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My reliable options for a day trip to Edinburgh on Wednesday from Inverness. Seat on the LNER Chieftain at 7.55 with coffee and bacon roll, along with my rail card .. £11 plus catering or First Class to Perth and cooked breakfast, then second class single to Waverley. Return by Gold Bus...

whttps://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/how-green-are-caledonian-sleeper-stock.181973/ as a thread discussing the carbon footprint of the sleeper previously Personal choices to reduce carbon footprint are I believe a matter for individual conscience. However government policies should be...

Does anyone think there could be a time when the highland sleepers become so popular with more coaches, that they could run as direct trains without splitting as now. ( presuming the trend for green travel grows!) Highly speculative but very desirable in the long term.

also for railway employees who have to use equipment which is less than reliable!

In my opinion ,if this true , has been a long time coming! Goods delivered should be fit for purpose.. for passengers, for train companies, and for leasing companies.

Took the Highlander from Inverness to London on Thursday Night. Texts went out that the lounge car would be closed for food etc. Folk brought their own and a staff member returned, and was able to offer drinks and snacks, breakfast as usual. The lounge was congenial, warm spirited and the staff...

Why form them up.. then split them again at Haymarket by the sound of it. Are they not signed off as being in good order?

Ok you may well be right. However I differ in mindset that the future is still only the car and bus for city and suburban use. Investment in rail and light rail, tram and bus appropriately is a coming trend, and of choice by more and more people. It may not be suitable here, but I see a lack...

Yes thank you, i appreciate a more reasoned reply and there may be good reasons for not considering this. Building new or revitalising old infrastucture changes patterns of investment and is forward looking. Most modern cities look to new tram like approaches to mass transit. (shefield tram-...

In your opinion

I think this reflects the low aspirations we have had for our rail network. At least we now see it as an intercity network with high speed trains, and increased speed and quality. The problem that as has been mentioned, is doing it with sufficient planning to improve the rail network, i.e new...

The proposition was one of future potential and using the existing rail track for use by tram/trains .. as successfully being done in the Midlands. When the line is electrified, a short spur can be taken off Dyce, circumvent the runway or go under and connect ,airport to rail station and fast...

Yes you make good points, though I am talking about long term planning. As far as I can see Aberdeen ( and also Inverness) lack serious infrastucture in public transport for the longer term. Trams are makjng a comeback and can be integrated into underused rail networks with additional short...

I wonder if tram spurs could be scoped out for future proofing for connecting Inverness airport with Dalcross station then Inverness, and Aberdeen Airport to Dyce and Aberdeen , with a prospect of using tram trains to provide fast direct travel to the airports and new housing areas and stations...

I thought the Forth Bridge was a major problem. It appears Perth and the Forth Bridge are significant obstacles in major further intercity electrification. from a central belt perspective. I would agree if this was the case and resources and manpower maintained in continuity. However from a...

Thanks! So that basically means a brake on electrification to the north until that is done and dusted.

Yes that seems a positive realisable step! I would have thought extending Dunblane to Perth then Dundee was also a possibility, but then I believe work has to be done at Perth on track configuration first.

Thank you, that what I expected, unfortunately. Does anyone know what happens to the teams who delivered the electrification, are they laid off, redeployed? It seems wasteful to lose expertise.

Excuse my ignorance, but wondered has electrification on Scottish lines ceased?

Irrespective of the speculation documented here of the technical and/or protocol issues which caused this event. As a lay passenger it remains clear to me that the sleeper, appears to have run without a failsafe procedure for splitting the train. This failure has happened with potential...