Can someone explain my Train situation here please.

Hedge

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Ive been on hold for bloody ages on the Scotrail line, so gave up.

Im looking on the service updates site and get this..

"Train services between Aberdeen and Inverness are being disrupted due to signalling problems.
Short notice alterations, cancellations and delays can be expected.

Inverness / Aberdeen services are currently withdrawn. A train shuttle will run from Aberdeen to Elgin and Inverness to Inveruire. Alternative road transport will run from Elgin to Inverness and from Inveruire to Aberdeen."

Im getting a train at 13.28 from Elgin to Aberdeen today. Well thats the plan anyway. If this current situation continues can you tell me what Im expecting here, A shuttle to Aberdeen? is that normal?


Sorry for being a dumbass :D
 
I wouldn't say you're a dumbass - train timetables, stations and schedules confuzzle the heck out of me, too! :(
 
I have a train booked for 13.28, how will leaving earlier help? can I just jump on any shuttle. i dunno how this works
 
OriginalJonty said:
Yes it is.
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Actually in the context of the original information (It has since turned out he's now on a coach anyway) its not. A 'train shuttle' is a terminology which basically means that due to a problem on the line further up, trains are now simplying 'shuttling' back and forth between A and B instead of going all the way to C. This means they don't conform to the regular timetable and don't go on to the usual destinations.

So, if you imagine:

A - B x C

Where x is the disruption, train services from A to C might operate instead as a shuttle between A and B, with alternative road transport laid on to transfer between B and C.
 
[TW]Fox;18054016 said:
Actually in the context of the original information (It has since turned out he's now on a coach anyway) its not. A 'train shuttle' is a terminology which basically means that due to a problem on the line further up, trains are now simplying 'shuttling' back and forth between A and B instead of going all the way to C. This means they don't conform to the regular timetable and don't go on to the usual destinations.

So, if you imagine:

A - B x C

Where x is the disruption, train services from A to C might operate instead as a shuttle between A and B, with alternative road transport laid on to transfer between B and C.
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I see
 
Good point fox. sounds like it shoulda been that way. Nevermind there's only a few on coach so far. Scenery is nice too I suppose !
 
[TW]Fox;18054016 said:
Actually in the context of the original information (It has since turned out he's now on a coach anyway) its not. A 'train shuttle' is a terminology which basically means that due to a problem on the line further up, trains are now simplying 'shuttling' back and forth between A and B instead of going all the way to C. This means they don't conform to the regular timetable and don't go on to the usual destinations.

So, if you imagine:

A - B x C

Where x is the disruption, train services from A to C might operate instead as a shuttle between A and B, with alternative road transport laid on to transfer between B and C.
Click to expand...

I was just basing my answer on what the local service gets called. Of course, different for different places.
 
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