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    First Aberdeen

    Saw grampian transport livery E500 33223 on the 3A this afternoon. I take it and 33219 are the last 2 E500s left in service according to bustimes. Anything due to transfer to Aberdeen to replace these E500s?
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    Scotland to Manchester early june

    My family and I are going down to Manchester on Thursday 6th june and return on Saturday 8th june. I'm just wondering when the earliest we could hear about train strikes in june and is there any engineering works between Manchester and glasgow/scotland on the Saturday?
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    Glasgow Subway new stock

    I was on one of them yesterday (Thursday) after 5pm at Buchanan street for rangers game against benfica. Smooth and much better headroom compared to the old stock which i returned on one after the rangers game. Do the new stock have PIS or not?
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    June 2024 Timetable Change

    Leven and Cameron bridge are expected to open with an hourly service to Edinburgh, don't know if its via dunfermline or kirkcaldy. Ayrshire and inverclyde services are to change as well as part of the consultation that happened. Don't know what other scotrail services are to change in June.
  5. J

    Levenmouth rail link to reopen: project updates

    Training runs have commenced this morning with 158704 doing the honours right now according to RTT. Also, what is the maximum line speed on the branch.
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    McGill's Scotland East (Midland Bluebird and Eastern Scottish)

    Noticed on bustimes that most of the buses currently running in service from Livingston are mostly streetlites, E200 8055 and E300 8487 with eclipse urban 2303, E300s 8478/9/81/3/4 and E400MMC 8951 all not seen in service since 26th October. Are these buses now withdrawn from Livingston depot?
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    Stagecoach North Scotland (Bluebird and Highland)

    Spotted 27811 in aviemore this evening, 27810 and 27917 also being used around aviemore today. I wonder how much longer the E300s have left with the highlands. Are the scania E300s also scheduled to be withdrawn once more evoras enter service at inverness?
  8. J

    Trivia: Old bus turned into bars/café etc

    There is a Stagecoach MAN E300 in the north of Scotland near Wick converted into a cafe. I can't remember fleet number but it was an ex South Wales example. East Lancs BT7L Ex Strathtay Scottish 702/Stagecoach east Scotland 16922 is now a bar in Yorkshire
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    Flying Scotsman going up to Inverness for repairs?

    Looks as if the flying scotsman is returning to joppa straight this evening, presumably tomorrow's tour is cancelled due to heavy rain scheduled to fall (no trains expected to run on the HML)
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    Flying Scotsman going up to Inverness for repairs?

    The national railway museum has released a statement on Facebook that the flying scotsman has passed it inspection, thus running its rail tours as planned (starting with tomorrows run from Inverness to Edinburgh)
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    Stagecoach East Scotland

    Numerous bus services around Arbroath have been cancelled in the past week due to some buses being off the road. As result, Arbroath has got 15070, 15945, 19225, 27127 and 53701 all on loan at the moment.
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    Stagecoach North Scotland (Bluebird and Highland)

    Noticed on bustimes that the 4 remaining MAN E300s have been withdrawn along with some E200s.
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    Haymarket to Dalmeny electrification

    Does anyone know what kind of work is going on when the line as well as part of fife closes for the next 5 weekends (not including this weekend)
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    Aviemore incident 29/9/23

    RTT had the royal scotsman (1H89 1345 Edinburgh to boat of garten) leaves its kincraig stop at 1734, getting into aviemore speyside GBRF at 1754 and arriving into boat of garten GBRF at 1837 1H89 journey here https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C18979/2023-09-29/detailed
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    Stagecoach North Scotland (Bluebird and Highland)

    I see that 19213 and 19373 have gone to east Scotland
  16. J

    Fife and the Tay Cities Timetable Consultation

    What's the plan for the arbroath services in 2025. Will they be going back to Edinburgh or continue to shuttle every hour to dundee?
  17. J

    East Kilbride/Barrhead electrification updates

    How many bridges/footbridges need to be demolished/rebuilt to accommodate the OHL?
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    December 2023 Timetable Change

    Scotrail changes look interesting on the eastern side of scotland. My local station, carnoustie has now a off peak service to/from Aberdeen/glasgow QST (calling at the likes of laurencekirk/portlethen/monifieth/broughty ferry). Presumably to allow some off peak dundee to arbroath services to be...
  19. J

    Southern Class 313 withdrawal/storage/scrapping updates

    Spotted 313121 on slip road before the M90 queensferry crossing at 1500. Any ideas as too why its in Scotland?
  20. J

    Bingo buses since 1986

    JP Coaches of Forfar ran a service from Forfar to Dundee (number 320) until summer 2019.

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