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    Caledonian Sleeper

    I pay from £136 to £188 for an accessible berth from Inverness to London, with my railcard. I couldn’t sit on an azuma for that long (20 minutes on one and I’m uncomfortable) and if I were to drive I’d be looking at around £100 in fuel and perhaps £60 in a premier inn/ Travelodge So the...
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    Stagecoach North Scotland (Bluebird and Highland)

    Many staff wished to go to the funeral service of the poor driver who lost his life last month. A decision was obviously made to withdraw services for a short period to facilitate this.
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    Bus driver dies after incident at Elgin bus station

    I merely base my opinion on what I have experienced, the media may have a bearing on how some people think, my self - it’s based on being assaulted, having things thrown at me in the cab, being urinated over from the upper deck (via the periscope), punched and threatened by passengers and had...
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    Bus driver dies after incident at Elgin bus station

    I wouldn’t know if there is any evidence, however you only have to open your eyes, look at a newspaper, read a forum etc to see that times have changed. Why do you think new buses are automatically fitted with assault screens? If there hadn’t been a rise in assaults since the 80’s they...
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    Bus driver dies after incident at Elgin bus station

    My sentiments exactly, retired now, but after 40 years of being in passenger transport, I’m glad I don’t need to drive buses now! I really feel for both the family of the poor driver, and for his colleagues who all have to carry on with this in their minds and the fear it inevitably causes.
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    Caledonian Sleeper

    I am of the opinion that the published time of arrival quoted on your booking is the one any delay markers or repay criteria should be judged against.
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    Confusing message from Scotrail about catering facilities

    I just think that it’s too generic a reason, when, in a transparent society, the powers that be cannot simply say ‘There’s no staff because they’re stuck somewhere’ We already get messages from ScotRail like Due to a cracked rail this train will be formed of less carriages than normal - it...
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    Confusing message from Scotrail about catering facilities

    Of course they are, but wouldn’t the reason then be ‘Displaced Crew’ rather than points failure.
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    Confusing message from Scotrail about catering facilities

    This has come up on my ScotRail app under alterations to service for todays (17/1/24) 1726 Glasgow to Inverness service I understand that crew may be displaced causing them not to be on the train but fail to see how a points failure can cause the service not to have catering!!!! Can someone...
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    Titfield Water tower

    Thanks very much, I appreciate that.
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    Titfield Water tower

    Could anyone point me in the direction of a model or kit that bears a resemblance with the water tower featured in the Titfield thunderbolt film. i realise that it may have been a prop, but the idea must have come from something prototypical. my daughter got me the train pack for my birthday...
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    Caledonian Sleeper

    I’ve always found them the easiest of the TOCs when buying and occasionally refunding! I’ll agree the wording could be changed but they are all Caledonian Sleeper dedicated tickets if they include a reservation for the Caledonian Sleeper! What the panel is telling you is pretty self...
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    Stagecoach North Scotland (Bluebird and Highland)

    Yes, that’s the place, either there or just behind the rear n/s wheel! It’s probably transferred while bluebird repair the last lot of enviros highland shafted onto them!
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    Caledonian Sleeper

    2030 boarding Monday to Friday, Sunday could be different
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    Caledonian Sleeper

    Quite why that is shown twice is beyond me

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