Recent content by ChilternTurbo

It will be interesting to see if there will be much of a second hand market for Borismasters. It purely subjective but I think they are an attractive looking vehicle but are hampered by three doors and an awkward lower deck layout. I think I might just have answered my own question!

Agreed. I also remove the headrest immediately and velcro it back into place when I vacate the seat. I didn't realise they were so easy to remove and had one continually sliding down onto my shoulder from King's Cross to York last year. I do find the first class IET seating comfortable from a...

My colleague boarded the LNER service at Darlington heading to King's Cross and was sat in first class and the window adjacent to him was broken (shattered) and apparently there was quite a lot of mess and some damage on the Azuma. He said he spoke to the crew who thought it was a deer...

I made a round trip from Harrow to North Finchley and back on the SL10 yesterday. There were TfL staff at principal stops leafletting and explaining to passengers the stopping pattern of the new service. I did notice quite a few instances of passenger trying to hail the SL10 at 183 stops it...

Certain journeys on Route 251 were (and possibly still are) turned short at Highwood Hill The Rising Sun. the BL class Bristol LHs had the pub name on their blinds where as the laster Darts just stated Highwood Hill. Anyway, I seem to remember on one occasion a Metroline Dart overshooting the...

I was reading various reports of the last Cross Country HST service and it reminded me why I tend to avoid services that are likely to be packed out by enthusiasts because of annoying and anti-social behaviour. Am I being unfair?

I wonder if advanced ticketing might be the way forward? That would at least allow the organisers to have control over numbers and mitigate against potential crowd control issues. I think the organisers have reached a tipping point when it comes to numbers attending. I'm still grateful for the...

I was asked to move out of first class (I had a 1st ticket) on a Scotrail service from Queen Street to Inverness back in September 2021 as staff would be travelling in that section (Class 170) from Stirling. That was Covid related and I moved but annoyingly, first class at the front of the train...

Ah, thank you. That does make sense that wheelie suitcases would cause their demise. Hopefully the National Railway Museum has an example in it's collection... Apart from the Aylesbury one, I haven't seen one for many years. I'd happily give this lovely trolley a home or save it for the NRM when...

I had a pang of nostalgia when I saw this fine relic of pre-privatisation era hardware at Aylesbury station recently. The trolley is still being used by the cleaning team for moving rubbish/recycling bags to the bins area. I have memories of these being at most large stations and it was always...

It is (or was back in 2019) one of the on-board team who was asked to make the recordings. I was trying to place who it was and asked the train manager. The sing song pronunciation of Sunderland stood out to me.

There's a fair amount of Network SouthEast signage and corporate colours still at Marylebone. There's also a BR era passenger luggage trolley at Aylesbury with a Network SouthEast sign stating it's not be removed from Aylesbury Station. Those trolleys used to be everywhere, the ones with the...

I had a colleague refer to GNER the other day in relation to travelling from London to Leeds. My other also referred to the 'GNER train' when travelling to York recently. They obviously meant LNER but it's interesting how the GNER brand has stuck in some non rail enthusiasts minds. I always...

I was always a fan of the rather jolly SNCF announcement jingle. Always the sound track to me struggling with my Grade C GCSE French and getting reply back in perfect English...

I absolutely think so. I did consult my union safety rep but my employer was very proactive in their work station assessment for both home and the office and suitable adaptions were made. The pain of sciatica was absolutely excruciating and bad posture and poor ergonomics need to be addressed...