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Is this aimed at me? :lol: :roll: lol, not sure why people get so upset when I DARE to suggest Liverpool is not in the East Midlands (which ofcourse it is not :roll:), & that being both ends of the country, it could be a XC service!? Ofcourse, XC couldn't really stretch to that with no...

:lol::roll: No! I was just suggesting L'pool - Norwich should be on XC network, as this is practically running a service, "cross country" :lol:

There used to be a non-stop service from Northampton that was LHCS (86 usually). Today the emphasis is on promoting Milton keynes, & Watford is also served by LMs Crewe service. Looking at the London - Northampton peaks, they are mostly full of people from both MK & Northampton, so...

We certainly need new trains if you look at Wrexham & Shrops they started off with old stock! Also, the culture we have of pushing Pacers or even 150s around unto un/grateful TOCs is getting a bit silly now. Personally I think yes, you should keep old stock going as much as possible, but I think...

I think all WC should stop at Crewe as it's such an important connection point. Continuing the West Coast theme, Voyagers that end at Chester could go via Shrewsbury. Also I think Pendolinos terminating at Wolves could go a bit further to Manchester or Liverpool, as to me the route seems a...

I remember the 'interesting' ride quality of the 317s in late '80s early '90s, I gather there was air suspension which seemed rather lacking, hence rather clunky bottoming out & pogo effect. I've not been on a 317 since then, was this sorted years ago?

lol @ the geography lesson :lol: TBH I think Liverpool - Norwich should be run by XC, not EMT. I'd much rather see Voyagers doing the route (though I quite like what EMT have done with the 158s :wink:). London fits in with the 'geography' because of the mainlines serving those areas...

Londons problems could be alleviated by radical thinking in terms of changing shift patterns & other metro systems like trams (like, re-introduce them in central London). The ground is shot full of tunnels, perhaps there can be some adoptation of the Royal Mail tunnels but that'd probably be a...

This makes me think there is some grand long term plan to re-nationalise the railways starting with privatised regions a la "London Midland Region" (?) :| But then again maybe not, as where are LMs mainline Desiros? They could've already started competing with Virgin as a lower cost alternative...

Thought they're lighter than a 37, not 100% sure though :|

Cheers, I remember now the 89 pulling such a train & 43 modded with buffers in case it failed or something :).

I was just shooting the breeze if it's possible to have one loco per rake of mkIIIs, be they diesel or electric, it was more an observation that HSTs seem to run the Newcastle or Edinburghs. Ofcourse you'd need to do something with the back end like a DVT but they're all taken? I think it...

Oh absolutely, HS2 is a pipe dream! I take it NR still owns land(s) adjoining stations & the like... I know the economy is fooxord but there are many stations with derelict wastelands outside them that could have hotels, shops etc... can't this be directly ploughed into modernisation works...

Only just looked at this & thought I was reading an April fools joke! A 390 on the EC, why? That article (Railway Eye) with it's tone & sarcasm surely must be a wind-up. It speaks of something to replace the ageing 225 yet the even older HST will be running all the way up to Edinburgh...

:lol::twisted::wink: Listen to music, watch a film, internet can be patchy but I still try... Not much to do on a train nowadays now buffet cars are dissapearing! One day I'll treat myself to proper first class treatment (not like the usual upgrade to first class seating :|). Shame they...