HUNDREDS of engineers at Abellio Scotrail have voted to take industrial action after pay talks collapsed, Unite confirmed today. 

Nearly four out of five of the union’s members who maintain and fix ScotRail trains have backed strikes, which are likely to start in mid-September. 

Unite said that the result of the ballot, which saw a 68.4 per cent turnout, was “inevitable” given the company’s behaviour, adding that the vote signalled a “final opportunity” for resolution.