13, March, 2010 Extra trains put on today, running at 95 per cent capacity. Games are on, lets go. Aslef, said it will recommend its ScotRail members accept a 3.7 per cent one-year pay increase from next month, which also includes improved conditions.
9, March, 2010 Strike set Saturday, 13, March. Special timetable
2, March, 10 Manager, who was standing in as a conductor, activated doors on both sides of the 7.15am train as it stood at a platform yesterday. The Rail Maritime and Transport union said the incident had "potential lethal consequences" and called for an independent inquiry.
27, Feb. 2010 Check new schedule for 1, March.
25 February, 10Update today from website. RMT General Secretary Bob Crow has today written to Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond calling for direct talks over the on-going dispute with Scotrail after a meeting between the union and Scotrail yesterday lunchtime was sabotaged by briefings to a national newspaper that a deal on driver only operation had been done with Transport Scotland - a direct contradiction of assurances given to RMT by the Scottish Transport Minister.
RMT still plans to go ahead with strikes on March 1 and 13, the day of the Scotland v England RBS 6 Nations game at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.
ScotRail says it will run nine out of ten trains across Scotland this Monday.
20 February, 2010 RMT ScotRail train strike is on today. Buses replace all trains on Scotrail's Far North, Kyle & West Highland routes.
16 Feb 2010, Here we go:-ScotRail train strike.
This information is for driver and conductors, ordered not to show up for work.
00.01 hours and 23.59 hours on Saturday 20, Feb. 2010
00.01 hours and 23.59 hours on Monday 1, March. 2010
00.01 hours and 23.59 hours on Saturday, 13, March, 2010
This information is for sleeper train managers, ordered not to show up for work.
8pm, Sunday, 21 Feb to 8pm Monday, 22, Feb. 2010
8pm, Sunday, 28 Feb to 8pm Monday, 1, March 2010
8pm, Sunday, 14, March to 8pm Monday, 15, March, 2010
10 Feb. 10 ScotRail still saying service will run as normal. London sleeper train managers will be striking, no trains to run on the Ayr-Stranraer, Motherwell-Cumbernauld, Glasgow-Oban/Mallaig, Inverness-Kyle of Lochalsh, and Tain-Wick/Thurso lines. ScotRail nmay add more trains for the Calcutta Cup.
9 Feb. 10 Scottish train strike, First Scotrail will strike for 24 hours on Saturday, February 20, Monday, March 1 and again a Saturday, March 13 (Scotland vs England, rugby game) after voting overwhelmingly for action against plans to impose driver-only operation on the new Airdrie-Bathgate line. Effects Edinburg to Aberdeen. ScotRail will run 9 out 10 routes, with newly trained managers.
8 Feb. 2010 Ballot results due in tomorrow. ScotRail frantically training managers from other operations, just incase conductors strike.
1/15/10 ScotRail management upset that union RMT is balloting members.
8, January, 2010 Scottish train strike, First Scotrail train strike, threat by Scotlands main rail operator. Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union upset with company training managers to cover for conductors if they were to strike.
ScotRail plans to run trains as driver only operations, drivers will open and close the doors.
Trains currently running between Glasgow and Airdrie are driver-only operation, but train doors on the other existing section of the line, between Edinburgh and Bathgate, are controlled by conductors. All parties meet for talks next week. Strike could be called as early as next month.
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Scottish train strike
Heads up, travel advisory, First ScotRail operates:-
1. Glasgow Airport (you have to get off at the nearest rail station to the airport which is Paisley Gilmour Street, just one mile from the terminal and easily reached by taxi or bus (services 66 and 300).
2. Caledonian sleeper train from London, Euston to far away Fort William.
3. Effects travel from Aberdeen to Edinburgh, trains out of London, Euston.
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