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I am not sure how force is measured, and it is particularly noticeable at different points of the set and at certain locations (for example Buchanan to St Enoch on the outer was noticeably bad the other night) but I witnessed someone, a little worse for wear, seating in a section with the white...

This site is about the M25. Full stop. All associated photos on websites of trees, electric trains or smiling wildlife are all part of a backdrop of a scandal that has been the best part of 20 years in the making...

Overwhelmingly G3 now. Saw a G2 on the inner about 11pm last night. More chance in the high peak from 0800-0930 and from 1600-1800 Interesting to see a G3 running this evening with a fault - wondered why the door lights were lit in red including in transit (the section that flashes white on...

Really feel for the staff having to deal with this day to day. They really shouldn't be dealing with multiple suspensions in a single working day. All considerations of COVID etc aside, it is really hard to believe (but true) it is now more than FIVE YEARS since the first G3 train arrived in...

On the end points- some suggestion upthread the acceleration relating to the ATO Profile - it seems very uneven, to use car terminology, it moves off quite slowly, then noticeably clicks into "neutral" for a while, and then hits a higher gear to pick up, this seems consistent across the sets...

The cynic in me would say DfT have given just enough of a trickle of orders to move the closure announcement just after an election they know they will lose. Surely Class 80X was originally subject to economies of scale, which now is simply not in play for a few additional vehicles here and...

The first isn’t quotable since it is a search of the term I mentioned, which is the service update account SPT use. But it gives some insight into the frustration felt by users. Clearly not a scientific sample, but clearly multiple full service suspensions in a single operating day indicates...

Searching "Glasubwaytravel" on Twitter is quite the wild ride today. Both circles now suspended again. Some suggestion of staff recovering something that used to be on a train from the tunnel. https://x.com/search?q=glasubwaytravel&src=typed_query&f=live This will doubtless add to the...

Its also a nonsense, we have layers of government in all areas of the UK. In different bits Education, Healthcare fall under different responsibilities. Generally I think decisions made nearer to people are better than those made further away. That is as true in the County / State / Federal...

But that is surely it - a rule - any rule, will always have varying degrees of implementation. “no ball games” will be ignored by many. Some will have a quiet game, and others will batter the muddy football against your granny’s window. The rule exists so if someone chooses to intervene; they...

There is a certain …. phobia around some posts on here about those elected representatives in Scotland and their actions around this policy, and others. Of course, everyone is entitled to their own views on individual politicians and their motivations and intentions. However, much as I think...

Quick question - has anyone been on a G2 lately ? Passed numerous trains this morning and didn’t see a single one. Wouldn’t be surprised if SPT had scrapped the last one without a word ! In other news, during my astonishing wait for a train this morning in the high peak I thought I would put...

A perfect example of one size fits all both not working, and also not fitting all (See CS above). In terms of Glasgow commuter routes / football trains - I fully support it, the inability of people to “have a quiet drink” is, sadly, all too obvious. That said, most Saturday night trains I have...

is berth occupancy a data that is available somewhere ? In their annual report perhaps ? Anecdotally I feel like many of the standard passengers are travelling, like me, one person to a room, and in Mk3 days as a standard traveller I never shared a room (despite that being a theoretical...

Don’t disagree and I comment on capacity. But wonder if the bed number is rather irrelevant, and presumably part of CS’ calculation in the spec of the new trains, is on the number of the 150, and of the 112, beds which are typically empty. presumably at some level with the en suites etc, CS...

However, this is surely where it gets tricky ? Some parts of government spend are transparently part of the tourism strategy and therefore have little relevance to the permanent inhabitants of a place (aside from the economic spend of said tourism) - the funding for Visit Scotland Tourist...

The common response on here is that because of the subsidy of the service, any kind of offer at any time merely increases that subsidy, and because each berth is subsidised, increasing the number of berths (e.g. more rolling stock) merely increases that subsidy. It has always seemed to me when...

Yes and obviously if it helps bring new business - fantastic and for better timings for users currently using Crewe. There was some discussion of this around the turn of the year when the formation length is dropped down, but it does seem rather odd to market a service to presumably garner new...

You can of course trust SPT to make a mess of the comms around this, but if ever there was an opportunity for example to say X Sunday would be the last day of G2 stock on the subway, that every child gets a free ticket that day to see the last of this huge bit of our history, and that all ticket...

Interesting the choice of Queen Street, and potentially more relevant onward options via Scotrail up the West Coast and elsewhere in the central belt. Didn't the Queen Street rebuild originally allow for 6tph on the Falkirk High line, and thus there is potentially some reasonable capacity since...