SCOTTISH ministers said today that they had made back-up plans for renationalising ScotRail — but rail union RMT urged them to “get on with it.”

SNP Transport Secretary Michael Matheson said Abellio’s contract for the service could be axed if it failed to keep to the “remedial plan” issued by Transport Scotland earlier this year.

Speaking at a committee hearing at Holyrood, Mr Matheson said: “We have ongoing plans for putting in place the provision for operator of last resort, we’ve got various contracts with consultants and agencies who would support us in delivering that if that was necessary.