The Scottish Government announced in August that it would be scrapping an initiative that had removed more expensive ticket prices at busier times for ScotRail’s services.
It wanted to encourage more people to travel by rail when the trial was launched in October 2023.
But now it is set to end on September 27.
Despite an extension of the trial in May, Transport Scotland cites a failure to increase passenger numbers by 10% as the reason behind its decision.
Laura Young is a Dundee-based environmental scientist and climate activist in Dundee.
“It’s really frustrating and the Scottish Government haven’t given it enough time to get going”, she says.
“They didn’t raise enough awareness that it was happening.
“There is the climate crisis element in that we need to be reducing emissions and helping people get out of their cars.
“But there is also the cost of living crisis and it is expensive for people to travel to their work.
“The return of peak fares is putting that tax back on working people.
“When going from A to B, people want to get there in good time, for a good price, and with as little faff as possible.”
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