Easiest way to save a locomotive as it stands is to have the Glasgow shunt engine work the trunk legs of the Highland sleeper - eg follow departure from Glasgow at 2340 with a southbound departure from Edinburgh at 0140, and opposite in the morning.
...and then it gets to Aberdeen, stays there all day and brings the Aberdeen portion down the following night, which means that it's not able to do the Glasgow ecs!the loco departs glasgow 2330 ish after the glasglow portion has departed, would get to Edinburgh at 0100 ish read for the highlander at 0330 ish
Whenever electrification reaches Perth I wonder if there will be an argument for splitting Aberdeen/Inverness there instead of Edinburgh. I realise there's still fort William to think about.
"...new era of the Caledonian Sleeper, operating seven trains a night..."
Interesting that they mention class 99s as an option for the future.
Plus the 2 coming north? Ahead of splitting of course.Regarding the bit in bold, have I missed an extra two sleeper trains here?
When I did maths at primary school many, many years ago, 3 (Highland portions) plus 2 (Lowland portions) equals 5.
Did Truss and Kwarteng compile the press release, being as they were rubbish at maths?
Two leave LondonRegarding the bit in bold, have I missed an extra two sleeper trains here?
When I did maths at primary school many, many years ago, 3 (Highland portions) plus 2 (Lowland portions) equals 5.
Did Truss and Kwarteng compile the press release, being as they were rubbish at maths?
The Glasgow shunt 92 usually does trip over to Edinburgh and back in the early morning.Easiest way to save a locomotive as it stands is to have the Glasgow shunt engine work the trunk legs of the Highland sleeper - eg follow departure from Glasgow at 2340 with a southbound departure from Edinburgh at 0140, and opposite in the morning.
If I've thought it through correctly, it's the maximum number of separate trains on the move at any one time, so there's some logic there.Two leave London
Five leave Scottish cities
Slightly odd way of looking at it, I agree
If I've thought it through correctly, it's the maximum number of separate trains on the move at any one time, so there's some logic there.
Depending on the exact timetable, that may happen twice a night:
1) when all trains have departed, but before any up portions have been combined, and
2) when both down trains have been divided, but before any train arrives at its destination.
They should define "train" as a "specific combination of vehicles including passenger carrying sleeper carriages that starts at one place and finishes at another", in which case they could claim 14 per night which would sound better in their press release.
It’s 10 per night.
Not using my suggested definition.It’s 10 per night.
Not using my suggested definition.
Travelled on the first night back under public ownership on the northbound highlander and was absolutely no discernible difference.
I’d say the clientele and the issues they bring are somewhat different.I just hope as it's under Scottish government control they don't extend the alcohol ban to the Cally sleeper!
If its the Scottish Government directing it, why doesn't it apply to Avanti or LNER services during the period they operate north of the border?No this was Scottish government
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Anyhow I digress, if they are to continue with the luxury hotel on rails marketing...
At the prices they charge it is very much competing with Hotels and mid-range ones at that, meanwhile the service they offer is more akin to a hostel.If its the Scottish Government directing it, why doesn't it apply to Avanti or LNER services during the period they operate north of the border?
Again, the CS is not marketed as a hotel on rails.
In what way?At the prices they charge it is very much competing with Hotels and mid-range ones at that, meanwhile the service they offer is more akin to a hostel.
The Friday dry train policy was put in place as a result of offshore workers going home and getting totally pissed on that service. The policy stops at Newcastle.I think it’s a Scotrail policy rather than a law or byelaw in place so doesn’t apply on other operators in Scotland.
I note there is also an LNER “dry train” from ABD on a Friday.
It is sadly the truth Scotland in particular has a very unhealthy relationship with Alcohol, with a death rate close to double that of England and Wales (Link), and most can tell a story of a nasty encounter with someone or a group of people drinking on public transport. The main sporting event in the annual calendar is moved earlier in the day specifically so there are less hours of daylight for them to get blind drunk prior to travel. It is a sad reflection on society, and a welcome change to most people I speak to here.
Whilst I don’t think “travelling under the influence” should be banned per se - in a society which is quite safety conscious, packs of peanuts marked “may contain nuts” and car batteries advising you not to drink the battery acid, it has always seemed somewhat odd to me that we regularly have people who cannot stand up unaided staggering around next to a big hole with big lumps of exposed metal carrying deadly voltage (Subway, London Underground and Third Rail Land) and moving blocks of hundreds of tonnes of metal which cannot stop in a hurry.
The Friday dry train policy was put in place as a result of offshore workers going home and getting totally pissed on that service. The policy stops at Newcastle.
Many years ago I lived in Dundee and worked in Edinburgh. The Friday morning East Coast Mainline service from ABD was not pleasant (can't mind who the operator was at the time). Stag and Hen parties, on their way to Newcastle, who, by the time we arrived in Edinburgh before 9am, were often very rowdy.The Friday dry train policy was put in place as a result of offshore workers going home and getting totally pissed on that service. The policy stops at Newcastle.
Because the Scottish Government have direct control over Scotrail that they don't over the DfT TOCs?If its the Scottish Government directing it, why doesn't it apply to Avanti or LNER services during the period they operate north of the border?
Again, the CS is not marketed as a hotel on rails.