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    Tree stops Glasgow - London trains in Lockerbie area (30/06)

    I'm paying particular attention as I'm travelling in a few days time. Thanks for all your responses which are reassuring. The Avanti web page didn't give any options that would let people travel on 30th. It seems that on-the-ground-on-the-day then options to travel were possible.
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    Tree stops Glasgow - London trains in Lockerbie area (30/06)

    This happened yesterday 30/6/25. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn7ddl6ej2po How did passengers make their journey after the line was blocked at Lockerbie/Beattock by a fallen tree? Were Avanti passengers sent via Kilmarnock to Carlisle, or via the East Coast, or simply expected to...
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    Trivia: places where another line runs through without a station

    High St has ecs trains passing not far from the end of the platforms. Pollokshields East has trains from both Pollokshields West and Pollokshaws West passing the station on lines without platforms. Have we had Cathcart? Ashburys?
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    Comparisons with Scottish enforcement policies

    Two recent observations. Exiting the barriers at Glasgow. "I've lost my return half of my ticket from Paisley. I've only got the outward half. -That's fine, is the barrier person's response, opening the gate. Second, on a train. "We need two tickets to Glasgow. -Have u got a railcard? -Iv got a...
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    Trivia: Longest GB Rail Journey?

    Would you not need to reverse at Barassie when going between Kilmarnock and Paisley? Alternatively go via Barrhead but that would need a reversal at Paisley itself. Kilmarnock, Polmadie, Mossend, Sunnyside Junction, High St? But that would avoid Paisley
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    Trivia: Which UK stations have (or have historically) had stations using the same name but with a slight variation?

    Elgin and Elgin East?
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    Trivia: Which UK stations have (or have historically) had stations using the same name but with a slight variation?

    Manchester Piccadilly did have Manchester Mayfield. Piccadilly may have been known as London Rd at the time 1745008462 The current Leeds station had platforms used by trains on the St Pancras and Carlisle lines. I think it had a different name from the part that developed into the current...
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    ScotRail recruiting more revenue staff

    The capped fare applies from Helensburgh Stations (Upper and Central) to Oban. Presumably its fine to board the Oban train at Dumbarton with a Helensburgh Stations to Oban ticket. How else would it be possible to travel by train from Helensburgh Central to Oban?
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    Major / trunk roads built upon former railway routes?

    The new road bridge over the Tummel at Ballinluig(A827) is built on the alignment of the branch to Aberfeldy
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    ScotRail recruiting more revenue staff

    To me it's like an Oyster card. Top it up with £10/£20 at a machine. Tap to get through the barriers. It seems to calculate the minimum fare due for your day's travel. I find it very convenient indeed. I wonder why something similar can't be arranged for the local trains.
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    Caledonian Sleeper

    This is a great thread, don'tdivide it up. Sometimes I skip thru parts, but I always visit if there's something new. We make a point of travelling on the sleeper when we can just because of this thread!
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    Caledonian sleeper - West highland line to Edinburgh

    Scotrail show a fare of £66 depart 1900 from Fort William to Edinburgh on 09 Feb. The lner site has the same fare for the journey
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    Trivia: Stations on a junction that either have 4 platforms or 2 platforms

    Coatbridge Central? - either to Whifflet or the R&C Dalmuir- 4 platforms on two routes one platform has a fifth bay platform Dalreoch - 2 platforms Westerton and Port Glasgow - 2 platforms - one of the two diverging routes is single in each case Perth? Bridgeton -4 platforms but one of the two...
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    Class 801 running empty to Glasgow

    What does "station avoiding chord" refer to? Is that the loop on the upside that bypasses the platform? If it is then I think its used by the up sleeper
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    Storm Darragh - 6/7th Dec

    Tree falls on train - BBC Report here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpw2rgkvx1zo The report continues
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