Supported by: Ben Macpherson*, Bill Kidd*, Bruce Crawford*, Miles Briggs*, Jackie Baillie*, John Mason*, Kevin Stewart* *S5M-00028 Christine Grahame: Flying Scotsman Visit just the Ticket, eventually That the — Parliament calls on Network Rail to provide a full explanation as to why it announced the cancellation of the Flying Scotsman s visit to Midlothian and the Borders on the Friday evening just ’ 36 hours prior to the event taking place; commends Scottish Government ministers, local politicians, Scottish Borders and Midlothian councils and people power for ensuring there was a complete U-turn on the decision so that the visit went ahead successfully; understands that, in February 2016, Network Rail was forced to pay out compensation during the refurbished Flying Scotsman s inaugural run from London to York due to issues with train services, and urges the ’ company to fully reimburse any passengers who missed out on travelling on the train and who may be out of pocket as a result, together with local businesses that may have incurred losses through cancellations; congratulates all those involved in ensuring that the Flying Scotsman had a successful visit, which was two years in the making, through Midlothian and the Borders on 15 May 2016, and considers that oversight of Network Rail s operations in Scotland should be ’ devolved to the Scottish Parliament.