Nicola Sturgeon has apologised to passengers who face yet more misery on Scotland's railways ahead of the introduction of a temporary timetable that will see services slashed by a third.
A row over train driver pay has led to Scotrail bosses to remove 600 services from the timetable as of Monday.
Negotiations between the ASLEF rail union and transport chiefs have reportedly reached rock bottom with no end to the dispute in sight.
