SCOTRAIL bosses are under fire for failing to reinstate 'fast' train services from Inverclyde to Glasgow.

Commuters are asking questions over the timetable after expecting the schedule to be brought back to normal now that the public health restrictions have been removed.

One regular train traveller, Craig Wilson, says he can't understand why the rail operator cannot bring back the usual express trains from Gourock now that lockdown is over.

He says services should go back to normal as more people are taking the train back to work again.

But when he asked ScotRail they told him there was no immediate change planned and that things 'may improve' in the December timetable.

Craig said: "This is just nonsense.

"All ScotRail staff are back at work.

"A lot of local people are heading back to workplaces too and will rely on the train services.

"The two 'fast' trains per hour from Greenock and Gourock made commuting a lot less hassle and it benefited people going into Glasgow to shop or socialise.

"I checked on the National Rail enquiries app and saw one ‘fast’ train about every one hour and 40 minutes.

"That does not compare to two every hour."

Mr Wilson says commuting customers pay premium prices and that it is reasonable to expect express services to be returned.

He added: "The government keeps talking about quality of life being important.

"A quicker and easier commute to work is a big part of that."

ScotRail told the Telegraph that it was operating at 80 per cent of pre-pandemic service levels across the country.

Bosses added that passenger numbers are still at only 50 per cent of the pre-Covid levels.

A spokesperson added: "The pandemic has changed how people travel across all of Scotland.

"We are keeping our timetable under regular review and designing new schedules to accommodate future levels of passenger demand.

"We're ensuring service levels meet demand, whilst providing the taxpayer with best value for money.

"Any changes will be shared with customers ahead of time."