flyingscot Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 31 minutes ago, RiG said: Yeah it's an odd one but it's definitely there! Seems to be an error. Isn't uploaded into the planners. Looking at the schedules seems to be a maintenance or non-passenger service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 55 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Edinburgh Airport's a pain in the arse to get to and from Inverness, if you can't fly direct from Inverness or Aberdeen the English airports or Schiphol are much quicker and easier. ScotRail making it even more awkward isn't helpful although totally unsurprising. I assume our political masters are going to talk a great game about getting us out of cars but not actually do anything to encourage this.again, unsurprising 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Park Boy Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 17 minutes ago, highlandcowden said: ScotRail making it even more awkward isn't helpful although totally unsurprising. I assume our political masters are going to talk a great game about getting us out of cars but not actually do anything to encourage this.again, unsurprising This is getting us back into cars. Everything the SNP touches ends in disaster!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Scotgov very soon about to realise there is no longer an Abelio-sized shield to deflect away criticism for this. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scosha Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Mind and ditch the car folks to protect the climate! This will heavily impact bars/restaurants in the city centre as folk won't want to feel rushed to finish their evening. My last train home from Glasgow is now 7.45 . Also really makes things difficult for people at Gigs etc in Glasgow to get home too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 The Edinburgh to Glasgow timetable is a joke. Last couple of trains from Glasgow heading east are at 2015 and 2215 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Last train to Wick from Inverness is going to be 2pm, from Wick to Inverness 12.34. Mind you, the bus is much quicker anyway.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, RiG said: The Edinburgh to Glasgow timetable is a joke. Last couple of trains from Glasgow heading east are at 2015 and 2215 Anyone going from Edinburgh to the Ukraine game is fucked to getting back to Edinburgh afterwards. Hope this ‘temporary’ timetable lasts a week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, Lyle Lanley said: Anyone going from Edinburgh to the Ukraine game is fucked to getting back to Edinburgh afterwards. Hope this ‘temporary’ timetable lasts a week. Citylink are running 24 hours a day between Glasgow and Edinburgh and it's pretty much every 30 mins in the evening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 They should cut the drivers' wages so they have to take the overtime, just until the new driver intake is trained up. I should get into the mediation business. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Citylink are running 24 hours a day between Glasgow and Edinburgh and it's pretty much every 30 mins in the evening. Doesn’t help anyone who stays in between Glasgow or Edinburgh though (unless they happen to live in Eurocentral business park or Harthill services). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 They should cut the drivers' wages so they have to take the overtime, just until the new driver intake is trained up. I should get into the mediation business.How dare folk choose not work on their days off. The country is going to the dogs... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) As @virginton said earlier, if your business model is based on drivers having to regularly work beyond their normal contracted hours so your company can deliver a (barely) functioning service then you might want to look at how you are doing things because that approach is not going to last. ETA: That fucking name change still a thing then Edited May 19, 2022 by RiG 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Can you give Scotrail staff 7%+ pay rises, but keep NHS and Teachers at lower rises...?NMC balloted their nurses last year and had a turnout of 30%. They can't complain about their wages if they don't bother to fight for it when given the chance. They should be fighting for better work conditions ahead of money anyway. My Mrs is a community nurse and her workload and conditions are ridiculous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 14 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: How dare folk choose not work on their days off. The country is going to the dogs... Is it not Union strategy rather than individual preference though, to keep the pressure up on wage negotiations? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Is it not Union strategy rather than individual preference though, to keep the pressure up on wage negotiations?No. It's personal preference. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 32 minutes ago, RiG said: As @virginton said earlier, if your business model is based on drivers having to regularly work beyond their normal contracted hours so your company can deliver a (barely) functioning service then you might want to look at how you are doing things because that approach is not going to last. ETA: That fucking name change still a thing then They claim they're short staffed because driver training was curtailed during Covid, and it will take till October to catch up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 How hard can it be to learn to drive a train anyway? It's not like you even need to steer, it's just stop and start 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 hour ago, 19QOS19 said: NMC balloted their nurses last year and had a turnout of 30%. They can't complain about their wages if they don't bother to fight for it when given the chance. They should be fighting for better work conditions ahead of money anyway. My Mrs is a community nurse and her workload and conditions are ridiculous. A lollipop man does more work than you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 A lollipop man does more work than you.Well obviously, they work split shifts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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