Highland Chieftain 1S16 now 1W96

[causton]

I don't understand why you're opposed to a perfectly sensible and minor change to ensure that the risk is as low as reasonably practical of a mistake being made?

You never know, they might be a signaller and actually know it all

 

[stuart]

Thanks to everyone for this discussion. As a regular user of (what is now) 1W96 I'm all too well aware of the havoc (and snowballing delays) which late running to Edinburgh can cause further north, so anything which helps to improve that gets my vote. This (rather than the Waverley docking issue) better explains why the Glasgow service remained an "S" and (to my mind anyway) is a much better solution than the use of the "class 9" (international) code.

I'm also grateful for the explanation of why it's 96 rather than 16 to Inverness!

 

[ainsworth74]

This (rather than the Waverley docking issue) better explains why the Glasgow service remained an "S" and (to my mind anyway) is a much better solution than the use of the "class 9" (international) code.

Yes I believe my memory played tricks on me there. Apologies to those mislead and to the misrepresentation of the info I was given!

 

[Highlandspring]

That is certainly an explination I can get onboard with.

That’s good then because it is the explanation.

 

[38Cto15E]

How long before the Highland Chieftain 1W96 goes to Azuma haulage?
TIA

 

[59CosG95]

How long before the Highland Chieftain 1W96 goes to Azuma haulage?
TIA

I'd say at least another month and a bit. The first Azuma service in Scotland is due to be the diagram commencing with 1E01 (the Flying Scotsman; 0540 from Edinburgh to London calling only at Newcastle).

 

[6026KingJohn]

Are Cross Country through services also likely to change?

 

[221129]

Are Cross Country through services also likely to change?

No. ..