Sunday Service Train Cuts Are 'Unacceptable'
Daily Record|July 12, 2024
Union anger at plan to operate half of trains
REBECCA MCCURDY
Sunday Service Train Cuts Are 'Unacceptable'

SCOTRAIL plans to cut Sunday train services by half due to staff shortages caused by a pay dispute are "unacceptable", a union has said.

The rail operator confirmed it plans to operate between 50 per cent and 60 per cent of services scheduled on Sundays because of a shortage of drivers working overtime.

It comes days after ScotRail introduced a new temporary timetable, with 26 per cent of Monday to Saturday services cut.

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