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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Lauren Gilmour & Fionnuala Boyle

ScotRail services back to normal but Christmas strike fears suggest more rail chaos looms

ScotRail services have returned to normal today after planned strike action was suspended - but there are fears that further travel chaos is in store as the threat of Christmas strike action hangs in the air.

Network Rail workers with the Rail, Maritime and Transport union ( RMT ) were due to stage a walk out on Saturday, November 5, Monday, November 7, and Wednesday, November 9. But on Friday, the RMT announced it would abandon action to allow for negotiations over pay.

Due to Network Rail being unable to fully open across all routes, ScotRail was unable to reintroduce services earlier than Tuesday, the operator confirmed. And there are major fears of more disruption in the lead up to Christmas.

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