Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/scotrail-to-be-run-as-a-direct-award-to-abellio-until-march-2022-then-operator-of-last-resort-to-take-over.214105/
Regarding the future of the franchise, I think we're likely to see a semi permanent OLR style franchise, with day to...