Recent content by littletorelate

Hi, There's some brief information at these two links, including links out to the two locos:- http://www.gersociety.org.uk/index.php/information/films http://www.lner.info/article/filmtv/filmtv.php

Interesting, thanks. And thanks CatfordCat for the pointer to the book, which I've found in Winchester Library's railway collection.

A possible newbie question, but very intrigued and can't see reference on Google... I saw this pic on Twitter of a London conduit system tram on Westminster Bridge... http://londontopia.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/794f4f72023a3ca82807efa241f1c8af.jpg It appears to show the power...

Hi Westv It might be this problem I had in 2012 (text of key post copied below). Basically, the seat re-selection screen just "hangs" if you've picked the last seat in a particular ticket price band:- http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=62498&highlight=littletorelate&page=3 "OK...

Hi all, Just to let you know this worked OK. The YRK to NCL single ticket was accepted at the NCL barrier, despite not having actually made the physical journey. Thanks again for all the advice.

Thanks all for the advice. I'll buy & present the single and see what happens. I'm happy not to try travelling short on just the advance. It is against the T&Cs, and frankly it was a good deal for a sightseeing trip down the Highland line.

Hi All. This travelling short question has probably been answered many times before, but I couldn't see anything exactly similar... I want to travel short on an EC Inverness -> York Web Advance ticket, getting off at Newcastle instead. Obviously I could do this legally by travelling to York...

Thanks. No, they didn't give me any extra for all my "testing" of the site :( Nor did they mention anything about actually correcting the faults (which I'm more concerned about so it doesn't affect future customers!). But, perhaps we can leave it in their capable hands? :wink: I haven't...

All, Just wanted to let you know that I've received a refund from EC for the problems I had with EC booking website I mentioned in this thread. To recap, I was attempting to book two 1st websaver tickets - found I couldn't reallocate seats - closed browser to attempt to clear - and then got...

Hi Indigo2. Apologies for the delay in replying, and also if I'm confusing folk by keeping these intertwined threads alive. But I did just want to answer your points, and it's difficult to "de-interwine" the threads. You say: "the new seat reservation must also be made against the ticket type...

Thanks Indigo2. At the risk of boring everyone with my nerdy amateur systems-analyst hat on, I'm not sure you're right here?... For a first class ticket, the seating allocation should surely be constrained only by the total number of available physical seats in the first class coaches, not...

OK - here's what's happening on EC's website ('cause I just tested it to prove it). You're lucky(?) enough to grab the last ticket available in a particular price band. (A punter wouldn't normally know this of course - I checked the number of tickets on offer by retrying and "upping" the number...

All, On the problem I posted about the other day (about prices going up, and then down again on East Coast's website), I reckon I've cracked what actually happened. Firstly to summarise the original problem:- "Yesterday evening (27 March) on East Coast Trains website I booked the cheapest...

Thanks Deerfold. That would certainly explain it. And the worst of it is that I realise it could have been me that didn't complete the purchase! I was checking various routes in various browser tabs last night and could have clicked the "buy now" button at some point without completing...

I've just had similar issue with an advance fare quote going *down* in price - literally overnight! Yesterday evening (27 March) on East Coast Trains website I booked the cheapest quoted 1st class advance single available for the 14.00 Kings Cross to Newcastle on 04 June 2012. Price was £95...