ScotRail has prompted outrage on social media after cancelling three Sunday morning services between major towns and cities in Scotland.
The operator tweeted after 10pm on Saturday night to say that the next day's services were cancelled.
The 0933 service from Edinburgh to North Berwick, 0945 service from Tweedback to Edinburgh and 1158 service from Wick to Inveness have been cancelled.
One user took to Twitter to call the cancellations a "shambles".
Passengers travelling from Edinburgh to North Berwick or Wick to Inverness can use a replacement bus service.
Passengers planning to travel from Tweedbank to Edinburgh will have to wait an hour for the next service.
ScotRail apologised for the cancellations.
⚠ The 1158 service from Wick to Inverness tomorrow morning has been cancelled due to a shortage of train crew. Buses will operate in place of this service. I'm sorry for this. More info can be found here 👉 https://t.co/J1m2DnhAEG ^PD
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) January 12, 2019
⚠ The 0933 service from Edinburgh to North Berwick tomorrow has been cancelled due to a shortage of train crew. Buses will operate in place of this service. Sorry for the inconvenience. More info can be found here 👉 https://t.co/J1m2DnhAEG ^PD
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) January 12, 2019
⚠ The 0945 service from Tweedbank to Edinburgh tomorrow has been cancelled due to a shortage of train crew. The next service will be at 1045. I'm sorry about this. More info can be found here 👉 https://t.co/J1m2DnhAEG ^PD
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) January 12, 2019
The news came after the operator was told by the Scottish Government to produce a remedial plan to improve its services and reduce cancellations.
On Friday, ScotRail reported an official improvement in punctuality, despite the cancellation woes.
82.4 per cent of trains arrived at their destination within five minutes of the timetable in the four weeks to 5 January.
A faulty overhead wire at Hyndland in Glasgow and shortages of Edinburgh-based drivers and conductors were blamed for the cancellations.
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