http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Inside Transport: The truth about ScotRail masked by politics" en Sun, 31 May 2026 19:00:04 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17028#post-233935 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 07:14:26 +0000 chdot 233935@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>However, I don’t think punctuality is commuters’ main gripe on most lines - it’s overcrowding. </p> <p>In the face of increasing passenger numbers, ScotRail was stretched even before it had to provide trains for the new Borders Railway and extra carriages during the Forth Road Bridge closure. </p> <p>The first of two new train fleets is still a year away, and the second may be delayed. That’s where the real pressure on ScotRail will be felt.</p> <p>"<br /> <a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/inside-transport-the-truth-about-scotrail-masked-by-politics-1-4257285" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/inside-transport-the-truth-about-scotrail-masked-by-politics-1-4257285</a> </p>