He’s complained on social media on at least four occasions that ScotRail services weren’t up to scratch.
He even suggested every time train services dipped below a certain standard, fares should be slashed by one per cent.
The embattled transport minister has been under increasing pressure over the state of Scotland’s railways.
And today, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was forced to step in and confirm a 250-point improvement plan would be published, less than 24 hours after Mr Yousaf suggested otherwise in a Holyrood statement.
It has now emerged that, in December 2011, when the SNP was in full control of Scotland’s railways, Mr Yousaf tweeted: “Only three carriages on peak morning train – completely overcrowded. Every time there is a #scotfail can we reduce fares by one per cent?”
Earlier that year, he complained about water dripping on him from a vent above during a trip to Edinburgh.
And in February of that year while on the “lower level” train to the Capital, he ranted: “Someone shoulda told me it has 428,652 stops on route!”
Scottish Conservative deputy leader Jackson Carlaw said:
“It seems Humza Yousaf has been a consistent critic of Scotland’s rail network, until he became responsible for it.
“His experiences of 2011 seem to mirror what passengers are now going through on his watch.
“And if we were to take seriously his suggestion of reducing fares every time something went wrong, ScotRail would be bankrupt.”