Strike action has once again brought the majority of trains to a standstill around Scotland.
All but five services will run in Scotland and only in the central belt - this comes just weeks after industrial action took place over three days limiting trains to a skeleton service.
40,000 members from the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union across the UK have staged a walk out following a dispute over pay, jobs, and working conditions. Employees from 14 train operators and Network Rail staff are taking part in the strike leading to only 20 per cent of trains running in the whole of the UK.
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While ScotRail are not associated with the dispute, trains in Scotland are badly affected due to signallers from Network Rail Scotland staff taking part in the action. ScotRail have warned people to plan ahead and not travel by train during this period.
In the wake of the strike on Thursday, rail passengers are to expect heavy disruption as it will take time to get the lines up and running, therefore most trains will be cancelled in the morning up until around midday and disruption is expected to continue throughout the day.
What trains are running from Glasgow?
There are only a small number of trains running from Glasgow on Wednesday July 27. They are only running through the central belt, while the rest of Scotland's trains have been ground to a halt.
The trains running to/from Glasgow are as followed;
- Edinburgh – Glasgow via Falkirk High: two trains per hour
- Glasgow – Hamilton/Larkhall: two trains per hour
- Glasgow – Lanark: two trains per hour
- Edinburgh – Glasgow via Shotts: one train per hour
With this, passengers are being urged to travel only if they need to and to consider alternative options where possible. The railway will only be operational between 7:30am and 6:30pm today however final services are said to be departing "well before" 6:30pm with customers being asked to check ScotRail's website before travelling. You can see more information on Scotrail.co.uk.
What trains are cancelled on Thursday?
On Thursday July 28, there will be heavy disruption, particularly in the morning due to the closing and reopening of signal boxes at different times across the country. Trains from Glasgow Central and Glasgow Queen Street will be cancelled in the morning and people are being urged to check their journey before heading off.
You can see the list of cancelled and delayed trains from Glasgow here.
When are the next strikes?
On July 27 the member of the union Aslef are striking. While ScotRail are not involved, the following train operators will be affected;
- London Overground
- Greater Anglia
- Great Western Railway
- Hull Trains
- LNER
- London Northwestern Railway
- Southeastern
- West Midlands Railway
The next strike to impact ScotRail will fall on August 18 and 19 as RMT members are set to walk out again and we expect to see a similar impact as today's. ScotRail have yet to publish the revised timetable.
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