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My recollection of a few decades of using suburban electrics around Glasgow is that the OHL hasn't been an issue apart from the odd power issue. Delays I have experienced have been down to reported faults with signalling or points, staff shortages, or the odd dispute. I can't recall ever being...

Is this what happens in real life on these services? When I commuted on slam door stock the 1970s it was the norm at busy times to see people opening the doors as the train slowed on the platform and people to jump out before it came to a halt. But I have not seen that on mainline tours using...

My observation is that the railways in Scotland hit their nadir around 1982 or 1983. And since then we've seen a pattern or opening / or re-opening / improvement across the succeeding decades. Moreover there was a strong and effective railway transport setup in the west around Strathclyde which...

I don't think there is any issue with the likes of the drivers' systems being a priority - rather a surprise about the apparent lack of resilience of the other systems - particularly lighting. It's not about exchanging resilience of one for the other - but ensuring adequate resilience for both.

The subsidy for services in Scotland rather makes a mockery of the idea that anything makes money for Scotrail. The WCRC service is piggy backed on existing infrastructure - but presumably only runs because above and beyond the subsidy of that infrastructure because it is actually profitable in...

Google doesn't handle crossing delays well on these sorts of route. It can be done on 8 minutes and that is how I used to time it in my (much) younger days commuting across the city using both stations knowing to vary route depending on crossing traffic light sequences and being willing to take...

That's optimistic for those with luggage / not sure of directions / pedestrian traffic light sequences. Realistically I'd allow 20 minutes under these circumstances.

So maybe the solution is for HMG or Holyrood to treat WCRC as a TOC and contract it to run the service. (The comments made in the press about the supposed benefits to Mallaig of the Jacobite might arguably justify it should be treated as sacrosanct like the Scottish sleeper services).

I think on balance from a public service point of view it's probably better to let passengers know some details so they can adjust their expectations regarding their journey.

I never got it to work on several trips where I tried to use it. It either wouldn't connect. Or if I got as far as placing and order then it wouldn't complete and accept payment. Haven't bothered trying on recent trips.

The WCML is hit by a combination of problems - magnified by the Avantio sp[ecific issues. It's not as if lots of delay repay wasn't being regularly paid back in the Virgin days. My colleagues used to book trains to London in the full expectation of arriving late and getting a discounted or free...

Springburn 2 bay platforms and the platforms can be accessed directly by stairs from the main road bypassing the ticket office. I've not stopped at Kilmarnock for years - I'd assume it is also likely to be without barriers.

To be fair my recent experience of (frustrating delays and problems) has been a bit better. I've been on Avanti evening services autumn last year that have then made additional stops (eg. Tamworth, Penrith, or Lockerbie). I've also watched disrupted services be cancelled, reinstated, rerouted...

Well I used to be a frequent user and I've never heard the term used locally - except when it comes up in discussion about it not being used locally.

Apart from breakfast the food offerings are pitiful (and unreliable) - and the service seems to be variable IME. On evening trains it's not unusual to see passengers from first heading down the train and coming back with stuff from the shop.

I do journeys every other week or so from Scotland to the southern half of the country. Depending on specific destination I can typcally drive, fly, or take the train. Door to door times are not dissimila. Most journeys are by hire car or train. Hire cars have been higher priced or limited...

I've not had an issue when going through the gateline to ask to be let through to keep my ticket. I've always been let through with my ticket. It's not a big deal. If there was hassle I'd just photograph the ticket. I prefer E-tickets but they're not always available.

Recently the way this has been handled on some trains I've been on is that if reservations are not showing at initial departure there will be an announcement instructing those with reservations to occupy the seats they have reserved. My assumption has been that this is done with a view that it...

If the unions really wanted it to go because it was an insufferable burden then they'd fall over themselves it get rid of it - give it away - with no need for an employer concession - and they'd willingly adapt working practices to get rid of it. 1660086165 My jaded experience of Avanti over...

It's become the modern equivalent of being able to read and write.