ScotRail has revealed it was so worried that suspending peak fares would cause overcrowding that it limited advertising of the discount.

The operator said passenger numbers had increased by 4 per cent since the trial started in October. However, the experiment is not expected to recoup its £15 million cost, which was funded by the Scottish Government.
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Passengers have had their ticket prices slashed this week as ScotRail launches its off-peak all day trial, scrapping peak time prices.
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The pilot, in which all peak fare prices will be removed from ScotRail services, will be in place until March 2024.
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Peak rail fares are to be scrapped. But, while this six-month trial has been hailed by ScotRail as a hugely exciting opportunity for Scotlands Railway, it has not been received with the same level of excitement by those in the bus industry.
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The Scottish Government-funded project, encouraging people to travel by rail instead of car, will allow customers to travel all day on off-peak fares from Monday,October 2 until the end of March 2024.
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The trial scrapping of off-peak fares by Scotrail has been welcomed by Fife MSP Claire Baker.
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ScotRail has announced that it will be cutting fares on several train routes to encourage people to ditch their cars in a new Scottish Government-funded project.
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ScotRail fares will become 'cheaper and simpler' but the cheapest off-peak tickets are withdrawn.
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Peak-time rail fares are to be scrapped across Scotland in a trial starting next month.
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The government have heard loud and clear about the unreliability and danger of the road, says Inverness Chamber of Commerce boss.
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Scottish Rail Holdings chief executive said trial could cost £60m a year.
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The prospect of a preprandial gin and tonic might encourage drivers to leave their cars at home and take the train
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The forthcoming suspension of peak-hour ScotRail fares will be confined to certain routes rather than being trialled across the network, Transport Secretary Michael Matheson told MSPs on Tuesday.
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