ScotRail changes from 17 May

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From STV

ScotRail issues timetable update as service cancelled due to 'low passenger numbers'

From Sunday, there will be adjustments to several services across Scotland

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Extra Saturday services between Glasgow Queen Street and Anniesland via Maryhill.

New Sunday evening service between Glasgow Central and Kilmarnock.

A second train per hour on Sundays on the Levenmouth Rail Link.

Enhanced Sunday local services between Aberdeen and Montrose/Inverurie.

More electric trains operating on the East Kilbride line on Sundays.

Additional Saturday services to North Berwick.

An additional 8.15am Ayr to Glasgow Central service on Sundays.

An additional 8.05am Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen service on Sundays.

Longer Edinburgh Waverley to Helensburgh Central services on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Temporary withdrawal of the 11.19pm Tweedbank to Edinburgh, and the 11.44pm Edinburgh to Tweedbank service on the Borders line.

Withdrawal of the 6.47am Kingussie to Inverness service.

 

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The 6.47am from Kingussie to Inverness being cancelled leaves passengers with the 7.17am Caley Thistle, which takes almost 90 minutes and arrives Inverness at 8.45am, when not disrupted or fully booked.

Not sure I'd be happy with that if I was one of the, up to 9 passengers using that service. If ScotRail figures are to be believed.

 

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I'm sure at one point that Kingussie - Inverness train started in service at Perth

 

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The 6.47am from Kingussie to Inverness being cancelled leaves passengers with the 7.17am Caley Thistle, which takes almost 90 minutes and arrives Inverness at 8.45am, when not disrupted or fully booked.

Not sure I'd be happy with that if I was one of the, up to 9 passengers using that service. If ScotRail figures are to be believed.

And if it is full, which isn't uncommon, that makes the first arrival into Inverness 10:29.

That's disgraceful.

 

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Stupidly I forgot this is the usual summer timetable

And if it is full, which isn't uncommon, that makes the first arrival into Inverness 10:29.

That's disgraceful.

And of course people from Kingussie who decide to book in advance may block the service for long distance customers.

 

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The 6.47am from Kingussie to Inverness being cancelled leaves passengers with the 7.17am Caley Thistle, which takes almost 90 minutes and arrives Inverness at 8.45am, when not disrupted or fully booked.

Good news for Ember, with 7:57am departure arriving to Inverness at 9:01am, along with £2 fare cap currently.

 

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Good news for Ember, with 7:57am departure arriving to Inverness at 9:01am, along with £2 fare cap currently.

There's also a Stagecoach 139 at 0702 arriving Inverness Bus Station at 0829 via Retail Park

 

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And if it is full, which isn't uncommon, that makes the first arrival into Inverness 10:29.

That's disgraceful.

It does beg the question, of ScotRail, what are railways for? To provide a service, which in this case would seem to be essential to at least 10 people, I doubtScotRail will ever be profitable (hence the withdrawal) but is this a hint of things to come?