What we do
The task ahead
Our role is to ensure that the necessary arrangements are put in place to mobilise a wholly-owned new company of the Scottish Government which will be named Scottish Rail Holdings Limited.
From 1st April 2022, ScotRail services will be managed in the new name of ScotRail Trains. This entity will be overseen by Scottish Rail Holdings Limited and will remain under Scottish Government control when the current franchise (currently operated by a private company called Abellio), ends on 31st March 2022.
SRH is working with the management and employees of this new organisation to put the new arrangements in place. Together, we have a desire for ScotRail Trains to:
offer a world-class railway service
deliver value to passengers
drive socio-economic benefit across the wider Scottish economy
provide excellent customer service
remain financially and environmentally sustainable.
The Grant Agreement
The Grant Agreement sets out the basis on which ScotRail Trains (SRT) will be contracted to operate ScotRail passenger rail services, and sets out the roles and responsibilities of the parties in delivering passenger rail services.
You can view the Framework Agreement here – The ScotRail Franchise and its Effect (transport.gov.scot) – that’s the agreement between Scottish Ministers and Scottish Rail Holdings Limited (SRH) - which sets out the broad framework within which SRH and its subsidiaries will operate.