Recent content by blackhill

And when the 222s arrive capacity in 1st will be down.

I don’t agree from Perth to Glasgow in mornings ex Aberdeen 1st is often full.

I didn't hold much hope of getting a refund but got £691 for a 120 min delay from Edinburgh to Bristol on 12th February for four tickets.

Yes that is correct started summer 1982 from Perth.

£10.00 on Glasgow/Aberdeen/Inverness Fares just increased Scotrail website not updated.

Yes the training sets are described as hst 125mph on rtt but when in service they are diesel locomotive at 100mph trailing 324 tons

The Scottish goverrment requested the new franchise to use inter-city type stock on longer routes.

Thanks for explanation, there is certainly plenty of room at station.

That's is interesting considering I don't think any Hst's start/terminate at Perth. On another note although I look forward to there arrival ,it is only a little way forward to the standard we had a few years ago. A video has recently been posted on YouTube 'Perth in 1989' shows push/pull...

Check you station platform stopping plates to see if HST Scotrail is there. They have been erected at Perth.

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Was the 09.56 hst not running?

I remember booking the chiefton from kings x to Perth and was advised to get off with my luggage ! at Edinburgh board scotrail dmu arriving at Perth 17.53 same hst arrives at Perth 17.56. I wonder how many tourists this catches out.

The line was never closed, it was only unused. So permission was never required to use again. Tracks were there long before houses.

I don't think a full 1st class mk3 coach is overkill if you want encourage people to upgrade to 1st it has to be a good experience, only having half a mk3 1st class coach is a waste of time, also the reason first-scotrail 170s 1st class seats have low occupancy is the service is rubbish and...