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And Mid Hants Railway in 1993.

The Crompton Bulb. This was a railtour in the 90s which consisted of a class 33 from London to Blackpool for the illuminations. I was not on the tour itself but I did see it. I was on a train heading south into London which had stopped on route (can’t remember where exactly, possibly Rugby?)...

Yes. I've just had the 'permanently banned' message too.

The plot thickens! Looking at today for example, RTT shows 1A16 1239 Inverness-Aberdeen is formed of HST 43028 and 43149 with Standard only, but it’s next working 1T54 1632 Aberdeen-Glasgow shows First and Standard available. How very odd!

With the time restrictions on not arriving into Kings Cross before 10am on weekdays, this day could be quite tight.

Sorry to hear about your disappointment. i've been doing Pullman Dining twice a year for many years now on 1st ALRs and only ever suffered similar disappointment since the IETs started. 40-year old HSTs built on a shoe-string, worked perfectly every time. Brand new IETs costing billions...

Yes, some did run overnight. And some over two nights. I travelled on a weekend Merrymaker in 1974 from London St. Pancras to Edinburgh and back. Outward on Friday evening via Sheffield, York and Newcastle, arriving into Edinburgh Saturday morning. Return Saturday evening and back into St...

Also West Ealing: 19 December 1973. D1007 Western Talisman derailed. Its battery box came open and switched points underneath it. 10 fatalities.

I've been checking their website on a regular basis. It has said '2023 trips will be announced soon' since at least November, probably October.

Agree Preston Railway station is attractive, although it now has a brand new entrance which is a concrete carbuncle. However Preston Bus station is a truely hideous building. Dating from 1969 it has been voted the ugliest building in the UK (first place, not third)

My answer to being asked that question by a passenger for a 1st class ALR is 'I've got an Absolutely Fabulous ticket, thankyou'. Shuts them up immediately!

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I enjoy an Aberdeen to Penzance trip on a 1st class ALR, I'm doing one next week. I enjoy going from one end of the country to the other in less than 24 hours. My route is LNER 0952 Aberdeen to Kings Cross then that night's Night Riviera sleeper Paddington to Penzance. Bert supplement on the...

If you’re lucky enough to be joining the train at a station where you can observe the food being loaded (eg.Plymouth), then simply travel in that unit.

I wish I’d had your conundrum about an early start when I got my first senior railcard. I applied early for mine and received it a week before my 60th birthday. Unfortunately that was at the start of lockdown 3 in January last year. Because of the restrictions I couldn’t make use of my railcard...