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    LNER/Cross Country on Sundays in Scotland

    Are the majority vastly over crowded? Was travelling on the 1433 Edinburgh to Aberdeen yesterday and it was one of the most uncomfortable journeys I've ever been on. Despite there being loads of "Seating reservations are mandatory on LNER" stickers up in the station nobody was checking tickets...
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    People Who Take Ages At The Supermarket

    Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/some-sanctimonious-and-judgemental-individuals-ar-shaming-law-abiding-citizens.203469/ My local supermarket is an absolute nightmare. They have put tape on the floor to introduce a one way system but it is completely ignored by...
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    Scotrail Smartcard

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    Delayed Scotrail train with seemingly odd reason

    An interesting reason for a delay on the Scotrail app tonight.:lol::lol: No electric trains within about 100 miles of Aberdeen.
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    7S At Aberdeen

    Has been reopened after a long time of non use. The tarmacing is terrible.
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    0952 VTEC From Aberdeen To London: dry train?

    Does anyone know if this is still a dry train as far as Newcastle?
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    Delay Repay - What, if anything, am I entitled to?

    On Saturday I went from Portlethen to Dingwall using this combination of tickets:- Portlethen to Aberdeen Off Peak Day Return at £4.70 Aberdeen to Inverness Single Advance at £16.20 Inverness to Aberdeen Single Advance at £11.70 Inverness to Dingwall Anytime Day Return at £9.90 All went well...
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    National Express Compensation

    What are they like for paying out compensation? Long and short is that my coach from Glasgow to Aberdeen on Sunday night was cancelled due to it breaking down in Carlisle, staff at the station told us our tickets would be valid on the Megabus instead, the Megabus they directed us to only had...
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    Portlethen-Stirling itinerary via Aberdeen: Did I 'short fare'?

    On Saturday I went Portlethen-Aberdeen-Stirling. Portlethen is about 8 miles south of Aberdeen so I did double back on myself. On getting on the 1111 Portlethen to Aberdeen train I bought a Portlethen to Stirling return for £41.70 from the conductor with no issues and I then got the 1142 to...
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    Scotrail On Board Wifi

    Does anyone know how much bandwidth is available on the likes of a class 170? Like everyone else who uses it I am thankful for being able to use it when out of mobile range but the extremely slow speeds and getting disconnected every 5 minutes or so are a bit of a pain and make it difficult...
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    Delay Repay Notification

    If you travel on a train where you are eligible for Delay Repay are the train company you travel with supposed to make you aware that you are able to make a claim? Today I got the 1441 from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen which was due to arrive in Aberdeen at 1715. Due to signalling issues...
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    Special Delivery Of Scotrail Tickets

    Has it always been free? Just buying some tickets on the website, normally I buy them in station, and when I went to the pick up option it says that they offer Special Delivery, selected that instead of getting from a ticket machine as they aren't for me and the person won't have my card and...
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    The Stone Roses Fans

    Is anyone else of a certain age more than a little excited it seems to be a stick on that they are reforming and are going to be doing gigs next summer? I know Brown can be a bit hit and miss vocally live but I reckon the atmosphere surrounding the gigs will pull them through.
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    Fatality At Hillington East

    RIP and I hope the driver makes a full recovery as well.
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    Man Has Arm Amputated After Falling At Perth Station

    Poor guy fell between the platform and the train and his arm was run over. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-14709350
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    Routing Mistake In Edinburgh At South Gyle

    Anybody knew anymore about this? Taken from another forum. When asked where and what happened says
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    Aberdeen - Glasgow

    Hi guys. Looking for a bit of advice re some tickets I want to book between Aberdeen and Glasgow. Apologies in advance for not using the shorthand terminology most of you guys use but to be honest I don't know what most of it means. :oops: I'm heading down with a mate to see Peter Kay at...

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