Scotrail to put on extra trains out of Glasgow for Scotland v Ukraine clash

Scotrail has agreed to put on an additional 13 practice providers to get Scotland followers house from this week's World Cup qualifier in opposition to Ukraine.

The publicly owned railway operator had beforehand dominated out placing on extra providers on Wednesday evening, which means that followers descending on Hampden from exterior of Glasgow can be stranded after the match.

However following an enormous public outcry the operator has agreed to placed on a further baker's dozen of providers to and from Glasgow on June 1.

The brand new trains will get followers again house from the town centre after departing Mount Florida - the closest station to Scotland's nationwide soccer floor.

The providers to be launched are:

  • 22:45 Glasgow Queen St – Edinburgh

  • 22:45 Edinburgh – Glasgow Queen St

  • 23:45 Glasgow Queen St – Edinburgh

  • 23:46 Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen St

  • 23:15 Glasgow Queen Avenue - Edinburgh

  • 23:22 Glasgow Queen St – Stirling

  • 23:30 Glasgow Central – Ayr

  • 23:21 Glasgow Central – Gourock

  • 23:24 Gourock – Glasgow Central

  • 21:47 Glasgow Central – East Kilbride

  • 22:28 East Kilbride - Glasgow Central

  • 23:17 Glasgow Central – East Kilbride

  • 23:05 Glasgow Central – Neilston 4/4

Scotrail stated in a tweet: "We stated we’d do our greatest to placed on further late-night providers for supporters going to the Scotland vs Ukraine World Cup play-off at Hampden on Wednesday and we’ve been working arduous to try this. We’ve managed to schedule these further providers."

The transfer has been welcomed by soccer followers who might in any other case have been stranded in Glasgow after the match, which is predicted to complete at round 9.30pm.

One wrote: "Credit score the place credit score’s due - that’s a much better consequence than was being advised just a few hours in the past."

A 3rd of Scotrail providers have been canned in latest days as a result of an ongoing dispute between the railway operator and commerce unions over drivers' pay.

The coronavirus pandemic meant round 130 fewer drivers had been educated than deliberate throughout 2020 and 2021.

Present workers had been requested to work extra hours, together with on days off, sparking resistance and a name for better pay from store stewards.

Talks are ongoing between commerce union bosses at Aslef and Scotrail chiefs over a proposed 4.2 per cent pay rise.

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