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I think any project that provides rural communities with predictable safe public transport will in the long run prove a good investment. The alternative is increased rural depopulation and increased property prices in the cities. This is a good project, that supports vulnerable communities.

None of these things have actually happened. Plans are fine but my main point is that the north of Scotland only gets consideration after the central belt has had everything it wants. If there are further spending cuts whose to say the A9 project is not cancelled or at least extended? We have...

Oh and also HML and Aberdeen get 40 year old HST sets, the central belt gets brand new trains. I know HST's are good comfortable trains but by the time we get them even with refurb they are knocking on a bit. But good enough eh? 2025 a fastest journey time of 2:45. Forgive me for not...

Firstly in line with the overwhelming number of Highlanders I do not speak gaelic and none of my ancestors ever have. I come from a part of the Highlands where Norse would be our historic language. However we are quite happy speaking our native tongue English. The A9 work at Crubenmore...

Plans for electrification to Aberdeen??? You are having a laugh??When 2150 onwards? The improvements agreed so far are a pittance compared with what has been spent in the central belt. the journey time between Aberdeen / Edinburgh or Glasgow or Inverness and Edinburgh and Glasgow has barely...

Well well. Typical Nationalist. Nationalist rule number 1. There can never be anything good come out of Westminster. It is impossible for westminster to make good decisions, the place is inherently evil. therefore HS2 cannot possibly bring benefits to Scotland. Nationalist rule number...

If the same amount of money is invested in the overall system as is invested at present, but the millions that are spent on profits are not removed but instead used for additional investment then the passenger will benefit

Honestly wouldn't get to worried about this there will be plenty unallocated seats on both trains if you arrive in plenty of time.

It is inconceivable that contingency plans were drawn up during the incident. Surely they would have been drawn up as part of the planning for the works? Looks like a complete lack of any planning from anyone. Total shambles. Very amateurish.