Recent content by Gonzoiku

Indeed, the late, lamented NZ1/2. Direct from Heathrow to Auckland. But.... ... with a stopover in Los Angeles, where it was obligatory to disembark, go through US immigration and then go through security to retrieve your seats on the same aircraft. And if you think that security at Luton /...

The CS Guest Charter sets out the compensation for such an eventuality: £5 or a free shower at destinations where there is a shower. GZ

Forgive me if I decline that opportunity to get to know you better. GZ

Quite stupid, yes. But not actually fixed! G Z

You remind me of a pet food ad on the TV many years ago, with the scientific rationale for it being nutritionally perfect delivered by an actress in a white lab coat given the title Dr Sandra Zinga (or similar). A couple of years later a new boy joined the team at work. Name of Zinga. Oh, says...

Sorry, but any seasoned Sleeper traveller knows to bring the necessary supplies! If leaving Inverness or Fort William, there are suitably convenient Morrisons which usually have several miniatures! Slainte. GZ

They had better hurry up, as that PP will expire early next year! GZ 1701008270 A very sad case - the winter sun can be "very" low in the sky in Easter Ross. https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12461890.tain-teenager-gets-five-years-highland-crash-killed-two-friends/

Unlike the toiletries pack, I can wholly recommend the Sleeper Lounge at Euston, a significant improvement on the AWC 1st class lounge, not least because you can get decent food and drink to eat in pleasant surroundings (at least, until the Lowlander passengers start to arrive shortly before you...

No chocolate on my northbound Highlander last week, although I had received 2 bars on the southbound. And to call it a "toiletries pack" is an insult to the intelligence of those who travelled when it was last operated by ScotRail! GZ

A good point, based as much on my long years of commuting as on my CS travels. GZ

Whip it down to Ravenscraig? I think not. GZ

Hotel power rather than traction problem? Meaning that the train was not fit for passenger use until the stock was formed up with the Aberdeen and Fort William sections at Waverley. But it could proceed to Waverley under its own power. Passengers taxied there? Speculation, no more. GZ

I don't think Pete Waterman was involved with LSL (Jeremy Hosking) but he did sell LNWR Heritage to Royal Scot Trust, which owns LSL GZ

Quite! GZ

You have quoted the right case and your recollection is correct. Prosecution and conviction under 18 (2) thrown out, costs awarded to the defendant (appellant). GZ