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    Scottish Citylink

    From the timetable change apparently after 19:00 apparently the 900 will service both Baillieston and Eurocentral. Deer Park is to be completely dropped from late night services. The biggest issue with service expansion is the lack of drivers 1665942032 A couple of years back at peak times the...
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    Scottish Citylink

    Glasgow to Edinburgh Princes Street non stop followed by Edinburgh Bus Station would give a journey time of approx 60 - 65 mins depending on the time of day. It also would add the option of taking various other routes such as the M9, via Ratho or the Western Approach helping during times of road...
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    Scottish Citylink

    Gearbox into manual and down to 11th gear before the hill normally prevents any noticeable reduction in speed if any
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    Avanti M.D. quits.

    Revoke them of everything they have. They have destroyed both Rail and Bus travel
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    "ScotRail says it pays not to take one of its trains" - 1051 Inverness to Edinburgh

    It all adds up to your experience of the country. For example I visited France and the Metro seats were the dirtiest with ingrained dirt I have ever seen on any public transport. My view of Paris is that it is a dirty city. Small things companies overlook really do paint a bigger picture for a...
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    "ScotRail says it pays not to take one of its trains" - 1051 Inverness to Edinburgh

    It's nice to see we are showing visitors to our country how we can not provide an adequate rail system. No doubt some of these people won't return. The 1051 ex Inverness for years has always been a heavily used service which normally was supplemented with a 158 to help out with capacity. In the...
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    Avanti moves train service from xx:30 to xx:10 - does my reservation still stand?

    First group in general their Customer service is non existent. Bring back Branson. That is all.
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    ScotRail request stop buttons at stations

    There is no additional time in the schedule for these request stops on the Far North. You find if you even make 1 call at a request stop you end up running late. Running early is very unlikely. You are more likely to find the service actually arrives on time (for once)
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    Scottish Citylink

    The vast majority are full given the festivals and summer. A large quantity of passengers have converted from rail to coach and rightfully so with the severe lack of reliability and willingness to run a service. The best place to get on to secure a seat is either Glasgow or Edinburgh bus...
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    BBC reporting that Agency staff could cover strikes under law change

    Me personally, I blame Unions and rail staff. By all means it is important to have all good round conditions but they are paid more than enough and have good conditions. It is just sheer greed all this. They are driving trains… they aren’t brain surgeons, air traffic controllers or fighter...
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    BBC reporting that Agency staff could cover strikes under law change

    https://news.sky.com/story/rail-strikes-agency-workers-could-be-called-in-to-replace-striking-workers-report-says-12632307 Totally agree with this aspiration. The railway is run for the public. A certain amount of staff need to wake up and smell the coffee. It is about time someone stood up to...
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    Scottish Citylink

    14m coaches on the loch side route aren't rare. During the summer months they show up often on the additional Fort William runs. Any experienced driver wouldn't have an issue with an extra 0.5 metre on his tail. With a Panorama you also have no extreme overhangs with the mirrors which is a big...
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    Scottish Citylink

    Definitely in need of Panoramas going up to the West Highlands to gain capacity. The 10am departure from Glasgow to Skye is often rejecting unreserved pax from the city. It’s a shame they seem reluctant to pull Crianlarich from the timetable to avoid the low bridges or seek advice about another...
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    Scotrail RMT strike action and possible temporary service cuts to a third of services

    Yet again the railway is shown to be the true embarrassment it is. The service is there for passengers. As soon as the railway man up and get these deluded unions into line the better. It is no wonder people use alternative modes to get from A - B. How that industry can go home at night and say...
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    Scotrail RMT strike action and possible temporary service cuts to a third of services

    This is the exact reason I use my car for most travel. You just can not rely on this shambolic service. I had to use the train at the weekend to get to an airport a long distance away. I was reluctant due to the railways inability to run a service.... and surprise, surprise, my train was...
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    Denmark by rail

    Thanks for the response everyone. Do you know which route these trains operate?
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    Denmark by rail

    Morning all, I am looking for anyone with experience of travelling around Denmark. I will be based in Copenhagen for 3 days with an interrail pass and I am wondering which railway lines are worth travelling on and if anyone knows of any loco hauled trains over there?
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    Azuma First Class

    Hi all, can anyone confirm if coach L seat 03/04 have a full window or if it is obstructed by a pillar? Thanks
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    Hellfire! Kickdown!

    Megabus vehicles speaking from a Panorama and Astromega perspective have kickdown and can also be driven in manual. The Panoramas also have a performance button
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    Kyle line speed

    Oh yes. I have heard stories from old retired hands of Fort William - Mallaig and return in under 2 hours back in loco hauled days long before black boxes... Hold on to your seats boys

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