ScotRail

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RE: ScotRail
I was in Milngavie just outside Glasgow yesterday afternoon and found myself with an hour and a half to spare before meeting up with the family, so decided to take a ride into Glasgow just for the sake of it. Milngavie has a combined 15 minute interval service to either Queen Street or Central.

I chose the 1557 Edinburgh service calling at Queen Street formed by 334001 Donald Dewar still in SPT livery but bright and cheerful inside. My return was on the 1647 from Queen Street which was a 6 car formation comprising 334020 and 334024 both in the new Scotrail livery and with refurbished interior. Overall a very pleasant experience on an intense suburban network late on a busy Saturday afternoon. Smart clean and punctual trains, plenty of spare seats, and friendly helpful staff. If only Merseyrail could be the same.

Out of interest, does anyone know why the middle cars of the 334s have 3x2 seating while the other two cars have 2x2. I know the middle car also has the toilet, but it does seem odd to have the different seating layouts in different cars of the same unit.