Damien Henderson

Transport Correspondent

I've been a reporter at The Herald for nearly 10 years and Transport Correspondent for just over two. If you catch a train, plane, bus, ferry or drive, walk or cycle - in fact if you leave the house at all - I hope I'll be writing something of interest to you.

I've been a reporter at The Herald for nearly 10 years and Transport Correspondent for just over two. If you catch a train, plane, bus, ferry or drive, walk or cycle - in fact if you leave the house at all - I hope I'll be writing something of interest to you.

Latest articles from Damien Henderson

Harry Potter train under threat over new rail fines

West Coast Railways, whose Jacobite service was immortalised in the filming of the JK Rowling books, said it would struggle to absorb proposed compensation payments to other companies if one of its trains broke down.

Deal makes it easier to find cheaper rail fares

It will make it easier to find tickets on some routes for up to two-thirds cheaper than a direct fare by using "split ticketing" – buying separate tickets for different legs of one journey without changing trains.

Free tram travel deal agreed

An agreement reached with the Scottish Government will result in City of Edinburgh Council picking up the cost of extending the use of free bus passes to journeys on the eight-mile tram line when it is completed next summer.

New blow to Prestwick as airline quits

The move leaves Ryanair as the only passenger airline operating from the Ayrshire base as Infratil, the New Zealand-based owner, attempts to sell what it has described as an "under-performing" airport.

High-speed trains to be hit by Scots delay

Trains capable of travelling at up to 250mph would stop at Carstairs junction in South Lanarkshire and separate into Glasgow and Edinburgh services, according to new proposals.

Bus travellers face service cuts over funding shortfall

Operators have been told privately that public money available to reimburse them for carrying elderly and disabled passengers could be as much as £15 million below the costs of running the flagship scheme by the end of this financial year.

Pioneering ferries boost for islands' wind farms

Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL), which owns the Caledonian MacBrayne fleet of vessels, said new demand for overnight electricity generation will be created by berthing the world's first hybrid and hydrogen cell ferries on the islands.