Recent content by Andymo

There are no kiosks on the Metro. Did you purchase from a machine and if so by bank card?

Sadly another medical student of which there have been a few of late. The OP has to recognise that medical students and doctors are meant to hold higher standards of probity than the general public by society and the regulator (GMC). Any conviction will be of interest to the GMC, a one off minor...

This suggestion of testing in court is certainly not in the OPs interests. As a medical student repeated offences and a criminal record would certainly be of interest to the GMC (while a single offence may possibly not, that’s not a given) and the best outcome would be to keep this out of court...

Not to specifically preemptive cancellations it isn’t. Of course it is to the current situation for travellers and the broader scope of this thread. Unless you are suggesting Doncaster-York should have had restrictions without a weather warning in place that is. I totally agree passengers are...

Doncaster had 20mph winds forecast and no weather warning so it’s not relevant to a discussion of preemptive cancellations. It’s one of those things that is unforeseen. The other issues are mainly in amber warning areas which I think most people would say probably warrant restrictions on...

Get an Uber or a bus. There’s more options these days for people who really need to travel and they can make a choice Lumo are running as are Scotrail to Dunbar ( on electric obviously), but LNER can’t provide 1tph past Newcastle? Or even coordinate with TPE to do so (on diesel if that’s an issue)?

Totally agree and Edinburgh only had a yellow warning on Friday amended to amber yesterday. Having been in Berwick and Newcastle today, XC and Lumo running, and having in person reports of conditions between Berwick and Edinburgh I can see no reason to suspend any ECML services between the two...

I agree dogs should not be on seats but should people not eat peanuts on a train, carry anything containing latex etc because of allergies? It’s mass public transport not catering for individual idiosyncrasies.

They will not be electrified within the lifespan of the 555s and there are plenty of bimodes for diversionary operation.

If you don’t respond to the dry weather with maintenance to prevent issues then problems occur. The UK very rarely has severe conditions of any weather in an international context and it’s obviously gradual over weeks anyway. It’s just very poor all round.

Yes -and X21 X12 even quicker

If you look at the SENRUG website you will find their various campaigns for rail reopening. Most viable include extending Morpeth service to Bedlington and Ashington service to Newbiggin on existing freight lines. Elsewhere Leamside Pelaw to Tursdale then on via the existing Stillington freight...

I was thinking more along the lines of a crossover from the Northumberland line at Northumberland Park. I rue the day a chord wasn’t kept extant from the Metro avoiding line at Manors southwards in to Manors East

Not to get them to the depot no. There is no remaining heavy rail to Metro link north of the Tyne.

I’d recommend the three part Blyth and Tyne Branch by JA Wells published by Northumberland County Library. Very comprehensive