http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Failure from Scotrail, Scottish Citylink & Tourism Scotland = lousy cycle tour en Tue, 19 May 2026 03:25:17 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21053#post-362310 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:45:58 +0000 Tulyar 362310@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A tale from a Hitrans staff member, who happened to be catching a train at Garve after a site visit (by bike &amp; train naturally)</p> <p>A couple touring on bikes rolled in to catch the train having ridden from the ferry at Ullapool (massive hill to Braemore Junction &amp; sharing A835 with .... )</p> <p>Completely unaware that Scottish Citylink are now actually promoting the 961 Ullapool-Inverness coach (operated by D&amp;E Coaches) for cycle carriage - but not yet sorting out bike reservations, when you have to reserve your seats!</p> <p>They had also cycled from Glasgow to Oban to start the tour, as the 6 space on the train that connects with the ferry to S Uist are usually solidly booked through the summer (whilst the 12 spaces on the other parts of the train to Fort Bill &amp; Mallaig are typically just 25-50% used). Totally unaware that the Citylink 976 (Glasgow-Oban - West Coast Motors) runs to meet the same ferry connection, and leaves Glasgow at roughly the same time - I've put people on this coach regularly</p> <p>Could I get this as a piece in a magazine &amp; get greater exposure, as well as kicking a few silos (&amp; a*ses) to get the total travel options better promoted? I've pestered the last 4 Scottish Citylink MD's to get the bike reservation detail sorted out. If Ember can run a 24 hour Dundee-Edinburgh coach service (1h 10m journey times) with reservable bike spaces, and looking at a 5-6 bike clip-on 'ski-box' for peak demand (on a 40-seat coach!) what's stalling these folk? </p>