ScotRail 158715 heading to Invergordon (18/02/2024)

[@stephensrailways]

Thanks for the mention!

[@brandonstone9326]

No problem 🙂

[@caithnessrailrambler2698]

Brilliant Video brandon. Thanks for the mention. 715 all the way from my neck of the woods lol

[@brandonstone9326]

Thank you so much and no problem Leon. The great 158715 (Also known as Haymarket in the past) has never let the railway down over 30 years and is still going like clockwork lol 😄

[@caithnessrailrambler2698]

@@brandonstone9326 Yes i mind it had its blue name plate on it years ago my mums ex used to work on the train at wick and we would see 715 every time was on it Would breakdown our was known to have constant problems lol but don't hear much if it still has problems these days! Hope they will run for a good few years yet.

[@brandonstone9326]

@@caithnessrailrambler2698 Compare to what I am hearing of the class 156's on the West Highland Line. I think the class 156's are going to be leaving quicker than what we got up here, it's a shame we don't have something different like class 170's etc up North of Inverness

[@caithnessrailrambler2698]

@brandonstone9326 Yeah, I did hear that the 156s will be soon, leaving northern rail may take some on be intreasting to see what they will replace 156s up the West Highland. As to the 170s, they are set to be gone by 2030. I was told by a wick driver when he was away to training school to become a driver from being a guard.

[@brandonstone9326]

@@caithnessrailrambler2698 Completely from ScotRail or the national network for the class 170's and the other was HST's are the replacement to the class 170's since Inter7city came into service. But there is mention of those getting rid of too.