Union bosses have accused Tory ministers of "sitting on their hands" and failing to work constructively to bring an end to the latest wave of strikes across the UK's railways.
ScotRail services will be hugely disrupted this week along with cross-border routes as a result of the long-running dispute involving Network Rail and members of the RMT and ASLEF unions.
"We don’t want disruption, we want a settlement. There’s been too much disruption on the railway caused by government policy and if we can get sensible proposals we can work up towards a solution," said RMT general secretary Mick Lynch.
