Recent content by Oggworth

If you had only ever used Thameslink suburban services, where it’s entirely declassified, how are you supposed to know that it doesn’t apply elsewhere on Thameslink?

Except for the times when it consistently doesn’t, on the exact same trains, run by the exact same company. To give another example, the Standard Plus section on TfW’s 197s is currently declassified, and so I will always sit there if there’s space as I’m sure any one of us would. If TfW one day...

It really isn’t fair though to expect passengers to catch that piece of scrolling text when it happens to come onscreen. Not everyone is a rail enthusiast and the reality is that your average passenger who only rides on fully declassified suburban services is going to assume the same applies...

I feel like some in the replies here are either completely missing the point or are just being spiteful. If Thameslink have two identical First Class sections and one of them is declassified, it’s completely fair and rational to assume that they both are; especially given that on other...

Classist language not necessary, especially whilst accusing others of living in the past.

Hmm, I mean that’s fair enough and in truth I actually don’t mind the METRO logo / branding. I just don’t get why they’d erect new Merseyrail-branded signage on the wirral line even after using METRO branding elsewhere

My question is: what’s actually the deal with the METRO branding in terms of rail? it’s on signs outside Newton-le-Willows, it’s replaced the Merseyrail logo on the signs at Headbolt Lane and it’s even printed on the side of the new trains. Meanwhile, however, new signs have very recently been...

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001 and 013 both out on the Chester line today!

Ah, okay - thanks! I remember reading that stopping services are actually bad for the 180 and Northern Rail used to have to replace the brake pads every 3 days when they were running Manchester-Preston-Blackpool because of all the stops, I wonder how this unit's holding up...

Interesting stuff! Do you reckon that means it's declassified as Northern don't do first class tickets, or would normal rates apply as it's run on behalf of northern?

According to Wikipedia (the oracle of truth, I know), Northern have leased a single class 180 unit from Grand Central for use between Hebden Bridge and Leeds (on diagrams 1S98 and 1S99). Is / was this the case? I know Northern had a few units until around 2011, but this is the first I've heard...