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  1. Lawman

    On board stock

    Folks, On a recent 1st class virgin glasgow to London service,the on board host could not have been more generous handing out food,drinks and alcohol.After leaving nearly every station he was up and down the carrage dishing out the complimentary provisions.Honestly,l an not...
  2. Lawman

    Do the railways need a separate police force

    Although l can not comment on the incident that you are talking about because l do not know the full facts,l can confirm that local police are fully aware of procedures at railway stations regarding health and safety.There are clear and strict guidelines directed to home office forces and...
  3. Lawman

    Do the railways need a separate police force

    The only issue regarding Btp is that they are a small organisation.First and foremost they are Police OFficers who have a specialist knowledge of the Railway Industry.In Scotland our 8 territorial forces have know merged.l personally believe that Btp could merge into this new service and...
  4. Lawman

    First win Intercity West Coast franchise

    Folks, Was reading in the press that there are various petitions to have Virgin Trains reinstated to run the WCML Services.Could this happen if there is enough public support fot Virgin or has then Deal been signed from First Group.?lt would appear that Virgin had a good reputation with...
  5. Lawman

    Your local Railway station/facilities

    Folks, l was wondering about various Railway stations around the country and what kind of facilities they offer.My station is Bellshill in Lanarkshire.It is 2 platforms serving Glasgow and Edinburgh.The station has HeeHaw facilities except the small ticket office.Toilet facilites...
  6. Lawman

    Lineside Buildings

    Folks, l have observed the following buildings near to the following locations,lineside and was wondering what is inside them and what are they used for,if they get used.They are modern and are constructed using bricks.l have noted the following buildings at the following places,one on...
  7. Lawman

    On Board Chef

    Folks, This may sound a tad weird however l was wondering about the following.On a Glasgow to London service, Virgin route,is it a chef who prepares the food on this journey or a crew member. :|
  8. Lawman

    Mega Train Tickets

    Nice one,will be trying that option,ta much
  9. Lawman

    Mega Train Tickets

    Sounds like a good idea,cheers ma friend
  10. Lawman

    Mega Train Tickets

    I am wanting to travel late june,from glasgow or edinburgh to london,anytimes.
  11. Lawman

    Mega Train Tickets

    Folks,each time that look at the above web site for cheap rail tickets for scotland to england,l am only shown coach prices .can someone advice how l rectify,cheers
  12. Lawman

    Villages that could have a Railway Station

    Folks, There is a little village near me called Glenboig.It's fairly populated and has a main railwayline that runs through it,Glasgow to Cumbernauld line.The nearest Station to this Village is Coatbridge Sunnyside,which is about 3 miles from this village.l was wondering that if the...
  13. Lawman

    "Train Station"?

    Train Station/Railway Station.......People are getting their knickers in a twist over nothing......in my opinion:roll:
  14. Lawman

    Railway Characters

    Folks, All too often l feel that Railway personel get a hard time from unhappy passengers for whatever reasons. In my travels though l have also found some members of staff to be more than capable of dealing with any situation and be extreamley professional, polite, informative etc. l...
  15. Lawman

    Platform saftey barriers.

    Folks, Recently there has been several deaths North of the Border from persons falling/jumping from the platform or walking accross the tracks.There has also been near misses by small children far to close to the platform edge.l know that some London Tube Stations have a partition that...
  16. Lawman

    Ford Vehicle Train

    Folks, I have observed on many occasions various Ford type vehicles,vans&cars being hauled on the wcml near wishaw/motherwell.Where do these vehicles get deposited and is this run a regular occurance.Thanks
  17. Lawman

    Enhanced facilites at major stations

    Folks, l was wondering if anyone had an opinion in how and what way they would improve their major city station.At Glasgow Central if you wanted to purchase a new tie,thereafter consume a packet of organic nuts,then maybe a donut and if still hungry get a burger king meal,your fine.If...
  18. Lawman

    Rail Loyalty Card

    Folks, Many people use the Rail Network everyday for a variety of reasons.l was wondering if it would be possible to reward passengers with some form of Loyality Card which they would recieve points the more they travel,then when enough points are gained,then the passenger is rewarded...
  19. Lawman

    Train services through the night

    Surley in the future when the tender is out for new companies that want to run their trains on the network then one of the conditions in the contract is the running of later trains during the night,to meet passenger needs,more so at the weekend,bank holidays.
  20. Lawman

    Train services through the night

    Butts, yip think he is a bit of an upstart!! :)

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