CallySleeperKid
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I am currently making my last trip out of the year, departed Nottingham this morning on the 10:06 Northern service for Leeds, departed and arrived bang on time. 158 861 did the honours.
Currently updating from coach M of first class on the 13:40 East Coast service to London Kings Cross, trying out the free Wi-Fi, which is very quick, a superb improvement on most free Wi-Fi I have tried. Leading us is DVT 82207 with 91119 on the rear providing the power. The 91 is still in GNER blue but the entire coach set and DVT are in the new East Coast silver.
So far so good, looking forward to the Caledonian Sleeper tonight, Spoiling ourselves with first class being as it will be our last sleeper trip for a fair while.
Until later.......
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Very impressed with East Coast first class service, Been running now for 40 minutes, been offered tea/coffee twice, Just had a visit from the trolly with ice cold beer and water with ice, East Midlands Trains take note!
Breakfast panin out of stock so settled for cheese and ham, and my partner has ordered the vegi breakfast bloomer.
Wi-Fi has not crashed once, with a very quick signal.
Plenty of snow south of Doncaster, there was nothing of not between Nottingham and Leeds.
Saw my first class 70 at Leeds Midland Road depot, Also had the pleasure of going through Toton for the first time in may years on the Nottingham to Leeds leg.
Total white out south of Retford.
Good times.
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We ended up with a Cheese and Ham panini and a 3 cheese and red pepper salsa panin, both were superb. 3rd round of hot drinks offered, plus the complementary sweet snacks, I had a lovely lemon slice and my partner had the Eat Natural snacks. I like it how they waited until you had eaten before coming round and offering you the sweet snacks, where some other companies just come round and shovel it infront of you 5 minutes after departure!
Snow has cleared now we are south of Peterborough, not a flake to be seen.
I cannot speak and higher for the service we have recieved on East Coast, very impressive, Polite staff who took time out to make sure everything was perfect for the customers. Slots in 2nd behind Wrexham & Shropshire for service in my view.
4 hour gap in London coming up before the sleeper north, Looking forward to hopefully checking out the Euston Tap, and a couple in my favourite London pub, The Crown & Anchor.
Signing off......
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Heading north on the Caledonian Sleeper as we speak, hauled by 90020 'Collingwood'. 90039 bought the ECS into Euston. Keeping this short as I am typing this on my mobile. Just arrived at Watford, I think!
Will check in tomorrow, Guinness, whisky and haggis awaits!
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Morning update.
Haggis, Guinness and whisky went down well last night, followed by a good nights sleep. Just waiting to head off to the lounge car for breakfast but we have come to a halt in the middle of nowhere north of Blair Atholl.
We ground to a halt some 10 minutes ago and since then have reversed a little, forward a little, reversed, forward, reversed etc.... The 67 is screaming up front and does not sound well at all. We may well me late into Inverness. Last I checked we were 16 down, that was some half hour ago.
At least you couldn't ask for a more scenic place to be stuck.
Will inform of any updates as they happen. Any Thunderbirds available?
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Currently crawling, been reported online as signalling problems with a 30 minute late arrival in Inverness but the steward has said we are at least an hour down. Picking up speed slightly.
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Just departed Kingussie after waiting for the Chieftain to pass, now with an expects arrival time of 10:10 in Inverness. About an hour and 40 late.
The new hot breakfast on the sleeper is a vast improvement on the old bacon or sausage roll you used to get, its still a microwave job but was actually quite nice, consisting of one bacon, one sausage, scrambled egg and a couple of small mushrooms and tomatoes, it came with a pot of tea, orange juice and a small bread roll.
Currently heading back into the snow, sun has come up and it's a beautiful winters morning.
Currently updating from coach M of first class on the 13:40 East Coast service to London Kings Cross, trying out the free Wi-Fi, which is very quick, a superb improvement on most free Wi-Fi I have tried. Leading us is DVT 82207 with 91119 on the rear providing the power. The 91 is still in GNER blue but the entire coach set and DVT are in the new East Coast silver.
So far so good, looking forward to the Caledonian Sleeper tonight, Spoiling ourselves with first class being as it will be our last sleeper trip for a fair while.
Until later.......
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Very impressed with East Coast first class service, Been running now for 40 minutes, been offered tea/coffee twice, Just had a visit from the trolly with ice cold beer and water with ice, East Midlands Trains take note!
Breakfast panin out of stock so settled for cheese and ham, and my partner has ordered the vegi breakfast bloomer.
Wi-Fi has not crashed once, with a very quick signal.
Plenty of snow south of Doncaster, there was nothing of not between Nottingham and Leeds.
Saw my first class 70 at Leeds Midland Road depot, Also had the pleasure of going through Toton for the first time in may years on the Nottingham to Leeds leg.
Total white out south of Retford.
Good times.
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
We ended up with a Cheese and Ham panini and a 3 cheese and red pepper salsa panin, both were superb. 3rd round of hot drinks offered, plus the complementary sweet snacks, I had a lovely lemon slice and my partner had the Eat Natural snacks. I like it how they waited until you had eaten before coming round and offering you the sweet snacks, where some other companies just come round and shovel it infront of you 5 minutes after departure!
Snow has cleared now we are south of Peterborough, not a flake to be seen.
I cannot speak and higher for the service we have recieved on East Coast, very impressive, Polite staff who took time out to make sure everything was perfect for the customers. Slots in 2nd behind Wrexham & Shropshire for service in my view.
4 hour gap in London coming up before the sleeper north, Looking forward to hopefully checking out the Euston Tap, and a couple in my favourite London pub, The Crown & Anchor.
Signing off......
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Heading north on the Caledonian Sleeper as we speak, hauled by 90020 'Collingwood'. 90039 bought the ECS into Euston. Keeping this short as I am typing this on my mobile. Just arrived at Watford, I think!
Will check in tomorrow, Guinness, whisky and haggis awaits!
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Morning update.
Haggis, Guinness and whisky went down well last night, followed by a good nights sleep. Just waiting to head off to the lounge car for breakfast but we have come to a halt in the middle of nowhere north of Blair Atholl.
We ground to a halt some 10 minutes ago and since then have reversed a little, forward a little, reversed, forward, reversed etc.... The 67 is screaming up front and does not sound well at all. We may well me late into Inverness. Last I checked we were 16 down, that was some half hour ago.
At least you couldn't ask for a more scenic place to be stuck.
Will inform of any updates as they happen. Any Thunderbirds available?
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Currently crawling, been reported online as signalling problems with a 30 minute late arrival in Inverness but the steward has said we are at least an hour down. Picking up speed slightly.
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
Just departed Kingussie after waiting for the Chieftain to pass, now with an expects arrival time of 10:10 in Inverness. About an hour and 40 late.
The new hot breakfast on the sleeper is a vast improvement on the old bacon or sausage roll you used to get, its still a microwave job but was actually quite nice, consisting of one bacon, one sausage, scrambled egg and a couple of small mushrooms and tomatoes, it came with a pot of tea, orange juice and a small bread roll.
Currently heading back into the snow, sun has come up and it's a beautiful winters morning.
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