Seven coach trains on West Highland Line

[Warrior2852]

ScotRail's announced that there will now be 7 coach trains on the West Highland Line south of Crianlarich, 5 of which go on to Fort William - a nice capacity increase. At a guess I suspect this is partially from the spare 156s they'll have lying around after East Kilbride electrification? Unless they're moving those to Stranraer or Carlisle.

ScotRail to introduce longer trains on West Highland Line

ScotRail is set to enhance services on the West Highland Line with longer trains.From tomorrow (Tuesday, 11 March), ScotRail will operate seven-carriage trains between Glasgow and Crianlarich, and five-carriage trains between Crianlarich and Fort William.

www.scotrail.co.uk

 

[John R]

It's not due to more 156s, but using the 153 cycle trains on the Fort William route on services which split at Crianlarich, rather than them being on standalone Oban services.

 

[Mag_seven]

Already being discussed here:

West Highland Line Summer 2025 ("Highland Explorer" 153s)

I've seen on the ScotRail website that the Class 153 "Highland Explorer" units will this year be used on the WHL route through to Fort William as well as Oban, following work to extend platforms on the route...

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