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Hi. I was wondering if anyone could provide me with some information about the present day usage of old St Enoch station approach line please?. The other night I was having a few drinks with a friend who lives in Saltmarket and as they are currently doing maintenance on the bridge a short...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could confirm whether a train ticket from Broughty Ferry to Glasgow is valid via Edinburgh or not?. We asked this question to two ScotRail members of staff on Monday and received two different answers. The lady in the Queen Street ticket office said yes, this was...

Hi, I wonder if anyone could help me or at least point me in the right direction please?. I know this forum predominantly covers the railways but I was wondering if there is a section which covers ships?. If not are are there any any forums which are recommended?. I am currently researching the...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could please advise me of the best value return ticket (or combination of tickets) available for a Glasgow to Montrose day return leaving after 9am and returning in the evening?. I haven't made this journey for a while but know that a return to Dundee is cheaper...

Hi, In a few days time I shall be making a return day trip from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee and I was wondering if anyone could advise me on the best value ticket to buy for this please?. Last time I made this trip I was advised by someone that it was cheaper to split the journey and buy a...

Moderator note: Split from Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/scotrail-hst-introduction-updates-discussion.137911 Yesterday I had my first ever trip on a ScotRail HST (the delayed 17.48 from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street). I have been hearing mixed views about...

Hi. I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on a mystery train carrage which has just arrived the the old Springburn St Rollox rail works?. It arrived on the back of an Allelys heavy haulage truck this afternoon and entered the yard via back entrance next to Tesco escorted by police...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me with a query I have about Oban bound services from Glasgow?. A few weeks ago I recall seeing a post on here mentioning that there there would be a school train running between Dalmally and Oban. the service we usually catch (the 5.20 from Glasgow)...

Hi. I will be making a return journey from Glasgow to Edinburgh in the coming days and I was wondering which of the 4 routes is likely to be the quietest?. I will be travelling outward between 11am and 2 pm and returning between 8pm and 10pm. I am pretty flexible regarding which route I go...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could advise me on how to book first class on Transpennine Express please?. I am currently planning a trip a down to Liverpool from Glasgow for a few days around mid April. As I am autistic and have anxiety I don't travel well on extremely busy trains so if these...

Hi, i was wondering if anyone could help me please?, within the next week or two i'm planning on visiting visiting family down in Lockerbie and I was wondering what TPE services from Glasgow are usually operated by Class 185's?. Any time i've made this trip in the past the service has always...

Hi, I know this may be a strange question to ask, but I was wondering if anyone could provide me with a list of which ScotRail 156's have new seats and which still have the old ones?. As you'll probably have guessed the 156 is my favourite DMU in the ScotRail fleet so I was chuffed that they...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help clarify something that's been bugging me. Last week I was waiting on a train at Anniesland station quite late at night (I'm not a regular commuter from here just happened to be in the area visiting friends) and the first train that arrived was a Maryhill...

Hi, I have recently heard that there are engineering works planned on the west highland line around October and I was wondering if anyone has an itinerary of the works, dates and the parts of the line/stations affected?. The reason for my enquiry is that I have a family holiday planned for the...

Hi We are currently planning our annual holiday and I was looking for some suggestions and recommendations, the past few years we have travelled on the WHL from Glasgow to Mallaig and spent a few days on Skye and the Outer Hebs before returning to Glasgow via Oban, although we love this trip we...

Hi I was wondering if anyone could advise on which ticket/s would give me the best value for money for a Glasgow to Dundee return journey. A few years ago I was advised by a Scotrail conductor that it can sometimes be cheaper to split the journey when purchasing tickets, on that occasion I was...

Hello In a few days time I will going on a family holiday to Dunfermline which we are all really looking forward to, :D I was wondering if anyone could advise me please about the "Fife Circle services", more specifically about which services are likely to be the busiest and which the quietest...

Hello In a few weeks time I will going on a family holiday to Dunfermline which we are all really looking forward to, I In particular am looking forward to doing a spot of DMU bashing between Dunfermline and the various towns on the Fife Circle as well as a few jaunts back and forth "no pun...

Hello I was wondering if anyone could advise me please on which ticket/s would offer me the best value for a Glasgow - Dunfermline return trip that i have planned for next month. I will be departing Glasgow on the 1st of June and returning a week later, I know that I could just purchase a...

Hi I wonder if anyone could clarify for me please if there was ever a regular direct service from Oban to Edinburgh Waverley? I travel frequently from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban and have done so since the early 2000's, both to visit friends in Oban and also to explore the Hebrides (another...