Warning for TRNSMT fans with no trains running after festival closes

Scotrail is still running an emergency timetable, meaning anyone who wants to get the train will need to leave before Lewis Capaldi's set ends

Author: Paul KellyPublished 10th Jul 2022

Tens of thousands of music lovers are being told to plan ahead before travelling to TRNSMT in Glasgow on Sunday, as there are no trains leaving after the festival finishes.

ScotRail is still running an emergency timetable because of driver shortages meaning anyone travelling by rail will need to leave well before Lewis Capaldi's headline set comes to an end.

On the main stage, Wolf Alice, Sigrid and DMA's are among the acts set to perform before the Someone You Loved-singer brings the three-day festival to a close, with the curfew set for 11pm.

But Phil Campbell, ScotRail's head of customer operations, said: "Customers going to Trnsmt on Sunday should be aware that there will be no trains after the event, so please check your entire journey and know what alternative transport is available."

A pay dispute between ScotRail, which was taken into public ownership in April, and union Aslef saw ScotRail introduce a temporary timetable - a move which saw hundreds of services cancelled as train drivers refused to work overtime and on their rest day.

The union has accepted a recent pay offer of a 5% pay rise and it will be put to their members for approval on July 1.

On Saturday, festivalgoers said they were left queuing for hours in the 20C heat, forcing organisers to hand out water to frustrated music fans.

Writing on social media, some said they had been waiting for around two to three hours, with many worried they would miss the bands they wanted to see.

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