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Scottish Government Will Take Over ScotRail Services on 1st April

EmiliaBy Emilia9th February 20228 Views4 Mins Read Holyrood
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National conversation will help shape the future for rail

Speaking in a statement to Parliament today, Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth confirmed the transition of ScotRail services into public ownership will take place on the 1st April.

The Minister also invited elected members and rail unions to take part in a national conversation on the future of rail services, to help shape the creation of an affordable, sustainable, customer focused rail passenger service in Scotland, in a post pandemic world. Information on how people can get involved will be provided in the coming weeks.

This is a huge step on Scotland’s road to meeting our climate change targets and changing the way our rail services operate. While there is much to be done to ensure the transition of ScotRail into public ownership is successful, I am glad to see the Scottish Government are committed to improving the future of Scottish Railways.

GRAEME

Speaking in @ScotParl today, @JennyGilruth confirms the transition of ScotRail into public ownership will take place on 1 April.

She says it is an opportunity to work collaboratively to shape the future of #ScotlandsRailway.

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/5mBzK3AXok pic.twitter.com/DBMqVHwSca

— Transport Scotland (@transcotland) February 9, 2022

She added that she is looking forward to working closely with wider partners including women’s organisations and British Transport Police to improve the public transport system, make it safer and build on the work already underway.

The new company will, like most other public sector, arm’s length operations, benefit from Public Sector Pay Policy.

I can confirm that the transition of ScotRail into Scottish Government control will take place on 1 April 2022. Whilst that’s good news, it’s clear that much work still needs to be done – and in a collaborative way – to ensure the long term sustainability of rail operations in Scotland, to best meet the needs of the people we all represent.

I want to kick-start a National Conversation about what our new beginning for ScotRail should look like – an affordable, sustainable, customer focused rail passenger service in Scotland in a post pandemic world. I invite all Members who have a genuine interest in the future of ScotRail, to get involved and work with me to shape the change that needs to happen. Change will happen on April the 1st – so let’s have a conversation about that change and let’s work together to influence how that happens. After all, we all want a railway that delivers for our constituents.

Our rail staff have a vital role to play in shaping and delivering a successful future railway for Scotland. Like so many of our essential workers, ScotRail staff, and indeed, all our rail workers, went above and beyond throughout the pandemic. We will always be grateful to them for all that they did to help keep our rail services running during these challenging last two years.
We want to take all of ScotRail’s staff with us on this journey into Scottish Government ownership. That’s why this invitation is also extended to the rail unions. We know the unions are passionate about the industry, and through open and frank discussion we can work together to harness that aspirations for the future. I look forward to those conversations tomorrow.

I also take the issue of women’s safety on public transport extremely seriously and we will be consulting with women and women’s organisations across the country to better understand their experiences and how we can improve our public transport system to make it safer and more enjoyable for them to use.

To meet our climate change targets, and our aim of reducing car kilometres by 20% by 2030 – we need Scotland’s railways. An efficient, effective, productive and profitable railway is critical to our Mission Zero ambition for transport. We want ScotRail to deliver the rail services the people of Scotland – and the generations yet to come – need and deserve.

MS GILRUTH
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I started working for Graeme’s office after graduating from Abertay University and while I was studying a post graduate at Dundee University. I then went on to work for Graeme full time as his constituency assistant.

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