Plea over rail strike

SNP ministers are coming under pressure to intervene in a stalemate between striking train workers and ScotRail.

Passengers have endured months of chaos with a series of strikes over the use of train guards on train services.

Scottish Labour’s transport spokesman, Neil Bibby said: “The transport minister should publicly intervene and meet with the parties in dispute in order to reach an end to this stalemate, to the satisfaction of all parties and passengers in particular.”