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I am trying to take in all that. Subsidies have not reduced, capacity has not increased and fares have not reduced, so I am still trying to work out what the point was of taking the service into public ownership.

I believe that a trial was run in Glasgow Central station with new vending machines. Can you explain what that was about? Was that successful?

What is the difference with this new vending machine? How does it compare to the last ones?

I just wanted to know if that £200 million is in the budget.

You are right that it is a good problem to have.

The committee has heard concerns that passengers cannot access the cheapest tickets through apps or vending machines at stations. We have also heard concerns about potential ticket office closures. What is the future of rail in terms of vending and procuring tickets? If you had a crystal ball, what would you see us doing in the future?

Is it the case that you might get a ticket cheaper using the app than you would using a vending machine, or are tickets cheaper mainly through purchasing them ahead of the journey time?

I guess that that relates to what we were saying earlier about the fares structure being simplified.

Liz McLeod, is that outwith your scope?

I guess that people who have an app are more likely to get cheaper tickets because they book in advance. Elderly people, for example, might not have enough confidence in using an app and will always go to the ticket office just before the train is going and so will potentially pay more.

Kathryn Darbandi, what has been the impact of bringing Caledonian Sleeper into public ownership?