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Procurement process to replace ScotRail HSTs gets under way


17/12/2024 in Fleet

On July 28, because of industrial action, the 1552 Edinburgh-Inverness was worked by an Edinburgh crew that did not sign the route from Dunblane to Perth, so ran via Ladybank. 43137 leads 43037 past Woodmill Mains (near Lindores Loch) on the single-track line. PIP DUNN.

The procurement process to replace the last HSTs used on long-distance InterCity services has begun.




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