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I was at New Street yesterday and saw that Cross Country keep a 220 on stand by in between platforms 5 & 6. My question is that surely it must be a lot cheaper to leave the engine off and start it when needed? I don't know how long it takes to start a train but at least for the lungs of the...

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Thanks for that Adam. Is that price with or without a 16-25 card? Of which I have.

I'm from Bury St Edmunds, now living in Colwyn Bay. Been meaning to get back to Suffolk and see the place for the first time since 2000. Which of these routes is your preferred/cheapest/most scenic? Looking at taking a long weekend to go there and back so time isn't really a major factor. Was...

I see blue stock used by other passengers as I alight at Rhyl and on the train. I collect a month ticket from Colwyn Bay and it is orange as are my colleagues' who travel from Llandudno Junction. Any clues as to where the blue tickets come from around me or is it for year tickets?

I love that, not too patronising and a good laugh in what must have been a very boring day.

The 'Ghost' livery is a throw back! On a side note; are the 67s on the WAG express set to receive any decals or vinyls? I've always thought that the locos looked a bit bare when they entered service but nothing has been applied yet.

Would love to see the 175s in the WAG livery, how ever unlikely to happen it is. It would be great to see Arriva show a clear division between intercity and regional service trains. Plus the WAG livery looks really classy compared to the traditional cream and turquoise.

Thanks, How many coaches did it run? Did it run with the standard WAG Express or the extras it uses for the rugby and football specials?

It could well have been the WAG Express stock which was listed as working these diagrams today... 1K50 03:38 Holyhead-Crewe 1D04 08:37 Crewe-Holyhead 1K51 12:24 Holyhead-Crewe 1D01 14:27 Crewe-Holyhead 1K52 17:15 Holyhead-Crewe 1D03 20:44 Crewe-Holyhead I don't know if it did run with all the...

The chef had finished for Christmas I believe, or so the hostess seemed to describe, he had prepared the buffet earlier in the day. To be fair the open buffet was very good, it featured a range of hand prepared wraps, which were lovely, a selection of party sized pastries (cornish pasties...

Here is a list of the Chiltern loco-hauled diagrams if that helps... Monday - Friday 1H17 07:44 PRR - MYB 1H19 06:09 KID - MYB 1H22 06:38 SBJ - MYB 1H21 07:44 BAN - MYB 1H44 10:55 BMO - MYB 1H53 12:55 BMO - MYB 1H65 15:55 BMO - MYB 1R16 08:45 MYB - BMO 1R22 10:15 MYB - BMO 1R34 13:15 MYB - BMO...

Well I'm on the WAG Express now. Shame there's no dinner tonight. Just an open buffet as the chef isn't travelling so feel a bit palmed off there but other than that its not bad.

I suppose that makes sense then. Would be great to see a 9 Coach Premier Service one day.

Do you get the same feeling on a HST?