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Katie Hagmann: By bringing our trains back into public ownership, we can take decisions based on passenger needs rather than on profit…

On the recordSeptember 3, 2026
By bringing our trains back into public ownership, we can take decisions based on passenger needs rather than on profit margins – we’ve frozen fares too to get even more folk on our trains and saving cash.
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Katie Hagmann
Scottish National Party

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On public ownership of ScotRail

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As we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the SNP scrapping peak rail fares, it’s brilliant to see passenger numbers have soared.

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That’s what you get from the SNP under John Swinney’s trusted leadership – real action to help put more money in people’s pockets as bills continue to spiral under the Labour Party.

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Last year over 90m journeys were taken as people across the country took advantage of cheaper fares and it is absolutely right we continue to support people through the Westminster made cost of living crisis.

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