HELENSBURGH’S MSP has renewed her call for a freeze on rail fares as new figures show that 65 ScotRail trains were either cancelled or significantly late every single day in the most recent four-week period.
Jackie Baillie said the offer of a week’s free travel to season ticket holders, made before Christmas by transport minister Humza Yousaf, would not be enough to satisfy fed-up passengers.
Ms Baillie said: “Performance seems to be getting worse rather than better on Scotland’s railways, so it’s no wonder that local passengers are fed up.
“The bottom line is that fares will still rise to record levels in January for the vast majority of passengers as planned.
“It is insulting to ask passengers to pay a penny more for the shocking ScotRail service they have been receiving.”
According to the most recent data, covering the four-week period from October 16, nearly 2,000 trains were cancelled or significantly late - the highest figure for 2016 and a year-on-year increase on the same period in 2015.
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