 Signal workers are planning a 48-hour strike this week |
Rail operators facing a 48-hour walkout by signalling staff have pledged to run as many trains as possible if the planned strike goes ahead. Network Rail has been drawing up contingency plans with train company First ScotRail following the collapse of talks with the RMT union.
Some 480 union members voted to take strike action over working hours last month.
Unless a deal is reached they will walk out at 1200 GMT on Wednesday.
David Simpson, Scottish route director at Network Rail, said: "We are hugely disappointed that the RMT is going ahead with this strike without fully exploring all the negotiation opportunities."
Continuing discussions
He claimed two out of three issues had been successfully resolved, and the operator will continue discussions about the implementation of the 35-hour working week.
RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "Network Rail management in Scotland have shown that they are not prepared to negotiate sensibly on a number of issues in dispute but choose instead to ignore the genuine concerns of our members."
If the strike goes ahead there will be reduced frequency and capacity on certain routes and some services will stop altogether following the Wednesday rush hour. They will not resume until the evening peak on Friday.
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