The sets always ran as Load 14 at this time of year (off peak) to allow for coaches to be taken out of circulation for maintenance / repair ahead of the summer.
There is an issue with booking seats on the Fort William portion for dates from 2nd June (when the new trains are being introduced) onwards. It should be fixed in the next day or two. There shouldn't be any issues with seats being bookable for any journey before then, or on any other trains after then. If there is, it is most likely because the seats are all booked.
Thank you very much. I'll wait a day or two before trying again.
Book a cycle space and it will travel with you and be with you when you arrive. No moving it when the train splits.
If the designated bike space is in the brake coach/seats (which I believe it is) then @Hipster Dashie 's bike would end up in Aberdeen if not moved at Edinburgh when the train splits and the additional Fort William brake coach (+ lounge) are added?
This is incorrect. For Fort William, the bike must be moved at Edinburgh. You need to book a space for a bike on the train; there are only 6 spaces. The OP would solve all his problems by keeping it in the room (as it's a folding bike).
Scroll up just a few posts and you'll see @alistairlees has already kindly provided an answer to the June booking issues.I hope the inability to select your seat on the 'new' website when booking on the highlander in June is only temporary. Unless I'm being blind and not seeing the option to change seat (or even see if "Row 08, Seat A" is a single seat (which is what I prefer) or a window seat in a pair.
(Also it seems the only delivery option is e-tickets)
To be fair, this is a reference to the coach plans and the ability to change your seat (or room) on new trains (not just Highlander) from 2 June. It's coming soon.
Aye, I saw the extra parts of the request and have edited my post to add some info as to how the lettering convention is due to work.
They do, the southbound Inverness section is sold out short formed on Sunday night for example. So that'll be a few thousand quid down the pan.
Latest info on CS website is all routes by end of MAY; bookings for new trains now being taken for journeys from 2nd June onwards.
Need to take into account the thousands saved on not keeping those 8x Mk3s on lease and putting them through the major exams that were due though.
True - although early this afternoon there was still a few spaces on it, so not at the point the "missing" coaches were losing any revenue.
A certain blue/orange 92 that doesn't do the beds very much these days and won't be doing them at all come the Mk5s.
