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    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    Clansman said: Word is that TGS' are being looked at as the fifth coach so that bike and heavy luggage space can be extended. Scotrail tweeted to me last week that they are planning to double the "in carriage" bike spaces by adding 2 (instead of the extra 4 end to end power car spaces) which...
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    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    That's probably because the 170 was commandeered to replace the Edinburgh bound HST, and the 158 to Montrose was cancelled so it could replace the 170 to Glasgow, and therefore your return journey. I got off the 170 to Edinburgh at Dundee as it was going to miss my connection to Carstairs...
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    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    1312 Inter7City Aberdeen to Edinburgh didn't make as far as the Dee Bridge, engine fault, had to reverse back to station. Replacement 170, held up slightly by signal problems at Stonehaven... I see the 1207 had been cancelled due to a train fault, starting at Dundee instead, so it's pretty busy
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    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    That is certainly the case. 2 in each of the front and rear power cars for end to end journeys plus the two (or one realistically) hanging space in the carriage, so six in total There has been no notification / news article / PR announcement informing anyone of any change.... so if that plan has...
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    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    Journeycheck as of 22:15 reported two en route Aberdeen to Edinburgh trains and one Glasgow to Aberdeen train all as 3 coaches instead of 4, due to a train fault.
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    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/local-transport-today/news/53146/bike-capacity-on-long-rail-journeys-to-be-halved-by-scotrail/ https://www.railengineer.co.uk/2017/03/23/scotrails-new-hsts/ There seems to have been a fuss at the time that the plan for 20 bike spaces on HST was reduced...
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    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    I've been commuting Glasgow to Aberdeen with a bike for many years now. On 170s it's two racks, one on Coach A and one on Coach C, each capable of taking 2 bikes. Never have I seen a sign stating that bikes might have to be moved to give priority to wheelchairs. Now, on some 170s, in the...
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    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    No, that was referring to the information about the train having broken down, not the abbreviations which have been removed to conform to forum rules
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    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    Only quoting the info given at the station
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    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    Today's 1247 Aberdeen-Glasgow Queen Street "broke down" on platform, so on a "more modern, faster" but cold substitute 170.
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    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    According to Scotrail's website there are no fewer than 4 Aberdeen/Central Belt services this evening which have been changed from 4 carriages to 3 carriages, due to a train fault. All HSTs? 20:09 Aberdeen to Edinburgh due 22:47 Facilities on the 20:09 Aberdeen to Edinburgh due 22:47. This...

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