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    Avanti take needless announcements to a new level

    Aha I stand (behind the red line!) corrected... last Tuesday they were nowhere to be heard !
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    Avanti take needless announcements to a new level

    At least redline gate 13/14 at Piccadilly has stopped!
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    Avanti strike at Manchester Piccadilly Saturday Aug 1st.

    Catering staff/platform staff? What' are the allegations...
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    Avanti take needless announcements to a new level

    So long as we all use brown paper bags and mind the doors with our hot drinks and lock the loo door !
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    Avanti take needless announcements to a new level

    At least redline announcements on 13/14 at Manchester Piccadilly have stopped !
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    Class 350 stop signs

    These have appeared at Wilmslow on all platforms In advance of LNWR services from December?!
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    A little Avanti rant

    The refurbishment of Pendolino saw crew rest seats installed by the service door to stop Coach K being used as crew rest ( maybe a curtain needs putting round the double seat in last row )
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    'Ardwick Blockade' - February 2026 (timetable alteration updates)

    Interesting; wasn't a criticism more of a discussion point!
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    'Ardwick Blockade' - February 2026 (timetable alteration updates)

    Out of curiosity wonder why nothing going from Stockport to Victoria? Even a ½ hourly shuttle ? ISTR that during last blockade in early '90-s?
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    Manchester Airport to North East TPE: Why the alternation between Redcar and Newcastle?

    Was regularly served 2020... the Airport Redcar services
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    Manchester Airport to North East TPE: Why the alternation between Redcar and Newcastle?

    Ty...now why is the Gatley stop not back .. still there Sunday lol!
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    Manchester Airport to North East TPE: Why the alternation between Redcar and Newcastle?

    Not a whinge but why does the once hourly service seme to alternate between Redcar/Newcastle on a weekly basis!
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    Routes that previously had catering trolleys.

    I was steward on Gatex 1985; did 4 r/t a day! Very rewarding ;) 999 iykyk ! Management also sent one trolley down to Ramsgate and we night stopped and brought one back in morning!
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    Future mainline uses for compliant HST/LHCS Mk3 sets?

    Wonder which TOC ?
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    Thameslink/LNER Delay Repay Query

    **Update ** So LNER said not valid route so called them Very helpful guy put me on hold and came back saying he would sort it(not see it!) Which he did ! Claim paid!
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