There is yet another strike hitting Scotland's train services today after a union representing ScotRail workers rejected the latest pay offer.
The latest action by RMT members north of the border is separate from RMT's dispute with Network Rail, where staff walked out on Saturday. Only about one-in-five train services across Britain ran that day, with Scotland having just some Central Belt services.
ScotRail says it will only be able to operate a "very limited" service on just a handful of Central Belt routes today, with no trains running in the north-east or north.
A continued lack of trains in the north-east has left businesses in sectors including retail and hospitality heavily out of pocket as many customers have been unable to travel.
The head of ScotRail has said he is "nonplussed" over the RMT union's rejection of a "cracking" revised pay offer. Managing director Alex Hynes told the BBC he could not understand why the union had not put a 5% rise in basic pay to its members.
'No one wins'
He said: "We think we made a cracking offer - 5% on basic pay, a job guarantee for six years and a one-off technology payment of £500. No-one wins when people take strike action. There is a lot of industrial activity happening across the GB network right now and we are doing our best to try and avoid it."
The call to put the offer to a ballot of RMT members was echoed by the Scottish Government, which took over the ScotRail franchise from Abellio six months ago.
Mick Hogg, the union's senior organiser for Scotland and Northern Ireland, said: "We are seeking a pay increase that reflects the cost-of-living crisis. Inflation is running at 12.3% and what we are seeking is a fair settlement that comes somewhere near.
"We feel 8.2-8.3% is a fair offer. If it is good enough for the Scottish government to give bin workers and teachers a 10% pay increase, then it is good enough for rail workers. "
He added: "The bosses don't hold back when they give themselves pay rises."
Wave of UK action
Today's strike is part of a wave of industrial action on the railways across the UK.
One involves a dispute by Network Rail staff who maintain the infrastructure, such as tracks and signalling.
They are unhappy about the future of jobs, as well as pay and conditions.
Meanwhile, the Telegraph says that working from home has blown a £2billion hole in rail-industry finances despite the number of Britons using the train network returning to near pre-pandemic numbers.
Senior industry figures said that, despite ongoing strike action, 97% of travellers are back on the rails compared with 2019. But they are using the train less frequently, and less during peak hours.
The rise of hybrid working - with an increasing tendency for commuters to go to the office only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays - as well as a sharp fall in business rail travel is accounting for the fall in fare revenue, sources added.
The shortfall comes as Network Rail prepares to ram through changes to working practices later this week.