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Saturday 28/8: 0858 from Tweedbank to Edinburgh quiet until Newcraighall where a surprising number got on - nice weather so maybe accounts for this. People stood in the doorways but there were actually plenty of seats to go around. 2 car 158 which was surprising but coupled up with a 170 when it...

Travelling from Tweedbank to Glasgow return last Saturday: 0832 from Tweedbank - 3 coach 170 significantly quieter than it would have been 2 years ago - nevertheless half-hourly at peak times maintained 1015 from Waverley to Queen St - despite now being a half-hourly service, the 8 coach train...

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Perfect - worked a treat. Many thanks.

It remains a great pity that Railcard holders are being ignored. I renewed two separate Railcards in February 2020 and used them once between them.

I know the plan has its doubters and may or may not have been the right choice but, my goodness, when clean and with 8 coaches, doesn't it look fantastic?

Ah right, sort of misread - I thought you were responding to 'there's a draught when the doors open at stations', sorry.

Agree you could spec a new DMU etc with whatever is required but curious about selective door opening and how there would be benefits. Any time I've been on a 156, 158 or 170, the train reaches the station and the lights at each door come on allowing them to be opened - if needed. If no-one is...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/scotrail-hst-introduction-updates-discussion.137911 Earlier post mentioned the lack of an electronic (or any) destination display front and rear - is there any reason this wasn't installed when the power units were prepared for...

Might be mistaken but I understand that 1st class is not currently in use on the Scotrail HSTs - not unrestricted but closed. Happy to be wrong.

So you're a) a virologist, qualified to make such a statement? or b) simply typing the first thing that comes into your head? With nearly 19,000 people in hospital, good luck getting a bed were you to be run over by a car today. It's not as simple or clear cut as you seem to think. By the way...

If you delve deeper, you will find that the BGH is almost at breaking point and that there have been 101 new cases in the last 7 days. Galashiels has seen many people travelling by train from Gorebridge, Newtongrange and Edinburgh simply for drinking sessions. Melrose has required regular Police...

I think you will find that your engine oil light will come on when your oil level is dangerously low. It certainly shouldn't be used as a guide as to when your oil should be topped up.

Not really disagreeing but, to its credit, Prestwick Airport has just announced a £3 million profit for the last year.

I'm aware that at the start of lockdown there were a few threads asking about Railcards - if refunds were to be made available/cards extended/renewals for 15months etc but I've seen nothing recently. I have both a Senior Railcard and a Two Together Railcard (myself and my wife). Neither of us...

Are the platforms at Queen Street long enough to cope? Edit - new replies cam in when I was typing so sort of answered.

Yes there are. They are met, in full, by The Scottish Government if you live in Scotland.

In my experience, many people don't notice the electronic version as they aren't looking up the way. Paper reservations work better in my view.

Yes, we have Police Scotland, no, it is in no way a shambles. You've simply made this up - why?

I think 15 months for the price of 12 is an acceptable compromise. It may be, though, that it will be a further 3 months or more before the railways are 'back to normal' in which case a revisit would be required.