Recent content by barringtoncem

I did travel on a GWR branded class 387 from Huntingdon to KX some considerable while ago and think i had the same unit on the return journey

I have only had to call a locksmith once due to lost keys and that was done through the household insurance at no cost so presumably they invoiced the insurance company direct unless they were under contract to the insurance company

Further to my orginal post it looks like that whippet no longer do printed timetables apart from a flyer for the Hunstanton service and 67 service i mentioned has been withdrawn to lack of patronage

Would the rescue of the failed HST by a fully laden Class 59 approx 15 years ago classed as banking as i believe they did couple up the two locomotives ?

I usually make this journey using EMR but reading about the problems they are having with hot weather for there trains is there another TOC which would be better without increasing the journey time

Apparently going to set on a Belfast to Liverpool ferry this time https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/nightsleeper-second-series

I also had my first jobs paid in Cash as well as having to go and wait in line when in the reserve forces and then halt and salute the officer and state your army number to recieve your pay packet

Agree that not having a regular postman it not a thing now ours used to be based locally so knew the village well and could spot if anything was out of the ordinary when on his round but since he has left it is a different postman each day who comes from the main sorting office about ten miles away

I will be going to the above stations on 11/04/26 and returning on the same day i am just wondering would a ticket to London Bridge be cheaper than a one day travelcard and then using contactless from london bridge to Canada Water

I have had this happen at Upton Park station despite the Travelcard working fine at all other barriers i also ended up forcing the barrier as no one answered the help point as it just rung and went dead as no one was about at the station despite it being a busy time of day

Unstoppable with Denzel Washington if this has not already been mentioned i believe that this was based on an event in real life although i may be wrong

Yes it was a shame when DFDS stopped the ferries from Harwich to Esbjerg & Hamburg as i enjoyed the times i went to Esbjerg it was an 18 hour journey time if i am remembering correctly

I believe that Whippet still have Paper Timetables although it can be a bit hit and miss if there are any in the racks onboard & there also a newish service 67 which runs from st neots to st ives and vice versa i don't know the service operator do paper timetables

I believe that Which offer a discount of £50 if you have a Will & POA at the same time

I would assume so but there were definitely no staff there at the time i was there and the help point was not working either would information be on the TFL website if stations are manned or unmanned ?