Scot rail and their new carriages
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bigtalljohn
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Scot rail and their new carriages
So Scotrail are adding an additional carriage to some of their trains with extra bike carrying capacity and before its even happened people are being negative, small steps maybe but let's be supportive of anything bike orientated 
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Re: Scot rail and their new carriages
Lucky you lot up there 
. Got a linkypoo to some info? Will they have Dutch-style bike dangly hook thingies or horizontal as usual? I well remember proper guard's vans with room for millions of bikes, and mailbags to lounge around on.
. Got a linkypoo to some info? Will they have Dutch-style bike dangly hook thingies or horizontal as usual? I well remember proper guard's vans with room for millions of bikes, and mailbags to lounge around on."My God, Ponsonby, I'm two-thirds of the way to the grave and what have I done?" - RIP
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Re: Scot rail and their new carriages
I'd heard they were planning this but wasn't sure what the format would be. Looks good and will make bailing out of the Highland trail on day 1 or 2 even easier 
Just need something similar on the Inverness line now
Just need something similar on the Inverness line now
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ScotRoutes
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Re: Scot rail and their new carriages
Glasgow-Oban/Fort William, Fort William-Mallaig and Inverness-Kyle were all supposed to get these, plus(maybe) Inverness-Thurso/Wick. Only 5 carriages in the initial pilot though so I'm guessing Kyle misses out for now.
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Re: Scot rail and their new carriages
Where are the negative comments? There's none on the BBC article?bigtalljohn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:49 pm So Scotrail are adding an additional carriage to some of their trains with extra bike carrying capacity and before its even happened people are being negative, small steps maybe but let's be supportive of anything bike orientated
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Re: Scot rail and their new carriages
All over Facebook for one.whitestone wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2019 10:26 ambigtalljohn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:49 pm So Scotrail are adding an additional carriage to some of their trains with extra bike carrying capacity and before its even happened people are being negative, small steps maybe but let's be supportive of anything bike orientated
Where are the negative comments? There's none on the BBC article?
Re: Scot rail and their new carriages
Got the train to Inverness this morning. Not the carriages pictured, but it was new rolling stock and the bike rack was for hanging as it were, but tucked away rather than somewhere folks would put their luggage as there’s never enough space! Neater/better in my view.
I’ll take a picture and(try to) post up on the way back if it’s the same carriages.
I’ll take a picture and(try to) post up on the way back if it’s the same carriages.