Scotrail incurs record fines for missing performance targets
SCOTLAND’S railway “simply isn’t good enough,” Transport Minister Humza Yousaf said today after private operator ScotRail incurred record fines.
After a weekend of bank holiday travel chaos in Glasgow, figures revealed that ScotRail missed performance targets in 22 out of 34 areas in early 2018.
The targets are linked to financial penalties which are then re-invested in the railway. Over three months, the company accrued penalties of £1.6 million, which is almost £400,000 more than the previous quarter.
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