Recent content by jones_bangor

Always very dedicated, a sad loss. RIP Bob.

Good news for North - South Wales travellers.... Link is http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-31761949

This would be a long term, somewhat symbolic, project, but it really would open up rural Ceredigion. Benefits for quick travel to Cardiff and beyond.... This would have to be linked with linespeed / modernisation of the Cambrian, and reopening on Bangor - Afon Wen.... --- old post above --- ---...

Link is http:////www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-30550788 Looks like an interesting campaign, basically to reinstate Carms - Aber and Pwllheli - Bangor. N.B. Stephen Crabb is the Welsh Secretary.

From what's already been said, seems like the real culprit is Virgin trains! Travelling on Sundays and at Christmas is so often a nightmare!!

Maybe it would be better to move the servicing of Gerald to Holyhead (overnight).? This might free it up for a daytime run too? Seems to have a high failure rate out of Canton, and leave them with the 14x/150 trains.

Quote from the Daily Post: "But in an apparent U-turn Transport Minister Edwina Hart has announced the chefs are to be retained and the first class carriage rebranded as “business class”. Great news for Welsh railways.

Damned if they do, damned if they don't. Always the way with a certain poster from the Wrexham area!

Worth pointing out that Arriva have two sets, but could presumably hire more sets to cover a new service from North Wales - Manchester. I doubt there would be First Class on such a service, more likely to be 4 x standards.

Wow! Is this true - or anti-devolution fantasy?

Surely it would make more sense to use LHCS on Cardiff - Holyheads - this would fit in better with staff familiarity etc... This would free up 158s or 175s for other crowded services? I could see LHCS on services to Manchester, but surely this is going to be a major pain to organise if it...

I'd suggest that such a split would take place at the Junction!

A concerted push to get rid of track emptiers would be excellent. Surprised there's no EU directives on this.

Haven't the Chiltern Mk3's got tanks?

More LHCS on North - South would free up DMUs!!