Recent content by Michael.Y

Given today's fare announcement, she should have, to quote Peter Kay, a "mask and a striped jumper."

Manchie before ours was a late F&S 150/2. Loads of room on our 3 car. We've caught it up in Salop. Wonder how many folks would have preferred to take the hour delay in favour of a slightly more comfortable journey

Not according to RTT or PIS. Probably needs a clean in the sidings or something. But given the amount of shuffling that's already happened today, who knows any more

3 car 175 now. That'll do.

2 car 158? https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:W29394/2023-06-12/detailed#allox_id=0

RTT showing 3 car 175. Bearable - coach B will be unreserved at least.

Only people who want a rail link between Carmarthen and Aberystwyth are people who are triggered by having to "travel through England" to get to Aberystwyth from Cardiff.

You need the train that leaves half an hour (or so) earlier.

I'll hold you to that!

Well this is encouraging ; not. 1W19 this week has been: a 150 (acceptable but my god) a 3-car 175 (bearable) a 2-car 175 (oh no) and only on 2/5 days a loco-hauled MK4 set (yay) I'm dreading Monday and getting ready to leave earlier if necessary

And so begins three weeks of monitoring.

OK cool. We're travelling in 4 weeks to Manchester Airport via Crewe with a couple of cases and I think the more room the better; although oddly I think the best option for us otherwise would be a 150!

Once worked a 150 NWP-Holyhead which was then swapped for a 175 at Chester on the return journey. Was fun trying to get a trolley onto an already packed train at Chester which had been sitting there waiting for us for some time.

Is 1W19 (1249 CDF-Manchester) due to be one of the services where the Mk4s will be used?

The guard can say what they like, but if the Host in the other end is busy with their actual job, they're not going to waste time messing about with tickets.