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A train drivers’ union has called on the Scottish Government to “think again” over its decision to restore peak time fares on Scotland’s railways.
The Aslef union described the government’s decision to end a nearly year-long trial scrapping peak time fares as “a tax on workers”.
The change has seen the price of an anytime return ticket between Glasgow and Edinburgh rise from £16.20 to £31.40.
The union added that it was a “short-sighted” decision that would damage local economies and make it harder to meet climate targets, and called on the government to reverse it in the next budget.
A train drivers’ union has called on the Scottish Government to “think again” over its decision to restore peak time fares on Scotland’s railways.
The Aslef union described the government’s decision to end a nearly year-long trial scrapping peak time fares as “a tax on workers”.
The change has seen the price of an anytime return ticket between Glasgow and Edinburgh rise from £16.20 to £31.40.
The union added that it was a “short-sighted” decision that would damage local economies and make it harder to meet climate targets, and called on the government to reverse it in the next budget.
