• Our booking engine at tickets.railforums.co.uk (powered by TrainSplit) helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchase! Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread!

Search results

  1. J

    How many carriages will trains have after Edinburgh to Glasgow electrification

    Linlithgow used to be a stop on sundays between Inverness and Kings Cross, not Polmont.
  2. J

    Scottish Electrification.

    Correct apart from kilmarnock line is only being wired up until Barrhead. And ayr to stranger isn't being wired.
  3. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    travelled from kings cross to sandy 8 cars and i was the only person in my car. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- yeeah --- old post above --- --- new post below --- GATWICK IS! plus if heathrow had a westwards curve im sure a lot of intercities would go there. --- old post...
  4. J

    Daily Cardiff Voyager

    It used to go on to swansea with extra stops at bridgend and neath
  5. J

    How many carriages will trains have after Edinburgh to Glasgow electrification

    If it wasn't for queen street we could have 12 cars running.
  6. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    It doesnt go near eastleigh??
  7. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    No its goes Via Wokingham and Ash so for it to govia dorking west to Redhill, the train could then carry on, though that means East Croydon And Kensington Olympia wouldnt be called at.
  8. J

    Daily Cardiff Voyager

    Passenger Numbers were low between chesterfield and Edinburgh
  9. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    Even a local from Brighton to Reading, changing at reading for another XC. It was just a way from getting to the south avoiding London and being more relaxed. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Also if the Guildford was extended to Redhill-Brighton, that would avoid London completely.!!
  10. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    My point, i was just told it was slowed between Brighton and Olympia.
  11. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    Guildford used to have a Brighton service instead of going via Kensington and Croydon.
  12. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    My train bypassed 4 southern, a heatrow connect and a Wrexham and Shropshire HST??
  13. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    What are you on about? The Newquay, Paignton, Guildford, Bournemouth, Brum-stanstead and surprisingly Cardiff werent as busy as the Brighton.
  14. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    Funny my 1422 Brighton was at Birmingham International by 5 o clock bang on and made it to Manchester by 19:16
  15. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    Capacity? Were talkin about Brighton, Croydon, Redhill, Gatwick, Haywards Heath, Kensington, Slough, Staines, Portsmouth, maybe even Heathrow, the Croydon Tramlink, Bognor Regis, Fratton, Littlehampton. All coming to this service for Intercities
  16. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    My route was Victoria to Kings Cross. Took 34 mins plus 8 mins to wait for my East coast to Aviemore. And whats all this about Leamington. Yes it stops, but its one of the least busy stations on the trainline.
  17. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    If there was a west curve at Heathrow im sure a lot of Inter cities would run from there, And I mean, people saying oh change at London it takes about an hour!!! --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Gatwick is also the busiest airport station in Britain.
  18. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    1. The train actually ran from Manchester 2. Na Gatwicks busier than Stanstead 3. Dont bother replying until you know how hard it is to change at the London Terminals --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Yes Newquay is summer only but Paignton is summer only for trains from...
  19. J

    Virgin trains to Brighton

    Im sure most places in Britain will have people needing to get to and from Gatwick everyday?

Top