ScotRail passengers are being warned to expect mass cancellations next week after the RMT union announced that its Network Rail workers will go on strike.
The trade union says planned strike action over pay, job cuts and conditions will proceed as planned on Wednesday July 27, with further action expected on August 18 and 20. The move will affect daily railway operations as few signalling and maintenance staff will be available.
As a result, just nine services will operate every hour across the whole of Scotland: two trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow via Falkirk High; two between Edinburgh and Bathgate; two between Glasgow and Hamilton and Larkhall; two between Glasgow and Lanark; and one between Edinburgh and Glasgow via Shotts.
