The Manchester meet was a total shambles.
The organiser was ill so didn't turn up, others were too tired to turn up, and TPE said he waited at platform 3 instead of platform 5 because that's what Gareth told him (contrary to what is posted on the forum), he didn't think to look at platform 5 even when the train we planned to get arrived and then departed.
The mind boggles.
Anyway the rest of the meet was fine, until we changed our plan because Joy54 wanted to go to Hadfield. It finally turned up and departed over 20 minutes late, and got altered to Glossop only avoiding Hadfield. Having got this far Joy54 was determined to get to Hadfield to cover the line. We ended up going backwards and forwards a few times (long story) until we eventually covered the line. We ended up at Glossop 4 times!
I then decided to go back via the Hope Valley for a change.
This is what should have happened...
Manchester dep 1843
Sheffield arr 1936
Sheffield dep 1955
York arr 2040
This is what ACTUALLY happened....
Manchester dep 1843
Chesterfield (diverted) arr 2025
Chesterfield dep 2030
Doncaster arr 2124 (to find the last GNER was diverted via Lincoln and wouldn't be at Donny for an hour and a half!)
Doncaster dep 2132
Selby arr 2150
Selby dep 2228
York arr 2246
yes 4 hrs 3 mins for a journey that should have taken only 1 hr 57 mins!
I'm told the disruption around Sheffield was due to a failed Voyager.
http://yorkie.fotopic.net/p15906540.html
http://yorkie.fotopic.net/p15906544.html
The organiser was ill so didn't turn up, others were too tired to turn up, and TPE said he waited at platform 3 instead of platform 5 because that's what Gareth told him (contrary to what is posted on the forum), he didn't think to look at platform 5 even when the train we planned to get arrived and then departed.
The mind boggles.
Anyway the rest of the meet was fine, until we changed our plan because Joy54 wanted to go to Hadfield. It finally turned up and departed over 20 minutes late, and got altered to Glossop only avoiding Hadfield. Having got this far Joy54 was determined to get to Hadfield to cover the line. We ended up going backwards and forwards a few times (long story) until we eventually covered the line. We ended up at Glossop 4 times!
I then decided to go back via the Hope Valley for a change.
This is what should have happened...
Manchester dep 1843
Sheffield arr 1936
Sheffield dep 1955
York arr 2040
This is what ACTUALLY happened....
Manchester dep 1843
Chesterfield (diverted) arr 2025
Chesterfield dep 2030
Doncaster arr 2124 (to find the last GNER was diverted via Lincoln and wouldn't be at Donny for an hour and a half!)
Doncaster dep 2132
Selby arr 2150
Selby dep 2228
York arr 2246
yes 4 hrs 3 mins for a journey that should have taken only 1 hr 57 mins!
I'm told the disruption around Sheffield was due to a failed Voyager.
http://yorkie.fotopic.net/p15906540.html
http://yorkie.fotopic.net/p15906544.html