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The term "Network Railcard" is highly misleading, implying the whole rail network rather than the former Network SouthEast network. 1714126762 Correct.

Two for the Reach PLC form, three for the National World form. .

This Saturday, 27th April, is the last date for tokens in the Manchester Evening News.

Just bought a Daily Mirror. Thanks for the tip.

Coal mining will perhaps continue on a small scale in the Forest of Dean?

Reach PLC own the Daily Mirror: https://www.reachplc.com/about-us/at-a-glance#:~:text=We're%20Reach%20plc%2C%20the,well%20as%20our%20US%20brands.

The Mark 1 TSO is empty and the exit doors are locked. It begs the question as to why it is in the train? The other two Mark 1s are a brake composite and the buffet car. There is presumably no heat on the train because there is nothing to provide heat.

Tokens for the Northern £10 day ticket offer are in the Manchester Evening News from today.

There will be no heating on the train on a very cold day.

Thanks. So I wonder how they are powering the air conditioning and the central door locking on the Mark 2s? 1713180517 Also surprising to see the Mark 1 TSO in the train.

We don't know what the consist of the train is yet.

You are looking at today rather than tomorrow.

The train won't be "ready for service" without a power source for the ETS and the CDL. 47245 cannot provide such power. 37409 is at Fort William but it is owned by LSL......

A poster on WNXX is saying that WCRC have hired in a 37/4 to provide ETH and to operate the CDL on the Jacobite. There was no generator van in the consist including 45212.

BBC North West Tonight last night said the closure was now until the end of April.

It's good that the Barrow Hill line is being used by Cross Country and EMR.

The blockade is from Saturday 16th March to Sunday 24th March (inclusive). There is some useful information about diversions and replacement buses here: https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/engineering/hopevalley2024#:~:text=For%20nine%20days%20between%20Saturday,longer%20distance%20trains%20to%20use.

Thanks. It's spelt "Heeley" (between Sheffield and Dore).

Air fares between Newcastle and Heathrow reach £650 during ECML engineering work. An article by Simon Calder in the Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/rail-engineering-work-east-coast-main-line-lner-b2498449.html

Information on the Northern website as to when the tokens will appear in newspapers: Tokens will be available to collect from participating papers from the 12th February - 2nd March 2024. Also the end date of the offer has been corrected to Friday 22nd March.