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I had a chat with Gemini and (cut a little slack here) I would say the current 4 car HST seating is a little less with the proposed 222 configuration. Some timetables services are packed currently, doesn’t leave much growth. The 5 car HST makes a big difference of course for standard seating...

I would conclude that they won’t have the 222/1 subclass now if no mechanical difference and ScotRail standardising on 5 car and identical interior layout and configuration which would make sense.

Looks like all the remaining 5 car units. What’s the difference in the 222/1 subclass?

That’s a lot of investment sitting doing nothing in a siding. As a tax payer in Scotland, I’d be justified in being a bit miffed about that - particularly after infrastructures like Cadder being built.

I think the whole reason the project was based on was taking revenue away from the 800 operators on a very profitable route for commuters and tourists alike. 2030 is the end for them isn’t it? The carbon neutral railway target. 800’s will be purchased I reckon but it is the variant that needs...

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Haven’t seen anything at Cadder since it opened. If that’s correct then clearly a reason why less sets out

It is also Scotrails response to the rival operators 800’s running Glw/Edi north and taking revenue away. Modern luxury travel v Turbostar…… what would you choose?

It’s not reasonable to expect power car access at each station. The guard needs to manage this and dwelling time will increase significantly. Whether that is loading a bike or unloading it. I can understand why it was always proposed to be end points only.

From the original plan the power car plans were end-to-end bike storage, no access with intermediate stops.

What’s the current issue with getting the 5th carriages in service? We know there was the derailment but HST’s of >5 carriages ran ECML for years. Doesn’t make sense. Yeah you could say we don’t need capacity just now but you can say the same about all the 6 car 385’s that run from Alloa to GQST

At QS and 1xHST just departed and two others arrived. between 12:05 and 12:20 just an FYI to show them in service

I think the decisions had nothing to do with politicians, to suggest that it did is daft. They have more significant decisions to make. I sugggest it was a Scotrail/Union decision in the same way no ticket checking gets done.

Thanks It’s a good cost effective solution the more I think about it. more bike capacity; more toilets; more capacity in general

Did someone answer the point about toilets on the 153. Are there any? I