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More details of the implementation released today: https://www.scotrail.co.uk/about-scotrail/news-press-releases-latest-news-media-release/peak-fares-gone-good-%E2%80%93-scotrail-set

Tried it yesterday, came up with the correct ticket which worked when scanned on-board, a simple return journey. Started in the app but tapping on the readers didn't seem to do anything at either end (unbarriered stations), so running with GPS on for the whole journey is a bit of a battery draw.

I used to use these, loaded onto Smartcard via the Scotrail app, quite frequently before the peak fares trial removal but don't make the same journeys now - did buy one from my local station ticket office recently (so a few months after the trial had ended) and the staff member remarked this was...

I have had a Scotrail Super Off Peak ticket refused once when arriving into Edinburgh early evening, the ticket examiner insisted it was a blanket restriction from 3-8pm when it is only for departing from the city centres - https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ticket-types/validity/h4. I had to buy an...

The ScotRail open Edinburgh-Glasgow return with restriction 8F is relatively new (a couple of years I think), but it's pretty straightforward. I second-guessed myself with the peak announcements the first time using it too, but not had a problem with it on-board or at the gates. I've had one...

There is a way around that advance purchase restriction for their Super Off-Peak tickets, whilst you can only select train times 4+ hours into the future the ticket is still valid on earlier trains (from 1100 on I think) on that date. Combined with the ScotRail app on an Android+NFC phone you...