Scotland's transport minister has claimed the UK Government is more interested in "dangerous right wing rhetoric" than solving a dispute with striking rail workers.
Jenny Gilruth pointed to the resolution earlier this month of a row over pay between members of the ASLEF train drivers' union and ScotRail as proof that talks could work.
She accused UK transport minister Grant Shapps of not being prepared to talk directly with the RMT union to solve a separate dispute with Network Rail over jobs and pay.