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Lauren Gilmour & Peter A Walker

Unions call for urgent meeting with Nicola Sturgeon over rail network

Scotland’s rail unions have called for a meeting with the First Minister to discuss the future of the network, accusing the Scottish Government of a “lack of vision” for train services.

Aslef, Unite, the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union (RMT) and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) have written to Nicola Sturgeon a year on from the Vision for Scotland’s Railway report, where they outlined their hopes for the network, such as removing peak fares, extending concessionary bus travel to the train network and modernising rolling stock.

Aslef’s Kevin Lindsay said it is time for the Scottish Government to “pick whose side they are on”.

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