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    Weather related disruption 31/10

    My journey from Lincoln to Norfolk yesterday afternoon went as follows: 1420 from Lincoln arrived 55 late.Made it as far as Newark where it had to wait for crew,making it 81 mins late into Peterboro.Waited 45 mins for the Cross country to Ely which was full and standing,ditto the four car...
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    Trivia: Disused Railway Infrastructure that is still visible today

    On the B1135, just north of Debenham, are bridge abutments each side of the road, and embankments both sides. These are the remains of a spur line that ran off the Haughley to Laxfield light railway(closed 1952) but this spur was built in 1906 in anticipation to linking at Westerfield with...
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    Long term implications of suspending ticket checks?

    Walk through check on greater anglia last Monday. However,yesterday ,no checks,and barriers open at Norwich!
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    Bus Driver Listening to Music

    First eastern counties had radios fitted on the P reg plaxton coaches that used to ply between Norwich and Peterborough,and going back to the eighties had a bristol VR painted up as the Radio Broadland bus with said station played through speakers all day long!
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    Leyland Titan A981 SYE

    Remember seeing this bus trundling along the A605 between Peterborough and Whittlesey. Morleys are long gone now.The empty space where the yard was is still there,but the old offices are demolished. An old time operator.
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    Your longest time spent on a bus or coach?

    Have done Norfolk to Rome and Norfolk to Porec,Croatia on overnight Leger holiday trips.Picked up at 7am ,arriving around 4pm next day. In the UK we did Norwich to London,then overnight London to Aberdeen on £1 National Express funfares. At the time the Aberdeen route was using 51 plate van hool...
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    GA Class 90 Mark 3 Sets Withdrawal

    Mk 3 coaches are now parked up at Dereham station on the Mid norfolk railway.
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    Tissue begging on trains

    The crying baby was frequently touted at the junction of Oxford Street/Tottenham Court Road. Another was the woman who found a gold ring on the floor outside Evans in Oxford Street. Asked me twice 5 years apart if I wanted to buy it! She may not have remembered me,but I remembered her!
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    Yes,went through my FB photos to check . 29/07/19. Was on the 07?? Service Lowestoft to Norwich,and then on Norwich to Yarmouth during the day,returning to Lowestoft in the evening.
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    Currently in Switzerland,riding Swiss trains on Swiss rails.Main lines,panoramic trains,rack railways ,you name it.Everything runs like clockwork,the rides are smooth on main lines ,they are a joy to behold. Cant wait to get back to Greater Anglia and have a cancelled train because someone sneezed.
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    Greater Anglia Rolling Stock Updates

    Remember making the trip in the 80's with dear old Sealink and there would be corridor trains waiting at Parkston to whisk people to Wales or Glasgow!
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    Greater Anglia Rolling Stock Updates

    Well that must be a first! Looking at the live arrivals into Norwich station right now,I can see a Cambridge train with it's departure point being Shippea Hill! The most underused station in the UK I believe! Must have been an interesting experience if passengers had to de bunk there,would take...
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    They have issued a statement. The IT boffins really need to get that good service messege removed! https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/travel-information/service-disruptions/statement-mark-budden-network-rail-anglia-route-director-and#
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    I think you may be right! Major signalling problems affecting all rural routes,yet the east Midlands train is unaffected!
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    Journey check was showing short forms on the Sheringham line on Wednesday,2 cars instead of 4 which indicates they should have been allocated.
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    Greater Anglia Rolling Stock Updates

    NNR needed every carriage last Sunday.We were relogated to standing in the guards van,which was interesting...
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    Next Norwich to Cambridge departure should be 1540.That train will run 1405 to Lowestoft and return then run to Cambridge and back 2 times,if it's the same as yesterday. Was an enjoyable experience,unlike the 1748 class 153 back from Lowestoft!

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