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ScotRail "Inter7City" HST Diagrams

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Not perfect I know but seeing as no proper diagrams have been posted yet I considered it was better than nothing. The following is a list of all services booked to be HST according to RTT.

In absence of anything else hopefully it can at least provide a reference for people to say whether or not something ran as an HST

GLASGOW-ABERDEEN

Mon-Fri
1A47 0553 HST
1A51 0741 HST
1A53 0839 HST
1A57 0940 HST
1A59 1040 HST
1A61 1139 HST
1A63 1239 HST
1A67 1339 HST
1A69 1439 (Inverness) 170
1A73 1539 HST
1A77 1642 HST
1A83 1740 HST
1A87 1840 HST
1A89 1938 HST
1A91 2040 HST
1A95 2140 HST

Saturdays
1A47 0553 HST
1A51 0741 HST
1A53 0841 HST
1A57 0940 HST
1A59 1039 HST
1A61 1137 HST
1A63 1239 HST
1A67 1339 HST
1A69 1440 170
1A73 1538 HST
1A77 1642 HST
1A83 1740 HST
1A87 1840 HST
1A89 1938 HST
1A91 2040 HST
1A95 2140 HST

Sundays
1A81 0937 HST
1A85 1145 170
1A86 1243 HST
1A97 1345 HST
1A88 1450 HST
1A89 1545 170
1A90 1645 HST
1A91 1745 170
1A93 1944 HST
1A95 2144 HST

ABERDEEN-GLASGOW

Mon-Fri

1T06 0539 HST
1T08 0638 HST
1T10 0735 HST
1T12 0849 HST
1T14 0942 HST
1T18 1046 HST
1T20 1145 170
1T22 1247 HST
1T26 1348 HST
1T32 1442 HST
1T34 1538 HST
1T38 1630 HST
1T40 1739 HST
1T44 1838 HST
1T48 1943 HST
1T54 2044 HST

Saturdays
1T06 0539 HST
1T08 0638 HST
1T10 0735 HST
1T12 0849 HST
1T14 0942 HST
1T18 1046 HST
1T20 1145 170
1T22 1247 HST
1T26 1348 HST
1T32 1442 HST
1T34 1538 HST
1T38 1630 HST
1T40 1739 HST
1T44 1838 HST
1T48 1943 HST
1T54 2044 HST

Sundays
1T76 0922 HST
1T77 1031 HST
1T78 1127 (ex-Inverurie) HST
1T79 1229 170
1T82 1332 HST
1T83 1431 170
1T84 1528 170
1T85 1629 HST
1T86 1744 HST
1T88 1936 HST


EDINBURGH-ABERDEEN


Mon-Fri
1A41 0530 HST
1A45 0729 HST
1A49 0831 170
1A55 0928 HST
1A71 1132 HST
1A75 1230 HST
1A65 1330 170
1A78 1528 HST
1A79 1628 HST
1A81 1736 HST
1A88 1934 HST
1A97 2143 170

Saturdays
1A41 0530 HST
1A45 0729 HST
1A49 0828 170
1A55 0928 HST
1A71 1130 HST
1A75 1230 HST
1A65 1330 170
1A78 1530 HST
1A79 1627 HST
1A81 1736 HST
1A88 1934 HST
1A97 2143 170

Sundays
1A79 0913 170
1A83 1050 170
1A65 1241 HST
1A77 1605 HST
1A87 1705 HST
1A99 2100 HST

ABERDEEN-EDINBURGH

Mon-Fri
1B07 0549 HST
1B14 0707 (ex-Inverness) HST
1B18 0904 HST
1B24 1102 HST
1B28 1207 170
1B32 1312 HST
1B35 1357 HST
1B40 1602 HST
1B43 1715 170
1B47 1916 HST
1B51 2010 HST
1B42 2107 HST

Saturdays
1B07 0549 HST
1B14 0707 (ex-Inverness) HST
1B18 0904 HST
1B24 1102 HST
1B28 1207 170
1B32 1312 HST
1B35 1357 HST
1B40 1602 HST
1B43 1715 170
1B76 1818 170
1B47 1916 HST
1B51 2009 HST
1B42 2107 HST

Sundays
1B72 1245 HST
1B74 1509 170
1B43 1709 HST
1B76 1907 170
1B64 2006 HST


GLASGOW-INVERNESS

Mon-Fri
1H05 0707 HST
1H09 1010 170
1H51 1208 HST
1H15 1508 HST
1H53 1806 170

Saturdays
1H05 0707 HST
1H09 1010 170
1H51 1209 HST
1H15 1508 HST
1H53 1809 170

Sundays
1H09 1111 HST
1H13 1438 (Elgin) 170
1H17 1811 (Elgin) 170

INVERNESS-GLASGOW

Mon-Fri

1T98 0845 HST
1T99 1448 170
1T62 1727 HST
1T56 2016 170

Saturdays
1T98 0845 HST
1T99 1448 170
1T62 1725 HST
1T56 2016 170

Sundays
1T80 1241 Unit
1T72 1624 HST


EDINBURGH-INVERNESS

Mon-Fri
1H07 0834 HST
1H11 1037 170
1H13 1333 HST
1H17 1742 HST
1H19 1939 HST

Saturdays
1H07 0833 HST
1H11 1037 170
1H13 1333 HST
1H17 1742 HST
1H19 1939 HST

Sundays
1H45 0929 HST
1H41 1356 170
1H43 1550 HST

INVERNESS-EDINBURGH

Mon-Fri
1B14 0453 (via Aberdeen) HST
1B06 0536 170
1B08 0650 170
1B52 0944 HST
1B22 1046 170
1B31 1248 HST
1B54 1554 HST
1B44 1854 HST

Saturdays
1B14 0453 (via Aberdeen) HST
1B06 0536 170
1B08 0650 170
1B52 0944 HST
1B22 1046 170
1B31 1248 HST
1B54 1554 HST
1B44 1845 HST

Sundays
1B52 1053 HST
1B44 1333 HST
1B54 1523 HST
1B62 1852 HST


INVERNESS-ABERDEEN

Mon-Fri
1B14 0453 (to Edinburgh) HST
1A44 0600 HST
1A46 0715 158
1A48 0901 158
1A50 1102 HST
1A52 1244 158
1A54 1428 158
1A56 1527 (to Stonehaven) 158
1A58 1713 HST
1A60 1814 170
1A62 2133 158

Saturdays
1B14 0453 (to Edinburgh) HST
1A44 0600 HST
1A46 0715 158
1A48 0901 158
1A50 1102 HST
1A52 1244 158
1A54 1428 170
1A56 1527 158
1A58 1713 HST
1A60 1814 158
1A62 2122 158

Sundays
1A48 0959 170
1A52 1233 HST
1A56 1529 170
1A62 2103 170

ABERDEEN-INVERNESS

Mon-Fri
1H23 0613 HST
1H25 0715 (ex-Dundee) 158
1H27 0822 170
1H29 1013 158
1H31 1159 158
1H33 1338 HST
1H35 1527 158
1A69 1724 (ex-Glasgow) 170
1H39 1822 158
1H41 2014 158
1H43 2200 HST

Saturdays
1H23 0613 HST
1H25 0715 (ex-Montrose) 158
1H27 0822 158
1H29 1013 158
1H31 1159 158
1H33 1338 HST
1H35 1527 158
1H37 1724 170
1H39 1822 158
1H41 2014 158
1H43 2200 HST

Sundays
1H27 1000 170
1H31 1300 170
1H35 1522 HST
1H37 1801 HST
1H39 2127 158


Hopefully we will see if HSTs do operate all/most of these on a regular basis. I'll be impressed if they do!
What do you mean no proper diagrams have been posted yet? I updated the OP with diagrams in April unless they're now outdated (considering the summer timetable has come into force).
 
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What do you mean no proper diagrams have been posted yet? I updated the OP with diagrams in April unless they're now outdated (considering the summer timetable has come into force).

I was led to believe that the diagrams previously posted were no longer reliably turning up HSTs after the May timetable change, so I tried to update things to reflect that. However, as there is still not a full slate if HSTs it's not particularly reliable.
 

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May i ask about the current situation? I am in Soctland Tuesday/Wednesday next week. I arrive in Inverness off the sleeper at 0840 on Tuesday morning. What are my chances of getting an HST in the Inverness area that morning? I cant work this out! Is it random? Are they mainly focused on Edinburgh to Aberdeen runs?

My initial plan was to bail off the sleeper at Aviemore and wait for the Highland Chieftain back south towards Edinburgh and pick up a Scotrail HST at about lunchtime on the Aberdeen run.
 

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May i ask about the current situation? I am in Soctland Tuesday/Wednesday next week. I arrive in Inverness off the sleeper at 0840 on Tuesday morning. What are my chances of getting an HST in the Inverness area that morning? I cant work this out! Is it random? Are they mainly focused on Edinburgh to Aberdeen runs?

My initial plan was to bail off the sleeper at Aviemore and wait for the Highland Chieftain back south towards Edinburgh and pick up a Scotrail HST at about lunchtime on the Aberdeen run.
ScotRail HSTs are focused on Glasgow/Edinburgh to Aberdeen. Highland Main Line services are a complete lottery at the moment. We get everything from 158 vice HST to HST vice MU. I type this on the 09:44 INV to EDB (running 170 vice HST).

Really, if it's specifically the HSTs you want, focus on the Aberdeen runs from Glasgow or Edinburgh.
 

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ScotRail HSTs are focused on Glasgow/Edinburgh to Aberdeen. Highland Main Line services are a complete lottery at the moment. We get everything from 158 vice HST to HST vice MU. I type this on the 09:44 INV to EDB (running 170 vice HST).

0944 Inverness to Edinburgh is on a 170 diagram today (HA791), not all trains currently timed for an HST feature on HST diagrams.
 

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0944 Inverness to Edinburgh is on a 170 diagram today (HA791), not all trains currently timed for an HST feature on HST diagrams.
Not sure what you're saying here.

Either, not all services supposed to be HSTs actually are. I'm very aware of that.

Or, that timings are different to the actual diagrams. I'm also aware of this.

Seat reservations do not exist on this service because it was booked for something other than a 170 originally. I'm assuming HST given the timing load.
 

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Not sure what you're saying here.

Either, not all services supposed to be HSTs actually are. I'm very aware of that.

Or, that timings are different to the actual diagrams. I'm also aware of this.

Seat reservations do not exist on this service because it was booked for something other than a 170 originally. I'm assuming HST given the timing load.

Afaiaa even HST-booked diagrams are still run to 170 timings so 170s can substitute without issue.
 

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Sorry. By "timings" I meant "timed load". Sorry for the confusion.

That's alright, I thought you meant they'd started actually running the HST diagrams to HST timings (based on better acceleration), which I thought they hadn't yet. Presumably they won't until they have a full slate of sets.
 

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ScotRail HSTs are focused on Glasgow/Edinburgh to Aberdeen. Highland Main Line services are a complete lottery at the moment. We get everything from 158 vice HST to HST vice MU. I type this on the 09:44 INV to EDB (running 170 vice HST).

Really, if it's specifically the HSTs you want, focus on the Aberdeen runs from Glasgow or Edinburgh.

cheers - i will head back to Edinburgh on the chieftain then unless the Scotrail twitter announces something different
 

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What is the score with what they seem to be calling "classics"?

If you mean what are they, the Classics are unrefurbished, still have slam-doors, don't presently have retention toilets (being fitted soon I believe), have no buffet and have the GWR high-density seating with few tables in standard class.
 

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What do you mean?

If you mean what are they, the Classics are unrefurbished, still have slam-doors, don't presently have retention toilets (being fitted soon I believe), have no buffet and have the GWR high-density seating with few tables in standard class.

are they interchangeable in service with the "intercity 7" style trains? ( TBH i didn't realise Scotrail had taken un refurbished units!)
 

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are they interchangeable in service with the "intercity 7" style trains? ( TBH i didn't realise Scotrail had taken un refurbished units!)

Most are unrefurbished presently. Though ScotRail are usually quite good at tweeting which services the Inter7City refurbished sets are on on the day.
 

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Most are unrefurbished presently. Though ScotRail are usually quite good at tweeting which services the Inter7City refurbished sets are on on the day.

Do they tweet which services are operated by "classics" or only those operated by the refurbished trains? I suspect only the later!

In theory the two sub fleets are diagrammed seperately but in practice it depends on availability.

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Not sure what you're saying here.

Either, not all services supposed to be HSTs actually are. I'm very aware of that.

Or, that timings are different to the actual diagrams. I'm also aware of this.

Seat reservations do not exist on this service because it was booked for something other than a 170 originally. I'm assuming HST given the timing load.

I'm saying that whilst the service may have originally been planned to be a HST, today it was booked a 170 and isn't 170 v HST as you stated.
 

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I'm saying that whilst the service may have originally been planned to be a HST, today it was booked a 170 and isn't 170 v HST as you stated.

0741 from Queen St to Aberdeen yesterday (Saturday) , guard said no reservations due to a change from 3 carriage to 4 car. According to the diagrams its HST .

Another was a pick up only at Stirling on a Saturday morning !
 

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0741 from Queen St to Aberdeen yesterday (Saturday) , guard said no reservations due to a change from 3 carriage to 4 car. According to the diagrams its HST .

Another was a pick up only at Stirling on a Saturday morning !
Indeed, it was booked an HST. I think change of train type is just the go-to reason at the moment, because often the reservations are not setup correctly whether the train is booked HST or not.
 

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If you mean what are they, the Classics are unrefurbished, still have slam-doors, don't presently have retention toilets (being fitted soon I believe), have no buffet and have the GWR high-density seating with few tables in standard class.

Being pedantic, Scotrail only took on the low density sets.
The high density sets were all retained by GWR, and are either off-lease or used on the 2+4 mini HSTs

Despite being unpopular on the forum, the high density seating was very good at swallowing huge crowds. I for one was very glad when a high density HST turned up on a busy service, as I was able to get a seat, if it was a low density set, or even a 2+9 LNER set (hypothetically) I would have been standing!
 

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Being pedantic, Scotrail only took on the low density sets.
The high density sets were all retained by GWR, and are either off-lease or used on the 2+4 mini HSTs

Despite being unpopular on the forum, the high density seating was very good at swallowing huge crowds. I for one was very glad when a high density HST turned up on a busy service, as I was able to get a seat, if it was a low density set, or even a 2+9 LNER set (hypothetically) I would have been standing!

I thought the classics at Scotrail are high density with mostly airline seating .
 

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Indeed, it was booked an HST. I think change of train type is just the go-to reason at the moment, because often the reservations are not setup correctly whether the train is booked HST or not.

I had no seat reservation , so was not bothered , means i can just jump on the train and take any seat without worry . On the return the seat reservations were all at one end of the rear coach .
 

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I thought the classics at Scotrail are high density with mostly airline seating .

GWR had 2 seating layouts when the HSTs were refurbished about 10 years ago, low density for West of England services and High Density for services via Swindon.
ScotRail only took on the former sets, which have more tables per coach, and therefore less seating capacity.
 

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Being pedantic, Scotrail only took on the low density sets.
The high density sets were all retained by GWR, and are either off-lease or used on the 2+4 mini HSTs

Despite being unpopular on the forum, the high density seating was very good at swallowing huge crowds. I for one was very glad when a high density HST turned up on a busy service, as I was able to get a seat, if it was a low density set, or even a 2+9 LNER set (hypothetically) I would have been standing!

I thought they had the 84-seat high-density TS rather than the 80-seat low-density GWR ones?

And yes I would concede that the slightly higher seating capacity is useful ;)
 

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I thought they had the 84-seat high-density TS rather than the 80-seat low-density GWR ones?

And yes I would concede that the slightly higher seating capacity is useful ;)

Nope they're all the 80 seat ones, they should all have 4 tables per coach.
 

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I’m planning on using an 8 Days in 15 Spirit of Scotland Travel Pass at the beginning of September. I’m travelling up from Nottingham to Inverness on Monday 2nd September and staying 7 nights in Inverness doing trips out from there on 6 days. Then travelling down to Glasgow the following Monday for a 3 night stay in Glasgow with 2 days travelling out from Glasgow hopefully to Mallaig and perhaps also Oban and Mull. Whilst in Inverness I will have day on the Far North Line and another day on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line. Therefore in addition to my journey to and from Inverness, 4 of my days will probably involve journeys on the Highland Main Line or journeys toward and via Aberdeen. Hopefully many of these journeys by September will be on HSTs and therefore I should have no problem finding a seat.
 

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ScotRail HSTs are focused on Glasgow/Edinburgh to Aberdeen. Highland Main Line services are a complete lottery at the moment. We get everything from 158 vice HST to HST vice MU. I type this on the 09:44 INV to EDB (running 170 vice HST).

Really, if it's specifically the HSTs you want, focus on the Aberdeen runs from Glasgow or Edinburgh.

The 09.44 Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley is currently booked for a 170. If you want an HST, the 08.45 Inverness to Glasgow QS is booked an HST (and normally is).

Interestinly, the 15.54 Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley is booked a 170, but quite often sees an HST - at least 3 days last week. There was a refurbished set on this Yesterday
 
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