Recent content by ScottMathew

Where can I see one in action? On a Saturday? What time(s)? I'm in the East Midlands region.

Agreed. Don't see how anyone who really, really loves trains could say that any shot of one is "boring" !! Station shots, I think, are brilliant. So are videos of station arrivals/departures. As are passing shots and passing videos. So long as it's a train and the photo is good quality, then...

Hopefully these are better than the last few, I aim to get better with experience!

Agree with the consensus here, if First Class means just sitting in a different part of the train with seats hardly any different to Standard (except maybe in colour) and no service different than Standard, then what's the point? You've paid the extra on your fare for nothing. Have only...

At Nottingham, 20/4/13

Does anyone know where the APT Prototype HST (BR Class 252) is and also the APT-E tilting train is? I believe both are on display somewhere, is it Old Oak Common or NRM Shildon? As have seen on various websites it says both. Many thanks.

Your pics are amongst the best I have ever seen; especially the pic of 91113, it's amazing! And the first pic of the platforms at York during night-time is stunning. Thanks for this thread, I really enjoyed very much !! :)

Has anyone here ever boarded a train only to find that someone was already sitting in their reserved seat? If so, did you say something to them and get them to move so you could sit in your seat, or did you bite your tongue and sit (or even stand) elsewhere? AND what is the best course of...

Oh yeah, and my Facebook profile is now full of stuff about trains, where about a month ago it wasn't - I much prefer it this way, but I can't say nobody has noticed! ^ This is exactly the same as me. :)

Maybe a thread has been made in the past of this sort before, but what are your favourite stations? Mine, in no particular order, are as follows: Leeds York London St Pancras London King's X Leicester Peterborough Bedford Derby Nottingham I don't think by the way, that there is...

This has made my night. Guess he just really loves his trains and feels really excited that he saw his favourite train, which he hasn't seen in a long time? Although he did kind of over-react....those kinds of noises.... they did sound a bit "wrong" shall we say :P

pjnathanail, Yes the lack of service. Well not the lack of service in itself, but the fact that somebody could unknowingly buy a FC ticket for the train thinking they will get the FC service and all they have actually paid extra for is to sit in a different part of the train...and that's it. EMT...

pjnathanail, that is ridiculous. You may as well just buy a Standard ticket and be able to sit in FC, if buying a FC ticket isn't going to get you anything different from Standard other than what part of the train you sit in. Did you do the 09:30 Corby to Derby train or the 16:35 Derby to St...

@ trainophile, I saw those in WH Smith but didn't get them. Wish I had now. I am sure when you get DVD player set up, you will enjoy it.

That's rubbish then, I'm not doing it.