Am I right in thinking that December’s timetable change assumes an entirely HST fleet on the 7 Cities routes?
If so, what are the chances of Scotrail being able to operate to the published timetable?
On my Glasgow to Aberdeen trips I’ve only had the very occasional HST (Classic, never refurb) this year, and was entirely unsurprised to get a 170 both ways last Wed and Thu (0741 and 1630 respectively) vice booked HSTs.
With many HSTs currently sitting around Haymarket depot in pieces and delivery of refurbs never exceeding 1 per month, will the December timetable change be undeliverable?
(On the bike issues upthread, I wrote to the Transport Secretary some months ago and got a standard-issue bland response from Transport Scotland, aka Cars Scotland, who don’t understand anything other than cars let alone the integration of active travel with public transport. As the esteemed Lee Craigie is now Scotland’s Active Nation Commissioner, I hope her social media intervention achieves a better result.)