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Mikey C's latest activity
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Mikey C replied to the thread London Buses Discussion.Last week (I've been away) I was very surprised to see Metroline VWH2092 with a MASSIVE advert on the side, blocking the 2 windows next... -
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Mikey C replied to the thread How will Gatwick station cope with a second runway?.Miniscule numbers though, in a modern world where people use Google Maps and other travel Apps to plan their journey. And even if they...
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Mikey C replied to the thread S Stock feels dated despite age.Before they had opening windows retrofitted, the London Borismaster bus had an air cooling system which wasn't powerful enough to cool...
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Mikey C replied to the thread How will Gatwick station cope with a second runway?.Another issue with a lot of flights from Gatwick, and indeed other airports dominated by budget and charter airlines, is that flights...
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Mikey C replied to the thread SWR class 458/4 - possible withdrawal speculation.Kind of full circle, considering that the 484/5s were created out of the dedicated Gatwick Express 460 units :E
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Mikey C replied to the thread Southeastern metro fleet replacement/improvement.I think the official divide of England is - London, Manchester ("The North"), whatever ;)
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Mikey C replied to the thread Charing Cross area closed for 22 days this summer (26th July to 16th August 2026).Modern trains with SDO would solve the Woolwich Dockyard issue
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Mikey C replied to the thread New 720s (?).Southeastern would seem the obvious one. It would be embarrassing for the new PM to do a big video at Derby about manufacturing skills...
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Mikey C replied to the thread Toronto - Niagara Falls day trip.It was 26 years ago :o but I'd forgotten that I did the day trip from Toronto to Niagara as a organised tour, which started with a boat...
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Mikey C replied to the thread Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery.I think the Southeastern Livery looks nicer because the doors are light blue, rather than white.
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Mikey C replied to the thread Most ticket machines being removed from Luton Airport Parkway.West Hampstead TL lost one of its two ticket machines last year I think. Paddington seems significantly under provisioned by ticket...
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Mikey C replied to the thread SWR class 458/4 - possible withdrawal speculation.A big difference is that the EMR is just large enough, and no more, whereas the 701s and 720s were ordered for growth, so not only did...
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Mikey C replied to the thread SWR class 458/4 - possible withdrawal speculation.What has been unfortunate, is that certain operators were allowed to completely replace their fleet (Greater Anglia) or replace far more...
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Mikey C replied to the thread Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery.So at time they weren't all the same - even if it was just a grey stripe, express trains had a separate livery to suburban ones. I...
