Scotland’s railways to be nationalised next year
Posted: 18 Mar 2021, 05:44
Scotland’s railways to be nationalised next year
Scotland’s railways will be nationalised next year, the Scottish government has announced.
The ScotRail franchise run by Abellio will be taken over by the state’s operator of last resort when its contract expires in March 2022.
The move comes soon after the Welsh government took the nation’s railway network into public hands, ending the Keolis-Amey franchise in February.
Scotland’s transport secretary, Michael Matheson, said: “The current franchising system is no longer fit for purpose”...