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Transport Minister demands full devolution of Network Rail
Published: 26 Oct 2016Calls come in light of recent independent report criticising industry performance
Transport Minister Humza Yousaf recently met with ScotRail to hear about the delivery of their new Performance Improvement Plan
Published: 20 Oct 2016ScotRail unveils action plan to tackle performance
Transport Minister welcomes an end to ScotRail/RMT dispute
Published: 20 Sep 2016Transport Minister Humza Yousaf welcomes news that the RMT have accepted a proposal on DCO from ScotRail, marking an end to the current dispute over method of dispatch for the new fleet of Class 385 electric trains, this could help other parts of the UK to come to a resolution.
Rail strikes: Transport Minister convenes resilience committee ahead of Open Golf
Published: 13 Jul 2016The National Traffic Control Centre was stood up this morning and the Scottish Government’s resilience committee held a further meeting yesterday ahead of rail strikes planned for the end of this week and into the weekend.
Rail strikes: Transport Minister convenes resilience committee
Published: 7 Jul 2016Transport Minister Humza Yousaf today chaired a meeting of the Scottish Government’s resilience committee ahead of planned rail strikes this weekend and next week.
Plans for second rail strike- Public urged to plan ahead
Published: 22 Jun 2016Borders Railway 22% ahead of target for first 6 months
Published: 31 May 2016New figures, published today, show that almost 700,000 people travelled on the Borders Railway during its first six months of operation.
Transport Minister launches Scotland’s rail freight strategy
Published: 22 Mar 2016Transport Minister, Derek Mackay, launched the Scottish Government’s new rail freight strategy for Scotland at an event at Aberdeen Craiginches Freight Terminal.
‘Rail revolution’ means 200 more services and 20,000 more seats for Scots passengers
Published: 15 Mar 2016Transport Minister, Derek Mackay, today announced a “revolution in rail” in Scotland, which will deliver the largest programme of benefits to rail passengers seen in a generation.
Rail’s £670m contribution to Scotland’s economy
Published: 14 Mar 2016Scotland’s rail industry contributes up to £670 million to the Scottish Economy (GDP) each year, a new report reveals.