Recent content by GordonT

Perhaps the former more widespread use of the milder term mishap rather than accident for derailments etc. was a reflection of the onetime greater prevalence of such occurrences.

Does have the important virtue of supplying free refills of standard tea/coffee provided you remain within the premises.

Would stripping the operator of the contract make much difference to reliability of the operation, or alter the day-to-day providers of the services, or resolve any insufficency of drivers? Perhaps in the Cross Country operation we have a poisoned chalice with no-one particularly lusting to take...

Has anyone seen any/many new build "pebbledash" houses?

Been a fair few of the latter recently.

Sounds likely. Reconciling booked accomodation with actual provision must have been fun.

I'm assuming it came "light from depot" once "something" had eventually been fixed, to take up service at Watford, outrageous as this may sound. The more interesting question probably is what were the implications for intending passengers from Euston.

In a sense that's the problem currently. Folk are rocking up with the reasonable expectation of getting what it says on the tin whereas the lottery of which particular service or services will be delayed and which will run normally on the night a passenger wishes to travel seems to be becoming a...

Indeed. On occasions when this type of stock balancing/operational need scenario arises are the unfortunate passengers informed of the unvarnished truth i.e. "There's absolutely nothing wrong with this train but unfortunately you'll be travelling on a daytime train instead and can claim your...

And sadly 1M11 the southbound Lowlander has been terminated at Carstairs presumed to be for set balancing purposes. Not one of CS's better nights. 1787187186 An AWS fault on 92038 according to an inside source on another channel.

Do you mean the loco's driver?

Seconded.

I meant the latter. In my younger years (1960s/1970s) the default option for normal bottled milk from my recollection was cream at the top, such that arguments would sometimes occur within the family about whose turn it was to get the first part of a new bottle of milk on their cereal or whatever.

Interesting. At the other extreme is any particular line to an extent regarded as the "top notch" line in terms of status?

Are examples of bottled milk which incorporate a generous layer of cream at the top of the milk still on sale?