COWDENBEATH MSP Annabelle Ewing has written to Alex Hynes, Managing Director of ScotRail, following further problems on the Fife Circle on Wednesday morning.

She said that the train calling in at Dalgety Bay on its way to Edinburgh had one of its carriages shut off.

Ms Ewing said: “Problems on the Fife Circle continue to be brought to attention and I have written to Alex Hynes to express my concern.

“On Wednesday, alone, the 7.09 Dalgety Bay to Edinburgh train was operating with one carriage closed off, while two other peak time trains on the Fife Circle were cancelled.

“The closed carriage was apparently because of a problem with the toilet stemming from the previous evening and from the pictures I have seen, this train was dangerously overcrowded at worst and extremely unpleasant at best".

She added: “I want to know from Mr Hynes why this was the case and what alternatives, if any, ScotRail were able to offer to its long-suffering passengers?

“ScotRail actually tweeted to say they would not run trains if it was not safe to do so. So what assessment was made about the safety of this train, who carried out the assessment and when was the assessment made?

“My constituency and other commuters on the Fife Circle deserve full and prompt responses to these questions.”