OwlMan
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Alnmouth booking office is only open
Mon - Sat 0640 - 1315
Sun 1040 - 1345; 1545 - 2100
Mon - Sat 0640 - 1315
Sun 1040 - 1345; 1545 - 2100
Surely posters were up advertising 08457 484950 which passengers could call to receive advice?
Aren't both of those in the Merseytravel PTE area? If so, then Merseytravel no doubt have some influence over when the ticket offices are open and what facilities are at stations.
I think there's demand for a better level of service along here than presently.
They are both outside the Merseyside PTE area, the last station on that line in Merseyside is Hough Green.
http://www.northernrail.org/travel/networkmap
ainsworth74 said:Whilst I cannot find a link at present there has been a study (perhaps within the RUS for the area?) that make it clear that there is limited demand for local services between Newcastle and Edinburgh and as such there is no real reason to run those services as they'd be a waste of resources (and money if you want to start fitting extra passing loops). Extra services between Chathill and Newcastle might have a good case but extending beyond there to Edinburgh doesn't stack up.
And isn't that a customer-unfriendly number for people out and about with most mobiles charging 20-40p a minute for calling it.
Still one benefit as I mentioned before my first ever journey on a "proper" XC Train not a Voyager - why don't they have these on Edinburgh to Brum !!!
...because Edinburgh to Birmingham via WCML is operated by Virgin? XC do have HSTs on their route via ECML.
I don't really understand what you're asking? Usually 3-4 trains a day (depending on day / time of year) are operated by HSTs from Edinburgh on XC - southbound in the morning and northbound in the evening; all others are Voyagers.
I must admit I have not travelled from Birmingham to Edinburgh that often on XC (normally Fly or use quicker Virgin Service), however when I have it has always been a Voyager so I must have been unlucky.
considering they only have a few sets, you'd be lucky to get one there (and if your luck is really going strong like mine was when i went to a exhibition at BHI from BUT (another station which is owned by a company that doesn't run a single service to it) you might get another back). If you don't plan a HST journey with XC, chances are, you won't get one
How can you find out which "runs" the HST's will be operating on ?