Recent content by stephens

Yes, some did run overnight. And some over two nights. I travelled on a weekend Merrymaker in 1974 from London St. Pancras to Edinburgh and back. Outward on Friday evening via Sheffield, York and Newcastle, arriving into Edinburgh Saturday morning. Return Saturday evening and back into St...

Also West Ealing: 19 December 1973. D1007 Western Talisman derailed. Its battery box came open and switched points underneath it. 10 fatalities.

I've been checking their website on a regular basis. It has said '2023 trips will be announced soon' since at least November, probably October.

Agree Preston Railway station is attractive, although it now has a brand new entrance which is a concrete carbuncle. However Preston Bus station is a truely hideous building. Dating from 1969 it has been voted the ugliest building in the UK (first place, not third)

My answer to being asked that question by a passenger for a 1st class ALR is 'I've got an Absolutely Fabulous ticket, thankyou'. Shuts them up immediately!

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I enjoy an Aberdeen to Penzance trip on a 1st class ALR, I'm doing one next week. I enjoy going from one end of the country to the other in less than 24 hours. My route is LNER 0952 Aberdeen to Kings Cross then that night's Night Riviera sleeper Paddington to Penzance. Bert supplement on the...

If you’re lucky enough to be joining the train at a station where you can observe the food being loaded (eg.Plymouth), then simply travel in that unit.

I wish I’d had your conundrum about an early start when I got my first senior railcard. I applied early for mine and received it a week before my 60th birthday. Unfortunately that was at the start of lockdown 3 in January last year. Because of the restrictions I couldn’t make use of my railcard...

Bring back Virgin - yes, definitely. Talking bogs - no thank you.

Strange you should mention 'herding'. My wife experienced the same today from Glasgow to Preston. She referred it to being in a cattle truck.

Hi, I have done several Pullmans on Plymouth - London journeys. On these if you have a first class ticket you can remain in your seat for the entire journey. There is only one sitting. I presume London - Plymouth will be the same. I would advise you to watch where the food is loaded (if two...

The clip of that interview that I saw on the BBC news channel, the interviewer did ask him that very question several times and he refused to answer it. instead he just kept repeating himself word for word. Clearly his true answer to that question would be well into next year, or beyond!

Flu jab in January - no side effects whatsoever. Covid jab on Tuesday - side effects of sore arm, mild headache, tiredness, aching body for 24 hours. Better today after good night's sleep.

195131 and 195132 were stabled at Huddersfield station on Wednesday