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A Vision for Scotland’s Railways
By staff - Unity Consulting, ASLEF, RMT, TSSA, and Unite the Union, October 29, 2021
Scotland cannot meet its environmental obligations without a world-class rail service that shifts people and goods from cars and lorries onto trains.
This requires a service that is fully staffed, with affordable fares, stations that are accessible and trains that are clean, green and attractive.
What is needed is an ambition for Scotland’s railways that is expansive, that encourages people to make rail their first travel choice and increases freight capacity.
Our long-term vision for Scotland's railways:
- It should be a publicly operated and governed system run as public service and not for private profit
- A system that helps Scotland meet its wider environmental and public policy ambitions
- A railway that is supported by public subsidy
- Is fully staffed
- That reinvests in rail infrastructure, to help grow the economy.
- Takes ScotRail (and the Serco operated Caledonian Sleeper) back under public ownership permanently
- A railway that is part of a wider integrated public transport system with through ticketing
- Is part of an industrial strategy that recognises rail services are a vital part of Scotland’s economy helping create jobs and growth
- Has a democratic regulatory and governance structure
- Has a cross representation of Scottish society and rail interests at the heart of decision making
- Has representation from all four trade unions on the board of the new operator
- Has local political representatives on the board
- Has passenger representatives on the board
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