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I only noted "craigentinny" named power car at the front. Defo those fixed armrest, soft squishy foam, low level seats with knobs on.

Just passed the refurb set on 16:24 from Inverness. I am on the Northbound LNER chieftain with those original very low slumping squab seats, and am keen to compare comfort. After 5 hrs from York things are going a bit numb.....

For years we have encountered significant negative comments about the carbon impact of the sleeper - much/all of which is based upon significantly out of date information on Grid emissions etc. Having some up to date info on elements of this is fascinating as a new service is launched.

It is great to see this being discussed at this level from such a wide range of viewpoints. I was doing the same 12-15 years ago (The Story of Stuff, Age of Stupid, Without hot air, David Mackay) but I found people just closed down and turned off when you tried to even discuss the idea that we...

1. Do the MMA figures relate to power cars or the whole train? Does running at 100mph + for sustained periods result in higher failures (I guess the LNER train does some 100+ - but not i Scotland) GWR 8 coach sets - with unrefurbed coaches - do faults with 8 coaches, 20 bogies total, count...

training run at Inverness last night? 17:05.

Just to put an another viewpoint. I am about 2.5 hours to the West of you and commute into Inverness on the Far North commuter services. I also travel to the central belt a couple of times a month and other occasional trips. My experience (and that is all it is - but that makes is very valid -...

Full only to Muir of Ord!

If you get the 17:12 Northbound from Inverness M-F then this is the only Far North train usually full to standing.

Fabulous Feb and Mad March savers in 1987/8. £4, £8 and max max fare anywhere £12. I did a circular fare Southampton to Kyle out via Penzance, back via Aberdeen......4 days...I think. Ticket was confetti by the time I made it back.

I have always found that making the comparison with obsessive following of football that so many seem to have is useful. TSome folk get pleasure from knowing the numbers of goals a team, or player has scored,in a year, a season, crowd figures, away goals, score draws, players inside leg...

Now referencing an OS map doesn't resolve any argument about placename spellings. We can find different spellings on different scales very easily......(especially in the Highlands!)....just saying!

Well done OP - you asked a question - and we have all had the opportunity to be educated. I certainly learned a lot. And well done all those who contributed to the process of education (without resorting to slagging the OP for asking the question) Please remember - we all come from a...

I am very interested in the Muffins (no.....seriously) I a friend in my village North of Inverness (Bad girl Bakery) has just started supplying them to CS......they are not soggy....

Good job it was a Sunday Morning (around 9:50 am) as two DMU services (well - highly likely to have only been the first.....a 2 car 158!!) would have already been through any other day of the week. Notable that there is no passenger train booked Southbound until nearly 13:00 on a Sunday. As a...

Inverness Aberdeen (which survived almost unscathed during the snow of the last week.), Now all service suspended due to flooding!

The Highland Chieftain HST yesterday looked very similar between the coaches. The snow we have been having is very light blowy stuff and very different to the huge dumps we had in the Highlands before Christmas. Perhaps that gets throught he gaps easier. The 170s and 158s seem to be sucking it...

Just left passing an IET parked in the Morrisons siding. Any ideas, does this mean early delivery of Hybrids to the Highland Chieftain?

I was on the 17:12 out of Inverness last night 0- the last unnaffected train I believe). A huge amount of rain came down here yesterday - pretty much all day. At the closure point near Bunchrew there was a bump that felt a we were going into freefall momentarily - but it then settled itself and...