TRACK ATTACK

ScotRail must be cheaper and better, says party

- CHRIS MCCALL

SCOTRAIL must become more "affordable and reliable" if people are to be encouraged to leave their cars at home and take the train instead.

The publicly-owned network will reintroduce a full timetable of services on Monday for the first time since July after train drivers ended an overtime ban last month.

ScotRail has faced criticism from passengers and politicians following the reintroduction of peak-time fares last week, which has nearly doubled the cost of a peak return between Glasgow and Edinburgh to more than £30.

The operator is still running fewer services than in 2020 before the outbreak of Covid, which led passenger numbers to plummet.