Recent content by Robin87

I have tried to point out the reduced travel time, but most can't see the bigger picture. They think it's just 'England taking advantage of Scotland' etc. It's time that Britain had a dedicated high-speed network, like how Japan has the Shinkansen.

A lot of people have politicized HS2. I've even seen the Scottish independence debate brought into it. I'm actually for HS2, but there are other Scots angry about it because they don't think Scottish taxpayers should be funding it all. I think it will benefit Scotland though, as high speed rail...

I don't think any driver would sound their horn at that time unless they had a legitimate reason.

The official BTP wording used to be "If you see something which doesn't look right", but it appears to have changed to "If you see something that doesn't FEEL right". I guess this is open to subjective interpretation.

My copy of Haynes Inter-City 125 Owners' Workshop Manual just arrived! I've only had a quick glance at it, but it has an amazing amount of detail, including full pin-outs for the 36-pin control cable! A highly recommended purchase for any HST fan. Unfortunately, I doubt that I will ever be an...

Truly shocking. "They believe that the individuals pictured may have have information that can help their investigation." is a bizarre way to state that they are wanted for arrest.

As someone on the autistic spectrum, I find earplugs and sunglasses helpful for sensory issues. Not just for rail travel I might add.

LOL, it's not some "fantasy", no. I'm just pedantic about these rare "what if" scenarios. I'm surprised that it's never actually happened yet, at least not that I'm aware.

I would not be doing this maliciously, nor would it be a 'hoax'. I was just wondering where I would stand legally if I were to do such a thing. If a train fails to stop at a scheduled station without a prior announcement, then one could possibly come to the conclusion that there is a problem...

My reasoning here is a thing called the "bystander effect". There could be many people on that train who are angry that their stop has been skipped, but are unwilling to speak up in fear of causing a scene. If just one person makes a big deal out of it though, and that person has a disability to...

I simply wouldn't board a train if I knew in advance that it would be skipping my stop. My worry is about boarding a train that has a scheduled stop, only for that train to then skip that stop. Possibly without any prior warning or announcement. I realise now that it would most likely end up...

Yes, Scotrail trains have guards. The newer trains (385s) on the Glasgow-Edinburgh line are 7 carriages long though and being someone with autism who finds it difficult to stand up and walk an entire train to find a member of staff to speak with presents challenges that would be too difficult to...

I am new to this forum and I have signed up to ask this question as I cannot seem to get a definitive answer anywhere. Scotrail are known for the practice of 'stop skipping'. Stop skipping is when a train deliberately fails to stop at a station that it is scheduled to stop at. This is done if a...