RAIL services in Scotland are due to come under the control of the Scottish Government on April 1. This has come about because the option to extend the current Abellio franchise for a further three years after the initial seven-year period from 2015 has not been taken up.
To maintain services during the Covid pandemic, an Emergency Measures Agreement (EMA) was instituted in April 2020, in which Abellio was paid a management fee to operate services specified by Transport Scotland.