ScotRail warns of strike action on Saturday set to halt train travel in the Highlands in ongoing pay dispute between RMT union members and Network Rail
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TRAIN services are set to face major disruption in the coming weekends, with no trains expected to run in the Highlands during days of strike action.
ScotRail are warning passengers that the latest round of strike action announced by RMT members of Network Rail and which are due to take place on Saturday, October 1 and October 8 will see a complete halt of train services in the region, with a very limited number of services running in the Central Belt.
Disruption to ScotRail services will not be confined to the days of strike action and will also impact the following days due to the reopening of signal boxes at different times across the country.
This comes as part of an ongoing pay dispute between RMT members and Network Rail, which caused major disruption to all rail journeys in the Highlands in August.
David Simpson, ScotRail Service Delivery Director, said: “It’s really disappointing to see more widespread disruption across the whole Great Britain rail network at a time when we need to be encouraging more people back to the railway.
“For ScotRail, it’s going to mean that we won’t be able to operate the vast majority of our services, which we know will be really frustrating for our customers.
“ScotRail customers should expect significant disruption to services on Saturday, 1 October and Saturday, 8 October, as well as on the following days.
“We’re advising customers to seek alternative means of transport and to only travel if they really need to on the day of strike action. Customers should check your journey in advance to make sure your train is running if you’re travelling on the day following strike action, Sunday, 2 October and Sunday, 9 October.”
Customers are advised to check the ScotRail app or visit scotrail.co.uk for the latest information before travelling.
