And so it came to pass...the news that was mooted last November has been confirmed by the government, that East Coast are to stop running most of their direct trains between Glasgow and London.
After nationalising the train operator last December, the Department for Transport has scaled back their commitments to what was in the actual franchise, ridding East Coast of the "enhancements" which GNER and then National Express had tacked on.
My own employer is being lined up to take over some of the services, which is good news for me personally, but I can't help feeling a sadness at any loss of service.
The minutiae of all the ins and outs of how the railway is supposed to be run and how it actually is will be lost on the general public - all they see is a (highly used) train service being taken away from them.
And no doubt there will be some members of the public who hear the publicity about this and think that they can no longer go to London by train, so will automatically look at planes next time.
The much-faster Virgin West Coast service will always be there.
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