Recent content by bellalistair

Given that rail use is significantly about perception, I'm a little confused why this is a good idea for Avanti. Take my travel to London, Off Peak Return 146.30 and I'm far enough north that it will always be off peak :-) If the single is now 65% then the advance has to be less than 35% of...

Yup one to gas and the last one is due to finish burning coal after Winter 20/21 (not certain of plans for it then)

Evenings and Sunday operation down the coast is fortunately not unbelievable, though a long time coming! I suspect a 156 & 153 mix for the time being as for the rest of the week locos excepted.

They've started to appear again today in the electronic data so looks hopeful, we'll have to see what we end up with.

Not doing very well today given that the train rolled during boarding at Sellafield this afternoon.

I see the Cumbria coast details have started to appear OTT, trains on Sunday, evening trains Whitehaven-Barrow and better timings for flows during the day

Thanks Yorkie, that sounds like a plan. Cheers

In a couple of weeks I'll be travelling to see my brother via work. Friday Morning St Bees - Sellafield Lunchtime/afternoon Sellafield - Sheffield/Dore Sunday Afternoon Sheffield/Dore - Whitehaven (given no trains south of Whitehaven on Sunday Whitehaven is as close as I can get to St...

Yep a Northern Belle 57 with a motley collection behind. DRS liveried brake, something green and two Virgin first class. That return timing doesn't make it into the timetable though according to northern.

In case anyone is still looking, the Saturday tickets appear to have been released last night.

Virgin customer services have said that they expect to release advance tickets for that weekend this Monday, 30th. It keeps getting delayed because the engineering details aren't finalised yet. So keep checking (though not before I've bought mine please!). If you check their website there is a...