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Scotrail looking like still being badly affected in places tomorrow morning.

When using the plan a journey section, and selecting 'Last train' for any given journey using today's date I am consistently getting "We couldn't find any services for the journey you have requested. Please check your selection criteria." All subsequent dates working as normal.

Would that not be at the end of the ballot and the result confirmed rather than next week?

Still nothing in the media. Odd indeed.

Wee Jamie McIvor will no doubt pop up on Reporting Scotland with the breaking news.

England/Wales settlement last week included 24/25 pay period as far as I'm aware.

Language (so far) from Aslef says recommended to go to ballot rather recommended acceptance in said ballot. I'm wondering if it will go to ballot with no recommendation either way as the 4.5% is still below January RPI of 4.9%, which is the usual starting point for negotiations. ASLEF Scotland...

The Sunday Borders temporary timetable on Scotrail's website has an hourly service from Tweedbank starting at 0848. If you try to plan a journey today using, for example, the NRE app, the next one after the 0848 is the 1347. I understand they may be unable to run the ones in between due to lack...

See also: Pollokshields East.

That must've been jam packed!

Scotrail are running a few extra E&Gs this afternoon but still no trains after the previously advertised early evening finish time.

Broken down freight train now blocking the line between Dumbarton and Dalmuir. The same culprit from.yesterday?

All the cancellations are showing on Journeycheck.

Surely to goodness the temporary timetable itself must be rejigged to reflect the fact that, unlike the last time a temp timetable was introduced by Scotrail, we're not in a Covid lockdown? They must have enough driving resources to maybe reduce frequency on most lines but to run a service...

Livingston and Greenock are being affected on Sundays at the moment due to the Ticket Examiners being involved in the dispute. I expect that will be the case as well if this strike goes ahead.