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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534335

The subsequent vote was in favour of the motion. The vote isn't binding on the government but indicates that they may have trouble passing the upcoming budget.

Not any more: https://www.modernrailways.com/article/ecml-december-2024-timetable-deferred?utm_campaign=KMR%20Social&utm_content=289419580&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-385365654

source: https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/edinburgh-london-rail-journeys-to-be-cut-to-4-hours-lner-4468458

That would explain why I saw it on Leith Walk on the back of a low loader:

https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/travel/grand-union-optimistic-of-approval-for-spacious-new-stirling-london-train-service-on-west-coast-main-line-4070653

That wasn't my experience when I visited a few weeks ago. My AVE tickets were available as QR codes in the RENFE app and the same codes formed my Cercanías tickets which I scanned to gain entry through the barriers. I didn't have to load the Cercanías tickets onto a separate chipcard.

https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/preferred-option-revealed-for-troon-station-rebuild

https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/troon-station-redevelopment-plans-to-be-unveiled

Would the Treasury fund them? Would they not be funded by Transport Scotland / Scottish Government? (I appreciate that much of the SG funding comes from the Treasury (some income tax receipts come direct), but it comes in the form of a block grant and it's up to the SG how that's distributed)

An advert for a tender for legal services for the above (https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG455691) gives some more detail on the fleet plan

An article on the BBC says "ScotRail said if drivers begin doing overtime again a full timetable could return within 10 days" so it'll be interesting to see how accurate your guess turns out to be.

They don't. They refer to reducing vehicle-kilometres by 20%. Subtle but important difference.

Consultation response now here: https://www.scotrail.co.uk/about-scotrail/fit-future. Includes the interesting claim that "Even before the pandemic, on average, each seat was empty more for more than 75 per cent of its journey". (Mods - could this thread be moved to the timetable forum, where...

Not a very attractive service if you want to travel from Glasgow to Ayr anytime between 0830 and 1030.