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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
John Ferguson

Flop ScotRail firm Abellio cashing in on secret contracts despite Scottish Government takeover

The private operator of ­Scotland’s railway is continuing to cash in on secret contracts to run the crippled rail network – despite the service being nationalised.

Abellio was stripped of its £6billion ScotRail franchise in April amid mounting criticism about its poor performance.

Yet the Dutch state-owned company is still making millions from taxpayers behind the scenes thanks to a series of deals for undisclosed amounts that will run for up to three years.

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