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@CalMac_Updates Thanks. I suppose I should have known that transport actually linking up together was too good to be true.

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@CalMac_Updates question: the Oban-craignure timetable looks like the Saturday 1705 ferry arrives in time to link up w/the train departing Oban…Scotrail app says that train departs at 1805, not 1811. Is the ferry still 1705-1800, or earlier for the train now?

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@ScotRail I just accidentally bought a ticket for saturday the 19th when I wanted friday the 18th, and now I can't change it? it's an off-peak day return...the app will only let me change to sunday, the website login page doesn't work. please advise.

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@ScotRail question: the website and app say that the Gourock-Glasgow line has works through today. Yet booking for tomorrow is also replacement buses, making the journey nearly 2 hours rather than 40 minutes?

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@ScotRail either the entire train is peak time or it isn't.

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Hey @ScotRail why is a train dep. at 8:56am peak time, or next stop 8:59 peak time, but if I got on the same train at stop 3 at 9:02 it’s off peak?
Go back to trains arriving in city before 9 rather than departure time, this is ridiculous.

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@ScotRail so mysteriously it's peak time service for the first six minutes but the remaining 35 minutes, off-peak.
got it.
except I don't because that LITERALLY MAKES NO SENSE. either it's busy or not busy. And I can tell you, it's not busy. certainly not "extra £1 per minute" busy.

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@ScotRail when we used to have peak times before covid it was based on arrival time in Glasgow, trains arriving before 9 were peak. Departing at FOUR MINUTES TO NINE is not a peak time train. You're begging for people to book from 2 stops on to work around this ridiculousness.

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@ScotRail how is that in any way fair when people getting on the same exact train 6 minutes later are on an off-peak train? Surely it needs to be based on when the train leaves origin or arrives at destination. Literally 2 miles on it's £6 different instead of the normal 50p different.

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@ScotRail I see there's no answer to the ridiculousness of this. I basically pay an extra £1 PER MINUTE (£6 difference!!) of the first 6 minutes of this journey than someone who gets on 2 stops later & sits next to me on the same train just because it leaves my station 4 minutes before 9.

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@ScotRail If I get on the train in Gourock at 8:56 it is a peak time fare. If I get on THE SAME TRAIN at Greenock west at 9:02 it is an off-peak fare. That is frankly ridiculous when it is the same train that doesn’t even get to Glasgow until 9:37.

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Dear @ScotRail, I don’t know who designed the seats on this train (908 GLQ-Dundee) but they are obviously for very tall people. The curve is such that when I lean back it tilts my head forward and my chin nearly touches my chest and I’m an average height woman! please do better.

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@FitbitSupport @SensibleMoms This was obviously a lie as it’s been a year and there is nothing new, no replacement for the only part of Fitbit that was better than other trackers (the community aspect), and nothing but AI-generated responses when asked. Cancelling here.

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@CalMac_Updates I’m booked as a foot passenger from craignure-Oban Fri 27th at 1320 but I need to go on the 1015…I can’t change it online anymore b/c I already used the outbound ticket. Can I just get on w/my current ticket or do I need a new one?

[CalMac Service Info @CalMac_Updates]

⚠️YELLOW #Fionnphort #Iona 20Oct The vessel will attempt the 12:15 departing Fionnphort and the 12:30 departing Iona.

Please note, due to strong winds landing at Iona cannot be guaranteed.

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@CalMac_Updates That still doesn’t really make sense. How will people know if the Loch Frisa will be ready for the 1320 or if the subsequent Oban departure is going to sail or not if the review isn’t for two hours after that?

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@CalMac_Updates I am going to be on the bus that hopefully makes it for the last Iona ferry this evening — I’m not sure if there’s someone I should notify about trying to make it, but can you let them know there’s at least someone on the bus coming? Thx!

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@CalMac_Updates I know you’re swamped—there are rumours that the iona ferry is already cancelled for all of tomorrow, is that true?

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Thank you! They opened the door for us and several of us who ran made it. A lovely staff member asked if I was off the train so they definitely knew. Thanks so much!!!!!