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Kinch 146 noted this morning heading up the M1 near Nottingham atop a low loader

The East Lancs Esteem, whilst never a particularly widespread body in its own right, was rarer on a handful of types: Enviro 300 - just a pair, new to Courtney MAN 12.240 - five which went to Metrobus Volvo B7RLE - six new to Kent Top Travel for Canterbury P&R

I'm not sure why, especially if the ticketing scheme is extended to other flows, LNER should continue to be allowed to hold such a dominant position on ECML medium/long distance traffic, especially out of London. It would be interesting instead if paths were opened up to greater competition...

Brighton & Hove used to put their open-toppers out on normal service on occasion. I recall having a spin on one of the TxxxRFG pair up to Woodingdean, for example.

I think the reference was regarding those that have recently been reformed; 4 of the 5-car units do now have two first class carriages, albeit one is partially declassified.

The ones that ended up with two first class carriages (IIRC 222005/006/103/104) have a section of declassified seating in the coach adjoining the rest of standard. It’s marked by labels on the tables and antimacassars, although first class signage is still present on the exterior and windows...

Not anymore…the services were split a while back to try and improve reliability

How far did the CrossCountry 158s venture? I seem to recall they cropped up on workings like Blackpool - Portsmouth on occasion…did they go further than that?

170399 in Be in Birmingham pink was a bit of an eyeball scorcher at the time, which I guess was the intention! I’m not sure if it’s their relatively unfussy design, but most liveries seem to sit quite nicely on them.

At least some of the testing was done at MIRA, near Hinckley

Miles has tipped up in Leicester this evening….is there more than one Miles?!

Pre-redevelopment, there used to be a tower block (Stephenson Tower) in the footprint of Birmingham New Street; IIRC it sat partially over platform 12.

We ended up on the forecourt of the Wesleyan Building,Colmore Circus, Birmingham on a Diamond Cadet once….

i travelled XC around the Leicester and Hinckley area last Saturday, and when I looked on their website at lunchtime, all trains for the rest of the day were (apart from the very last) showing as fully booked for all ticket types. Needless to say, many people (myself included) were ignoring or...

I had the misfortune to sample a rather cosy one working a Cardiff - Nottingham service in Central Trains days; I suspect because something it had been paired up with failed.

I wonder what the Twitter feed will say when they can’t even travel at all....

When we have arrived at a situation that compulsory reservations are required to the potential detriment of customers purchasing higher-cost fares, then yes - the balance is wrong. Besides, if standing is precluded on busier trains (which inevitably affect those with higher-cost fares), that...

i believe the problem is self-inflicted, whereby there has been a constant increase in flexible Saver/Supersaver type fares, which has made them of less value, particularly with leisure travellers. People have become more used to advance purchase, and rail companies have stoked this trend by...

The point about LNER being under DfT ownership is very true, and shows how far thinking has shifted given private operators like Virgin would’ve have loved to have gotten away with such a format in the past. I fully concur the whole set-up would be sub-optimal. At the moment, we benefit from...

I think that’s why you’d have to come at it with a blank sheet of paper, whereby there is an auction for all available paths, rather than trying to squeeze additional services in around an incumbent operator. As mentioned, if LNER is heading down the road of reducing flexibility and requiring...