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I suspect there is some good business to Wolves and Birmingham, that will get picked up, once Stafford has barriers!

this mornings Start from Carlisle now showing as cancelled on RTT

I have noticed these devices sorted about at various stations. Today I photographed one as I am curious as to what’s its functionality is? The device, at the top of the post, looks like it has a white disk where the camera would be and was pointing towards the four foot. The photograph...

I am looking at tickets for 22nd May, for YRK to NCL. 0906, 0919 and 0930 and are all similarly prices. Would all include the full breakfast? thanks

Is the one set in use from Crewe tomorrow, definitely doing the ECS to Manchester, to form 1V33 ?

I’m on 1V33, tomorrow, Easter Saturday. Is this likely to be a mk4 or 197? Thanks

Don't forget that a one way upgrade into first class on the Ffestiniog, is just a tenner

TFW have retimed the arrival time at Crewe, of the 0531 Departure from Shrewsbury. It now connects into the 0629 TFW to Manchester and 0631 Avanti to Euston

The cafe wasn’t open!

CE154 signal used to have approach control and would only clear when you were almost on top of it, this has been relaxed

And TFW are worthy onboard

The members magazine gives proposed dates for 2026 events. I haven’t got it with me today, but Bygones weekend is 2 to 5 October and there is also a summer weekend gala 19 to 21 June. I can see those dates by checking my annual leave for 2026 and seeing what I have booked as leave, as I am a FR...

Is there my rough date for when Whitland and Clarbeston Road may go?

The 06:27 Manchester to Cardiff, departs from Platform 13 and usually routes up from Crewe ECS via Warrington. There is also one that terminates at Manchester at about 22:20 and goes back to Crewe that way

Unsure what will use the bay Crewe to Salop shuttle will still be an all England service