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    Polar Express Edinburgh

    There's been a fair bit of media around the launch of a series of Polar Express trips in November and December in Scotland. The website https://edinburghthepolarexpressride.com/ suggests that trains will leave and return to Edinburgh Waverley but wondered if anyone had any idea where they were...
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    GWR 1st catering now weekdays (& before 7:30pm) only, and not for Paddington Oxford customers

    Since we also have the best British public train catering on GWR (Pullman Dining), it's disappointing to read this. Travelled on the 2330 from Paddington a few months back on a public holiday evening and was offered the usual GWR First Class offerings if I wanted it! Was disappointed by LNER's...
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    Stagecoach North Scotland (Bluebird and Highland)

    You're absolutely right. That was taken from the link on bustimes.org. It does appear to be there has been yet another change which is shown under the Service Changes on the stagecoachbus.com site, making it 2025 Mon-Sat from Elgin and 2010 on a Sun. Latest link is...
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    Stagecoach North Scotland (Bluebird and Highland)

    Looks like 2105 Mon-Sat and 1938 on Sun. As per https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/North%20Scotland/Bluebird/9-10%20FINAL.pdf
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    Lothian Group discussion (Lothian City, Lothian Country Bus and East Coast Buses)

    There's 12m Sigmas on their way.... (but not to Lothian)
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    Connection nonsenses

    Exactly. Speak to the guard and if control can hold it, they will. I've travelled between the HML and the Far North more often than I care to remember and only once been put in a taxi. Remarkably, I was on the last train from Milan towards Brig last night which lost a few minutes coming out of...
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    Cross Country Weekend First query

    As far as I remember, Weekend First wasn't available with advances on XC. However, you could use advances with Seatfrog. Never once saw Seatfrog being offered at the weekend when I have used XC though. When on a double Voyager I'd often be reminded that if I wanted refreshments to sit in...
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    Alighting from a rail replacement bus short of its destination.

    Really depends on the operator. Most will come up through Biggar which is probably the closest you'll get to Peebles. However, quite a number with go right up the M74 and along the M8 which will be no use at all to you! Would there be any buses from Berwick to Galashiels which may be more useful?
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    England and Wales interurban bus map

    Probably worth adding Whippet's X3 which runs every 60 mins 7 days a week between Cambridge and Huntingdon via Cambourne and Papworth. It's faster than the Busway between these two points.
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    Greater Anglia Hare Fares to Stansted Airport

    Ah the pleasure of GA's Stansted Airport staff again - have had such a lot of fun advising them about intricacies of tickets valid from London to places further north than Stansted that are valid for break of journey. Generally takes them a few minutes to go away and realise their error, but...
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    Parking at Luton Airport Parkway Station then going on holiday

    I've certainly done that before and had no issues.
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    Stagecoach East Scotland

    https://www.stagecoachbus.com/timetable-pdf?ServiceId=XHBX051.O should take you to it.
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    Trivia: Electrification that's (likely) never been used.

    I've been off platform one on a Corby with a 8 car and a dead 360 on the buffers, and still a bit on the top.
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    Christmas Day bus services 2021

    Flixbus running a few routes. Whippet are running 001 Newcastle - Leeds - London, 002 Bradford - Leeds - London, 005 Derby - Leicester - London, 006 Cambridge - London and 023 Manchester - Birmingham - London. And Turner's Cardiff - Bristol - London. Are Ridleys doing anything today??
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    Lothian Buses and ECB Discussion

    Can confirm 116-119 have been purchased by Whippet at Swavesey, Cambridgeshire for peak only work.
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    West Lothian buses

    Can confirm 116-119 have been purchased by Whippet at Swavesey, Cambridgeshire for peak only work.
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    Lothian Buses and ECB Discussion

    Don't forget 432 (P432 PSX) was part of the pool of vehicles when 539-545 were delivered. https://www.flickr.com/photos/william-walker/39033392751 And 431 (P431 PSX) was the spare!!
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    TRIVIA: companies/services named after birds or animals

    Whippet in Cambridgeshire, provider of local bus services and National Express coaches.
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    Lothian Buses and ECB Discussion

    www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/council/lothian-buses-hand-ps35m-council-subsidy-rivals-after-two-edinburgh-bus-services-go-first-2004305?amp Interesting....

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