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I’m a scotrail commuter and the thing I always wonder about is how few people tap out at the end of the journey - at a stations without gates. I do wonder if this is going to cause problems

Wemyss Bay and Glasgow Central.

That you yorkie. muck appreciated

There was issues on the Neilston line this morning and my train was cancelled. I have a weekly session ticket and in end I decided to drive into Glasgow. I would usually use the trains both ways. The trains were back on by the afternoon. i take it I can only claim delay repay for the...

I’ve never worked in an industry with a union presence. For those members that decide that they are losing too much money and can no longer afford to strike, what kind of consequences are they likely to face from the union and their colleagues. Are colleagues likely to understand given the cost...

Twitter team suggesting that tomorrow might be difficult but normal service on Monday https://twitter.com/ScotRail/status/1604129791866679303

Hi Falcon1200 Covid has certainly reduced the need for this. pre covid there has been regular discussions here about central nearing capacity. so depending on how quickly these services come back would obviously affect when this is needed. Some suggestions have included converting the Cathcart...

Thanks. I live in Glasgow so regularly see central, Queen street and even Wemyss Bay, so seeing something modern is quite an experience! But you’re right Ostbahnhof and zoo are quite impressive as well!

When I read the title to this thread the first station that came to mind was Berlin‘s Hauptbahnhof. I realise it’s not in the uk but it’s an engineering masterpiece and in my mind a flagship station. does the uk have any modern stations that could compete with something like Hauptbahnhof?

Glasgow Central could do we a few more platforms to deal with additional services

Sorry I don’t know. A lot of the ones I travel on have the new priority seating covers that were first introduced on the 385. The issues they I’ve seen recently are Next stop signs not working PA system getting the wrong station names on routes. Connecting carriage doors not working...

I was actually wondering if ScotRail budget for customer side maintenance had been reduced. I’ve been on quite a few 380 recently and a lot of them had issues. I thought Pre-Covid they were in excellent condition.

I was a bit sceptical of that but it wouldn’t surprise me if the airport lines were regularly targeted.

I’ve spent two weeks in Berlin and used the trains pretty much every day. I was ticket checked once. 5 or 6 plan clothes guys appeared out of nowhere and checked all tickets. There was no escaping the checks At the time I was with a tour group and chatting to the tour guide who was from Berlin...

I hadn’t realised that Scotrail didn’t have the same powers as there counterparts down south I think implementing a penalty fares scheme would be a good start. If people knew the consequences for travelling without a ticket was costly and that they were likely to be caught, then getting a...

I will start by saying I always pay the correct fare. Recently on a train, I noticed a Scotrail poster advising the success the company was having at catching fare dodgers. You never see anybody on this forum asking for advice on how to deal with a letter from Scotrail. In my time travelling...

Thanks again Watershed. My understanding with this type of ticket is they you need to scan my smart card at a validator at Glasgow central and again at muirend when I finish the journey. I don’t know what happens if you don’t scan a validator at the end destination. I will be honest I seem...

Thank you watershed. I was just concerned because this ticket has a condition that you couldn’t break a journey.

Hi all A while back I asked a question about travelling to either langside or muirend stations. My original question is here https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/is-muirend-to-glasgow-via-langside-a-permitted-route.180667/ With hybrid working is somebody able to tell me if a muirend to...

I wonder if ScotRail inter7 routes should be given to a long distance operator like avanti or LNER. I might be basing this on my recent terrible experiences on the Glasgow to Inverness route.