Idea for Class 37s on the Highland Line.

[Deepgreen]

Here's the UK version:

 

[mikey9]

But we are talking about the scenic lines of Scotland here where a large proportion of the traffic are tourists who want a decent view out of a seat that lines up with a clean window. Loco hauled stock delivers that.

It would be interesting to see where this statement is backed up with any real numbers. My and the many other daily commuters into Inverness on the Far north and Kyle lines would likely disagree - based upon first hand daily experience.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Here's the UK version:

Why not go the whole hog and have open carriages like those on "Le petit train jaune"?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligne_de_Cerdagne

 

[alex17595]

Is there weather ever nice enough in the North of Scotland for open top carriages?

 

[route:oxford]

Is there weather ever nice enough in the North of Scotland for open top carriages?

At least when it's pishing down there won't be any midges.

 

[alexl92]

What about a class 442 sandwiched between 2 HST Power cars?

 

[najaB]

Is there weather ever nice enough in the North of Scotland for open top carriages?

The summer weather in the north of Scotland is amazing. It's normally a Wednesday.

 

[Chris M]

What about a class 442 sandwiched between 2 HST Power cars?

I misread that as a class 142 sandwiched between 2 HST Power cars. That would be an, err, interesting sight....

 

[Cowley]

The summer weather in the north of Scotland is amazing. It's normally a Wednesday.

That's funny. We went up a couple of years ago for a weeks holiday and we had some amazing weather. I think it was on a Thursday that year though, just as we were leaving.

 

[43096]

The summer weather in the north of Scotland is amazing. It's normally a Wednesday.

That sounds like a Ray McCooney sketch from Little Britain.

"If you were to ask me on a Wednesday I would say yeeeeeeeaaassss".

 

[38Cto15E]

In the 80s it was always very easy to get a cab ride on the 37s, very helpful and friendly staff in Scotland.

 

[Deepgreen]

At least when it's pishing down there won't be any midges.

If only - the only respite from midges is during bright sunshine (!) or strong winds. They thrive in wet conditions and I've done many a walk across the moors in pouring rain and been plagued by them. However, I used to spend two weeks most years in the West Highlands in April or May and usually had excellent weather, combined with it being pre-midge season. There tends to be a late spring weather pattern which sees easterly winds establish across Scotland which brings clear, warm weather to the west in the rain shadow of the Cairngorms and Grampians. Glorious.