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Recent content by Northhighland

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    Scotrail HSTs - 4-5 years in

    Since Covid there has been an obvious lack of enthusiasm for improving the rail connections to the Highlands. The station at Dalcross is a good example as an aid to airport commuting it is so far away from airport why would you bother? The HST is an excellent passenger experience. To the...
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    Scotrail HSTs - 4-5 years in

    The whole project has had good intentions. The delivery has never come close to matching those intentions.
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    Scotrail RMT strike action and possible temporary service cuts to a third of services

    RMT didn’t set a timetable that can only work with staff agreeing to work overtime. That is Scotrail. This will be Caledonian McTrain in a year or two.
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    Scotrail RMT strike action and possible temporary service cuts to a third of services

    Scotrail is going to deteriorate into Caledonian McTrain. Be as awful as the ferry service in a couple of years. Currently on a 170 from Inverness to Glasgow. Rattles constantly around roof panels, sockets not working, train is rammed. Not a pleasant experience to be honest. Staff are...
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    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    Think anyone travelling on an Inverness south services stopping at Dalwhinnie on a winters night would maybe not agree. Or standing on a 170 from Edinburgh to Perth. HST sets are here and are going nowhere. Effort has to be on getting them delivering reliably and if that is achieved then we...
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    ScotRail - Possible future rolling stock plans?

    HST will operate for a good few years yet. Just need to start operating the service they promised. Not really near that point yet. HST is a great product. Just needs to be there every day. It is the uncertainty of if you will get a seat that pissed me off. At least with the bus you are...
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    ScotRail - Possible future rolling stock plans?

    Spot on post. We stopped using Scotrail over two years ago for business travel. Covid accelerated that. I used to travel every week or fortnight from Inverness to Glasgow or Edinburgh. Substitutions of 170’s for HST’s got the point I was sick to the back teeth of standing to Perth. Just...
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    Scotrail - Post Covid Consultation - Service Reductions

    So all the promised improvements between Inverness and Central belt scrapped. After all the noise and money we don’t even get an Inter7city service still have 170’s in some services. Highland's being seriously sold short here. As is Aberdeen. When that is added to the backsliding happening...
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    LNER train hits a cow (24/05)

    Not be too good for the cows either I imagine.
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    Customer advice journey to Thurso with bicycle (24/05/21)

    happens form time to time in extreme weather and today is extreme weather. A9 will be open, not much comfort for your friend. there are some Inverness taxi services that might take bikes.
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    HSTs - Are they sufficently crashworthy now, should they be withdrawn?

    Every accident has to be analysed and lessons learned. I as much as anyone love HST a great train to travel on for sure. That doesn’t mean we retain at any cost. The cab is basically offering nothing more than weather protection. That isn’t good. Need to wait for full findings but totally...
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    Would DMUs have been a better choice for Scotrail than HSTs?

    As a frequent traveller from Inverness to Edinburgh and Glasgow the OP needs to understand that a wee jaunt from Stirling to Glasgow is in no way a representative experience of the routes the HST’s are running on. The 170’s have for a start the doors inside the passenger area. Sit on in of...
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    Whats the most successful Locomotive or Unit in the UK?

    Excellent post. Still gives very good passenger experience at 40 years old. That is testament to great design, manufacture and maintenance.
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    Hydroflex - testing

    Most major shipping lines are looking at Hydrogen as the power source of the future. The first bulk gas hydrogen transport ship has been launched in Japan. There is a huge push towards this technology. Lots of big companies like Hyundai, Kawasaki and others are investing big amounts of money...
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    Hydroflex - testing

    We live in the UK not Germany. The economics are different for a start. If we can't deliver value for money electrification projects already live projects then hard to see how you think Perth to Inverness stands much of a chance. My point is why write off a new technology still being...

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