170414 supported by 158723 forms 1A50 1057 to Dyce for a bus to Aberdeen. New station at Forres will be a tick

156449 at Holytown, about to go through the road and back to Edinburgh. In spite of my request, ECS. Missed out on the # at the east end of the station. Crews did well to sort us out taxis to ML, where buses were available for Glasgow passengers. I declined and headed back to Edinburgh on the one remaining running service, an Ayr - Edinburgh which had presumably gone R&C and Whifflet.

156449 exhibiting first generation DMU characteristics....

156449 RETB Unit and GSM-R Radio. Other coffee outlets are available....

156449 and a fed up driver who was finished at Central had we made it with 1Y81. Massive signalling issues at both Newton and Greenhill Junction due to telecoms failures.

158782 departs Lenzie for Alloa, in spite of impressions to the contrary. 1430 or so, Thursday 15th February 2018

158714 brings up the rear of what is probably an Inverness - Edinburgh at Turnhouse.

170459 in fuller dull north of Dalnaspidal

Layby 87 as a turbostar heads north

158729 was 1Y73 to Central. Gutted. Usually a 156