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Peter Mugridge

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adrock1976 said:
I believe that the numbering system will still be the same, on the basis that the berths and seats on the existing stock was renumbered recently so as to reflect the (now delayed) introduction of the new Mk V stock.
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Thanks; so I'd simply be looking for the highest or lowest number within the carriage? ( Hopefully the selector, when it comes back, will have a plan of the carriage as well - like it did before? )
 
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VT 390 said:
Why would it have Lower on it as I have booked a Club solo room, are there 2 beds in the room but only one of them is to be used?
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As with the Mk3s, except for the Caledonian Double and PRM rooms, the berths all have two bunks I believe, with the top one able to be folded away (as is the case now) depending on how the room is configured and what it’s being sold as.

If you’re in a Club Solo and the top bunk is folded away, you’d by definition be on “L”.

If both bunks are in position (as they were in my Classic Solo the other night) whilst the booking technically shows L or U the host doesn’t come in to check you’re in the right bunk ;)
 
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I’m sure I’ve read somewhere or been told that on the mk5s the upper berths won’t need to have the mattress removed before being stowed like the mk3s do, which is why the ratio of first to standard class mk3 berths is effectively fixed (as there’s nowhere really suitable to store the mattresses).

If both bunks are in position (as they were in my Classic Solo the other night) whilst the booking technically shows L or U the host doesn’t come in to check you’re in the right bunk
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Don’t they check that while they’re tucking you in, checking for monsters, reading you a story and turning off the light?
 
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Scotrail84 said:
No. 28th April for Lowlander, apparently.
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That’s the quoted date and “early June” for the Highlander.

With only 48/75 of coaches in the UK so far, “early June” seems a long way off...
 
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Highlandspring said:
I’m sure I’ve read somewhere or been told that on the mk5s the upper berths won’t need to have the mattress removed before being stowed like the mk3s do, which is why the ratio of first to standard class mk3 berths is effectively fixed (as there’s nowhere really suitable to store the mattresses).
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Watching the video on this page showing the new Glencraft mattresses I’d be surprised if the top bunks could fold up with them still on... http://newtrains.sleeper.scot/on-board/

Don’t they check that while they’re tucking you in, checking for monsters, reading you a story and turning off the light?
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captainbigun said:
People and their obsession with TOPS.

It is allocated 5M11 as it will be on the rear of the consist. It is booked and will run 1M11.

Wibble.
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In the more general sense, I wish people would just use “southbound Highland”, “Fort William to Edinburgh”, “northbound Lowland” rather than headcodes, which I don’t learn off and don’t want to look up every time.
 
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island said:
In the more general sense, I wish people would just use “southbound Highland”, “Fort William to Edinburgh”, “northbound Lowland” rather than headcodes, which I don’t learn off and don’t want to look up every time.
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More accurately it should be Up Highlander (for the southbound) and Down Lowlander (for the northbound)… which tends to confuse people even more.

1M11 - Up/Southbound Lowlander
1M16 - Up/Southbound Highlander
1S25 - Down/Northbound Highlander
1S26 - Down/Northbound Lowlander

1C11/1B26 - Edinburgh Portion of the Lowlander to and from Carstairs

Inverness portion - as above for Highlander
Aberdeen portion - 1A25 (N)/1B16 (S)
Fort William portion - 1Y11 (N)/1B01 (S)

5S95/5S96/5M11/5M16 (Wembley<->Euston) 5M11/5S26 (Polmadie<->Glasgow) 5C11/5B26 (Polmadie<->Edinburgh) - ECS (Empty Coaching Stock) moves​
 
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Question: Any stations in the past that have had a sleeper service but not now? London Euston route only . I know they used to use Kings x
 
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TimboM said:
As with the Mk3s, except for the Caledonian Double and PRM rooms, the berths all have two bunks I believe, with the top one able to be folded away (as is the case now) depending on how the room is configured and what it’s being sold as.
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It is correct that, on the new trains, all the club and classic rooms have two beds. Both club and classic can be sold as either twin or solo - it depends on what the customer books, not how they are set up before they are booked. Once they are booked then the new trains can be correctly configured if they are booked as solo, simply by folding the bed up.

To be clear, there will no longer be rooms that must be permanently set up as solo or twin. They can be flexed on the night as customer bookings for that night dictate.
 
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If I am reading it right on the CS website, passengers booking classic rooms will not have access to the club car? Surely that cannot be right?
 
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alistairlees said:
It is correct that, on the new trains, all the club and classic rooms have two beds. Both club and classic can be sold as either twin or solo - it depends on what the customer books, not how they are set up before they are booked. Once they are booked then the new trains can be correctly configured if they are booked as solo, simply by folding the bed up.

To be clear, there will no longer be rooms that must be permanently set up as solo or twin. They can be flexed on the night as customer bookings for that night dictate.
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If the arrangement between Club and Classic is the same what are the differences, other that you get access to the first class lounge and get an en-suite with Club. Are the rooms actually the same?
 
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route101 said:
Question: Any stations in the past that have had a sleeper service but not now? London Euston route only . I know they used to use Kings x
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Westerton. Still surprised they didn’t introduce an Airdrie stop when it was rerouted, even if it had to be replaced with a taxi on the odd occasions the train goes via the E&G
 
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VT 390 said:
If the arrangement between Club and Classic is the same what are the differences, other that you get access to the first class lounge and get an en-suite with Club. Are the rooms actually the same?
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I believe that’s the case.


Thanks very much for all the info above @alistairlees
 
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alangla said:
Westerton. Still surprised they didn’t introduce an Airdrie stop when it was rerouted, even if it had to be replaced with a taxi on the odd occasions the train goes via the E&G
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The Westerton stop was replaced by the Queen Street Low Level stop.

Westerton was mainly to accomodate Glasgow passengers with a dedicated shuttle from QS High Level for the morning service and a connection to a late local service for the evening sleeper.

I don't see how Airdrie could be considered of any use to anyone who would have used Westerton.
 
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smtglasgow said:
No, but might be of use to the people of Airdrie. [Airdrie & Coatbridge population c100,000]
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While there might be a reasonable population there, how many people seriously want to get off a sleeper train at 0510 or board at 0030 in the morning? I appreciate some do at the stations in Fife but it isn't a great night's sleep - better to turn up in Motherwell or Glasgow at 0720 and travel to the Airdrie area for 0800. They even have the option of travelling back from Dalmuir if they have to be earlier.
 
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JonathanH said:
While there might be a reasonable population there, how many people seriously want to get off a sleeper train at 0510 or board at 0030 in the morning? I appreciate some do at the stations in Fife but it isn't a great night's sleep - better to turn up in Motherwell or Glasgow at 0720 and travel to the Airdrie area for 0800. They even have the option of travelling back from Dalmuir if they have to be earlier.
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Would any passengers travel towards Fort William in the morning and then return that night?
 
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