ScotRail have confirmed that it will be bringing back its full timetable next week.
This comes weeks after a temporary timetable was enforced, which led to travel disruption for many. Since May, a reduced timetable was put into place to tackle the shortage of drivers while Aslef union members and ScotRail discussed a pay rise and working conditions.
Since members and ScotRail agreed on a deal, ScotRail said they were working hard to bring back their full timetable. 700 services are expected to be added from July 20.
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David Simpson, ScotRail Service Delivery Director, said: “We are delighted to be able to reintroduce the timetable, adding almost 700 services each day, and delivering the service that our customers expect and deserve.
“It has been a very challenging few months, impacting those across the country who rely on rail travel and on our staff too.
“It is a big step forward to reach such a positive resolution and continue in our efforts to provide the safest, greenest, and most reliable railway we can.
"We thank customers for their patience through this period.”
In a statement, the travel provider said: "It brings an end to the temporary timetable that has been in place since 23 May and means almost 700 services per day will be added for customers. It has been a very challenging few weeks, impacting on our staff, and those of you across the country who rely on rail travel.
"We've been relying on drivers working overtime or on their rest days to run a normal timetable, as the pandemic meant that training new drivers was significantly delayed. Without covid and that impact on training, we would have trained around an extra 130 drivers today.
"On Monday, July 11, drivers’ union ASLEF confirmed that its members had voted to accept an improved pay offer made by ScotRail.
"Our train planning team are 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 on-train staff and schedules for drivers being altered.
"If you’re planning to travel from Wednesday, July 20, please see our normal timetables."
You can see the the normal timetable here.
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