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Yes, in March I think it was. And about every 3-4 months up until then. I agree the bedding is not as good as what it once was, but still a darn sight better than many other sleeper services. I've not been in 1st class. Sounds like you were done!? I'd have got a compensation form! I've...

Definitely. The best way to the north... indeed, for many people and many purposes it's the only feasible way north on public transport. The best train in the UK, bar none. I would really recommend a berth rather than seated, esp. on the Fort William portion - as others have noted, an early...

Sorry, I didn't see that map. I looked at the wrong routeing points in the guide and therefore the wrong maps. However, just noticed the following Easement: 30170 Customers travelling between Inverness and Perth may travel via Aberdeen. This easement applies in both directions. So I...

I'm afraid I don't think it would be valid - Routeing guide shows maps [FD],[GA] neither of which include the Aberdeen - Inverness line, and it is not the shortest route, and there are no direct trains taking that route. Apologies if this is wrong - I'm a Routeing Guide newbie! The 'booking...

OP also asks an interesting question: can a SSR be excessed to a Weekender? I would like to know this too as it has affected my ticket choices in the past...

Just the other day I had the same problem with a Sunday sleeper in early June - not coming up on the booking engines. The ScotRail call centre took my request and phoned me back less than 24 hours later confirming my berth. I suspect berths WILL be available for the journey the OP wants - just...

Thanks to everybody for their helpful replies. Sorry it's taken me a while to get back on the site. b0b: thanks for the info. on the Sheffield route [Map ER, Map CE, Map SW]. tony_mac: that is genius. My next challenge will be explaining this to my relative! (a crib sheet with which...

Thanks very much for this - very helpful. So, can I clarify: For the following journey, which (if any) of the following tickets would be valid? Perth-Dawlish, Route: Any Permitted, SVR at £162.30, or Perth-Dawlish, Route: +LONDON, SSR at £183.30 OUT 08/06/10 (Wednesday) Dep Perth...

Hi everybody I hope you can help. I'm trying to buy some tickets for a relative who (understandably) is totally baffled by the ticket (im)possibilities for a journey Tyndrum Stations - Dawlish and return. Nobody at Scotrail call centre has been able to help. She wants to travel from...

Oban - for a fee Aberdeen ones are very good as previous posters have said. Holders of Scotrail Advance card can also use them AFAIK. Glasgow - they're OK but I've had to queue for quite a while in the past I *think* Bham New St has some? Or am I imagining? In the 'old days' Man Picc did...

Don't know the chapter and verse on this, but my understanding is that you can return over multiple days within one calendar month. I have done this many times. (e.g. OUT: Sheffield-Edinburgh in one day; RTN: Edinburgh-Newcastle one day, then Newcastle-Sheffield a few days later). In 20+ years...

The Caledonian Sleeper is without a doubt my favourite train journey in the UK ... and when it goes right just as good as any other sleeper service I've taken (although 1st class on Spanish/French Elipsos trenhotel, granted, is more luxurious). It's the scenery that makes it, but to get the most...

From my perspective this highlights everything that's wrong with the fragmented system we have. They (the TOCs) push you into using technology like Fasticket (or whatever the other versions are called) when it seems to me that: it's unreliable (machines sometimes don't print tickets...

There was an interesting segment on this morning's Today programme on R4 (at about 0645) on impartial retailing. A researcher from Which? was giving a spokesperson from ATOC a bit of a hard time. (From my perspective it was Which? 1 - 0 ATOC.) The background is that Which? have apparently...

For my two pen'orth, the trolleys have brought about little advantage, and brought about several disadvantages: 1. Passengers wanting hot food must (and are often invited to) visit the catering area at the end of the Quiet Coach - causing noise and disturbance there. 2. As jamesontheroad...

Apart from many local transport systems around the world, there are uses on 'high density' regional and long distance routes: Italy uses them, e.g. the Genoa - La Spezia trains along the Italian Riviera. French TGV Duplex German CityNightLine sleepers Dutch trains along the...

Here's a copy of some recent correspondence I have had with ATOC re the disappearance of ZZ routes from the Routeing Guide. Although I don't have specific old copies of the RG to back this up, as you can see ATOC agreed with my assertions and promised to do something. As of the most recent...

No FSR sleepers on Sat nights, as far as I know?

Are you talking about the HST from the outside or inside? I agree about the smell, but for me it's something about the insides of the MK3 rolling stock that's so welcoming (esp when compared to voyagers!)

Do you mean this literally? A 100% price increase seems a bit drastic. How can we let this go by without some noise? The lounge car was always a bit of a bargain (in my opinion) but now it'll be the opposite!!!