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    Edinburgh Trams Extension

    Just came across this video of the ongoing work to extend the Edinburgh Trams line to Leith / Newhaven. Much of the track is now down, including the tie into the existing in service tramway at the former York Place stop. That stop will be replaced by a new stop on the opposite site of the...
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    ex 314 Hydrogen Conversion is alive...

    Former 314209 now 614209 hydrogen fuel cell test train has moved under hydrogen power for the first time. It had previously moved under its own power a few days earlier on battery power to test electrical systems.
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    Tilting Tragedy - the Story of the Advanced Passenger Train

    Came across this documentary uploaded on Youtube last week about the story of the Advanced Passenger Train:
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    ScotRail HST watch…

    Just on a train from Alloa to Glasgow QS having changed in Stirling from the LNER Highland Chieftain, usually get this train as previously the few minutes earlier train from Aberdeen has been a 3 car 170 or 2 car 158 and absolutely rammed - today a five car HST pulled in to platform 3 while I...
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    Amber Heat Warning extended into South & East Scotland - disruption?

    The Met Office’s amber extreme heat warning has been extended further North and East, covering the entire borders area and up the Eastern side of Scotland, including Edinburgh, Fife, Perth and Dundee - the details can be read at www.metoffice.gov.uk until the warning period expires: Wonder...
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    Caledonian Sleeper - A unique way to travel

    Caledonian Sleeper have just unveiled a new video advert and marketing slogan - "A unique way to travel". Not sure the slogan is very well thought through for the potential to ridicule it when problems occur?
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    Caledonian Sleeper

    Earlier this month we asked Caledonian Sleeper about a possible resumption of the carriage of day passengers on internal Scottish legs of the sleeper as was the case pre-covid, in particular on the West Highland Line where full journey’s were possible in both directions in the Sleeper’s seated...