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20 years ago on the East Coast mainline GNER and the various successors arranged for luggage to be put in the DVT/power car for the trains at the start and end of the university terms between London and Newcastle, Durham, York etc. Also possibly Edinburgh, Leeds etc. I’m not sure. Most students...

I has been. Thanks for this and the other replies.

I'm taking this next week. It seems like there are a couple of people involved in this on here so hoping someone can answer a couple of questions, which the website is a bit vague on. Is there a catering trolley? If so what is on it? What is open in Appleby food wise? I'm guessing I would be...

Thanks I had noticed the cancellations and short forms too, but didn’t realise unit availability was the root cause. Is there any particular reason? The 377 are normally impressively reliable and I thought they all had a major overhaul 2-4 years ago? Incidentally encountered an Overground...

I have noticed recently that lots of them seem to have issues with air conditioning. While complete failure is more common than it was it is still unusual. But coaches being warmer than they should be has become really common. I’m Guessing this is because there are multiple units per coach and...

First post, so hope I have formatted in the right way. Announcement from the Competition and Markets Authority today: http://https://www.gov.uk/government/news/stagecoachvirgin-consortium-given-chance-to-resolve-limited-competition-concerns-arising-from-the-east-coast-rail-franchise-award