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Good luck with the venture, i hope its a success and the food is munchable
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Nearest station is Airbles, remember seeing them all pile off there, 2 trains an hour to Motherwell run via Airbles, altho the services via Bellshill, leave Motherwell and calls at Airbles too (so can go either way round the hamilton circle). Kids go free is valid on these services, takes about 30-35mins from central via the low level
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Trains starting to run again, so far its as follows
Service being introduced as per the amended timetable Please note services are resuming on a reduced timetable
Edinburgh to Falkirk High to Glasgow Queen Street
Edinburgh to Bathgate
Edinburgh to North Berwick
Edinburgh to Glenrothes (Both routes)
Edinburgh to Perth via Stirling and Dunblane ( Depending on source train crew)
Edinburgh to Dundee via Kirkcaldy
Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
Glasgow Central to Neilston
Glasgow Central to East Kilbride
Glasgow Central to Barrhead and Kilmarnock
Glasgow Central High Level to Motherwell via Queens Park, Newton and Hamilton
Other routes are still being checked by Network rail to ensure they are safe to reopen
First Bus Glasgow and First Bus Edinburgh are accepting train tickets tonight
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Thanks for that info. I was supposed to go through to Glasgow from Stirling tomorrow morning by train, but will probably now wait until things settle down.
If you have a smart phone check on www.pda.jcheck.com/firstscotrail for updates if no smart phone www.wap.jcheck.com/firstscotrail
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Due to high wind forecasts tomorrow, there will be serious disruption across the whole of Scotland and North Of England. NR have imposed a 40mph speed limit on ALL lines, so services will be seriously disrupted until at least 12 noon. I know that the other operators may not be of interest to you, but if anyone is going south be aware too
Scotrail
No ScotRail services will run before 07:00 on any route. Timetable information for ScotRail services that will run is available here. These changes are available in the Journey Planner. Passengers with tickets for travel on Thursday 5th December may be used on Friday 6th December.
The following routes will not run from start of service on Thursday 5th December (trains on these routes may be able to run again later in the day):
- West Highland Lines
- Elgin - Inverurie
- Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh / Wick
- Edinburgh - Perth via Kirkcaldy
- Girvan - Stranraer
- Ardrossan South Beach - Ardrossan Harbour
- Ayr - Kilmarnock
- Glasgow Central - Paisley Canal
- Glasgow Central - Whifflet
- Motherwell - Cumbernauld
- Cathcart Circle via Maxwell Park
- Dalmuir - Motherwell / Lanark via Bellshill
- Dalmuir - Larkhall via Hamilton
- Motherwell / Edinburgh - Milngavie
- Bellgrove - Springburn
- Glasgow Queen Street - Anniesland
- Glasgow Queen Street - Stirling via Croy
- Glasgow Central - Edinburgh via Shotts / Carstairs
- Cumbernauld - Falkirk Grahamston
- Edinburgh - Dunbar
No trains on the following route until at least 16:00:
- Glasgow Central - Ayr / Gourock / Largs / Wemyss Ba
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- Dalmuir - Balloch / Helensburgh
Caledonian Sleeper - 21:15 London Euston to Fort William Sleeper service will terminate at Edinburgh. ScotRail are contacting customers who are due to travel this evening.
First TransPennine Express
These changes are expected to apply until approximately 14:00, but may continue past 14:00 depending on the weather conditions.
- No trains will run between Newcastle and York apart from 06:11 Newcastle to Liverpool Lime Street which will run. Passengers can use East Coast and CrossCountry services between Newcastle and York. CrossCountry may be stopping additionally at Chester-le-Street.
- No trains will run between Carlisle and Edinburgh / Scotland apart from the 05:36 and 07:42 Edinburgh to Manchester Airport services. Passengers to use Virgin Trains services between Carlisle and Scotland. Virgin Trains will be stopping additionally at Lockerbie.
- All other services are planned to run as normal but may suffer delay due to the poor weather conditions
- Tickets will be valid on Friday 6 December
- These changes can be seen in the Journey Planner
Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains plan to run a normal timetable tomorrow. However passengers should be prepared for possible delays caused by the poor weather, especially on trains between Preston and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central. Tickets will be valid on Friday 6 December if passengers decide not to travel on Thursday 5 December.
CrossCountry
These changes are expected to apply until approximately 12:00, but may continue past 12:00 depending on the weather conditions.
- No services will run between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central / Aberdeen
- Journey times between Edinburgh and York will be extended by up to 2 hours
- Trains that normally start/terminate at Newcastle will start/terminate at York
- Mutual ticket acceptance with East Coast, Northern Rail and First TransPennine Express
Northern Rail
Northern Rail plan to run a normal timetable tomorrow. However passengers should be prepared for possible delays caused by the poor weather, especially on the following routes:
- Darlington - Newcastle
- Newcastle - Morpeth and Chathill
- Bishop Auckland - Saltburn
- Middlesbrough - Hexham via Sunderland and Newcastle
- Carlisle - Newcastle
- Preston - Carlisle via Oxenholme
- Preston - Carlisle via Barrow
- Blackpool North & South - Preston
- Skipton - Morecambe / Carlisle
- West Highland Lines
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Due to high wind forecasts tomorrow, there will be serious disruption across the whole of Scotland and North Of England. NR have imposed a 40mph speed limit on ALL lines, so services will be seriously disrupted until at least 12 noon. I know that the other operators may not be of interest to you, but if anyone is going south be aware too
Scotrail
No ScotRail services will run before 07:00 on any route. Timetable information for ScotRail services that will run is available here. These changes are available in the Journey Planner. Passengers with tickets for travel on Thursday 5th December may be used on Friday 6th December.
The following routes will not run from start of service on Thursday 5th December (trains on these routes may be able to run again later in the day):
- West Highland Lines
- Elgin - Inverurie
- Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh / Wick
- Edinburgh - Perth via Kirkcaldy
- Girvan - Stranraer
- Ardrossan South Beach - Ardrossan Harbour
- Ayr - Kilmarnock
- Glasgow Central - Paisley Canal
- Glasgow Central - Whifflet
- Motherwell - Cumbernauld
- Cathcart Circle via Maxwell Park
- Dalmuir - Motherwell / Lanark via Bellshill
- Dalmuir - Larkhall via Hamilton
- Motherwell / Edinburgh - Milngavie
- Bellgrove - Springburn
- Glasgow Queen Street - Anniesland
- Glasgow Queen Street - Stirling via Croy
- Glasgow Central - Edinburgh via Shotts / Carstairs
- Cumbernauld - Falkirk Grahamston
- Edinburgh - Dunbar
No trains on the following route until at least 16:00:
- Glasgow Central - Ayr / Gourock / Largs / Wemyss Ba
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- Dalmuir - Balloch / Helensburgh
Caledonian Sleeper - 21:15 London Euston to Fort William Sleeper service will terminate at Edinburgh. ScotRail are contacting customers who are due to travel this evening.
First TransPennine Express
These changes are expected to apply until approximately 14:00, but may continue past 14:00 depending on the weather conditions.
- No trains will run between Newcastle and York apart from 06:11 Newcastle to Liverpool Lime Street which will run. Passengers can use East Coast and CrossCountry services between Newcastle and York. CrossCountry may be stopping additionally at Chester-le-Street.
- No trains will run between Carlisle and Edinburgh / Scotland apart from the 05:36 and 07:42 Edinburgh to Manchester Airport services. Passengers to use Virgin Trains services between Carlisle and Scotland. Virgin Trains will be stopping additionally at Lockerbie.
- All other services are planned to run as normal but may suffer delay due to the poor weather conditions
- Tickets will be valid on Friday 6 December
- These changes can be seen in the Journey Planner
Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains plan to run a normal timetable tomorrow. However passengers should be prepared for possible delays caused by the poor weather, especially on trains between Preston and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central. Tickets will be valid on Friday 6 December if passengers decide not to travel on Thursday 5 December.
CrossCountry
These changes are expected to apply until approximately 12:00, but may continue past 12:00 depending on the weather conditions.
- No services will run between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central / Aberdeen
- Journey times between Edinburgh and York will be extended by up to 2 hours
- Trains that normally start/terminate at Newcastle will start/terminate at York
- Mutual ticket acceptance with East Coast, Northern Rail and First TransPennine Express
Northern Rail
Northern Rail plan to run a normal timetable tomorrow. However passengers should be prepared for possible delays caused by the poor weather, especially on the following routes:
- Darlington - Newcastle
- Newcastle - Morpeth and Chathill
- Bishop Auckland - Saltburn
- Middlesbrough - Hexham via Sunderland and Newcastle
- Carlisle - Newcastle
- Preston - Carlisle via Oxenholme
- Preston - Carlisle via Barrow
- Blackpool North & South - Preston
- Skipton - Morecambe / Carlisle
- West Highland Lines
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Had to deal with 7 of their foul mouthed fans last nite....seemingly im a fat speccy f****n b*****d, fat speccy b*****d, fat c**t, a w****r, a dick, and a paedo cos i want to do my job......shame one of them, the ringleader, got done
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The Daily Retard care....that paper promotes bigotry, i love reading the FB comments.
When they talk about a disaster,about 80% of the comments are about the bigot brothers, have a look/laugh if youve never looked
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Home to Aberdeen
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Not just there...you should hear the bile they spout going to and from the games, i managed to get 3 charged a few years ago after telling them 6 times to STFU, called the btp at lenzie and met a queen st....3 x £60 fines, i was then accused by my driver of being a bigot (quelle suprise he was one of them too), so my reply was.....'idve done the same if they were fkn h*ns!'
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Would it not be possible to go via Edinburgh without getting a rail replacement bus? I realise it would take longer but to be honest I'm not fussed about time if it means I can avoid the bus, much prefer the train.
Sadly no, its a bus service dundee to perth too....the only trains running out of perth are to inverness as its heading away from the affected zone
Annoying for me as I as often as not take the train from Alloa. So I'm going be put out for our next two home games.
eta thanks for info, Thomas
It is, it would be bus to grahamston then into glasgow via cumbernauld
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Just to let any fans travelling to Perth on the 28th that there are alterations to train services that day, from next weekend for the folling 4 weekends only, no trains are running via Stirling due to the station being closed for re-signalling and re-laying of lines.
Buses will replace trains between Queen St-Larbert-Perth as all Aberdeens are re-routed via Inverkeithing to Dundee
Best way to check extended travel times is on National Rail Enquiries, or drop me a PM with the time u think of leaving at
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Stuck this in here even though can be football related too...for our more senior members....club 55 starts back on 1st sept-20th nov, return portion valid for a month afterwards. £19 return/£17 with senior railcard
Sadly not valid on East Coast anymore
Full T&Cs -
Club 55
http://www.scotrail.co.uk/content/club-55-terms-and-conditions.html
Club 55 Premium
http://www.scotrail.co.uk/content/about-club-55-premier.html
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A "Pass Comm"? Is that what we oldies would call the communication cord?
Speaking of oldies.....
as I understand it, my concession card gets me a 10 mile journey for £1:30 flat fare.
Does that mean 10 miles only from my "home" station or can I re-book 10 miles away for the next 10 at £1:30?
I.e. if I want to go Glasgow - Edinburgh
do I just have to buy the full priced day return or is there a way of getting a concession price for us over 60s?
Just thought I'd ask, Thomas, you being in the trade and all that.
You can....its 10mile from where you board, but just ask for another on the train after that expires....spt hate us selling split tickets...but who cares if it saves money
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I would guess, also, that the driver will get a bollocking for stopping in a neutral zone.
If it was a 320 or a 318, like 156s and 158s when the pass comm is pulled the train automatically stops, if it was a 334 then the driver can talk to the person activating the pass comm as with the 170s
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I know they sent another train in to assist, but im not sure how it works with the electrics and neutral zones, i work diesels so wed get terminated, at the nearest station to de train passengers then sent in to tie up and recover the failed train....so far ive never been involved in a failure either way (probably will at some stage)
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Not 100% sure, but from what i heard the failed train was in a neutral section at finneston jn, which is as it sounds, no power to the train, these are all over the network and 90% of the time you dont really know your going through one.
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I was caught right in the middle of this. It took me about an hour to get from Glasgow Central to Anniesland this evening.
After being turfed off the train at Anderston I attempted to circumvent the problem by catching another train at Charing Cross. I thought the other line might have been unaffected but I hadn't realised where the train had broken down.
It is amazing how much chaos just one broken down train can cause. This all comes after yesterday's points failure. Of course, I could comfortably write what I know about driving trains on the back of a postage stamp, but it just amazes me.
If youre stuck for half an hour and on a weekly or a normal day ticket you can get 50% of the leg of the journey back, if it was over an hour u can get 100% back....pick up a form at a manned station
If you have a monthly or greater season ticket, you get 20% back of the leg of the journey
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For anyone travelling just now, broken down train at Finneston Jn, affecting all routes on the low levels via queen st and central
If you have a valid ticket, can be used on any first bus route and subway between partick and st enoch/buchanan st
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BBC website still says Lawleff.....they mustve spelt his name wrong on the shirts it says Lawless
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Another split ticket doen the east coast is
Edinburgh-Dunbar/Dunbar-Berwick then Berwick-Newcastle
Its all about changing the ticket from open return (SOR) to Day Returns(SDR) or Saver Return(SVR)
You can get SuperSavers (SSR - england and wales) and SuperOffPeaks (SOP -Scotland), these are not valid before 0915 mon-fri, nor saturdays during july, august and selected dates in december.
If anyone wants me to check prices give me a few days-a week or two notice and ill look up the prices, however i cant look up advance as our machines cant do them.
Another wee tip if you travel a lot, joing loyalty advance, you get free 1st class upgrade at weekends, and offers during the year, just now its 2 returns for £25 off peak and 1st class sleeper for £99.
Not seen or heard about any deals with papers or supermarkets (yet)
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Split tickets - best stations to buy to are as follows
Glasgow - Perth for north to Inverness
Glasgow - Perth, Perth - Dundee (also for heading to Aberdeen)
Glasgow - Inverkeithing if your travelling to Edinburgh and staying over....works out just under £5 cheaper than 2 singles
These work as the tickets become day returns instead of open returns
Join Loyalty Advance, you get free 1st class upgrades at weekends
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Railtrack as a private company failed - Network Rail is now effectively state run and is not for profit. It works better than the private version.
National Express East Coast failed - East Coast is run by the state and is making a profit. It works better than the private version. (Although for nonsense ideological reasons the Tories now want to privatise it again).
These examples you provide show show clear reasons why the whole network should be taken back under public ownership.
Are you stupid? The whole point of this thread was to discuss providing better public transport (mainly trains) for all football supporters. And yes I do agree with it. I absolutely agree with running public transport for the benefit of the public, in this specific example, football supporters. I would be at Dingwall right now if it wasn't for the fact that if I rock up to the train station today it will cost me £63.10 return.
Buying on the day is always dearer as youre buying either an Open Return, or maybe a Saver Return to these destinations, hence the idea of Advances.....however split tickets are the way, and the rule about changing trains on them are there to be ignored.
Return Queen St-Perth £15,70, Return Perth-Dingwall £35.40 - total on the day £51.10 bit cheaper but not as cheap as advances
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He was PE teacher at Hyndland for a few years when i was there
RIP
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