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Good luck! Going to report progress?

Three cancellations in the past week (albeit for different reasons) is not encouraging for those like myself who are planning to do this trip before the service ends in May… Hoping things improve!

Wasn’t one of the issues on the CS the reversal of direction of travel of some coaches during the journey, e.g. at Carstairs on the Lowlander? Does this proposal address that?

I’ll be doing it in First Class in April, for slightly more comfort (or less discomfort!), but I’m not holding my breath re the food/drink service, and will come prepared with extra supplies, including maybe a fresh Aberdeen buttery! On my return journey, I’ll be sampling the GWR Pullman Dining...

I haven’t been on one yet, but from the sound of it, I can quite imagine in busy periods people bunching in areas where there is something to hold, and refusing to move along to areas where there is nothing to hold, and it would no doubt not take many incidents of people falling down for...

Nothing announced yet, as far as I know, but I keep hearing rumours of its demise.

Yes, I’m going in April, and will be having a GWR Pullman Dining meal between Plymouth and Paddington on the following day, before that also ends!

I see it’s now been mentioned in the May 2025 timetable change thread that this does appear to be the case.

I did - and very enjoyable it was, too, taking me back 50 years to when I enjoyed travelling behind 45212 on the KWVR!

…although Lumo appear to have got it right on the ECML, with most trains being well or fully loaded (but not overloaded), which has probably encouraged FG to try to repeat the formula on other routes.

I read something to that effect a few weeks ago, but I can’t remember where!

I’m hoping to do the Aberdeen-Penzance trip in April before (I gather) that service ends in May. Any chance of refurbished sets being running by then?

Indeed - I use Lumo regularly to both Edinburgh and London, very convenient from my local station Morpeth, better seats, non-stop Newcastle-London, and attractive advance fares. The only thing they could do better is do the refreshments run before checking the tickets - it’s not as if anyone...

I enjoyed it too, but some descriptive commentary on the history/interesting features of the Heart of Wales line (either by way of short announcements when arriving at points of interest, or by a more informative sheet than the one-between-two sheet simply listing timings) would have added to...

The Rocky Mountaineer site has also issued an update on its arrangements, stating “We are extremely grateful our colleagues, guests, and all others have been safely evacuated.” https://www.rockymountaineer.com/travel-updates

Ah, what a surprise, not! A rule for other people not applying to a service purportedly used by SMPs…

The alcohol ban and the woefully inadequate trolley service on some routes (especially the West Highland line) spoiled what was otherwise a very enjoyable recent tour using the Scottish Grand Tour rover ticket. This does nothing to encourage tourism by rail (quite the opposite, as I won’t be...

I’m even more glad not to be having that authentic experience - and I too am recently retired! (However, it was mainly the better ride, seating and onboard refreshments that I want.)

I’ve also wanted to do this line for a while, but in rather more comfort than on the normal service trains, so I was very pleased to see the Intercity tour on 7 September, using their Push-Pull set with 2 Class 37s. so I’m booked to go on that!

I live in Northumberland, and on a few occasions travelled to Edinburgh to take the sleeper south (before the advent of the much more expensive new stock). As you say, the arrival time in London is convenient, but I wouldn’t do it now, at the current prices. On one occasion, my northbound train...