivered by Network Rail Scotland.
It also forms part of Abellio’s £475million investment in Scotland’s Railway.
ScotRail Head of Customer Operations Phil Campbell said: "This is another important step forward for ScotRail and I am delighted that more customers will now be able to travel on our brand-new class 385 electric trains.
"These eight-carriage trains will help us deliver more seats than ever before during the Edinburgh Festivals.
"It’s all been made possible by the unprecedented investment in Scotland’s Railway over the last few years."
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