Does anyone know what the arrangement will be for the switchover of the Highland Chieftain?
First Azuma is down as 9th Dec which is a Monday - so does that mean there will be an HST southbound and Azuma northbound on that day... or will the last HSTs be on the Sunday 8th, in both directions?
I'm hoping HamworthyGoods's reply at Post 181 is correct, it sounds ok.
I've a ticket for the Chieftain to Perth on Monday 9th. It was only a couple of weeks ago that I found Advance tickets and seating reservations available. The seat reservations are as for HST coaches so it does sound hopeful that I can get the last "full size" HST up to Slochd. I had wondered whether there might have been hesitance in case the weekend engineering work needed to be extended?
Bought a ticket in October to come back from Newcastle on the 9th on what should be the first service Azuma into Inverness, but getting through to Newcastle on the Chieftain for a sensible fare wasn't possible at that time. So heading across to Dundee and getting 1E15(?) ex Aberdeen from Dundee to Newcastle for a bargain Advance 1st (less that it would have been getting the same train at Waverly), and seat reservations are also as for HST coaches. So looking forward to a good day out.
Just wondering (please point me in the right direction if it's been mentioned up thread). Are the last HST services from Aberdeen around the same time?