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Aye, my favourites, from GWR telegraph days, must be MOGO (motor wagon) of which there are several end-doored style box vans preserved, and LOUGH (shunting horse ill, please send replacement)!

Is there any news/ideas about Euston to Oban sleeper service? Apologies if this has been dealt with elsewhere!

Kick HS2 into the long grass or at least postpone for 5 to 10 years...let Jeremy and Mr McDonnell worry about it in 2020 onwards. The pathetic £100b announced for so-called 'infrastructure fund' will be totally swallowed up by HS2 in fees, buying up 'in the way' property and preparation...to say...

Sorry to be very dim, but where is Queens Park?

Post 2015!...HS2 kicked into the very long grass!

Aye...thanks...North seems to be the answer. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Update...son who is on the 20.45 ex Leeds, stuck at Retford has been told they will get them to London by 3am...he's going North! --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Sending 20.45 ex Leeds to KX...

I do agree about gov of the day...when do you guess the 20.45 from Leeds will reach KX? I know a very unfair question...you don't need to answer. Actually he's opting for going back to Leeds. makes sense!!!

Yup they've already offered taxis at KX. Is still poor wiring or what? seems to happen far too often.

Thanks guys...not good news...

Seems in was 20.45 from leeds...sorry about the bum steer

Ah sorry for that messy post. He's on a train from Newcastle to KX that has ground to a halt...wires/suicide on a previous train. Any news?

My son is on a train tonight North to KX...ground to a halt due to wiring issues and a suicide...any news?

With reference to my earlier post, here's the FGW coffeeshop thread... http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=5508.0

There's been an excellent thread on firstgreatwestern coffeeshop forum on the travelling chef and dining service.

In terms of train toilets, will the designers please get rid of this fetish of electronic button pressing. A snib showing vacant or engaged is all that's needed... in the event of a perturbation, all you need is a private space to do the biz and flush. ideally one per coach...not too much to ask...

Ex Aberdeen 125 (09.52) now 30 down North of Finsbury Park, in queue. Bit light on platforms in KGX too!

16.48. Held at Stevenage (Southbound 125 ex Aberdeen) for 2 mins...'Joining a queue'...predicted to be 20 late into X

Well I agree entirely...anorak and woolly hat is a joke: totally unacceptable. People (passengers) need total reassurance by a bod in uniform, who looks as though he knows what's going on...Hell's teeth the Private railway sussed that ages ago.

I think they are talking about single track at that point...enough room for that.

As far as I can tell the steepest on Honeybourne to Stratford is 1 in 143 but there is a mile and a bit 1 in 75 between Stratford and Wilmcote if that's the route your considering as an alternative to the Lickey.