The train timetable in Scotland has returned to normal after the resolution of a pay row. ScotRail had been running a reduced service since July.
The change will mean many more services – especially in the evenings. But there are still fewer services on some routes than before the Covid pandemic.
Customers are advised to check the timetable online.ScotRail warned that despite the extra services, some trains may not be at the times customers have got used to in recent weeks, or connections may be different.
Trains will run every 15 minutes on the main Glasgow to Edinburgh service at peak times. The pay row was resolved after a 4.5% wage increase was accepted by the drivers’ union ASLEF almost two weeks ago. Drivers had been declining overtime and rest day working although there was no industrial action by the union itself.
This led to a large number of last-minute cancellations in early July. ScotRail then introduced a temporary timetable with fewer services to try to offer customers more reliability. After the dispute was settled, ScotRail had more work to do before the normal timetable could be brought back.
It had to check how many drivers might be available for overtime, draw up new rotas and update the timetable. The company says it is committed to reducing its dependence on overtime by drivers but this will take time.
Source: BBC
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