An hourly Glasgow Queen Street to Arbroath service - will it happen?

[rail-britain]

Fare level zone?
It's £1.40 flat fare, whether you go from Mussleburgh to the Zoo or just round the corner in Edinburgh.

That's what the bus operator reported to them
Presumably there are small variances in other fares, but it was just to clarify there would be no change in fare

 

[Scotrail84]

That's what the bus operator reported to them
Presumably there are small variances in other fares, but it was just to clarify there would be no change in fare

Lothian buses have flat fare, first bus fares vary.

 

[jamieintercity]

This is what my suggestion for the dundee to aberdeen line in the next few years:

Keep the aberdeen to edinburgh services departing aberdeen at xx.00 and Edinburgh at xx.30 calling at stonehaven, montrose, arbroath, dundee, leuchars and haymarket with peak services calling at portlethen, laurencekirk, carnoustie, monifeith, broughty ferry and kirkcaldy with every 2 hours to inverurie. (Departing dundee at xx.15 south and xx.30ish north)

Keep the aberdeen to Glasgow services departing aberdeen at xx.30 and Glasgow at xx.40 calling at the sames stops as the Edinburgh services and calling at Perth and stirling with peak services at dunblane and gleneagles and the stops between aberdeen and dundee. (Departing dundee xx.00 north and xx.45 south)

Close golf street, Barry links, balmossie, invergrowie and Springfield due to low passenger numbers.

Keep the xx.00 Edinburgh to dundee services, departing dundee at approximate xx.30ish south.

Keep the xx.35 Edinburgh to Perth services but every 2 hours extended to inverness, with southbound services departing at Perth at xx.00.

Keep the xx.11 Glasgow to inverness/dundee but extend the dundee services to arbroath by means of a 3rd platform at arbroath along with sidings to stable trains at arbroath releasing trains stabling at stirling, Perth and dundee but how many though? Not sure how the path for this train between dundee and arbroath will work though?

The cross country services will take over the xx.00 Edinburgh to dundee path when they run along with east coast on the xx.30 path

While the freight services to aberdeen will remain unchanged.

 

[rail-britain]

Keep the xx.35 Edinburgh to Perth services but every 2 hours extended to inverness, with southbound services departing at Perth at xx.00.

Keep the xx.11 Glasgow to inverness/dundee

As advised previously, this is changing to :
Hourly Edinburgh - Inverness (basically extending the existing Perth service)
Sadly the Glasgow - Inverness service basically ceases, with only one service per day in each direction

 

[jamieintercity]

As advised previously, this is changing to :
Hourly Edinburgh - Inverness (basically extending the existing Perth service)
Sadly the Glasgow - Inverness service basically ceases, with only one service per day in each direction

I heard about this in another thread somewhere, but basically when will this happen, next few years or in December? Will the xx.11 path out of Glasgow become the arbroath services?

 

[rail-britain]

I heard about this in another thread
when will this happen, next few years or in December?
Will the xx.11 path out of Glasgow become the arbroath services?

Due to commence in 2014 timetable change when EGIP rolling stock releases additional Class 170 units, as part of the next franchise
Times were also due to change as part of EGIP; doesn't look like it now
Everyone is waiting until the latest numerous questions are answered by Scottish Government, as numerous MSP have now raised questions many of which are about concerns over EGIP and in turn the consequences of any major changes at such short notice and how these will affect the next franchise which has also been prepared