Aslef says the person chosen for a top role in the public body due to take over ScotRail lacks experience.
A rail union has criticised the choice of a new chief operating officer for the public body set to take control of Scotland's railway system.
Previously she held leadership roles at City of Glasgow College, as well as in the manufacturing and retail sectors.The 42-year-old will take over from current chief operating officer Ian McConnell on 1 April when Abellio hands over the ScotRail franchise to Scottish Rail Holdings, the public body that will own and oversee ScotRail trains from April.
Scotland organiser Kevin Lindsay said: "Scotland has a chance to build its new publicly operated railway properly, yet ScotRail and the Scottish government have made a huge error before the first train has left the station.
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