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  • ScotRail now won't hit its punctuality target until 2022ScotRail hitting its punctuality target has been postponed by another year to 2022, transport secretary Michael Matheson told MSPs today The operator had expected to reach 92.5 per cent of trains on time by March 2021 - but this is not now expected until March 2022.

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