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    ScotRail Cancellations

    I feel I want to re-balance the conversation a little here... even though I didn't state the quoted text. I didn't work Sunday. Actually, I didn't this week. I had Sunday off, and Sunday only. When I was a student - I worked Sundays in a part time job. And Saturdays too. And Mon-Fri with...
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    ScotRail Cancellations

    It's by no means the last week! You may have seen my grumblings about Abellio's service since they took over the franchise (literally changed from excellent to poor overnight) so I do have a bit of a bee in my bonnet anyway... However this has literally been going on since shortly after...
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    ScotRail Delay Repay

    Have you called them? If I were you I'd call them and state that they should tell you why there wasn't enough information submitted and if you've already submitted it and they haven't processed your application fairly then you'll take it to Transport Focus. However... there was the time I...
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    ScotRail Delay Repay

    I'm in the middle of an application at the moment. But it's an entirely SR journey. I will, however say, that since Abellio took over general Customer Service has hit the floor like a lead stone... Certainly in my local area would give anything to have First back in charge!
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    Delay Repay at an Unstaffed Station

    Thanks for your help. Incidentally my return train was also cancelled, so I'll add that on too!
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    Delay Repay at an Unstaffed Station

    My train this evening is cancelled due to crew shortage. I am boarding at an unstaffed station, and have no other public transport means of leaving, meaning I will have to take the later train. Normally, with delay repay I would submit a claim - but in this case I'd have to buy the ticket...
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    Scotrail Industrial Relation Issues

    Please see the definition of industrial action here: http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/industrial-action Working to rule and overtime bans are industrial action. They do not necessarily require to be arranged by a union, and can simply be a group of individuals that choose to refuse overtime working...
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    Scotrail Industrial Relation Issues

    I don't understand how it's a cheap shot? So far between today and yesterday, information from ScotRail's twitter feed, website and electronic information screens at stations essentially simplifies to "Your train has been cancelled because __________" No different to "signalling problems"...
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    Scotrail Industrial Relation Issues

    I tend not to reply to these kind of posts due to it often becoming a massive argument between those on the forums who are passengers and those who are staff... but I feel quite strongly about some of the comments that have been made here. (Feeling a bit like David Dimbleby here)... back to...
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    Injury Between Hyndland & Partick This Morning

    I saw this as well. It stood out from other fatality incidents because I was really very shocked with some of the comments people were making towards ScotRail on Twitter - essentially blaming them for the incident and complaining about their own delay rather than respecting the seriousness of...
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    Why isn't Oyster rolled out nationwide?

    Hahaha, I got the Bramble thing put in my Zonecard a few weeks ago. Tried it at Queen St and Central, and the gates just shout at me until I put the old paper Zonecard into them!
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    "Continental Railways Are Better Than Ours"

    Hmm, it's fast. Although I have been delayed more often on the German ICE than I have been on our WCML. When I went travelling with my German friends (who, for background info, stay in the south near Munich) a couple of years ago, their sentiment to delays were "ah, ze ICE is always late!".
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    Station clocks

    Not sure if they are. A few times I've seen the clocks at Dalmuir showing slightly different times (like, within 40 seconds of each other) on different platforms. The problem lasted a few days, but hasn't re-emerged after having been rectified.
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    Of all the places to have the wires down...

    To be fair, this week in Glasgow has been nothing short of a travel disaster: - Monday evening; Signalling problems at (again) Partick. It didn't require a line closure, but when I was there services were getting through every approx every 20-30 minutes. This station at rush hour normally has...
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    Number of platforms relative to population

    Corrour. 0 people/platform ;)
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    Which TOC/ route has the worst fare evasion?

    I take your point. Although, the type of person who my suggestion is aimed at really wouldn't be smart enough for sitting down and figuring out 'on paper' what tickets to buy to obtain a lower fare. Maybe I shouldn't have said 'no' fare evasion. But it would be significantly reduced. I find...
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    Which TOC/ route has the worst fare evasion?

    How would that work though? There would be no ticket buying facilities within the gated zone, because everyone has to buy before they enter it. The only place to buy is where you get on! Therefore, preventing that kinda thing.
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    Which TOC/ route has the worst fare evasion?

    Ah, I never really thought about Scots law being the issue. Although, couldn't they use bylaws? Similar to the alcohol one recently brought into force? Either way, I'm of the firm belief that ticket gates are the way forward. If every station was gated - London Underground style, with one...
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    Which TOC/ route has the worst fare evasion?

    May be selfish in choosing my local ToC, but I'd have to say it's a high chance it's Scotrail on their Glasgow suburban routes. Although, I think they know it themselves, hence the installation of all the ticket gates in the city centre. There are few - genuinly very very few - occasions when...
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    BBC Documentary 'The Railways'

    Just while we're on the topic FYI: ScotRail has a cleaning team between Partick and Hyndland on the North Clyde/Argyle routes. For those who are unfamiliar with the area - Partick and Hyndland are 2 stops on the busy Glasgow suburban routes which are 3 minutes apart, and both have 14tph...

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