A Dumbarton woman has spoken of her anger after she had to cancel plans to attend a concert in Glasgow at the last minute because of Scotrail's travel chaos.

The woman, who asked not to be named, was due to travel by train to tribute act the ELO Experience at the Kings Theatre in Glasgow last Wednesday, May 18, but had to abandon her plans as she stood at the platform at Dalreoch.

Her friends, who were due to get on at Balloch and meet her on the train, informed her that the trains had all been cancelled.

It meant anyone travelling to or from West Dunbartonshire couldn't travel by rail, with no reason given by staff at Balloch for the cancellations.

And, speaking to the Reporter, the woman explained the cancellations were compounded by another major event on the same night as the gig.

She said: “We could have got a bus up but there was no way of getting home when you come out of the theatre.

“The only way you can get home is the train, unless you want to pay a fortune in a taxi.

“But I don’t think we would even have got a taxi that night as I heard a lot of them were chucking it, as it was the night of the Rangers game in Seville.”

The woman said she had been looking forward to a night out with her three pals for several months and that she believes others would have been in the same boat as her when the trains got cancelled.

“That was a tribute band, and if it was the real thing it would have cost three times as much,” she added.

“And there must have been folk going to the Hydro and SEC and everywhere to concerts that couldn’t get when the trains stopped running.

“They are now stopping the trains before eight o’clock at night.”

The woman’s experience came days before ScotRail slashed 700-weekday trains as it struggles with a driver shortage.

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A ScotRail spokesperson said the company was sorry to hear of the woman's experience but said every effort had been made in creating the temporary timetable - which was introduced on Monday, May 23 - to protect the services used most by key workers, and those generally busiest on routes across Scotland.

David Simpson, ScotRail's service delivery director, added: "We're sorry to our customers for the disruption they are facing as a result of the reduction in services, and we share their frustration.

"We're keen to resolve the dispute as soon as possible and the timetable will operate for as long as it needs to in order to provide a more dependable service.

"There will be a review of the timetable and if we're able to return it back to normal, or make improvements, we'll make sure we advise customers through our usual channels, the website, our mobile app, and social media."