THE SNP government must “come clean” on whether it supports cuts to ticket office opening hours at train stations across Scotland, train drivers’ union Aslef said today.

In a stinging letter to Scottish transport secretary Graham Dey, the union urged the MSP for Angus South to “stop being an armchair” minister and intervene to protect ScotRail. 

Last week, the Abellio-run company, already being fully funded by the Scottish government ahead of its return to public control in April, announced plans to reduce ticket office opening hours at 120 of its 140 stations.