Gavin Newlands, the SNP transport spokesman, said all cross-border rail services should be brought back into public ownership and control.
An SNP MP had demanded the west coast mainline from London to Glasgow should be brought back under public control.
Operators Avanti - a private firm 70 per cent owned by First Group - has received thousands of complaints after it slashed timetables and blamed staff shortages. ScotRail - which provides the vast majority of passenger services north of the Border - was brought under Holyrood control last year. "So, he might actually feel that we’re not doing enough in terms of private enterprise and competition. I’m rather keen that we look at open access and see if we can do to the west what’s been done on the east.
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