Recent content by insidetrack77

On the official Zonecard leaflet, Scotrail is clearly stated as the only rail operator which accepts Zonecard. If Virgin do accept it, brilliant! I know TPX have a particular issue with it and regularly sell rail tickets to Zonecard holders.

I wonder if perhaps the passenger has an SPT Zonecard rather than a rail season ticket. Zonecards are only valid on Scotrail services. If he does have a rail season, there are multiple Virgin and Cross Country services between Motherwell and Glasgow every day which can be very busy with...

Not sure if it has already been said but Abellio Scotrail will be offering delay repay on its services from day 1 of the franchise.

Scotrail have today initiated a 'one-way system' at Argyle Street and Glasgow Central Low Level stations to accommodate extra passenger loadings for the Commonwealth Games. Eastbound passengers can only board at Argyle Street, westbound passengers can only board at Glasgow Central. My...

As a bit of an aside, I've now seen quite a few of these about: https://www.danskebank.co.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/danske-bank-notes-0613.pdf

Ok you're paranoid.

Once again I will say I haven't judged anyone. Like anyone in the industry, I do not begrudge money being spent on rail travel at a time when many of us may be trying to justify our jobs. I do not disagree with jobseekers, or anyone else for that matter, taking all they are legally entitled to...

If you read my original post, I am not judging anybody. Its the railcard I disagree with, not the people using it. I am well aware how it feels to be unemployed for a considerable period, and I would've appreciated discounted rail travel greatly at that time in order to help find a job...

My suspicions arise chiefly from the fact these cards are often used at times and to destinations where jobseeking does not appear to be the reason for travel. I am uneasy about 'jobseekers' heading for stag weekends in the big cities and enquiring about weekend breaks to London (not valid from...

"But its a cheaper price on thetrainline....." Words I hear on a daily basis, which never turn out to be true.

It isn't just Scottish people who use the sleepers!

Working in a ticket office, I must confess I am always suspicious of these JCP railcards. I know these suspicions are possibly unwarranted, but I am uneasy with the fact these can just be given out at Job Centres rather than through a TOC or other such appointed agent. As such I always check...

Playing devil's advocate here, but assuming there are no mechanical barriers at the station what would be stopping the OP from ignoring the revenue protection staff and leaving the station?

A bit of an aside, but there are some ridiculous jobs springing up within Scotrail just now. And most of them at Atrium Court. There seems to be a lot of nest-feathering going on before the franchise renewal.

Scotrail's Thyrons have a simcard installed though I'm not sure what extra functionality they provide. We have a system of conductors and ticket examiners filling out customer details in 'card declined' reports, and these reports seem to be on the increase of late.