I think the suggestion is that it should be a pick-up stop, rather than set-down only.So what @Scotrail88 is asking for is actually happening?
I think the suggestion is that it should be a pick-up stop, rather than set-down only.So what @Scotrail88 is asking for is actually happening?
With potentially no available seats?I think the suggestion is that it should be a pick-up stop, rather than set-down only.
Yes - numbers would be very low but at least it’s an option.I think the suggestion is that it should be a pick-up stop, rather than set-down only.
Apologies, it followed on from a suggestion the Highlander could give an earlier arrival in Glasgow and a later departure than the Lowlander so I put two and two together and got at least five, sorry if I crossed wires for everyone.Yes - numbers would be very low but at least it’s an option.
As the actual usage will likely be very small, I would expect, I don't see why it couldn't be offered on a reservation only basis?With potentially no available seats?
If the seat can be sold for £75 from Euston, why would Caledonian Sleeper be chasing less than £10 for people from Carstairs? Even with reservations, there is a danger that passengers from Carstairs (or Carlisle) would take a seat that might be sold at short notice from Euston. Hardly anyone gets off the Lowland sleeper at Carstairs or Carlisle to free up seats.As the actual usage will likely be very small, I would expect, I don't see why it couldn't be offered on a reservation only basis?
Ref the above post, it has already been mentioned on this Forum that day passengers could once again (from May 2022) travel on the Fort William and Inverness portions of the Highland Sleeper, subject to a reservation being obtained. The Q&A section of the Caledonian Sleeper website contains a statement which appears to confirm this.
“We have good news, we are running all normal daytime services and we can’t wait to have you back on board.
Day service tickets are only available to buy a maximum of 7 days before travel and require a reservation. Anyone who does not hold a reservation may not be permitted to travel.
Caledonian Sleeper does not sell tickets for these day services. However, they are available to book directly via train (sic) stations or other on-line ticket retailers.”...
I made enquiries via social media this week on behalf of my my relatives who wish to use the evening fort William to Glasgow Queen Street journey offered by CS during the English half term holiday at the start of June and was told that as long as they held a valid ticket and obtained a reservation by contacting guest services centre or or visiting an appropriate booking office so any of those in the West Highlands I assume or perhaps Glasgow that they would be permitted to travel and use any on-board services that would normally be available to seated passengers
It should be possible to arrange a reservation through telesales or a ticket office.Is it possible to reserve a seat from Glasgow to Fort William when holding a Glasgow to Mallaig ticket?
I tried trainsplit but can only get it to book on 2 ScotrailsIt should be possible to arrange a reservation through telesales or a ticket office.
The problem with trying to book a ticket online for Glasgow to Mallaig with a reservation for the sleeper seats between Glasgow and Fort William is that the next train to Mallaig also comes from Glasgow so can only be done manually or with a booking engine that allows an elongated stop to be specified.
The best bet for clearing Aberdeen with a 66 is when the Inverness is diverted that way. The Aberdeen portion is very rarely allocated a 66 atop the 73.I do realise there may not be a definitive answer to this but?
Is there anyone who could give any indication as to how long the sheds will keep topping the 73s on the Aberdeen portion, ive done 66s to Inverness and Ft william still need the track for a 66, anybody with a bit of inside info, looking at early August
Would the 67s be able to couple to the stock directly and obviate the need for the 73 to act as a glorified generator/translator van?The best bet for clearing Aberdeen with a 66 is when the Inverness is diverted that way. The Aberdeen portion is very rarely allocated a 66 atop the 73.
At some point 67023 and 67027 are meant to replace 66 use in any case.
NoWould the 67s be able to couple to the stock directly and obviate the need for the 73 to act as a glorified generator/translator van?
Would the 67s be able to couple to the stock directly and obviate the need for the 73 to act as a glorified generator/translator van?
They have not yet had their couplers changed but it could potentially be part of the plan. Until then they would have to have a 73.
Yes thanks for that, im pretty sure theres nothing on the immediate horizon, i did try and do it last Nov but storm something knackered up Dundee to Aberdeen so it was bus Inverness to Perth for train forwardThe best bet for clearing Aberdeen with a 66 is when the Inverness is diverted that way. The Aberdeen portion is very rarely allocated a 66 atop the 73.
At some point 67023 and 67027 are meant to replace 66 use in any case.
...or the 67s will get the appropriate couplers to work alone.It sounds like with the 67s coming on board and the 66s running at the moment that the 73s are going to be barrier converter locos and power generators. A modern-day ETHEL?
We should probably get used to referring class 73/'s as Ethel's tbhIt’s not just the couplers between the 67 and mk5 sleepers though is it!
Can a 67 provide the same power to the carriages as a 73/9 or would there need to be some sort of an upgrade! ?
Edinburgh Portion, but yes.Did 15340 come South on 1M11 (23:40 Glasgow Central to Euston) last night ?.
I’m on the sleeper for the first time this year. Last time I travelled someone on the forum kindly told me how to take down the ladder to the top bunk. Now there’s a sign asking passengers not to remove it.
You have such a positive approach .Perhaps that is to indicate that you /can/ remove the bag of toiletries etc, but not the ladder, on arrival?
GZ
Pull it slightly upward and firmly toward you (out of the clips near the floor), then stow it securely near the window. Just do the reverse in the morning before vacating your cabin. I think the sign is possibly a safety concern in case the loose ladder falls on you, but if you leave the ladder fixed it is very difficult to get in and out of bed.