Alastair Dalton is a specialist news reporter and columnist for The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday with a strong track record of breaking major Scottish transport stories and providing incisive coverage and analysis of sector issues across online and print, and as a guest on radio and television. His most recent industry honour was winning the Finance/Business Journalist of the Year runner-up award at the 2020 Scottish Press Awards. Alastair covers all aspects of travel, tourism, Scotland's railway network including ScotRail and Network Rail, as well as aviation, roads, ferries and other public transport.