Recent content by Girner

A Scotrail class 158 split just outside Newcastle on its way home from Doncaster works a wee while back. Luckily it was on an ECS move.

Haven't read through this whole thread but my personal hate when travelling on a train is Smelly food and smelly people. It amazes me that someone doesn't have the self awareness to realise that they stink. I've had people sit next to me make me physically wretch with their BO. As for smelly...

Classic Mode! Management BS speak at its finest. Does that mean track workers could look forward to the low hanging fruit of Hepititis C?

Great architectural design for the white elephant line. Meanwhile, the rest of the UK network goes down the pan. This is a vanity project and an absolute waste of money. In my opinion of course.

There is currently an overtime ban in place for maintenance staff. This would probably be causing reliability issues. I know somebody who works at Corkerhill and he says its grim but it's set to get a whole lot worse over the coming weeks as the guards join the ban.

Speaking quite recently to a LNER staff member, I was told that the Chieftain will be made up of 2 x 5 car units, splitting at Waverley with one 5 car unit heading North. If this is true, I can see a lot of angry passengers being forced on to a full train for the jouney to Inverness especially...

Warning, this is a rant! Inviting any landlords reading this to please explain their position. I have just left a rented house after nearly 4 years renting. Everything was done through an agent so I never had the 'pleasure' of meeting the owner. I gave all the correct notice period and even paid...

That is rank! This is not exclusive to Northern though, every TOC have issues with cleanliness. The reasons are usually understaffing and the quick turnaround times the sets are required to do giving the cleaners absolutely no time to do a proper clean. Try looking in the areas the public can't...

Are we still nicknaming trains like we did in the 80's? These sets will be named as the Platypus!

Looking at that picture, if you could train surf on that ledge you would be either very nimble, very sticky or very stupid.

I know, let's name them after comedy double acts! You could have Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello or even Morcambe and Wise. Then when the inevitable balls up happens and power cars get swapped out then we would see some interesting pairings. Cannon and Corbett, Fry and Mortimer. Not as...

Hearing on the railway drums that the outlying depots may go external. Keep an eye on the careers website. Scotrail seem to be looking for new people as the internal applicants are finding it very difficult to get through the initial process for whatever reason.

No. Why is there the urge to name everything after the Royal Family? We don't all support their existance. Here's something controversial, why don't we not bother naming trains? It's all a bit silly if you ask me.

There's a couple of ways this thing could be stopped. The first is to get rid of the graffiti immediately. They will soon get sick of spending all that time doing it when it will be instantly removed. The other is for Network Rail to offer them legitimate areas they could use their talents...

A taxi would be enough on the West Highlands off season.