iStockScotRail has announced a raft of extra services on many of its major routes over the weekend to combat passenger chaos during its “emergency timetable”.
Late night routes on lines between Edinburgh and Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverurie and Edinburgh and Stirling are among those lined up for Friday and Saturday evening with the final carriages leaving some stations at 11.45pm.
It comes as drivers’ union Aslef prepare to present the newly nationalised firm’s latest pay offer to members following a week of rail disruption in a volatile dispute over pay.
Almost 700 journeys have been scrapped during an impasse over an initial 2.2% wage rise branded “derisory” by the union – however that has since been raised to 4.2%.
Drivers are currently refusing to work overtime or on rest days – leading to a third of daily services being slashed.
It means the final trains on some routes leave as early as 6pm, while football fans have been forced into a nervous wait for a resolution before 50,000 pack into Hampden for Wednesday’s World Cup qualifying play-off semi-final against Ukraine.
A review of the temporary measures means routes on Friday and Saturday evening have been revised, with services running much later.
New timetable for May 27 and 28 in full
Friday, May 27 – Glasgow Central
23.30 Glasgow Central – Ayr
23.21 Glasgow Central – Gourock
23.24 Gourock – Glasgow Central
21.47 Glasgow Central – East Kilbride
22.28 East Kilbride – Glasgow Central
23.17 Glasgow Central – East Kilbride
23.05 Glasgow Central – Neilston
Friday May 27 – Glasgow Queen Street
22.45 Glasgow Queen St – Edinburgh
23.45 Glasgow Queen St – Edinburgh
Friday, May 27 – Edinburgh Waverley
22.45 Edinburgh – Glasgow Queen St
23.46 Edinburgh – Glasgow Queen St
23.14 Edinburgh – North Berwick
23.00 Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy
23.18 Edinburgh to Glenrothes via Dunfermline
23.30 Edinburgh to Stirling
Friday, May 27 – Stirling
22.36 Stirling to Edinburgh
Friday, May 27 – Aberdeen
20.58 Aberdeen – Inverurie
21.29 Inverurie – Aberdeen
22.49 Aberdeen – Inverurie
Saturday, May 28 – Glasgow Central
23.30 Glasgow Central – Ayr
23.24 Gourock – Glasgow Central
23.21 Glasgow Central – Gourock
21.47 Glasgow Central – East Kilbride
22.28 East Kilbride – Glasgow Central
23.18 Glasgow Central – East Kilbride
23.05 Glasgow Central – Neilston
Saturday, May 28 – Glasgow Queen Street
22.45 Glasgow Queen St – Edinburgh
23.45 Glasgow Queen St – Edinburgh
23.22 Glasgow Queen St – Stirling
Saturday, May 28 – Edinburgh Waverley
22.45 Edinburgh – Glasgow Queen St
23.46 Edinburgh – Glasgow Queen St
23.14 Edinburgh – North Berwick
23.01 Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy
23.19 Edinburgh – Glenrothes via Dunfermline
23.32 Edinburgh to Stirling
Saturday, May 28 – Stirling
22.36 Stirling to Edinburgh
Saturday, May 28 – Aberdeen
20.58 Aberdeen – Inverurie
21.29 Inverurie – Aberdeen
22.49 Aberdeen – Inverurie
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