Scotrail collects 2nd improvement notice

[Macwomble]

The last day before the timetable change - when Scotrail said a lot of the previous issues would be sorted by - shows 75 cancellations and 14 short forms! Looking forward to a seamless service on Monday .....

Could it possibly be something to do with positioning moves. I'll bet there's a fair bit of stock that needs to be moved.

 

[El Blanco]

Could it possibly be something to do with positioning moves. I'll bet there's a fair bit of stock that needs to be moved.

I don’t know. However if you have to cancel 75 trains in order to move stock from one location to another then it just goes to show the inadequacy of Scotrail to provide a decent service.

I’ve got no faith whatsoever that everything will be ok after tomorrow.

 

[mcmad]

Tomorrow they'll probably manage to muddle through given the reduced services on offer, the real test will be Monday and in particular the 2 peaks with all the additional services shoehorned into an already cramped timetable.

 

[alangla]

It's more the fact they're constantly pushing the changes on social media. I guess whoever is telling them to post all the promises has a very short memory given the utter disaster that the December timetable change was.

The radio ad “ticket to the future” is even worse in terms of making them a hostage to fortune

 

[Struner]

I don’t know. However if you have to cancel 75 trains in order to move stock from one location to another then it just goes to show the inadequacy of Scotrail to provide a decent service.

I’ve got no faith whatsoever that everything will be ok after tomorrow.

& does that just go for scotrail or for other tocs as well?

 

[El Blanco]

& does that just go for scotrail or for other tocs as well?

I’m not sure. I live in Scotland and use their service almost on a daily basis. Can’t comment on other TOC’s sorry.

 

[DuncanS]

The new information on departure boards since yesterday is a welcome addition.

 

[alangla]

Journeycheck currently showing zero cancellations and one part cancellation (0857 Oban to Queen Street terminating at Crianlarich) around 20 short forms showing. Enormous improvement on a couple of months ago

 

[El Blanco]

Journeycheck currently showing zero cancellations and one part cancellation (0857 Oban to Queen Street terminating at Crianlarich) around 20 short forms showing. Enormous improvement on a couple of months ago

Have a look in the Scotrail HST thread below. Training has been temporarily suspended to bed the new timetable in. There is a strong possibility that the cancellations in the East will be back in the foreseeable future.

https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/scotrail-hst-introduction-updates-discussion.137911/page-260

 

[alangla]

Looks like lack of crew disease is back with a vengeance today. Combination of the Scottish school holidays starting and the nice weather meaning a lack of O/T volunteers?