http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Scotrail wifi survey en Wed, 13 May 2026 03:49:05 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7864#post-95760 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:07:37 +0000 Shugster 95760@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I used to work for a telecoms company, and Railtrack at the time objected to all planning permission for mobile mast trying to cover the railway, making covering the rail routes almost impossible, the refused to allow 3G on existing mast on land they controlled etc etc. Hence the very poor mobile coverage on trains. I was even landed with the "dead" project of trying to upgrade a certain mobile operators sites on Railtrack landed. Had some success in London, but hit a total and utter brick wall in Scotland </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7864#post-94524 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:17:17 +0000 Smudge 94524@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Never been working when I've tried it! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7864#post-94523 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:35:45 +0000 Calum 94523@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Apparently they combine the signal from all the mobile phone networks </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7864#post-94483 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:05:24 +0000 cb 94483@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Should be quite useful</em> </p> <p>Although I note that the article says:</p> <p>"However, passengers were warned the service, which speeds up internet access, will be available only in existing mobile phone coverage areas."</p> <p>Hopefully they're not using Vodafone otherwise it will be as good as useless. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7864#post-94481 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:00:33 +0000 crowriver 94481@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm glad they're extending it to the Aberdeen train. Should be quite useful. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7864#post-94480 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:41:54 +0000 cb 94480@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"FREE wi-fi will be available on ScotRail trains between Scotland’s cities by the end of next year, ministers announced yesterday."</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/scotrail-prepares-wi-fi-rollout-for-services-1-2691736">http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/scotrail-prepares-wi-fi-rollout-for-services-1-2691736</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7864#post-79429 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:25:57 +0000 mgj 79429@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's never been wifi on any of my trips to Glasgow yet; I'd make use of it if I could. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7864#post-79416 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:29:50 +0000 Tulyar 79416@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you are using the E-G route covered by the current pilot scheme there is a survey to ask about your experience of the service - prize draw for sleeper tickets.</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotrail.co.uk/wifi" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotrail.co.uk/wifi</a></p> <p>With wifi it becomes even more attractive to use train rather than drive, and potentially the mobile phone signal can be more consistent as well (although that issue was sorted 30 years ago with leaky feeder aerials in Germany!) </p> <p>Who knows we might drive down use of the M8 so much that it is considered as under used and reduced to a single carriageway (Those who remember David Begg's days as Chair of Transportation will recall such remarks about the M9 "If it was a railway line carrying so little traffic it would have been closed and ripped up years ago") </p>