Returning Scotland’s train services to normal is “vital”, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said as she urged ScotRail and trade unions to operate “in good faith” to resolve a pay dispute.
ScotRail, which was nationalised last month, announced on Wednesday that it will cut 700 services from Monday in response to a driver shortage caused by a disagreement with the union Aslef which has seen some drivers decline to work overtime or on rest days.
The temporary timetable could be in place for weeks, ScotRail’s service delivery director David Simpson has said.
