Scottish rail franchises will be open to bids from public sector – Sturgeon

SNP leader says party will use devolved powers under Scotland Act 2016 to alter franchise rules if re-elected next monthPublic sector bodies will be able to bid to run Scotland’s railway next time the franchises come up for renewal, the Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said.Before next month’s Holyrood elections, the SNP leader announced that her party would enact legislation, under new devolved powers of the Scotland Act 2016, to alter the “absurd” franchise