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RMT calls on Scottish government to lift its ‘veil of secrecy’ over fees paid to private rail operators
A Caledonian Sleeper train at Edinburgh Waverley Station

RMT has called for the Scottish government to come clean over how much has been paid to fund profits for private rail operators north of the border during the pandemic.

The rail union has condemned the Scottish government’s “veil of secrecy” over fees for profits paid to operators Serco and Abellio, as industrial action continues on both the Caledonian Sleeper and ScotRail services.

The Scottish government had previously committed to publishing by April this year how much the ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper franchises have been paid under their Covid-19 emergency measures agreements (EMAs). 

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