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| Free wi-fi for 25 Scottish railway stations | Free wi-fi for 25 Scottish railway stations |
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| Free wi-fi access is to be introduced at 25 of Scotland's busiest railway stations before the end of the year. | Free wi-fi access is to be introduced at 25 of Scotland's busiest railway stations before the end of the year. |
| The move is the latest stage in the Scottish government's plan to ensure travellers have free, wireless internet across the rail network by 2019. | The move is the latest stage in the Scottish government's plan to ensure travellers have free, wireless internet across the rail network by 2019. |
| ScotRail began introducing free access on its flagship Edinburgh to Glasgow route last year and it is now being rolled out across express trains. | ScotRail began introducing free access on its flagship Edinburgh to Glasgow route last year and it is now being rolled out across express trains. |
| Stations getting wi-fi will be unveiled by the transport minister later. | Stations getting wi-fi will be unveiled by the transport minister later. |
| Keith Brown will also announce internet access is to be introduced on board ScotRail's new Class 380 trains. | |
| All 59 of ScotRail's Class 170 express trains are already in the process of being upgraded to offer the internet connections. | |
| All trains between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh are having wi-fi equipment installed, as will services on Edinburgh/Glasgow to Aberdeen/Inverness routes, the Aberdeen to Inverness service, the Glasgow/Edinburgh to Stirling/Alloa routes and on the Fife circle. | All trains between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh are having wi-fi equipment installed, as will services on Edinburgh/Glasgow to Aberdeen/Inverness routes, the Aberdeen to Inverness service, the Glasgow/Edinburgh to Stirling/Alloa routes and on the Fife circle. |
| An ethernet "backbone" is fitted to the trains, with a wi-fi router mounted in the roof space close to the antennae. | An ethernet "backbone" is fitted to the trains, with a wi-fi router mounted in the roof space close to the antennae. |
| Inter-vehicle "jumpers" are then used to allow internet access in all carriages. | Inter-vehicle "jumpers" are then used to allow internet access in all carriages. |