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    Scotrail Trainee Driver Test

    Any word on the Inverness/ Perth jobs yet? I have emailed a couple of times but never had a response (First Group HR) Cheers Eddie
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    Scotrail Trainee Driver Test

    It may well be that the delay in is due to the fact that the Governments Finance plans haven't been signed off- The first debate is Wednesday this week but will probably take a few weeks of horse trading before it is passed. When the proposed plans were announced back in November, it...
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    West Highland why only 156's?

    From memory, there wasn't a trolley service on this initial run as it was invited guests only. I believe that during the following 2 years(up to the introduction of 165s) that the protoypes ran on various trips up the WHL but I couldn't tell you if they had catering or not. Loco hauled stuff did...
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    West Highland why only 156's?

    The prototype 150 (001) ran a return trip to Oban for the official opening of the new station 3rd Jan 1986. I was fortunate to get a trip from Oban to Taynuilt on it (and return by service train). Going back a couple of pages, the 158s for the Kyle and Far North lines are not fitted with RETB...
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    Helpful advice required please

    Hi EE, Have you heard anything further from Scotrail yet? I also received the letter telling me that the jobs were on hold but have tried twice now to get an update but they haven't responded. I have a good friend who works up here but he hasn't heard any further news. Cheers Eddie
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