Key events of the past 12 months
| September 2008 | First trains appear in new ScotRail livery |
| Airdrie to Bathgate contract placed. | |
| August 2008 | New ScotRail brand and signage introduced |
| Many services hit by flooding in wettest August on record | |
| Redoubling of Annan - Gretna section completed. | |
| July 2008 | New train orders placed, to add 9,000 seats to the Scottish network by 2010 |
| June 2008 | Aberdeen travel centre fully operational |
| New NR training centre opened alongside Larbert station. | |
| May 2008 | Stirling - Alloa re-opens to passengers. |
| April 2008 | First ScotRail franchise extended by 3 years to 2014. |
| Driver training commences between Stirling and Alloa. | |
| Hunterston - Longannet coal train runs via S-A-K route. | |
| March 2008 | EWS reaches agreement on the switching of Hunterston - Longannet coal trains to the new route via Alloa. |
| February 2008 | Network Rail fined a record £14m by Rail Regulator following engineering overruns at Christmas/New Year. |
| EU completes formal approval process for Deutsche Bahn acquisition of EWS. | |
| January 2008 | Work begins on electrification of The Mound central tunnel and the remainder of the Waverley west end platforms. |
| Changes to Network Rail contract maintenance services planned following major overruns at Rugby, Liverpool Street and Shields Junction over the holiday period. | |
| December 2007 | National Express East Coast takes over ECML franchise from GNER. |
| Launch of First TransPennine Express services linking Edinburgh and Glasgow with Manchester Airport. | |
| November 2007 | Completion of major track, platform, signalling and other infrastructure upgrades at Waverley. |
| Eurostar services switched from Waterloo to the transformed St Pancras. | |
| Arriva takes over CrossCountry franchise from Virgin Trains. | |
| October 2007 | Major refurbishment/enhancement work completed at Fort William. |
| September 2007 | New interchange building brought into use at Markinch. |
| August 2007 | South African Railways 15f 4-8-2 no 3007 displayed in George Square to launch Riverside Museum Appeal. |
| July 2007 | Four Class 67-hauled Riviera sets laid on by First ScotRail during Carnoustie Open. |
| June 2007 | First refurbished Class 158 number 158701 enters service on Far North Line. |