I have a question, I saw this week 7th or 8th of January a photo and story stating Scotrail driver training was underway using GWR green liveried HST's sets it wasn't from years ago but from.what was said these had been ones GWR had mothballed , and ate now in Scotland, I'm guessing maybe to replace the carmont set , or provide additional sets, as I also had confirmed by a Facebook group where one of the members who's a Scotrail train driver confirmed they are using hst's for training on the leven line , I wondered if this is because, Scotrail apparently have a shortage of 158's which are what will be used on the leven line , it me toned also that the far north has shortages , hence I figure they must be planning to use the hat sets on the levenine, and I'd wager they'd be needed as well , because there will be a lot of people looking to try out the new line as well as folk using them to go to work , shopping etc .
Also seems a waste to build platforms long enough for full sized tourist trains , not to take advantage of the longer platforms.
And if it is the case that HST's will run to leven they'd probably be at peak hours like the old 68/mark2F sets that were so popular.
Anyway if anyone can shed any light on this I'd be greatful