Rail services in Renfrewshire will return to a full timetable this week.
ScotRail is reminding customers to check their journey before they travel as its timetable will revert back to the May 2022 level of service from tomorrow, Wednesday, July 20, following members of the drivers’ union ASLEF voting to accept an improved pay offer.
It brings an end to the temporary timetable that has been in place since May 23.
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Some 700 services nationwide were temporarily cut on May 23 as members of the ASLEF union refused to work rest days.
The timetable was effective from Monday to Saturday then, at the start of June, the scaled-back timetable was extended for Sunday services as well as weekdays as the dispute continued.
With progress made in pay negotiations, the union put the pay offer to members with a recommendation to accept.
This recommendation led to members voting to accept, and ScotRail was notified of the results on Monday, July 11.
Work is now in progress to ensure that the timetable can be fully restored, with train planning staff working flat out to carry out the changes required for the near 700 services to be reintroduced.
This includes scheduling the movement of trains to where they need to be, with rosters for general grade staff and schedules for drivers being altered.
The train operator said that as part of this it is also managing some increases in Covid-related absences following the recent surge in infections across the country.
ScotRail service delivery director David Simpson said: “I’d like to thank our customers for their patience through what has been a very challenging few months.
“I’d encourage customers to check their journey before they travel as our timetable returns to May 2022 levels, particularly given the disruption to services over recent days due to the extreme heat.
“We know how much people right across the country rely on rail travel, so we’re pleased to increase the number of services. Reaching such a positive resolution is a big step forward and everyone at ScotRail can now focus our efforts on providing the safest, greenest, and most reliable railway we can.”
Customers can check which services are running on the ScotRail website or through the ScotRail app.
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