Here's the scene next to the empty refurbished set in Inverness, the 1046,three car 170 to Glasgow.
Every seat taken, trolley taken off as no space, disabled people unable to board, bikes and passengers left behind, no reservations and a dirty, unpleasant travelling environment. This will be repeated several times today.
All because of a failure to deliver anything close to the service promise through HSTs. The roof on the refurbished set looked pretty dodgy.
This is a railway stuck in the early 90s. Diesel throughout, mk2s and 3s on the sleeper which are ancient. 158s and 170s full to bursting. Not in service 40 years old trains and an attitude even more historic.