Recent content by snuk

I remember clearly as a child whenever we travelled anywhere by train we were constantly reminded about the dangerous gap between the train and the platform, I guess you could say it was "drummed" into us, and quite rightly. As a result to this day, even if the guard/train manager doesn't...

I have searched both the Radio Times website and the Discovery Science site, but unfortunately I can't see any repeats. Shame, it was a good programme.

I travelled between Nuneaton and Birmingham New Street yesterday (Monday 2nd). I was at Nuneaton about 7am and all the trains from Nuneaton to Leicester or Stansted were experiencing considerable delays, but thankfully my 0710 service to Birmingham New Street arrived on time. I heard some...

Hi all, For those lucky enough to have Sky with the documentary channels - I've just noticed a documentary about the WCML upgrade - Building The Biggest - World's Biggest Railway on Discovery Science. It's on now, started at 10pm but is repeated at 11pm on Discovery Science +1. Steve.

I've just checked with the National Rail website and it's given me three routes:- Nuneaton-Coventry-Leamington Spa-Warwick Nuneaton-Birmingham New Street-Birmingham Moor Street-Warwick Nuneaton-Birmingham New Street-Leamington Spa-Warwick I quite like the last option via Birmingham and...

Hi all, Could someone advise me please of the valid routes for Nuneaton to Warwick using an Anytime Day Return. Are the following two routes valid, and are there any other valid routes? Nuneaton - Birmingham New Street - Birmingham Moor Street - Warwick. Nuneaton - Coventry -...

Hi all, What's the best way please to travel between Nuneaton and Skegness. Went up there a couple of weeks ago - very early outbound via Leicester, Nottingham and Boston, with a rail replacement coach Boston to Skegness - return a couple of days later was the CrossCountry option, Skegness...

Don't think it's what you are looking for but I've seen generic blue "National Rail" ones on eBay (I've bought one of them). Steve.

Fair comment - but I always say the great thing about Windows (and probably OS X and Linux too) is that you can set things up how you like them and that there are several different ways of achieving the same thing - and different things work for different people. Also - I hate having icons...

Here's my current desktop - I love VT, Pendolinos and the countryside... I have the original picture if anyone wants it. Steve.

Hi all, Is it possible to buy a non-working model of a Virgin Pendolino? When I say non-working, I'm looking for a model that would be just for display, like an ornament, rather than used on a track layout. Many thanks, Steve.

Hi all, Just wanted to let you know about what I got up to on Thursday using a WMDR. I had a meeting in Warwick so decided to make a day of it and take my time getting back because the WMDR is only about £3 more than the anytime return. Got a bit lost between New Street and Moor Street...

I apologise if my comments aren't particularly relevant to the thread but personally I've never thought much to the customer service staff who work for London Midland. Perhaps it's just me but there is a station that I use fairly often and the staff always seem miserable to me. On the other...

Hi all, Is anyone aware of any problems between Birmingham New Street, Nuneaton, Leicester and Stansted Airport beteen 1800 and 1930 this evening or earlier? The 1822 BHM-STA was extremely busy as usual and ran at least 20 minutes late out of BHM. There may have been an incident that...

Hi all, I'm hoping to be in the Birmingham area during the day today. I live in Nuneaton and need to go visit Warwick first, via New Street but when I come back to New Street, I was wondering what my chances of are of seeing one of the loco-hauled trains, perhaps even taking a short trip...