THERE will be no ScotRail services running in Fife tomorrow (Saturday) as trains are set to be cancelled due to further strike action.

The rail operator has confirmed that industrial action will go ahead on October 29, with customers, including fans who plan to travel to Scotland's match against Australia at BT Murrayfield, being advised to consider alternatives.

It comes as RMT’s Company Council and National Executive Committee (NEC) rejected ScotRail’s latest pay offer which they say would have seen their lowest paid staff receive a basic pay increase of almost 7.5 per cent.

This was conditional on the suspension of strike action. 

More than 2,000 employees - including conductors, ticket examiners, hospitality, station staff (including train dispatch), engineering depot staff, train presentation, supervisors, resource coordinators, and CCTV operators - will take part.

Trains will run between 7.30am and 6.30pm on just three routes on this day.

These are; Milngavie – Edinburgh Waverley via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level (half hourly); Glasgow Central – Lanark (hourly); and Glasgow Central – Larkhall (hourly).

There will be no service on other routes across the country, including Fife.

Union members are also currently taking part in an overtime and rest day working ban as part of action which has seen some daily cancellations across the network since October 14 as the train operator currently requires rest day working and overtime while recruitment continues.

Network Rail RMT members have announced that they will take part in 24-hour strike action on November 3, 5, and 7 which will have a knock-on effect on ScotRail timetables.

Phil Campbell, ScotRail Head of Customer Operations, said: "It’s really disappointing that the RMT has refused to put this improved offer to its members so they can have a say.

"Further strike action has a damaging effect on railway’s recovery at a time when we should be encouraging more people to travel.

"Instead, our customers are being severely impacted and our staff losing out through lost wages.

"Regrettably, we won’t be able to operate the vast majority of our services on Saturday, 29 October, and customers should expect significant disruption to services due to the large proportion of ScotRail staff who are members of the RMT trade union.

"We’re advising customers, including rugby fans intending to travel to Scotland’s first autumn international at Murrayfield, to seek alternative means of transport and to only travel by train if they really need to.

"We remain open to resolving this dispute."

More information on how strike action will impact ScotRail services, including ScotRail’s refund policy, can be found on the ScotRail website at www.scotrail.co.uk/strike.