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Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

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The return of ScotRail peak rail fares leaves SNP ministers needing a new answer Scotsman leader comment

When ScotRail temporary timetable will end as union accepts deal

Countdown to ScotRail ending timetable cuts after RMT accepts deal

More rail misery as series of LNER strikes announced

Exclusive ScotRail strike breakthrough hope as staff offered new deal

ScotRail workers will be balloted over strike action. Picture: John Devlin

300 ScotRail workers vote this week on strikes

ScotRail trains have been particularly badly affected on Sundays during the pay dispute

'Extra disruption' for ScotRail trains as pay talks set for Fringe eve

Passengers at Glasgow Queen Street, among stations where ScotRail services have been reduced. (Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

Why ScotRail dispute breakthrough could come from unexpected quarter Alastair Dalton

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‘Utter chaos’: ScotRail announces significant cuts to services this weekend

ScotRail strike action update as union Aslef confirms ballot decision

ScotRail trains were severely disrupted in the last drivers’ dispute in 2022.(Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

Exclusive New ScotRail strike threat after drivers reject pay offer

A London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train is pictured at King's Cross rail station in London. Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images

Fresh strikes by train drivers to cause more disruption for rail passengers

Scotrail has issued travel advice for those attending Edinburgh festivals this weekend.

Scottish Government urged to permanently end peak rail fares

ScotRail workers are to be balloted over strike action

ScotRail workers to be balloted over strikes in driver train dispute

Exclusive Communication problems delayed alarm being raised before train crash

Drivers are set to take action next month (Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

LNER train drivers to strike for five days in pay dispute

ScotRail ticket prices will rise by 8.7 per cent from April. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

ScotRail fares to rise by 8.7 per cent from April as hike branded 'outrageous'

The peak fares suspension started in October. (Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

Scottish Budget: ScotRail peak fares suspension extended for three months

An Azuma rail LNER train at Kings Cross Station. The week-long overtime ban for train drivers will impact on services in Scotland. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Rolling one-day train strikes announced for December

RMT conductors at Glasgow Central are among those being balloted for strikes if door control on electric trains being deployed on the Barrhead route from December 10 switches to drivers. (Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

ScotRail: Why another dispute over who controls train doors? – Alastair Dalton

The RMT expects conductors to be replaced with ticket examiners on the class 380 electric trains due to take over the Glasgow-Barrhead line in December. (Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

RMT calls ScotRail strike ballot in dispute over who controls trains

The train drivers' union says the timing of the strikes was not aimed as disrupting Tory members attending their annual conference

Union says Tory accusations inspired train strike targeting conference

The mural commemorating Karen Harrison at London Euston Station. (Photo by Avanti West Coast)

Aslef has 100 Scottish female members but still has far to go – Alastair Dalton

Railway staff and members of the public observe a minute’s silence at Glasgow's Queen Street Station a week after three people were killed when an Aberdeen to Glasgow train derailed on 12 August 2020, near Carmont, west of Stonehaven (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Climate change no excuse for failings that led to fatal Carmont train crash

Commuters walk past a train stopped at a platform in Waterloo Station in London, during a national strike day, on February 1, 2023.

Rail strikes spell bank holiday travel chaos - 20,000 workers walk out

Train services in the UK are set to be disrupted again this weekend as tens of thousands of workers gear up for more industrial action.

Rail strikes: Full list of industrial action in August & September

The driver's cab and front section of the High Speed Train in the Carmont crash is in the bottom right of the picture, partially concealed by undergrowth. (Photo by John Devlin)

Aslef to discuss lifting threat to boycott train fleet in fatal Carmont crash

An Azuma rail LNER train at Kings Cross Station. The week-long overtime ban for train drivers will impact on services in Scotland. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Strikes: Week-long overtime ban for train drivers set to hit school holidays

Exclusive Improved offer could avert ScotRail pay dispute disruption

Aslef, a union that represents 16 of the country’s 35 rail operators, announced last month that its members would withdraw non-contractual overtime, known as rest-day working, from Monday (July 3) to Saturday (July 8). (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Rail workers refuse to work overtime for 6 days - July strike dates

Secretary-General of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) Mick Lynch said 20,000 rail workers have voted to strike for three days in July. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

RMT announces 3 days of rail strike action in July

Aslef announces more walkouts over the next six months (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Aslef announces more walkouts by train drivers for next 6 months

The RMT includes station staff and train conductors. Picture: John Devlin

Members of ScotRail’s largest union RMT accept 5 per cent pay deal

Scarves and hats for sale outside ahead of the Emirates FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium (Pic: Nick Potts/PA Wire)

Scottish Manchester United fan’s £300 strike-hit trip to get to FA Cup Final

RMT members on the picket line outside Edinburgh's Waverley Station. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Here are the only trains running in Scotland today

More walk-outs have been arranged for May and June by the main rail union, the RMT, and the train drivers’ union, Aslef. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)(Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Full list of rail operators to be impacted by ASLEF and RMT strikes

Trains run by TransPennine Express (TPE) will be brought under government control (Photo: PA)

TransPennine Express services brought under Government control

More walk-outs have been arranged for May and June by the main rail union, the RMT, and the train drivers’ union, Aslef. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

May and June train strikes - dates, companies and options

ASLEF (Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen) members hold union flags at the picket outside Euston Station as train drivers continue their strike across the UK. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Aslef announces three new dates of fresh strikes

Three people were killed in the Carmont derailment in August 2020. Picture: RAIB

New safety gear added to ageing ScotRail fleet involved in fatal Carmont crash

The trial will see some fares halved. Picture: Jame Barlow/PA

Six-month ScotRail peak fares suspension to start in October – Humza Yousaf
ScotRail’s peak fares will be suspended for six months from October, First Minister Humza Yousaf announced on Tuesday.

The fatal railway accident occurred in August 2020, when a passenger train hit a landslip, near Carmont

Scottish Government urged to replace 'antiquated HST fleet' with newer trains

RMT Scottish organiser Mick Hogg described the Scottish Government's public sector pay policy as a "blatant attack on free collective bargaining". Picture: Robert Perry/PA

RMT threatens ScotRail with another ‘summer of discontent’ over pay limits

Train drivers from Aslef and RMT announce two strike dates in February.

Train drivers announce two new strike dates if February

Mick Whelan, the General Secretary of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) arrives to attend a Commons Select Committee on rail strikes at Portcullis House.

Railway union boss hints at ‘more strikes’ in 2023

Train drivers on the picket line outside Alstom 's Polmadie Depot in Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin

Cross-border train services ‘extremely limited’ due to strike by drivers

The rail strikes taking place this week

Rail strikes: Passengers warned travel only if “absolutely necessary”

The Aslef Union has announced another walkout date in January. Credit: Getty Images

Train drivers union Aslef announce fresh day of strike action in 2023

Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express (TPE) and Northern will be hit by the latest strike announced by train drivers' union Aslef. Picture: Pa

Rail services to be crippled for a week as train drivers announce fresh strike

Aslef union members at 12 operators are set to strike again later this month. (Credit: Getty Images)

Drivers from 11 train companies walk out today over pay dispute

The RMT represents station staff, train conductors, engineers and cleaners among others. Picture: John Devlin

ScotRail dispute: RMT calls off strikes and puts new offer to vote

Train drivers in the Aslef trade union are voting on whether to continue strike action for up to a further six months, NationalWorld can reveal. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Aslef announce new 24 hour strike - here’s when workers will walk out

Commuters are entitled to make claims to the delay repay scheme when their train is delayed by 30 minutes or more

ScotRail delay compensation bill tops £400,000 in six months, figures show

The RMT has already staged two one-day strikes at ScotRail as part of its long-running pay dispute

RMT threatens ‘havoc’ ScotRail strikes every Friday and Saturday until Christmas

The overtime ban follows a one-day strike on Monday. Picture: John Devlin

ScotRail passengers face disruption from RMT overtime ban - and more strikes

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