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Old ScotRail trains to be replaced following pressure from train drivers' union
A ScotRail train at Edinburgh's Waverley Station

TRAIN drivers in Scotland are celebrating a major victory after the Scottish government announced plans to replace the country’s ageing high-speed train fleet. 

ScotRail has been instructed to procure replacements for high-speed trains currently operating on InterCity routes between Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Inverness.

The decision followed a long-running campaign by train drivers’ union Aslef. 

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