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Old 15th February 2008, 15:28
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There is a working time table for frieght trains,

But due to the nature of the work it is rare to actually run a freight to time. Enterprise services run to a fairly strict timetable where other trains such as infrastructre where possible will run to time but in reallity it is difficult.

The problem we have in freight operations, especially up here in the North of Scotland, is this. The Highland Main Line (HML) is practically single line from Stanley Jnc to Inverness except about 18 miles from Blair Athol to Dalwhinnie which is double, So the you have a freight train running in his booked path against a sprinter running late,who do you think gets shoved inside( and it aint the late running sprinter) So there it is freight is the neccessary evil as far as NR is concerned.

Les
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