Search results

When I used it from Dunblane to Tyndrum there were a lot of people getting off in Dunblane, and with it being cheaper than the train, especially for those with concession cards I can see why it's popular.

Looking at the live map on the Ember due there are several other stops too with only the main ones mentioned in the news item. Several small places and the suburbs of Fort William too.

I thought about using the Trossachs explorer however for Camelon it would be a change in either Stirling or Glasgow to get to it, so quite a trek. Sundays really not viable due to the infrequent buses, especially with kids.

I'm on a new electric 1 and the on board announcements are correct. Several delays due to driver training even on a Sunday.

Whilst at Gourock dining pool and Highland games I noticed what appears to be two McGills open top tour buses. One without branding the other with the Edinburgh tour branding.

I'd love to see a national tap tap cap style system that is cross operator. I reckon than all these operator specific fares and lack of cross operator ticketing is a significant barrier to bus use. As an example for us to get from Camelon (outside Falkirk) to Fife the best route is a short hop...

The super off peak didn't exist during the trial. The aim is no tickets with time restrictions this keeping fares simple. The simplicity makes retailing and checking the tickets much faster too. Railcards have the time restriction as set by Westminster.

Yes, I suspect the lack of cross operator ticketing as standard is a barrier to getting more people on to public transport.

About 1135 today I spotted an electric McGills single decker travelling from Camelon towards the Larbert depot. Think it was running empty as didn't spot a route number.

Some of the drivers are new to the routes and not used to the road so a bit more cautious with there driving. The driver I had coming back was noticeable more confident with the route than the one heading north who said it was the first time he was doing the journey. Both journeys on time or...

According to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_Delivery_Group 27 October 2017.

I was on the Ember from Tyndrum to Dunblane yesterday. Heard that Oban is due to start in the next few months. More luggage including a bike underneath than I've seen on any of the other routes I've been on, so this could be a limiting factor which may need more time at stops to move luggage...

You can use the detailed view on realtimetrains.co.uk to get the unit allocations for the past week to work it out. I see there's sometimes a swap in the middle of the day like last Saturday if there is an issue.

The things that keeps me with Ember over Citylink are that the site is way easier to use. Though be interesting to see how they manage as the scale up. I can easily book at short notice without issue and extra costs, whereas with Citylink short notice singles can be expensive and it doesn't...

Note that different stops are served in Dunblane so there is a short few minutes walk between the stops if you are changing there. I wonder if people will get caught by that?

It's currently not possibly to specify that kind of pick up and drop off restriction in GTFS which would cause problems with some journey planners.

If you are within the Scotrail Tap & Pay area (roughly Strathclyde - Edinburgh) you can use that to be charged the cheaper super off peak fare that isn't possible via mobile app or online purchase. Granted doesn't cover the two together or family railcards (I've got both), though useful when we...

As per the other thread, the tap and pay should charge the cheaper return fare where relevant: So worth trying and seeing what it does.

My understanding is that they periodically take GPS locations along your journey and you also need the location at the end of the journey. Faking your location would be against the terms and conditions of the ticket.

Joys of a lack of consistency. The ferry terminals couldn't issue the savaway ticket, but could read the smart card via tablet and then printed out a ticket for us to use.