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That newspaper article does indeed make troubling reading, however (and I may be missing something) I can't think how, in the context of "single booking cabins", the risks on a sleeper are any higher than a hotel: Assault in common areas Gaining a key card to access someone else's room Forcing...

It does indeed, usually running as 0C16 2342 Glasgow Central to Edinburgh. For example, last night: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C04522/2026-09-14/detailed The exception tends to be when the Fort William lounge plus seated coach require rotating through Polmadie, at which...

@Bletchleyite - I think you mean "change it on to the Lowlander service". However the OP starts work before the Lowlander arrives. I do agree - no idea how that ticket was even sold!

The whole proposition is resource hungry - and very difficult to make that more efficient: each night, 10 portions operate requiring a minimum of: 6 92s 3 73/9s 2 additional diesel locomotives The services of 3 shunters And this is pretty much unique in a passenger operation, making it...

I do think that it is unreasonable for your employer to expect you to travel overnight in the cheap seats and then perform for a day's work starting at 0520. My view (as a rep in another industry) is that they should be offering you travel the day before and an overnight stay in a nearby hotel...

The Fort William bound portion accepts seated passengers boarding at Edinburgh for a 0450 departure, so the station must be open before this time.

With respect, that's still 30% of their services running over 2 hours late this morning. What I do absolutely give CS full credit for is that they appear to battle on far longer than other operators before they throw in the towel: They've carried on with the heavily delayed services this...

Fort William portion is still going. It (finally) departed Edinburgh 0736, 166 late, and has been rerouted via Falkirk which should make up some time. However it is load 6 with a solo 73, which is certainly less than the preferred traction! 92010, which brought the Highlander north from Euston...

Respectfully I do disagree with your assertion that "there is no credible reason for not purchasing a ticket prior to boarding" having been in that precise position on multiple occasions. Examples I have personally experienced tend to be centered around the fare I wish to purchase not being...

As I understand it Glasgow Airport can support a regular A380 service - as Emirates demonstrate with their daily service - however with restrictions such as one A380 at a time and with additional spacing during taxi, I.e. blocking multiple taxiways. A pragmatic solution to be able to support the...

Are you sure? Out if interest I did a search for availability Carstairs to Euston, outbound tomorrow returning Tuesday. For both directions it listed 2 different trains with the same timings and mostly different availability, which suggests it has offered me both portions separately. I can't...

Personally I can see the argument for the through ECML Inverness service being rather marginal, however the Aberdeen extensions are pretty busy and operate instead of the usual ScotRail nearly clockface semi fasts between Edinburgh and Aberdeen. So rather than consider whether the exceptions are...

@najaB is bang on: the original requirement that this batch of 73s were rebuilt to meet was to cover the Highlander portions solo - including Inverness. In the real world it was found that they didn't offer the expected performance and that, in particular, reliability suffered if running very...

Caledonian Sleeper drag empty stock in to and out of Euston and Glasgow using a 92 that will not travel with the train, which is the closest I can think of to a traditional pilot these days. The northbound highlander is top and tailed into Euston where the leading 92 is detached. Once released...

CS are reservations compulsory, so ensure you book a reserved seat as soon as you book your ticket. Then they have an obligation to ensure that you aren't stranded.

That would be the option I would select. The afternoon Jacobite isn't the only train that connects into the southbound sleeper: there is also an advertised connection from the 1815 ScotRail from Mallaig which follows the Jacobite. If you want to hedge your bets, get a through ticket on this: it...

I have effectively done that: phoned in an order as I was approaching Upper Tyndrum, walked down to collect and then on to Tyndrum Lower to pick up my train to Oban!

The buffet at Crianlarich used to do advance orders which would be handed over during your stop. Obviously most trains join or split there, giving enough time for the transaction!

I do not believe any such application has been submitted to ORR. If one were submitted I am confident ORR would consider it without prejudice, as they have every other application.

Whitby is indeed what I intended to type... :frown: