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If his behaviour can be described as ‘straightforward blokey toxic masculinity’ I’m going to have to review my understanding of the term.

Most people travelling between Glasgow and London will fly. Many Avanti services outside of Friday -Monday are lightly loaded north of Preston. The only reason Avanti run as much as an hourly service to Glasgow Central is for the convenience of using Polmadie as a stabling/maintenance location...

I think Ayr to Glasgow Central traffic will be fine. It’s the route south of Ayr I’d be worried about.

Wasn’t suggesting they weren’t trying, apologies if that’s how it came across. More a general comment about what happens when people are taken for granted.

This is typical of railway management thinking. It’s why a lot of staff make sure not to try too much.

The conductor grade at Central feels increasingly threatened as the number of routes they have operated over the years has steadily decreased, down to a small handful. They believe that any change to their current role is a precursor to removing their jobs completely and no amount of reassurance...

It won’t reopen until July at the earliest now.

They seem to have released a press release about lost value to the economy if they don’t get an exemption. Their attitude absolutely stinks. Really wonder who exactly they think they are.

Indeed. I don’t think anything could encourage staff in Scotland to work Sundays though. To make it part of the working week would require negotiation with unions, and that’s where the sticking point would be.

There tends to be ticket acceptance requested by the responsible TOC to the TOC whose service needs to pick up passengers. LNER and Cross Coubtry will sometimes do this north and west of Edinburgh with ScotRail who tend to oblige as much as they can. However where passenger numbers are likely to...

Reminds me of an absolute lunatic proposal from West of Scotland politicians in the early 2000s to convert the Cathcart Circle to a diesel powered tram.

Amazed that the engine wouldn’t be started up because of the adjacent Premier Inn. That’s bonkers. What would happen if ScotRail just said tough? The engines need started for operational reasons and this is a working railway. People in the article are saying it is for the full 3 hour journey...

Had a wee chuckle at the anyone under the influence shouldn’t be getting on a train comment. Pious nonsense. I used to laugh when people claimed Calvinism is alive and well in Scotland but the persistence with this ban makes me wonder. It’s typical of Scottish government approaches to most...

Re:the Inverclyde T/T, they seem to have given Cal Mac the details as the Dunoon and Rothesay schedules show new times for string/departing Glasgow Central in their summer timetables. The half hourly Wemyss Bay timetable will be unreliable and unworkable IMO. 1707510861 Most people travelling...

That’s your prerogative then, but it seems train drivers have no interest in adopting your approach and want the extra payment. You chose not to force the issue where perhaps you could have, train drivers want to force the issue. It’s that simple. There’s no right or wrong here, simply about the...

Again it’s not about who needs what, it’s about whether drivers can force an extra payment for a change in working practices. People keep adopting a moral approach to this, when it simply comes down to who has the most power. The way the drivers see it is that if they give in on the slightest...

Well maybe you and your colleagues should do what train drivers are doing and use your collective power to force an extra payment.

There is still one attach at Dundee on Sunday mornings I think. Also a regular detach at Dundee early on weekday mornings.

I know the Fort William one does, but the Glasgow Central portion of the low lander sleeper has been on one occasion been run into Queen Street due to engineering work. 1706635151 Yes, which I don’t think would be tolerated now in all honesty. But I get your point.

You laugh, but I’ve heard of passengers claiming this.