Scotland: services down, fares up, passengers blamed

Aberdeen Station Scotland Network Rail media centre

Peak-time fares are here again. Scotland’s transport policy is in disarray, and everyone is blaming everyone else. Hard on the tail of an intractable industrial dispute, which has seen the timetabled service slashed, comes a blow to anyone who makes the daily commute to work. The experimental suspension of peak-time fares is to be scrapped after the Scottish government claimed it had not achieved its goals.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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Scotland: services down, fares up, passengers blamed

Aberdeen Station Scotland Network Rail media centre

Peak-time fares are here again. Scotland’s transport policy is in disarray, and everyone is blaming everyone else. Hard on the tail of an intractable industrial dispute, which has seen the timetabled service slashed, comes a blow to anyone who makes the daily commute to work. The experimental suspension of peak-time fares is to be scrapped after the Scottish government claimed it had not achieved its goals.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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