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Yeah it seems to have become more prevalent in recent years. There are a few pubs I frequent around the Midlands and North West where it is the house ale these days. That is a worry, seeing that news item yesterday. I suppose it potentially raises the question of what middle-sized real ale...

Draught cask Bass is 4.4% and has garnered a reputation for high quality in recent years

If you catch the 17:41 departure from Birmingham International then it should be fine towards the rear of the train if it runs as a pair of units as intended. Very busy on departure from Birmingham New Street otherwise.

They already have done, with a Chiltern mark 5 rake - Same black front end as previously.

Thanks for that, my own info and knowledge starts to get vague after the end of their Virgin XC days, particularly their latterday use with FGW.

43070 (Originally in set 254008) 12/1977 Heaton (Newcastle) 01/1978 Neville Hill (Leeds) 01/1982 Craigentinny (Edinburgh) 10/1982 Neville Hill (Leeds) 02/1988 Craigentinny (Edinburgh) 05/1998 Laira (Plymouth) 10/2002 Longsight (Manchester) 05/2003 Neville Hill (Leeds) 09/2005 Moreton-in-Marsh...

Pullman Opens 11412 (formerly 11209) and 11426 (formerly 11252), preserved by 225 Preservation (A separate setup to the 225 Group) when the mark 4 sets were reduced to 7 carriages as you rightly surmise. Full details can be found on their website here: And a previous discussion on this forum...

That one did operate for a short time as per the photo below (not my own), along with a Bradford to Wakefield Westgate variant: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tarquinius_superbus/12159860304/

There's been a 3 car diagram on Redcar services most days this week, and all Scarborough trains are single sets. 1789203231 And this new fleet only replaces around thirty of those fifty one trains as well.

They're two carriages longer than the existing trains and have nearly the same seated capacity as a pair. Even on existing frequencies they'll offer more seats each hour through the Transpennine core (the Scarborough service being the key benefiary), even if the Manchester - York stopper is...

This Derbyshire Live article mentions: So I'd infer comparable provision to the 185s they're replacing. 185s will continue to work the Transpennine South Cleethorpes route, as it will remain largely unelectrified.

The Redcar and Hull trains are almost all 6 car workings, or the equivalent of with 5-car class 802s in the case of some Hull diagrams. Scarborough workings are all single 3-car units. Therefore, the change from formations based around class 185s with c.170 seats, to new units with c.300, over...

Of course there is - It's the only one with a loch that's shaped like a thingy!

I think the Washington South - South Hylton rail connection is a questionable commitment; especially given the work required to Victoria Bridge, the new alignment on the south bank of the Wear and the disruption it'll cause getting it under the A19; but it must be said that the 56 bus between...

Stopped around the time TPE became a separate franchise operated by First, possibly at the January 2004 timetable change beforehand.