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mods note - split from this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/awc-derailment-at-shap-summit-03-11-25.294230/unread Is it a unique railway thing where bystanders and people observing events are so convinced that they know better than the people involved? Happens a lot among railway...

My starting point for this thread is that I’ve been impressed by the Australian approach to commuter rail, as well as being quite in awe of the investment in South Wales. The obvious catch here is that Australian commuter rail tends to be in cities much larger than Glasgow, whilst in South...

Some thoughts on what should be getting pursued in Scotland to improve the existing network. When I say achievable, it assumes a willingness to spend a bit of cash on improving reliability, which is obviously not a given. 1) Redouble the Balloch branch as far as Alexandria, inc reinstatement...

ScotRail getting it in the neck again after apparent chaos on the last trains leaving Edinburgh last night. The last Saturday of the fringe, and a Scotland rugby international at Murrayfield meant that services were always likely to be very busy...

Does anyone recall that up until the early 1990s, Sunday services out of Glasgow Queen Street all ran via Cumbernauld. At that time there was no Cowlairs Chord so all these trains had to reverse at the top of Cowlairs Incline. If memory serves, it either only happened for part of the day on...

Something I've wondered about is what it would take to begin a regular service at nights between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Something that I thought might work well would be something like the following: 00:15 departures from both GLQ/EDB Mon-Sat (or Tues-Sun mornings if you prefer) 01:00 & 03:00...